By Andrew Mackinnon
Last updated: 4th February, 2026
The Australian federal government must become more democratic because it is currently failing to serve the best interests of Australian citizens and improve Australia for their benefit.
The functions of the Australian federal government should be clearly identified, such as listed as follows, so that the required Australian ministers of the Australian federal government (e.g. Australian Prime Minister, Australian Attorney-General, Australian Treasurer, et cetera) can also be clearly identified.
Australian citizens should continue to vote for Australian federal representatives in Australian federal elections, except that the candidate in each Australian federal electorate who receives the highest number of primary votes should become the Australian federal representative for that Australian federal electorate for a term of four years.
Preferential voting should be abolished in all elections in Australia, including Australian federal elections.
Australian federal elections should be held at the same time every two years, such as in the month of March, being Australian federal full-term elections alternating with Australian federal mid-term elections, with half of the total number of Australian federal representatives coming up for election in each Australian federal election, thereby providing Australian citizens with the opportunity to change half of their Australian federal representatives every two years.
Compulsory voting by Australian citizens in Australian federal elections and Australian federal referendums should be abolished, so that voting by Australian citizens in Australian federal elections and Australian federal referendums is voluntary.
An Australian federal referendum on abolishing the Australian senate in the Australian federal parliament should be held, on account of its anti-democratic nature, in the form of the tendency of Australian senators in the Australian senate in the Australian federal parliament to vote against constructive legislation that a majority of Australian federal representatives (in the Australian House of Representatives, ideally named the “Australian Forum of Representatives”) in the Australian federal parliament have agreed to.
Australian federal representatives should elect Australian ministers of the Australian federal government in the Australian federal parliament, out of Australian federal representatives or Australian citizens (in the cases of the Australian Governor-General, Australian Auditor-General and Australian Director-General of National Intelligence), for terms of four years each, to operate the Australian federal government on behalf of Australian citizens, in order to serve their best interests and improve Australia for their benefit, instead of the Australian federal representative who is the Australian Prime Minister deciding which Australian federal representatives or Australian citizens become Australian ministers of the Australian federal government, without any democratic input from other Australian federal representatives.
Elections of Australian ministers of the Australian federal government by Australian federal representatives should be held soon after an Australian federal full-term election occurs (as opposed to an Australian federal mid-term election) and should involve Australian federal representatives voting voluntarily in the Australian federal parliament.
Australian federal representatives should also have the power to terminate Australian ministers of the Australian federal government before their terms of four years each end, by way of a majority of them voting in favour in the Australian federal parliament.
Elections of Australian ministers to replace Australian ministers, who have been terminated by majorities of Australian federal representatives before their terms of four years each end or otherwise finished their terms early, should be held on as-needed bases.
Following is a list of forty (40) Australian ministers of the Australian federal government, who Australian federal representatives should elect in the Australian federal parliament, out of Australian federal representatives or Australian citizens (in the cases of the Australian Governor-General, Australian Auditor-General and Australian Director-General of National Intelligence), to operate the Australian federal government on behalf of Australian citizens, in order to serve their best interests and improve Australia for their benefit:
~ Australian Governor-General
(responsible for Australian Department of the Governor-General)
~ Australian Minister for Discussion
(responsible for Australian Discussion)
~ Australian Auditor-General
(responsible for Australian Audit)
~ Australian Minister for Domestic Affairs
(responsible for Australian Department of Domestic Affairs)
~ Australian Prime Minister
(responsible for Australian Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
~ Australian Minister for Planning
(responsible for Australian Planning)
~ Australian Minister for Excellence
(responsible for Australian Excellence)
~ Australian Attorney-General
(responsible for Australian Department of the Attorney-General, including Australian Police Force, Australian Judiciary and Australian Punishment and Correction, comprising Australian Executions, Australian Prisons and Australian Orders, with the assistance of Australian Assistant Minister for Police, Australian Assistant Minister for Judiciary and Australian Assistant Minister for Punishment and Correction)
~ Australian Assistant Minister for Police
(responsible for Australian Police Force, under the direction of the Australian Attorney-General)
~ Australian Assistant Minister for Judiciary
(responsible for Australian Judiciary, under the direction of the Australian Attorney-General)
~ Australian Assistant Minister for Punishment and Correction
(responsible for Australian Punishment and Correction, comprising Australian Executions, Australian Prisons and Australian Orders, under the direction of the Australian Attorney-General)
~ Australian Director-General of National Intelligence
(responsible for Australian Department of National Intelligence)
~ Australian Minister for Borders
(responsible for Australian Border Force)
~ Australian Minister for Defence
(responsible for Australian Department of Defence)
~ Australian Minister for Banking
(responsible for Australian Bank)
~ Australian Treasurer
(responsible for Australian Treasury)
~ Australian Minister for Regulation
(responsible for Australian Regulation)
~ Australian Minister for Securities
(responsible for Australian Securities Exchange)
~ Australian Minister for Emergency
(responsible for Australian Emergency)
~ Australian Minister for Environment, Animals and Parks
(responsible for Australian Environment, Australian Animals and Australian Parks)
~ Australian Minister for Roads
(responsible for Australian Roads)
