About half of the total sitting time of the House is spent considering bills, that is, proposed laws. These range from comparatively minor proposals of an administrative nature to comprehensive ...

4.54The committee recommends that the Senate reappoint the Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities in the 48th Parliament. This would enable further consideration and ...

This index lists all items identified as Explanatory Memoranda or as Comparative Memoranda from 1901 to the end of 1982 (1 st –32 nd Parliaments). From 1982, the provision of Explanatory Memoranda has ...

4.54The committee recommends that the Senate reappoint the Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities in the 48th Parliament. This would enable further consideration and ...

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Southern Ocean Research Aquarium 1Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water ...

2.2In accordance with standing orders, the following summaries of reports examined draw attention to significant matters relating to the operations and performance of bodies during the year under ...

5.140The committee recommends that the Australian Government consider options for greater enforceability of Australian laws for social media platforms, including amending regulation and legislation, ...

At the dissolution of the House of Representatives on Friday, 28 March 2025 this committee ceased to exist. The following incomplete inquiries have lapsed and submissions cannot be received. Agreement ...

Hear the stories of our Indigenous parliamentarians, explore the site history of Parliament House, gain insights into how Australia’s First Peoples have and are participating in the nation’s ...

The adequacy of the powers available to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency to perform its role in identifying and addressing corporate governance issues at Australian higher education ...

First established in the 43rd Parliament under standing order 222A, the Appropriations and Administration Committee is appointed each Parliament to: consider estimates of the funding required for the ...

A dominant barrister armed with impeccable logic, a passion for precise language, and an encyclopaedic memory, Owen Dixon (1886-1972) presided over perhaps the finest common law court in the ...