- State of the Parties 1974-2002
- Complete List of Current and Prospective Senators – a table showing Senators, their States and Term Dates.
- The Balance of Power in the Senate (Dec 9, 2001)
- Party Representation in the Senate Since 1901
- Members of the Senate 1999
- 1996
- Federal Parliament Statistics 1994
- Dec 16, 2005: John Howard’s Senate Abuses – The Story Since 1 July – the Federal Opposition has attacked the government over its Senate behaviour since assuming control on July 1, 2005.
Archived Posts
- Oct 02, 2014: Senate President Announces Decision On Covered Visitors To Parliament House
- Sep 30, 2014: ALP And Greens Back Palmer Motion For Select Committee Inquiry Into Queensland Government
- Sep 08, 2014: Harry Evans, Former Clerk And Champion Of The Senate, Dies, 68
- Jul 10, 2014: Carbon Tax Repeal Bill Defeated In Senate As Palmer Squabbles With Government Over Amendments
- Jul 08, 2014: Jacqui Lambie Asks Her First Question As A Senator; Wants Billions And Special Economic Zone For Tasmania
- Jul 08, 2014: Palmer Party Senate Leader Glenn Lazarus Heckled During First Speech On Repealing Carbon Tax
- Jul 07, 2014: Tasmanian Liberal Senator Stephen Parry Elected President Of The Senate
- Jul 07, 2014: Senators Sworn In; New Balance Of Power As 2013 Federal Election Finally Complete
- Jun 16, 2014: Another Season Of Valedictory Speeches As Twelve Senators Depart
- May 23, 2014: Busting The Budget: Greens MP Condones Blocking Of Appropriation Bills By Senate
- May 09, 2014: Changes To Senate Voting Methods Recommended; Liberals, ALP And Greens Agree To Stamp Out Preference Gaming
- Apr 29, 2014: W.A. Senate Election Result Now Finalised; Liberal 3, ALP 1, Greens 1, PUP 1
- Apr 14, 2014: Brian Harradine, Long-Serving Independent Senator Expelled By ALP, Dies, 79
- Apr 06, 2014: Liberals Clinging To Three Seats In WA Senate Election; Labor Thrashed As Greens Triumph And Palmer Surges
- Mar 03, 2014: Scott Ludlam Invites Tony Abbott To Western Australia: “We Want Our Country Back”
- Feb 18, 2014: High Court Voids Western Australian Senate Election; New Poll Looms
- Dec 30, 2013: Clive Palmer Releases Memorandum Of Understanding With Motoring Enthusiast Party
- Nov 15, 2013: Electoral Commission Asks Court Of Disputed Returns To Void W.A. Senate Result
- Nov 04, 2013: W.A. Senate Result Declared
- Nov 02, 2013: Greens And Sports Party Prevail In WA Senate Count; Next Stop Court Of Disputed Returns
- Oct 31, 2013: AEC Loses 1,375 Votes In WA Senate Count; Mick Keelty To Investigate
- Oct 30, 2013: Deborah O’Neill Appointed To Fill Bob Carr’s Casual Senate Vacancy
- Oct 23, 2013: Bob Carr Resigns From The Senate, Abandons Promise To Beat Strom Thurmond
- Oct 10, 2013: Electoral Commissioner Orders Senate Recount In Western Australia
- Oct 03, 2013: Electoral Commission Refuses Request For Senate Recount In W.A. – Greens To Appeal
- Oct 03, 2013: The New Senate Numbers And The Abbott Government
- Oct 02, 2013: Greens Seek Recount After Scott Ludlam Loses Western Australian Senate Seat
- Oct 01, 2013: Palmer Wins By 7 Votes, Triggering Recount; Final Senate Results Now On Way
- Sep 09, 2013: Transition To Abbott Government Begins; Shorten, Albanese Vie For ALP Leadership As Recriminations Start; Mirabella Struggling In Indi; Palmer Takes Fairfax; Micro Parties Descend On Senate
- Feb 23, 2013: Zed Seselja Topples Gary Humphries For ACT Liberal Senate Preselection
- Feb 16, 2013: ‘Enemy Of The State’ – Senator Nick Xenophon Deported From Malaysia
- Feb 01, 2013: Evans, Roxon Quit Gillard Cabinet; Reshuffle Imminent
- Jan 23, 2013: NITV Interview With Nova Peris
- Aug 10, 2012: Senate President John Hogg To Retire
- Jun 21, 2012: Senator Mary Jo Fisher To Resign
- Jun 01, 2012: Sherry Resigns From Senate
- May 10, 2012: Valedictory Speech: Senator Nick Sherry
- Apr 13, 2012: Bob Brown Resigns; Christine Milne New Greens Leader
- Mar 31, 2012: Senator Judith Adams Dies
- Mar 02, 2012: Bob Carr Enters The Senate And Becomes Foreign Minister
- Jun 15, 2011: Craig Thomson And The Gillard Government
- Dec 13, 2007: 3-2-1 Split In Tasmanian Senate Poll
- Dec 16, 2005: John Howard’s Senate Abuses – The Story Since July 1st
- Aug 07, 2005: Greens Say They Will Test New Senate On Day One
- Nov 16, 2004: Governor-General’s Address Opening The 41st Parliament
- Mar 10, 2004: Abbott Announces Medicare Plus Deal With Senate Independents
- Aug 25, 2003: Mal Colston, Venal Politician, Labor Rat, Dead At 65
- May 01, 2003: Democrats Support Breast-Feeding In Senate
- Jul 01, 2002: State Of The Parties: Senate 1974-2002
- Jun 25, 2002: Meg Lees Under Attack By Democrats; Senate Numbers At Stake
- Mar 11, 2002: Bill Heffernan’s Disgraceful Speech Under Parliamentary Privilege
- Dec 09, 2001: The Balance of Power in the Senate
- Dec 09, 2001: Current and Prospective Senate Membership
- May 01, 2001: Longest Currently Serving Members Of Federal Parliament
- Jul 01, 1999: Members Of The Senate From July 1, 1999
- Oct 15, 1998: Howard Signals Intention To Accept Colston’s Vote
- Oct 15, 1997: Kernot Quits Democrats To Join Labor
- Jul 01, 1996: Members Of The Senate From July 1st, 1996
- May 01, 1996: Natasha Stott Despoja’s First Speech To The Senate
- Sep 17, 1990: Maiden Speech: Senator Nick Sherry
