The final sitting week of 2025 saw the Legislative Council pass three noteworthy bills, each significant in their own way. One addressed the age of criminal responsibility for children between 10 and 14 years old, another expanded police powers to move protestors near places of worship, and the third concerned the management of wild horses … Continue reading In the House – 25-27 November 2025
In the House – 18-20 November 2025
In what proved to be a lively final official sitting week of 2025, the Legislative Council was hard at work debating — and successfully passing — ten bills. These covered a range of issues, from criminal law reforms and enhanced protections against domestic violence to improved workers’ compensation for firefighters and new regulations for micromobility … Continue reading In the House – 18-20 November 2025
In the House – 11-13 November 2025
The penultimate Legislative Council sitting week of 2025 was dominated by debate on two major pieces of legislation, seeking to reform both the planning system and the workers compensation system. Both bills passed the Council, with debate on the workers compensation bill stretching into the early hours of Friday morning. On Thursday the Opposition successfully … Continue reading In the House – 11-13 November 2025