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.
TOTAL RESULTS: 85
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27 Nov 2025
- 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, Sport and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the:
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to establish a regulatory framework for a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation to ensure that baseline mobile coverage is reasonably available outdoors to all people in Australia on an equitable basis; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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28 Aug 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Telecommunications Act 1997
to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties.
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- Date
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04 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HUME, Sen Jane
- Summary
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Amends the
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to enable spouses to split their collective superannuation balances between them on an ongoing annual basis.
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- Date
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05 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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MCKIM, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
to increase the superannuation guarantee rate for firefighters and paramedics by 4.4 per cent to match the base rate of superannuation contributions provided to Australian Defence Force personnel.
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- Date
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03 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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GEE, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Prohibits a constitutional corporation from constructing, installing or commissioning a windfarm in a state forest.
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- Date
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26 Aug 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny
- Summary
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
, Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Student Assistance Act 1973
to respond to certain recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.
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- Date
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25 Aug 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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WILKIE, Andrew, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
, Social Security Act 1991
, Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
and Student Assistance Act 1973
to respond to certain recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme.
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- Date
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25 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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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
- Summary
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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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- Date
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01 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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SCAMPS, Sophie, MP
- Summary
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Amends the:
Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018
to classify and regulate e-bikes as road vehicles and require the minister to determine national road vehicle standards; and Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule - Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005
to make a technical amendment.
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- Date
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13 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David
- Summary
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Recognises the right to engage in peaceful protest in a public place.
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