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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · FORMER

Milton Dick

Oxley · SPK · Australia

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

“The period from when the 44th Parliament was prorogued on 9 May 2016 to the commencement of the 45th Parliament on 30 August 2016 is not included in the response period. The period from when the 45th Parliament was prorogued on 11 April 2019 to the commencement of the 46th Parliament on 2 July 2019 is not included in the response period.”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

“Government responses received during the period are included in the schedule and the report it relates to is then removed from subsequent schedules. The timeframe for government responses to committee reports in this schedule is determined by the resolution adopted by the House on 29 September 2010.”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

“However, the current intent of this schedule is to provide an update to the House solely on the status of government responses to committee reports containing recommendations to government.”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

“I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are students from Barker College who are visiting as part of a work experience trip, as guests of the member for Berowra.”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

“For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of the status of government responses to committee reports as of 30 June 2026. The schedule will be incorporated in Hansard .”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

“In the case of joint committees, the date shown is the date of first presentation to either the House or the Senate or to the President or Speaker (if presented earlier out of session). Reports published when the House (or Houses) are not sitting are tabled at a later date.”

Australian House of Representatives2 July 2026Source ↗

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  1. “I'm advised that Hon. Sam O'Connor, the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works and the Minister for Youth is in the gallery as the guest of the member for McPherson. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives25 November 2025Source ↗

  2. “I am pleased to inform the House that, present in the gallery toady, are Ms Jodie Hanns, the member for Collie-Preston in the Parliament of Western Australia, and also a delegation of women leaders from the Australian Greek community. Accompanied by the delegation is His Excellency Stavros Venizelos, the Ambassador of Greece to Australia. Welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives25 November 2025Source ↗

  3. “I'm pleased to inform the House that joining us today on the floor of the parliament is the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop, AO, the 29th Speaker of the House of Representatives. A very warm welcome to you, Mrs Bishop. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives25 November 2025Source ↗

  4. “Order! I'll just bring a little bit of order and decorum back to the House, because I would like to inform the House that present in the gallery is Mr Marco Primorac, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for the Republic of Croatia. I would like to acknowledge a great friend of the parliament, Her Excellency Betty Pavlich, the Republic of Croatia Ambassador to Australia. Welcome to you both. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives24 November 2025Source ↗

  5. “I'm pleased to acknowledge and welcome a few guests to the parliament today. In the gallery today are representatives of Netball Australia as well as current members of the Australian netball team, the Diamonds. We also have a delegation from the Country to Canberra 2025 Leadership Competition, which aims to empower young rural women. I'm also advised that Dr Jim Turnour, the former member for Leichhardt; and Dr Kay Patterson AO, former senator for Victoria and minister, are with us today in the gallery. I welcome you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives24 November 2025Source ↗

  6. “I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is a delegation from Vietnam led by His Excellency Mr Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. Accompanying the delegation is His Excellency Mr Pham Hung Tam, the Vietnamese ambassador to Australia. On behalf of all members of the delegation, welcome to question time.”

    Australian House of Representatives24 November 2025Source ↗

  7. “I have received a letter from the honourable member for Goldstein proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need for transparency and accountability in the Government's failed Administration of the CFMEU and the consequences for housing affordability. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places. More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—”

    Australian House of Representatives6 November 2025Source ↗

  8. “I'm pleased to inform the House that we've just been joined in the gallery by the Australian AusPol 37th delegation from the United States of America. On behalf of the House, a very warm welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives6 November 2025Source ↗

  9. “Before I call the honourable member for Kooyong, I acknowledge and welcome a few people to parliament. Sitting in the distinguished visitors gallery today is the Hon. Liam Bignell, the Speaker of the House of Assembly in South Australia. I see former minister the Hon. Mark Arbib, the Chief Executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, in the gallery. I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is Mr Gary Ramage—Rammo, as he is affectionately known in the federal press gallery. He is retiring after 19 years as a photographer here at Parliament House and 34 years as one of Australia's leading photojournalists. I understand that Rammo is relocating to Perth to support his two younger sisters with cancer. On behalf of all members, I thank you for your service and wish you and your sisters strength and courage.”

