House of Representatives

In the HOR chamber, all the seats and carpets are green. The HOR is the Lower House/the house of the commoners. Back in English days, the Queen/Crown would refuse to walk on grass because it was deemed "unsophisticated"; she would only walk upon red carpets. Thus, this is why the Queen/Crown only has a Throne/Chair in the Senate chambers--where the carpet is red. Interesting...

Visit to Parliament

January 12th 2007
Hola! I will keep this one short and sweet because I doubt anyone is really interested in learning about the Victorian State Parliament.....however, I found it fairly interesting. The Australian government is structured similar to the U.S. in many ways, but also very different in other respects. I visited the Victorian State Parliament on Friday, January 12th. The building was immaculate. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Bourke Street

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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