Week beginning 9 February 2026

This page provides an overview of the key events of the last sitting week in the House of Representatives. It includes all bills presented and debated, and selected statements, debates and committee business. For the official record of proceedings, see the Votes and Proceedings. For a detailed procedural account of events, see the Procedural Digest and House Review.

Key events

  • Statements by indulgence on Australian athletes at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (9 February)
  • Statement by the Speaker and statement by indulgence relating to parliamentary standards (11 February)
  • Statement by indulgence relating to the death of Jon Kudelka (12 February)
  • Speaker presented report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Zambia and Mauritius (12 February)

Legislation

7 bills were presented and 10 bills were passed by the House 

Ministerial statement

  • Prime Minister—Eighteenth anniversary of the national apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples and the Closing the Gap annual report and implementation plan (12 February)

Matters of Public Importance

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented

Standing Committee on Economics

  • Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2024 (9 February)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

  • Annual report of committee activities 2024-2025 (12 February)

Standing Committee on Petitions

  • Report 6: Petitions and Ministerial responses (9 February)

Privileges and Members’ Interests

  • Report concerning the registration and declaration of Members’ interests during 2025 (12 February)

Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

  • Report 514: Inquiry into the procurement of mandated national support and advocacy services for victims of child sexual abuse (11 February)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

  • Eighty ninth annual report (10 February)
  • Referrals made in September and October 2025 (1st report of 2026) (10 February)

Selection Committee

  • Report No. 7 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 2 March 2026. (11 February)

Government responses

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

  • COVID-19, criminal activity and law enforcement (10 February)
  • Examination of the Australian Federal Police annual report 2015-16 (10 February)
  • Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine (ice) (10 February)
  • Inquiry into financial related crime (10 February)

Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

  • Executive Minutes on reports Nos 502, 505, 506 and 512 (11 February)

Delegation report presented

  • Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Zambia and Mauritius, 21 to 27 September 2025—Report, February 2026. (12 February)

Private Members' business

The following private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 9 February

The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 9 February

More information

These Infosheets provide useful information about the business of the House and Federation Chamber.

For the official record of the proceedings of the House, including a list of papers presented, go to the Votes and Proceedings. To read transcripts of the debates, go to Hansard.

More House statistics

Statistical records of the work of the House of Representatives are available on a range of business items, including legislation, questions, statements and petitions.