The three levels of government in Australia are:

  1. Federal government – runs national affairs for the whole country, including things like defence, immigration, Medicare and national taxes.
  1. State and territory governments – each state and territory has its own parliament that looks after areas such as hospitals, schools, police, main roads and public transport.
  1. Local government (councils) – city, shire or regional councils that handle local services like rubbish collection, local roads, parks, libraries and pet registration.

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