    Australian House of Representatives6 November 2025Source ↗

  10. “I've received a message from the Senate informing that Senator Thorpe has been appointed a participating member of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters for the purpose of the committee's inquiry into the 2025 election, that Senator Thorpe has been appointed a participating member of the Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme, that Senator Brockman has been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties and that Senator Collins has been appointed a member of that committee.”

    Australian House of Representatives6 November 2025Source ↗

  11. “I have received a letter from the honourable member for Page proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This Government's betrayal of regional Australia is hurting family budgets and businesses. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places. More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  12. “Before I call the member for Bass, I'd like to welcome a parliamentary delegation from the Pacific family, Tuvalu, who have just joined us, led by the Speaker, the Hon. Sir Iakoba Italeli, together with honourable members of the Tuvalu parliament. I'd like to acknowledge the High Commissioner, His Excellency Samuelu Laloniu. A very warm welcome to Parliament House. And thank you for my peace necklace—I hope it works! Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  13. “Before I call the member for Bradfield, I've got a few people I need to acknowledge. I'll break them up into a couple of groups today. First, I'd like to acknowledge Ms Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus. We have a group from the Canberra Fellowships Program visiting from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines; Dr Tanzil Rahman, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory; the Hon. Paul Scully, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces in New South Wales; and also the executive and committee members of the Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Australia, which works to improve the educational opportunities and outcomes of geographically isolated children. Welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  14. “9 MR REPACHOLI: To move—That this House: (1) recognises that men's mental health remains one of the most pressing and under-discussed health challenges in Australia; (2) notes that every day, an average of seven Australian men take their own lives, lives that could have been saved with earlier support and connection; (3) acknowledges the ongoing stigma that too often stops men from reaching out for help when they are struggling; (4) calls on all levels of government, business, and community leaders to continue promoting awareness campaigns, education, and workplace initiatives that make it clear: asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness; (5) encourages men everywhere to check in on their mates, their workmates, and themselves and to make use of the great services available; and (6) affirms that mental health is not just an individual issue but a community one, and that when men are supported to speak up and seek help, families and communities right across Australia are stronger for it.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  15. “GP OUT OF POCKET COSTS: Resumption of debate on the motion of Mr Pike—That this House notes that: (1) families across Australia are paying the price for the Government's broken promises on Medicare, with out of pocket general practitioner (GP) costs now almost $50 on average; (2) the former Government left office with bulk billing rates at almost 90 per cent and lower GP out of pocket costs; (3) the Prime Minister has broken his promise that Australians would only need their Medicare card, not their credit card, with costs continuing to rise and bulk billing continuing to plummet in 32 electoral divisions; (4) only 13 per cent of metropolitan clinics have signed up to the Government's bulk billing program, with local GP practices struggling under the Government's rising cost of doing business crisis, including skyrocketing energy bills and rent; (5) the Government is using Medicare as a political football while ignoring the real pressures facing patients and GPs, leaving families in Australia saying it has never been harder or more expensive to see a doctor.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  16. “Orders of the day VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Resumption of debate on the motion of Ms Claydon—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 25 November 2025 marks the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, beginning 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence; (b) in Australia, it has been publicly reported that approximately 40 women have been killed by acts of violence so far this year; (c) one in three Australian women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by a man since the age of 15; (d) violence against women and girls impacts everyone, of all genders, ages, ethnicities, religions and socio-economic backgrounds, it does not discriminate and is almost always committed by men; and (e) there is no excuse for violence against women and girls; (2) commends the work that the Government has done so far in taking immediate and practical steps to support women and children to escape violence through significant investments; and (3) recognises that there is still much more work to be done to prevent violence against women and children and create lasting change, which demands a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to prevention, early intervention, response, recovery and healing, alongside strengthening the justice system and addressing issues like financial abuse and online safety.