Australian Parliamentary Library
The Parliamentary Library provides services to senators, members, their staff and the staff of committees. The Library publishes research publications, a FlagPost blog and the Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Parliamentary Handbook covers many aspects of the Commonwealth Parliament and the Australian political system.
The Bills Digests have been produced by the Parliamentary Library since 1977. They are a description of new bills - the purpose of the bill, the main issues, financial implications of the bill and key provisions. Written to assist members of Parliament in their consideration of Bills, they are a valuable background source and provide an independent perspective on legislation.
Victorian Parliamentary Library
The Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library provides research support to Members of the Victorian Parliament. Research publications and Parliamentary papers are available on the Tabled Documents section of the website.