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The Parliamentary Handbook provides detailed information about Parliament including the parliamentary service and political careers of Senators and Members, and details of parliamentary committees and elections.
The Handbook is now available to download as an ebook in individual parts. Information is correct up to and including 1 August 2011, however, some major changes have been incorporated up to 1 April 2012.
Full Version [PDF 3.9MB]
Preliminary pages
Part 1 - National Symbols [PDF 201KB] [Part 1 and 2 ePub 7.31MB]
Part 2 - The Forty-third Parliament [PDF 2.4KB] [Part 1 and 2 ePub 7.31MB]
Part 3 - Elections [PDF 339KB] [ePub 4.32MB]
Part 4 - The Constitution [PDF 252KB]
Part 5 - Referendums and Plebiscites [PDF 302KB] [ePub 3.90MB]
Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament [PDF 785KB] [ePub 38.8MB]
The following pages are regularly updated
Historical biographical information can be found in previous editions of the Parliamentary Handbook, and can be searched through ParlInfo