By provision of the Constitution of Australia, the legislature arm of the government of Australia, commonly know as the Parliament, has the power to;

• make new laws, which are are assented to by the Governor-General,
• authorising the expenditure of the executive (Australian Government),
• Scrutinises the administration actions of the executive, and
• debating public policy.

Parliament is comprised of two houses being,

• the House of Representatives – also known as the lower house, comprised of 150 members representing a difference electorate with roughly the same number of registered voters within its boundary.
• the Senate – as known as the upper house, comprised of 76 members representing an equal division of membership from the states, currently 12 senators for the states and 2 senators for the NT and ACT. 

To find out more information, explore the informative links and interactive map below.