In 2019, an independent tribunal granted Andrews an 11.8% salary increase, giving him a total salary of $441,000 and making him the highest-paid state premier in the country. Andrews received praise for his leadership during the 2019–20 Victorian bushfires.
| Jurisdiction | Current basic salary | Total salary of premier or chief minister |
|---|
| New South Wales | $153,280 From 1 July 2015 | $298,896 |
| Northern Territory | $153,312 From 1 January 2016 | $306,624 |
| Queensland | $151,425 From 1 September 2015 | $385,721 |
| South Australia | $157,040 From 1 January 2016 | $314,040 |
Victoria is currently governed by the Australian Labor Party, which first took power in the 2014 Victorian state election; the Australian Labor Party have governed Victoria for 28 of the past 39 years (1982-1992, 1999-2010, 2014-present).
Latest figures show that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has an annual salary of $549,250 and Premier Gladys Berejiklian's wage is $407,980.
2.3 Additional Remuneration for Office Holders
| OFFICE HELD | TOTAL REMUNERATION |
|---|
| Premier | $355,681 |
| Deputy Premier | $302,878 |
| Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | $292,317 |
| Minister of the Crown | $277,230 |
2019 New South Wales state election
| Leader | Gladys Berejiklian | Michael Daley |
| Party | Liberal/National coalition | Labor |
| Leader since | 23 January 2017 | 10 November 2018 |
| Leader's seat | Willoughby | Maroubra |
| Last election | 54 seats | 34 seats |
The 2020 Queensland state election was held on 31 October to elect all 93 members to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Labor Party was returned to government for a third-term, led by incumbent premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
The 2018 Victorian state election was held on Saturday, 24 November 2018 to elect the 59th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly (lower house) and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house) were up for election.
The incumbent Premier of Queensland since the 2015 election is Annastacia Palaszczuk of the Labor Party.
Victorian Legislative Council
| Legislative Council |
|---|
| Leadership |
| President | Nazih Elasmar, Labor since 18 June 2020 |
| Deputy President | Wendy Lovell, Liberal since 19 December 2018 |
| Leader of the Government | Jaclyn Symes, Labor since March 2020 |
John Cain II, son of the former Labor premier, became party leader in September 1981, and won the 1982 election, winning 49 of the 81 seats in the Legislative Assembly, forming a Labor government for the first time since 1955.
In a State election, you vote for the people who represent you in the Victorian Parliament. State elections are held on the last Saturday in November every four years.
At the 2019 Australian federal election, based on the 2018 apportionment, there were 151 divisions: 47 in New South Wales, 38 in Victoria, 30 in Queensland, 16 in Western Australia, 10 in South Australia, 5 in Tasmania, 3 in the ACT and 2 in Northern Territory.
Held on Saturday 18 May 2019, the 2019 federal election returned Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Cook, NSW) and the Liberal-National Coalition to government with a majority of 77 of the 151 seats in the House of Representatives.
Kennett was elected as a Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burwood in 1976, having had an interest in local politics since the early 1970s. On 26 October, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party and hence Leader of the Opposition.
The first Governor of Victoria was Charles Hotham, who was Lieutenant-Governor from 22 June 1854 to 21 May 1855, before becoming Governor.
Malcolm Fraser, the Prime Minister between 1975 and 1983, was the last Liberal Prime Minister from Victoria . The Liberal Party continued to hold government in the Victorian state parliament until 1982 under the leaderships of Bolte, Rupert Hamer and Lindsay Thompson.
| Liberal Party of Australia |
|---|
| Leader | Scott Morrison |
| Deputy Leader | Josh Frydenberg |
| President | John Olsen |
| Federal Director | Andrew Hirst |
Gladys BerejiklianShe was elected Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party on 23 January 2017 and sworn in as the 45th Premier of New South Wales.
The leader of the party which commands a majority in the assembly is then legally appointed the premier by the lieutenant governor, representing the Canadian monarch in right of the province. Premiers advise the lieutenant governor on whom to appoint to the cabinet and they guide legislation through the legislature.
Choosing the Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister can keep their job as long as they are a member of parliament and have the support of the government. Australia has no maximum period of service for a Prime Minister, unlike countries such as the United States, where the President can only serve for two 4-year terms.
Connecticut Delegate Roger Sherman spoke of the necessity of regular elections during the Convention: “Representatives ought to return home and mix with the people. The Convention settled on two-year terms for Members of the House as a true compromise between the one- and three-year factions.
The Premier leads and coordinates the work of the Ministers, having greater authority over all aspects of the Cabinet and Government's actions than any other Minister.
