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TOTAL RESULTS: 133
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16 Nov 2023
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Defence
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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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12 Sep 2024
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Education
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Establishes the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers Special Account to make grants of financial assistance to support remuneration increases for workers in the early childhood education and care sector.
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11 Sep 2024
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Education
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Amends the:
Ombudsman Act 1976
to establish the National Student Ombudsman as a new statutory function of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about, and conduct investigations into, actions of higher education providers. Also makes consequential amendments to the Ombudsman Act 1976
and 3 other Acts.
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15 Aug 2024
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Education
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Amends the
Student Identifiers Act 2014
to extend the system of unique student identifiers for vocational education and training and higher education students to school students.
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15 Aug 2024
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Education
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Amends the:
Higher Education Support Act 2003
and 4 other Acts providing students with income contingent loans to provide that the calculation of a person’s loan or debt will take into account changes in the consumer price index or the wage price index; and Higher Education Support Act 2003
to require higher education providers to allocate a minimum of 40 per cent of their student services and amenities fees revenue to student-led organisations; rename enabling courses ‘FEE-FREE Uni Ready Courses’ for students in Commonwealth supported places and establish a Commonwealth Grant Scheme funding cluster for these courses; facilitate the establishment of a grant for eligible domestic students undertaking mandatory placements in identified priority areas (the Commonwealth Prac Payment); add Adelaide University to the list of Table A providers to reflect the merger of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia; and provide a power for the minister to make transitional rules.
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16 May 2024
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House of Representatives
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Education
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Amends the
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
in relation to: new requirements for the ‘fit and proper’ provider test; giving certain information to registered providers; management of provider applications; registration requirements; automatic cancellation of a provider’s registration in certain circumstances; ministerial powers to determine enrolment limits on overseas students; and automatic suspension and cancellation of specified courses.
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02 Aug 2023
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Finance
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Introduced with the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2] and Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2], the bill establishes the Housing Australia Future Fund to make grants, and enable Housing Australia to make grants and loans, in relation to acute housing needs, social housing or affordable housing.
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12 Sep 2024
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House of Representatives
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Health and Aged Care
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Responds to certain recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Final Report of the Aged Care Taskforce by establishing a new framework for the delivery of funded aged care services to individuals under the Commonwealth aged care system, including providing for: a Statement of Rights for individuals and a Statement of Principles for government agencies and bodies; requirements for an individual to access funded aged care services; mechanisms for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner to consider and decide on applications for registration as a provider and applications for approval of a residential care home; arrangements for funding of aged care services; governance arrangements for the broader aged care system; regulatory mechanisms; the use and disclosure of information, and establishment of a First Nations Aged Care Commissioner.
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21 Aug 2024
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House of Representatives
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Passed Both Houses
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Health and Aged Care
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to clarify the operation of provisions relating to pricing and supply arrangements for older and low-cost medicines that are more susceptible to medicine shortages.
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11 Sep 2024
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Home Affairs
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Implements the
Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
by amending the Customs Tariff Act 1995
to provide a free rate of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom; specify phasing rates of customs duty for certain originating goods of the United Kingdom that will incrementally reduce to free; and provide a safeguard that would restore the customs duty rate to the rate that applied before the commencement of the protocol for certain products.
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