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The Parliamentary Library is part of the Department of Parliamentary Services and provides services to senators, members, their staff, the staff of parliamentary departments and the Governor-General. The first library services were delivered to federal parliament in 1901 and continue to provide significant support to parliament and the democratic process.

03/06/2026

Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026: https://bit.ly/3Siejnh

02/06/2026

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No.1) Bill 2026 [and related Bill] [Preliminary Digest]: https://bit.ly/4dEYbok

29/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined Professor Peter Yu on Thursday for a discussion on what Reconciliation can look like in Australia after the Voice Referendum and potential pathways to prosperity and self-determination for First Nations Australians.

👉 Watch the lecture recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/k_XsfN-bIes?si=Bj6OwMc3W28DlXbx

28/05/2026

Where are we and what is Reconciliation today?

Watch the livestream here: https://m.youtube.com//streams?ra=m

📢 In this lecture hear from Professor Peter Yu on what Reconciliation looks like in the post-Voice Referendum landscape. What are potential pathways to prosperity and self-determination for First Nations Australians?

🗓️ Thursday 28 May
🕥 11 am AEST

22/05/2026

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 https://bit.ly/49hh4uT

21/05/2026

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 [and related Bill]: bit.ly/4dWGwbG

20/05/2026

📢 In this talk, Australian National University Vice-President (First Nations) Professor Peter Yu will explore what Reconciliation looks like in the post-Referendum landscape. Professor Yu points out potential pathways to prosperity and self-determination for First Nations Australians

🗓️ Thursday 28 May
🕥 11 am AEST

Register to join in person: https://events.humanitix.com/what-does-reconciliation-really-mean-parliamentary-library-lecture

Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/

19/05/2026

Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026 [and associated Bills]: bit.ly/3R98us3

12/05/2026

Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026: bit.ly/4dyZMvL

08/05/2026

Here are a few items from the archives to mark 125 years since Federation and the establishment of the Commonwealth Parliament 📖

According to the Argus newspaper (in 1901), access to the Victorian Parliamentary Library was a key factor in choosing the Victorian Parliament over the Exhibition Building for the new Commonwealth Parliament. Apparently “the Library was the great object of the desire of the Federal Government.”!
👉 bit.ly/4tTUgtr

Hansard even records Prime Minister Barton confirming MPs’ access to the Library and a few other 'essentials', including the refreshment room and billiard room! Thank you Hansard:
👉 bit.ly/42oZVeZ

Library committees were also established in the 1st Parliament, both in the House and the Senate, and exist today as a joint committee.
👉 bit.ly/4wi2s8k

Pictured are the original meeting minutes from the House and Senate, dating back to 1901!

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