[Australia]: Parliament of Australia

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41st Parliament of Australia Date Opened: 30th May 2005​

Meeting Place​

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Parliament House, Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory​

Senate​

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Meeting Place​

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Senate Chamber, Parliament House​

Office:	Officeholder:
President of the Senate	The Honourable Senator John Hogg
Deputy President and Chairman of Committees of the Senate	The Honourable Senator Helen Coonan
Leader of the Government in the Senate	The Honourable Senator Penny Wong
Manager of Government Business in the Senate	The Honourable Senator Joe Ludwig
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate	The Honourable Senator Robert Hill
Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate	The Honourable Senator Amanda Vanstone
Clerk of the Senate	Harry Evans
Government Chief Whip	Senator Anne McEwen
Government Deputy Whips	Senator Dana Wortley Senator Helen Polley
Liberal Party of Australia Chief Whip	Senator Jeannie Ferris
Liberal Party of Australia Deputy Whips	Senator Alan Eggleston Senator Stephen Parry
National Party of Australia Whip	Senator Nigel Scullion
Australian Democrats Whip	Senator Lyn Allison

Composition​

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Government (32): Australian Labor Party (32) Opposition (29): Liberal Party of Australia (24) National Party of Australia (4) Country Liberal Party (1) Crossbench (15): Australian Democrats (8) One Nation Party (4) Australian Greens (3)​

Senators *Casual vacancy appointed​

Elected:	New South Wales:	Victoria:	Queensland:	Western Australia:	South Australia:	Tasmania:	Australian Capital Territory:	Northern Territory:
Elected 2002	Ursula Stephens Mark Arbib Helen Coonan Marise Payne* Don McKinnon Vicki Bourne	Robert Ray Gavin Marshall Ted Murphy Richard Alston Rod Kemp Lyn Allison	John Hogg Claire Moore Ian Macdonald John Herron Ron Boswell Trevor Hansen	Mark Bishop Ruth Webber Alan Eggleston David Johnston Ross Lightfoot Graeme Campbell	Annette Hurley Don Farrell Robert Hill Jeannie Ferris Neil Russell-Taylor Natasha Stott Despoja	Sue Mackay Nick Sherry Catryna Bilyk Paul Calvert John Watson Bob Brown	N/A	N/A
Elected 2005	John Faulkner Jenny McAllister Belinda Neal Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Fiona Nash Aden Ridgeway	Stephen Conroy Kim Carr Jacinta Collins Judith Troeth Julian McGauran Greg Chipp	Jan McLucas Joe Ludwig Shannon Fentiman George Brandis Barnaby Joyce John Cherry	Chris Evans Glenn Sterle Chris Ellison Ian Campbell Judith Adams Brian Greig	Penny Wong Anne McEwen Dana Wortley Nick Minchin Amanda Vanstone Meg Lees	Kerry O'Brien Helen Polley Eric Abetz Guy Barnett Stephen Parry Christine Milne	Kate Lundy Kerrie Tucker	Nova Peris Nigel Scullion

Senate Committees (incl. Joint Committees)​

Type of Committee:	Committees:
Standing Committees	Community Affairs Economics Education and Employment Environment and Communications Finance and Public Administration Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legal and Constitutional Affairs Regional Affairs and Transport Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Scrutiny of Bills
Select Committees	None
Domestic Committees	Appropriations, Staffing and Security Privileges Procedure Publications Selection of Bills Senators' Interests
Joint Committees	Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings Corporations and Financial Services Electoral Matters Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Government Procurement Human Rights Intelligence and Security Law Enforcement Immigration National Capital and External Territories Northern Australia Parliamentary Library Public Accounts and Audit Public Works Publications Trade and Investment Growth Treaties

House of Representatives​

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Meeting Place​

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House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House​

Office:	Officeholder:
Speaker of the House of Representatives	The Honourable Harry Jenkins, MP
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives	The Honourable Anna Burke, MP
Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives	The Honourable Bronwyn Bishop, MP
Prime Minister	The Honourable Julia Gillard, MP
Leader of the House	The Honourable Tony Burke, MP
Leader of the Opposition	The Honourable Tony Abbott, MP
Manager of Opposition Business	The Honourable Joe Hockey, MP
Clerk of the House of Representatives	Ian Harris AO
Government Chief Whip	Roger Price, MP
Government Whips	Janelle Saffin, MP Chris Hayes, MP
Liberal Party of Australia Chief Whip	Nola Marino, MP
Liberal Party of Australia Whips	Warren Entsch, MP Joanna Gash, MP
National Party of Australia Chief Whip	Kay Hull, MP
National Party of Australia Deputy Whip	John Forrest, MP

Composition​

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Government (91): Australian Labor Party (91) Opposition (56): Liberal Party of Australia (46) National Party of Australia (10) Crossbench (3): Independent (3)​