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  17. “7 MR BIRRELL: To move—That this House: (1) notes the failure of the Government to deliver adequate aged care beds, with only 802 new residential aged care beds despite an annual need for more than 10,000 new beds; (2) condemns the Government for forcing older Australians to remain in hospital beds with no medical need, leaving them 'effectively homeless' due to a severe shortage of aged care placements, at the expense of other patients needing urgent care; (3) acknowledges the serious warnings from state health ministers, including from New South Wales and South Australian ministers, that this failure is blocking hospital beds, contributing to bed block in emergency departments, cancelled surgeries, and gridlock across public hospital systems; and (4) further notes that the Government claims to be investing in aged care but the current approach is clearly failing older Australians, hospital staff and patients, and demonstrates yet another example of the Government announcing big promises without delivering the necessary outcomes.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  18. “Items for Federation Chamber (4.45 pm to 7.30 pm) PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices—continued 6 MS JORDAN-BAIRD: To move—That this House: (1) notes that the reforms to the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) the Treasurer announced on 13 October 2025 will: (a) increase the LISTO by $310 to $810; and (b) raise the eligibility threshold from $37,000 to $45,000; (2) acknowledges that these reforms will deliver a more secure retirement for 1.3 million Australians, of which around 60 per cent are women, with the total number of Australians eligible for LISTO increasing to 3.1 million; (3) takes note of the legislation currently before the Parliament that ensures superannuation is paid on time to help more Australians get the secure retirement they need and deserve; and (4) further acknowledges that only the current Government will protect Australians' superannuation because of our commitment for Australians to earn more, keep more of what they earn, and to retire with more as well.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  19. “5 DR WEBSTER: To move—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) under the Government two regional airlines have collapsed and the domestic aviation sector has become more concentrated with just two airline groups representing 98.3 per cent of the market; (b) major airlines have centralised activities, withdrawing staff, service provision and investment from the regions, closing bases and maintenance facilities in Mildura, Tamworth, Hobart and Canberra; (c) the Government has committed up to $160 million to extend the Regional Express airline in administration but remains unable to guarantee regional services or affordability, nor whether regional creditors will be paid; (d) programs to support regional airlines investing in capital upgrades and security screening services have been withdrawn; and (e) the Government has botched the transition of air services for Australia's island territories; and (2) calls upon the Government to ensure regional Australians retain access to competitive, affordable, sustainable and safe aviation services.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  20. “4 MS CLUTTERHAM: To move—That this House: (1) commends the Government for delivering on its commitment to cut student debt by 20 per cent for: (a) apprenticeship support loans; (b) the Higher Education Loan Program; (c) student start-up loans; (d) vocational education and training student loans; and (e) the student financial supplement schemes; (2) recognises that this will help more than 3 million Australians, whose student debt balances backdated to 1 June 2025 will begin to be reduced this month as the Australian Taxation Office implements the change; (3) acknowledges that this will reduce the average student debt of $27,600 by $5,520, and when combined with the Government's 2024 changes to indexation, will cut approximately $20 billion in debt; (4) welcomes the Government's changes to make student loan repayments fairer by: (a) replacing the current repayment system with a new marginal repayment system; and (b) raising the minimum income threshold for repayments from $54,435 in 2024-25 to $67,000 in 2025-26; (5) acknowledges that reducing the debt burden for Australian graduates will help them build a better future for themselves and their families; and (6) further commends the Government for: (a) taking action on issues of intergenerational fairness; (b) building a better and fairer education system; and (c) supporting Australians with cost of living measures.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  21. “3 MS WATSON-BROWN: To move—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Queensland State Government has not meaningfully engaged with the people of Brisbane, or with urban planning and architecture experts, on its plans for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games; (b) urban planning and architecture experts are calling for an independent oversight committee and panel of architects and planners to help set a cohesive and coordinated framework and list of goals, as well as the establishment of a master plan; and (c) the Brisbane 2032 Olympics Games are an opportunity to leave a lasting and positive impact for the regular people of Brisbane, not just deliver profits for property developers; and (2) calls on the Commonwealth Government to work with the Queensland State Government and Brisbane City Council to: (a) ensure genuinely affordable and public housing is delivered as part of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics legacy; (b) undertake a review of the entire Brisbane public transport network; and (c) meaningfully engage with the people of Brisbane and with urban planning and architecture experts for the construction of a master plan for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  22. “Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm) PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices 1 MR T WILSON: To move—That this House: (1) notes that small and family business insolvencies have exploded since the election of the Government, as its policies crush confidence and drive businesses to close; (2) recognises that: (a) the Government's industrial relations changes have replaced flexibility and fairness with confusion and compliance; (b) the Government's energy policies have driven up power bills for shops, cafes, workshops and family enterprises; and (c) small and family business are being forced to work longer hours for less return, while competing against government-subsidised sectors and ever increasing compliance costs; (3) further notes that the voices of small and family businesses have been drowned out by union and big-corporate interests within the Government's decision making; (4) condemns the Government for abandoning small and family businesses by: (a) ignoring calls for tax relief and simpler regulation; (b) pursuing workplace laws that punish entrepreneurship and flexibility; and (c) failing to provide a clear pathway for small businesses to grow and employ more Australians; and (5) affirms that the Opposition stands with small and family businesses who back themselves, create jobs and keep communities strong.