Parliament of Australia website Quick reference guide

Introduction guide to new features of www.aph.gov.au

 The Parliament of Australia has a new website.

 Users of the website will be able to easily access information about Australian Parliament, Senators and Members, Hansards, Bills and Committees.

 Users will be able to access Parliamentary information including Hansards and Bills by searching directly through the website.

 “My Parliament” will provide an opportunity to customise your Parliamentary experience by registering for tailored RSS feeds to track Bills; and Senators and Members.

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Bills and Legislation

1. A list of most recent Bill Home pages which provide a gateway to access Bills and Bill related information.

2. Pre-defined searches available as customised hyperlinks.

3. Browse and search features available.

Hansard 1. Various pathways to retrieve the same information i.e. hyperlinks from related web pages will lead to the same web page. 2. Search feature available. 3. Pre-defined searches available as customised hyperlinks. 4. List of most recent Hansard transcripts available Chamber Documents

1. Easily accessed through the links on the coloured banners, which are displayed on every web page or via navigation menus.

2. Pre-defined searches available as customised hyperlinks

3. Search feature available.

4. Hyperlinks to related information available. Watch Parliament

 Live broadcasts for chamber and committees presented separately.  Also includes recorded videos as well as live broadcasts of other televised events

Live Broadcast program schedule is also available. Visit Parliament

 Get the most out of your visit to Parliament House by being able to find out what visitor events are on and where to go once you arrive.  Further information about the Chamber Public Galleries is available along with the ability to experi- ence Parliament House online.  Photo Gallery and tour based information.

Information is also available on:  Art Collection  Annual Reports  Exhibitions  Parliamentary Library  PEO ParlInfo Search

 Access to ParlInfo Search—for more complex searching by expert users  Located in the right hand corner on every page—easily accessible

Help

 Further support and assistance is provided by a „Help‟ link located on the footer bar on each page.  The help page contains the sitemap, FAQ‟s, Glossary terms, accessibility information and RSS feeds.

 Each page allows access to social media.