The word ‘parliament’ originally meant a talk and was derived from the French parler (to speak or parley) and the Latin parliamentum. In the latter form it was applied to the after-dinner ...

Amid a mounting arms race, including missile proliferation, in a fraught security and geopolitical environment in the Asia-Pacific region, the release by Japan’s Cabinet on 16 December 2022 of its 3 ...

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This infosheet outlines the roles of the parliamentary staff who can be seen at work in the Chamber when the House is sitting. Many of these roles have their origins in the English (Westminster) ...

Australia’s democracy ranks highly when compared to other nations. However, our democratic institutions face challenges in areas such as declining trust and engagement, ideological extremism, external ...

Diversity is a reality of Australian society. The challenge for government policy is how to strengthen social cohesion and maximise the benefits of a diverse community while limiting tensions and ...

Declining home ownership, particular among the young and less wealthy, is likely to continue. Emphasising home ownership as the primary path to secure housing can inadvertently exclude vulnerable and ...

Policymakers face multiple digital transformation challenges with complex regulatory choices to be made. These include the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the prevalence of ...

The Australian welfare state is facing significant demographic, economic and political challenges, which are likely to require a reconsideration of the structure and funding of Australian welfare ...

The Parliamentary Library Issues & Insights articles provide short analyses of issues that may be considered over the course of the 48th Parliament. Each article gives a high-level perspective of ...

The world’s energy mix is shifting as countries across the globe move towards greater investment in low-emissions sources of energy. Australia is rebuilding its electricity system as coal-fired power ...