Australian Parliament Kanban

This is a list of all bills that have come before the current federal parliament. Data updates daily.

Pending (48)

s1460

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to make compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence a quality and accountability requirement for higher education providers approved under the Act.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1459

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7349

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2025

Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.

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Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7344

Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced with the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, the bill supports the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 by amending the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Act 2006 to ensure that the Act operates as intended.

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Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Minister: Sam Rae MP (Labor), member for Hawke
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7343

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced with the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025, the bill supports the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 by amending: the Aged Care Act 2024 and Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 to make technical amendments and editorial corrections; 23 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 to enable healthcare identifiers and other identifying information to be used in relation to the delivery and administration of health and aged care and other support services, including disability services.

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Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Minister: Sam Rae MP (Labor), member for Hawke
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7341

Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of meeting any liabilities that the Commonwealth may incur under a Pacific banking guarantee entered into with an Australian-headquartered authorised deposit-taking institution operating in the Pacific region.

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Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7340

Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025

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Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7338

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025

Amends the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 to extend the operation of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning warrant framework for a further 18 months.

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Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7337

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to enable Defence Housing Australia to provide housing and housing-related services to additional classes of persons.

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Portfolio: Defence
Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7335

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to establish a principle requiring the Fair Work Commission to ensure that penalty and overtime rates are not reduced and that modern awards do not include terms that substitute employees’ entitlements to receive penalty or overtime rates where those terms would have the effect of reducing that additional remuneration employees would otherwise receive.

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Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister: Amanda Rishworth MP (Labor), member for Kingston
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1462

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Consultancy and Services Contracts Bill 2025

Establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Consultancy and Services Contracts to review, consider and report on consultancy and services contracts entered into by Commonwealth entities.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Richard Colbeck (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1461

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025 (No. 2)

Amends the: Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to prohibit the authorisation of certain electoral and referendum matter that is inaccurate and misleading to a material extent, including material that has been modified using digital technology, such as ‘deepfakes’; and require electoral and referendum matter that has been created or modified using digital technology (including AI) to carry a statement to that effect; Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to establish an Electoral Communications Panel; and Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 to remove the ‘media blackout’ period that prohibits electoral or referendum advertising in the last 3 days of voting in an election or referendum.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1427

Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024

Amends the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to prohibit the Housing Australia Future Fund from investing in housing-related assets or entities financed by the Construction and Building Unions Superannuation Fund.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Andrew Bragg (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7354

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government.

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Portfolio: Finance
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7353

Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure.

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Portfolio: Finance
Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7352

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments.

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Portfolio: Finance
Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7351

Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025

Amends the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 to: expand the coverage of the payments regulatory framework to include new and emerging payment systems and participants; provide for new ministerial powers to designate payment systems when it is in the national interest to do so; and introduce civil penalty provisions and enforceable undertakings, and increase maximum penalties for certain criminal offences. Also makes consequential amendments to 4 other Acts.

Info:

Portfolio: Treasury
Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7350

Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025

Amends the: Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to: expand the jurisdictions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to include the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Home Affairs; provide that the PJCIS may review proposed counter-terrorism and national security legislation, and all such expiring legislation; enable the PJCIS to request the IGIS to conduct an inquiry into certain operational activities of the agencies within the IGIS’s jurisdiction; clarify the legislation which enables the PJCIS to request a briefing from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM); clarify the IGIS’s complaints jurisdiction; and make technical amendments; Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 and Office of National Intelligence Act 2018 to require the IGIS and the Office of National Intelligence to provide annual briefings to the PJCIS; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010 to require the IGIS to provide annual briefings to the committee; Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 to amend the review and access of ACIC criminal intelligence assessment records; Criminal Code Act 1995 to include an exemption from civil and criminal liability for defence officials and others for certain computer-related conduct; and Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010 to: ensure that the INSLM is able to review counter-terrorism or national security legislation; and make minor amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 15 Acts.

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Portfolio: Attorney-General
Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7345

National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025

Amends the National Health Act 1953 to reduce the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme general patient charge from $31.60 to $25.00 from 1 January 2026.

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Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 30/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1458

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Dental Benefits Act 2008 and Health Insurance Act 1973 to change the timeframe for making claims relating to bulk-billed Medicare and dental services from 2 years to 1 year; Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 to update investigative powers in relation to Medicare fraud offences; National Health Act 1953 to streamline pharmacy approval processes; Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: enable the department to manage and alleviate the consequences of therapeutic goods shortages; and support compliance and enforcement activities undertaken in relation to unlawful therapeutic and vaping goods; and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 to clarify the intended operation of certain provisions.

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Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 29/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
✅️ Passed in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1447

Constitution Alteration (Right to Free Speech) 2025

Proposes an alteration to the Constitution to provide that the Commonwealth or a State must not make any law that limits the freedom of speech, including freedom of the press and other media.

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Sponsor: Senator for Victoria, Ralph Babet (United Australia Party)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7348

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025

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Sponsor: Zali Steggall MP (Independent), member for Warringah
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7347

Criminal Code Amendment (Using Technology to Generate Child Abuse Material) Bill 2025

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to create new offences for generating child abuse material using a carriage service.

