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Behind the News
BTN explores a range of Civics and Citizenship topics linked to the Australian Curriculum. Using creative role plays and graphics, we’ve tackled the tricky subjects of Double Dissolution , Passing a Bill , Crossbenchers as well as a tour of Parliament House. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Discovering democracy units
Contains the complete text of A Guide to Government and Law in Australia by Dr John Hirst, an exploration of the history, structure and operations of Australian democracy. Written largely for teachers and older students.
KidsView – Parliament in focus
Explore Parliament through fun and educational games and interactives. Learn about representation, law-making and democracy. Includes teachers' notes for teachers and parents. KidsView is designed for upper primary students.
Learning – Museum of Australian Democracy
Provides schools and groups with the opportunity to experience the rich social and political history of the House through special tours and education programs.
Parliament@Work
Provides teachers and students with information about the structure and history of every parliament in Australia, as well as overviews of the major political parties.
Parliamentary Education Office
Provides parliamentary education services to schools, teachers and students. Includes access to factsheets and assignment assistance for kids.
To our last shilling: the Australian Parliament and World War I
Explores this period in Australian history from the perspective of the Australian Parliament. The decisions made by the Parliament and the Australian Government affected the lives of everyday Australians.
Your questions on notice
Need help with a question about the Australian Parliament? Search the answers to already asked questions or, if you can't find the information you are looking for, ask your own question.
Acts and Instruments – Federal Register of Legislation
If you know the title of the legislation you can search the Federal Register of Legislation (formerly known as ComLaw) website to access full text of Commonwealth Acts (Acts), Bills and Legislative Instruments (Regulations) and Gazettes in electronic form.
Australian Law Reform Commission
Reviews Australia’s laws to ensure they provide improved access to justice for all Australians by making laws and related processes more equitable, modern, fair and efficient.
Best Practice Regulation
Provides guidance for policymakers to draw on in implementing the Government’s regulatory reform priorities and to support them in developing regulatory impact statements, including for COAG.
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
Provides Links to downloads of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act in various formats.
Cutting Red Tape
An online resource for regulation reform, it includes the Australian Government’s Guide to Regulation. written to to help make better regulation, not more regulation.
Frequently asked questions about legislation and bills
Scroll down page to find answers to frequently asked questions about legislation and bills.
Guides to Social Policy Law
Guides aim to assist in understanding the associated law and its application and are intended to be used to assist with decision making.
Legal Opinions
Provides a collection of past opinions of Commonwealth Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General and lawyers in the Attorney-General's Department over the period 1901 to 1950.
Legislation – states and territories
Provides links to state and territory legislation sites.
Social services legislation
Information on the portfolio legislation and the status of legislation currently before Parliament.