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The Legislative Council returned for the second sitting week of the September sitting period this week, passing nine bills, including one related to the domestic violence reform of residential tenancies. Unusually, two private members’ bills passed the House this week – one moved by the Hon Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice Party related to … Continue reading In the House – 16-18 September 2025

After three weeks of Budget Estimates hearings, the Legislative Council was back in session for a busy week of business. The House passed seven bills this week, including one related to regulation of the sale of illicit tobacco and another that will amend the Water Management Act 2000 increasing penalties and introducing civil enforcement tools. … Continue reading In the House – 9-11 September 2025 

Welcome to the new, weekly digest style, House in Review! The Legislative Council returned from its winter recess this week, hearing the introduction of four bills and passing four others including those related to the privacy of personal information and electricity infrastructure networks. The issue of photography in the chamber was addressed in both a … Continue reading In the House – 5-7 August 2025

On the final sitting day before the winter recess, the Council passed six bills, including the three Budget bills introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. The Budget Estimates hearing dates for 2025/26 were agreed to, and the Minister for the Environment made a Ministerial Statement about the 2024 State of the Environment Report. Read on … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 26 June 2025

Ten orders for papers were agreed to and one new committee was established during Wednesday’s eventful sitting of the Legislative Council. The House also debated several private members’ motions, including one related to the cultural and musical contribution of Sydney band AC/DC. The President also updated the House on the non-attendance of summoned witnesses at … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 25 June 2025

It’s Budget week in the Parliament of NSW and Treasurer, and member of the Legislative Council, the Hon Daniel Mookhey delivered his budget speech in the ‘the other place’… also known as the Legislative Assembly chamber on Tuesday. Back in the Council, the House passed two bills related to community housing providers and suicide prevention … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 24 June 2025

The Council passed two bills and sent a third to committee for inquiry on Thursday, in the penultimate sitting week of the first half of 2025. The House also debated a matter of public importance related to policy reform and the New South Wales economy and held a ballot to determine the membership of the … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 5 June 2025

The Legislative Council dealt with three bills during Wednesday’s private members’ business day, hearing the introduction of one related to the possession of firearms, debating another about conservation hunting and negativing one related to liability for organisation child abuse. The House also agreed to establish a new Select Committee into Fertility Support and Assisted Reproductive … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 4 June 2025

The Legislative Council was back in session on Tuesday, passing one bill formalising the use of audio-visual links in first appearance bail matters and negativing one other related to the governance of the Sydney Metro. With three other bills introduced but not yet debated together with the day’s other key business, the House dealt with … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 3 June 2025

It was a busy day of Government business on Thursday with the House agreeing to censure the Leader of the Government for the failure to comply with an order for papers. The Council went on to pass five bills, including those related to the Commonwealth’s ‘Help to Buy’ scheme, bail and the management of cemeteries. … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 29 May 2025