• 188th report—Right of reply Privileges Committee
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• Human rights scrutiny reports 7 and 8 of 2025 Human Rights Joint Committee
• 230th report—Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) Treaties Joint Committee
• Report no. 1 of 2026 Selection of Bills Committee
• Scrutiny Digest 2 of 2026 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• Delegated Legislation Monitor 1 of 2026 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
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• Human rights scrutiny report 1 of 2026 Human Rights Joint Committee
• Review of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025 Intelligence and Security Joint Committee

Government responses

• Response to the Impact of New and Emerging Information and Communication Technology
• Response to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024
• Response to the Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024
• Response to the Ethics and professional accountability: Structural challenges in the audit, assurance and consultancy industry
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• Australia's early childhood education and care system extended to 31 March 2026
• Orders for the production of documents extended to 11 March 2026
• Democracy and human rights in Myanmar extended to 31 March 2026

• The Senate referred particulars of proposed additional expenditure 2025-26 to legislation committees for consideration during additional estimates hearings in February 2026

Tuesday, 3 February

• Changes were made to the membership of a joint committee

Thursday, 5 February

• Variations were agreed to
• Members were appointed to joint committees

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Asia Zero Emissions Community - agreed to on 24 November 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Consumer Data Right – agreed to on 28 October 2025
• Responses to orders for the production of documents relating to Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 - agreed to on 25 November 2025 (motions no. 260, no. 280 and no. 281)
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to online gambling - agreed to on 23 July 2025 (motion no. 9)
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Government responses to committee reports – agreed to on 27 November 2025
• Response to an order for production of documents for the letter congratulating Mr Ben Rimmer on his appointment as Observer of the Housing Australia Board - agreed to on 3 February 2026

Agreed to

• Documents relating to the Economic Resilience Program to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on 10 February 2026
• Letter congratulating Mr Ben Rimmer on his appointment as Observer of the Housing Australia Board to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than midday on Thursday, 5 February 2026
• Documents relating to wage theft investigations to be tabled by no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, by:
• the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs;
• the Minister representing the Attorney-General; and
• the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
• Documents relating to the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Body to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 25 February 2026
• Documents relating to a ban on foreign investment in the housing market to be tabled by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 20 February 2026, by:
• the Minister representing the Minister for Housing
• the Minister representing the Treasurer; and
• Documents relating to supermarket price gouging to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 26 February 2026
• Documents relating to the distribution of the goods and services tax to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on 20 February 2026
• Documents relating to travel by the Minister for Communications to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 27 February 2026
• Documents relating to the establishment of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 2 March 2026
• Documents relating to usage of the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 19 February 2026
• Documents relating to the consultation on religious discrimination laws to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 16 February 2026
• Estimates and question time briefs prepared by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Orders to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to comply by no later than 5 pm on 12 February 2026 with the order agreed to on 28 July 2025 to table documents relating to social media minimum age legislative instruments
• The Senate ordered the Minister for Science to comply by no later than midday on 9 February 2026 with the order agreed to on 26 November 2025 to table documents relating to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to comply by no later than 5 pm on 6 February 2026 with the order agreed to on 26 November 2025 to table documents relating to the constitutional validity of Part 4A of the Online Safety Act 2021
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than 9 am on Thursday, 5 February 2026 with the order agreed to on 26 November 2025 to table documents relating to the Housing Australia Board
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than 9 am on Thursday, 5 February 2026 with the order agreed to on 27 August 2025 to table documents relating to the Home Guarantee Scheme

Explanation by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 4 February 2026, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to the 5% deposit scheme (agreed to on 3 November 2026), and the Senate debated the explanation
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• Australian parliamentary delegation to the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly and bilateral visit to Romania and Switzerland
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Notices of motion to disallow

• Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes―Cash Acceptance) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01580] notice given by Senator Roberts
• Aged Care Rules 2025 [F2025L01173] notice given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator O'Neill)

• The Honourable Nick Bolkus, a former senator for South Australia
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• Mr Tim Picton
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• Katie Allen, former member of the House of Representatives
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