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Law in the Time of Corona: Optimising Parliamentary Functions During Long-Term Crises
The Acting CPA Small Branches Chairperson explores the methods for optimising parliamentary functions without jeopardising the Executive’s capacity to respond...
Complexity: Evolving Pandemic Meets Federation
The pandemic has thrown parliamentary powers into sharp relief, especially where powers are dispersed as in federations.
New Speaker Elected at Australian Federal Parliament
On 23 November 2021, Hon. Andrew Wallace, MP (Liberal National Party of Queensland) was elected as 33rd Speaker of the...
Appointment of the First Aboriginal Liaison Officer at the Parliament of New South Wales
It has been 12 months since the Parliament of New South Wales employed its first Aboriginal Liaison Officer, to ensure...
CPA Small Branches and Disabilities
Both the CPA Small Branches and Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) networks can learn a lot from each other. In...
New South Wales Parliament Helps Disadvantaged Communities During the Pandemic
A buzzing kitchen, delicious comfort food and a passionate, dedicated team are some of the ingredients that helped feed families...
Reflections on Parliamentary Democracy in the Australian Parliament
As the two Presiding Officers of the Australian Federal Parliament both retire, they reflect on the challenges and privileges of...
Julia Gillard: Vaccine Inequality, Women in Politics and the Commonwealth
In a special episode of Parliamentary Conversations in the Commonwealth, the former Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, sits down with...