THE Electoral Matters Committee will continue its program of public hearings as part of the review into the 2025 Federal Election.

On October 31 in Canberra, the committee will hear from several stakeholders in its election review, including the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce, Global Shield Australia and Prof Kim Rubenstein.

On November 7 in Canberra, the committee will hear from…

THE Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will hold public hearings this Friday as part of two inquiries.

These inquiries are The effectiveness of Australia’s National Anti-Doping Scheme; and The procurement of mandated national support and advocacy services for victims of child sexual abuse.

Date: Friday, 31 October 2025

Time: 9am – 12pm (AEDT)

Venue: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament…

Committee Chair, Tim Watts MP, said. "For our first public hearing for the inquiry, the Committee is looking forward to speaking with the Department of…

AT 11.15am TODAY, the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing into three separate proposed agreements relating to air services between Australia and Colombia, Peru and Saudi Arabia.

The proposed agreements aim to facilitate and provide support to Australian airlines entering any point in Australia and any point in Colombia, Peru, and Saudi Arabia respectively.

At the…

TOMORROW (October 28, 2025) the Defence Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade will conduct its first public hearing into the Department of Defence Annual Report 2023–24 since the inquiry was re-adopted in the 48^th Parliament.

The Subcommittee will hear evidence from the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and the Lowy Institute regarding several of…

THE Department of the House of Representatives has announced the winners of the inaugural Yarning Competition.

The Yarning Competition aims to provide a platform for young First Nations Australians to connect with the work of the Australian Parliament by inviting them to share their unique stories and experiences through creative mediums such as written words, videos, photos, audio recordings…

THE Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing on October 23 for its inquiry into the Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005).

This inquiry lapsed on March 28, 2025, with the prorogation of Parliament, and was re-referred to the committee for continued consideration in the 48^th Parliament.

The inquiry will consider the amendments to the International…

THE Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (JSCFADT) has adopted a new inquiry into the potential to expand Australia’s trade and investment relations with Africa.

The Chair of the JSCFADT, Shayne Neumann MP, said, "Australia’s trading relationship with the countries of Africa has strongly focused on the extractives and tourism sectors. Africa is a diverse continent of 54…

THE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) will hold a public hearing with the Attorney-General’s Department and the Department of Home Affairs on Thursday for its review of the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025 (the Bill).

The Bill would amend Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code) to allow the Commonwealth to list…