Turnbull Government focussed on reducing cost of living pressures

In the past sitting fortnight the Turnbull Government has firmly focussed on the issues that matter to hard-working Australians: power prices, jobs and growing the economy.

Leader of the House the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said that in the fortnight where the Turnbull Government unveiled our National Energy Guarantee that will deliver affordable and reliable energy for Australian families and small businesses, Labor have continued to defend their plan to drive up energy prices through $66 billion in subsidies.

“This fortnight saw the Turnbull Government taking legislative action to reduce power bills by passing laws to abolish the process that electricity networks used to game the system at the expense of families, which had added $6.5 billion on to consumers’ power bills,” Mr Pyne said.

“We also introduced and passed through the House of Representatives legislation to make unions more accountable and transparent, by ensuring that funds set aside for redundancy pay, sick leave and other employee benefits are spent for the benefit of workers, not by union bosses on their shonky political campaigns.”

“We look forward to the Labor Party’s support for these important reforms in the coming weeks,” he said.

WEEK 5 SPRING – 16 to 19 OCTOBER and HOUSE WEEK 6 – 23 TO 26 OCTOBER
Bills Introduced
House—Government	Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan Base Rate Entities) Bill 2017 Proceeds of Crime Amendment (Proceeds and Other Matters) Bill 2017 Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017 Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017 National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2017 Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability and Related Measures) Bill 2017 Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Crisis Resolution Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive) Bill 2017 Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2017 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (National Housing and Homelessness Agreement) Bill 2017 Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017 Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017
Senate—Government	Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) Bill 2017 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Fair and Balanced) Bill 2017 Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017
Bills Passed the House
Available for debate in the Senate	Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) Bill 2017 Industrial Chemicals Charges (Excise) Bill 2017 Defence Legislation Amendment (Instrument Making) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures No. 1) First Home Super Saver Tax Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Tax Integrity) Bill 2017 Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Vacancy Fees) Bill 2017 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017 Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 2) Bill 2017 Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Income Tax Rates Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Treasury Laws Amendment (Untainting Tax) (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2017 Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017
Senate initiated —Passed with House amendments	Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms Trafficking) Bill 2017
Senate Amendments/Requests —Passed	Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017
Bills Passed Both Houses
House Initiated	Australia Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017 Defence Legislation Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2017 Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 6) Bill 2017 Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 Customs Tariff Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 Australian Grape and Wine Authority Amendment (Wine Australia) Bill 2017 Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Representation) Bill 2017 Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Bill 2016