Impact
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Australia
Australia
Data points :
Parliament, House of Representatives, Senate
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
46.00%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
26.09%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 26.45 million people
- Number of MPs 150 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election May 2025
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.aph.gov.au
www.aph.gov.au - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Related news
News in brief
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Press releases
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Press releases
06/03/2025
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Case studies
Case studies
16/09/2025
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Case studies
20/07/2023
