Well may you ask.
Ask AI (underline emphasis added):
How did the name “Parliament of Australia” come to replace “Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia”?
A: The term “Parliament of Australia” has not officially replaced “Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia,” but both terms are used interchangeably. The original name, “Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia,” was established with the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, which came into effect on January 1, 1901. Over time, “Parliament of Australia” became a more commonly used shorthand, reflecting a simplified and modern usage without any formal legislative change.
Ask AI:
The building in which the Parliament of Australia sits is not the same building that the Parliament of the Commonwealth sat. When did the Parliament move to the new building and sit for the first time?
A: The Parliament of Australia moved to the new Parliament House building and held its first sitting there on 22 August 1988. The new Parliament House was officially opened on 9 May 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II. However, the first actual parliamentary sitting in the new building took place a few months later, on 22 August 1988. This move marked a significant transition from the old provisional Parliament House, which had served as the seat of the federal parliament for 61 years, from 1927 to 1988. The new building was constructed to accommodate the growing needs of the parliament and to provide a more modern and spacious facility for Australia’s legislative body. The new Parliament House is located on Capital Hill in Canberra and was designed to last at least 200 years. It has six times the floor space of the old building, which is now known as Old Parliament House.
The Australia Act 1986
5 Commonwealth Constitution, Constitution Act and Statute of Westminster not affected
Sections 2 and 3(2) above:
(a) are subject to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act and to the Constitution of the Commonwealth; and
(b) do not operate so as to give any force or effect to a provision of an Act of the Parliament of a State that would repeal, amend or be repugnant to this Act, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, the Constitution of the Commonwealth or the Statute of Westminster 1931 as amended and in force from time to time.
See also: Notice-of-Quo-Warranto-to-the-Parliament-of-Australia
The full Australia Act 1986