<P> The Parliament of Australia ( officially the Federal Parliament ; also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or just Parliament ) is the legislative branch of the government of Australia . It consists of three elements : the Queen , the Senate and the House of Representatives . The Queen is represented by the Governor - General . The combination of two elected Houses , in which the members of the Senate represent the six States and the two self - governing Territories while the members of the House represent electoral divisions according to population , is modeled on the United States Congress . Through both Houses , however , there is a fused executive , drawn from the Westminster System . </P>
what are the names of the two federal houses of parliament in australia
the Senate the House of Representatives