2025 BTN Week 6 Term 1

What is Medicare?

• A private insurance company

• A government system that pays for medical treatment

• A type of hospital

• A medical procedure

In Australia, who is covered by Medicare?

• Only children

• Only senior citizens

• Every Australian

• Only government employees

Who introduced Australia's first universal healthcare scheme in 1975?

• Bob Hawke

• Gough Whitlam

• Anthony Albanese

• John Howard

Who is the leader of the Liberal Party mentioned in the article?

• Peter Dutton

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy

• Donald Trump

• David Crisafulli

Fill in the blank: The cyclone heading towards Queensland and New South Wales is named ______.

• Alfred

• Anthony

• Allen

When was the first Sydney Mardi Gras held?

• 1958

• 1978

• 1998

The Oscars, also known as the ________, are famous awards given in Hollywood.

• Golden Globes

• Academy Awards

• Emmy Awards

What is the role of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) during an election?

• To decide the election date

• To run the election and manage the electoral roll

• To campaign for candidates

• To dissolve the parliament.

In Australia, the Prime Minister must pick a date for the election before their time in power is up. How many days must there be between calling the election and people actually voting?

• 10 days

• 20 days

• 33 days

• 50 days

The Prime Minister gives the governor-general a ring to let her know the election date. Then, it's her job to tell parliament to wrap things up, and everyone in the House of Representatives is dissolved, meaning no more work. This is known as going into '______ mode'.

• Election

• Caretaker

• Campaign

• Voting