Every bill in Australia's Parliament, in plain English
Our Laws explains all 312 federal bills since July 2025: what each one does, who it affects, where it is up to and how every MP and senator voted.
Latest bills
- Tech firms would have a legal duty to keep users safe
- Over-65s would lose their bigger health insurance rebate
- Government would stop buying more Murray-Darling water
- Old gas price rules and export block would end
- Gas exporters would have to keep 20% for Australia
- Gas exporters would pay a yearly licence fee
- Government could pay your costs if it appeals
- Family trust income would face a 30% tax floor
- MPs outside government could get a staff floor
- Parliament could block sales of defence land
- Big firms would stop reporting suppliers' pollution
- Family trusts would pay at least 30% tax
- Hidden camera glasses could be paused at the border
- Universities would have to adopt antisemitism definition
- MPs and senators would check every Census
- Religious schools could not expel students for who they are
- Child Support could block claims used to harass exes
- Joint implant makers would lose their $5,000 fee cap
- Bill would ban the $5,000 review of veterans' physio
- Veterans' injury care would have no cost or visit caps
- Senate bill would ban arms exports linked to genocide risk
- Green bank could not fund farms bought for carbon
- Coal, gas and oil could get fast approvals again
- Affordable housing would get one legal meaning
- Arms exports linked to genocide risk would be banned
- Gee's bill would make big AI firms keep an off switch
- Government computers would face limits on decisions
- Recent politicians would be barred from top diplomat jobs
- Littleproud's bill would end the national gun buyback
- Companies would get a tax break for donating spare food
Recently became law
- Old Iran and Syria trade bans now count from day one
- New sport drug law: appeals and fewer public names
- Jail terms for moving illegal tobacco are now law
- Robodebt victims now keep their payouts in full
- Unis must pay for student complaints service from 2027
- Unis now pay a yearly charge for student complaints
- Online betting firms now pay for new ad rules
- Media regulator must now report news outlet changes
- Newsrooms now share tech money by journalist numbers
- Eight news deals can wipe out a platform's news charge
- Platforms without news deals now face a 2.5 per cent charge
- Tax Office now runs the big tech news charge
- Childcare pay boost funded to 2028 and tied to safety
- Competition watchdog can keep cash flowing during changes
- Cash transport companies are now regulated