~ Australian Minister for Water
(responsible for Australian Water)
~ Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
(responsible for Australian Agriculture, Australian Fisheries and Australian Forestry)
~ Australian Minister for Mining
(responsible for Australian Mining)
~ Australian Minister for Resources
(responsible for Australian Resources, comprising Australian Coal, Australian Natural Gas, Australian Oil, Australian Steel, Australian Aluminium, Australian Copper, et cetera)
~ Australian Minister for Industry
(responsible for Australian Industry)
~ Australian Minister for Electricity
(responsible for Australian Electricity)
~ Australian Minister for Communications
(responsible for Australian Communications, including Australian Communications Authority and Australian Telecommunications)
~ Australian Minister for Post
(responsible for Australian Post)
~ Australian Minister for Buses and Railways
(responsible for Australian Buses and Australian Railways)
~ Australian Minister for Ports and Marine
(responsible for Australian Ports and Australian Marine)
~ Australian Minister for Airports and Aviation
(responsible for Australian Airports and Australian Aviation)
~ Australian Minister for Services
(responsible for Australian Services)
~ Australian Minister for Education
(responsible for Australian Education)
~ Australian Minister for Health
(responsible for Australian Health)
~ Australian Minister for Welfare
(responsible for Australian Welfare)
~ Australian Minister for Infrastructure
(responsible for Australian Infrastructure)
~ Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
(responsible for Australian Department of Foreign Affairs)
~ Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism
(responsible for Australian Trade and Australian Tourism)
~ Australian Minister for Migration
(responsible for Australian Migration, comprising Australian Immigration, Australian Detention, Australian Relocation, Australian Deportation and Australian Repatriation)
Australian federal representatives should also elect Australian secretaries of the various Australian federal government services, such as the Australian Treasury, in the Australian federal parliament, out of Australian federal government employees, for terms of four years each, to operate the various Australian federal government services on behalf of Australian citizens, in order to serve their best interests and improve Australia for their benefit, instead of the Australian federal representative who is the Australian Prime Minister deciding which Australian federal government employees become Australian secretaries of the various Australian federal government services, without any democratic input from other Australian federal representatives.
Elections of Australian secretaries of the various Australian federal government services by Australian federal representatives should involve Australian federal representatives voting voluntarily in the Australian federal parliament.
Australian federal representatives should also have the power to terminate Australian secretaries of the various Australian federal government services before their terms of four years each end, by way of a majority of them voting in favour in the Australian federal parliament.
Elections of Australian secretaries to replace Australian secretaries, who have been terminated by majorities of Australian federal representatives before their terms of four years each end or otherwise finished their terms early, should be held on as-needed bases.
Australian federal representatives should also elect Australian ambassadors of the Australian federal government to other countries around the world in the Australian federal parliament, out of Australian federal government employees or Australian citizens, for terms of four years each, to represent the Australian federal government to other countries around the world on behalf of Australian citizens, in order to serve their best interests and improve Australia for their benefit, instead of the Australian federal representative who is the Australian Prime Minister deciding which Australian federal government employees or Australian citizens become Australian ambassadors of the Australian federal government to other countries around the world, without any democratic input from other Australian federal representatives.
Elections of Australian ambassadors of the Australian federal government to other countries around the world by Australian federal representatives should involve Australian federal representatives voting voluntarily in the Australian federal parliament.
Australian federal representatives should also have the power to terminate Australian ambassadors of the Australian federal government to other countries around the world before their terms of four years each end, by way of a majority of them voting in favour in the Australian federal parliament.
Elections of Australian ambassadors to replace Australian ambassadors, who have been terminated by majorities of Australian federal representatives before their terms of four years each end or otherwise finished their terms early, should be held on as-needed bases.
The responsibilities of Australian federal representatives would therefore include electing Australian ministers of the Australian federal government, electing Australian secretaries of the Australian federal government services, electing Australian ambassadors of the Australian federal government to other countries around the world, advocating on behalf of Australian citizens in their Australian federal electorates, learning how the Australian federal government (comprising Australian federal government services) operates, voting on policy and legislation, proposed by Australian ministers of the Australian federal government or other Australian federal representatives, in the Australian federal parliament, as well as assisting Australian ministers of the Australian federal government and other Australian federal representatives, via constructive discussion in the Australian federal parliament, to serve the best interests of Australian citizens and improve Australia for their benefit.
The Australian federal government should operate a discussion forum on the internet as an Australian federal government service to Australian citizens, in order to facilitate Australian citizens making their views known about policy, legislation and issues (associated with the Australian federal government) to Australian federal representatives and Australian federal government employees in Australian federal government services (collectively known as the Australian Public Service (APS), ideally named the “Australian Civil Service (ACS)”), as well as Australian federal representatives advocating effectively and efficiently in the Australian federal parliament on behalf of Australian citizens in their Australian federal electorates.