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The House got right down to business on Thursday, with a hefty agenda to make its way through including three Budget bills and 8 further bills to consider. A motion establishing the 2024/25 Budget Estimates hearings and two orders for papers were agreed to, before a ‘special adjournment’ delayed the beginning of the House’s winter … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 20 June 2024

In the final private members’ day before the winter break, the House debated 10 general motions and agreed to three orders for papers. One bill was introduced, seeking to change the Road Rules for provisional licence holders and one bill was debated, related to the keeping of animals in residential premises. Read on for more… … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 19 June 2024

It was all about the Budget on Tuesday when Treasurer, and member of the Legislative Council the Hon Daniel Mookhey gave his budget speech in ‘the other place’, the Legislative Assembly chamber. Back in the Council, the House engaged in a ‘take note’ debate on the budget papers and passed two bills, both of which … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 18 June 2024

It was a historic day in the Legislative Council on Thursday as the Government issued a formal State apology for the criminalisation of homosexuality in NSW. As well as this, the House passed bills related to knife crime and bail laws for domestic violence offences and saw the introduction of four further Government bills. Read … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 6 June 2024

It was a busy and diverse day of private members’ business in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. With three bills introduced, and two debated, the House heard about a variety of topics including public alcohol consumption, a proposed exemption for Sikhs wearing helmets on motorbikes and the disallowance of a policy amendment. The House also … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 5 June 2024

The June sitting period kicked off with a legislation packed day of Government business. A bill related to the employment of the CEO of the Museums of History and two related to reform Emergency Services Levy passed the House and a further bill, related to a trial of powers for police to use hand-held scanners … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 4 June 2024

The Legislative Council saw three bills pass the House on Thursday related to employment of senior staff in local councils, the functions of the Ombudsman and extended trading hours for food and drink venues. As well as legislation, the House debated one disallowance motion and heard a personal explanation from a member of the Government. … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 16 May 2024

It was a busy private members’ business day on Wednesday in the Legislative Council. The House saw two bills introduced, one related to permanent stays in child sex abuse claims and one related to puppy farms. Motions on topics ranging from the harmful effects of social media to the NSW state flag were debated, and … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 15 May 2024

Tuesday in the Legislative Council saw members from parties across the House contributing to a debate on a matter of public importance related to domestic and family violence in NSW. The House also debated a disallowance motion, saw one bill introduced and three passed. Read on for more… DISALLOWANCE MOTION RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (GENERAL) … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 14 May 2024

Government legislation was the focus of House business on Thursday, with three bills introduced and one, regarding local government de-amalgamation, passing the Legislative Council. The House also debated a matter of public importance about public access to Mount Warning and heard the Minister for Roads make a statement about road safety. Read on for more… … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 9 May 2024