Parliament news

As the oldest building on the Parliamentary estate, Westminster Hall has played a central role in British history.

Craig Thomson has finally broken his parliamentary silence on the extensive allegations against him. Read more on the blog... Read more on the blog...

Queensland Governor Penelope Wensley has officially opened the 54th parliament of Queensland with all the bells and whistles.

The election to parliament of a bass player from the Greek Black Metal band Naer Mataron has the Greek media scrambling to find connections between facism and heavy metal. Chaos, as Greeks like to say, is a Greek word. And Greeks might agree that the election of a Black Metal musician to a country’s legislature does not bode well for political stability. This is the band that everyone in Greece ...

Governor sets out her new government's priorities for next three-year term.

Governor opens new State Parliament, sets out her government's priorities.

WITH the threat of any disruption from protesters removed, the Australian Army Band got the party started for opening of the 54th State Parliament.

In simple terms all that the people of this country are asking for is honest individuals with sincerity of purpose to be their voices in Parliament. Is it wrong of us or is it too much to ask, wonders Vivek Gumaste.

The DGCA order came in the wake of members of the Parliament raising the issue in Parliament on Thursday and asking the government to act.

Canadian rock group Rush took a trip to Ottawa's Parliament Hill yesterday, leaving some of the country's more powerful, influential politicians fawning like teenaged girls over their idols. According to CBC , the visit by Geddy Lee , Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart -- which included attending a question period in Parliament -- was part of a reception for the 2012 Governor General's Performing Arts ...

The SABC has promised parliament that they will spend R1 billion in 2013 on new local and international content, in a bid to lure back TV viewers.