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TOTAL RESULTS: 145
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08 Feb 2023
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STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon
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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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08 Feb 2023
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
RENNICK, Sen Gerard
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to add COVID-19 vaccination status as an attribute protected from discrimination.
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07 Feb 2023
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NAMPIJINPA PRICE, Sen Jacinta
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Reinstates measures that previously applied under the
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012
which were aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm to vulnerable communities in the Northern Territory.
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30 Nov 2022
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Social Security Act 1991
, Student Assistance Act 1973
, Trade Support Loans Act 2014
and VET Student Loans Act 2016
to remove indexation on certain education and training loans; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
, Social Security Act 1991
and Student Assistance Act 1973
to: define 'median wage'; and raise the minimum repayment income and amend the percentage of income a person is liable to repay the Commonwealth for certain education and training loans.
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30 Nov 2022
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
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The bill: clarifies that children born alive are persons; requires health practitioners to provide medical care, treatment and statistics on children born alive as a result of terminations; and provides that the mother of a child born alive is not liable to prosecution for an offence in respect of that child.
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24 Nov 2022
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
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Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to: prohibit political donations from the fossil fuel industry, property developers, the tobacco industry, the banking industry, liquor and gambling businesses, pharmaceutical companies and representative organisations for these industries; impose a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3,000 per election term; and extend the definition of 'gift' to include subscription and membership fees, as well as attendance at fundraising events.
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22 Nov 2022
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STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon
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Amends the
Customs Act 1901
to prohibit the importation into Australia of goods that are produced in whole or in part by forced labour.
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28 Sep 2022
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
ANTIC, Sen Alex
CADELL, Sen Ross
COLBECK, Sen Richard
FAWCETT, Sen David
PRICE, Sen Jacinta Nampijinpa
O'SULLIVAN, Sen Matt
RENNICK, Sen Gerard
VAN, Sen David
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Amends the:
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
to remove the prohibition on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to remove the prohibition on the Minister for Environment and Water declaring, approving or considering actions relating to the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.
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27 Sep 2022
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ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny
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Establishes the National Energy Transition Authority as a statutory authority to plan, coordinate and provide advice on the transition to renewable energy, focusing on the facilitation of new economic opportunities for workers and communities who are currently involved in fossil fuel production and associated industries.
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07 Sep 2022
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
TYRRELL, Sen Tammy
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Amends the
Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987
to implement a recommendation of the interim report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to allow a royal commission, whose terms of reference require an examination of government, to analyse and draw inferences or conclusions from evidence that is subject to parliamentary privilege.
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