On Notice — Senate

The Senate introduced thirteen bills on 15 October 2026, covering matters including a nationwide ban on strip-searching children, a ban on shackling during childbirth, a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner, universal outdoor mobile coverage obligations, and tougher illicit tobacco enforcement laws.

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The Senate introduced five bills on 13 October 2026, including measures to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner, prohibit strip searching of children, expand autonomous sanctions powers against Iran and Syria, and amend university legislation.

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The Senate passed the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Veterans' Healthcare Without Caps) Bill 2026 at third reading by 33 votes to 19, removing cost and frequency limits on healthcare for veterans with accepted service-related conditions.

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The Senate voted down the No Jab No Pay Repeal Bill 2025 at second reading, 6 votes to 34, on a day that saw nine bills introduced and fifteen divisions held.

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The Senate introduced eleven bills covering early childhood worker wages, veterans healthcare, private health insurance transparency, university access, and an omnibus package on 15 September 2026.

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The Senate introduced fifteen bills on 14 September 2026, including measures on early childhood education wages, sports integrity offences, telecommunications coverage, and environmental approvals for coal, gas and oil projects.

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The Senate introduced ten bills spanning national security, online safety, tax adviser accountability, biosecurity, wine regulation, and regulatory reform, while question time focused on a $6 million Marrickville golf club grant, trade with Israeli settlements, inflation, and superannuation flexibility.

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The Senate introduced two bills on workplace governance and online safety enforcement, while question time focused on a $6 million grant to a golf club linked to the Prime Minister and government responses to gender-based violence.

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The Senate introduced legislation strengthening enforcement powers against social media platforms that fail to comply with minimum age requirements for users.

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The Senate introduced twelve bills covering aged care assessments, consumer protection, affordable housing, coal mining leave entitlements, pharmaceutical benefits, and regulatory reform on 2 July 2026.

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