Documents presented out of sitting after the Senate adjourned on 5 February 2026

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Documents presented out of sitting

Committee Reports

1. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—State of Australia’s aviation sector and its ability to deliver reliable and affordable services to rural, regional and remote communities: Report on Qantas’ decision to close regional bases in Canberra, Hobart and Mildura—Interim report, dated February 2026. [Received 18 February 2026]

Government documents

1. Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2025–26—Department of Veterans’ Affairs. [Received 11 February 2026]

Responses to orders for the production of documents

1. Estimates briefs—Department of Industry, Science and Resources—

   Order of 4 February 2026 (331)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 10 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 12 February 2026]

   Order of 4 February 2026 (333)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 11 February 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 12 February 2026]

2. Question time brief—Department of Industry, Science and Resources—Order of 4 February 2026 (332)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ayres), dated 11 February 2026, providing an interim response to the order. [Received 12 February 2026]
3. Religious discrimination laws—Consultation—Order of 4 February 2026 (328)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 17 February 2026]

Returns to order

1. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—January 2026. [Received 6 February 2026]

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 12 February 2026]

Departmental and agency grants

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 12 February 2026]

Entity contracts

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 17 February 2026]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 13 February 2026]

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—

Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency portfolio. [Received 6 February 2026]

General portfolio. [Received 11 February 2026]

Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice

Finance portfolio