Ministerial Statements
- Northern Australia—Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (17 October)
- Government response to the Security Risk Management Review (Ashton Review)—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services (19 October)
Matters of Public Importance
Committee and delegation business
Committee reports presented
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- Inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors: ‘Quality and Integrity—the Quest for Sustainable Growth’—Interim report into international education (19 October)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Human rights scrutiny report: Report 11 of 2023 (18 October)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
- Report by statement: A review of regulations relisting Islamic State East Asia as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (19 October)
- Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (19 October)
Standing Committee on Petitions
- Report 16: Petitions and Ministerial responses (16 October)
Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit
- Report 499: Inquiry into the annual performance statements 2021-22 (18 October)
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works
- National Capital Authority—Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, Canberra, ACT, Renewal Project (7th report of 2023) (17 October)
Selection Committee
- Report No. 19 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 13 November 2023
(18 October)
Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth
- Australia’s trade and investment opportunities in a global green economy, incorporating dissenting reports (17 October)
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
- Report 212: Audiovisual Co-production Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of India (18 October)
Government responses
Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport
- Walking the allergy tightrope: Addressing the rise of allergies and anaphylaxis in Australia (18 October)
Joint Select Committee on Road Safety
- Driving reform: Final report for the inquiry into road safety (18 October)
Delegation reports presented
There were no delegation reports presented
Private Members' business
The following private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 16 October
The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 16 October
- Cost of living—Dr Scamps (Mackellar, NSW)
- Energy generation—Ms Ware for Mr T O'Brien (Fairfax, QLD)
- Energy supply—Ms Ware (Hughes, NSW)
- Illicit tobacco and vapes—Mr L O'Brien (Wide Bay, QLD)
- Income support payments—Ms Lawrence (Hasluck, WA)
- Investment in infrastructure—Mr Pasin (Barker, SA)
- Medicare—Ms J Ryan (Lalor, VIC)
- National Cultural Policy—Ms Templeman (Macquarie, NSW)
- Proposed Joint Select Committee on Oversight of the Implementation of Recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme—Ms Chaney (Curtin, WA)
- Stronger Communities Programme—Mr Chester (Gippsland, VIC)
- United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement—Mr Neumann (Blair, QLD)