2.1 The government is committed to excellence in higher education and supports innovative, world-class learning environments which compete for student interest. Reforms heralded by the Higher ...

2.1 Access to adequate housing has long been viewed as a basic human right[1] and is considered to be an integral factor in the enjoyment of other economic, social and cultural rights.[2] The UN ...

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

The normal flow of the legislative process is that a bill (a draft Act, or, in the terminology of the Constitution, a proposed law) is introduced into one House of Parliament, passed by that House and ...

2.1 Occupational licensing is government regulation of the conditions under which someone can practice an occupation. In Australia, there are a large number of licenced occupations, for example, ...

the House of Representatives shall be composed of Members directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth; and the number of Members chosen in the several States shall be in proportion to the ...

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 ...

Text from the National Apology delivered by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the Great Hall, Parliament House on 16 November 2009 and then followed by speeches given in the House ...

When the House is debating bills (proposed laws) or scrutinising government activities, various phrases are used, sometimes in a shorthand way. The concepts they refer to, which describe aspects of ...

A private Member is defined by the standing orders as a Member other than the Speaker or a Minister. [24] This definition, indirectly, provides additional opportunities to opposition leaders. [25] In ...

3.73That the Australian Government seek to better understand trends in both labour productivity and multi-factor productivity. Enhancing the availability of firm-level and sector-level data is vital, ...