A senator is a member of the Australian Senate, elected to represent a state or territory. There are 76 senators, 12 from each state and two each from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern ...

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 ...

6.7The committee recommends that the Australian Government, in coordination with state and territory governments, should promote households to uptake consumer energy resources, including rooftop solar ...

Today the Department of the House of Representatives launches Yarning, an exciting new competition for First Nations secondary school students across Australia. The Yarning competition is about ...

Lawyer, parliamentarian, judge, and the first Australian-born Governor-General, Isaac Isaacs (1855-1948) possessed a prodigious work ethic and passionate desire to declare himself an ‘Australian’ in ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has been appointed by the Commonwealth Parliament to review and report on all treaty actions proposed by the Government before action which binds Australia to ...

The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources is appointed under Standing Order 215. The Committee may inquire into and report on any matter referred to it by either the House or a ...

The Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport is appointed under Standing Order 215 which was passed by the House of Representatives on 26 July 2022. The Committee may ...

*Dates for the 2025-26 Budget estimates hearings are pursuant to the resolution of the Senate of 25 March 2025. **Due to the 47th Parliament being prorogued at 8.29am on Friday 28 March 2025, the ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties has tabled the report on its inquiry into the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to ...

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 ...