Publication Downloads
This page contains a listing of the publications and resources available for free download.
Key for download symbols
Link to an Adobe Acrobat PDF file
Link to a Microsoft Word file
Closer Look
The First Parliament of Australia: the ceremony [6 pages, 245KB]
A Short History of Parliament [8 pages, 619KB]
The Australian Constitution [5 pages, 259KB]
Australia's Parliament House [8 pages, 828KB]
A Multi-tiered System: governing Australia [9 pages, 1.7MB]
A Comparison of the Australian and United States Federal Legislatures [7 pages, 234KB]
Fact Sheet Series
Download the complete set of Fact Sheets [60 pages, 7.72MB]
Get Parliament
Download complete set: 9 activity sheets [PDF 2.7MB, 18 pages]
Maps
Senate representation [1 page, 2.66MB]
House of Representatives electorate divisions [1 page, 1.31MB]
Parliament NOW
Parliament NOW [PDF 654kb, 12 pages]
Parliamentary Glossary
Parliamentary Glossary [26 pages, 1.45MB]
Parliamentary Lesson Plans
The complete set of 12 Parliamentary Lesson Plans [34 pages, 530kb]
Role-play Toolkit
Scripts
Law-making in the House of Representatives Script Set [3 pages, 16KB]
Law-making in the Senate Script Set [3 pages, 16KB]
Question Time in the House of Representatives Script Set [5 pages, 15KB]
Question Time in the Senate Script Set [5 pages, 15KB]
Committee in the House of Representatives Script Set [2 pages, 15KB]
Committee in the Senate Script Set [2 pages, 15KB]
Quick guides
Quick Guide to Law-making in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 24KB]
Quick Guide to Law-making in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 48KB]
Quick Guide to Question Time in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 20KB]
Quick Guide to Question Time in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 42KB]
Quick Guide to Committee in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 24KB]
Quick Guide to Committee in the House of Representatives Role-play [2 pages, 47KB]
Quick Guide to Law-making in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 25KB]
Quick Guide to Law-making in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 48KB]
Quick Guide to Question Time in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 21KB]
Quick Guide to Question Time in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 39KB]
Quick Guide to Committee in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 24KB]
Quick Guide to Committee in the Senate Role-play [2 pages, 48KB]
Seating plans
House of Representatives Seating Plan for the Classroom [1 page, 387KB]
Senate Seating Plan for the Classroom [1 page, 339KB]
Committee Seating Plan for the Classroom [1 page, 225KB]
Make it yourself
Speaker/Clerk's gown instructions [9 pages, 104KB]
Serjeant-at-Arms gown instructions [11 pages, 120KB]
Serjeant-at-Arms jabot & cuffs instructions [3 pages, 93KB]
Mace instructions [5 pages, 77KB]
Usher of the Black Rod's bow-tie instructions [3 pages, 74KB]
Black Rod instructions [4 pages, 47KB]
Assessment Rubrics
Parliamentary Knowledge [1 page, 14KB]
Parliamentary Knowledge [1 page, 37KB]
Working with Others [1 page, 13KB]
Working with Others [1 page, 32KB]
Templates and suggestions
Law-making
How to write your own bill [2 pages, 12KB]
How to write your own bill [2 pages, 30KB]
How to accept a bill [2 pages, 10KB]
How to accept a bill [2 pages, 21KB]
How to amend a bill [1 page, 9KB]
How to amend a bill [1 page, 22KB]
How to reject a bill [1 page, 9KB]
How to reject a bill [1 page, KB]
Law-making suggestions [1 page, 17KB]
Law-making suggestions [1 page, 34KB]
Question Time
How to ask a question [1 page, 84KB]
How to ask a question [1 page, 20KB]
How to answer a government question [1 page, 89>KB]
How to answer a government question [1 page, 21KB]
How to answer an opposition question [1 page, 88KB]
How to answer an opposition question [1 page, 21KB]
Question Time suggestions [1 page, 142KB]
Question Time suggestions [1 page, 40KB]
Committee
How to be a committee member [1 page, 102KB]
How to be a committee member [1 page, 27KB]
How to be a committee senator [1 page, 103KB]
How to be a committee senator [1 page, 29KB]
How to be a witness at a House of Representatives committee [1 page, 99KB]
How to be a witness at a House of Representatives committee [1 page, 22KB]
How to be a witness at a Senate committee [1 page, 98KB]
How to be a witness at a Senate committee [1 page, 22KB]
How to write a committee report [1 page, 92KB]
How to write a committee report [1 page, 22KB]
Committee suggestion [1 page, 120KB]
Committee suggestions [1 page, 35KB]
Media
How to write a front page newspaper story [1 page, 126KB]
How to write a front page newspaper story [1 page, 27KB]
How to prepare a TV report [1 page, 102KB]
How to prepare a TV report [1 page, 22KB]
How to run a radio interview [1 page, 101KB]
How to run a radio interview [1 page, 22KB]