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	Australian House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia.
		According to the Australian Constitution, the powers of both houses are nearly equal, with the consent of both houses needed to pass legislation.
		In a reflection of the United Kingdom House of Commons, the predominant colour of the furnishings in the House of Representatives is green.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives (566 words)

	Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia.
		The authors of the Constitution intended that the House of Representatives should be as nearly as possible a replica of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
		In 1982 Speaker Sir Billy Snedden refused to insist that an opposition frontbencher, Bob Hawke, retract an allegation that the Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, was a liar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speaker_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives (1020 words)

	Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives: Factsheet No. 3: The Speaker
		In representing the House the Speaker represents and is responsible to the House and the totality of its Members, whether in government or opposition.
		The Speaker is considered to be by law, or is in effect, 'Minister' for the Department of the House of Representatives, having a similar role to that of a Minister of State in relation to a government department.
		The Speaker is elected for the duration of a Parliament.
	www.gaiaguys.net /speaker.htm (2141 words)

	Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Introduction
		The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament, the other being the Senate.
		Each House of Representatives may continue for up to three years, after which general elections for a new House must be held.
		The main political parties represented in the House are the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia.
	www.aph.gov.au /house/info/general/index.htm (1085 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Excerpts: Lawmakers Note Australia's Efforts to Fight Terrorism
		Speaker, as a co-sponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 217, this Member rises in strong support for the bill which recognizes the historic significance of the fiftieth anniversary of the alliance between Australia and the United States under the ANZUS Treaty.
		Speaker, when the ANZUS Treaty was signed on September 1, 1951, no one could have anticipated that 50 years later, Australia would invoke Article 4 of the treaty to assist the U.S. in its efforts against the threat of terrorism.
		Speaker, this commitment on the part of the Australians is to be commended as is the role it has previously played in defending the shared interests of the U.S. and Australia.
	usembassy-australia.state.gov /hyper/2001/1017/epf316.htm (2059 words)

	Project on Parliament
		The House of Representatives is one of two chambers in the Federal Parliament.
		The House of Representatives is sometimes called the People's House because Members are chosen to represent different parts of Australia, called electorates, which all have about the same number of people in them.
		Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the people in their electorate.
	www.peo.gov.au /resources/homework/peo002a.html (217 words)

	Adelaide IMC: newswire/9690
		The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, aka the Bunyip Hole, this morning declared the house "a shambles." Half an hour after the start of the day's business, every opposition speaker who had tried to say anything substantial had been gagged, that is, forced to sit down and shut up, by the government.
		Australians using Australian government-supplied guns, bombs and aircraft have been blowing Iraqi and Afghan kids' arms and relatives off, in a dedicated way and to the cheers of the Prime Minister and his men, for a couple of years now.
		This week, the Australian parliament voted to scrap the core provision oif Magna Carta, the 700-year old charter that guaranteed all a fair trail before their peers and freedom from arbitrary detention.
	adelaide.indymedia.org /newswire/display/9690/index.php (1234 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia
		The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a country's lower house of parliament or congress (i.e., the House of Commons or House of Representatives).
		Often the speaker performs his duties in a non-partisan manner, but in the United States, the Speaker is the most powerful position in the United States House of Representatives and participates in legislating.
		Speaker of the Riksdag (Speaker of the Swedish parliament)
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Speaker_of_the_House (439 words)

	Untitled Document
		The House of Representatives is the name of the Lower House, one of the two Houses of Federal Parliament for Australia.
		The House of Representatives is also known as the Green Room, named for The British House Of Commons on which it is based, representing the ordinary people who used to wear green,long ago.
		The Speaker is a Minister of Parliament who runs sessions in the House of Representatives and it is his/her job to maintain order.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /Cyberfair2004/houseofreps.htm (427 words)

	Old Parliament House - House of Representatives Chamber
		The green legislative chamber is the House of Representatives, the place where governments are formed by the majority party or a coalition of parties.
		The Constitution requires that the House of Representatives must have as close as possible to twice the numbers of the Senate: hence the difference in numbers of seats between this Chamber and the Senate.
		The House of Representatives Chamber at Old Parliament House has seen many important speeches, moments of inventive repartee, and debates of national significance, all of which contributed to the making of the nation.
	www.oph.gov.au /content.asp?pageID=15 (416 words)

