Senate debates Committees
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Joint Committee, Artificial Intelligence Joint Select Committee, Economics Legislation Committee, Economics References Committee, Parliamentary Standards Joint Committee, Women's Health Select Committee; Membership
Deborah O'Neill NSW, Australian Labor Party
4:40 pm
Order! The President has received letters requesting changes in the membership of various committees.
Tim Ayres NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation
by leave—I move:
That senators be discharged from and appointed to committees as follows:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs — Joint Standing Committee —
Discharged—Senator Liddle
Appointed—Senator Gatenby
Artificial Intelligence — Joint Select Committee —
Appointed—Senators Cadell, Dolega, Duniam, Sheldon and Marielle Smith
Economics Legislation Committee —
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiry into the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Fair Super for Young Workers) Bill 2026
Participating member: Senator McKim
Economics References Committee —
Appointed—
Substitute member: Senator Barbara Pocock to replace Senator McKim for the committee's inquiry into social housing
Participating member: Senator McKim
Parliamentary Standards — Joint Statutory Committee —
Discharged—Senator Liddle
Appointed—Senator Kovacic
Privileges — Standing Committee —
Discharged—Senator Liddle
Appointed—Senator Kovacic
Women's Health — Select Committee —
Appointed—
Senators Marielle Smith, Stewart, Waters and Whiteaker
Participating members: Senators Allman-Payne, Ananda-Rajah, Brown, Ciccone, Cox, Darmanin, Dolega, Dowling, Faruqi, Ghosh, Grogan, Hanson-Young, Hodgins-May, McKim, Mulholland, O'Neill, Payman, Barbara Pocock, Polley, Sheldon, Shoebridge, Steele-John, Sterle, Tyrrell and Walker
Question agreed to.