Australian Political History Quiz
Australian Political History Quiz
Test your knowledge of Australian political history with this engaging quiz! From budget policies to significant events involving prime ministers, challenge yourself and see how well you know the nation's financial and political landscape.
Join now and discover:
- Interesting historical facts
- Key figures in Australian politics
- Engaging questions that test your knowledge
In 1932, following the great depression, the Federal parliament passed the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act, forcing state governments pay off debt and to cut government spending. Rather than producing a Budget that did not align with his principles, Socialist NSW Premier Jack Lang did WHAT as a result?
Withdrew all the state's funds from government bank accounts so that the federal government could not gain access to the money
Passed a law to close the banks to stop the federal government being able to spend money in NSW
Resigned in protest to call an election
Sailed to the UK to ask the queen to intervene
Paul Keating famously said following his budget speech that “this is the one that brings home the bacon”. What was that policy?
Investment in university education
Tax cuts
Farming reforms
The Budget as a whole
Peter Costello famously said that families should have three children - “one for mum, one for dad and one for the country” – when introducing the baby bonus scheme. If two patriotic Australians took his advice that day, presuming a pregnancy of exactly 9 months, how old would their child be now?
17
18
19
20
Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor General because he was not able to secure supply for his government through the upper house. What year was this?
1975
1976
1977
1978
As opposition leader, John Curtin managed to get the Budget rejected in 1941 so that he could be installed as Prime Minister. How did he manage to do this?
Managed to get parliament to pass a motion to decrease the budget by a pound
Managed to get parliament to pass a motion to decrease the budget by a dollar
Managed to get parliament to call an election
Managed to get parliament to refuse the paper on which the Budget was to be printed
Australia's first budget named the 152 public servants paid by the Commonwealth. How many of these said “appointment not made”?
34
57
62
102
This weekend the treasurer announced some budget measures to pay for investment. What are the three evils we’re taxing?
Landlords, property developers & speculators, and gentlemen’s clubs
Pokies, slaughterhouses and petrol
Private zoos, crown casino and cars driving into the CBD
Cigarettes, Brumbies and jet skis
The 2012 omnishambles budget was handed down by then treasurer George Osborne. What British staple did he try to start taxing in it?
Pasties
Biscuits
Umbrellas
Warm beer
John McDonnell threw what at George Osborne in his delivery of the 2015 Autumn Financial Statement?
Mao's Little Red Book
Marx's Das Capital
Lenin's What is To be Done?
Che Guevara's diarys
When is the Victorian state budget?
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
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