The 47th Australian federal parliament was elected on Saturday 21 May 2022. The election was notable for being held in the late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid concerns about increasing ...

Links: Links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech can be found on the Bill’s home page, or through the Australian Parliament website. When Bills have been passed and have ...

Political party defections have been an ongoing issue within the Australian Parliament. Since the beginning of the current Parliament there have been 7 party defections. This number of party ...

Home About Parliament Parliamentary departments Parliamentary Library Research FlagPost Highlights of the 2024-25 Mid-year economic and fiscal update The 2024-25 Mid-year economic and fiscal update ...

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has published its report into the 2022-23 Major Projects Report. Chair of the Committee, Hon Linda Burney MP said, ‘Now in its sixteenth year, the ...

As part of its inquiry into nuclear power generation in Australia, the House of Representatives Select Committee on Nuclear Energy will conduct public hearings in Collie and Perth in Western Australia ...

The sharing of Australian stories is central to Australia’s cultural policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. In line with this, the Government committed in 2023 to ...

The select committee concluded its inquiry when it tabled its report on 23/10/02.

reviewing any conflicts of interest, and if required, the development of a plan of divestiture of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) subsidiaries; whether responsibility for planning should ...

Parliamentary privilege: Reasons of Mr Justice Hunt—an analysis 1987 Parliamentary privilege: The reasons of Mr Justice Cantor—an analysis 1986 Harry was known – notorious even in some circles – as a ...

We provide high quality information, analysis and advice to parliamentarians and committees. The 2024-25 Mid-year economic and fiscal update was released on 18 December 2024. Budget spending in ...

Download the List of Senators (PDF 366KB). Further information is available from the Senators’ parliamentary home pages. In those instances where senators prefer to be known by other than his/her ...