You are already inside the system | How Australia Works

How Australia Works is a practical guide to understanding Australian government, laws and civic participation, created with migrant and multilingual communities in mind.

Through clear explanations and real stories, the series explores Australia’s three levels of government, the roles of parliament, executive government and the courts, and how laws are made and changed. It also explains how to ask questions, raise concerns and have a say.

Explore all episodes in the series in your language.

Coming up next: Find out which level of government is responsible for the services you use every day.

How Australia Works is available in 60 languages. Explore the series in other languages.

Credits:

How Australia Works is a podcast from SBS Audio and Australia Explained.

Host: L-FRESH The LION

Research and journalism: Gonzalo Aguirregomezcorta

Sound design, mix, original music and theme: L-FRESH The LION

Law and civics consultant: Dr Jacinta Sassine, School of Law, Western Sydney University

Artwork and design: Francisco Ortiz Lozano and Yudai Urushima

Written, created and produced by: Josipa Kosanovic

Editor, Australia Explained: Roza Germian

Head of Educational and Essential Services, SBS Audio: Janine Googan

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia where this podcast is made and heard. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of this continent.

Parliamentary Material Australian House of Representatives excerpts courtesy of the Parliament of Australia. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons licence, subject to applicable licence terms.