5.140The committee recommends that the Australian Government consider options for greater enforceability of Australian laws for social media platforms, including amending regulation and legislation, ...

This index lists all items identified as Explanatory Memoranda or as Comparative Memoranda from 1901 to the end of 1982 (1 st –32 nd Parliaments). From 1982, the provision of Explanatory Memoranda has ...

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First established in the 43rd Parliament under standing order 222A, the Appropriations and Administration Committee is appointed each Parliament to: consider estimates of the funding required for the ...

Michael Nelson Jagamara (c. 1945–2020) (artist), Warlpiri people, with William McIntosh (stone consultant), Aldo Rossi (1919–91) (stonemason), Franco Colussi, (b ...

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics (the Committee) is empowered to inquire into, and report on, the annual reports of government departments and authorities tabled in the ...

The Speaker’s powers, functions and duties may be categorised as constitutional, traditional and ceremonial, statutory, procedural and administrative. In addition the Speaker has certain ex officio ...

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 ...

2.30 Legal aid commissions are established as independent statutory authorities in each State and Territory. During the course of this inquiry, the Committee has heard evidence from each of these ...

The Department of the Senate generally offers six month placements to graduates who have been accepted into existing Australian Government department and agency graduate programs. Applications ...

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3.1 This chapter will examine the capacity of those on low incomes to access a range of services within the community with a specific focus on health, education, employment, and housing opportunities.