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Environment Information Australia

Current status

This bill became law on Dec 1st, 2025.

Policy area

Climate, energy & environment

What does this bill do?

The bill creates the statutory role of Head of Environment Information AustraliaThe statutory position created by the Act to lead national environmental data, information and reporting work. to lead national work on environmental data, reporting and information access.

Why was it introduced?

The bill was introduced as part of the government’s wider environmental law reform package after the 2020 Samuel review found Australia’s environmental data was fragmented and had major gaps. The explanatory memorandum says better national environmental information was needed for evidence-informed policy, project, investment and regulatory decisions, and the bill responds by creating an independent statutory reporting and data role inside the environment department.

Broader context

The Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill sits alongside the government’s broader rewrite of national environment laws and the creation of the National Environmental Protection AgencyThe companion national environment regulator whose CEO is one of the people the Head of Environment Information Australia must support with environmental data.. Its narrower job is to fix the data and reporting side of that reform: the Samuel review identified fragmented environmental information, the 2023-24 Budget funded Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead., and Parliament passed this bill with the wider environment package in November 2025.

Key criticism

Direct criticism of the Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill was limited because most debate treated it as one bill in a much larger environment reform package. Critics mainly argued the package was rushed, lacked enough scrutiny and would create uncertainty for industries affected by the broader environmental approval reforms.

Who supported it?

Mr Tony Burke, for the government introduced this bill. It passed with support from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, some crossbench members; opposed by Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, some crossbench members.

Introduced in House 30 Oct 2025
Passed House 06 Nov 2025
Passed Senate 27 Nov 2025 Aye 32 No 20
Became law 01 Dec 2025

Did it become law?

Yes

Became law 01 Dec 2025

Final passage

Recorded final vote

1 counted final-passage vote was recorded.

Passage speed

32 days

From introduction to the latest recorded parliamentary step

Official record

View on APH

Parliament of Australia bill page

Meaning

What does this bill do?

  1. The bill creates the statutory role of Head of Environment Information AustraliaThe statutory position created by the Act to lead national environmental data, information and reporting work. to lead national work on environmental data, reporting and information access.

  2. The Head of Environment Information AustraliaThe statutory position created by the Act to lead national environmental data, information and reporting work. would give environmental information and data to the minister, the National Environmental Protection AgencyThe companion national environment regulator whose CEO is one of the people the Head of Environment Information Australia must support with environmental data. CEO and the public.

  3. The role would maintain a public register of nationally important environmental information assets, but the bill says this does not change who owns or controls those assets.

  4. State of the Environment reports would be published every second year and would draw on scientific expertise and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and insights.

  5. The bill creates information-use rules, including civil penalties for unauthorised use or disclosure of protected informationInformation covered by confidentiality rules because disclosure could cause harms such as breaching confidence, affecting investigations, endangering safety or harming environmental protection., while allowing information sharing for the Head of Environment Information AustraliaThe statutory position created by the Act to lead national environmental data, information and reporting work.’s functions.

Show source excerpts
  1. The Environment Information Australia Bill 2025 (the EIA Bill) would establish the statutory position of the Head of Environment Information Australia (HEIA), to provide national leadership for improving the availability and accessibility of high quality, national, environmental data and information.
    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum
  2. The statutory functions of the HEIA would include: providing the Minister, the Chief Executive Officer of National Environmental Protection Agency (CEO), and the public with access to high-quality environmental information and data.
    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum
  3. The HEIA would have powers to make declarations about national environmental information assets and record these assets in a public online register... The EIA Bill would not change who owns, controls, or maintains that asset, or impose any obligations on an asset holder.
    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum
  4. Subclause 12(1) would require the HEIA to prepare and publish a State of the Environment report by 15 December every second year... Subclause 12(3) would require the report to draw on and reflect the knowledge and insights of persons with scientific expertise... and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum
  5. The EIA Bill would include a regime for the use and disclosure of information... The EIA Bill would include civil penalties where use or disclosure happens otherwise than as authorised.
    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum

Context

Broader context for this bill

The Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill sits alongside the government’s broader rewrite of national environment laws and the creation of the National Environmental Protection AgencyThe companion national environment regulator whose CEO is one of the people the Head of Environment Information Australia must support with environmental data.. Its narrower job is to fix the data and reporting side of that reform: the Samuel review identified fragmented environmental information, the 2023-24 Budget funded Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead., and Parliament passed this bill with the wider environment package in November 2025.

  1. 2020

    Samuel review identifies environmental data gaps

    The explanatory memorandum says Professor Graeme Samuel’s independent review found Australia’s environmental data and information was fragmented and that fundamental information gaps impeded better environmental decisions.

