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TOTAL RESULTS: 137
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14 Sep 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny
- Summary
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Amends the
Australian Education Act 2013
to: redefine the Commonwealth share of funding for a government school to 25%; and introduce an obligation on the minister to be satisfied when determining the Commonwealth share that it is consistent with the objective that every school-aged child in Australia has access to a fully-funded government school.
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10 Feb 2020
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Senate
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008
to require the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to ensure that school education provides a balanced presentation of opposing views on political, historical and scientific issues; and Australian Education Act 2013
to make financial assistance to a state or territory conditional on the state or territory having certain laws in force.
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15 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
to insert a modified ‘equal access’ cost protection provision in relation to federal unlawful discrimination court proceedings; and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
and Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
to make consequential amendments.
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16 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Defence
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Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023, the bill enables certain licences issued by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to be treated as Australian naval nuclear power safety licences for the purposes of the
Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2023
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- Date
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16 Nov 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Defence
- Summary
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Introduced with the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a framework to regulate the nuclear safety aspects of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise.
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27 Mar 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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- Date
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16 Oct 2023
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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WATSON-BROWN, Elizabeth, MP
- Summary
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The bill: imposes a curfew and certain related restrictions on aircraft movements at Brisbane Airport; provides for the development of a long term operating plan for managing aircraft movements and airspace at Brisbane Airport; and provides for consultation procedures in certain circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the
Airports Act 1996
and National Emergency Declaration Act 2020
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- Date
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12 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: require national broadcasters, commercial television broadcasting licensees and subscription television licensees to provide a minimum number of hours of television audio description per week; and provide for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to enforce and review the new requirement.
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14 Jun 2023
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Senate
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HENDERSON, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to ban gambling advertisements during the broadcast of live sporting events on television, radio and live streaming and for one hour before and after the event.
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18 Oct 2023
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Senate
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
BABET, Sen Ralph
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
- Summary
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The bill: prohibits health practitioners from performing gender clinical interventions intended to transition a minor’s biological sex, subject to limited exemptions; and prohibits the Commonwealth from entering into arrangements involving the expenditure or payment of money that provides or facilitates the provision of such a procedure or treatment.
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