16/03/2026

Nauru Parliament review Standing Orders with support from Victoria Parliament

The Nauru Parliament Standing Orders Committee has held a series of meetings with officials from the Parliament of Victoria in Australia from 9 to 10 March 2026, marking the first major review of Nauru’s Standing Orders since the Parliament was established in 1968.
27/02/2026

Papua New Guinea and Queensland re-sign partnership agreement

The Speakers of the Papua New Guinea and Queensland Parliaments have re-signed a Parliamentary Partnership Agreement reaffirming a decade-long commitment to cooperation, institutional strengthening and regional parliamentary diplomacy.
26/02/2026

New CPA Strategic Plan 2026-2029 launched

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has officially launched its new Strategic Plan, covering the period 2026 – 2029.
02/02/2026

Nauru Parliament undertakes CPA Benchmarks self-assessment

A delegation from Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International Headquarters met with the Parliament of Nauru from 19 to 23 January 2026 as part of a CPA Benchmarks self-assessment exercise.
20/01/2026

Speakers of Parliament meet in India for the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth

Speakers and Presiding Officers from across the Commonwealth have met in New Delhi, India for the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) which took place from 14 to 16 January 2026.
04/08/2025

54th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference for Pacific and Australia Regions in Nauru

Parliamentarians from the Pacific and Australia Regions have met for the 54th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference (POCC), hosted by Parliament of Nauru from 8 to 10 July 2025 on a theme of ‘Independent Parliaments, Strengthening Democracy: The Power of Parliamentary Autonomy’.
25/07/2025

Tonga MPs visit twinning partners in South Australia

A parliamentary delegation from the Tonga Parliament visited Australia from 21 to 28 June 2025 as part of an Australia-led initiative to enhance regional cooperation and deepen bilateral relations.
02/07/2025

Kiribati Committee visit twinning partners in Australian Capital Territory

The Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji, Hon. Filimone Jitoko led a parliamentary visit to the Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia from 17 to 20 June 2025.
20/06/2025

Fiji Speaker leads parliamentary visit to Parliament of Victoria

The Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji, Hon. Filimone Jitoko led a parliamentary visit to the Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia from 17 to 20 June 2025.
03/06/2025

Two Speakers – One Parliament

On 3 June 2025, the Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Hon. Maree Edwards, MP welcomed the Speaker of the Australian Federal Parliament’s House of Representatives, Hon. Milton Dick, MP to the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne.
30/05/2025

Vanuatu MPs visit Queensland Parliament as part of parliamentary twinning

The Parliament of Queensland welcomed a delegation of Parliamentarians from Vanuatu in May 2025.
25/05/2025

Australian Senate President visits Welsh and Scottish Parliaments

The President of the Australian Senate, Senator the Hon Sue Lines has visited the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff (also known as the Senedd Cymru) where she met with the Llywdd (Speaker), Rt Hon. Elin Jones MS in May 2025.