    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum ↗
  2. 2023-24

    Budget funds Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead.

    The explanatory memorandum records $51.5 million over four years from 2023-24, plus $4.5 million a year ongoing, to establish Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. as an authoritative environmental information source.

    Environment Information Australia explanatory memorandum ↗
  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Government introduces the data and reporting bill

    The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives as part of the government’s environment reform package, with the stated aim of creating the statutory Head of Environment Information AustraliaThe statutory position created by the Act to lead national environmental data, information and reporting work..

    APH bill page and second reading speech ↗
  4. 30 Oct 2025

    Senate committee inquiry receives the package

    The APH notes record referral to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, with a report date listed for 2 April 2026, although the bill later passed before that date.

    APH bill page notes ↗
  5. 27 Nov 2025

    Senate passes the bill with the environment package

    The Senate passed the remaining stages of the package after considering amendment outcomes recorded in the Senate Journal; the EIAThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill text itself shows no substantive text change from introduction to passage.

    Senate Journal and local bill-text comparison ↗
  6. 01 Dec 2025

    Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. Act receives Royal AssentThe formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act.

    Royal AssentThe formal approval by the Governor-General that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. turned the bill into an Act. Its commencement is tied to the commencement of the National Environmental Protection AgencyThe companion national environment regulator whose CEO is one of the people the Head of Environment Information Australia must support with environmental data. Act 2025.

    APH progress table and as-passed text ↗

Legislative route

How did it move through Parliament?

House Senate
Introduced 30 Oct 2025

The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.

Introduced and read a first time

Second reading opened 30 Oct 2025

A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.

Second reading moved

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (02/04/2026) review 30 Oct 2025

The bill was referred to Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (02/04/2026).

Referred to committee

APH bill page notes
Second reading debate 04 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 05 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Second reading debate 06 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

House second reading agreed Aye 91 No 32 06 Nov 2025

Recorded vote: 91 to 32.

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

House third reading agreed 06 Nov 2025

The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.

Third reading agreed to

Introduced 24 Nov 2025

The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.

Introduced and read a first time

Second reading opened 24 Nov 2025

A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.

Second reading moved

Second reading debate 27 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Senate second reading agreed Aye 35 No 24 27 Nov 2025

Recorded vote: 35 to 24.

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

Committee of the WholeA Senate stage where senators examine and vote on detailed amendments to a bill. debate 27 Nov 2025

The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.

Senate third reading agreed Aye 32 No 20 27 Nov 2025

Recorded vote: 32 to 20.

The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.

Third reading agreed to

Passed both houses 27 Nov 2025

Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.

Finally passed both Houses

Assent 01 Dec 2025

The Governor-General gave Royal AssentThe 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 case against this bill

Direct criticism of the Environment Information AustraliaThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill was limited because most debate treated it as one bill in a much larger environment reform package. Critics mainly argued the package was rushed, lacked enough scrutiny and would create uncertainty for industries affected by the broader environmental approval reforms.

Supporters described the EIAThe environmental information function in the department that the Head of Environment Information Australia is intended to lead. bill as the data and transparency part of the package, while criticism in the local record mostly targeted the wider Environment Protection Reform and NEPAThe companion national environment regulator whose CEO is one of the people the Head of Environment Information Australia must support with environmental data. measures debated with it.

Rushed Senate scrutiny

Opposition speakers said the environment bills were being pushed through before the Senate committee process had run its course, despite the package being large and technically complex.

Raised by Coalition senators including Jonathon Duniam and Susan McDonald Source ↗

Industry and project uncertainty

Coalition criticism said the wider package would make approval pathways harder for mining, gas, forestry, farming, housing and other projects, especially after the government reached agreement with the Greens.

Raised by Coalition speakers including Jonathon Duniam, Susan McDonald and Matt O’Sullivan Source ↗

Climate protections still incomplete

Greens speakers supported the final package but said it still did not create a full climate trigger or allow the environment minister to consider all climate damage from new coal and gas projects.

Raised by Australian Greens senators including Larissa Waters, Sarah Hanson-Young and Steph Hodgins-May Source ↗

Further sources

parlinfo.aph.gov.au ↗ parlinfo.aph.gov.au ↗

Votes

Recorded votes

How the bill itself passed

The chamber-passage votes come first. Expand a vote to see the party breakdown.

Passed

House passed the bill

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.

06 Nov 2025

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.

