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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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board to make decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to pause the indexation of customs duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Defence
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Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies, other than the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to pause the indexation of excise duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025,
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04 Sep 2025
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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BRAGG, Sen Andrew
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Amends the
Housing Australia Act 2018
to provide that certain directions about the performance of Housing Australia’s functions are subject to disallowance.
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04 Sep 2025
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen Barbara
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Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to require that government procurement contracts cannot be entered into with potential suppliers or tenderers who have engaged in unethical conduct.
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04 Sep 2025
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
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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
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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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03 Sep 2025
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends the
Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
and Migration Act 1958
to expand the Administrative Review Tribunal’s ability to determine matters without holding an oral hearing of the proceeding.
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