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Last updated: Thursday, 4 September 2025 at 1:31 PMNo updates available
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Draft Federation Chamber Minutes

No. 15

Thursday, 4 September 2025

- 9:30:12 AM

 1The Federation Chamber met at 9.30 am.


- 9:30:16 AM

 2MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS

Members’ constituency statements were made.


Dr M Ryan,  9:30:19 AM. Ms Chesters,  9:33:23 AM. Ms Le,  9:36:27 AM. Mr M Smith,  9:39:35 AM. Mr Buchholz,  9:42:40 AM. Mr Burnell,  9:45:46 AM. Mr Birrell,  9:48:39 AM. Mr Burns,  9:51:27 AM. Mr Chaffey,  9:54:30 AM. Ms Byrnes,  9:57:34 AM. Mr Batt,  10:00:39 AM. Ms Lawrence,  10:03:31 AM. Mr Conaghan,  10:06:38 AM. Ms Campbell,  10:09:40 AM. Mr Joyce,  10:12:54 AM. Dr Charlton,  10:15:49 AM. Mr Hastie,  10:19:01 AM. Ms Briskey,  10:22:03 AM. Mr Hogan,  10:24:36 AM. Mr Khalil,  10:27:37 AM.
- 10:30:53 AM

 3Police Remembrance Day 29 September—STATEMENTS

Statements were made.


Dr Haines,  10:30:56 AM. Mr McCormack,  10:38:39 AM. Mr Wood,  10:48:51 AM.
- 10:58:51 AM

 4Update on the implementation of the recommendations of the final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide—STATEMENTS

Statements were made.


Ms Miller-Frost,  10:58:54 AM. Mr McCormack,  11:09:01 AM. Mr Moncrieff,  11:19:06 AM. Ms Watson-Brown,  11:27:08 AM. Mr Burnell,  11:30:27 AM. Mr Mitchell,  11:40:33 AM. Mr Gosling,  11:50:41 AM. Ms Coffey,  12:00:43 PM. Mr Thistlethwaite,  12:09:55 PM. Ms Berry,  12:19:31 PM. Mr Caldwell,  12:28:47 PM.
- 12:31:35 PM

 5Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.


- 12:31:48 PM

Cognate debate with Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026.


Ms Payne,  12:32:02 PM. Ms Witty,  12:46:41 PM.
- 1:00:50 PM

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.


- 1:00:58 PM

 6ADJOURNMENT

Mr Ng moved—That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.


Mr Pasin,  1:01:00 PM. Ms Campbell,  1:06:04 PM. Mr Rebello,  1:11:11 PM. Ms Byrnes,  1:16:00 PM. Ms Price,  1:21:10 PM. Mr Ng,  1:26:15 PM.
- 1:31:31 PM

Question—put and passed.

At 1.31 pm, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the Federation Chamber until 12.30 pm on Tuesday, 7 October 2025.