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Sponsor: Kate Chaney MP (Independent), member for Curtin
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7346

Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025

Repeals the Climate Change Act 2022, Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024, Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024, Net Zero Economy Authority Act 2024 and New Vehicle Efficiency Standards Act 2024. Also amends the: Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991 and Future Made in Australia Act 2024 to remove references to net zero greenhouse gas emissions and the Paris Agreement; and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 to remove the emissions reduction safeguard mechanism

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Sponsor: Barnaby Joyce MP (Nationals), member for New England
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 28/07/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s996

Landholders’ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015

The bill: provides that Australian landholders have the right to refuse the undertaking of gas and coal mining activities by corporations on their land without prior written authorisation; sets out the requirements of a prior written authorisation; provides for relief which a court may grant a land owner when prior written authorisation is not provided; prohibits hydraulic fracturing for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas by corporations; and provides for civil penalties.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1457

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

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Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1455

Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025

Amends the Crimes Act 1914 to remove mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1453

Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025

Amends the: Fair Work Act 2009 to enable employees to access 12 days of paid reproduction health leave in a 12 month period and to request flexible working arrangements when experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause; and Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2023 to enable the collection of certain data.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1451

Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to: require higher education providers who receive Commonwealth funding to disclose existing partnerships with, or investments in, defined prohibited entities and divest from these partnerships and investments within a 6-month period; and prohibit higher education providers from appointing to their governing bodies any individual that has investments in a prohibited entity or is a member of the board of a prohibited entity.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1449

Right to Protest Bill 2025

Recognises the right to engage in peaceful protest in a public place.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, David Shoebridge (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1446

Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025

Establishes a scheme in relation to dealings between lobbyists and Government representatives.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1445

Great Australian Bight (World Heritage Protection) Bill 2025

The bill: prohibits mining operations in the Great Australian Bight area; and requires the minister to submit the Great Australian Bight for consideration as a World Heritage Site.

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Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1444

Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of departmental secretaries and other public office holders.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1443

Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Australian National University Act 1991 and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of vice-chancellors of Australian universities.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1442

Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025

Amends the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to increase the superannuation guarantee rate for firefighters and paramedics by 4.4 per cent to match the base rate of superannuation contributions provided to Australian Defence Force personnel.

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Sponsor: Senator for Tasmania, Nick Mckim (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1436

Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1435

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to: increase the number of senators from the Australia Capital Territory and the Northern Territory to half the number of senators for a state; and provide for 3 senators from each of the territories to be elected at each federal election giving territory senators a 6 year term.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1432

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban Gambling Ads) Bill 2024

Amends the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 to provide for a staged implementation of a prohibition on the advertising of licensed interactive wagering services.

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Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1416

National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024

The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1389

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to prohibit political donations being made by corporations or close associates of the corporation in certain circumstances.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1386

Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023

Amends the Copyright Act 1968 to remove restrictions limiting the Copyright Tribunal from: determining the amount payable to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to one per cent of the commercial broadcaster’s gross earnings; and determining the amount payable by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from to copyright owners, in respect of published sound recordings, to an amount not exceeding 0.5 cents per head of the Australian population.

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Sponsor: Senator for ACT, David Pocock (Independent)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1361

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

Amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day.

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Sponsor: Senator for WA, Jordon Steele-John (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1344

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.

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Sponsor: Senator for SA, Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1320

Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021

Amends the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 and Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 to prohibit the export and import of greyhounds for racing, breeding and commercial purposes.

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Sponsor: Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1254

Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020

Amends the: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008 to require the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to ensure that school education provides a balanced presentation of opposing views on political, historical and scientific issues; and Australian Education Act 2013 to make financial assistance to a state or territory conditional on the state or territory having certain laws in force.

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Sponsor: Senator for Queensland, Pauline Hanson (One Nation)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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s1174

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019

Amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to: require national broadcasters, commercial television broadcasting licensees and subscription television licensees to provide a minimum number of hours of television audio description per week; and provide for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirement.

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Sponsor: Senator for WA, Jordon Steele-John (Greens)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7339

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025

Amends the: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 to: make the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning powers framework permanent; expand the scope of adult questioning warrants; amend the eligibility and termination provisions for prescribed authorities; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure that the Attorney-General is made aware of any relevant information regarding the conduct of questioning under a compulsory questioning warrant; require that post-charge questioning occur only before a prescribed authority who is a retired judge; and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to enable a further review of the framework by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

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Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 23/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

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r7332

Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to make a minor technical amendment.

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Portfolio: Prime Minister
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 22/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in House of Representatives
☐ Pending in Senate
☐ Pending royal assent
☐ Not commenced

Passed (4)

r7342

Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and 5 other Acts to: provide a one-off 20 per cent reduction to Higher Education Loan Program debts and certain other student loans that are incurred on or before 1 June 2025; and increase the minimum repayment threshold from $54,435 in the 2024-25 financial year to $67,000 in the 2025-26 financial year and provide that compulsory student loan repayments are calculated on income above the new threshold rather than being based on a percentage of the repayment income.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 02/08/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7336

Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025

Amends the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to: strengthen powers to take action in relation to child care subsidy (CCS) providers based on quality and safety; expand powers to publicise action taken against CCS providers; broaden powers of entry to enable authorised persons to enter premises without consent and streamline the process for seeking entry under a monitoring warrant; enable the delegation of powers to appoint an expert to conduct an independent audit of a large child care provider; and require Family Day Care and In Home Care providers to collect CCS gap fees directly from families.

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Portfolio: Education
Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 02/08/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7334

Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the Customs Act 1901 to introduce rules of origin to determine if goods imported from the United Arab Emirates into Australia are eligible for preferential tariff treatment in accordance with the agreement.

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Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 02/08/2025

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

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r7333

Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to give effect to the preferential tariff treatment applicable to eligible goods in accordance with the agreement

Info:

Portfolio: Home Affairs
Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
Type: Government bill
Last changed: 02/08/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
✅️ Passed in Senate
✅️ Received royal assent
✅️ Commenced

Failed (1)

s1463

Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Biological Definitions) Bill 2025

Amends the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to remove references to ‘gender identity’ and insert definitions of ‘man’ and ‘woman’.

Info:

Sponsor: Senator for SA, Alex Antic (Liberal)
Type: Private member's bill
Last changed: 31/07/2025

Progress:

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✅ Presented in Senate
❌ Bill failed