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- Date
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31 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
- Summary
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Amends the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
to remove references to ‘gender identity’ and insert definitions of ‘man’ and ‘woman’.
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- Date
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30 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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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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- Date
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30 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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COLBECK, Sen Richard
- Summary
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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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- Date
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23 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Passed Both Houses
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Summary
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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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- Date
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23 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Health, Disability and Ageing
- Summary
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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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- Date
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23 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
- Summary
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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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- Date
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23 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Education
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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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- Date
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26 Mar 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to remove mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences.
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- Date
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26 Mar 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
- Summary
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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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- Date
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26 Mar 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
WATERS, Sen Larissa
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The bill: provides that fossil fuel companies are liable for climate change damage in proportion to their greenhouse gas emissions; and enables certain persons, including those impacted by climate change, to bring legal actions against major greenhouse gas emitters for damage caused by climate change.
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