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  23. “4 MR PIKE: To move—That this House notes that: (1) families across Australia are paying the price for the Government's broken promises on Medicare, with out of pocket general practitioner (GP) costs now almost $50 on average; (2) the former Government left office with bulk billing rates at almost 90 per cent and lower GP out of pocket costs; (3) the Prime Minister has broken his promise that Australians would only need their Medicare card, not their credit card, with costs continuing to rise and bulk billing continuing to plummet in 32 electoral divisions; (4) only 13 per cent of metropolitan clinics have signed up to the Government's bulk billing program, with local GP practices struggling under the Government's rising cost of doing business crisis, including skyrocketing energy bills and rent; and (5) the Government is using Medicare as a political football while ignoring the real pressures facing patients and GPs, leaving families in Australia saying it has never been harder or more expensive to see a doctor.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  24. “3 MS CLAYDON: To move—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 25 November 2025 marks the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, beginning 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence; (b) in Australia, it has been publicly reported that approximately 40 women have been killed by acts of violence so far this year; (c) one in three Australian women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by a man since the age of 15; (d) violence against women and girls impacts everyone, of all genders, ages, ethnicities, religions and socio-economic backgrounds, it does not discriminate and is almost always committed by men; and (e) there is no excuse for violence against women and girls; (2) commends the work that the Government has done so far in taking immediate and practical steps to support women and children to escape violence through significant investments; and (3) recognises that there is still much more work to be done to prevent violence against women and children and create lasting change, which demands a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to prevention, early intervention, response, recovery and healing, alongside strengthening the justice system and addressing issues like financial abuse and online safety.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  25. “Notices—continued 2 MS BOELE: To move—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) south-east Australia is at risk of seasonal gas shortfalls by 2027 as result of prioritising our export market; (b) there are several reasons for this upcoming shortfall, including: (i) gas exports commenced from Gladstone, Queensland in 2015; (ii) within a decade, 75 per cent of the total east coast gas volume demand was being exported; and (iii) since 2017, successive Commonwealth Governments have introduced overlapping, interim measures to avert shortfalls; (c) in June 2025, the Government announced it would conduct a review into gas market regulation; and (d) Australians deserve, and it should not be difficult to achieve, a sufficiently predictable, reliable, affordable and transparent market; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) only allow uncontracted gas to be exported after it has been offered to the domestic market at a reasonable price; (b) end the cycle of changing government and regulator intervention in the gas market; (c) conduct a thorough consultation process with key stakeholders for the purpose of reviewing the Future Gas Strategy, including to more deeply consider the impact of different gas users across the economy, the role of demand management and Australia's climate change policy commitments; (d) establish a clear framework for the deployment of gas in the transition to a net-zero economy, to give suppliers, investors, and large gas users the confidence to invest in clean technologies and infrastructure; and (e) anchor the approach to gas market regulation in two key objectives: (i) impose an ongoing obligation on LNG exporters to supply the domestic market, by embedding it in their export licences; and (ii) improve transparency, by transferring the gas market monitoring role from the Australian Competition Consumer Commission to the Australian Energy Regulator, with a requirement to regularly aggregate and publish price and contract terms, and market imbalances.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  26. “5 Committee and delegation business and private Members' business 5 November 2025 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Chair Hon M Dick Speaker Members Ms J Ryan MP (Chief Government Whip) Mr A Violi MP (Chief Opposition Whip) Ms A Byrnes MP Mr C Caldwell MP Ms K Chaney Ms L Chesters MP Ms M Landry MP Ms Z Mascarenhas MP Mr H Pike MP Ms T Roberts MP Ms R Sharkie MP Ms S Sitou MP Ms A Urquhart MP Ms S Claydon MP, Deputy Speaker This committee is supported by staff of the Department of the House of Representatives Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business 1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 4 November 2025. 2.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  27. “I present report No. 5 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 24 November 2025. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today, and the committee's determinations will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper . Copies of the report have been placed on the table. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SELECTION COMMITTEE REPORT No.”

