• Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024
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• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024 [private senator’s bill]
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

With amendments

• Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024
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• Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024
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• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024
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• Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2025

The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate’s amendments

• Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024
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The House of Representatives made the amendment requested by the Senate, agreed to amendments nos 1 to 3, disagreed to amendment no. 4, and made an identical amendment in its place. This bill will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

Without amendments

• Defence Service Homes Amendment (Insurance) Bill 2025
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• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes) Bill 2025
• Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2024-2025
  Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2024-2025
  Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2024-2025
• Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Bill 2024
• Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Bill 2024
• Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
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• Customs Amendment (Expedited Seizure and Disposal of Engineered Stone) Bill 2024
• Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025

These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• The Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023 [private senator’s bill] was defeated at the second reading
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• Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024
  Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024
  Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024

• Australia's sanctions regime Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
• Australia's Antarctic territory: Australia's national interests in Antarctica National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee
• 88th annual report Public Works Joint Committee
• National Organic Standard Bill 2024 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
• 185th report Privileges Committee
• Scrutiny of Bills Committee
  • Scrutiny digest 2 of 2025
  • Annual report for 2024
• Delegated legislation monitor 2 of 2025 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
• Third interim report — Improving consumer experiences, choice, and outcomes in Australia’s retirement system Economics References Committee
• Antisemitism at Australian universities Human Rights Joint Committee
• 225th report Treaties Joint Committee
• Wholesale investor and wholesale client tests report Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee

Government responses

• Response to Ending postcode lottery: Addressing barriers to sexual, maternity and reproductive healthcare in Australia
• Response to Issues related to menopause and perimenopause
• Response to 1st to 4th interim reports and final report of the Job Security Select Committee

• Greenwashing extended to 28 March 2025
• Offshore wind industry consultation process extended to 13 March 2025
• Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 extended to 24 March 2025
• Defence honours and awards system extended to 17 April 2025
• Motions to take note of answers extended to 31 March 2025

Monday, 10 February

• Members were appointed to joint committees
• Variations were agreed to

Tuesday, 11 February

• Variations were agreed to

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement - agreed to on 5 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to meal tax deductions – agreed to on 5 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Erindale Road and Reid Highway in Balcatta- agreed to on 5 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the future acts regime – agreed to on 5 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Bruce Highway upgrade funding – agreed to on 6 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of a copy of the Federation Funding Agreement for Land Transport Infrastructure Projects 'Notes on Administration' document – agreed to on 6 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donation to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024 – agreed to on 10 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Australian content quotas – agreed to on 6 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Stronger Communities Program – agreed to on 6 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Rex Airlines – agreed to on 6 February 2025
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Nature Positive bills- agreed to on 5 February 2025

Agreed to

• Documents relating to the Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donation to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024 to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer by no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, 11 February 2025
• Documents relating to the superannuation binding death benefit to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by 9 am on Wednesday, 12 February 2025
• Documents relating to childcare costings to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on 13 February 2025
• Documents relating to the Future of Income Management to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than 5 pm on Monday, 17 February 2025
• Documents relating to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on 21 February 2025
• Documents relating to genetic testing to be tabled by the Minister representing the Assistant Treasurer, by no later than midday on Thursday, 13 February 2025
• Documents relating to housing targets to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than 9 am on Thursday, 13 February 2025
• Documents relating to Housing Australia to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Thursday, 13 February 2025
• Documents relating to the purchase and transfer of land by the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation at Queens Park, Western Australia to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Australians, by no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Orders to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister for the Environment and Water to comply by no later than 9 am on 12 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 5 February 2025 to table documents relating to the Nature Positive bills
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Education to comply by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 27 November 2024 to table documents relating to the Universities Accord final report
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to comply by no later than midday on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 with the orders 756, 761 and 762 agreed to on 6 February 2025 to table documents relating to infrastructure and transport matters
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than 3 pm on Thursday, 13 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 18 November 2024 to table documents relating to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's digital platform services inquiry
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Education to comply by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 5 February 2025 to table documents relating to the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Prime Minister to comply by no later than 3 pm on Thursday, 13 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 5 February 2025 to table documents relating to the National Capital Investment Framework
• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than midday on 13 February 2025 with the order agreed to on 5 February 2025 to table documents relating to meal tax deductions

Explanations by ministers

• 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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• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 6 February 2025, the Minister representing the Minister for Communications attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to wagering advertising reform (agreed to on 18 November 2024 and 26 November 2024), and the Senate debated the explanation
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• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 12 February 2025 a minister attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the Stronger Communities Program (agreed to on 6 February 2025 and 11 February 2025)
• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 12 February 2025 a minister attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to Australian content quotas (agreed to on 6 February 2025)
• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 13 February 2025 a minister attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to the Nature Positive bills (agreed to on 5 February 2025)
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• The annual report on Closing the Gap, accompanying ministerial statement, and related documents were tabled and debated
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• Joint Standing Committee on Migration delegation to New Zealand and Vanuatu
• Australian parliamentary delegation to Belgium and Norway

• The Honourable Kevin James Andrews AM, former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the division of Menzies, Victoria
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• The Honourable Thomas Eyre Forrest (Tom) Hughes AO KC, former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the divisions of Parkes and Berowra, New South Wales
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• The Honourable John Colinton Moore AO, former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the division of Ryan, Queensland
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