The façade of Australian Parliament House will be illuminated with the striking colours and design of Michelle’s Tjala Dreaming (Honey Ant), a 2023 artwork by Michelle Lewis.

Petitioning the Parliament is a long-established fundamental right of the citizen. It is the only direct means by which an individual or group can ask the Parliament to take action—all other processes ...

The Speaker is the principal office holder in the House of Representatives. They are the House's representative or spokesman and chair its meetings. The Speaker is elected from among the 151 Members ...

Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for Wills, Victoria, 2016. Re-elected 2019, 2022 and 2025. Ministerial appointments Assistant Minister for Defence from ...

4.113The Committee recommends the Australian Government define the following terms in the Insurance Contracts Act 1984: All major forms of water damage, including “rainfall runoff”, “storm surge”, ...

Biography Parliamentary service State: Elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria, 2014. Retired prior to general elections 2018 to contest election to the House of ...

The Committee adopted an inquiry into Diabetes on 25 May 2023, following a referral from the Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP. The Committee published its report The State of ...

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review into the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018. The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme was introduced ...

Delegated (also known as subordinate) legislation is legislation made not directly by an Act of the Parliament, but under the authority of an Act of the Parliament. Parliament has regularly and ...

The 2023–24 Budget’s ‘Economic outlook’ (Statement 2 in Budget strategy and outlook: budget paper no. 1: 2023–24) provides: the Australian Government’s assessment of the overall health of the ...

Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for Brand, Western Australia, 2016. Re-elected 2019, 2022 and 2025. Ministerial appointments Cabinet Minister from 1.6.2022.

3.1In 2009, the National Human Rights Consultation chaired by Father Frank Brennan released its final report, which included 31 recommendations concerning protection of human rights in Australia. The ...