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Senate Daily Summary

Information on significant events and decisions made by the Senate each sitting day. The summaries contain links to video replays of debates, as well as source documents such as the Senate Journals, Hansard transcripts, and committee reports.

1 to 4 September 2025

Daily summaries

  •  Monday, 1 September (PDF 131KB)
  •  Tuesday, 2 September (PDF 174KB)
  •  Wednesday, 3 September (PDF 160KB)
  •  Thursday, 4 September (PDF 153KB)

Weekly summary

  • Introduced
    • Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2025
    • Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
    • Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Ban Unethical Contractors) Bill 2025 [private senator’s bill]
    • Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025 [private senator’s bill]
    • Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 [private senator’s bill]
    • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 [private senator’s bill]
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025
    • Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025
    • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025
  • Considered
    • Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025 [private senator’s bill]
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript

    Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

  • Passed

    Without amendments

    • National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025
    • Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
      Watch the debate [part one] [part two]   Read the transcript [part one] [part two]
    • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025

    These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

    With amendments

    • Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
      Watch the debate [part one] [part two] [part three] [part four] [part five]
      Read the transcript [part one] [part two] [part three] [part four] [part five]

    The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate’s amendments. The bill will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

    • Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025

    The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate’s amendments

  • Defeated
    • The Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 was defeated at the third reading
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
  • Messages
    • The following messages from the House of Representatives were reported:
      • agreeing to the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 without amendment. This bill will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent
  • New inquiries
    • The following matters were referred to the Public Works Joint Committee for inquiry and report:
      • Department of Defence – Blamey Barracks Kapooka redevelopment project, Kapooka, New South Wales
      • Services Australia – Proposed fit-out of leased premises at 90 Crown Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
      • Australian Taxation Office – Proposed fit-out of leased premises: Levels 5 to 10, 152 Wharf Street, Brisbane
      • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Black Mountain Greenhouse redevelopment
      • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Centre for disease preparedness: Stage 1 part life refit
      • Department of Home Affairs – Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre Hawk Compound redevelopment project
    • The Senate adopted report no. 6 of 2025 of the Selection of Bills Committee and made the following references:
      • Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 and the Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 October 2025
      • Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025 referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 October 2025
      • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025 referred to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 October 2025
      • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 October 2025
      • Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2025
      • Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2025
  • Reports tabled
    • Report no. 6 of 2025 Selection of Bills Committee
    • Scrutiny digest 5 of 2025 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
    • Delegated legislation monitor 6 of 2025 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • 227th report—Nauru–Australia Treaty; Radio Regulations WRC–23 Treaties Joint Committee

    Government responses

    • Response to Supporting democracy in our region Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee
    • Response to Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Bill 2024 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  • Direction to meet
    • The Senate directed the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to hold a public hearing on 3 September 2025
  • Membership

    Monday, 1 September

    • Members were appointed to joint committees

    Tuesday, 2 September

    • Variations were agreed to

    Thursday, 4 September

    • Variations were agreed to

    See also committee membership page

  • Tabled documents

    Government documents and documents presented by the President

    • Monday, 1 September [includes documents presented since the Senate last sat]
    • Tuesday, 2 September
    • Wednesday, 3 September

    Clerk's documents

    Legislative instruments and other documents required by statute to be tabled

    • Monday, 1 September
    • Tuesday, 2 September
    • Wednesday, 3 September
    • Thursday, 4 September

    Other

    • Response to a question asked by Senator Lambie during question time on 2 September 2025
    • Response to a question asked by Senator Bragg during question time on 26 August 2025
    • Response to a question asked by Senator Waters during question time on 1 September 2025
    • 2025 Progress Report – Implementation of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
  • Orders for the production of documents

    Tabled

    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to 2023 Whitsundays Taipan helicopter crash – agreed to on 27 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Future Fund Board of Guardians and Management Agency – agreed to on 26 August 2025
    • Responses to orders for the production of documents relating to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation – agreed to on 26 August 2025
      • Motion no. 85
      • Motion no. 86
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to unfair trading practices – agreed to on 28 July 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union – agreed to on 26 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Housing Australia Future Fund – agreed to on 24 July 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the New England Highway – agreed to on 23 July 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to online gambling – agreed to on 23 July 2025 (motion no. 8)
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to strategic examination of research and development – agreed to on 26 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Northern Land Council – agreed to on 30 July 2025
    • Response to orders for the production of documents relating to:
      • National Construction Code –agreed to on 27 August 2025
      • Home Guarantee Scheme - agreed to on 27 August 2025
      • travel expenditure by the Housing Australia Board - agreed to on 27 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to work health and safety within the National Computational Infrastructure - agreed to on 27 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the National Priority System waiting list – agreed to on 3 September 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the development of legislative instruments made under Part 4A of the Online Safety Act 2021 – agreed to on 28 July 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation – agreed to on 26 August 2025 (motion no. 84)
    • Response to an order for the production of the final report of the Age Assurance Technology Trial – agreed to on 27 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to a review of the targeted compliance framework – agreed to on 28 August 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of the government response to a report of the Economics References Committee – agreed to on 2 September 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the preparation of answers to questions taken on notice – agreed to on 3 September 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of the government response to a report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – agreed to on 3 September 2025
    • Response to an order for the production of documents relating to question time briefs – agreed to on 3 September 2025

