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November 21, 2025

Electoral Matters calls for community input at December hearings in Brisbane

Author: Mike Sullivan

THE Electoral Matters Committee is inviting community input on the 2025 Federal Election at its upcoming hearings.

Committee Chair, Jerome Laxale MP said, "We have already learnt so much from the candid submissions and statements we have received. As the committee makes its…

Public Works Committee to examine CSIRO’s proposed refit of the Australian Centre for Disease…

Nov 19, 2025 169

THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the committee) will consider the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) proposed part-life refit of the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) under the Public Works Act 1969.

The proposed works were referred for inquiry and report on September 2, 2025. The committee will conduct a site inspection…

Defence subcommittee hits the road to meet with Defence personnel on-base

Nov 17, 2025 176

ON NOVEMBER 19 and 21, the Defence subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will be holding public hearings in Darwin and Perth for its inquiry into the Department of Defence Annual Report 2023–24.

The subcommittee will be conducting site visits and meeting Defence personnel across Defence bases in Australia’s north and west before holding public…

House of Representatives Economics Committee to hear from CEOs of Australia’s four major banks

Nov 14, 2025 263

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has commenced a review of Australia’s four major banks with public hearings to be held in Canberra next week with the CEOs of ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac.

Committee Chair, Ed Husic MP, said, "These hearings play an important part in opening up to public view the way the major banks operate in…

Audit Committee to scrutinise the Commonwealth Financial Statements

Nov 11, 2025 378

THE Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) has commenced an inquiry into the 2023-24 Commonwealth Financial Statements, which are audited each year by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

This audit provides the Parliament with an independent examination of the Commonwealth’s accounts and possible financial statement risks.

Committee Chair Josh Burns MP, said,…

New inquiry into Australia’s local government funding

Nov 10, 2025 595

THE House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport has launched a new inquiry into the funding and financial sustainability of local governments in Australia.

Committee Chair, Fiona Phillips, said, "The committee wants to gain a deeper understanding of the financial relationship between local government and other levels of government in…

Treaties Committee recommends ratification of three Air Services Agreements

Nov 10, 2025 575
 
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Tyre industry inquiry gets rolling

Nov 07, 2025 719

THE Australian tyre industry, and its challenges and opportunities in the circular economy, will be the focus of a new inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation and Science.

Australia generates more than 67 million end-of-life tyres each year, with many ending up in landfill, stockpiles, or exported without adequate oversight.

Improving innovation in the…

New inquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative

Nov 06, 2025 709

THE Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (JSCFADT) has adopted a new inquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative.

Chair of the JSCFADT, Shayne Neumann MP, said, “Gender equality is important on so many fronts. We’ve talked about how important it is for productivity, but this inquiry is a great opportunity to have a broader…

Electoral Matters calls for community input at November hearings in Dapto and Parramatta

Nov 06, 2025 689

THE Electoral Matters Committee is inviting community input on the recent Federal Election at its upcoming hearings.

Committee Chair, Jerome Laxale MP said, "I’m excited to be bringing these hearings home to New South Wales. The committee has already learned a lot from some of the eye-opening submissions coming out of the State.

"We really want to keep hearing from community members about their…