Carried

Senate passed the bill

Aye 32 No 20

Passed 32 to 20. Support came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

27 Nov 2025

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 19 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 17
Greens 10 / 0
Independent 1 / 1
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 0 / 1
One Nation 0 / 1
Unknown 1 / 0

Earlier bill-stage votes

Carried

House cleared second reading

Aye 91 No 32

Passed 91 to 32. Support came from Labor, Centre Alliance, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and Greens. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

06 Nov 2025

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 80 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 21
Nationals 0 / 9
Independent 7 / 0
Unknown 3 / 1
Greens 0 / 1
Centre Alliance 1 / 0
Carried

Senate cleared second reading

Aye 35 No 24

Passed 35 to 24. Support came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

27 Nov 2025

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 22 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 17
Greens 10 / 0
Nationals 0 / 3
One Nation 0 / 3
Independent 1 / 1
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0

Amendments at a glance

Amendments grouped by chamber. These cards include amendment outcomes recorded without a counted division.

Senate

Defeated

Call for First Nations consent standard

Aye 13 No 35

Defeated 13 to 35. Support came from Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal Party, One Nation, and Nationals.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected a Greens statement on First Nations consent before the Senate moved on.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 26
Greens 10 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 4
One Nation 0 / 3
Independent 2 / 0
Nationals 0 / 2
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Defeated

Narrow unacceptable impact tests

Aye 19 No 34

Moved by Jonathon Duniam (Liberal Party). Defeated 19 to 34. Support came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected an Opposition attempt to narrow when serious environmental impacts would block action.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 20
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Independent 0 / 2
Australia's Voice 0 / 1
Nationals 1 / 0
One Nation 1 / 0
Unknown 0 / 1
Defeated

Criticise scrutiny and climate gaps

Aye 4 No 44

Defeated 4 to 44. Support came from Australia's Voice and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, Liberal Party, and One Nation.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected most of a crossbench criticism of the package.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 26
Greens 0 / 10
Liberal Party 0 / 4
One Nation 0 / 3
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 0 / 1
Unknown 1 / 0
Defeated

Refer bills to Senate inquiry

Aye 27 No 33

Defeated 27 to 33. Support came from Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and Greens.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected delaying passage for further committee inquiry.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 23
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Nationals 3 / 0
One Nation 3 / 0
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0
Defeated

Opposition approval and nuclear changes

Aye 20 No 33

Defeated 20 to 33. Support came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected a broader Opposition package on approvals, net gain and nuclear provisions.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 20
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Independent 1 / 1
Australia's Voice 0 / 1
Nationals 1 / 0
One Nation 1 / 0
Unknown 0 / 1
Defeated

Question undefined environment standards

Aye 3 No 39

Moved by Roberts (One Nation). Defeated 3 to 39. Support came from One Nation. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, Liberal Party, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected One Nation’s statement of concerns about the package.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 22
Greens 0 / 10
Liberal Party 0 / 3
One Nation 3 / 0
Independent 0 / 2
Australia's Voice 0 / 1
Nationals 0 / 1
Defeated

Delay debate until March 2026

Aye 26 No 33

Defeated 26 to 33. Support came from Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and Greens. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected postponing the package until 2026.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 22
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Nationals 3 / 0
One Nation 3 / 0
Independent 1 / 1
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0
Carried

Add Greens forest and fossil-fuel safeguards

Aye 33 No 19

Passed 33 to 19. Support came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, and One Nation.

27 Nov 2025

This was the major counted vote adopting Greens changes to the broader environment package.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 20 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 17
Greens 10 / 0
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 0 / 1
One Nation 0 / 1
Defeated

Pocock forestry and climate safeguards

Aye 4 No 35

Defeated 4 to 35. Support came from Australia's Voice and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, Liberal Party, and One Nation.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected a crossbench package focused on forestry, fossil fuels and climate duty.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 20
Greens 0 / 10
Liberal Party 0 / 4
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
One Nation 0 / 1
Unknown 1 / 0
Defeated

Pocock clearing and transparency changes

Aye 5 No 35

Moved by Tyrrell. Defeated 5 to 35. Support came from Australia's Voice, One Nation, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, and Liberal Party.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected a crossbench package on clearing, transparency and restoration charges.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 20
Greens 0 / 10
Liberal Party 0 / 5
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
One Nation 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0
Defeated

Auditor-General reviews of NEPA

Aye 22 No 31

Defeated 22 to 31. Support came from Liberal Party, Australia's Voice, Nationals, One Nation, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and Greens. Minor-party and independent votes were split.

27 Nov 2025

The vote rejected an Opposition attempt to strengthen external review of the new agency.

