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
Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of committees.
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) Share this | Link to 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
PFAS — Select 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.