Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications

The Environment and Communications Committees cover the following portfolios: Communications and the Arts; and Environment and Energy.

Prior to September 2010, this committee was called the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts and prior to February 2008, it was called the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

Current Inquiries

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Environment Legislation Amendment (Protecting Dugongs and Turtles) Bill 2019
        Status: Accepting submissions
        Date Referred: 14 February 2019
        Reporting Date: 26 March 2019

Track Inquiry

Water Amendment (Purchase Limit Repeal) Bill 2019
        Status: Accepting submissions
        Date Referred: 14 February 2019
        Reporting Date: 26 March 2019

Track Inquiry

Environment and Communications References Committee

Australia’s faunal extinction crisis
        Status: Accepting Submissions
        Date Referred: 27 June 2018
        Reporting Date: 29 May 2019

Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services
        Status: Accepting Submissions
        Date Referred: 18 October 2017
        Reporting Date: 26 March 2019

Impact of feral deer, pigs and goats in Australia
        Status: Accepting Submissions
        Date Referred: 18 September 2018
        Reporting Date: 17 September 2019

The allegations of political interference in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
        Status: Accepting submissions
        Date Referred: 16 October 2018
        Reporting Date: 29 March 2019

See Also:

Completed inquiries by this committee

Other information

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
ec.sen@aph.gov.au