Sitting week beginning Tuesday, 4 February 2025 — 1st House sitting week of the 47th Parliament’s 2025 Autumn sittings. This page summarises matters expected to be considered by the House of ...

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1.83The committee recommends that the government considers amending paragraph 58 of the Explanatory Memorandum to clarify that the purpose of the remote access power is to enable the Office of the ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing today for its inquiries into the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates and the ...

On 29 January 2025, under Standing Order 25(2)(a)(v), the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee agreed to inquire into the quality of governance at Australian higher education ...

2.114The committee recommends that the Department of Health and Aged Care commission research to establish a comprehensive evidence base about the impacts of menopause and perimenopause on women in ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Milton Dick MP has received letters of resignation from the Honourable Bill Shorten and the Honourable Keith Pitt. The Speaker is now ...

Government funding to major sporting codes and teams is distributed through both sports-specific programs and broader programs, including infrastructure funding. This complexity makes it difficult to ...

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The Scrutiny of Bills Committee was established in 1981. Its functions, which are set out in Senate standing order 24, are to assess bills against a set of accountability standards that focus on the ...

Edmund Barton (1849-1920) had one of the most distinguished and significant careers of any Australian in public life. He served in both the NSW and federal parliaments and spent over 16 years on the ...

We provide high quality information, analysis and advice to parliamentarians and committees. Government funding to major sporting codes and teams is distributed through both sports-specific programs ...