Senate debates
Wednesday, 5 November 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, Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Committee, Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy — Select Committee, Intergenerational Housing Inequity Select Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount — Select Committee, Senate Procedure Committee, Productivity in Australia Select Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Treaties Joint Committee; Membership
5:21 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 various 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 discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:
Community Affairs Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Economics Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Education and Employment Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Electoral Matters — Joint Standing Committee—
Appointed—Participating member [for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into the 2025 election]: Senator Thorpe
Environment and Communications Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Finance and Public Administration Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Standing Committee —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy — Select Committee —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Intergenerational Housing Inequity — Select Committee —
Appointed [from the appointment of the committee on 17 March 2026]—Participating members: Senators Bell, Hanson, Roberts and Whitten
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount — Select Committee —
Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bell, Hanson, David Pocock, Roberts and Whitten
Procedure — Standing Committee—
Appointed—Participating member [for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into orders for the production of documents]: Senator Thorpe
Productivity in Australia — Select Committee —
Appointed—Participating members: Senators Bell, Hanson, Roberts and Whitten
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees —
Appointed—Participating member: Senator Thorpe
Treaties — Joint Standing Committee —
Discharged—Senator Brockman
Appointed—Senator Collins
Question agreed to.