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• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2025 (No. 2)

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to prohibit the authorisation of certain electoral and referendum matter that is inaccurate and misleading to a material extent, including material that has been modified using digital technology, such as ‘deepfakes’; and require electoral and referendum matter that has been created or modified using digital technology (including AI) to carry a statement to that effect;

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to establish an Electoral Communications Panel; and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to remove the ‘media blackout’ period that prohibits electoral or referendum advertising in the last 3 days of voting in an election or referendum. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen David 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: increase the number of senators from the Australia Capital Territory and the Northern Territory to half the number of senators for a state; and provide for 3 senators from each of the territories to be elected at each federal election giving territory senators a 6 year term. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to prohibit political donations being made by corporations or close associates of the corporation in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  and

  Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

  to: lower the minimum voting age in Australian federal elections and referenda from 18 to 16 years; provide for 16 and 17 year olds to be included in the certified list of voters (but not to be given a penalty notice if they do not vote); and provide that an eligible voter, who is not yet on the electoral roll or enrolled at their correct address, is able to cast a provisional vote on election day. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Low Emissions Future) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HUME, Sen Jane 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

  to remove the moratorium on nuclear energy in Australia;

  Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011

  to enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to exercise its functions in relation to ‘clean emissions energy technologies’, which includes civil nuclear energy and nuclear technologies; and

  Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012

  to remove the prohibition on the Clean Energy Finance Corporations’ ability to invest in nuclear technology or nuclear power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to: require actions that would emit between 25,000 to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions in any one year to be assessed for approval under Part 9 of the Act; require the minister, when approving any such action or when considering whether to enter into a conservation agreement, to consider Australia’s national carbon budget and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; require the minister to reject the approval of actions that would emit over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent scope 1 emissions; require the Climate Change Authority to develop a national carbon budget to 2050 and to annually assess the budget; prohibit the minister, subject to certain exceptions, from using alternative approval processes for certain emissions intensive actions; and introduce penalties for undertaking certain emissions intensive actions without approval if the action has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  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, 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to enable employees to access 12 days of paid reproduction health leave in a 12 month period and to request flexible working arrangements when experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause; and

  Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2023

  to enable the collection of certain data. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  POCOCK, Sen Barbara 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fair Work Act 2009

  to give employees the right to request to work from home for up to 2 days per week. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Sep 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  to implement or respond to certain recommendations from previous reviews and inquiries in relation to the Freedom of Information framework, including the

  Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010

  (the 2013 Hawke Review); and

  Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010

  and

  Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum