Appointment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer – Dr Stein Helgeby
The Presiding Officers are pleased to announce Dr Stein Helgeby has been appointed as the new Parliamentary Budget Officer for a four-year term from 18 November 2020.Read More »Reopening of Australian Parliament House to the public on 7 September 2020
Joint statement from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Tony Smith MP and the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Scott RyanRead More »COVID-19: Statement by the Presiding Officers regarding sittings of Parliament – for the period 24 August 2020 to 3 September 2020
Following consultations between the Presiding Officers, Parliamentary Departments and relevant Commonwealth officers and agencies including the Acting Chief Medical Officer and ACT Health the following arrangements have been made regarding operations and activities at Parliament House for the upcoming sittings, along with specific requests to persons travelling to the ACT.Read More »
Statement on sittings of the Senate – August 2020
Media Release -18 July 2020 I have received a request to defer the scheduled sittings of the Senate for August 4-6 and August 10-13 from Senator Cormann as the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Senator Wong as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate has concurred with this request. I have subsequently consulted with other parties […]Read More »
Deakin’s lesson: compromise as progress
As the speaker for the 49th Alfred Deakin Lecture, Senator Ryan discussed the importance of the Senate as a chamber of negotiation and compromise, and its role in developing wider support on political issues and policy.