• Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018 [private senator’s bill]
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• Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

With amendments

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025
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The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate's amendments

• Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025
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• Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 Education and Employment Legislation Committee
• 4th report of 2025—Referrals made in July 2025 Public Works Joint Committee
• 229th report—Air Service Agreements: Saudi Arabia, Colombia and Peru Treaties Joint Committee
• Internet search engine services online safety code Environment and Communications References Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 8 of 2025 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
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• Scrutiny digest 9 of 2025 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• 513th report—Annual report 2024–25 Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee

Government response

• Response to Advisory Report—Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020
• Response to the Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018
• Response to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020

• Climate Risk Assessment extended to 10 December 2025
• Australia’s aviation sector extended to 4 June 2026

Monday, 24 November

• Variations were agreed to

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Tabled

• Interim response to an order for the production of documents relating to relating to ICT expenditure - agreed to on 29 October 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to  proposed cuts to the funding of instruments at the Australian Synchrotron and the open-pool Australian lightwater reactor – agreed to on 4 November 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Environment Protection Reform Bill package – agreed to on 4 November 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to an incoming government brief from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources –  agreed to on 28 October 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Triple Zero custodian – agreed to on 28 October 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the financial impact of the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 – agreed to on 5 November 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Housing Australia Board - agreed to on 28 October 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the 5% deposit scheme - agreed to on 3 November 2025
• Responses to orders for the production of documents agreed to on 4 November 2025 relating to illicit tobacco:
  • Enforcement
  • Regulation and taxation-proposed reforms (orders no. 229 and no. 228)
  • Ministerial documents
• Interim Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Chair of the Housing Australia Board - agreed to on 24 November 2025
• Interim Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Chair of the Housing Australia Board - agreed to on 25 November 2025
• Interim Response to an order for the production of documents relating to round 2 of the Housing Australia Future Fund - agreed to on 25 November 2025

Agreed to

• Documents relating to Housing Australia to be tabled by the Minister for Housing, by no later than 9 am on Wednesday, 26 November 2025
• Documents relating to the Lambruk Solar Project to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday on the first sitting day in 2026
• Documents relating to the Asia Zero Emissions Community to be tabled by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than midday on Thursday, 4 December 2025
• Documents relating to the Chair of the Housing Australia Board to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than midday on Thursday, 27 November 2025
• Documents relating to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 11 December 2025
• Documents relating to a hospital or other healthcare facility in Yanchep, Western Australia to be tabled by the Ministers representing the Minister for Health and Ageing and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than midday on 2 December 2025
• Documents relating to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on 1 December 2025
• Ministerial submissions concerning the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on 1 December 2025
• Documents relating to the Net Zero Economic Authority to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on 1 December 2025
• Ministerial correspondence with Mr Glenn Thompson to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday on 1 December 2025
• Documents relating to round 2 of the Housing Australia Future Fund to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than 7 pm on Wednesday, 26 November 2025
• Documents relating to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 11 December 2025
• Documents relating to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation to be tabled by the Minister for Science, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 28 November 2025
• Documents relating to the constitutional validity of 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, 12 December 2025
• Documents relating to the responsible use of artificial intelligence in government to be tabled by the Minister for Finance, by no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, 9 December 2025
• Documents relating to the Central Land Council to be tabled by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than midday on Tuesday, 9 December 2025
• Documents relating to departmental and agency cost-saving targets to be tabled by the Minister for Finance and the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than midday on Friday, 28 November 2025
• Documents relating to executive salaries at Housing Australia to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Orders to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Housing to comply by no later than midday on 1 December 2025 with the order agreed to on 3 November 2025 to table documents relating to the 5% deposit scheme
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to comply by no later than midday on 1 December 2025 with the order agreed to on 3 November 2025 to table documents relating to the implementation of the social media ban
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Attorney-General to comply with the order agreed to on 28 November 2023 to table documents relating to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, immediately following its listing as a terrorist organisation
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Prime Minister to comply by no later than 9 am on Monday, 1 December 2025 with the order agreed to on 23 July 2025 (motion no. 9) to table documents relating to online gambling
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than midday on 27 November 2025 with the order agreed to on 27 October 2025 to table a government response to a report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than midday on 27 November 2025 with the order agreed to on 24 July 2025 to table advice provided by the Treasury regarding housing
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Housing to comply by no later than midday on 27 November 2025 with orders agreed to on 28 October and 4 November 2025 to table documents relating to Housing Australia

Explanation by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 24 November 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the Housing Australia Board observer (agreed to on 28 October 2025), and the Senate debated the explanation
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• 2025 annual statement on developing northern Australia tabled on behalf of the Minister for Northern Australia

Notice of intention to withdraw

• The Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator O’Neill) gave notice of their intention to withdraw a notice to disallow the Competition and Consumer (Notification of Acquisitions) Determination 2025 [F2025L00753]

Notice of motion to disallow

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Help to Buy Exemptions) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01140] notice given by Senator Bragg
• Digital ID Amendment (Redress Framework and Other Measures) Rules 2025 [F2025L01393] notice given by Senator Shoebridge

Debated

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Help to Buy Exemptions) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01140] moved by Senator Bragg
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• The Honourable Graham Frederick Richardson AO, a former minister and senator for New South Wales
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