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	Parliament of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia.
		According to Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia, Parliament consists of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the "lower house"), and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review").
		The Parliament of Australia is modelled on the Parliament of the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, the Congress of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parliament_of_Australia (1790 words)

	Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Australia's neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast.
		Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
		Australia led the formation of the Cairns Group and APEC, and is a member of the OECD and the WTO.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia (4975 words)

	ipedia.com: Parliament of Australia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
		Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the House of Representatives (the "lower house") and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review").
		Queen Elizabeth II is, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, Australia's head of state, but her constitutional functions in Australia are delegated to the Governor-General of Australia.
	www.ipedia.com /parliament_of_australia.html (811 words)

	Australia's Political System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Australia became a nation after the people of six self-governing colonies voted to unite and accept the Constitution which established the Commonwealth of Australia.
		The parliaments and governments of states and self-governing territories are responsible for all matters not assigned to the Commonwealth.
		Although Australia is an independent nation, the formal Head of State is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who is also the Queen of Australia.
	www.immi.gov.au /settle/states/political.htm (771 words)

	Collage Photo 51: Australian Parliament (Canberra, Australia)
		Australia, like the U.S., began as a group of colonies ruled by England.
		In 1901, the colonies united to form the nation of Australia, and Canberra -- exactly midway between Sydney and Melbourne -- was selected to be the capital.
		Australia adopted several elements of the U.S. political system, including a House and Senate (not to mention pork and long-winded speeches).
	www.delsjourney.com /home_page_collage/51-australian_parliament.htm (82 words)

	Parliament@Work - Western Australia
		Western Australia was the last colony to join the federation of Australia after the Constitution had become law in Britain.
		The Head of State in Western Australia is the Queen who appoints the Governor as her representative, on the advice of the Premier.
		Since the Australia Act was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament and the British Parliament in 1986, there are no legal or political links between the Australian State Governors and the Government of England.
	www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au /wa.php3 (1204 words)

	Australia (from parliament) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Australia the primacy of parliament is limited by a written constitution.
		Australia's three-tiered system of federal, state, and local governments also differs from the unitary British model, because it took over some aspects of the American federal system.
		The capital of the state of South Australia and the fifth largest city in Australia, Adelaide is located in the southeastern part of the continent, near the middle of the eastern side of the Gulf of St. Vincent.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-206174 (890 words)

	Memory of the World Register - Nominated Documentary Heritage - Landmark Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a collection of documents charting the evolution of Australia as one of the world’s most stable and long-lived democracies, an internationally viewed model of democratic experimentation, and the first country in the world to be created through the free vote of its people.
		The film is the product and evidence of the fact that Australia was the first nation to be born in front of a movie camera, an event which took place on the very first day of the twentieth century — a new nation for a new century.
		At the beginning of the twentieth century, when the Australian nation was established, Australia was viewed internationally as an exciting model of democratic experimentation for a new century.
	www.unesco.org /webworld/mdm/2001/nominations_2001/australia/constitution/constitution_form.html (1759 words)

	Parliament -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The British Parliament, often referred to as the “Mother of Parliaments,” consists of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
		Parliament consists of two houses—the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
		The major difference between Britain's Parliament and the others is that the latter are regulated by fully written constitutions.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9058522?source=RSSOTD (753 words)

	South Australia's Parliament House: National Heritage Values
		The South Australian Old and New Parliament House is strongly associated with the enfranchisement of men and women in the nineteenth century.
		South Australia was the first Australian colony, and one of the first jurisdictions worldwide, to give women the vote.
		The attributes are: the surviving original fabric of the 1843 section of Old Parliament House and the 1855 building works for both adult male and female suffrage; the1857 building works, the extensions of 1861, 1864, 1875 and 1876 and the 1889 section or west wing of the New Parliament House for adult female suffrage.
	www.deh.gov.au /heritage/national/sites/sa-parliament.html (330 words)

	Acts of Parliament in Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first Act of Parliament was passed in England in 1235 and it's form has been developing and changing for nearly 770 years.
		Acts of Parliament are formal documents containing set elements and usually follow an established form.
		Now you can pick up an Act of Parliament and find out just how easy it is to work out what a law really means, your rights and obligations under a law (legislation far too often takes rights rather than gives them, by the way) and how we are expected to act within it's framework.
	www.grandpapencil.com /austral/democracy/acts.htm (356 words)

	Queensland Parliament - Home Page
		The Parliamentary Library replaced its hard copy catalogue system in 1976 with an electronic system that was housed on the Parliament’s first computer.
		In 1977, this system won an IBM Australia Award for use of technology, and was chosen to go to an IBM Conference in Chicago.
		By 1987, a Windows version had been developed and in 1997 a web browser was also developed enabling continual access by clients external to the Parliament.
	www.parliament.qld.gov.au (140 words)

	Federation in Australia
		The smaller colonies were afraid that the larger ones would have more say in a federal parliament, so the conference adopted the practice of the United States: in the House of Representatives each state is represented according to the number of residents; in the Senate each state has an equal number of representatives.
		The Act declared that on 1st January 1901, the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania would be united and known as the 'Commonwealth of Australia'.
		On 1st January 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed in Centennial Park, Sydney by Lord Hopetoun, the first Governor General.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/federation.htm (756 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Federal Elections in Australia
		The Commonwealth of Australia held a federal election on Saturday, October 9, 2004.
		Members of both houses of Australia's Parliament - the Senate and the House of Representatives - are chosen by preferential voting systems, which are described here.
		In addition, both of Australia's internal territories - the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory - are represented in the House with full voting rights since 1968, and in the Senate since 1975.
	electionresources.org /au (525 words)

