Enjoy once-in-a-lifetime, behind-the-scenes access to Australian Parliament House, along with a dining experience usually reserved for visiting dignitaries. Discover exclusive behind-the-scenes access ...

On 29 January 2025, under Standing Order 25(2)(a)(v), the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee agreed to inquire into the quality of governance at Australian higher education ...

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Why getting legal advice matters. Getting free legal advice. Finding the right lawyer to help you and why that can be hard. Choosing between redress or a civil claim. Court cases that got blocked ...

Parliamentary committees are one mechanism the House uses to keep a check on the activities of the Government. Because they have extensive powers to call for people, including public servants, and ...

The Register of Committee Reports is a list of all House of Representative and Joint Committee Reports from 1901 to October 2014. Reports after October 2014 are available from Parlinfo or in the ...

On 26 March 2024, the Senate referred an inquiry into Excess Mortality to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2024. Further detail about the scope of ...

Although data sources show income inequality in Australia has fallen slightly in recent years, wealth is distributed much less equally than income among Australian households. Australia’s highly ...

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Access to affordable and safe housing is essential to people’s health and wellbeing. Housing also forms a significant part of the economy. It is central to economic participation and productivity and ...

4.1Australian households are facing significant cost of living pressures on all fronts. Compounding many Australians struggling with their energy bills, as set out in the previous chapter, the ...

President's report to the Senate Twice a year the President provides a report to the Senate on the status of government responses to Senate and joint committee reports. Government responses to ...