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  • Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025

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    Date
    05 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    MCKIM, Sen Nick 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
    to increase the superannuation guarantee rate for firefighters and paramedics by 4.4 per cent to match the base rate of superannuation contributions provided to Australian Defence Force personnel. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025

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    Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HUME, Sen Jane 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025

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    Date
    05 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Australian National University Act 1991
    and
    Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
    to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of vice-chancellors of Australian universities. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026

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    Date
    12 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    to merge the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board into a single entity to be known as External Reporting Australia, with responsibility for performing core financial reporting and sustainability standard-setting functions. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Unlocking Supply of Family Homes Bill 2025

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    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HUME, Sen Jane 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to: lower the minimum age of eligibility for a downsizer contribution from 55 years to 50 years; extend the period of time in which a contribution can be made from 90 days to 1 year after the change of ownership occurs; and increase the maximum amount of contribution from $300,000 to $500,000. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

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    Date
    11 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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