1902 was a prosperous year for Australia, and after two years of construction, the development of various projects has shown results, and the welfare of Australians is far more than that.

"In the new year, the main goal of the government remains to continue our construction program. In the new year, I hope that the railway section that we are currently open to traffic will be connected to the port, which will effectively enhance the transportation efficiency of our industrial zones across the country. At the same time, the law and order situation should also be taken seriously. While our cities are expanding and our population is growing, Australia's law and order environment needs to be maintained at a good level. Arthur made a final summary and commanded.

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

"Prime Minister Evan, I remember that your Cabinet government's term is coming to an end, right?" Just as everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, Arthur suddenly asked with a slight smile.

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

"Is it only half a year?" Arthur nodded when he heard this, and after thinking carefully for a while, he continued: "The government is preparing for the cabinet election in half a year, starting from the next cabinet government, the term of office of cabinet members will be changed to four years, and the others will remain the same. ”

The change in the term of office of the cabinet members from three to four years was the result of Arthur's careful consideration. After all, the three-year term is too short, and even if it has already been developed, the results have only just been revealed.

Moreover, there will be changes in each cabinet government, and there is no guarantee of unity of opinion and consistency of policies in a government composed of different cabinet members.

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

While Arthur had decided at this time to change the term of office of the Cabinet government to four years, it would take some time for the official change of the Australian constitution to take place.

And Arthur didn't want these cabinet members to think that the change in terms of term was reserved for them, so the change in the term of office would not take effect until the next cabinet government.

In fact, this is also a test of the prestige and convincing of these cabinet members among the people. If they can come out on top again in the cabinet elections six months from now and stay in their positions, they will be able to serve longer.

But if they lack the credibility of the public and the votes are insufficient to keep them in their current positions, they may be the first and last cabinet in Australia's history to serve only three years.

Sure enough, when Arthur announced his decision to extend his term for a one-year term from the start of the next Cabinet government, almost everyone's faces showed joy and contemplation.

In the two years or so since they took office, these ministers have made certain achievements in any department, and they have also made great changes in each department.

Arthur was not stingy with their rewards, and in addition to some financial and verbal awards, the most important thing for them was to announce the commendation in the Victoria and Australian daily newspapers.

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

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

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

These two newspapers, with the support of the royal consortium, easily controlled the entire Australian market.

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

Of course, when it comes to a more important moment for Australia, both newspapers will publish important news in unison, which is the only time when Victoria and Australian Daily can share the same page and news.

It is precisely because these officials occasionally let Arthur appear in one of the Victoria and Australian Daily because they are happy, that they will be confident about the election in six months' time.

Even if it's just a small part of it, there aren't even a lot of news reports. But after all, it is also a national newspaper with customers covering the whole of Australia, and in this era of no entertainment facilities, newspapers are the best pastime for people.

According to statistics, more than 300,000 of Australia's more than 4 million people have subscribed to newspapers.

Among them, more than 150,000 people have become daily users of the two newspapers. In other words, the combined sales share of the Australian Daily and the Victoria Press has reached more than 150,000 per day, which is at least a publicity channel for at least 150,000 people.

And much more than that, many families only subscribe to one newspaper, but almost half of the families watch the newspaper.

In addition, many people who stay 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 browse the newspaper every day is at least as high as 400,000.

What kind of terrifying concept is this? One in 10 Australians read these two newspapers every day, and the people who can appear in these two newspapers can be said to be nationally famous.

Of course, the sheer volume of print runs, combined with Australia-wide customers, made it a bit difficult for both newspapers to ship their newspapers.

As a result, almost every newspaper has news from the first two days, and only when the first two days of news are published can there be enough time to print and sell.

This, combined with the fact that some sections of the road already have trains, 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 disadvantage that all newspapers have nowadays, because the mode of transportation is not very developed, which leads to the fact that if the newspaper chooses to print the news of the day, it may take more than half a day to print it alone, not to mention the time when the newspaper is delivered to the various points of sale and the time it is sold.

It may not be enough for the newspaper to be printed and sold, but it is already a new day, and the news has become old news.

Therefore, most newspapers currently print the news of the day before or even the previous day, which can also give the newspaper enough time to prepare.

It is precisely because of the current lack of development of science and technology that the spread of news and news is actually very slow, and even the vast majority of people receive news from the outside world only through newspapers and hearsay.

It is precisely for this reason that newspapers are able to maintain such high sales, and even such news is not easily known to people, even if it prints news from the previous days.

The first is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)