AU
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Emergency number
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Official addresses
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- Form of government
- federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Capital
- Canberra
- Head of state
- King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Samantha (Sam) MOSTYN (since 1 July 2024)
- Head of government
- Prime Minister Anthony ALBANESE (since 23 May 2022)
- Cabinet
- Cabinet nominated by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and sworn in by the governor general
- Highest court
- High Court of Australia (consists of 7 justices, including the chief justice); each of the 6 states, 2 territories, and Norfolk Island has a Supreme Court; the High Court is the final appellate court
- Independence
- 1 January 1901 (from the federation of UK colonies)
- National day
- Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
This directory was compiled on 12 October 2026.
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