We had a fabulous guide (Justin) who gave us a totally absorbing hour long tour of the various rooms of the Parliament. He had many interesting anecdotes on the various personalities who decorated the walls. It was well worth the visit.

Interesting tour of the building as well as an explanation of their governing system. Beautiful building and rooms. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all questions. There is also the option to get tea or eat lunch in the "member's dining room" which was a special treat.

For some reason this Parliament House was quite popular to visit versus our trip to its sister in Sydney. Admittance was only during the scheduled tour times and limited to 25 people per group. We arrived around 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled tour and we just made the cutoff. Other groups arrived after us and gave the staff person a hard time since they were told to come back 10 minutes before the scheduled tour. There was no budging on the maximum number of visitors. Every person had to go through the metal detector and get their bag screened. Any item that could not be taken in was held back by security, tagged and a receipt given for pickup after the tour. All bags had to be stored and were locked up until after the tour concluded. Our tour started in the Queen's Hall where a statue of Queen Victoria was erected along with formal paintings of her and Prince Albert. We then visited the Assembly Chamber (green) and then the Council Chamber (red). Photos were allowed throughout except for our final stop in the Library. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we could see the parallels between Australia and the US form of government.