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Senate Briefs

No. 1: Electing Australia’s Senators (PDF 542KB)
No. 2: The Opening of Parliament (PDF 2816KB)
No. 3: Women in the Senate (PDF 352KB)
No. 4: Senate Committees (PDF 1881KB)
No. 5: Consideration of Estimates by Senate Committees (PDF 762KB)
No. 6: The President of the Senate (PDF 409KB)
No. 7: Disagreement between the Houses (PDF 1352KB)
No. 8: The Senate and Legislation (PDF 1262KB)
No. 9: The Origins of the Senate (PDF 2122KB)
No. 10: The Role of the Senate (PDF 217KB)
No. 11: Parliamentary Privilege (PDF 147KB)
No. 12: Questions (PDF 701KB)
No. 13: Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate Committees (PDF 157KB)
No. 14: Ministers in the Senate (PDF 1.62 MB)
No. 15: The Clerk of the Senate and other Senate officers (PDF 556KB)
No. 16: Usher of the Black Rod (PDF 228KB)
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