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Parliament House, also known as Capital Hill, is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative body of Australia's federal system of government. The building also houses the core of the executive (the Australian Government ), containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers.
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth [4] and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch of Australia (represented by the governor-general), the Senate (the upper house), and the House of Representatives (the lower house). [4]
The National Rose Garden is located beside old Parliament House and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is located in front of it. Reconciliation Place, a monument to reconciliation between Australia's indigenous people and the settler population is located near the High Court.
The voting population of each Australian electoral division, as of the 2022 federal election. Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 151 electorates.
Capital Hill (postcode: 2600) is the location of Parliament House, Canberra, at the south apex of the land axis of the Parliamentary Triangle.. The site was selected as the location of the Capitol in Walter Burley Griffin's Canberra design in 1912, which he envisaged to be "either a general administration structure for popular receptions and ceremony or for housing archives and commemorating ...
House of Representatives committee room, Parliament House, Canberra A short video on Australian Parliamentary Committees In addition to the work of the main chamber, the House of Representatives also has a large number of committees which deal with matters referred to them by the main House.
Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 after Parliament's relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra .
Updating to reflect official seating chart on Australian House of Reps website. Aston moved to government benches pending official placement of new member. 09:54, 15 January 2023