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.
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27 Nov 2025
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Senate
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
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Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to establish the Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission as a statutory authority.
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26 Nov 2025
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Senate
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
to enable a child to meet their immunisation requirements for the purposes of payment of the child care subsidy on the basis of a conscientious objection or if the child is 7 years of age or older.
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26 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Health, Disability and Ageing
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Amends the
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
to: expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s powers to detect, prevent and respond to breaches of obligations under the Act; provide participants wishing to withdraw from the National Disability Insurance Scheme with additional safeguards and communication options; enable the National Disability Insurance Agency to move to an entirely electronic claiming system for providers; and ensure that plan variations can include an increase or decrease of the total funding amounts.
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26 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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HUME, Sen Jane
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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.
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25 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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FARUQI, Sen Mehreen
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Amends the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to provide that the maximum student contribution amounts for places in certain units of study revert to what those amounts would have been on 1 January 2026 if the amendments made by the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students) Act 2020
had not commenced.
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25 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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BABET, Sen Ralph
ANTIC, Sen Alex
CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
HANSON, Sen Pauline
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
BELL, Sen Sean
WHITTEN, Sen Tyron
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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.
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24 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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POCOCK, Sen David
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Amends the:
Online Safety Act 2021
to establish a complaints and enforcement regime for the non-consensual sharing of digitally altered or artificially generated audio or visual content that depicts a person’s face or voice without their consent (deepfake material); and Privacy Act 1988
to establish a cause of action for the wrongful use or disclosure of deepfake material.
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06 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Amends the
Migration Act 1958
to provide for the publication of a register of approved standard business sponsors and accredited sponsors who have nominated skilled workers for entry to Australia.
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05 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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POCOCK, Sen Barbara
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to give employees the right to request to work from home for up to 2 days per week.
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03 Nov 2025
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Senate
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TYRRELL, Sen Tammy
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Requires a regulation impact statement to be prepared for certain bills and legislative instruments.
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