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The original name was Casa Poporului (The House of the People).
This name was "Casa poporului" (The House of the people).
The original Parliament House was not as temporary as intended. It served the Australian Federal Parliament for sixty years. Construction on the new Parliament House began in 1981, and it was actually finally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 May 1988.
This name was "Casa poporului" (The House of the people).
The initial name was Casa Poporului (The House of the People).
The new Parliament House was built because Australia's original Parliament House was only ever intended to be a temporary residence for parliament. However, for a variety of reasons, it served as the Federal Parliament building for over 60 years, while it was originally intended to serve for a maximum of 50 years. There was always the intention to build a new Parliament House. Old Parliament House had exceeded its capacity by the 1970s. Construction of the New Parliament House in Canberra began in 1981, and the House was finally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 May 1988, the anniversary of the opening of both the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne (9 May 1901), and of the Provisional Parliament House in Canberra (9 May 1927).
The initial name was Casa Poporului (The House of the People).
There are no koalas in Parliament House.
Australia's parliament is simply "Parliament". There are two Houses of Parliament - the upper house, which is The Senate and the lower house, which is the House of Representatives.
The House of Commons and the House of Lords which together are known as Parliament.
South Australia's Upper House of Parliament is the Legislative Council and its Lower House of Parliament is the House of Assembly.
Australia's original Parliament House was only ever intended to be a temporary residence for parliament. However, for a variety of reasons, it served as the Federal Parliament building for over 60 years, while it was originally intended to serve for a maximum of 50 years. There was always the intention to build a new Parliament House. Old Parliament House had exceeded its capacity by the 1970s.