Senate

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 power to make laws with the other House of the Parliament, the House of Representatives.

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Senators

Work of the Senate

Committees

Follow the work of Senate and Joint Committees

Further Resources

About the Senate

General information on the Senate including its composition, role and origins.

Powers, practice and procedure

Publications, guides and other resources on the powers, practice and procedures of the Senate.

Public information and events

Lectures, seminars, exhibitions, conferences and other events to promote understanding of the Senate and the Parliament.

Research and Education

Statistics on the Senate, historical resources and background information on the Senate, the Parliament and public administration.

May 2012

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
29	30	1 Other	2 Other	3 Other	4 Other	5
6	7 Other	8 Both	9 Both	10 Both	11 Other	12
13	14 Other	15 Other	16	17 Other	18	19
20	21 Both	22 Both	23 Both	24 Both	25 Other	26
27	28 Both	29 Both	30 Both	31 Both	1	2

Senate
House of Representatives
Both
Public Holiday
Other

21 May 12: House of Representatives sitting
21 May 12: Senate Budget Estimates sitting
25 May 12: Senate committee hearing

Date	Title
14/05/12	Senate committee hearing
14/05/12	Senate committee hearing
15/05/12	Senate committee hearing
15/05/12	Senate committee hearing
15/05/12	Senate committee hearing
17/05/12	About Committees Seminar

Parliamentary sitting calendar

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