What is it like to work at the Parliament (not a member of parliament)?

The Australian Parliament is a very busy and exciting place to work. When the Parliament is sitting, or meeting, about 4000–5000 people work in Parliament House every day, including:

  • members of parliament and their staff
  • parliamentary officers, such as the Clerks, the Serjeant-at-Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod
  • public servants, such as advisers and researchers
  • the press gallery – media – who report about the Parliament to Australians
  • employees who provide services such as broadcasting, computing, cleaning and catering.

All of these people help the Parliament to work and make decisions for the country.

The Treasurer and the Minister for Finance are being interviewed. There are people with cameras and boom mics.

The Treasurer and Minister for Finance talking to the media about the Budget.

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The Treasurer and Minister for Finance talking to the media about the Budget.

The Treasurer and the Minister for Finance are being interviewed. There are people with cameras and boom mics.

Penny Bradfield/DPS Auspic

Description

A man and a woman wearing suits stand at podiums in a large room. There are many people in the room facing them. These people have cameras, microphones and notepads. 

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