What is the role of the House of Representatives?
The House of Representatives is the focus of Australian politics. It is popularly known as the people’s house. This is because each elected member represents a portion of the Australian population. It also provides Australians with an alternative choice of government in the opposition. The main function of the House of Representatives is to: • form government. This means that the House also has the power to unform or take away support for governments • consider bills (proposals for new or altered laws). The majority of bills are government proposals and begin in the House of Representatives • scrutinise the power of executive government; especially through Question Time • debate matters of national interest and local electoral concern.
The House of representatives is the house where new legislation is introduced into Parliament and voted upon then it is passed off to the upper house to be ratified by vote it is a good system that has done Australia well for many years and does not need fixing once you allow to days politicians to change things they do it on the basis whats in it for me .
