• Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024 [private senator's bill]
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Debate on this bill will continue at a later date

Without amendments

• Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
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The House of Representatives will now consider the bill

Without amendments

• Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025
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• Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025
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• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025
  Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025
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• Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025
  Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025
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These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• The Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Biological Definitions) Bill 2025 [private senators’ bill] was defeated at the first reading

• Report no. 4 of 2025 Selection of Bills Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 4 of 2025 Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation
• Register of senators’ interests incorporating statements of registrable interests and notifications of alterations lodged between 1 January and 30 June 2025 Senators’ Interests Committee
• Adoption of inquiry from the previous Parliament Education and Employment Legislation Committee
• Examination of annual reports Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
• 186th Report: Person referred to in the Senate Mr Lesley Turner Standing Committee of Privileges

Government response

• Response to Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024

• The Senate referred particulars of proposed additional expenditure 2025-26 to legislation committees for consideration during estimates hearings in October 2025

Monday, 28 July

• Variations were agreed to

Wednesday, 30 July

• Variations were agreed to [see Journals entries nos 11 and 30]
• Senator Askew was appointed as a member of the Council of the National Library of Australia
• A motion regarding the membership of the Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee was agreed to

Thursday, 31 July

• Variations were agreed to [see Journals entries no. 27, no. 33 and no. 49]
• Members were appointed to joint committees

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to online gambling - agreed to on 23 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of  documents relating to the draft 2025 electricity network options report – agreed to on 23 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to advice provided by the Treasury regarding housing – agreed to on 24 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to aggregate expenditure made from the Housing Australia Future Fund – agreed to on 24 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the final report of the review of public sector board appointments processes agreed to on 23 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Workforce Australia service participants agreed to on 24 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to online gambling agreed to on 23 July 2025
• Responses to orders for the production of documents relating to incoming government briefs - agreed to on 29 July 2025
  • Attorney-General
  • Minister for the Environment and Water
• Responses to orders for the production of documents relating to 2025 incoming government briefs agreed to on 23 July 2025:
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet
  • Minister for Women
  • Department of Social Services

Agreed to

• Documents relating to the Department of the Treasury’s consultation on unfair trading practices to be tabled by the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, by no later than Friday 1 August 2025
• Documents relating to Berries Australia and CropLife Australia to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, by no later than 10 am on Monday, 11 August 2025
• Documents related to receipt of gifts by NDIA staff to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 1 August 2025
• Documents related to the development of legislative instruments made under Part 4A of the Online Safety Act 2021 to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 1 August 2025
• Documents related to the mutual obligations system to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 1 August 2025
• The final written report of the Independent Review of Resourcing in Parliamentarian Offices to be tabled by the Special Minister of State, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 1 August 2025
• Documents relating to emissions reduction targets to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday on Thursday, 31 July 2025
• Documents relating to Aged Care Assessment Team wait times to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, by no later than 6 August 2025
• Documents relating to 2025 incoming government briefs to be tabled by no later than midday on Thursday, 31 July 2025 by:
• Minister for the Environment and Water to be tabled by the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Thursday, 31 July 2025
• Minister representing the Attorney-General
• Documents relating to the Northern Territory gas industry to be tabled by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than 10 am on Wednesday, 13 August 2025
• Documents relating to conflicts of interest in the Northern Land Council to be tabled by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than 10 am on Monday, 1 September 2025
• Documents relating to the National Climate Risk Assessment and National Adaptation Plan to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate and Energy, by 9.30 am on 25 August 2025
• Documents relating to the Targeted Compliance Framework to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, by no later than 5 August 2025
• Documents relating to legal advice regarding the Remote Australia Employment Service to be tabled by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by 5 pm on 12 August 2025

Explanation by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 14 September 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the NDIS Sustainability Framework (agreed to on 11 May, 19 June, and 6 September 2023), and the Senate debated the explanation
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• On 29 July the Senate agreed that the order of 14 September 2023 (see above) no longer apply. The Senate further agreed that the related orders agreed to on 11 May, 19 June, and 6 September 2023 have not been satisfactorily complied with

Order to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than 1 pm on Wednesday, 30 July 2025 with the order agreed to on 12 February 2025 to table documents relating to Housing Australia and the use of availability payments

• Australian parliamentary delegation to the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

Notice of motion to disallow

• Income Tax Assessment (Build to Rent Developments) Determination 2024 [F2024L01729] notice given by Senator Bragg

Negatived

• Industry Research and Development (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024 [F2024L01460] moved by Senator Roberts
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• John Owen Stone AO, former senator for Queensland
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• Martin Bruce Cameron, a former senator for South Australia
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• The Senate varied its hours of meeting and routine of business for 29-31July 2025

• The Address-in-reply to the Governor-General’s opening speech was debated
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