Senate debates

Monday, 25 August 2025

Bills

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025; In Committee

1:24 pm

Photo of David ShoebridgeDavid Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I move amendments (1) to (4) on sheet 3383 together:

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 10 to 12), omit the definition of government.

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 13 to 21), omit the definition of government body.

(3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 22 and 23), omit the definition of military organisation.

(4) Schedule 1, items 3 and 4, page 3 (line 30) to page 4 (line 21), omit the items, substitute:

3 After paragraph 5(1)(d)

Insert:

and (e) accredited representatives of registered charities and their families;

I spoke on this in the second reading contribution. This would remove from the bill the ability for Defence Housing to build housing for US and UK troops, for Israeli defence contractors, for employees of Lockheed Martin. I commend the amendments to the committee.

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