The levels of government (& their responsibilities)

There are three levels of government in Australia: federal, state or territory, and local. At each level, eligible voters vote to elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

We’re having a trifecta election year in SA in 2022, with federal and state elections down and just local government elections to go in November.

While these are all part of the same system of government there are lots of differences between them, from where they are to what they’re in charge of. Let’s look at the main differences and what each level of government does: