This bill became law on Apr 8th, 2026.
Budget, tax & economy
Imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duty will not rise with CPIThe inflation measure used to automatically lift beer duty rates twice a year unless this bill pauses those rises. on 1 August 2025, 1 February 2026, 1 August 2026 or 1 February 2027.
Usual twice-yearly CPI indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. was set to keep lifting customs dutyA tax charged on imported goods; on this page it means the duty on imported draught beer. on imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres., adding pressure to pubs, clubs and other venues. The bill pauses those duty increases for two years from 1 August 2025, then restarts indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. from the lower paused rate.
Australia already indexed beer exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. and excise-equivalent customs dutyThe import duty set to match the excise paid on the same kind of product made in Australia, so imported beer is taxed in a similar way to local beer. twice a year, and high inflation had made that automatic rise visible at the bar, including a record beer-tax jump reported in early 2023. After Labor pledged a temporary draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. freeze before the 2025 election and put it in the 2025-26 Budget, tariff proposalsA parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. started the pause from 1 August 2025, the bill locked in the matching customs changes for imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres., and Royal AssentThe final formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. completed the two-year freeze pathway.
The main criticism was that the bill gives only a small, temporary pause in beer tax indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. and does not fix the wider alcohol exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. system or broader cost pressures on pubs, brewers and customers. Coalition and some crossbenchMembers of Parliament who are not part of the government or the official opposition, including independents and minor parties. speakers supported the bill’s relief while arguing it should be longer lasting, broader, or part of a wider tax review.
Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP introduced this bill. It passed on the voices.
Did it become law?
Yes
Became law 08 Apr 2026
Final passage
Passed without a counted vote
9 recorded amendment or procedural votes were found, but no counted vote on the bill itself was recorded.
Passage speed
182 days
From introduction to the latest recorded parliamentary step
Meaning
Imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duty will not rise with CPIThe inflation measure used to automatically lift beer duty rates twice a year unless this bill pauses those rises. on 1 August 2025, 1 February 2026, 1 August 2026 or 1 February 2027.
The freeze keeps the affected imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duty rates unchanged for two years from their 31 July 2025 level.
Draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. means beer in bulk containers, including 8 to 48 litre containers made for pressurised gas, pump or prescribed delivery, and any container over 48 litres.
Pubs, clubs and other licensed venues that serve draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. get lower operating pressure because the duty component stays stable during the two-year pause.
CPIThe inflation measure used to automatically lift beer duty rates twice a year unless this bill pauses those rises. increases restart on 1 August 2027 from the unchanged duty rate, creating an ongoing lower duty path than if indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. had continued.
(1) Despite any other provision of this Act, subsection 19(1) applies in relation to each CPI indexed draught beer rate as if the indexation factor were 1 for each of the following indexation days:Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Act 2026 final Act text
(d) 1 February 2027.Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Act 2026 final Act text
“Draught beer” means beer in certain bulk containers. This includes beer in certain bulk containers of 8-48 litres (inclusive) designed to be connected to a pressurised gas delivery system or pump delivery system or other prescribed delivery system and any individual container over 48 litres; and classified under sub-items 1.2, 1.6 and 1.11 of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act, and to subheadings 2203.00.63, 2203.00.65, 2203.00.67, 2203.00.71, 2203.00.72, 2203.00.79, 2206.00.72, 2206.00.76, 2206.00.78, 2206.00.82, 2206.00.83 and 2206.00.89 in Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act and in Schedule 4A or a later Schedule that relates to a subheading in Schedule 3 mentioned above, of the Customs Tariff Act.[Schedule 1 to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, item 1, subsection 6L(2) of the Excise Tariff Act 1921; Schedule 1 to the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, item 1, subsection 19AABC(2) of the Customs Tariff Act 1995]Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) explanatory memorandum
The amendment reduces operational pressures on pubs, clubs and other licensed venues that serve draught beer by maintaining the excise and excise‑equivalent customs duty on draught beer from 1 August 2025 for two years. By extension, the amendment provides support to other businesses and regional tourism across Australia.Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) explanatory memorandum
Note 2: When indexation resumes in August 2027, the indexation factor for 1 August 2027 will be applied against these unchanged rates (see subsection 19(1)).Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Act 2026 final Act text
Context
Australia already indexed beer exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. and excise-equivalent customs dutyThe import duty set to match the excise paid on the same kind of product made in Australia, so imported beer is taxed in a similar way to local beer. twice a year, and high inflation had made that automatic rise visible at the bar, including a record beer-tax jump reported in early 2023. After Labor pledged a temporary draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. freeze before the 2025 election and put it in the 2025-26 Budget, tariff proposalsA parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. started the pause from 1 August 2025, the bill locked in the matching customs changes for imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres., and Royal AssentThe final formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. completed the two-year freeze pathway.
Beer tax records its largest rise in over 30 years
ABC reported that the twice-yearly federal beer tax was about to lift again and had risen by about 8 per cent in six months, described by the Brewers Association of Australia as the largest increase in over 30 years.
ABC News ↗Labor pledges a two-year draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. tax freeze
ABC reported that Labor would pause the biannual indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. of draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. for two years, with the Prime Minister describing it as good for beer drinkers, brewers and pubs.
ABC News ↗Budget funds hospitality and alcohol producer support
The explanatory memorandumThe government document that explains what a bill does, why it is being introduced and its expected financial and legal effects. said the draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. measure partially implemented the Budget’s Supporting the Hospitality Sector and Alcohol Producers measure and was estimated to reduce underlying cashA Budget measure of the government's cash position; here the freeze is estimated to reduce government cash receipts by 95 million dollars over five years. by $95 million over five years from 2024-25.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) explanatory memorandum ↗Tariff proposalsA parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. start the draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duty pause
The explanatory memorandumThe government document that explains what a bill does, why it is being introduced and its expected financial and legal effects. said tariff proposalsA parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. were tabled in the House of Representatives to give effect to the government decision and apply the duty pause from 1 August 2025.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) explanatory memorandum ↗Draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duty rates stop rising with CPIThe inflation measure used to automatically lift beer duty rates twice a year unless this bill pauses those rises.
The explanatory memorandumThe government document that explains what a bill does, why it is being introduced and its expected financial and legal effects. said the changes paused CPI indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. that would otherwise apply on 1 August 2025, 1 February 2026, 1 August 2026 and 1 February 2027, leaving indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. to resume later from the paused rates.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) explanatory memorandum ↗Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP introduces the bill
In his second reading speech, Dr Mulino said the bill delivered the government’s 2025-26 Budget commitment and followed Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2025A parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. moved on 24 July 2025.
Hansard ↗Royal AssentThe final formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. turns the freeze into law
The Governor-General gave Royal AssentThe final formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. after both houses passed the bill, completing the legal step needed to lock in the customs dutyA tax charged on imported goods; on this page it means the duty on imported draught beer. pause for imported draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres..
Parliamentary timeline ↗Legislative route
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
Second reading agreed to
The chamber considered the bill in detail and dealt with amendments before the next stage.
Consideration in detail debate
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
Second reading agreed to
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
Finally passed both Houses
The Governor-General gave Royal AssentThe final formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act., turning the bill into an Act.
Key criticism
The main criticism was that the bill gives only a small, temporary pause in beer tax indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. and does not fix the wider alcohol exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. system or broader cost pressures on pubs, brewers and customers. Coalition and some crossbenchMembers of Parliament who are not part of the government or the official opposition, including independents and minor parties. speakers supported the bill’s relief while arguing it should be longer lasting, broader, or part of a wider tax review.
No major party represented in the debate opposed the bill’s core two-year freeze.
Relief seen as too small and temporary
Several Coalition speakers argued the freeze would help a little but would not meaningfully address high beer taxes, venue costs or household cost-of-living pressure once indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. resumes.
Calls for a permanent or broader freeze
Critics of the bill’s narrow design said the government should either make the draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. freeze permanent or extend relief to other beer categories, rather than leaving most alcohol tax settings unchanged.
Broader alcohol-tax reform left untouched
Some supporters said the bill missed the chance for a wider review of alcohol exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco., warning that a short pause would not resolve longstanding complaints about Australia’s beer tax burden and its impact on hospitality.
Alcohol-harm concerns noted
The Senate added a second-reading statement noting research linking alcohol use with violence against women and children, including family violence and harms to children, signalling concern about treating cheaper alcohol as straightforward cost-of-living relief.
Votes
The bill passed both chambers on the voices. The counted divisions below were about amendments or procedure, not final passage.
House agreed to the bill's third reading on the voices, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes for final passage in that chamber.
Passed on the voices
In a voice vote, members call out Aye or No and the presiding officer judges which side has it. Individual names are only recorded if a formal division is called.
Senate agreed to the bill's third reading on the voices, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes for final passage in that chamber.
Passed on the voices
In a voice vote, members call out Aye or No and the presiding officer judges which side has it. Individual names are only recorded if a formal division is called.
Amendments grouped by chamber. These cards include amendment outcomes recorded without a counted division.
House
Defeated 9 to 64. Support came from minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and minor parties and independents.
The proposed change was not agreed.
Did not vote: Liberal Party, LNP, Nationals
Defeated 27 to 76. Support came from Nationals, Liberal, Greens, Centre Alliance, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and minor parties and independents.
The proposed change was not agreed.
Did not vote: LNP, Nationals
Defeated 21 to 83. Support came from Nationals, Liberal, Centre Alliance, and Liberal Party. Opposition came from Labor and minor parties and independents. Minor-party and independent votes were split.
This was a direct attempt to widen the bill's tax relief to spirits sold from tap-style containers. Its defeat meant the House kept the bill limited to draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. customs dutyA tax charged on imported goods; on this page it means the duty on imported draught beer..
Did not vote: LNP, Nationals
Senate
Passed 34 to 24. Support came from Labor, Greens, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal, One Nation, Liberal Party, and UAP.
This vote changed the text of the proposed second-reading statement, shaping the final form of the Senate's criticism and observations before the amended statement was then adopted.
Passed 34 to 23. Support came from Labor, Greens, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal, One Nation, Liberal Party, and UAP.
This added a formal second-reading statement to the Senate's debate on the bill, recording concern about alcohol-related violence even though it did not directly change the bill text.
Defeated 5 to 40. Support came from One Nation and UAP. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, and Liberal. Minor-party and independent votes were split.
If agreed, the Senate would have added a call for much broader alcohol tax relief for pubs and similar venues; its defeat left the bill focused on the narrower draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. freeze.
Did not vote: Liberal Party
Defeated 12 to 32. Support came from Greens and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal, One Nation, and UAP.
This was a broader revenue-policy proposal attached to the beer tax debate as a second-reading statement, and its defeat meant the Senate did not endorse that LNGGas cooled into liquid form for export; it appears in an unrelated proposed amendment calling for a tax on LNG export revenue. tax call.
Did not vote: Liberal Party
Defeated 25 to 32. Support came from Liberal, One Nation, and UAP. Opposition came from Labor and Greens. Minor-party and independent votes were split.
This was a procedural vote, not a final vote on whether the bill would become law.
Did not vote: Liberal Party
Defeated 6 to 38. Support came from One Nation, UAP, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, and Liberal.
This would have broadened relief from draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. to some independently brewed packaged beer. Its defeat meant the final bill did not extend the freeze to craft beer more generally.
Did not vote: Liberal Party
This proposed change would have removed the temporary nature of the draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. tax freeze, making it apply indefinitely.
Defeated on voices
The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.
The Senate voted against a proposal to extend the freeze on draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. tax indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. so that it applies indefinitely rather than temporarily.
Defeated on voices
The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.
This list includes amendment votes, procedural votes and votes on the bill itself.
Parliamentary debate
Start here — lead voices
Daniel Mulino supports the bill and says it delivers the government's budget promise to freeze indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. on draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. for two years.
Read in Hansard ↗Joyce opposes the bill as inadequate, arguing that a small cut or freeze in draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. tax will not save regional pubs.
Read in Hansard ↗Tim Wilson says the coalition supports the bill because it cuts beer tax and gives pubs and brewers some relief, though he argues the government should have made the change longer term instead of limiting it to two years.
Read in Hansard ↗Zali Steggall supports the bill as a small and welcome pause in draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year., but says it is too narrow because it mainly helps tap beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. while leaving many small brewers and distillers without real relief.
Read in Hansard ↗All speeches by bloc
29 speakers · 30 contributions · 28 support · 1 unclear
“We know the hospitality sector has been doing it tough for the last few years. The stats on that are very plain. If we can bring in a measure that is not inflationary, that is supportive of that industry and that will also help to protect jobs and the community benefits, then it's something everyone in this chamber should be supporting. But it's something that needs to be done in a steady, responsible way, because all actions have effects. In my view, this is a fantastically calibrated intervention. It not only ensures that it is consistent with our targeted approach to cost-of-living relief but it also reflects an approach by good, steady government that has real results and is calibrated to supporting communities in a way that does not have broader negative implications on our local economy. I commend the Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurer for the work they've done with this measure. I'm also proud to say that it was a promise made and a promise kept by the Albanese Labor government. We're not the party of core and non-core promises. We say what we mean and we will deliver on the commitments we made to the people at the 2025 election and will continue to do so. I commend this bill to the House, and raise a glass to the good people of Australia.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“There will be a two-year pause on the indexation of draught beer excise and excise-equivalent customs duties. The government is standing up for pubs, clubs, brewers and hospitality workers through pausing this beer excise. It's a practical, targeted and responsible cost-of-living measure. It supports small businesses. It protects jobs. It keeps the price of a pint stable for everyday Australians, and that's important. We inherited record inflation. Inflation has more than halved since its peak when we came to government, but this is one of a whole series of measures that the government has been taking to take the pressure off everyday Australians whilst inflation comes down.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The bill before us shows that our government isn't just talking; we are acting. We are proving that practical policies can make a tangible difference in everyday life. I couldn't be prouder to stand with my government, which truly cares about its people. With this two-year pause on indexation of draught beer excise and excise-equivalent customs duty, the Albanese Labor government is standing up for Australia's pubs, clubs, brewers and hospitality workers. We understand that local pubs, clubs and breweries are not just businesses but community institutions that bring people together, provide employment and help keep economies strong. We're also standing up for Australians, who deserve to grab a beer with family and friends without worrying about the cost. I commend this bill to the House, I thank the Assistant Treasurer for introducing it, and I thank all of the speakers who are supporting it.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I'm proud that we're not only listening to brewers, publicans and industry groups but also co-designing solutions with them: practical, responsible and targeted measures that reflect what the industry has asked for and what the moment demands. This is a government acting with care, clarity and confidence in the role that small business plays in shaping the Australia we all share. The support for this measure—from the Brewers Association and the Australian Hotels Association to independent brewers across South Australia—shows we've listened. Every time we support a pub, we support jobs. Every time we ease pressure on a local venue, we make connection more accessible. Every time we stand up for small business, we stand up for our values. This pause on draught beer excise isn't just economic; it's social. It's cultural, it's Australian and it's smart, responsible and timely. That's why I proudly commend this bill to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Looking ahead, more targeted and responsible cost-of-living support will continue. And the tax cuts that kicked in last year are already benefiting every single taxpayer in this nation. This bill implements more responsible and more targeted reforms which back small businesses, which protect workers and which ensure that Australians can continue to enjoy affordable, responsible hospitality at their local pub or club. It shows that the Albanese Labor government is in touch with and values community life. While each of our communities in this place might be different, we all share a few things: we enjoy being with family, we enjoy coming together and most of us enjoy a cold brew.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The policy that this bill will support will mean that 10,000 hospitality venues across Australia will benefit from these changes, and about 75 per cent of them—an overwhelming majority of them—are small businesses. That's why these measures are important. This is something the sector was calling for. It's something venues were calling for. It's something that gives them more certainty, and it's something that will bring down the cost of going out over time. It will mean that the excise on our draught beer will not increase twice a year on the CPI. That fundamentally is going to help people enjoy the wonderful things that make our community vibrant. I commend the bill to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I am proud to support these bills. I am proud to support the workers and businesses that make Melbourne what it is: a great place to live. Melbourne does not follow hospitality trends; Melbourne sets them, and this legislation will keep us setting them. I commend the bills to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I am absolutely delighted to rise today in support of the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, which accompanies the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025. I am really excited about this bill for so many reasons. As I'm the co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Brewing with my good friend, the member for Nicholls, it is probably not all that surprising. The Illawarra has a bustling and ever-expanding craft beer industry growing our tourism industry, delighting locals and visitors alike and working together to support the growing network of local brewers. But one of the big reasons is that this is a win for regional communities like mine in the Illawarra.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I rise to speak in support of the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, which accompanies the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025. This is a bill that, if you forgive the pun, goes straight to the taproot of Australia's hospitality culture. This bill does something simple, sensible and overdue. It pauses the indexation of the customs duty on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025 to 1 August 2027. It means that, for the first time in a long while, pubs, clubs and breweries across the country will get a breather from the automatic six-monthly CPI hikes that have been hitting them like clockwork every February and August.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“In my community the pub is a humble place, but it is where the magic happens. It's where friendships spark, ideas are swapped, sports teams are celebrated and someone inevitably shouts, 'I'll get the next round'—even when they absolutely shouldn't. It's where new migrants meet their neighbours, where older residents find familiar faces and where working people get the break they deserve. This bill backs that spirit—the working-class heart that defines Maribyrnong, the spirit that lives in an ice-cold beer shared in good company. It gives every punter, whether they're at 'The Doot' on race day or 'The Linc' during footy season, a fair go. It's practical, it's sensible and it is exactly what our community needs. I'm absolutely thrilled to support it. I commend the bill to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“These bills further support community venues by providing pricing stability. The Albanese Labor government will always stand up and advocate and legislate for the interests of workers and those doing it tough. These bills are consistent with our view that small business is the engine room of our economy. Supporting them is supporting our nation as a whole. We are legislating cheaper beers, more opportunities for local enterprises and better community experiences. Much like a nice beer, this policy is smooth, refreshing and pairs well—not with food but with our dedication to making a better country for all. I commend these bills to the House. Cheers!”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“That's why the Albanese Labor government is stepping up to support our venues, their workers and the Australian brewers who supply them. The Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 gives effect to our decision to pause indexation on draught beer excise and excise-equivalent customs duty for two years, beginning on 1 August this year. This is a practical measure. It is a targeted measure and a responsible measure. It keeps the price of a pint stable for everyday Australians, it provides certainty for publicans and their staff, and it strengthens the industries and communities built around our local venues.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“In Queensland, the weather is heating up. As the temperatures rise, there is one thing on everyone's mind: a cold beer at the local pub. A beer culture has long been essential to the Australian social life, for catching up with mates, celebrations or a stop on the way home from work. The local pub or club is not just a place for drinking; it's part of our culture. Unfortunately, the price of a cold pint has been rapidly rising in the past years. The Albanese Labor government has introduced legislation to freeze indexation of excise and customs duty on draught beer for two years, a practical step that will deliver real relief for beer drinkers, brewers and local pubs right across Australia.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“It gives me great pleasure to speak on the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and the associated bill. These bills will help pubs, clubs and breweries across our country, across our electorates and across our states, and will deliver a simple, long-overdue measure—that is, pausing the indexation on draught beer excise and excise equivalent customs duty rates for two years. This will be a real relief. This will be a real-money-in-people's-pockets policy. I'm very pleased to be speaking on these bills and supporting them. With bills like these, we are supporting the great pubs, clubs, sporting clubs et cetera of our nation.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I rise to support the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, a bill that is fundamentally about backing the small businesses that power our regional economies and preserving the community hubs where Australians come together. The bill before the House delivers on the commitment by the Albanese Labor government to stand up for Australian pubs, clubs, brewers and hospitality workers. We are proposing a practical, targeted and responsible two-year pause on the indexation of draught beer excise and excise-equivalent customs duties. This measure, which formally commenced on 1 August 2025, is about one simple thing: stability. It's about keeping the price of a pint stable for everyday Australians. It's about protecting the jobs of these people who pour the pints. It's also about ensuring that the venues that serve our communities can keep their doors open.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I rise today in support of the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, which goes right to the centre of communities, jobs, small businesses and Australian social life. This bill reinforces the Albanese Labor government's decision to pause indexation on draught beer excise and excise equivalent customs duties for two years, beginning 1 August 2025.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I'd like to go through a few more of the fantastic venues in the Hunter where I really enjoy having a beer: the Aussie in Cessnock, the Hotel Cessnock, Harrigan's, Peden's, the Valley Brewhouse, Wollombi Tavern—Dr Jurd's Jungle Juice at Wollombi Tavern is famous, Deputy Speaker Claydon, and I'm sure you've heard of it as well. It is a great place to go. There's also the Horse & Jockey in Singleton, the Singleton Diggers, Club Singleton—it's a good place to be—the Lake Macquarie Hotel. There are so many great pubs all around the fantastic Hunter. The Toronto Hotel has one of the best views that you'll see. It looks over beautiful Lake Macquarie, the largest saltwater lake in the Southern Hemisphere. It is an absolute pleasure to have a beer there with a view like that. I have many more pubs to go through. But, honestly, this is great for the community, great for the Hunter and great for Australia. So I proudly support this bill. I know the people of the Hunter will raise a glass to this. I look forward to raising a glass with you all in the near future. Cheers!”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Our local pubs continue these traditions. It's a sector that's faced various pressures, particularly around supply chain pressures and post-pandemic recovery. The draught beer excise pause that comes in with this piece of legislation is a practical, targeted measure that delivers real support to the venues, to our social industry if you like, and to our night economies.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I'm pleased to speak on this legislation today, which amends the Excise Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Act to support a pause on indexation of the excise of duty rates and customs duties on draught beer for two years. The amendments to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 will take pressure off business when it comes to the price of beer poured in pubs, clubs and other venues and will support small businesses and regional tourism across the country. This is a measured, temporary pause that will help keep operating costs stable for small venues while maintaining the integrity of the broader alcohol excise framework.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Australian pubs are part of our culture, part of our social life and part of the way that we connect with each other. It's not about what's behind the bar; it's about jobs, families and communities. Sometimes you just want to go where everybody knows your name. But catching up with your mates shouldn't break the bank, and that's why I'm very happy to support this measure.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I rise today to speak in support of the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and the associated bill—a practical, targeted and responsible measure from the Albanese Labor government, one that backs our pubs, clubs, brewers and hospitality workers right across Australia, including in the electorate of Braddon in regional Tasmania, where I come from. From 1 August 2025 the government will pause indexation on draught beer excise and excise equivalent customs duties for two years. This is a sensible decision that supports small businesses, protects jobs and helps keep the price of a pint stable for everyday Australians.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“There are approximately 160,000 workers employed in the hospitality sector—a large chunk of them in the Far North—and I'm proud that we've got behind them. I'm proud of the small brewers that are putting beers on the table every day and of the people that run the clubs and the pubs, particularly those small country pubs that make such a difference in community, and what they mean and what they stand for. I'm super proud to be able to support them. I just say to all of the brewers out there: do not ever put Cherry Ripe into a beer. I commend these bills to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“That's precisely why this policy really does matter. Let me be perfectly clear. For the next two years, the cost of purchasing a keg of beer is not going up—no automatic indexation, no extra tax pressure and no surprise increases for pubs, clubs or breweries. This pause gives small-business owners what they have been calling for—certainty and cost stability. It supports Australian brewers, especially small and independent ones. It helps local venues keep their doors open. It helps keep the price of a beer stable for the everyday Australian who is enjoying one at their local. It's not a handout; it's not special treatment. It is a balanced, responsible pause that maintains the integrity of our excise system while providing genuine relief to a sector that employs thousands.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“This is good policy for good local businesses. I'd encourage all in this House to support this bill. Then, once that excise freeze comes through, from 1 August 2025, go and celebrate with your community down at your local pub and club.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“This is an important measure. It is good for our economy, good for our jobs, good for our local communities as well, and that's why, from the front bar to the beer garden, when you raise a glass, you can do so knowing that our government won't be raising the price for over two years. As I said, when we looked at the pressures that people are under, we understood. Whether it was the commitment to raising wages or cutting taxes or cheaper child care or cheaper medicines or Urgent Care Clinics or the energy bill relief or the home batteries to reduce permanently people's bills or cutting student debt, my government has focused each and every day on the big measures down to the small ones such as this one, but they all make a difference, because they also make it clear that my government will be continuing to be focused on cost-of-living measures as our first, second and third priorities as we go forward, as we have done given the bin fire that we inherited in 2022, when inflation had a six in front of it and the deficits were huge. We have turned that around. We know that there's more work to do, and we'll continue to work each and every day. But this legislation, implemented by Labor—nothing done over the previous 40 years—is an important step forward, and I commend the bill to the House.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“This bill is good for the Australian economy, including the north, but also our regions, as I'm sure there is agreement across this place. This is a practical, targeted and responsible measure that supports small businesses, protects jobs and keeps the price of a pint stable for everyday Australians. According to the Independent Brewers Association report from February 2025, independent brewers, most of which are small businesses, contribute $3.53 billion to the Australian economy, 56 per cent of them are located in regional and rural Australia, and 48 per cent of the industry reports being unprofitable or just breaking even. So this bill is an assistance to this sector being sustainable and having those conditions for competition over time. The small independent brewers describe how they are forced to absorb the increases from the excise being indexed to CPI and increasing twice per year. They write that polling indicated that Australians wanted government to stop increasing the excise tax, and that is exactly what this bill does. This is what small businesses asked for, and it's very good for independent brewers.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The Government is delivering on its 2025-26 budget commitment to freeze the indexation on draught beer excise for two years.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Daniel Mulino on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.
Minister's second reading speech
Daniel Mulino supports the bill and says it delivers the government's budget promise to freeze indexationThe automatic increase of beer duty rates in line with inflation, normally applied on 1 February and 1 August each year. on draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. for two years. He presents it as the legislative step needed to put the earlier tariff proposalA parliamentary mechanism used to start applying a tariff change before the later bill formally changes the law. into the Customs Tariff ActThe main law setting Australian customs tariff rates, which this bill changes for imported draught beer..
“The government is delivering on its 2025-26 budget commitment to freeze the indexation on draught beer excise for two years.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
Second reading speech
Mulino supports the bill and says it gives targeted, affordable relief by freezing draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. duties for two years to help pubs, clubs and customers without blowing out the budget. He rejects broader opposition and crossbenchMembers of Parliament who are not part of the government or the official opposition, including independents and minor parties. amendments as uncosted and fiscally irresponsible.
“For these reasons, we will not be supporting the amendments. This bill delivers targeted, responsible relief while complementing broader support for the economy. I commend these bills to the House.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
“The original question was that the bill be now read a second time, to which the honourable member for Warringah moved, as an amendment, that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The honourable member for New England has moved, as an amendment to the amendment, that all words after 'House' be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The immediate question is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for New England be agreed to.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
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“But I do support this Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025. We support these bills for simple reasons. It's because we fully believe (1) in lower taxes, (2) in the freedom to choose, and (3) in the idea that it's good to be able to give reprieve, as the shadow assistant minister for financial services believes himself in saying that the coalition actively pursued exactly the same sorts of measures in the lead-up to the election. We fundamentally believe that we shouldn't be punitive; we shouldn't seek to chase down or to hunt or to haunt people for simply going about living their lives. It's very different from, for instance, the approach the current government is taking in other areas of excise regulation, where they're active participants in fuelling organised crime, criminal gangs and the firebombing of small businesses—something that is utterly insane, but that is exactly where we are right now.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The coalition will support these bills because we will always support relief for local businesses in my community and across Australia. This measure offers a moderate, targeted respite for two years. It will provide stability by freezing the CPI indexation on draft beer, but we will not allow this minor concession to overshadow the cost-of-living and 'cost of doing business' crisis that the Albanese Labor government created and continues to fuel. We must do more to support this industry to get back on its feet after a few difficult years under this Labor government. Unfortunately, the Australian people and the businesses of Casey know it will get harder and harder because they have a prime minister, a Treasurer and an energy minister focused on their own ambitions, not the ambitions and needs of the Australian people. (Time expired)”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I rise to speak on the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and a related bill, the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025. The coalition will support these bills, because freezing a tax on beer is common sense, and we won't stand in the government's way. But there is much more that needs to be done.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“This measure will pause indexation of the beer excise for two years, but it does nothing about inflation in the cost of everything. A 1c cheaper pint is not effective cost-of-living-relief. The Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 are small wins for beer drinkers, brewers and every pub, club and hospitality business across Hinkler and the nation. But more must be done for Australia's hospitality and alcohol industries. This measure is worth just $90 million over the forward estimates. That's tiny compared to the $8 billion collected annually from alcohol taxes by this government. These businesses have gone through COVID, record high inflation and endless cost-of-living pressures.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Why is this excise freeze a little bit of a furphy? Well, the government's two-year freeze on draught beer excise indexation sounds great, but there's not a huge amount to celebrate. It will provide modest relief to venues, saving about 18c per keg, or less than 1c per pint, even over two years. The sentiment of this is right, and the coalition supports the freeze to beer excise indexation. We will not stand in the way of a cut to the beer tax, but it is very light relief and it's temporary. Even if a drinker consumed the average of 78 litres a year and it was all draught beer, that would be an annual saving of $3.08. I'm not recommending that people consume 78 litres of beer, although I think some people around this place have attempted it! Something is better than nothing, but, if Labor were serious about alcohol excise reform, they'd have Treasury conduct a comprehensive review of the alcohol excise system.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The coalition acknowledges that there will be a little relief for pubs, clubs and beer drinkers, and we are certainly not going to stand between a cut to the beer tax and the government. But this could have been much more. It has 'missed opportunity' written all over it, and it's not an inflation buster. Inflation has smashed through the RBA's target band. That means more expensive mortgages and groceries. The cause of high inflation is reckless government spending, which is running at more than four times the rate of the economy. Recent inflation data has highlighted just how ineffective this policy will be at helping everyday Australians. Households need genuine action on the cost of living, not one cent off a schooner. Government spending is running at more than four times the rate of the economy, and it is at its highest level outside of a recession in nearly 40 years. This government's unfettered spending is keeping inflation higher for longer while Australians pay $50,000 every minute in interest on Labor's trillion dollar debt. Because of Labor's economic vandalism, households are paying 15 per cent more for food, 15 per cent more for health, 19 per cent more for housing, 37 per cent more for insurance and nearly 40 per cent more for electricity.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“We welcome relief for pubs, clubs and beer drinkers. We do. We won't stand in the way of a cut to the beer tax, and that's obviously going to be something welcomed. I know the Prime Minister likes to tell everybody that he's got his own beer named after him, and good on Albo. I've actually had a sip of that particular brown ale, and it's pretty good, but let's be clear. This freeze delivers less than 1c of relief per pint. I'll say that again: less than 1c cent of relief per pint. That's enough to give Labor the headline of a cut to the beer tax. It's enough to give the PM a picture in the Tele or the Herald Sun, Australia's two most widely read newspapers, but it's just a headline. If Labor were serious about it, they'd have Treasury conduct a comprehensive review of the entire alcohol excise system, and I know that would be welcomed by those beer drinkers who, quite frankly, are paying too much for their beer.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Well, mates, anyone in North Queensland will tell you our one day of winter normally falls on a Wednesday! For the rest of the year, it's prime beer drinking weather. There's nothing quite like the sound of just cracking a coldie open after a long hot day. Whether you're pulling up crab pots out in the creeks of the Burdekin, knocking off after a shift in Paget or wrapping up a week of training in Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, that first sip of frosty beer is one of life's simple pleasures. It's not just about the drink; it's about the moment, the mateship, the laughter, the stories told over the bar, the sense that, no matter what's going on in the world, you're among good people. And that's what this debate is really about. It's about protecting our way of life, protecting the local pubs, the clubs and the breweries that keep our communities connected. We are talking about the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, and, look, any relief for our pubs, sporting clubs and brewers is a good thing. The Nationals support this freeze on draught beer excise because we'll never stand between a cold pint and the Aussie public.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The reality is that the excise tax system, which, for decades now, has slugged consumers and businesses with an increase twice a year, regardless of economic conditions, consumer demand or the health of the businesses that pay it, means that it is pubs and punters that pay excise tax and that it is pubs and punters who pay through the glass when the government fails to control inflation. Unfortunately, in the last few years, that is exactly what has resulted in the price of pints skyrocketing. Whilst I won't stand between Australian consumers and some relief, the reality is that the government's bill is, in effect, giving Australians a 1c per pint reduction in that excise tax. I think Aussies at the moment are asking for some fairness, some sustainability in the industry and some common sense, and, unfortunately, this bill falls short of that.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“As I said when I started this speech, as a coalition, we do support this bill. However, it doesn't go far enough and it doesn't do anything to address the structural problems that we are seeing in Australia in relation to our government expenditure and to ease cost of living. We must act now and we must act effectively because small government announcements here and there are not going to work. The time is now to address overdue reforms and overdue tax reforms. On the coalition side, we're more than happy to be constructive and to work with the government. But let's be realistic about the results and let's be realistic about the effect that tokenistic measures could have. We support this bill, but we look forward to seeing a lot more addressed that is currently overdue.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“We support this bill because any relief is better than no relief. But let's not pretend that this is a solution. This is a mid-strength distraction. The Treasurer is shouting a round with one hand and pickpocketing the nation with the other.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The coalition welcome the relief for pubs and clubs and beer drinkers, and we'll not stand between the government and a cut to the beer tax. But let's be clear: the freeze delivers less than one per cent of relief per pint. That's enough to give Labor the headline of a cut to the beer tax, but it's just a headline.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“We need to make significant reforms. I do support the government's intent, but it just simply does not go far enough. Let's support our small communities. Let's support the beer drinkers. That is about all I have to say today.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“I do note the Prime Minister's comments that, as people around Australia raise a glass in a pub, the price won't go up for the next two years. If it were only dependent on this excise freezing, that would be one thing, but we know that wages have gone up. We know that electricity has gone up. We know that the cost of living continues to rise under this government, so beer will go up. It's just the excise that will be frozen for the next two years. We commend this bill. We support this bill, but we think it should go further. We think it should actually include—and I endorse the member for Cowper's amendments that will be asking for or recommending that we also freeze the excise on spirits in pubs, hotels and clubs.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“That's why this excise freeze is critical. Many of the small pubs and small operators that are family operated and run have not been doing well. They've not invested in poker machines; they've been putting on live music. They're getting pushed on their margins, both their costs and their revenue, so this is welcome relief.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
1 speaker · 2 contributions · 1 mixed
Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Barnaby Joyce on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.
