A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General. The ...

All revenues or moneys raised or received by the Executive Government of the Commonwealth shall form one Consolidated Revenue Fund, to be appropriated for the purposes of the Commonwealth in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

1.1The below agency is not a portfolio agency as specified under the PGPA Act, however, was requested to appear at the Additional Estimates 2024–25 hearings by the committee and appeared under the ...

8.15The committee recommends the Australian Government legislate a Circular Economy Act, in accordance with the recommendation of the Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group (CEMAG), to implement ...

In addition to the committee's major functions of examining and reporting on bills and legislative instruments that come before the Parliament and undertaking inquiries, the committee completes other ...

While this inquiry was underway, global talks to sign a high ambition treaty on tackling plastic pollution ground to a halt, dashing hopes for a binding international agreement to reduce plastic ...

This note sets out the committee's approach to human rights assessments and its requirements for statements of compatibility. It is designed to assist legislation proponents in the preparation of ...

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights resolved to meet regularly by teleconference to continue its important work of scrutinising all federal ...

To cater to visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing, we’re running our Best of Parliament House Tours with an Auslan interpreter. The interpreter will accompany an expert tour guide who will lead you ...

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' functions are mainly set out in section 7 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011: to examine Bills for Acts, and legislative ...