Where can I find more information about Senate estimates?

Thanks for your question, Ken. Senate estimates hearings, also known as estimates committees or simply 'estimates', allow senators to scrutinise – closely examine – how the government is spending taxpayers' money. 

If you want specific information about the most recent estimates hearings, you can find this on the Australian Parliament House website. This page includes links to each of the committees and a searchable database of questions on notice.

A Senate estimates committee hearing at Australian Parliament House. People are listening to a senator asking a question.

Senate estimates in action

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Senate estimates in action

A Senate estimates committee hearing at Australian Parliament House. People are listening to a senator asking a question.

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Members of parliament sitting at desks in rows opposite each other in a committee room at Australian Parliament House. There are folders of paper and laptops in front of them. One member of parliament is speaking to the group and the others are listening.

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