Parliamentary Publications Resources
The following is a list of key resources available from the Parliament of Australia. In addition, each Parliamentary Department produces its own publications which are accessible from the Parliament of Australia website.
Bills
- BillsNet
- BillsNet comprises the House Daily Bills List, Senate Daily Bills Update, Senate Bills List, Current Bills (by Title), Current Bills (by Portfolio), Current Bills (by Private member), Old Bills, Old Bill Lists, Excise Tariff proposals, Customs tariff proposals and the Bills Digest.
- Commonwealth Bills and Explanatory Memoranda Sales
- Arrangements applying for purchases or orders of Commonwealth bills and explanatory memoranda.
Hansard
- Hansard
- Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings. The Senate and House of Representatives Hansards are available each morning following a sitting day. Hansards of Committee hearings are published shortly after the committee meets. The electronic version of Hansard is available from 1981 onwards.
Committee Reports
Parliamentary committees conduct inquiries into specified matters which includes taking submissions, hearing witnesses, sifting evidence, discussing matters in detail and formulating reasoned conclusions.
- Senate and other Senate-based Committees
- Inquiries, reports, submissions and transcripts of Senate Committees.
- House of Representatives and other House-based Committees
- Inquiries, reports, submissions and transcripts of House of Representatives Committees.
Parliamentary Papers
Lists by year of papers in the Parliamentary Papers Series. Note: some of these parliamentary papers are not available online; please contact the publisher or publishing agency if you are unable to locate a parliamentary paper.
- Parliamentary Papers 2007 (PDF, 30Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2006 (PDF, 68Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2005 (PDF, 109Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2004 (PDF, 172Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2003 (PDF, 177Kb)
- Parliamentary Papers 2002 (PDF, 230Kb)
Indexes to the Parliamentary Papers Series compiled by the Parliamentary Library are available for:
- 41st Parliament (Draft)
- (PDF format 782 Kb) (2004-2005)
- 40th Parliament
- (PDF format 1 Mb) (2002-2003-2004)
- 39th Parliament
- (PDF format 918kb) (1998-1999-2000-2001)
- 38th Parliament
- (PDF format 753kb) (1996-97-98)
A Parliamentary papers search of the index for all papers tabled since 1992 is also available.
Parliamentary Handbook
The Parliamentary Handbook provides information on the current Australian Commonwealth Parliament, together with historical information on the Parliament since Federation.