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: 85
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20 Jan 2026
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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- Date
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27 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui
- Summary
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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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27 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Archives Act 1983
, Defence Act 1903
and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to make consequential amendments; and provides for application, saving and transitional provisions.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Summary
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Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes an independent Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission to monitor, inquire into and report on matters relating to suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes for veterans, including the Commonwealth’s implementation of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the:
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to establish a regulatory framework for a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation to ensure that baseline mobile coverage is reasonably available outdoors to all people in Australia on an equitable basis; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Veterans’ Affairs
- Summary
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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
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- Date
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26 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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ANTIC, Sen Alex
- Summary
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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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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Employment and Workplace Relations
- Summary
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Amends the
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992
and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992
to: establish a mechanism for employers with historical unpaid levy liabilities to enter into voluntary payment arrangements with the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation; and replace the defunct method for calculating the additional levy that is payable on late levy payments.
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- Date
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26 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Corporations Act 2001
and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
to update Australia’s digital asset regulatory regime by: defining the core concepts of digital tokens, digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms; applying the financial services law in a way that is tailored to these platforms; providing targeted exemptions for certain digital token arrangements; and providing the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Minister with powers to regulate these platforms.
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- Date
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26 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Health, Disability and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to enable authorised nurse prescribers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical benefits under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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