    Australian House of Representatives5 November 2025Source ↗

  28. “I have received a letter from the honourable member for Page proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This Government's betrayal of regional Australia is hurting family budgets and businesses. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places. More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—”

    Australian House of Representatives4 November 2025Source ↗

  29. “I welcome a few people to the parliament today. First of all, I welcome Mr Dheran Young, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for the Northern Territory; and Jacinta Ermacora, state member for Western Victoria, as guests of the Deputy Prime Minister. Also in the gallery today are alumni and participants of the Pathway to Politics for Women program, hosted by the member for Reid. On behalf of all members, good luck in your careers and welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives4 November 2025Source ↗

  30. “I am pleased to inform the House that in the gallery today is the Australian Local Government Association national President, Councillor Matt Burnett, and representatives from the Local Government Association of Queensland, led by CEO Ms Alison Smith. I see a number of former members in the gallery today, including the Hon. Michael Lee, former member for Dobell and minister in the Keating government; Louise Markus, a former member for Greenway and for Macquarie; and Graham Perrett, the former member for Moreton—who I know will be silent during question time.”

    Australian House of Representatives3 November 2025Source ↗

  31. “I inform the House that the Rt Hon. Gerry Brownlee MP, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, is within the precincts. With the concurrence of honourable members, I propose to provide him with a seat on the floor of the House. Honourable members: Hear, hear! Speaker Brownlee was then seated accordingly. Members, allow me on your behalf to extend a very warm welcome to my friend and colleague Speaker Brownlee. I have been informed that it has been 21 years since a visiting speaker joined us on the floor. The last was the late Jonathan Hunt, also of the New Zealand parliament. Australia and New Zealand share a uniquely close relationship. On behalf of all members, I wish you a warm welcome to Australia and, in particular, to the House of Representatives.”

    Australian House of Representatives3 November 2025Source ↗

  32. “I have received a letter from the honourable Deputy Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: How the Government's spending spree is being paid for by everyday Australians in their tax returns, electricity bills, mortgage statements and their difficulty finding a job. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places. More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—”

    Australian House of Representatives30 October 2025Source ↗

  33. “Before I call the honourable member for Mayo, I'd like to advise the House that we've been joined by a delegation from the Kiribati government, led by the Minister for Health and Medical Services, the Hon. Bootii Nauan. Welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives30 October 2025Source ↗

  34. “I'd like to inform the House that present in the gallery today are the winners of the brand new Yarning competition and their families. The competition, run by the Department of the House of Representatives, celebrates the unique stories and experiences of First Nations secondary school students. Welcome to Lincoln, Brooke, Jehdah-Rose and Cleo. I'm also pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are students from Fitzroy Community School in Melbourne, in the member for Wills's electorate. Also present in the gallery today are representatives from the Families of Veterans Guild including chair Tricia Hobson and CEO Renee Wilson, and the Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner, Annabelle Wilson. Also in the gallery, as a guest of the member for Perth, is the City of Perth lord mayor, Councillor Bruce Reynolds.”

