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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Work of the Senate

Documents and resources to help you keep track of the work of the Senate.

News and events

Includes lectures, training programs and social media which promotes understanding of the Senate and the Parliament.

Practice and procedure

Rules and guides on the conduct of proceedings in the Senate and Parliament.

Senators

A senator is a member of the Australian Senate, elected to represent a state or territory. There are 76 senators, 12 from each state and two each from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

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Browse by states: All, ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Senate composition

The below is a representation of the composition of the Senate by political party affiliation.

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Party Senators
Australian Labor Party (government) 24
Coalition (opposition) 30
Australian Greens 11
Pauline Hanson's One Nation 2
Jacqui Lambie Network 1
United Australia Party 1
Independents 6
as at 28/03/2025

Senate committees

Committees inquire into bills and other matters by seeking submissions from people with lived experience.

Senate estimates

Scrutiny of government expenditure managed by Senate committees.

Statistics

Statistics relating to senators and the work of the Senate.

Publications and resources

Resources about the Australian Senate including the rules it follows, how it works, articles, stories and research papers.

Department of the Senate

The Senate department provides secretariat support for the Senate and its committees, and advice and support to enable senators and others to participate in their meetings.

About the Senate

An overview of the role, powers and composition of the Senate and it's committees.