This large building is the main federal government building of Australia, where the Prime Minister and the rest of Australia's parliament members deliberate on several topics concerning the nation, and are split between four main factions: The Labor Party, The Liberal Party, The Greens, and the Independents. The ministers of the parliament opposing the government's current ruling power take positions the same as their government party counterparts, but their titles of office have the word "Shadow" attached to it. So if a MP (Member of Parliament) was the Minister of Education, his opposition counterpart would be known as the Shadow Minister of Education.

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The building basically looks like this and is heavily guarded in order to protect the ministers, and in Australia, there are three levels of Government. The Federal Government, which is basically the Prime Minister's party and cabinet. The State Government which is the individual governments of each of the Australian States, who report directly to the Federal Government. And the third level of the Australian Government is the Local Government, which are basically the councils and shires that dot Australia.