Senate debates

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Committees

Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings Joint Committee, Community Affairs References Committee, Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee, Economics Legislation Committee, Economics References Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Education and Employment References Committee, Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, Migration Joint Committee, National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee, Parliamentary Library Joint Committee, Parliamentary Standards Joint Committee, Privileges Committee, Procedure Committee, Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee, Publications Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee, Senators' Interests Committee, Membership

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Photo of Slade BrockmanSlade Brockman (WA, Deputy-President) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:

Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings — Joint Statutory Committee —

Discharged—Senator Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—Senator Antic

Community Affairs References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Collins

Appointed—

Senator Ruston

Participating member: Senator Collins

Corporations and Financial Services — Joint Statutory Committee—

Discharged—Senator Hume

Appointed—Senator Scarr

Economics Legislation and References Committees—

Discharged—Senator Hume

Appointed—

Senator Liddle

Participating member: Senator Hume

Education and Employment Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—

Senator O'Sullivan

Participating member: Senator Nampijinpa Price

Education and Employment References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Blyth

Appointed—

Senator O'Sullivan

Participating member: Senator Blyth

Finance and Public Administration References Committee—

Discharged—Senator Hume

Appointed—

Senator Chandler

Participating member: Senator Hume

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade — Joint Standing Committee

Discharged—Senator Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—Senator Collins

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—

Discharged—Senator Henderson

Appointed—

Senator Collins

Participating member: Senator Henderson

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—

Discharged—Senators Henderson and Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—

Senators Blyth and Collins

Participating members: Senators Henderson and Nampijinpa Price

Migration — Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Bragg

Appointed—Senator Blyth

National Disability Insurance Scheme — Joint Standing Committee —

Discharged—Senator Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—Senator Liddle

Parliamentary Library — Joint Standing Committee—

Discharged—Senator Nampijinpa Price

Appointed—Senator Kovacic

Parliamentary Standards — Joint Statutory Committee—

Discharged—Senators Chandler and Henderson

Appointed—Senators Hume and Liddle

Privileges — Standing Committee—

Discharged: Senators Chandler and Henderson

Appointed—Senators Liddle and Scarr

Procedure — Standing Committee —

Appointed—Participating member [for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into orders for the production of documents]: Senators Bell and David Pocock

Public Accounts and Audit — Joint Statutory Committee —

Discharged—Senator Hume

Appointed—Senator Sharma

Publications — Standing Committee —

Discharged—Senator Askew

Appointed—Senator Scarr

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—

Discharged—Senator O'Sullivan

Appointed—

Senator Scarr

Substitute member: Senator McKenzie to replace Senator Scarr for the committee's inquiry into Australia's aviation sector

Participating members: Senators O'Sullivan and Scarr

Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation — Standing Committee —

Discharged—Senator O'Sullivan

Appointed—Senator McLachlan

Senators' Interests — Standing Committee —

Discharged—Senator O'Sullivan

Appointed—Senator Scarr