Parliament of Australia
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The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliament of Australia Context triple: [Australia, legislature, Parliament of Australia]
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A.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the elected lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's voters.
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B.
Parliament of New South Wales
The Parliament of New South Wales is the bicameral state legislature of New South Wales, Australia, comprising the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.
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C.
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's electorate through a system of proportional representation.
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D.
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
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E.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliament of Australia Target entity description: The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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A.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the elected lower house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for initiating legislation and representing the state's voters.
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B.
Parliament of New South Wales
The Parliament of New South Wales is the bicameral state legislature of New South Wales, Australia, comprising the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.
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C.
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's electorate through a system of proportional representation.
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Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
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E.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
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federal legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 1988 ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Australian Constitution
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Australian Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of Australia
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| electoralCycleLowerHouse | maximum three-year terms ⓘ |
| electoralCycleUpperHouse | staggered six-year terms ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1901-01-01 ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastService | ParlView ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Governor-General of Australia
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House of Representatives ⓘ Monarch of Australia ⓘ Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | Parliamentary Library of Australia ⓘ |
| headOfStateRepresentative | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole |
King of Australia
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surface form:
Monarch of Australia
|
| jurisdiction |
Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Australia
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Representatives
ⓘ
Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| location | Canberra ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| meetingPlaceCity | Canberra ⓘ |
| meetingPlaceTerritory |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
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surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
|
| meetsAt | Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Parliament of Australia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
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| power |
amend the Constitution of Australia
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approve federal budget ⓘ declare war on advice of the executive ⓘ enact federal statutes ⓘ establish federal courts ⓘ regulate interstate and international trade ⓘ |
| previousMeetingPlace | Old Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ |
| role |
controls public finances at the federal level
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debates national issues ⓘ makes federal laws ⓘ oversees the Government of Australia ⓘ represents the people of Australia ⓘ scrutinises executive government ⓘ |
| shortName |
Parliament of Australia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Australian Parliament
|
| supervises |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Australia
|
| upperHouse | Senate of Australia ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | instant-runoff voting ⓘ |
| votingSystemUpperHouse | single transferable vote ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aph.gov.au/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliament of Australia Description of subject: The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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debatedIn
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this entity surface form:
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Peter Norman
this entity surface form:
Australian Parliament
subject surface form:
Commonwealth of Australia