THE Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) will hold a public hearing on Monday 14 September as part of its inquiry into the Framework Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in Aeronautics and the Exploration and Use of Airspace and Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes. The agreement was referred to the committee on…

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure has presented the report of its Inquiry into disrespectful behaviour towards other Members in the Chamber.

The inquiry built on work undertaken in previous parliaments to raise the standard of behaviour in Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. While progress has been made, cultural change is not a project with a defined end. It is the…

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability has today presented and published its final report for its inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia.

Committee Chair, Dr Mike Freelander MP, said, "The true cost of addiction to alcohol and other drugs in Australia is almost impossible to calculate but is measured in the tens of…

THE Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit has commenced an inquiry into Snowy Hydro Limited’s management of the Snowy 2.0 project following a major project reset in August 2023.

Snowy 2.0 is the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia. The project reset doubled the estimated project cost from $6 billion to $12 billion and extended the expected completion dates. A further…

THE Business Council of Australia’s latest warning on declining productivity should be a catalyst for governments to move from analysis to action, Housing Industry Association (HIA) managing director Jocelyn Martin said today.

“The Productivity Commission has identified the challenges. The Business Council has reinforced them. The Senate Cost of Living Inquiry highlighted them. The Senate…

THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced an inquiry into the nature and drivers of radicalisation in Australia, following a referral from the Minister for Home Affairs.

The inquiry will examine the nature and drivers of radicalisation as they relate to politically motivated violence, terrorism and violent extremism in Australia.

The inquiry will…

THE Electoral Matters Committee will hold public hearings in Darwin and Perth as part of its inquiry into the 2025 Federal Election.

Committee Chair, Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘The committee is looking forward to hearing directly from people in the Northern Territory and Western Australia about their experiences of the 2025 Federal Election. Evidence from communities across Australia is essential…

ON MONDAY, September 14, the winners of the My First Speech competition for 2026 will travel to Canberra to deliver their speeches to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick MP, and Members of Parliament.

The My First Speech competition invites students to imagine themselves as a newly elected Member of the House of Representatives and write a 500-word speech on a topic they are…

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport will hear from council representative bodies in Victoria and Northern Australia as part of its inquiry into local government funding.

The committee is interested in learning more about the financial sustainability of local government from the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), the…