Speaker of the House of Representatives

• The Role of the Speaker - official factsheet
  • How the Speaker is Chosen - these are the Standing Orders (rules) of the House governing how the Speaker is chosen

  • Powers of the Speaker - these are the rules of debate which outline the powers of the Speaker

• The current Speaker - Neil Andrew - official factsheet

• The Independence of the Speaker - Margaret Healy - Parliamentary Library [Mar 30, 1998]

• New Speaker Must Get Order In The House - The Australian Editorial [Nov 28, 2001]

• Howard Discusses How The Liberal Party Chooses A Speaker [Nov 29, 2001]

• Silent Speaker - an article by Lincoln Archer on the ABC web-site, discussing the position of the Speaker. [February 15, 2002]

• An Independent Speaker: The PM's Comments - a media statement issued by Simon Crean, Leader of the Opposition, highlighting previous comments made by John Howard about the need for an independent Speaker. [February 11, 2002]

• UK Parliament Guide to the Speaker

• Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

• Officers of the Parliament

• The President of the Senate

• The Clerk of the House -Ian Harris

• The Deputy Clerk - Bernard Wright