Parliamentary publications
The following is a list of key resources available from the Parliament of Australia . In addition, each parliamentary department produces its own publications which are accessible from the Parliament of Australia website.
ParlInfo search
ParlInfo search
ParlInfo search lets you search and obtain Australian Parliamentary information including hansards, bills, senate journals, votes and proceedings, notice papers, committee reports, the Parliamentary Handbook, newspaper clippings, media, publications and much more.
Bills
Bills
Links to bills from the current Parliament and from previous Parliaments
ParlInfo Search
Bills information can also be searched via ParlInfo Search. Enter your search terms and refine your results by selecting dates. You can also choose to search Second Reading Speeches for a Bill.
Commonwealth bills and explanatory memoranda sales
Arrangements applying for purchases or orders of Commonwealth bills and explanatory memoranda.
Hansard
Hansard
Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings. The Senate and House of Representatives Hansards are available each morning following a sitting day. Hansards of Committee hearings are published shortly after the committee meets. The electronic version of Hansard is available from 1981 onwards.
ParlInfo Search
Hansard can also be searched via ParlInfo Search. Enter your search term/s; tick Hansard boxes under both House of Representatives and Senate. Narrow your search further by using the Search Parameters to the right of the Hansard boxes.
Committee reports
Parliamentary committees conduct inquiries into specified matters which includes taking submissions, hearing witnesses, sifting evidence, discussing matters in detail and formulating reasoned conclusions.
Senate and other Senate-based committees
Inquiries, reports, submissions and transcripts of Senate committees.
House of Representatives and other House-based committees
Inquiries, reports, submissions and transcripts of House of Representatives committees.
Parliamentary papers
Lists by year of papers in the Parliamentary Papers series . Note: some of these parliamentary papers are not available online; please contact the publisher or publishing agency if you are unable to locate a parliamentary paper.
- Parliamentary Papers 2010 (PDF, 40 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2009 (PDF, 98 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2008 (PDF, 48 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2007 (PDF, 45 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2006 (PDF, 68 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2005 (PDF, 109 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2004 (PDF, 172 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2003 (PDF, 177 Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2002 (PDF, 230 Kb)
Indexes to the Parliamentary Papers series compiled by the Parliamentary Library are available for:
- 42nd Parliament (PDF, 1.07 Mb) (2008–)
- 41st Parliament (PDF, 1.4 Mb) (2004-05-06-07)
- 40th Parliament (PDF, 1 Mb) (2002–2003–2004)
- 39th Parliament (PDF, 918 Kb) (1998-1999-2000-2001)
- 38th Parliament (PDF, 753 Kb) (1996-97-98)
A Parliamentary papers search of the index for all papers tabled since 1992 is also available.
Parliamentary Handbook
The Parliamentary Handbook provides information on the current Australian Commonwealth Parliament, together with historical information on the Parliament since Federation.
