1370.0 - Measures of Australia's Progress, 2013

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/11/2013

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Further info for trust

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USEFUL LINKS
ABS General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2006 & 2010 (cat. no. 4159.0)

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) 2011, Informality (%) House of Representatives and Senate, viewed 23 September 2013

GLOSSARY

Compulsory voting

Compulsory voting means that every eligible Australian citizen (18 years or older) is required by law to enrol and vote. If a person does not vote and is unable to provide a 'valid and sufficient' reason, a penalty is imposed. Compulsory voting is a distinctive feature of the Australian political culture.

All Australians who are eligible to vote elect people to represent them in the two houses of Parliament – the Senate and the House of Representatives.

REFERENCES

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), 2013 - Voting

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Overall progress?
Trust in governance processes and systems


OVERALL PROGRESS?

Level of generalised trust(a)


Headline progress indicator
Footnote: (a) Proportion of persons that agree or strongly agree that most people can be trusted. Source: ABS General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, 2006 & 2010 (cat. no. 4159.0)
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TRUST IN GOVERNANCE PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS

Informal votes in Australian federal elections


Progress indicator		...over the longer term
Source: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) 2011, Informality (%) House of Representatives and Senate, viewed 23 September 2013		Source: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) 2011, Informality (%) House of Representatives and Senate, viewed 23 September 2013
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