Documents presented out of sitting
Committee reports
- Community Affairs References Committee—Aged care service delivery—Progress report, dated 11 September 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
- Environment and Communications References Committee—Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code and under 16 social media ban—Progress report, dated 11 September 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
- Senators’ Interests—Standing Committee—Register of Senators’ Interests incorporating statements of registrable interests and notifications of alterations lodged between 1 July and 19 August 2025. [Received 18 September 2025]
- Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers—Interim report, dated September 2025. [Received 19 September 2025]
- Economics References Committee—Micro-competition opportunities—Progress report, dated 24 September 2025. [Received 24 September 2025]
- Appropriations, Staffing and Security—Standing Committee—Annual report for 2024-25, dated September 2025. [Certified 25 September 2025]
- Community Affairs References Committee—Aged care service delivery—Report, dated October 2025, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 1 October 2025]
Government responses to committee reports
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024—Government response, dated September 2025. [Received 25 September 2025]
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Defence honours and awards system—Government response, dated 19 September 2025. [Received 25 September 2025]
- Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Report—Free TAFE Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Government response, dated October 2025. [Received 10 October 2025]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Report—Shutdown of the 3G mobile network—Government response, dated August 2025. [Received 10 October 2025]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Report—Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021—Government response, dated July 2025. [Received 16 October 2025]
Government documents
- NBN Co Limited—Report for 2024–25. [Received 5 September 2025]
- Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee—2024 regional telecommunications review: Connecting communities, reaching every region—Government response, dated September 2025. [Received 18 September 2025]
- International Air Services Commission—Report for 2024-25. [Received 22 September 2025]
- Regional Investment Corporation—Report for 2024-25. [Received 22 September 2025]
- Australian National Audit Office—Report for 2024-25. [Received 23 September 2025]
- Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2024-25. [Received 26 September 2025]
- Australian Education Act 2013—Australian Government schools funding report for 2024 on financial assistance paid to the schools sector and relevant decisions under section 127 of the Act. [Received 29 September 2025]
- Inspector-General of Water Compliance Annual Report 2024-25. [Received 1 October 2025]
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority—Report for 2024-25. [Received 2 October 2025]
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water—Report for 2024-25. [Received 2 October 2025]
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975—Register of the Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets—Report for 2023-24. [Received 2 October 2025]
- Productivity Commission—Report for 2024-25. [Received 2 October 2025]
- Administrative Review Tribunal—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Australian Education Act 2013—National School Resourcing Board—Annual review of state and territory compliance with section 22A of the Act—Report for 2023. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Australian Electoral Commission—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Australian Human Rights Commission—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Australian Office of Financial Management—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
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Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
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Australian Radiation and Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)—Quarterly report for the period 1 October to 31 December 2024. [Received 3 October 2025]
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Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Australian Signals Directorate—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Classification Board and Classification Review Board—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Export Finance Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Federal Court of Australia Listed Entity—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Hearing Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- High Court of Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Parliamentary Budget Office—Report for 2024-25. [Certified 3 October 2025]
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency—Report for 2024-25. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Creative Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 10 October 2025]
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority—Report for 2024-25. [Received 13 October 2025]
- Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner—Report for 2024-25. [Received 13 October 2025]
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Australian Energy Regulator—Report for 2024-25. [Received 15 October 2025]
- Australian Research Council—Report for 2024-25. [Received 15 October 2025]
- Central Land Council—Report for 2024-25. [Received 15 October 2025]
- National Competition Council—Report for 2024-25. [Received 15 October 2025]
- Bureau of Meteorology—Report for 2024-25. [Received 16 October 2025]
- Department of Parliamentary Services—Report for 2024-25. [Certified 16 October 2025]
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002—National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth—Reports for 2024-25—
Australian Capital Territory Policing. [Received 16 October 2025]
New South Wales Crime Commission. [Received 16 October 2025]
Northern Territory Police Force. [Received 16 October 2025]
South Australia Police. [Received 16 October 2025]
- Public Service Act 1999—Capability review of the Department of Social Services—Report for 2024-29. [Received 16 October 2025]
- AgriFutures Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 17 October 2025]
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority—Report for 2024-25. [Received 17 October 2025]
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Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility—Report for 2024-25. [Received 17 October 2025]
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Services Australia—Report for 2024-25. [Received 17 October 2025]
Returns to order
- Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—
August 2025. [Received 5 September 2025]
September 2025. [Received 16 October 2025]
- Glencore Australia; Whyalla Steelworks sale process; Ministerial visit to the United States of America; Ministerial submissions—Orders of 2 September 2025 (131 to 137)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 5 September 2025, responding to the orders. [Received 8 September 2025]
- Survey of income and housing 2023-24—Order of 27 August 2025 (109)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 5 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 8 September 2025]
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission—Travel expenditure—Order of 4 September 2025 (165)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 9 September 2025, responding to the order. [Received 10 September 2025]
- Department of Home Affairs—Protection visas—Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 14 November 2019—
August 2025. [Received 11 September 2025]
September 2025. [Received 16 October 2025]
- Music and art therapy review—Order of 26 August 2025 (98)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 10 September 2025, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 11 September 2025]
- NDIS pricing—Final report—Order of 26 August 2025 (97)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 12 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachment. [Received 15 September 2025]
- Resourcing in Parliamentarian Offices—Review—Order of 28 August 2025 (123)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 15 September 2025]
- Bail and remand reports—Order of 2 September 2025 (144)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims and attachment. [Received 17 September 2025]
- Bail and remand reports—Order of 2 September 2025 (145)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Indigenous Australians (Senator McCarthy), dated 11 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 17 September 2025]
- Freedom of information—Order of 3 September 2025 (155)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 17 September 2025]
- National Access to Justice Partnership—Order of 3 September 2025 (147)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 17 September 2025]
