Parliament of Australia

The official website of the Parliament of Australia.

http://www.aph.gov.au/

Bills lists

Links to bills, acts and regulations of the Parliament of Australia.

http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm

Browse bills and explanatory memoranda (Comlaw)

Provides a browse and search facility and an index for bills and their explanatory memoranda.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/legislation/bills1.nsf/sh/browse&VIEW=bills&ORDER=bynumber&CATEGORY=bill

Committees

Links to current Senate, House and Joint Parliamentary Committees with a brief description of the work of the Parliamentary Committees and relevant links.

http://www.aph.gov.au/committee/

Department of Parliamentary Services

The Department of Parliamentary Services was formed following the amalgamation of three departments: the Department of the Parliamentary Library, the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff and the Joint House Department.

http://www.aph.gov.au/DPS

Frequently asked questions about parliament

Gives answers to frequently asked questions about Parliament and how to use the Parliament's web site.

http://www.aph.gov.au/faqs/

Government ministry

Lists the Australian Government Ministers and their portfolios. Also has links to previous ministries.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/42/ministry/ministry.htm

Hansard

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings. The Senate and House of Representatives Hansards are available on the Internet each morning following a sitting day. Hansards of Committee hearings are also available online. These transcripts are published shortly after the committee meets.

http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/

Live broadcasting schedule

Live webcasting of the proceedings of Senate, House of Representatives, House of Representatives Main Committees and Parliamentary Committees.

http://webcast.aph.gov.au/livebroadcasting/

Parliament an overview

Gives a descriptive overview of the Australian Parliament. It discusses the Parliamentary system, the separation of powers, Commonwealth Parliament, Executive Government and the Federal Judicature as well as providing links to further information.

http://www.aph.gov.au/parl.htm

ParlInfo Search

ParlInfo Search provides access to the Parliamentary Document Repository. You can perform a search or explore the collections by browsing. The guided search provides a step by step process to search for Speeches by a Senator or Member, Bills, documents, Senate Estimate Hearings, Second Reading Speeches for a Bill, and Biographies of a Senator or Member.

http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/

Political parties and organisations

Provides links to the web sites of Australian political parties and organisations.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/polparti.htm

Scheduled sittings for 2010

Scheduled Sitting Days of the Parliament of Australia for 2010. Links to printable and text only versions of this calendar are available from this page. Previous year's sitting calendars are also viewable.

http://www.aph.gov.au/House/info/sittings/index.htm

Shadow Ministry

This page lists the Shadow Ministers and their portfolios.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/42/shadow/index.htm

Sources of parliamentary information

Parliamentary Library page with links to other sources of information about the Australian Parliament.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/othsour.htm