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• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments prior to the commencement of the

  Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025

  to make technical amendments prior to the commencement of the

  Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  The bill: authorises certain activities undertaken in relation to tax file numbers (TFNs) for the purpose of administering, or facilitating the administration of, a student’s application for a VET Student Loan or the student’s loan itself; and authorises the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ disclosure of TFNs to VSL providers for the same purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to make compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence a quality and accountability requirement for higher education providers approved under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jul 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and 5 other Acts to: provide a one-off 20 per cent reduction to Higher Education Loan Program debts and certain other student loans that are incurred on or before 1 June 2025; and increase the minimum repayment threshold from $54,435 in the 2024-25 financial year to $67,000 in the 2025-26 financial year and provide that compulsory student loan repayments are calculated on income above the new threshold rather than being based on a percentage of the repayment income. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to provide stewardship of the higher education system, including by entering into mission based compacts with higher education providers and preparing reports and providing advice and recommendations, if requested by the Minister, to various Commonwealth, state and territory ministers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Education 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  and

  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011

  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

  to streamline the choice of superannuation fund process during employee onboarding;

  Corporations Act 2001

  to ban advertising of certain superannuation products to new employees as part of the onboarding process;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide income tax and withholding tax exemptions for World Rugby and its wholly-owned subsidiaries;

  International Tax Agreements Act 1953

  to give legislative authority to the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to update the list of deductible gift recipients; and

  A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999

  to increase the maximum amount of wine equalisation tax producer rebate claimable by eligible wine producers to $400,000 each financial year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Sep 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Corporations Act 2001

  to expand beneficial ownership disclosure obligations that apply to entities listed on Australia’s financial markets and broaden the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory enforcement powers;

  Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012

  to provide for new exceptions for the public disclosure of protected Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission information about new and ongoing investigations;

  Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021

  to reduce the frequency of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority review cycles;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to extend the operation of the prohibiting energy market misconduct provisions from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2031; and

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2026. Also makes minor, technical or machinery amendments to 11 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum