This page provides an overview of the key events of the last sitting week in the House of Representatives. It includes all bills presented and debated, and selected statements, debates and committee business. For the official record of proceedings, see the Votes and Proceedings. For a detailed procedural account of events, see the Procedural Digest and House Review.

Key events

• Speaker's statement relating to a matter of privilege raised by the Member for Melbourne (5 September)
• Statements on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev (5 September) and on the death of Sir David Iser Smith KCVO AO (5 September)
• Motion to amend standing and sessional orders, moved by the Member for Goldstein, agreed to (5 September)
• First speeches were made on:
  • 5 September by Ms Le (Member for Fowler), Ms Byrnes (Member for Cunningham), Dr Garland (Member for Chisholm), Mr Wolahan (Member for Menzies), and Mr Pike (Member for Bowman)
  • 6 September by Mr Lim (Member for Tangney) and Ms Fernando (Member for Holt)
• Statements on a significant matter relating to the deaths of Judith Durham AO and Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE (7 September)
• Senate amendments to the Climate Change Bill 2022 and Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 agreed to (8 September)

Legislation

15 bills were presented and 6 bills were passed by the House 

Ministerial Statements

There were no ministerial statements

Matters of Public Importance

• Cost of living (6 September)
• Government priorities (7 September)
• Cashless Debit Card Program (8 September)

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

• Human rights scrutiny report: Report 3 of 2022 (7 September)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

• Eighty fifth annual report (6 September)

Selection Committee

• Report No. 2 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members’ business on Monday, 12 September 2022 (7 September)

Government responses

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• Inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia—Interim report (7 September)

Delegation reports presented

There were no delegation reports presented

Private Members' business

The following private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 5 September

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Making Gambling Businesses Accountable) Bill 2022—Mr Wilkie (Clark, Tas)
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022—Mr Bandt (Melbourne, Vic)

The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 5 September

• Climate Change and the Pacific Islands—Ms Sitou (Reid, NSW), by leave, for Ms Thwaites (Jagajaga, NSW)
• Cost of Living—Ms Ware (Hughes, NSW)
• Defence Strategic Update—Mr Hastie (Canning, WA)
• Gas Prices—Ms Landry (Capricornia, Qld), by leave, for Ms Price (Durack, WA)
• Housing Affordability—Dr Haines (Indi, Vic)
• Impacts of Climate Change on Health—Dr Scamps (Mackellar, NSW)
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day—Mr Burns (Macnamara, Vic)
• Low-Paid Workers—Ms Chesters (Bendigo, Vic)
• Sri Lanka—Mr Wood (La Trobe, Vic)
• State of the Environment Report—Mr J Wilson (Fremantle, WA)
• Trade Agreements—Mr Hogan (Page, NSW)

Debate resumed on the following private member's motions on Monday, 5 September 

• Climate Change and the Pacific Islands—Ms Sitou (Reid, NSW)
• Foot and Mouth Disease—Mr McCormack (Riverina, SA)