Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia

Handbook of the 42nd Parliament

The Parliamentary Handbook provides a wealth of information on the current Australian Commonwealth Parliament, together with historical information on the Parliament since Federation.

Updates on the 42nd Parliament will be made as soon as information becomes available.

The Sovereign
The Governor-General
Senate: President of the Senate; Office holders; Senators
House of Representatives: Speaker of the House of Representatives; Office holders; Members of the House of Representatives
The Ministry
The Shadow Ministry
Parliamentary Committees
Biographies of Senators and Members Statistical Information

Abbreviations

Handbook of the 41st Parliament

Handbook of the 40th Parliament

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Other Sources of Parliamentary Information

Women in the current Parliament

Senators and Members by place of birth

Index to Parliamentary Papers

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