In a groundbreaking move, the Australian Parliament was broadcast live on the Internet for the first time yesterday.
Proceedings from the House of Representatives, the Senate and Main Committees of the House of Representatives will be available live via Internet broadcasts.
Previously only text information about the Parliament and Hansard transcripts was available on the Internet.
This year, the Parliamentary web site has averaged over one million ‘hits’ per month. Live webcasting of both Chambers should encourage even greater interest in the operations and proceedings of the Federal Parliament.
“Around the world technological advances in using the Internet to improve democratic process are being explored, Senator Lundy said
“Making Parliament more accessible is a great achievement however unless all Australians have access to the Internet it is only serving a minority of citizens.
Live Internet broadcasts of Parliament can be accessed at: www.aph.gov.au
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