Read and summarise what you read below: A policy is a statement of principles that aims to guide action that must be taken in the future. At a school level, for example, there may be an environmental policy that includes plans to recycle, reduce waste and reuse resources. Political parties develop policies that we usually learn about at election time. For example, around the 2013 federal election time, the Liberal Party of Australia announced their policy to ʼstop the boats', a policy that was aimed to deter people seeking asylum in Australia by boat without a valid visa. During the 2016 federal election campaign, the Labor Party focused on health care, promising to protect bulk billing rates and increase hospital funding. The political party that wins the election and forms government must put their policies into action. The government of the day is said to have been given the mandate to implement the policies they promoted during their election campaign. Source 4 shows factors that might influence government policy. Winning an election, though, does not mean that the government can simply set abou Implementing their policies without any interference. In order to implement many policies, new law must be passed in parliament. If a government does not hold the majority of seats in the Senate it will need to negotiate with senators so that they support new legislation. Opinion polls, media and interest groups will also play a role in affecting government policy. For examplee, a discussion surrounding reform of our tax system and increasing taxes will normally result in business groups and community welfare groups effects of the policy. International pressure or relations with other countries may also influence government policy.