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 ...

Casey was born in Brisbane to a wealthy family with a long background in state politics. 3 A keen sportsman and debater, he studied engineering at Cambridge, before returning to Australia to resume ...

Previous versions of this paper were authored by Marty Harris and Dr Nathan Church, with assistance from Nicholas Fuller, Laura Rayner and Brooke McDonagh. All hyperlinks in this research paper are ...

On 3 July 2024 the Senate referred an inquiry into the Offshore wind industry consultation process for inquiry and report by the 13 February 2025. On 10 February 2025, the committee was granted an ...

The purpose of this quick guide is to provide parliamentarians and their staff with helpful resources for researching various aspects of Australia’s military history. The 2025 iteration of this quick ...

They will never come back – our stalwart men! They will never come back – our splendid men! And beauty weeps in the land of the morn, For the flower of love that will never be born. The significance ...

This quick guide outlines some of this year’s significant military anniversaries. It will focus on the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 110th anniversary of the Gallipoli ...

The National Food Plan should be developed in consultation with state/territory and local governments, along with relevant sectors, stakeholders, and the community.

The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power 12 to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to: The Parliament shall, subject to this ...

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2.114The committee recommends that the Department of Health and Aged Care commission research to establish a comprehensive evidence base about the impacts of menopause and perimenopause on women in ...