	The Ultimate Member of Parliament Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The speaker of the house is Margaret Wilson.
		The British Parliament is divided into the House of Commons and the House of Lords; though it is often assumed that an MP is a member of Commons, they can be a member of either house.
		The representatives from the Dewan Rakyat are elected in the general elections, or by- elections, as opposed to the members of the Dewan Negara who are appointed by the King, in recognition to outstanding service to the country in various fields.The various State Governments also have the power to appoint Senators,propotionate to the state's size.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/MPs (580 words)

	New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented by a non-partisan Governor-General; the Queen 'reigns but does not rule', so she has no real political influence.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the Australian colonies.
		Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, currently Dame Silvia Cartwright.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand (5079 words)

	Sultanate - News \| Negara Brunei Darussalam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The War Memorial is regarded by the Australians as a unique institution that combines a shrine, a museum and an archive.
		Australian and British troops were involved in the theater of conflicts in the two regions.
		Also at the luncheon were the President of the Senate, the Honourable Senator Paul Calvert; Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable David Hawker and leader of the opposition, the Honourable Kim Beazley.
	www.sultanate.com /news_server/3_feb_16.html (470 words)

	THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
		The members of the house of representatives are elected by the people to represent certain areas called electorates.
		The Political Parties that are represented in the house are the Liberal party, the Australian Labor Party and the National Party of Australia.
		The House of Representatives main colour is green.
	teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/houseofreps.htm (236 words)

	KIDCYBER TOPICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is a symbol of the Speaker's authority.
		The silver Mace of the Australian House of Representatives was made in London.
		The Australian Parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/austgovtgloss.htm (652 words)

	National Archives of Australia - Fact Sheet 203 - The House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The House of Representatives Standing Committee of Privileges (CA 724) – often referred to as the 'Privileges Committee' – was established in March 1944.
		Contempt is conduct that amounts to an improper interference with the free exercise of the authority or functions of the House or its committees or with the free performance of duties by a Member.
		On 7 December 2000 the House of Representatives voted to authorise the public release of all evidence or documents over 30 years old taken in camera or submitted on a confidential or restricted basis to the Privileges Committee, unless the records contained information exempt under section 33 of the Archives Act 1983.
	www.naa.gov.au /Publications/fact_sheets/fs203.html (840 words)

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		The profile of the Australian film and television industry and the depth of talent produced is disproportionate to our population and industry size.
		The AFC is the Australian Government's agency for supporting the development of film, television and interactive media projects and their creators.
		The Internationalisation of Australian Film and Television through the 1990s is a comprehensive and accessible description and analysis of the processes of internationalisation in the Australian audiovisual industry through the 1990s.
	www.afc.gov.au /policyandresearch/policy/film_industry.aspx (1059 words)

	The Australian Federal Constitution: Net Resources (Discussion #5)
		One point worth noting: the section on "The House of Representatives" is only a fraction of the length of those assigned to "The Role of Caucus" and "Senate Consideration".
		When you consider that both houses of Parliament were primarily formed for the purposes of being deliberative bodies, this is a major indictment of the major parties, including the Liberal Party, of which I am a member.
		In the House of Representatives, this development put an end to 'responsible government' as it was understood by the founders, in that governments and Prime Ministers came to control the House through their assurance of a controlled party majority.
	www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au /staff/souters/constitution/others.html (11833 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Uproar in Australian parliament
		He is the first member of government to be ordered out of the Australian House of Representatives for almost 40 years.
		Under the headline "Hypocrites in the House", it said the Australian parliament was "approaching the style of the gang fights of the old Taiwanese legislature".
		The Speaker of the House, Neil Andrew, who ordered the expulsions, later played down the disruption, saying that good government depended upon effective opposition.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/801998.stm (359 words)

	Australian government
		The party that has most members elected to the House of Representatives becomes the Government, and its leader becomes the Prime Minister of Australia.
		The party that wins the next highest number of seats in the House of Representatives is called the Opposition and its leader is called the Leader of the Opposition.
		The Speaker is in charge of the meeting and makes sure people get a turn to speak.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/austgov2.htm (502 words)

	The Parliament of Australia: A Bibliography: Presiding_Officers/Speaker
		Bolton, Geoffrey C., and Mackerras, Malcolm H. "The Speakership of the House of Representatives: The WestminsterModel or Not?" Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 8 (Winter 1981): 9- 11.
		Ndebbele, C.E. "What Are the Challenges Faced by Speakers and Presiding Officers During the Democratic Consolidating Phase?" Paper prested to 15th Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Canberra (January 6, 2000): 4 p.
		Snedden, Billy M. "The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives." Parliamentarian 59 (October 1978):205-210.
	www.indiana.edu /~librcsd/bib/australia_parliament/Presiding_Officers/Speaker (834 words)

