Thallon, Queensland Thallon, Queensland Thallon is a town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. At the , Thallon and the surrounding area had a population of 382. Thallon is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Thallon is between St George and the border with New South Wales at Mungindi. The town is named after a Queensland Commissioner for Railways, James Forsyth Thallon. Explorer Thomas Mitchell was the first European in the Thallon district and his initials can still be found on a bloodwood tree near the Moonie River. In 1911, the area was set aside
President of the Senate (Australia) states (Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania) or the Australian Capital Territory, and 10 have come from the three most populous states (New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland). All senate presidents have been members of major parties, though not necessarily the governing party. As well as a president, the Senate also elects a Deputy President, whose formal title is Deputy President and Chairman of Committees. Until 1981, the title was just Chairman of Committees; it was changed "to reflect more accurately the nature of the office in practice". The position is not provided for by the constitution, but instead by