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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

10.16 The committee recommends the Australian Government consider the establishment of a national system for reporting and investigating and eliminating violence, abuse and neglect of people with a ...

2.67The Subcommittee recommends that the Australian Government continues to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in all retentionist countries through bilateral, multilateral and regional ...