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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 147, 2012-13 19 June 2013 Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 Rob Lundie Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Referendums in 1974 and 1988 .......................................................................................................... 3 Parliamentary motion of recognition .................................................................................................. 4 ALGA Constitutional Convention ......................................................................................................... 5

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2020-21 22 JULY 2020 ‘What's the difference?’: explaining parliamentary terms Rob Lundie and Nicholas Horne Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 3 Glossary ......................................................................................... 3 Appropriation bills; Supply bills; Money bills; Tax bills; Budget measures ................................................................................. 3 Australian/Federal/Commonwealth Government; Federal/Commonwealth Parliament .................................................. 4

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2019-20 13 JANUARY 2020 ‘So when is the next election?’: Australian elections timetable as at January 2020 Rob Lundie, updated by Laura Schatz and Damon Muller Politics and Public Administration Section Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 3 The Commonwealth ....................................................................... 3 The rules .............................................................................................. 3 House of

July 17, 2015 Career backgrounds of Australia’s Governors-General Martin Darley/Shutterstock Posted 20/12/2018 by Rob Lundie Career backgrounds of Australia’s Governors-General On 16 December 2018, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the Queen had approved his recommendation that the next Governor-General would be His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley, AC

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2016-17 UPDATED 22 DECEMBER 2016 ‘That's it, you’re out’: disorderly conduct in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 2016 Rob Lundie Politics and Public Administration Executive summary • Of the 1,136 members who have served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to the

10 PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY BRIEFING BOOK | KEY ISSUES FOR THE 45TH PARLIAMENT Electronic voting at federal elections Rob Lundie, Politics and Public Administration On 10 July 2016, eight days after the federal election, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten conceded defeat. Five seats were still in doubt and 80 per cent of

Double dissolution election: implications for the Senate Posted 29/01/2016 by Rob Lundie Prime Minister Turnbull has a number of triggers and potential triggers should he opt for a double dissolution election. If the Prime Minister decides to call a double dissolution election prior to the Budget (10 May), both Houses

RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2014-15 4 MAY 2015 Commonwealth Parliament from 1901 to World War I Rob Lundie and Dr Joy McCann Politics and Public Administration Section Executive summary • The Commonwealth Parliament of Australia was just 13 years old when World War I broke out on 28 July 1914. •