    Australian House of Representatives30 October 2025Source ↗

  35. “The message read as follows— That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 11 February 2026: Triple zero service outages, with particular reference to: (1) the Optus triple zero service outage of 18 September 2025, including: (a) the cause of the outage including the performance of emergency 'camp-on' arrangements; (b) the role of the Minister for Communications (the minister) and the Australian Government in safeguarding the integrity, resilience and public confidence of the triple zero system; (c) the impact on Optus customers including in relation to the tragic deaths of a number of people as a result of not being able to telephone triple zero for emergency assistance; (d) the response by Optus, including compliance with legislative, regulatory and policy requirements, the implementation of any technical and operational changes and any support and compensation provided to impacted customers and their families; (e) the timeline of events, including the notification to and the adequacy of the response by the Australian Government, the minister and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); and (f) the role and responsibilities of Optus's parent company Singtel with respect to Optus's obligations to provide a telecommunications service on which Australians can depend; (2) other recent outages affecting access to triple zero and the adequacy of the responses by the relevant entity, the minister, the Australian Government and ACMA; (3) the frequency and management of triple zero outages including: (a) the role of the minister, ACMA and the Australian Government in ensuring reliable access to and public confidence in emergency telecommunications assistance, including in relation to the efficacy, reliability and enforcement of emergency camp-on arrangements; (b) steps taken to maintain access to emergency and essential services during outages and to support impacted Australians; (c) the adequacy of regulatory, legislative and policy frameworks governing Australians' access to emergency telecommunications assistance including whole-of-government responsibilities and co-ordination and the protection of vulnerable Australians; and (d) whether federal government oversight of critical telecommunications infrastructure is fit for purpose; (4) the implementation of recommendations of the Australian Government Review into the Optus Outage of 8 November 2023 (Bean Review) and the September 2024 inquiry report by the Environment and Communications References Committee into the Optus network outage; (5) the limitations on domestic mobile telecommunications customers accessing services offered by alternate carriers, known as mobile phone 'roaming', which is particularly an issue in times of emergency in regional communities where mobile coverage can be less reliable; (6) the appropriateness of contracts between Optus and the Australian Government, particularly since the Optus network outage of November 2023; and (7) any other related matters.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  36. “I have received a message from the Senate transmitting a resolution agreed to by the Senate referring the Optus triple 0 service outage of 18 September 2025 to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 11 February 2026.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  37. “I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that Senator Bell has been appointed a participating member of the following committees: the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into the 2025 election, and the Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  38. “8 DR WEBSTER: To move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the 3G telecommunications network was switched off on the Government's watch in 2024; (b) the interim report of the Senate inquiry into the shutdown made clear recommendations about the impending shutdown, recommending that the Government delay the shutdown until it was satisfied that 'the 4G network provides coverage equivalent to or better than the coverage provided by the licensee's 3G network'; (c) the Government relied on the assurances of commercial operators to ensure equivalent mobile coverage after the shutdown but despite promises, regional Australians have been detrimentally affected and thousands of consumers have been left with worse, or no, coverage at all; (d) furthermore, there have been reports of poor handling of consumer complaints about their loss of service post 3G shutdown; and (e) the Government has failed to take responsibility for the fallout of the 3G shutdown in regional Australia, and its response to the final report by the Senate into the shutdown was again lazy and noncommittal, failing to agree to any new actions; and (2) calls upon the Minister for Communications to take responsibility for the botched 3G shutdown and its impact on the connectivity of regional Australians by: (a) providing transparency regarding the crowdsourcing component of the National Audit of Mobile Coverage and expanding it to include off-road areas (including on private land such as farming and grazing properties) to ensure an accurate picture of the impact of the shutdown on mobile coverage is attained; and (b) thoroughly addressing the first recommendation of the final Senate inquiry report to 'establish a program to help customers that have lost mobile phone coverage since the 3G shutoff'.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  39. “7 MR GREGG: To move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that on 1 November, bulk billing incentives were expanded to all Australians, and a new incentive payment began for practices that bulk bill every patient; and (2) notes: (a) that these policies will mean: (i) nine out of ten general practitioner (GP) visits will be bulk-billed by 2030; and (ii) the current number of fully bulk-billed practices will triple to around 4,800 nationally; (b) other policies the Government has delivered to strengthen Medicare, such as: (i) opening 90 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Australia, with 47 more on the way; (ii) tripling the bulk-billing incentive; (iii) opening 61 free Medicare Mental Health Centres; (iv) lowering the maximum cost of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listed medicines to $25 from 1 January 2026 and freezing the concession price at $7.70 until 2030; and (v) boosting funding for hospitals by $1.7 billion; and (c) that while the Government is expanding access to bulk billing, by contrast, the Leader of the Opposition as the Minister for Health: (i) never increased Medicare rebates, the only health minister in Australian history not to do so; (ii) doubled down on the then Government's $50 billion cut to hospitals; and (iii) continued the fight for the former Leader of the Opposition's GP tax.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  40. “Items for Federation Chamber (4.45 pm to 7.30 pm) PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices — continued 6 DR WEBSTER: To move: That this House: (1) condemns the Government's lack of transparency in its proposal to slash default regional road speed limits from 100 kilometres per hour to as low as 70 kilometres per hour, including its attempt to quietly progress the policy without proper public scrutiny; (2) notes that the Government was forced, at the eleventh hour, to extend its abysmally short 28-day consultation period only after strong intervention from the Opposition; (3) warns that the Government's proposal is a lazy, damaging approach that will slow regional Australia to a crawl, and drive up freight times and costs for farmers, transport operators and small businesses; (4) highlights that instead of fixing the roads by funding maintenance for line-marking, road shoulders, rumble strips and pothole repairs, the Government is cutting the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program from 1 July next year; and (5) calls on the Government to commit to consultation and genuine road safety improvements that protect lives without crippling regional productivity and national supply chains.