Category: Legislative Council

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

It was a full day of private members’ business on Wednesday, with the introduction of two bills — one concerning conservation hunting and another addressing the rights of medicinal cannabis users. The House agreed to four orders for papers, and debated a broad range of general motions, including related to issues such as recent flooding … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 28 May 2025

The Legislative Council was back in session on Tuesday for a busy day of Government business. The House passed four bills, including those related to victims registers and cultural institutions, and heard the introduction of three others. The establishment of two new committee inquiries were also reported in the House, one of which related to … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 27 May 2025

It was an eventful Thursday in the Legislative Council with a matter of public importance debated related to access to National Parks before the House went on to hear the introduction of one bill and pass two further bills. One of the bills passed being the Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Health Care Access) Bill 2025, … Continue reading In the House – Thursday 8 May 2025

It was an action-packed Wednesday in the Upper House with a bill related to electoral funding introduced and another related to abortion law reform debated. Along with the establishment of a committee inquiry into the illegal tobacco trade, the House agreed to eight orders for papers - a strong representation of the Council’s powers to … Continue reading In the House – Wednesday 7 May 2025

The Legislative Council was back in session on Tuesday for a full day of Government business - with a twist. The House passed two Government bills, related to the screen and digital games industries and the state’s planning system, but then went on to debate a private members’ bill, an unusual occurrence on a Government … Continue reading In the House – Tuesday 6 May 2025