Second reading speech
Joyce opposes the bill as inadequate, arguing that a small cut or freeze in draught beerBeer in large containers for serving through a tap or similar system, including 8 to 48 litre kegs designed for gas or pump delivery and any container over 48 litres. tax will not save regional pubs. He says the exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. should be abolished completely for drinks sold in hospitality venues and moved an amendment to push that position instead.
“I'm going to move an amendment that we get rid of the excise on beer completely. The amendment as proposed has been circulated, so I move:”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
Second reading speech
Joyce backs cutting beer exciseA tax charged on goods made in Australia, such as locally produced beer, alcohol, fuel and tobacco. for pubs and clubs, but says the bill does not go far enough and argues the tax should be removed entirely for alcohol sold to be consumed on licensed premises to help regional hotels survive the cost-of-living squeeze.
“I rise to foreshadow an amendment to the amendment but not to move it at this stage. In so many regional areas, the issue surrounding the excise is closely related to the viability of local hotels, local restaurants and suchlike. I believe that, to maintain the viability of these crucial parts of local communities and to support the hospitality venues struggling under the growing burden of government regulation, we should be eliminating the alcohol excise duty on any alcoholic product sold for consumption on premises in a hospitality venue.”Read this contribution in Hansard ↗
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“The temporary pause in beer excise indexation is a reprieve for some breweries, but it isn't the long-term solution that alcohol producers of all kinds have been calling for since the pandemic. Broader measures should be taken to address the anticompetitive nature of the beer industry and ensure that the long-term sustainability of the brewing and distilling industries is safeguarded. To ensure that these issues are brought to the fore, I move second reading amendments (1) and (2) as circulated in my name:”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“Across Australia, hospitality venues are falling at a faster rate than almost any other sector in the economy, beaten only by construction. In 2023-24, we lost 1,667 such businesses across Australia. This bill offers some welcome reprieve. This bill amends the Excise Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Act to pause indexation of the excise and customs duty rates on draught beer—beer poured from taps—for two years.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“The honourable member for New England is dead right. Australia's identity very much comes out of the bush pub, and you are eroding the identity of Australians if you take that away. You are also eroding our ability to talk to each other. As a member of parliament, I like to find out what people are thinking—what their attitude is towards the government's policies—and the best way to do that is to go down to the local hotel. But I'm well aware of the foundations of the Labor movement, in which my own family was a very important little cog in the machine, and I can tell you that it is ironic that people are coming in here to abolish hotels when their very movement was founded in the hotels—including the bush hotels—of Australia.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
“So it is pleasing to see the government's commitment to freezing indexation on draught beer, but it's not clear why we have to freeze it for just the two years. The impact of high inflation on the excise indexation over the last few years has left the price of draught beer simply too high. I'd make a case that we should stop automatically indexing the beer excise. This freeze should be permanent. A permanent cap on the indexation of draught beer excise will help millions of consumers tackle cost-of-living pressures in their homes. Right now, it's more expensive to enjoy a beer in my home city of Melbourne than it is in Tokyo, in New York or in London. Melbourne can't be the world's most livable city if you can't afford a beer while you live there.”Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
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House · Introduced and read a first time
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House · Second reading moved
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House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
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House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
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House · Second reading debate
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House · Second reading agreed to
Second reading agreed
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House · Consideration in detail debate
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House · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
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Senate · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Senate · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
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Senate · Second reading agreed to
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Senate · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
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Parliament · Finally passed both Houses
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Assent · Assent
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