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Across 1. A member of Parliament who is not a member of a political party 4. A Parliament of two houses (Upper and Lower) 5. The creation of the nation of Australia from the six colonies in 1901 7. A member of the Government who is in charge of one or more Government departments, also a member of cabinet 9. The seating in a House of Parliament occupied by Members who are not in Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet 11. A combination of two or more political parties in Parliament 12. At the end of each day's sitting the House will ....

Down 2. The list of people who are eligible to vote in a Parliamentary election 3. Days on which Parliament is in session 6. The method by which the voters select their Members of Parliament 8. A vote taken in Parliament during which the names of members and how they vote are recorded 10. A proposed law 11. The group of Ministers of the Government responsible for implementing policy