A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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26 Nov 2025
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Home Affairs
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Establishes a framework to support the provision of translating and interpreting services provided by the Department of Home Affairs in its capacity as the Translating and Interpreting Service National.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends: the
Insurance Contracts Act 1984
to establish a ban which prohibits insurers from using certain information about an individual’s genetic testing to inform the offer of life insurance cover, or the terms and conditions of the cover that is offered; the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
to align Australia’s anti-discrimination law with the ban; the Corporations Act 2001
to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; 7 Acts to support Australia’s continuing participation with multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund by introducing special appropriations for current and future financial obligations to MDBs, enabling the delegation of certain powers, ensuring payments consistent with existing obligations can be made without additional ministerial approval, and making technical amendments; and the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021
to remove the requirement that individual financial advisers register themselves with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annually from 1 July 2026. Also repeals 9 Acts and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Regulation 2012
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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Amends the:
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
to streamline the choice of superannuation fund process during employee onboarding; Corporations Act 2001
to ban advertising of certain superannuation products to new employees as part of the onboarding process; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to provide income tax and withholding tax exemptions for World Rugby and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; International Tax Agreements Act 1953
to give legislative authority to the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to update the list of deductible gift recipients; and A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999
to increase the maximum amount of wine equalisation tax producer rebate claimable by eligible wine producers to $400,000 each financial year.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Education
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Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Education
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Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to provide stewardship of the higher education system, including by entering into mission based compacts with higher education providers and preparing reports and providing advice and recommendations, if requested by the Minister, to various Commonwealth, state and territory ministers.
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26 Nov 2025
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Senate
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Sponsor
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HUME, Sen Jane
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Amends the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to: lower the minimum age of eligibility for a downsizer contribution from 55 years to 50 years; extend the period of time in which a contribution can be made from 90 days to 1 year after the change of ownership occurs; and increase the maximum amount of contribution from $300,000 to $500,000.
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25 Nov 2025
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Senate
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to provide that the maximum student contribution amounts for places in certain units of study revert to what those amounts would have been on 1 January 2026 if the amendments made by the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Act 2020
had not commenced.
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25 Nov 2025
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Senate
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BABET, Sen Ralph
ANTIC, Sen Alex
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
HANSON, Sen Pauline
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
BELL, Sen Sean
WHITTEN, Sen Tyron
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Amends the:
Online Safety Act 2021
to remove minimum age requirements for social media use and the obligation on providers of an age-restricted social media platform to take reasonable steps to prevent age-restricted users from having an account with the platform; and Age Discrimination Act 2004
to make a consequential amendment.
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24 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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WILKIE, Andrew, MP
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Amends the
Interactive Gambling Act 2001
to remove greyhound racing from the list of excluded wagering services.
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24 Nov 2025
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Senate
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POCOCK, Sen David
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Amends the:
Online Safety Act 2021
to establish a complaints and enforcement regime for the non-consensual sharing of digitally altered or artificially generated audio or visual content that depicts a person’s face or voice without their consent (deepfake material); and Privacy Act 1988
to establish a cause of action for the wrongful use or disclosure of deepfake material.
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