	Australian Labor Party: Disgraceful Conduct In Parliament
		The House of Representatives has completely disintegrated once again, this time under the control of the Leader of Government Business, Tony Abbott and the Acting Speaker, Peter Lindsay.
		Members of the Government have shown their arrogance and contempt for the Australian Parliament by displaying complete disregard for the procedures of the House of Representatives.
		The Leader of Government Business, Tony Abbott was not required by the Acting Deputy Speaker of the House to immediately withdraw this unparliamentary and undignified comment despite protests by the Opposition.
	www.alp.org.au /media/0506/mshea251.php (328 words)

	Garry Barr Nehl
		Deputy Speaker of the Australian Government's House of Representatives, addressing a sitting of Parliament in his kilt!
		Elected to the House of Representatives for Cowper, New South Wales, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1998.
		House of Representatives Standing: Publications from 8.10.87 to 19.2.90; Industry, Science and Technology from 29.5.89 to 19.2.90; Selection from 15.5.90 (Chair from 7.5.96); Long Term Strategies from 1.6.90 to 8.2.93; House from 21.8.90; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 12.5.93 to 29.1.96; Procedure from 12.5.93 to 29.1.96.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/australia/nehl_gb.htm (384 words)

	The Parliament of Australia: A Bibliography: Parliamentary_Organization/House
		"The Growth of Parliamentary Committees of the House of Representatives and Joint Committees." Legislative Studies 6, 1 (Winter 1991): 6-8.
		Emy, Hugh V. "The House of Representatives." In The Politics of Australian Democracy.
		Hamer, David J. "The Flaws of the House." In Australian Politics: A Fourth Reader.
	www.indiana.edu /~librcsd/bib/australia_parliament/Parliamentary_Organization/House (714 words)

	The Australian Constitution - Section 35 - Election of Speaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Australian Constitution - Section 35 - Election of Speaker
		The Speaker shall cease to hold his office if he ceases to be a member.
		He may be removed from office by a vote of the House, or he may resign his office or his seat by writing addressed to the Governor-General.
	www.australianpolitics.com /constitution/text/35.shtml (106 words)

	Spring 2003 issue
		Professor Henry Albinski, founder of the Penn State Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies and of the Australian Studies Association of North America (ASANA), succumbed to lymphoma in Sydney on April 6, 2003.
		Those who follow Australian politics and who are mindful of the conspicuous anti-American sentiment that the Iraq venture unleashed wonder how much of a fight there will be over this FTA.
		Highlights of the meeting included panels and addresses by Tony Abbot, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Michael Thawley, Australia's Ambassador to the U.S., Peter Baxter, DCM at the Australian Embassy, and David Walker, DCM at the New Zealand Embassy.
	www.utexas.edu /depts/cas/spring03.html (2019 words)

	Australian Capital Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I stayed at the Australian National University, which was incredibly cheap and in a nice location.
		The highlight was Question Time in the House of Representatives.
		The Deputy Opposition Leader had to be publicly disciplined by the Speaker, and the Prime Minister kept interrupting his junior ministers - it was great.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~mkellerm/aust/act.html (276 words)

	House of Representatives Factsheet: The Speaker
		Section 35 of the Constitution provides that: 'The House of Representatives shall, before proceeding to the despatch of any other business, choose a Member to be the Speaker of the House.'
		In the Chamber and for ceremonial occasions the Speaker may wear the formal Speaker's dress of a fl Queen's Counsel gown, wing collar and bands.
		The standing orders provide that the Second Deputy Speaker must be a non-government Member.
	www.australianpolitics.com /parliament/factsheets/03speaker.htm (2124 words)

	Paul Keating - Saxton Speaker Bureau - Speaker Details
		His distinguished political career began in 1969 when he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the electorate of Blaxland for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
		As a speaker, his special talent is pulling together disparate ideas, trends and facts to produce a ‘big picture’-type analysis of the topic.
		Paul Keating is a most articulate speaker with a wealth of international experience and a keen contemporary insight into global and domestic affairs.
	www.saxton.com.au /default.asp?sd8=994 (583 words)

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