Members

Chair
Hon Warren Entsch MP
Leichhardt, QLD
Deputy Chair
Senator Anthony Chisholm
ALP, QLD
(from 1 August 2019 to 25 November 2021)
Ms Anika Wells MP
Lilley, QLD
(from 25 November 2021)
Members
Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan
NATS, QLD
(from 18 June 2020)
Senator Anthony Chisholm
ALP, QLD
(from 25 November 2021)
Mr George Christensen MP
Dawson, QLD
(from 23 July 2019)
Senator Dorinda Cox
AG, WA
(from 19 October 2021)
Senator Patrick Dodson
ALP, WA
(from 12 September 2016 to 11 April 2019 and from 18 September 2019)
Senator Sam McMahon
CLP, NT
(from 22 July 2019 to 18 June 2020)
Ms Cathy O'Toole
Herbert, Qld
(from 7 November 2016 to 11 April 2019)
Senator Rachel Siewert
Australian Greens, WA
(from 12 June 2020 to 19 February 2021; from 20 February to 2 March 2021; 3 March to 9 March 2021; from 10 March to 19 March 2021; from 20 March to 19 April 2021; from 11 May to 18 May 2021; 19 May to 28 May 2021; from 29 May to 8 June 2021; from 9 June to 17 June 2021 from 19 June to 21 June 2021)
Senator Dean Smith
LP, WA
Hon Warren Snowdon MP
Lingiari, NT
Mr Phillip Thompson OAM MP
Herbert, QLD
(from 23 July 2019)
Senator Lidia Thorpe
Australian Greens, VIC
(19 February to 20 February 2021; 2 March to 3 March 2021; from 9 March to 10 March 2021; from 19 March to 20 March 2021; from 19 April to 11 May 2021; from 18 May to 19 May 2021; from 28 May to 29 May 2021; from 8 June to 9 June 2021; from 17 June to 19 June 2021; from 21 June to 19 October 2021)
Senator Larissa Waters
Australian Greens, QLD
(from 11 September 2018 to 12 June 2020)
Ms Anika Wells MP
Lilley, QLD
(from 10 September 2019 to 25 November 2021)

Committee Secretariat

Jenny Adams, Committee Secretary
Stephen Sherlock, Inquiry Secretary
Bill Pender, Inquiry Secretary
Louise Milligan, Senior Researcher
Ben Russell, Researcher
Sarah Brasser, Office Manager

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About this inquiry

The Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia will inquire into and report on the opportunities and challenges associated with land rights, native title and other land-related agreements (together with payments, benefits and access arrangements under these agreements) for the purpose of engaging Traditional Owners in the economic development of Northern Australia.



Past Public Hearings

02 Dec 2021: Canberra
26 Nov 2021: Canberra
19 Mar 2020: Perth