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The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs adopted an inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People on 4 March 2026 ...

Hon Madeleine King MP Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for Brand, Western Australia, 2016. Re-elected 2019, 2022 and 2025. Ministerial appointments Cabinet ...

Ms Alison Byrnes MP Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for Cunningham, New South Wales, 2022. Re-elected 2025. Committee service House of Representatives Standing: ...

Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the Senate for Queensland 2013. Re-elected 2016 and 2022. Ministerial appointments Minister for Northern Australia from ...

Ms Jess Teesdale MP ... Parliamentarian ...

The Committee adopted an inquiry into the recognition of unpaid carers on 13 June 2023, following a referral from the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP. The Committee is ...

Ms Joanne Ryan MP Biography Parliamentary service Elected to the House of Representatives for Lalor, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025. Committee service House of Representatives ...

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On 1 December 2022, the Senate referred an inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by ...

On 27 October 2022 the Senate referred the inquiry into the national trend of school refusal and related matters to the Education and Employment References Committee for inquiry and report by 22 March ...