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  • Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    05 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
    to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of departmental secretaries and other public office holders. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    28 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    JOYCE, Barnaby, MP 
    Summary
    Repeals the
    Climate Change Act 2022
    ,
    Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024
    ,
    Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin Charges) Act 2024
    ,
    Net Zero Economy Authority Act 2024
    and
    New Vehicle Efficiency Standards Act 2024
    . Also amends the:
    Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
    and
    Future Made in Australia Act 2024
    to remove references to net zero greenhouse gas emissions and the Paris Agreement; and
    National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
    to remove the emissions reduction safeguard mechanism 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 [No. 2]

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    Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Right to Protest Bill 2025

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    Date
    13 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    SHOEBRIDGE, Sen David 
    Summary
    Recognises the right to engage in peaceful protest in a public place. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025

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    Date
    01 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Media Minimum Age Repeal Bill 2025

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    Date
    25 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    BABET, Sen Ralph
    ANTIC, Sen Alex
    CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
    HANSON, Sen Pauline
    ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
    BELL, Sen Sean
    WHITTEN, Sen Tyron 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Responding to Robodebt) Bill 2025

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    Date
    25 Aug 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    WILKIE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Responding to Robodebt) Bill 2025 [No. 2]

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    Date
    26 Aug 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    ALLMAN-PAYNE, Sen Penny 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    to: clarify the commencement date of child support periods when the registrar receives a new tax assessment for a parent; and ensure that a parent with less than 35 per cent care of a child is not entitled to receive child support payments;
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to provide legislative authority for urgent payments to eligible social security recipients outside the standard fortnightly payment cycle; and
    Social Security Act 1991
    to clarify the operation of the social security income test treatment of employment income. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Stopping Wind Farms in State Forests Bill 2025

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    Date
    03 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    GEE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Prohibits a constitutional corporation from constructing, installing or commissioning a windfarm in a state forest. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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