The Latest Breaking News from Upper House

The New South Wales Liberals strike a deal for gender parity on its upper house ticket ahead of next year's state election, just days after a first attempt was struck down in a blow to Premier Dominic Perrottet, leaving some members of the party feeling "disgusted" by the selection process.

NEW DELHI: Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday with the winter session coming to an end six days ahead of schedule. It was also vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar’s maiden session as chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. While Dhankhar presided over the Upper House which recorded 102 per cent productivity, his remarks…

The Upper House is facing a major challenge in deliberating a controversial amendment to the Student Loan Fund Act. That's mostly because the Student Loan Fund (SLF) is complicated.

An email reveals then-NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet wanted to meet with the shortlisted candidates for a lucrative UK trade role even though an independent recruitment process had already made a selection.

No one could have foreseen that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's popularity would nosedive so soon after the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July's election to the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Until recently, Mr Kishida's government received consistently high approval ratings. But the LDP's links to a controversial…

NSW politics veteran Fred Nile announces his retirement from parliament at age 88.

It will be introduced in the Legislative Assembly later during this session

With the changed numbers on the floor, it will face no hurdles

A bid to rid the Senate of the power to take part in electing a prime minister is underway in parliament as some lawmakers insisted such a change would uphold the Upper House's political neutrality.