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  41. “5 MR T WILSON: To move: That this House: (1) condemns the Government's handling of corruption allegations within the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), acknowledging that: (a) the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations continues to endorse its solution despite whistleblowers saying corruption is worse than it was before the appointment of the CFMEU Administrator; (b) the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations refuses to answer questions about new allegations of corruption since the Government put the CFMEU into administration; (c) organisers were promoted into senior roles by the Administrator and subsequently sacked on allegations of accepting cartel kickbacks and corruption since the administration has been in place; (d) meetings have been tolerated with known organised crime figures and meetings have seemingly been green lighted with violent misogynists since the administration has been in place; (e) there are allegations of bribes and cartel kickbacks being paid with the knowledge and possible sanction of the administration; (f) the union leader, backed by the Government to reform the CFMEU, Zach Smith, directed a subordinate to secretly meet with a 'notorious construction industry fixer' and Melbourne 'underworld identity' Mick Gatto; (g) despite claiming meetings between CFMEU officials and Mr Gatto could lead to up to two years in prison, the Administrator only issued a caution once it was revealed this meeting was made public; (h) the union leader backed by the Government to reform the CFMEU, Zach Smith, has been having coffee and card catch ups with John Setka whose conduct was the basis for the appointment of the Administrator in the first place; (i) the Administrator has seemingly sanctioned meetings between Mr Smith and Mr Setka and they continue to this day; (j) the Prime Minister relies on Mr Smith's vote in meetings of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party with other ministers; and (k) the current Government's failure to take tough action is tainted by its acceptance of $7 million in donations from the CFMEU, and informs why it is backing the Administration even though whistleblowers are saying it is failing; and (2) notes that: (a) the Government is not taking the action needed to stop the corruption and cartel kickbacks that led the CFMEU to be put under administration because of its conflicts of interest; (b) allowing the criminal and corrupt CFMEU to run rampant across residential, commercial and public projects, is pushing up costs to taxpayers and inflation, and is pushing up the cost of first homes by up to 30 per cent; and (c) leaked advice from the Department of the Treasury states the Government will fail to reach the National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes by 2029 because it is putting the CFMEU ahead of first home buyers.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  42. “4 MR BURNELL: To move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Prime Minister's successful visit to Washington DC, during which the United States-Australia Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths was signed with the President of the United States, a landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths; (2) notes that the agreement will: (a) assist both countries in achieving resilience and security of critical minerals and rare earth supply chains; (b) support Australian jobs in the mining, separation, and processing of these minerals through the use of economic policy tools and coordinated investment; and (c) support defence and other advanced technologies; and (3) recognises that this agreement: (a) represents a further strengthening of the enduring Australia-United States alliance and a significant milestone in the long-standing friendship and cooperation between the two nations; and (b) is delivering on the Government's Future Made in Australia agenda by driving investment in new export industries and providing good jobs in regional Australia.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  43. “2 MS MILLER-FROST: To move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that on 1 November, the Government's once-in-a-generation reforms to aged care began, giving more older Australians and their loved ones better access to a system that puts safe, high quality and dignified care at its core; and (b) the Aged Care Act 2024 and related reforms deliver a range of improvements to ensure older people and their needs are at the centre of the new aged care system including: (i) strengthened aged care quality standards; (ii) a statement of rights; (iii) a new model for supported decision-making; and (iv) introducing the Support at Home program to help older Australians remain in their homes for longer; and (2) acknowledges that the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 is the next step in the Government's aged care reforms, which has already included: (a) the introduction of star ratings; (b) more direct care for over 250,000 older people in aged care homes; (c) 24-hours, seven days a week nursing in aged care homes; (d) higher wages for aged care workers; (e) a new single assessment system; and (f) more transparency on provider finances and operations.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  44. “Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm) PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices 1 MS STEGGALL: To move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Government's National Climate Risk Assessment highlights that climate change is costing the Australian economy more than $40 billion per year and this cost is predicted to rise to at least $73 billion, or four per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2060; and (b) current policies to protect our communities from climate change remain inadequate with spending on climate resilience and adaptation remaining too low; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) lift climate adaptation spending to 0.25 per cent of GDP; (b) establish a National Climate Adaptation Authority to oversee the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan; (c) facilitate better funding for local governments to strengthen resilience against climate change within their communities; (d) build strong private-public partnerships with the insurance industry that reduces underlying risk through enforceable, publicly funded resilience measures and transparent hazard data; (e) ensure that climate resilience projects and measures are undertaken in collaboration with First Nations; (f) broaden the safeguard mechanism to include all sectors across the economy are mitigating climate risks; (g) ensure that polluting companies pay the social and environmental cost of the carbon they emit; and (h) reform the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax to ensure Australians get their fair share from their resources.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  45. “Notices — continued 3 MR CALDWELL: To move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government has made Australia's housing crisis worse than ever by: (a) overseeing a historic collapse of housing construction, with the last financial year seeing less homes built than at any other time during this Government; (b) expanding the five per cent deposit scheme from a sensible and targeted approach, to an uncapped and non-means-tested, free-for-all which will push up prices and expose first home buyers to larger mortgages; (c) creating the failing Housing Australia Future Fund which is buying houses from Australians, not building houses for Australians; and (d) allowing the criminal and corrupt Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union to run rampant across Australian residential building sites, pushing up apartment prices by up to 30 per cent; and (2) notes that: (a) the Government continues to keep a $24,000 report into poor governance at Housing Australia secret; and (b) leaked advice from the Department of the Treasury states that the Government will fail to reach its National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes by 2029.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  46. “I present report No. 4 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 3 November 2025. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today, and the committee's deliberations will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper . Copies of the report have been placed on the table. The report read as follows— Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business 1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 28 October 2025. 2.”

