• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026 [private senator’s bill]
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• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

Without amendments

• Export Control Amendment (Clarifying Obligations Relating to Registered Establishments) Bill 2026
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• Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026
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• Customs Legislation Amendment (False Trade Marks Infringement Notices) Bill 2026
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• Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Bill 2026
  Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Bill 2026
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These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

With amendments

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026
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The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate's amendments

• The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments to the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025

This bill has been assented to by the Governor-General

• 189th report – Department of Parliamentary Services handling of documents and communications Privileges Committee
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• Human Rights Scrutiny reports 4 of 2026 and 5 of 2026 Human Rights Joint Committee
• Reports on the examination of annual reports for 2024-25:
• Inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission
• National Anti-Corruption Commission
• National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee
• 232nd report – Papua New Guinea – Australia Mutual Defence Treaty (the Pukpuk Treaty) Treaties Joint Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 5 of 2026 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
• Statement on the draft estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the Parliamentary Budget Office 2026–27 Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
• Review of the listing of Hizbut-Tahrir as a prohibited hate group under the Criminal Code Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
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Government responses

• Response to the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity Bill 2024
• Response to the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 and a related bill
• Response to Pursuing the priorities of the Pacific: Inquiry into Australia's alignment with the priorities of Pacific Island countries
• Response to Importance of Antarctica to Australia's national interests
• Response to 6th report of 2021
• Response to the Review of the listing and re-listing of eight organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code
• Response to the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024
• Response to Australia’s aid program in the Indo-Pacific – First report
• Response to Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan – interim and final reports
• Response to 7th report of 2023

• Triple zero service outages extended to 30 June 2026
• Financial support for state and territory infrastructure projects extended to 14 September 2026
• Australia's youth justice and incarceration system extended to 31 August 2026
• Offshore processing and resettlement arrangements extended to 17 June 2026
• Order for production of documents extended to 19 August 2026
• Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025 extended to 27 August 2026
• Defence estate assets extended to 15 September 2026

• The Senate agreed to arrangements for the following legislation committees to hold hearings during budget estimates:
• Economics
• Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
• Community Affairs
• The Senate directed the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner to attend estimates hearings of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee. A motion to direct the CFMEU Administrator and his successor to attend estimates was defeated.

Agreed to

• A motion moved by Senator Steele-John regarding the Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 was agreed to

Negatived

• The following motions moved by Senator David Pocock were negatived:
  • Committee proceedings – Sponsored passes moved by Senator David Pocock
  • Direction to committee – Questions on notice moved by Senator David Pocock

Wednesday, 13 May

• Variations were agreed to
• Changes were made to the membership of a joint committee

Thursday, 14 May

• Variations were agreed to

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the development of legislative instruments regarding the social media minimum age - agreed to on 28 July 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to a ban on foreign investment in the housing market – agreed to on 3 February 2026
• Response to an order for the production of estimates briefs relating to the climate change and energy portfolio – agreed to on 3 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the domestic gas reservation policy – agreed to on 4 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the eSafety Commissioner – agreed to on 4 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the number of senior officers in the Australian Defence Force – agreed to on 5 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the national longitudinal study of the social media ban – agreed to on 25 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Special Advisor to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion – agreed to on 23 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to shipments of fuel and oil to Australia – agreed to on 25 March 2026 [motion no 449]
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to shipments of fuel and oil to Australia – agreed to on 25 March 2026 [motion no 450]
• Response to an order for the production of the government response to a report of the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee – agreed to on 25 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Accenture Australia – agreed to on 26 March 2026
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Housing Australia Future Fund - agreed to on 24 March 2026

Agreed to

• Cost assurance report relating to the Inland Rail project to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than midday on Monday 22 June 2026
• Documents relating to the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than Wednesday, 20 May 2026
• Documents relating to the appointment of the next Chair of the Housing Australia Board to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, by no later than midday on Thursday, 14 May 2026
• Advice by the Treasury relating to the impact of proposed housing related tax reforms to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Thursday, 14 May 2026
• Documents relating to the Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Agreement to be tabled by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than Wednesday, 20 May 2026
• Documents relating to the proposed Festival Tower Two to be tabled by the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Monday, 15 June 2026
• Documents relating to the Cheaper Home Batteries Scheme to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 25 May 22026
• Attachments to a ministerial submission to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 25 May 2026
• Documents relating to the Victoria Interconnector West and Western Renewables Link to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 25 May 2026
• Documents relating to the Rewiring the Nation program to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than 5 pm on Monday 25 May 2026
• Treasury modelling relating to housing to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Friday, 29 May 2026
• National median price for Support at Home services to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 21 May 2026
• Modelling relating to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be tabled by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, by no later than Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Orders to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minster for Aged Care and Seniors to comply by no later than midday on Friday, 19 June 2026 with the order agreed to on 23 March 2026 to table documents relating to the integrated assessment tool and support at home classification system
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Housing to comply by no later than Thursday, 14 May 2026 with the order agreed to on 24 March 2026 to table documents relating to the Housing Australia Future Fund

Explanation by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 1 April 2026, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to Treasury advice concerning first home buyers (agreed to on 24 July 2025), and the Senate debated the explanation
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• Senator Chisholm tabled the 2026-27 regional budget statement on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
• The following documents were tabled:
  • Indonesia Treaty on Common Security and remarks
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  • Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy – Speech to the National Press Club
  • 2026 Integrated Investment Program
  • 2026 National Defence Strategy

• Australian parliamentary delegations to:
• MIKTA Speakers' Consultation 2025 and bilateral visit, Seoul, South Korea
• 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Barbados
• Singapore and Japan
• Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee delegation to the United Kingdom and Poland

Notices of motion to disallow

• Paragraph 11(f) in item 18 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026 [F2026L00133] notice given by Senator Barbara Pocock
• Migration Amendment (Temporary Graduate Visa Application Charge) Regulations 2026 [F2026L00163] notice given by Senators Shoebridge and Faruqi
• Notices given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator O'Neill):
• High Court Amendment (Fees) Rules 2026 [F2026L00102]
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Regulations 2026 [F2026L00133]
• Biosecurity (Electronic Decisions-Goods) Determination 2026 [F2026L00154]

• Senators Wong and Paterson made statements regarding Warrant Officer Class Two Lachlan Muddle

• The Honourable Peter Frederick Morris OAM, former minister and member of the House of Representatives
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• The Senate varied its hours of meeting and routine of business for 12 and 14 May 2026

• The address-in -reply to the Governor-General's opening speech was debated
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