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.
Confidence votes 642. Direct democracy is where the citizens directly influence the decisions of the government. This is compared to indirect democracy (which is what the US has) where the people elect representatives who represent their interests in the decisions of goverment.Direct democracy is a form of democracy.n a repulic, people ellect representatives to do the governing. In a direct democracy, people vote themselves on all of the bills. Their is not legislative branch in a direct democracy.    In a direct democracy the whole population votes on issues.