6.15The committee recommends that the Australian Government re-establish a governance structure under the National Cabinet architecture, bringing together representatives with responsibility for law ...

2.267The committee recommends that: proposed paragraphs 79(6)(b) and 90SM(6)(b) are amended to replace ‘sold’ with ‘rehome’, and proposed subsections 79(6) and 90SM(6) are amended to clearly state ...

Access to affordable and safe housing is essential to people’s health and wellbeing. Housing also forms a significant part of the economy. It is central to economic participation and productivity and ...

Most formal meetings require secretariat support to ensure they are conducted according to certain rules and procedure. The Senate is no different. Every sitting day senior officers of the Department ...

This year (2022) has seen global human displacement rise to record levels. Australia offers resettlement to refugees through the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), but the number ...

1.1Person/party requesting the costing: Dr Mike Freelander MP, Australian Labor Party. 1.2Date costing completed: 28 March 2024. 1.3Expiry date of the costing: Release of the next economic and fiscal ...

Charles Dixon (1872-1934), The landing at Gallipoli, 1915, Official Gifts Collection, Parliament House Art Collections Charles Dixon The scene captures both the intimate details and the sheer chaos of ...

3.1The committee heard that feral horses cause serious environmental damage to the Australian Alps. These animals cause environmental degradation and can increase the risk of extinction of threatened ...

Amid a mounting arms race, including missile proliferation, in a fraught security and geopolitical environment in the Asia-Pacific region, the release by Japan’s Cabinet on 16 December 2022 of its 3 ...

Practically speaking, the case has exposed the Commonwealth to significant liability for actions impacting native title in a territory from the early 1900s. More recent relevant actions were already ...

In 2024, 2 states and 2 territories signed the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement, 2025–2034 (the first agreement), committing to a replacement education agreement for the expired 2018 National ...

The Committee adopted an inquiry into local government sustainability on 21 March 2024, following a referral from the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, ...