South Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. The leader of the party with a majority in the lower house, the House of Assembly is known as the Premier. The upper house is called the Legislative Council. The monarch, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] is represented directly by the Governor of South Australia. Since 1901, South Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia. | South Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. The leader of the party with a majority in the lower house, the House of Assembly is known as the Premier. The upper house is called the Legislative Council. The monarch, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] is represented directly by the Governor of South Australia. Since 1901, South Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia. |