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.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this web page may contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.

Key events

• Members absent on opening day sworn in (1 August)
• Members appointed to committees (1 August, 2 August)
• First speeches made by Dr Ananda-Rajah (Member for Higgins), Mr Birrell (Member for Nicholls), Dr Scamps (Member for Mackellar), Mr Rae (Member for Hawke), Mr Burnell (Member for Spence), Dr Reid (Member for Robertson), Ms Spender (Member for Wentworth), Mr Chandler-Mather (Member for Griffith) (1 August)
• Statements on the death of Archibald William (Archie) Roach AM (1 August)
• Declaration of urgency in relation to the Social Security Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 (2 August)
• Two Matters of Public Importance proposed for discussion (3 August)
• Private member's bill (Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022) passes the House (3 August)
• Climate Change Bill 2022 and Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 pass the House (4 August)

Legislation

7 bills were presented and 8 bills were passed by the House 

Ministerial Statements

There were no ministerial statements.

Matters of Public Importance

• Family budgets (2 August)
• Refugees (3 August)
• Power bills (4 August)

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports of the 46th Parliament presented as documents

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

• Report 492: Governance in the stewardship of public resources: Inquiry into Auditor-General’s reports 11, 31 and 39 (2019-20) and 2 and 9 (2020-21) (report of the 46th Parliament)—Report, incorporating a dissenting report, April 2022 (4 August) 

Private Members' business

The following private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 1 August

• Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022—Mr Wilkie (Ind., Clark, Tas)
• Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022—Mr Gosling (ALP, Solomon, NT)

The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 1 August

• Department of Home Affairs—Mrs Andrews (LP, McPherson, Qld)
• Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave—Ms Swanson (ALP, Paterson, NSW)
• Workforce Participation—Ms Sharkie (CA, Mayo, SA)
• International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism—Mrs Andrews (LP, McPherson, Qld)
• National Homelessness Week—Mr Burns (ALP, Macnamara, Vic)
• National Broadband Network—Mr Stevens (LP, Sturt, SA)
• Cashless Debit Card—Mr Hill (ALP, Bruce, Vic)