New website help
Welcome to our new site
We’re delighted to welcome you to our newly redesigned website. As part of this update, the website's search capabilities and navigation have been updated, making it easier than ever to find exactly what you’re after. Explore our search tips for different ways to search the site and for new ways to refine your results. Accessibility and responsiveness have been improved, so you can enjoy seamless browsing, whether you’re accessing our website on your computer, tablet, or phone. We’ll continue to roll out updates and improvements over time.
New navigation
Our main menu now consists of the following landing pages: Members & Electorates, Parliamentary Business, About Parliament, Get Involved, and Visit Parliament. You can click on each of these in the menu navigation to show their submenu. Click on the text in the menu to navigate to a landing page.
Sitting calendar
To access the sitting calendar, click on ‘Today in Parliament’ in the top left corner of the website menu. This is accessible from every page of our new website, on both desktop and mobile. On a sitting day, quickly access the relevant Running Record by clicking ‘LA Sitting day’ or ‘LC Sitting day’. During a committee hearing, quickly access the hearing schedule by clicking on the committee's name.
Parliamentary Business
Links to bills, committees, petitions, Hansard and House papers, research, and the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council pages are located in the Parliamentary Business menu. Additional parliamentary information, such as returns to orders, disallowable instruments, and procedural publications can be found within the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council pages.
Tips for using this website
Search to find what you need
We’ve improved search on our website to help you find information more easily. If you can’t find what you need in the menu, use search instead. These tips will help you use keywords and filters to get even better results.
Clear old browser data
If pages do not look right, clear your browser cache and cookies to load the latest version of the website. This may sign you out of some websites and remove saved settings. To do this, open your browser settings and look for options such as clear browsing data, privacy, or history. You can usually find browser settings beside the address bar.
Frequently asked questions
Does the website still have the same information and resources?
Yes. The same parliamentary information and services are still available, including sitting day records, inquiries, petitions, questions and answers, bills, house papers and member contact details. Some pages, links and navigation may look different or be in a new location, but the same information is still there.
Can people still watch hearings and webcasts?
Yes. Information about hearings is still available on the relevant committee pages, with livestream webcasts also still available for all hearings and parliamentary sittings. You can access live webcasts from the main navigation bar.
Can people still find Hansard, Bills, tabled papers and house papers?
Yes. Hansard, bills, tabled papers and house papers are available from within the Parliamentary Business menu.
Can people still sign or create petitions?
Yes. Information about petitions is still available, including how to sign a petition or create a new one where applicable. This can be accessed from either the Parliamentary Business menu or Get Involved menu.
Where can I find the Hansard transcript on a sitting day?
To find the day’s progressive Hansard transcript:
- Navigate to Hansard and House papers search.
- Change the ‘Type’ filter to ‘Hansard’, and ensure the results are sorted by ‘Newest first’.
- Select the relevant day and House from the results.
- In the pop-up side bar, under Hansard, select ‘View full page’. This will take you to the start of the sitting day’s online Hansard transcript, which is published progressively throughout the day.
How can I search for a specific phrase or section in Hansard?
For a specific phrase or section of Hansard (such as Question Time: Road Tolls on 6 August in the LA), we suggest using the website’s overall search function:
- Enter the phrase or section name into the search field
- Adjust the ‘Parliamentary business’ filter to ‘Hansard’, and select the relevant House
- Sort the results by ‘Date (newest first)’
- Selecting a result will take you directly to the relevant section of the Hansard online transcript
How can I search for deferred answers to questions in Hansard?
We currently suggest using the website’s overall search function:
- Go to the main Website Search on the top right-hand corner
- Type Deferred Answers in your keyword search
- Optional: Select Legislative Council or Legslative Assembly to refine results
- Sort results based on preference (e.g. newest first)
You can further refine your results by adding keywords with + in front of the word (without spaces). E.g. +road.
How can I search for Hansard records by month and year?
From the Hansard and House papers search page you can filter by year, month, paper type and House, as well as by keyword.
You can also search Hansard records via the whole website search. Enter your keyword and then filter your results by selecting 'Hansard' from the Parliamentary Business drop down.
Why am I getting too many results?
Try using filter selections, wrapping your key terms in double quotes to search for an exact phrase, or use the + operator to require specific words. You can also apply date or parliamentary business filters from the results page. Search results will include terms from the title of a PDF, so generic terms like ‘house’ may return many results.