THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today tabled its report for its review of the Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026, recommending that the Bill be passed by the Parliament.
The Bill…
The committee wants to better…
THE Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) held public hearings on Monday (August 17) as part of its inquiries into four proposed agreements:
TODAY, Tony Zappia MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works presented the Public Works Committee’s fifth report of 2026 to the House of Representatives.
Report 5/2026 – Referrals made in March 2026 considers two proposed major works:
THIS WEEK, 150 secondary school students from across Australia – one from each federal electorate – will come to Canberra for the 2026 National Youth Parliament – a fully funded, five-day program designed to equip young Australians with the knowledge, confidence and skills to engage with Australia’s parliamentary democracy.
New research from Y Australia has revealed that almost eight in 10…
THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today presented its report on its Review of the listing of White Australia as a prohibited hate group under the Criminal Code, backing the Federal Government's decision to list White Australia as a prohibited hate group.
The PJCIS found the organisation has engaged in conduct constituting hate crimes against…
THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has today tabled its report on its review of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill 2026, calling for urgent action on cryptocurrency ATMs.
The committee found cryptocurrency ATMs (automatic teller machines) are a significant channel for scams and financial crime and has recommended…
Master Builders Australia broadly welcomes the committee's recommendations, which align closely with the organisation's…
THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport’s inquiry into local government funding will hear from Geoscape Australia and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing this week.
The committee wants to better understand from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing how local government can be supported to help deliver medical,…
IF YOU ARE AWAY from home tonight, Census night, your home will be recorded as 'unoccupied' according to HIA senior economist Tom Devitt. And you will could therefore be misrepresented as being part of the housing supply problem.
“As usual, someone will claim it is one of a million vacant homes that could be utilised to solve Australia’s housing shortage,” Mr Devitt said.
“This and other myths…
TODAY (August 10), the Federal Government's ban on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) investing in the residential property sector comes into effect.
Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said the decision was the latest in a series of Federal Government policies that failed to recognise their impact on builders and tradies and would put future projects at risk.
"The government's recent…
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