Members of Parliament​

New South Wales:	Victoria:	Queensland:	Western Australia:	South Australia:	Tasmania:	Australian Capital Territory:	Northern Territory
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler) Tanya Plibersek (Sydney) Jason Clare (Blaxland) Tony Burke (Watson) Stephen Jones (Throsby) Julia Irwin (Fowler) Roger Price (Chifley) Laurie Ferguson (Reid) Sharon Bird (Cunningham) Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter) Jill Hall (Shortland) Sharon Grierson (Newcastle) Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith) Greg Combet (Charlton) Robert McClelland (Barton) Chris Hayes (Werriwa) Chris Bowen (Prospect) Daryl Melham (Banks) John Murphy (Lowe) Justine Elliott (Richmond) Bob Debus (Macquarie) Julie Owens (Parramatta) George Newhouse (Wentworth) David Bradbury (Lindsay) Mike Kelly (Eden-Monaro) Maxine McKew (Bennelong) Craig Thomson (Dobell) Deborah O'Neill (Robertson) Meryl Swanson (Paterson) Paul Sekfy (Cowper) Janelle Saffin (Page) Alex Hawke (Mitchell) Brendan Nelson (Bradfield) Bronwyn Bishop (Mackellar) Sussan Ley (Farrer) Scott Morrison (Cook) Alby Schultz (Hume) Philip Ruddock (Berowra) Tony Abbott (Warringah) Pat Farmer (Macarthur) Louise Markus (Greenway) Joe Hockey (North Sydney) Joanna Gash (Gilmore) Danna Vale (Hughes) Kay Hull (Riverina) John Cobb (Parkes) Mark Vaile (Lyne) Peter Andren (Calare) Tony Windsor (New England)	Martin Ferguson (Batman) Lindsay Tanner (Melbourne) Kelvin Thomson (Wills) Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand) Brendan O'Connor (Gorton) Harry Jenkins (Scullin) Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong) Julia Gillard (Lalor) Maria Vamvakinou (Calwell) Simon Crean (Hotham) Richard Marles (Corio) Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga) Michael Danby (Melbourne Ports) Alan Griffin (Bruce) Anna Burke (Chisholm) Catherine King (Ballarat) Anthony Byrne (Holt) Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs) Steve Gibbons (Bendigo) Mike Symon (Deakin) Christian Zahra (McMillan) Rob Mitchell (McEwen) Laura Smyth (La Trobe) Darren Cheeseman (Corangamite) Sharman Stone (Murray) Sophie Mirabella (Indi) Chris Pearce (Aston) David Hawker (Wannon) Tony Smith (Casey) Greg Hunt (Flinders) Kevin Andrews (Menzies) Andrew Robb (Goldstein) Petro Georgiou (Kooyong) Bruce Billson (Dunkley) Peter Costello (Higgins) John Forrest (Mallee) Peter McGauran (Gippsland)	Kevin Rudd (Griffith) Bernie Ripoll (Oxley) Wayne Swan (Lilley) Arch Bevis (Brisbane) Kirsten Livermore (Capricornia) Craig Emerson (Rankin) Kerry Rea (Bonner) Graham Perrett (Moreton) Jon Sullivan (Longman) Cathy O'Toole (Herbert) Shayne Neumann (Blair) Steve Ciobo (Moncrieff) Ian Macfarlane (Groom) Stuart Robert (Fadden) Karen Andrews (McPherson) Alex Somlyay (Fairfax) Peter Slipper (Fisher) Kay Elson (Forde) Michael Johnson (Ryan) Warren Entsch (Leichhardt) Peter Dutton (Dickson) Andrew Laming (Bowman) Teresa Gambaro (Petrie) De-Anne Kelly (Dawson) Paul Neville (Hinkler) Glenn Churchill (Flynn) Bruce Scott (Maranoa) Warren Truss (Wide Bay) Bob Katter (Kennedy)	Melissa Parke (Fremantle) Stephen Smith (Perth) Gary Gray (Brand) Anne Aly (Cowan) Kim Wilkie (Swan) Sharryn Jackson (Hasluck) Jann McFarlane (Stirling) Daron Keogh (Kalgoorlie) Wilson Tuckey (O'Connor) Julie Bishop (Curtin) Judi Moylan (Pearce) Dennis Jensen (Tangney) Mal Washer (Moore) Nola Marino (Forrest) Don Randall (Canning)	Mark Butler (Port Adelaide) Kate Ellis (Adelaide) Steve Georganas (Hindmarsh) Amanda Rishworth (Kingston) Nick Champion (Wakefield) Tony Zappia (Makin) Annabel Digance (Boothby) Mia Handshin (Sturt) Patrick Secker (Barker) Rowan Ramsey (Grey) Alexander Downer (Mayo)	Duncan Kerr (Denison) Julie Collins (Franklin) Dick Adams (Lyons) Sid Sidebottom (Braddon) Jodie Campbell (Bass)	Bob McMullan (Fraser) Annette Ellis (Canberra)	Warren Snowdon (Lingiari) Damian Hale (Solomon)

