Parliament of South Australia

Parliament Sitting – House of Assembly
2025-06-18 10:30 - 13:00, 2025-06-18 14:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-26 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-26 14:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Watch Parliament sitting live online in real time, or watch in person from the public gallery.
Question time for the House of Assembly starts at 2pm, and 2.15pm for the Legislative Council.
Visitors are welcome on sitting days.
Members of the public may walk in and observe from the public galleries, but guided tours are not available. Large groups wishing to observe Question Time should notify Parliament staff – learn more.
Tours are available for large groups at specific times (before sitting starts, and in the 1-2pm break). School groups must book through the office of their local MP.
Learn More Watch Parliament Live Online

Parliament Sitting – Legislative Council
2025-06-18 14:15 - 18:00, 2025-06-26 14:15 - 18:00 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Watch Parliament sitting live online in real time, or watch in person from the public gallery.
Question time for the House of Assembly starts at approximately 2pm, and 2.15pm for the Legislative Council.
Visitors are welcome on sitting days.
Members of the public may walk in and observe from the public galleries, but guided tours are not available. Large groups wishing to observe Question Time should notify Parliament staff – learn more.
Tours are available for large groups at specific times (before sitting starts, and in the 1-2pm break). School groups must book through the office of their local MP.
Learn More Watch Parliament Live Online

Video Incursions
2025-06-19, 2025-06-20, 2025-06-23, 2025-06-24, 2025-06-25, 2025-06-26, 2025-06-27, 2025-06-30 | Online, Online
If you are out of public transport access to Parliament House, we can offer a free video linked incursion for your class.
The incursion program is curriculum linked and can be customised to the needs of your group.
Learn more about digital programs
Book a video incursion now

SLASA Annual Conference
2025-06-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 65 Hindley Street, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
Kylie Neagle from the Art Gallery of South Australia, and Natalie Badcock from the Parliament of South Australia will be presenting a joint session at the SLASA annual conference. They will demonstrate how you can use works of art to develop visual thinking skills and connect these to civics and citizenship concepts.

Schubert Electorate Regional Programs
2025-06-23, 2025-06-24, 2025-06-25, 2025-06-26, 2025-06-27
As part of our regional education program, the Community Education Office and the Electoral Commission of South Australia are conducting day trips to schools in the Schubert electoral district over 23-27 June 2025.
Schubert schools can express their interest in a program.
Regional Program EOI
The program runs for approximately 2 hours.
ECSA’s 45-60 minute section involves:

Administering elections: the role of ECSA, stages in an election
Participating in democracy: enrolling to vote, being informed and voting responsibly
Exploring the features of Australian elections: secret ballot, compulsory voting, preferential voting
A mock election
How government is formed

Parliament’s 45-60 minute section involves:

Learning about the levels of government
Learning about the structure and functions of the Parliament of South Australia
A role play of how to make/change laws – including props and supplies to recreate the Parliamentary Chambers
Ideas of how to get involved and have a say

Community Group Tours
2025-06-27, 2025-06-30 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Community groups, clubs, and interest groups are welcome to contact a member of the House of Assembly or the Legislative Council to request a free group tour.   You can have up to 30 people attend on a community group tour.
Learn more about group tours

English Language Learner Tours
2025-06-27, 2025-06-30 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
The Community Education Office provides a free one-hour program for adult English language learners and TAFE Adult Migrant English Program participants. The program guides learners through Parliament House, covering core concepts such as levels of government, electorates, and the Passage of a Bill.
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Tertiary Programs
2025-06-27, 2025-06-30 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
The Community Education Office offers custom programs for university students in teaching, law, and politics courses, and other related disciplines.
We can customise a program to suit the needs of your learners.  As a base, we tour through both Houses of Parliament, the Old Chamber, and cover the passage of a Bill.
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Non-Sitting Day School Tours
2025-06-27 | Online, Online
School tours of Parliament House are available on non-sitting days throughout the year.
School tours are hosted by a Member of Parliament.
Contact a Member of Parliament to book.
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Free Public Tour 10am
2025-06-27 10:00 - 10:45 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
Join us for a guided tour of Parliament House, where you will see the original parliamentary chamber (1850s), the current House of Assembly (1889), and the current Legislative Council (1939). You will learn about heritage features, building history, and parliamentary processes.
Walk-in 5-10 minutes before the start time to attend, no need to call or book. If you have more than 10 people in your party, please contact 08 8237 9467 to discuss your options.
Learn more about public tours

Free Public Tour 2pm
2025-06-27 14:00 - 14:45 | Parliament House, Parliament House, Adelaide, 5000, Australia

International Day of Parliamentarism
2025-06-30
The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrated every year on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the IPU was founded. The Day was established in 2018 through a United Nations General Assembly Resolution.
Instituting an international day for parliaments is particularly important at this critical time for parliamentary democracy, when people are losing trust in political institutions and democracy itself is facing challenges from populist and nationalist movements. If democracy is to thrive, then parliaments, as the cornerstone of functioning democracies, need to be strong, transparent, accountable and representative.
The International Day of Parliamentarism is a time to review the progress that parliaments have made in achieving some key goals to be more representative and move with the times, including carrying out self-assessments, working to include more women and young MPs, and adapting to new technologies.
Learn about contributing to our Parliament
Learn about the International Day