	Parliament of Australia: Senate: Briefs - 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By then, Australia consisted of six British colonies, each self-governing in relation to domestic matters, each staunchly independent of the others, but all linked by a common culture and heritage and possessing a number of common interests.
		It was feared that deadlocks would be inevitable in a Parliament where one House was dominated by representatives from the larger states and one House by representatives of the smaller states.
		If the necessary revenue is not raised by the Parliament, or if the authorisation to spend revenue on proposed activities is not given by the Parliament, the proposed activities cannot be undertaken by the government.
	www.aph.gov.au /senate/pubs/briefs/brief9.htm (2491 words)

	WWW-VL History Index
		"Australia on the Map: 1606-2006" (AOTM) is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping and encouraging the people of Australia plan events for 2006.
		The Discovery of Australia, by Diego de Prado, from the University of Sydney Library.
		Australia Felix, by Henry Handel Richardson, from the University of Sydney Library.
	vlib.iue.it /history/oceania/Australia (1692 words)

	Ministerial Statement to Parliament on Australia's Aid Program
		Our responses to the crisis in Solomon Islands, to the instability and economic vulnerability of Papua New Guinea to which Australia has committed an additional $800 million, and to the tsunami crisis, were all possible because of the strong and flexible relationships we have established over the years with our key development partners.
		Australia is joining with PNG and Indonesia in a study to better understand the pandemic in our sub-region in order to inform effective approaches to combat it.
		I expect this process to identify ideas for an aid engagement by Australia which continues to be at the cutting edge, and working to meet the challenges ahead.
	www.ausaid.gov.au /media/release.cfm?BC=Speech&Id=4181_6837_1755_8392_9413 (1725 words)

	Victoria Online: Parliament of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Website of the Australian Parliament, with information on the structure and functions of the two houses (House of Representatives, and the Senate), the members and officers, proceedings, committees, bills and publications.
		Website of Australia's House of Representatives, the lower House of the Australian Parliament, with information on its members, schedule of business, committees, proceedings, publications and administration.
		The department is responsible for quality information services, analysis and advice to the Parliament by the Parliamentary Library, Hansard transcription, information technology, communications and broadcasting services, and a range of building management services and facilities.
	www.vic.gov.au /sl/vic-online/31629-Victoria-Online-Parliament-of-Australia.html (232 words)

	Parliament@Work - ABOUT
		It is a companion to the CD ROM Parliament At Work, which provides interactive activities that allow students to explore aspects of parliamentary processes and the interplay between people and parliament.
		The material contained on this web site may be downloaded, stored in cache, displayed, printed and copied in unaltered form in whole or in part for studying or training purposes only subject to you acknowledging the source and not using it for commercial purposes.
		Parliament @ Work was developed by Global Vision Productions Pty Ltd for Curriculum Corporation, which is an independent education support organisation owned by all the Australian State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers of Education.
	www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au /about.php3 (500 words)

	Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
		The Old Parliament House is also the part home of the National Portrait Gallery (the rest is at Commonwealth Place), where you can see many of Australia’s most famous faces, as depicted by many of Australia’s most famous artists.
		Old Parliament House is an important part of Australia's history as a nation.
		The Old Parliament House is an impressive historical building which houses the Australian parliament before it was shifted to the New Parliament House located next to it.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/Australian_Capital_Territory/Canberra-1878455/Things_To_Do-Canberra-Old_Parliament_House-BR-1.html (858 words)

	Rioters Storm Parliament in Australia
		Hundreds of rioters smashed through glass doors at the front of the parliament and clashed with police in the public foyer in a confrontation lasting about two hours -- the worst violence ever experienced in the Australian parliament.
		It is a very sad and unhappy day in the life of the Australian parliament, and those responsible for today's demonstration should feel utterly ashamed of themselves.
		Australian Democrats leader Cheryl Kernot, whose party will play a key role in whether the budget passes parliament's upper house, said she could guarantee the protesters the spending cuts would receive close scrutiny to ensure they were fair.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/24/209.html (483 words)

	Western Australia Parliament House Centenary Flag (Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On 19 January I attended a function at Western Australia's Parliament House to celebrate its centenary.
		The flag will be flying outside Parliament with the Australian and Western Australia flags during 2004.
		The "centenary flag" is based on the same idea as the ACT and NT flags.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/au-wa_pc.html (240 words)

	Hansard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The materials and data provided on that site are provided by the Parliament of South Australia for information purposes only and they are subject to change without notice.
		The Parliament of South Australia does not warrant and makes no claim as to the accuracy, completeness or currency of the information on that site.
		Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information site is accurate, the Parliament of South Australia will not accept any liability for any loss or damage whether caused by negligence or otherwise which may be incurred from the use of, or reliance on, information available on this site.
	www.parliament.sa.gov.au /han/6_hansard.shtm (184 words)

	New Parliament House, Canberra, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		LORING was an original member of the Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp team and produced a number of extensive concept designs for mechanical and electrical systems as part of the team’s design proposal.
		As the principal design engineers for the Parliament House, LORING provided technical overview and support to three Australian based mechanical and electrical consulting firms and continued to be involved in the overall coordination of the project.
		The New Parliament House comprises over 3 million square feet and houses the nation’s Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Prime Minister’s Chambers and the Chambers for the Senate and the House of Representatives.
	www.loringengineers.com /canberra.html (170 words)

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