House of Representatives Committees​

Type of Committee:	Committees:
Standing Committees	Primary Industries and Energy Communications and the Arts Economics Employment, Education and Training Environment and Sport Health, Human Services and Housing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Industry, Science and Technology Infrastructure, Regional Development and Transport Social Policy and Legal Affairs Tax and Revenue
Select Committees	None
Domestic Committees	Appropriations and Administration Petitions Privileges and Members' Interests Procedure Publications Selection of Bills

Main Committee​

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Meeting Place​

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Federation Chamber, Parliament House​

Overview​

The Main Committee is a second debating chamber that considers relatively uncontroversial matters referred by the House. The Main Committee cannot, however, initiate or make a final decision on any parliamentary business, although it can perform all tasks in between. The Main Committee was created to relieve some of the burden of the House: different matters can be processed in the House at large and in the Main Committee, as they sit simultaneously. It is designed to be less formal, with a quorum of only three members: the Deputy Speaker of the House, one government member, and one non-government member. Decisions must be unanimous: any divided decision sends the question back to the House at large. The Main Committee was created through the House's Standing Orders: it is thus a subordinate body of the House, and can only be in session while the House itself is in session. When a division vote in the House occurs, members in the Main Committee must return to the House to vote. The Main Committee is housed in one of the House's committee rooms; the room is customised for this purpose and is laid out to resemble the House chamber.

Parliamentary Security Service​

Type:	Amount:	Image:
Security Officers	800

Commonwealth Parliament Offices​

Building:	Location:	Image:
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Sydney	1 Bligh Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Melbourne	Treasury Place, Melbourne, Victoria
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Brisbane	Waterfront Place, Brisbane, Queensland
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Perth	Exchange Tower, Perth, Western Australia
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Adelaide	100 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Hobart	188 Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Commonwealth Parliament Office, Darwin	22 Mitchell Street, Darwin, Northern Territory

Parliamentary Friendship Groups​

Image:	Group:	Network:	Chairs:
	U.S./Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-Americas Parliamentary Network	Chair: Michael Danby MP (Melbourne Ports) Deputy Chair: Joe Hockey MP (North Sydney)
	UK/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-Northern Europe Parliamentary Network	Chair: Deborah O'Neill (Robertson) Deputy Chair: Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (New South Wales)
	Greece/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-Southern Europe Parliamentary Network	Chair: Steve Georganas MP (Hindmarsh) Deputy Chair: Petro Georgiou MP (Kooyong)
	Pacific Islands/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-Pacific Parliamentary Network	Chair: Senator Jenny McAllister (New South Wales) Deputy Chair: Senator Robert Hill (South Australia)
	Israel/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-West Asia Parliamentary Network	Chair: Mark Dreyfus MP (Isaacs) Deputy Chair: Michael Danby MP (Melbourne Ports)
	Japan/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-East Asia Parliamentary Network	Chair: Senator Cartyna Bilyk (Tasmania) Deputy Chair: Tony Abbott MP (Warringah)
	Korea/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-East Asia Parliamentary Network	Chair: Julie Owens MP (Parramatta) Deputy Chair: Julie Bishop MP (Curtin)
	Canada/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group	Australia-Americas Parliamentary Network	Chair: Maria Vamvakinou MP (Calwell) Deputy Chair: Warren Entsch MP (Leichhardt)
	Parliamentary Friends of Defence	None	Chair: Senator John Faulkner (New South Wales) Deputy Chair: Greg Combet MP (Charlton)
	Parliamentary Antarctic Alliance	None	Chair: Senator Bob Brown (Tasmania) Deputy Chair: Sid Sidebottom MP (Braddon)
	Parliamentary Friends of the Global Assembly and Global Assembly Agencies	None	Chair: Kevin Rudd MP (Griffith) Deputy Chair: Senator Robert Hill (South Australia)
	Parliamentary Friends of LGBTIQA+ Australians	None	Chair: Warren Entsch MP (Leichhardt) Deputy Chair: Graham Perrett MP (Moreton)
	Parliamentary Friends of the Capital Region	None	Chair: Senator Kate Lundy (Australian Capital Territory) Deputy Chair: Senator Kerrie Tucker (Australian Capital Territory)
	Parliamentary Friends of Nuclear Industries	None	Chair: Peter Dutton MP (Dickson) Deputy Chair: Bob Katter MP (Kennedy)
	Parliamentary Friends of the Olympics and Paralympic Movements in Australia	None	Chair: Kate Ellis MP (Adelaide) Deputy Chair: Greg Hunt MP (Flinders)
	Parliamentary Friends of the Space Industry	None	Chair: Senator Kim Carr (Victoria) Deputy Chair: Alex Somlyay MP (Fairfax)
	Parliamentary Friends of the Resolution for Strategic Ordnance Prohibition (STOP)	None	Chair: Senator Don Farrell (South Australia) Deputy Chair: Karen Andrews MP (McPherson)
	Parliamentary Friends of Veterans	None	Chair: Mike Kelly MP (Eden-Monaro) Deputy Chair: Alan Griffin MP (Bruce)