Senate debates

Monday, 28 July 2025

Committees

Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Community Affairs References Committee, Economics Legislation Committee, Economics References Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Education and Employment References Committee, Electoral Matters Joint Committee, Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Environment and Communications References Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Human Rights Joint Committee, Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) Select Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Membership

6:26 pm

Photo of Glenn SterleGlenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.

Photo of Anthony ChisholmAnthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be appointed to committees as follows:

Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Economics Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Electoral Matters — Joint Standing Committee—

Appointed—

Senators Colbeck and McGrath

Participating members [for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into the 2025 election]: Senators Cadell, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Human Rights — Joint Statutory Committee—

Appointed—Senator Thorpe

Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Standing Committee —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

PFASSelect Committee

Appointed—

Senators Brockman, Cadell, Ghosh and Whiteaker

Participating members: Ananda-Rajah, Antic, Askew, Babet, Blyth, Bragg, Brown, Canavan, Cash, Chandler, Ciccone, Colbeck, Collins, Cox, Darmanin, Dolega, Dowling, Duniam, Grogan, Hanson, Henderson, Hume, Kovacic, Liddle, McDonald, McGrath, McKenzie, McLachlan, Mulholland, Nampijinpa Price, O'Neill, O'Sullivan, Paterson, Payman, David Pocock, Polley, Roberts, Ruston, Scarr, Sharma, Sheldon, Dean Smith, Marielle Smith, Stacey, Sterle, Stewart, Walker and Whitten

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees —

Appointed—Participating members: Senators Babet, Hanson, Payman, Roberts, Stacey and Whitten

Question agreed to.