These minutes are a draft record of the proceedings of the House of Representatives as they occur, and are subject to revision. The official record of proceedings is the Votes and Proceedings. This ...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories. It shares the ...

The word ‘parliament’ originally meant a talk and was derived from the French parler (to speak or parley) and the Latin parliamentum. In the latter form it was applied to the after-dinner ...

The normal flow of the legislative process is that a bill (a draft Act, or, in the terminology of the Constitution, a proposed law) is introduced into one House of Parliament, passed by that House and ...

A private Member is defined by the standing orders as a Member other than the Speaker or a Minister. [24] This definition, indirectly, provides additional opportunities to opposition leaders. [25] In ...

The Education and Employment Committees cover the following portfolios: Education, and Employment and Workplace Relations.

The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is collecting this information for the purposes of advising you about Australian Parliament House visitor events, programs and exhibitions; special ...

The Community Affairs Committees cover the following portfolios: Health and Aged Care, and Social Services.

Experience the Enlighten Festival at Parliament House from 28 February to 10 March 2025. With free parking available from 5 pm to midnight throughout the festival, Parliament House is the perfect ...

I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors according to law. [59] The ...

Information on significant events and decisions made by the Senate each sitting day. The summaries contain links to video replays of debates, as well as source documents such as the Senate Journals, ...

When the House is debating legislation or scrutinising government activities, various phrases are used, sometimes in a shorthand way. The concepts they refer to, which describe aspects of Australia’s ...