Who was the first Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives?
a) Sir Frederick Holder
b) Sir Littleton Groom
c) Sir Charles Gregory Wade
d) Sir Elliot Johnson
Answer: a) Sir Frederick Holder
In what year was the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives first established in Australia?
a) 1901
b) 1910
c) 1925
d) 1940
Answer: a) 1901
Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives in Australia?
a) Anna Burke
b) Joan Child
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Margaret Reid
Answer: b) Joan Child
Which Speaker resigned from the position due to controversies over parliamentary expenses?
a) Harry Jenkins
b) Peter Slipper
c) Tony Smith
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: b) Peter Slipper
Who served as Speaker of the House during the historic 43rd Parliament of Australia?
a) Harry Jenkins
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Tony Smith
d) Anna Burke
Answer: a) Harry Jenkins
Which Speaker was known for a longer tenure in the position, holding it for more than 10 years?
a) Joan Child
b) Billy Snedden
c) Tony Smith
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: a) Joan Child
Who was the Speaker during the controversial “Ashbygate” scandal?
a) Neil Andrew
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Peter Slipper
d) Anna Burke
Answer: c) Peter Slipper
Which Speaker resigned after admitting to using taxpayer-funded entitlements for private travel?
a) Harry Jenkins
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Tony Smith
d) Ian Sinclair
Answer: b) Bronwyn Bishop
Who was the Speaker of the House during the 44th Parliament?
a) Tony Smith
b) Anna Burke
c) Neil Andrew
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: a) Tony Smith
Which Speaker was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP)?
a) Tony Smith
b) Billy Snedden
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Joan Child
Answer: d) Joan Child
Who was appointed as Speaker in 2021?
a) Anna Burke
b) Tony Smith
c) Andrew Wallace
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: c) Andrew Wallace
Who served as Speaker of the House for the shortest period?
a) Neil Andrew
b) Peter Slipper
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Billy Snedden
Answer: b) Peter Slipper
Who became the Speaker after Tony Smith’s tenure ended in 2022?
a) Andrew Wallace
b) Anna Burke
c) Tony Smith continued
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: a) Andrew Wallace
Who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives while holding a dual citizenship, leading to controversy?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Harry Jenkins
c) Billy Snedden
d) Tony Smith
Answer: d) Tony Smith
Who was the Speaker during the 46th Parliament of Australia?
a) Tony Smith
b) Andrew Wallace
c) Anna Burke
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: b) Andrew Wallace
Who was the first Speaker to resign from the position before the conclusion of their term?
a) Peter Slipper
b) Harry Jenkins
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Tony Smith
Answer: a) Peter Slipper
Who was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2019?
a) Tony Smith
b) Andrew Wallace
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: b) Andrew Wallace
Who was the Speaker during the formation of the Coalition Government in 2013?
a) Anna Burke
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Tony Smith
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: c) Tony Smith
Which Speaker was known for maintaining order in the House through a strict enforcement of parliamentary rules?
a) Tony Smith
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Anna Burke
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: a) Tony Smith
Who was the Speaker when the House of Representatives moved to its current location in Parliament House, Canberra?
a) Joan Child
b) Billy Snedden
c) Tony Smith
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: d) Bronwyn Bishop
Who was the Speaker during the establishment of the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in 1984?
a) Tony Smith
b) Neil Andrew
c) Anna Burke
d) Joan Child
Answer: b) Neil Andrew
Who served as the Speaker during the 47th Parliament of Australia?
a) Andrew Wallace
b) Tony Smith
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Anna Burke
Answer: a) Andrew Wallace
Who was the Speaker during the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) legislation in 1999?
a) Tony Smith
b) Neil Andrew
c) Anna Burke
d) Joan Child
Answer: b) Neil Andrew
Which Speaker was a former member of the Liberal Party of Australia?
a) Tony Smith
b) Harry Jenkins
c) Anna Burke
d) Joan Child
Answer: b) Harry Jenkins
Who was appointed Speaker in 2015?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Andrew Wallace
c) Tony Smith
d) Joan Child
Answer: c) Tony Smith
Who served as the Speaker during the introduction of the carbon pricing legislation in 2011?
a) Joan Child
b) Tony Smith
c) Harry Jenkins
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: c) Harry Jenkins
Who was the Speaker when the Parliamentary Budget Office was established in 2012?
a) Tony Smith
b) Harry Jenkins
c) Joan Child
d) Anna Burke
Answer: a) Tony Smith
Who was appointed as Speaker in 2018?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Tony Smith
c) Andrew Wallace
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: c) Andrew Wallace
Who served as the Speaker during the apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008?
a) Tony Smith
b) Anna Burke
c) Neil Andrew
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: d) Harry Jenkins
Which Speaker resigned following allegations of biased behavior in the House of Representatives?
a) Harry Jenkins
b) Peter Slipper
c) Joan Child
d) Tony Smith
Answer: b) Peter Slipper
Who served as Speaker during the passage of the Native Title Amendment Bill in 1998?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Tony Smith
c) Neil Andrew
d) Anna Burke
Answer: c) Neil Andrew
Who was the Speaker when the Disability Discrimination Act was introduced in 1992?
a) Tony Smith
b) Joan Child
c) Bronwyn Bishop
d) Harry Jenkins
Answer: b) Joan Child
Who served as Speaker during the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge legislation in 1992?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Harry Jenkins
c) Tony Smith
d) Joan Child
Answer: d) Joan Child
Who was the Speaker during the implementation of the Parliamentary Services Act in 1999?
a) Tony Smith
b) Neil Andrew
c) Harry Jenkins
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: b) Neil Andrew
Who served as Speaker during the passage of the Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act in 1987?
a) Harry Jenkins
b) Joan Child
c) Tony Smith
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: b) Joan Child
Who was the Speaker when the Public Works Committee Act was amended in 1982?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Joan Child
c) Tony Smith
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: b) Joan Child
Who served as Speaker during the passage of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Amendment Act in 1986?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Neil Andrew
c) Harry Jenkins
d) Joan Child
Answer: d) Joan Child
Who was the Speaker during the passage of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act in 2005?
a) Bronwyn Bishop
b) Tony Smith
c) Harry Jenkins
d) Neil Andrew
Answer: c) Harry Jenkins
Who served as Speaker during the formation of the Australian Federal Police in 1979?
a) Neil Andrew
b) Bronwyn Bishop
c) Joan Child
d) Tony Smith
Answer: c) Joan Child
Who was the Speaker during the establishment of the Australian National Audit Office in 1901?
a) Tony Smith
b) Neil Andrew
c) Harry Jenkins
d) Bronwyn Bishop
Answer: b) Neil Andrew