- Survey of Income and Housing—Order of 2 September 2025 (139)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 17 September 2025, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 22 September 2025]
- Glencore Australia—Correspondence—Order of 2 September 2025 (131)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims. [Received 24 September 2025]
- Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (134)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
- Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (135)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
- Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (137)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 24 September 2025]
- Whyalla Steelworks—Order of 2 September 2025 (132)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims. [Received 24 September 2025]
- United States—Ministerial visit—Order of 2 September 2025 (133)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 18 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 26 September 2025]
- Ministerial submissions—Order of 2 September 2025 (136)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 22 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 29 September 2025]
- Minister for Aged Care and Seniors—Question time brief—Order of 3 September 2025 (159)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 26 September 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 29 September 2025]
- Incoming government brief—Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water—Order of 26 August 2025 (100)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 2 October 2025, responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 3 October 2025]
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024—Order of 4 September 2025 (167)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 7 October 2025]
- Digital duty of care—Order of 4 September 2025 (169)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 7 October 2025]
- Aged care service delivery—Questions on notice—Order of 3 September 2025 (150)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Senator McAllister), dated 8 October 2025, responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 10 October 2025]
- Deaths in custody—Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 19 September 2024 for the period 1 July to 30 September 2025. [Received 10 October 2025]
- Russian fuel imports—Order of 27 August 2025 (108)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Senator Wong), dated 10 October 2025, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 14 October 2025]
Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 17 September 2025]
Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 18 September 2025]
Education portfolio—
Early Childhood Education and Youth. [Received 23 September 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 29 September 2025]
Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—
Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]
Industry and Science. [Received 2 October 2025]
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio—
Climate Change and Energy. [Received 25 September 2025]
Environment and Water. [Received 26 September 2025]
Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Defence portfolio—
Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 29 September 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Social Services portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio. [Received 1 October 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—
National Indigenous Australians Agency; Indigenous portfolio bodies. [Received 1 October 2025]
Office for Women; Workplace Gender Equality Agency; Australian Government Consulting; Australian Public Service Commission. [Received 2 October 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 7 October 2025]
Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio. [Received 2 October 2025]
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Treasury portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Departmental and agency grants
Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—
Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]
Industry and Science. [Received 29 September 2025]
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Finance portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Defence portfolio—
Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 29 September 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Education portfolio—
Australian Research Council. [Received 30 September 2025]
Education portfolio. [Received 1 October 2025]
Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Social Services portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—
National Indigenous Australians Agency; Indigenous portfolio bodies. [Received 1 October 2025]
Office for Women; Workplace Gender Equality Agency; Australian Government Consulting; Australian Public Service Commission. [Received 2 October 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 7 October 2025]
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio. [Received 1 October 2025]
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Treasury portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Entity contracts
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 8 September 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. [Received 15 September 2025]
Defence Housing Australia. [Received 17 September 2025]
Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice
Additional estimates 2024-25—
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—Australian Public Service Commission. [Received 23 September 2025]
Health and Aged Care portfolio. [Received 2 October 2025]
Budget estimates 2025-26—
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio—
Northern Australia. [Received 5 September 2025]
Arts. [Received 17 September 2025]
Communications and Sport. [Received 19 September 2025]
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. [Received 26 September 2025]
Defence portfolio—
Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 17 September 2025]
Defence Housing Australia. [Received 29 September 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Industry, Science and Resources portfolio—Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—
Workplace Gender Equality Agency. [Received 23 September 2025]
National Indigenous Australians Agency; Indigenous portfolio bodies. [Received 29 September 2025]
General portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
National Australia Day Council Limited. [Received 30 September 2025]
Office of National Intelligence. [Received 30 September 2025]
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]
Finance portfolio—
General portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Special Minister of State. [Received 10 October 2025]
Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Social Services portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Education portfolio. [Received 29 September 2025]
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio—
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). [Received 30 September 2025]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [Received 1 October 2025]
Health and Aged Care portfolio. [Received 2 October 2025]
Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio—Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and National Boards. [Certified 7 October 2025]
Treasury portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Former ministers—meetings
Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 17 September 2025]
Industry, Science and resources portfolio—
Resources. [Received 23 September 2025]
Industry, Innovation and Science. [Received 29 September 2025]
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts portfolio—
General portfolio. [Received 19 September]
General portfolio. [Received 1 October 2025]
Northern Australia. [Received 23 September 2025]
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 24 September 2025]
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 25 September 2025]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Finance portfolio—
General portfolio. [Received 26 September 2025]
Special Minister of State. [Received 10 October 2025]
Education portfolio. [Received 29 September 2025]
Defence portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Home Affairs portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Social Services portfolio. [Received 30 September 2025]
Health, Disability and Ageing portfolio. [Received 2 October 2025]
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Treasury portfolio. [Received 10 October 2025]
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 8 September 2025]
Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—
Safe Work Australia. [Received 17 September 2025]
Australian Skills Quality Authority. [Received 7 October 2025]
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 7 October 2025]
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—Net Zero Economy Authority. [Received 16 October 2025]