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: 94
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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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03 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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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:
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.
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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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30 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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30 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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COLBECK, Sen Richard
- Summary
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Establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Consultancy and Services Contracts to review, consider and report on consultancy and services contracts entered into by Commonwealth entities.
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- Date
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26 Mar 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to remove mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences.
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- Date
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26 Mar 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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WATERS, Sen Larissa
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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13 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
- Summary
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: require higher education providers who receive Commonwealth funding to disclose existing partnerships with, or investments in, defined prohibited entities and divest from these partnerships and investments within a 6-month period; and prohibit higher education providers from appointing to their governing bodies any individual that has investments in a prohibited entity or is a member of the board of a prohibited entity.
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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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- Date
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12 Feb 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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BABET, Sen Ralph
- Summary
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Proposes an alteration to the Constitution to provide that the Commonwealth or a State must not make any law that limits the freedom of speech, including freedom of the press and other media.
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