Chapter 152 Term extension

1902 was a prosperous year for Australia. After two years, various construction and development projects have shown results. The benefits brought to Australians by a large amount of infrastructure construction are far beyond these.

“In the new year, the government’s main goal is still to continue our construction plan. In the new year, I hope that the railway sections we have currently opened to traffic can be connected to the port, effectively enhancing the transportation efficiency of our industrial zones across the country. .At the same time, the security situation must also be taken seriously. As our cities expand and the population grows, Australia's security environment must also be maintained at a good level." Arthur gave his final summary.

Generally speaking, Australia's development is still very smooth. Although it is impossible to reach the status of a world power in a short time, after a long period of development, everything has a chance.

"Prime Minister Evan, I remember that the term of your cabinet government is about to end, right?" Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Arthur suddenly asked with a slight smile.

"Yes, Your Highness. The term of the first cabinet government lasted for a total of three years, starting in June 1900 and ending in June 1903." Prime Minister Evan replied immediately.

"Only half a year?" Arthur nodded after hearing this. After thinking carefully for a while, he continued: "The government is well prepared for the cabinet election in six months. Starting from the next cabinet government, the term of cabinet members will be changed to four. year, everything else remains the same.”

The change of the term of cabinet members from three to four years was the result of Arthur's careful thinking. After all, a three-year term is too short. Even if it has been busy developing, the results have only just been revealed.

What's more, every cabinet government will eventually change, and a government composed of different cabinet members cannot guarantee unity of opinion and policy consistency.

If development and construction are affected to a certain extent due to the election of a cabinet change, then the gains outweigh the losses.

Although Arthur has decided to change the term of the cabinet government to four years, it will take some time before the Australian Constitution is officially changed.

And Arthur did not want these cabinet members to think that the change in terms of office was specially prepared for them. Therefore, the change in cabinet terms will not officially take effect until the next cabinet government.

This is actually a test of the prestige and credibility of these cabinet members among the people. If they can stand out again in the cabinet election half a year later and stay in their positions, they can get a longer term.

But if their credibility among the people is insufficient and the votes are not enough for them to remain in their current positions, they may become the first and last members of the cabinet government in Australian history whose term is only three years.

Sure enough, when Arthur announced his decision to extend his term for one year starting from the next cabinet government, basically everyone's faces showed joy and contemplation.

In the more than two years since they took office, no matter which department they belong to, these ministers have made certain achievements and made huge changes in each department.

Arthur is not stingy with their rewards. In addition to some financial rewards and verbal awards, the most important thing for them is to be commended in the Victoria Newspaper and the Australian Daily.

At this stage of Australia's development, the only newspapers that have truly entered the Australian national market are the Victoria Newspaper and the Australian Daily.

Although the two newspapers belong to two newspapers in name, their scope of responsibility and customers are somewhat different.

But in fact, these two newspapers are all affiliated with the royal family consortium, and the real controller behind them is Arthur.

With the support of the royal family consortium, these two newspapers easily controlled the entire Australian market.

It is precisely because the two newspapers have completely different scopes of responsibility that they can survive peacefully.

Of course, when encountering a more important moment for Australia, the two newspapers will print important news in the same way. This is the only time when the Victoria Newspaper and the Australian Daily can share the same news on the same page.

It is precisely because these officials occasionally have Arthur's happy mood published in one of the Victoria and Australian dailies that they are confident about the election half a year later.

Even if it is only a small page, there are not even many news reports. But after all, it is also a national newspaper with customers covering the entire Australia. In this era when there are few entertainment facilities, newspapers are the best way for people to spend time.

According to statistics, among Australia's population of more than four million, there are more than 300,000 customers who have subscribed to newspapers.

Among them, more than 150,000 people have become daily users of the two newspapers. In other words, the combined daily sales share of Australia Daily and Victoria Newspaper reaches more than 150,000 people, which is a publicity channel for at least 150,000 people.

Even more than that, many families only order one newspaper, but the number of people reading the newspaper is almost half of the family.

In addition, there are many people who stop in front of the newspaper office and browse the newspaper in a hurry. Although the sales share of the newspaper is only more than 150,000, the number of people who read the newspaper every day is at least 400,000.

What a terrifying concept is this? One-tenth of Australia's population reads these two newspapers every day, and those who appear in these two newspapers can be said to be nationally famous.

Of course, the huge printing volumes coupled with customers across Australia made transporting newspapers somewhat difficult for both newspapers.

This results in that the news in each newspaper is almost from the previous two days. Only by publishing the news from the previous two days can there be enough time for printing and sales.

Coupled with the fact that some sections of the road already have trains, this is the real reason why these two newspapers are able to sell more than 150,000 copies a day across Australia.

This is also a shortcoming that all newspapers now have, because the transportation method is not very developed. This means that if a newspaper chooses to print the news of the day, it may take more than half a day just to print, not to mention transporting the newspaper to various sales points and It's time to sell.

Maybe before the newspaper is successfully printed and sold, a new day has come and the news has become old news.

Therefore, most newspapers currently print news from the day before or even a few days ago, which can also give newspapers enough time to prepare.

It is precisely because of the current underdeveloped technology that the spread of information and news is actually very slow. Even the vast majority of people only receive news from the outside through newspapers and hearsay.

It is precisely for this reason that newspapers can maintain such high sales. Although newspapers print news from the past few days, people will not easily know even such news.

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