    Agreed to

    • Documents relating to Glencore Australia to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than 9 am on Monday, 8 September 2025
    • Documents relating to the sale process of Whyalla Steelworks to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than 9 am on Monday, 8 September 2025
    • Documents relating to a ministerial visit to the United States to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than 9 am on Monday, 8 September 2025
    • Certain ministerial submissions to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than 9 am on Monday, 8 September
    • Documents relating to the 2023-24 Survey of Income and Housing to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 19 September 2025
    • Government response to a report of the Economics References Committee to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Thursday, 4 September 2025
    • Documents relating to bail and remand reports to be tabled, by no later than 5 pm on 12 September 2025, by:
      • the Minister representing the Attorney-General
      • the Minister for Indigenous Australians
    • Documents relating to the National Access to Justice Partnership to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 12 September 2025
    • Documents relating the allocation of funds under the Rewiring the Nation program to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 12 September 2025
    • Documents relating to the preparation of answers to questions taken on notice to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, by no later than midday on 4 September 2025
    • Documents relating to freedom of information requests to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 12 September 2025
    • Documents relating to question time briefs to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, by no later than midday on 4 September 2025
    • Government response to a report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney General, by no later than 9 am on 4 September 2025
    • Documents relating to the National Priority System waiting list to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care, by no later than 10 am on Thursday, 4 September 2025, and ordered the Minister to attend the Senate to provide an explanation if the order is not complied with (see below at attendance by ministers)
    • Documents relating to the travel expenditure by the Board of ASIC to be tabled by the Minister for Finance, by no later than midday on Tuesday, 9 September 2025
    • Documents relating to the discharge of a bill from the Notice Paper to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 12 September 2025
    • Documents relating to digital duty of care to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 12 September 2025

    Orders to comply

    • The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to comply by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 4 September 2025 with orders agreed to on 28 July and 26 August 2025 to table documents relating to the development of legislative instruments made under Part 4A of the Online Safety Act 2021
    • The Senate ordered the Minister for Climate Change and Energy to comply by no later than midday on Thursday, 4 September 2025 with the order agreed to on 26 August 2025 to table incoming government briefs
    • The Senate ordered the Minister for Industry and Innovation to comply by no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 with an order to table documents relating to the Strategic Examination of Research and Development – agreed to on 26 August 2025

    Attendance by minister

    • The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care to attend the Senate to provide an explanation if an order for the production of documents relating to the National Priority System waiting list, agreed to on 3 September, is not complied with (order was complied with - see above at "tabled")

    Explanation by minister

    • Pursuant to the order agreed to on 1 September 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan (agreed to on 30 July 2025 and 26 August 2025), and the Senate debated the explanation
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Pursuant to the order agreed to on 2 September 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Communications attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for documents relating to online gambling agreed to on 23 July and 26 August 2025
    • Pursuant to the order agreed to on 1 September 2025 the Minister representing the Minister for Housing attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for documents relating to Housing Australia agreed to on 12 February 2025 and 29 July 2025 and the Senate debated the explanation
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Pursuant to the order agreed to on 2 September 2025 the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for documents relating to emissions reduction targets agreed to on 29 July, 26 August, and 28 August 2025
  • Ministerial statement
    • Statement concerning agriculture tabled on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
  • Petition
    • Senator Hanson presented a petition regarding the Australian flag
  • Motions

    Agreed to

    • Social cohesion moved by Senator Faruqi
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
    • Administration of the Construction and General Division of the CFMEU moved by Senator Payman

    Debated

    • Albanese Government moved by Senator Henderson
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
  • Statements
    • The President made a statement regarding the conduct of senators
    • The President made a statement regarding the wearing of flags
    • Senators made statements about Mr Anton van Bavel
      Watch the debate   Read the transcript
  • Condolences
    • John Waston AM, former senator for Tasmania
      Watch the condolences    Read the transcript
  • Scheduling
    • The Senate varied the hours of meeting and routine of business for 3 September 2025 to allow for consideration of the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and a related bill
    • The Senate agreed to vary the routine of business for 4 September 2025
Statistics
Bills received from the House of Representatives 5
Bills introduced in the Senate - government 0
Bills introduced in the Senate - private senators' 4
Bills passed in the Senate 8
Bills negatived or discharged 1
Bills referred to committees 7
New inquiries 12
Reports tabled 4
Orders for production of documents agreed to 21
Notices of motion given 74
Divisions 60

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