The People of Parliament

This documentary explains the functions of Parliament by following the parliamentary day of two senators (Bob Collins and Kay Patterson) and two members of the House of Representatives (Kathy Sullivan and Stephen Martin). Parliamentarians are shown at work in their offices, at meetings of Parliamentary committees and at party political meetings as well as participating in debate in their respective houses.

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

producer/director

Geoffrey Barnes

Ian Host

Duration

00:32:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302676

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Parliament House (Canberra, A.C.T.)

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Navy

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Parliamentary practice

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Australia

Places → Parliament House (Canberra, A.C.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1989

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