Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The first address by an invited guest to the Parliament in a formally convened joint sitting of which there was an official record was on 2 January 1992, by the US President, George H. W. Bush. Later addresses to joint sittings included those from US presidents Bill Clinton (1996), George W. Bush (2003), and Barack Obama (2011); and paramount ...
An example of this is the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia, appointed by resolution by the House of Representatives on 4 July 2019 and the Senate on 22 July 2019. [3] The Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia was referred to this Committee in June 2020.
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 Standing Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives responsible for the consideration of documents presented to the House of Representatives. [1]
In the Australian federal parliament, a joint sitting can be held, under certain conditions, to overcome a deadlock between the two houses.For a deadlock to be declared, a bill has to be rejected twice by the Senate at an interval of at least three months, after which a double dissolution election can be held.
The Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives. [1] The committee is a "General Purpose Standing Committee" governed by Standing Order 215.
This is a ‘whole of Australia’ endeavour, across the whole Agenda. Australia is committed to the 2030 Agenda. Australia's response to the SDGs is shaped by the environment, governance systems, institutions, economy and society. The SDGs contain long-standing, complex policy challenges with no simple solutions. They require a joint effort.
The Climate Change Act 2022 passed the parliament on 8 September 2022, having been approved by the House by 86 votes to 50 and the Senate by 37 votes to 30. The legislation codifies a 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 (on 2005 levels), requires the Climate Change Authority to provide advice on Australia's progress against those targets, mandates that the Minister for Climate ...