These Bills were introduced into Parliament by the Government during the last sitting week: Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026 Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 The House [...]
The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels was held in Santa Maria, Columbia on 24-29 April. The conference was one of the outcomes of the COP 30 conference held in Belem, Brazil during 2025. Our summary of the main decisions coming from that COP can be found here. As a briefing paper prepared [...]
The Government introduced legislation making amendments to National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during Budget Week. A well written explanatory memorandum explains the background to the provisions. It particularly says: The Bill addresses two key vulnerabilities. First, the NDIS is currently growing at a rate that was unforeseen when it was established in 2013 under the [...]
These Bills were introduced into Parliament by the Government during the last sitting week: Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2026-2027 Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2025-2026 Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2025-2026 Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 National Disability Insurance Scheme [...]