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

• Prime Minister moved a motion relating to Hamas attacks on Israel and ongoing conflicts (8 October)
• Changes to time and order of business to facilitate the Prime Minister’s attendance at ASEAN (9 October)
• Statements by indulgence—
  • ASEAN and the East Asia Summit (9 October)
  • Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science: 25th Anniversary (9 October)
• House agreed to resolution on powers and proceedings for statutory Joint Committee on Parliamentary Standards, amended standing order for Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests following establishment of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission (9 October)
• House agreed to Behaviour Standards for Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces, Behaviour Code for Australian Parliamentarians, and Behaviour Code for staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 (10 October)
• House agreed to establish House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy (10 October)

Legislation

11 bills were presented, and 7 bills were passed by the House.

Matters of Public Importance

• Negative Gearing (8 October)
• Immigration (9 October)
• PsiQuantum (10 October)

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

• 'Are we there yet?': From recovery to resilience – opportunities and challenges for Australia's tourism sector (9 October)

Joint Standing Committee on Migration

• Migration, Pathway to Nation Building (9 October)

Standing Committee on Petitions

• Report 32: Petitions and Ministerial responses – Report, 8 October 2024 (8 October)

Selection Committee

• Report No. 31 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 4 November 2024 (9 October)

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

• Report 221: BBNJ Agreement (9 October)

Government responses

Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport

• Inquiry into childhood rheumatic diseases: Interim report (10 October)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• Advisory report on the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023 (8 October)
• Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024 (10 October)
• Advisory report on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2024 (9 October)

Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

• Mental health and suicide prevention: Final report (10 October)

Delegation reports presented

Private Members' business

No private members'motions were moved or debated.