Australian Senate facts for kids

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Australian Senate
Type
Type Upper house
Leadership
Members 76
Political groups

Government
Coalition (34)

Opposition (25)

Crossbench (11)

  •       Greens (10)
  •       PUP (2)
  •       Motoring (1)
  •       Liberal Democrats (1)
  •       Family First (1)
  •       Independent (3)
Elections
Last election 2013
Meeting place
Australian Senate - Parliament of Australia.jpg
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
Australia
Website
Senate

The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Australia. The lower house is the House of Representatives. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years. But some senators have 3 year terms. The Senate has a lot of power from the Australian Constitution.

There are currently 76 people in the Senate.

Images for kids

  • Australian Senate 1923

    The Australian Senate in 1923

  • Senate, Old Parliament House, Canberra

    The Senate chamber at Old Parliament House, Canberra, where the Parliament met between 1927 and 1988

  • Victorian-senate-paper-folded-01

    Senate ballot paper used in Victoria for 2016

  • Senate panorama

    The Australian Senate

  • A meeting room containing a large horseshoe-shaped desk, with red leather office chairs surrounding its outside edge, a microphone mounted in the desk in front of each chair

    A Senate committee room in Parliament House, Canberra


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