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No.1 - Electing Australia's Senators
No. 2 - The Opening of Parliament
No. 3 - Women in the Senate
No. 4 - Senate Committees
No. 5 - Consideration of Estimates by the Senate's Legislation Committees
No. 6A - The President of the Senate
No. 6B - The Deputy President of the Senate
No. 7 - Disagreement Between the Houses
No. 8 - The Senate and Legislation
No. 9 - Origins of the Senate
No. 10 - The Role of the Senate
No. 11 - Parliamentary Privilege
No. 12 - Questions
No. 13 - Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate Committees
No. 14 - Ministers in the Senate
No. 15 - The Clerk of the Senate and Other Senate Officers
No. 16 - Usher of the Black Rod
This series of information sheets gives a basic introduction to the Senate and its work
No. 1 - Electing Australia's Senators
PDF 343KB
No. 2 - The Opening of Parliament
PDF 1.6MB
No. 3 - Women in the Senate
PDF 809KB
No. 4 - Senate Committees
PDF 1.2MB
No. 5 - Consideration of Estimates by the Senate's Legislation Committees
PDF 1.6MB
No. 6A - The President of the Senate
PDF 994KB
No. 6B - The Deputy President of the Senate
PDF 280KB
No. 7 - Disagreement between the houses
PDF 1.4MB
No. 8 - The Senate and legislation
PDF 1.1MB
No. 9 - Origins of the Senate
PDF 2.1MB
No. 10 - The Role of the Senate
PDF 193KB
No. 11 - Parliamentary Privilege
PDF 303KB
No. 12 - Questions
PDF 762KB
No. 13 - Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate Committees
PDF 406KB
No. 14 - Ministers in the Senate
PDF 1.4MB
No. 15 - The Clerk of the Senate and other Senate Officers
PDF 576KB
No. 16 - Usher of the Black Rod
PDF 413KB
In this section
Senate Briefs
No.1 - Electing Australia's Senators
No. 2 - The Opening of Parliament
No. 3 - Women in the Senate
No. 4 - Senate Committees
No. 5 - Consideration of Estimates by the Senate's Legislation Committees
No. 6A - The President of the Senate
No. 6B - The Deputy President of the Senate
No. 7 - Disagreement Between the Houses
No. 8 - The Senate and Legislation
No. 9 - Origins of the Senate
No. 10 - The Role of the Senate
No. 11 - Parliamentary Privilege
No. 12 - Questions
No. 13 - Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate Committees
No. 14 - Ministers in the Senate
No. 15 - The Clerk of the Senate and Other Senate Officers
No. 16 - Usher of the Black Rod
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