    Australian House of Representatives29 October 2025Source ↗

  47. “I have received advice from the Chief Opposition Whip nominating a change in the membership of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. I've also received advice from Mr Hastie resigning from the position on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.”

    Australian House of Representatives28 October 2025Source ↗

  48. “I have received a message from the Senate informing the House: that Senator Blyth has been discharged from the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings and Senator Nampijinpa Price has been appointed a member of the committee; that Senator Chandler has been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Senator Nampijinpa Price has been appointed a member of the committee; and that Senator Blyth has also been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library and that Senator Nampijinpa Price has also been appointed a member of the committee.”

    Australian House of Representatives28 October 2025Source ↗

  49. “I present a corrigendum to the Performance audit (Auditor-General report No. 2 of 2025–26) : Effectiveness of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's regulatory functions . Document made a parliamentary paper.”

    Australian House of Representatives27 October 2025Source ↗

  50. “I'm pleased to inform the House that in the southern gallery today are members of the Australian Defence Force participating in the parliamentary exchange element of the 2025 ADF Parliamentary Program. On behalf of the House, I extend a warm welcome to you all and thank you for your service to our nation. Also, there are year 11 students from Cootamundra High School, in the Riverina electorate—welcome to you all. Honourable members: Hear, hear!”

    Australian House of Representatives27 October 2025Source ↗

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