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 ...

Amid a mounting arms race, including missile proliferation, in a fraught security and geopolitical environment in the Asia-Pacific region, the release by Japan’s Cabinet on 16 December 2022 of its 3 ...

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This infosheet outlines the roles of the parliamentary staff who can be seen at work in the Chamber when the House is sitting. Many of these roles have their origins in the English (Westminster) ...

The Parliamentary Library Issues & Insights articles provide short analyses of issues that may be considered over the course of the 48th Parliament. Each article gives a high-level perspective of ...

George Rose, The Rose Stereograph Company (1861–1942), Great Suffragette Demonstration in London: Mrs Andrew Fisher (centre), Mrs McGowen (right) and Miss Vida Goldstein (far right), 1911. Image ...

Each new Parliament begins with the opening by the Governor-General on the first day the two houses meet after a general election. The current Parliament is the forty-seventh since federation in 1901.

the qualification of electors of Members of the House of Representatives be that which was prescribed by State laws; [5] and the laws in force in each State relating to elections apply to elections of ...

Australia's sanctions regime, with particular reference to: a) an assessment of the consistency in application of Australia’s sanctions regime and in coordination with key partners and allies, ...

The 1915 Allied campaign at Gallipoli remains one of the most significant in our history. There has been a marked resurgence of interest in visiting Gallipoli by a growing number of Australians, in ...

Cultural warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that the following contains the names and images of people who are deceased. On 24 March 1927 the federal Parliament met for ...