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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The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate, whose chief function is to guide and regulate the proceedings in the Senate. The President is also responsible for the administration of the Department of the Senate. The President is a senator who is elected to the position by the members of the Senate.
Senate office holders are senators serving as the President, the Deputy President and Chair of Committees, leaders, managers and whips.
Number of senators in the Senate by party with a comparison to the previous Parliament.
An interactive map of where senators sit in the Senate with filters by party, state and gender.
Ministers are members of the government selected by the Prime Minister to be responsible for their given portfolio.
Shadow ministers are members of the Opposition who scrutinise the work of the minister they shadow.
Information on how to address senators and members, titles, address labels and address lists.
Every federal election half of the state senators and all of the territory senators must stand for re-election.
All current senators official photographs. A printable version is also available.
Photographs of Senators (PDF 1MB)
Details of all senators including parliamentary service, parties represented, positions held, qualifications, occupations and personal details.
The committee oversees and reports on the registration of senators' interests.
Senators serving on committees to investigate bills and other matters.
Biographies of Australian senators and clerks of the Senate who completed their service between 1901 to 2002.
Statistics relating to bills introduced and motions moved by senators, their attendance in the Senate and during divisions, and the number of speeches given and questions asked.
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