Parliaments
The Parliamentary Handbook contains a wealth of current and historical parliamentary information.
Index:
Australia Current Parliament | State & Territory Parliaments | Historical Information
World National Parliaments | Parliamentary Organisations
Australia
Vice Regal
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
State Governors of Australia and Administrators of the Northern Territory and the Island Territories
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
Sitting Schedule for 2012
Hansard: access Parliamentary Debates through indexes
ParlInfo Search: search the Parliamentary Documents Repository
Parliament: Live Broadcasting Schedule
Senators
Members
Senators and Members - Biographies
Ministry
Shadow Ministry
Standing Orders and other Orders of the Senate and Annotations, 2009 Edition
House of Representatives Standing and Sessional Orders
Odger's Australian Senate Practice
House of Representatives Practice
Parliamentary Information from Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: includes draft legislation programs for the Senate and House of Representatives
ANZACATT: Australia and New Zealand Association of Clerks-at-the-Table
ANU Parliamentary Studies Centre : academic research on parliament
Parliamentary Friendship Groups Register : a list of officially recognised Parliamentary Friendship Groups for the 43rd Parliament
Parliaments of Australian States and Territories
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Hansard
New South Wales Parliament
Hansard
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Hansard
Queensland Parliament
Hansard
South Australian Parliament
Hansard
Tasmanian Parliament
Hansard
Victorian Parliament
Hansard
Western Australian Parliament
Hansard
Historical Information
The historical section of the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia contains much historical information on the Australian Parliament including:
Prime Ministers of Australia since 1901
Chronology of Parliaments
Party representation in Parliament and elections 1901–2010
Australia's Prime Ministers: informative site from the National Archives of Australia
Australian Prime Ministers Centre, Museum of Australian Democracy: online resources and links to Prime Ministerial records
The Federation of Australia 1901 - Timeline
World
National Parliaments
Web Sites of National Parliaments: links to all national parliaments
Parline Database: database of chamber structure and working methods for all countries with a national legislature
Selected national parliaments:
Canadian Parliament
European Parliament
Indian Parliament
New Zealand Parliament
Northern Ireland Assembly
Ireland Oireachtas
Scottish Parliament
United Kingdom | Hansard | Hansard Archive 1803-2005
United States of America: House of Representatives | Senate | THOMAS (Library of Congress bill summary and status)
National Assembly for Wales
Parliamentary Organisations
Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union: parliamentary groups representing Arab Parliaments formed after October 1974 war
Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF): loosely-structured and non-exclusive forum of national Asia-Pacific parliamentarians
Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU): the Inter-parliamentary European Security and Defence Assembly
Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG): to encourage and stimulate research, writing and teaching about parliamentary institutions in Australia and the South Pacific
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA): promotes parliamentary democracy amongst Commonwealth parliamentarians
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly: Council of Europe established 1949 to promote democracy, human rights and rule of law in Europe
Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government (UK): independent educational charity promoting effective parliamentary democracy
Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA): an independent network made up of the national legislatures of those governments who are members of the Organization of American States
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): the international organization of Parliaments established in 1889
National Association of Parliamentarians: US based association with international membership
NATO Parliamentary Assembly: formerly North Atlantic Assembly
Norden: Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Parliamentarians for Global Action: non-profit, non-partisan international network of over 1,000 legislators in 131 elected parliaments
Study of Parliament Group (Canada): non-profit organization that brings together individuals with an interest in the role, function and reform of parliamentary institutions
Study of Parliament Group (UK): to study the working of Parliament and Parliamentary institutions, and other related aspects of Parliamentary government and political science, and to advance public knowledge of these subjects
United States Association of Former Members of Congress
See Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for other parliamentary organisations
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