Research

House of Representatives Statistics

Contains statistics on the work of the House of Representatives in relation to legislation, questions, petitions and various other items of business.

Procedure - Presentations and research papers

Research papers and presentations on various aspects of parliamentary process

Committee information

Further information about House of Representatives Committees and Joint Committees managed by the House of Representatives. 

Parliamentary library collection

The publications are prepared by the Parliamentary Library’s Research Branch for the purpose of supporting the work of the Australian Parliament.  The Parliamentary Library researchers also write short, sharp, factual pieces on issues of current interest to the Parliament and post them on FlagPost, the Parliamentary Library blog.

Parlinfo Search

Parllinfo Search enables visitors to the Parliament of Australia website to search and obtain Australian Parliamentary information resources including Hansard, Bills, Senate Journals, Votes and Proceedings, Notice Papers, Parliamentary Handbook and much more.

Education

Seminar program

The House of Representatives is where governments are formed and where most proposed Commonwealth laws are introduced. Through its seminar program, the House offers people interested in its work an opportunity to find out how the House actually works. Our seminars range from the basic to the very detailed – something for everyone.

Parliamentary Education Office

The Parliamentary Education Office provides parliamentary education services to schools, teachers and students by teaching how parliament works through experiential learning programs, producing resources and publications and running a comprehensive, interactive website with resources for all ages and levels of knowledge.