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An Australian Army soldier and a Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldier after securing the Charters Towers Weir as part of exercise Talisman Sabre

Strengthening Australia-PNG Defence Ties

By Melissa George

Group of high school students sitting at the back of a classroom

Lowering the voting age

By Politics and Public Administration section

Demonstrations - Australian Capital Territory - Demonstration against the Dissolution of Parliament by Sir John Kerr and support for Mr Gough Whitlam at Parliament House.

The dismissal: 50th anniversary

By Cathy Madden, updated by Kate Laing

Image of the Australian Parliament House flagpost

Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025 - changes to privacy rules for Medicare and PBS claims data

By Parliamentary Library