There have been many serious droughts in Australia in the last 200 years. The 1895â1903 drought lasted eight years and caused the death of half of Australia's sheep and forty per cent of its cattle. The 1963â68 drought caused a forty per cent reduction in wheat crops across Australia.
The main reason why direct democracy worked for the ancient Greek city of Athens was because Athens had literate citizens but there were other reasons. This question is archived.
â¢ Representative democracy allows people to vote for their representatives who make laws in the legislative assembly on behalf of the people. â¢ Direct democracy looks good in principle but becomes impractical as it chokes decision making ability of the government.