Australian Year 10 Civics Practice Test

The situation in Australia is that the Prime Minister is the head of government, chosen by the party with the majority in the House of Representatives and then officially appointed by the Governor-General. This means the Prime Minister isn’t elected directly as a standalone position; it flows from who can command confidence in Parliament and lead the government.

Anthony Albanese has been the Prime Minister since 2022, having led the Australian Labor Party to federal election victory. That makes him the person who heads the government at the federal level today.

King Charles is the monarch, a ceremonial role in Australia and not responsible for day-to-day government. Roger Cook is the Premier of Western Australia, which is a state leader, not the federal Prime Minister. David Hurley is the Governor-General, the monarch’s representative at the federal level, not the head of government.

So the current Prime Minister is Anthony Albanese.