Government funding to major sporting codes and teams is distributed through both sports-specific programs and broader programs, including infrastructure funding. This complexity makes it difficult to ...

an overview of parliamentary remuneration, business resources and their frameworks an update on reforms through legislative and administrative changes links to relevant resources, including Bills ...

21.1 The Parliamentary Service Work Level Standards continue to operate and describe the work at each of the classification levels in this agreement, consistent with the Parliamentary Service ...

The formation of a National Volunteer Incentive Scheme (Climate Army) to respond to the immediate aftermath of natural disasters in Australia, with particular reference to: (a) establishing targeted ...

At the Commonwealth of Australia’s inauguration ceremony on 1 January 1901, over 100,000 spectators cheered as Governor-General Lord Hopetoun (1860–1908) took the oath of office and appointed the ...

Having temporarily filled the role following Lord Hopetoun’s sudden resignation in 1902, Hallam Tennyson (1852-1928) was formally appointed as Australia’s second Governor-General in January 1903. He ...

The 47th Australian federal parliament was elected on Saturday 21 May 2022. The election was notable for being held in the late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid concerns about increasing ...

As part of its inquiry into nuclear power generation in Australia, the House of Representatives Select Committee on Nuclear Energy will conduct multiple public hearings in New South Wales from 10 to ...

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Political party defections have been an ongoing issue within the Australian Parliament. Since the beginning of the current Parliament there have been 7 party defections. This number of party ...

The sharing of Australian stories is central to Australia’s cultural policy, Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. In line with this, the Government committed in 2023 to ...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories. It shares the ...