Party Recorded votes Aye / No
Labor 0 / 20
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Independent 1 / 1
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 1 / 0
One Nation 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0
Carried

Extend controlled-action lapse dates

Government amendments allowed the minister to extend when a decision that an action is not a controlled action lapses; they were carried on voices.

Carried on voices

The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.

Hansard record ↗

Carried

Tighten orders and impact tests

Government amendments dealt with environment protection order duration and tightened unacceptable-impact criteria; they were carried on voices.

Carried on voices

The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.

Hansard record ↗

Carried

Restrict exclusion determinations

Greens amendments narrowed when exclusion determinations can remove actions from existing declarations or agreements; they were carried on voices.

Carried on voices

The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.

Hansard record ↗

Defeated

First Nations heritage protections

Lidia Thorpe’s amendments on a First Nations standard, cultural heritage, sacred sites and UNDRIP rights were defeated on voices.

Defeated on voices

The chamber decided this amendment without a counted division, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes.

Hansard record ↗

This list includes amendment votes, procedural votes and votes on the bill itself.

Parliamentary debate

Who spoke, and what they said

Start here — lead voices

Sponsor speech Supports

Tony Burke

Australian Labor Party • MP 30 Oct 2025

Tony Burke introduced the bill as the information and reporting part of the government’s environmental law reforms, saying better national data would support clearer environmental decisions.

Read in Hansard ↗
Lead opposing voice Opposes

Jonathon Duniam

Liberal Party • Senator 27 Nov 2025

Jonathon Duniam opposed the wider environment package, arguing it was being rushed through after a Labor-Greens deal and would harm forestry, resources, housing and energy projects.

Read in Hansard ↗

All speeches by bloc

Labor

25 speakers · 1 support · 24 unclear

  1. Katy Gallagher ★ No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • Senator • 24 Nov 2025

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  2. Renee Coffey No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  3. Tom French No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  4. Kate Thwaites No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  5. Jo Briskey No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  6. Ged Kearney No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  7. Louise Miller-Frost No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  8. Julie-Ann Campbell No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  9. Michelle Ananda-Rajah No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  10. Trish Cook No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  11. Anthony Albanese No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  12. Carol Berry No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  13. Josh Burns No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  14. Emma Comer No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  15. Libby Coker No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  16. Gabriel Ng No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  17. Zaneta Mascarenhas No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  18. Susan Templeman No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  19. Sharon Claydon No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  20. Matt Smith No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  21. Sally Sitou No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  22. Ali France No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  23. Ellie Whiteaker No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  24. Jenny McAllister No summary available.

    Australian Labor Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  25. Tony Burke ★ Tony Burke introduced the bill as the information and reporting part of the government’s environmental law reforms, saying better national data would support clearer environmental decisions.
    “The Environment Information Australia Bill 2025 (the EIA Bill) would establish the statutory position of the Head of Environment Information Australia (HEIA), to provide national leadership for improving the availability and accessibility of high-quality, national environmental data and information.”

    Australian Labor Party • MP • 30 Oct 2025

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Coalition

17 speakers · 18 contributions · 2 oppose · 15 unclear

  1. Julian Leeser No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  2. Jonathon Duniam ★ Jonathon Duniam opposed the wider environment package, arguing it was being rushed through after a Labor-Greens deal and would harm forestry, resources, housing and energy projects.
    “This is not democracy at its best. These are dodgy deals at the end of a sitting”

    Liberal Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  3. Tim Wilson No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  4. Ben Small No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  5. Melissa Price No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 06 Nov 2025

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  6. Barnaby Joyce No summary available.

    National Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  7. Mary Aldred No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  8. Simon Kennedy No summary available.

    Liberal Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  9. Susan McDonald No summary available.

    National Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  10. Anne Webster No summary available.

    National Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  11. Andrew Willcox No summary available.

    Liberal National Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  12. Michael McCormack No summary available.

    National Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  13. Andrew Wallace No summary available.

    Liberal National Party • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  14. Michelle Landry No summary available.

    National Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  15. Leon Rebello 2 contributions No summary available.

    Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Leon Rebello on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.

  16. Jamie Chaffey No summary available.

    National Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  17. Matt O'Sullivan Matt O’Sullivan opposed the wider package, saying the Senate was being asked to pass amendments without enough time to test their effect on Western Australian projects.
    “we could not possibly even have a test of what 'unacceptable impacts' is going to mean”

    Liberal Party • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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Greens

4 speakers · 2 mixed · 2 unclear

  1. Larissa Waters Larissa Waters supported the negotiated package as an improvement for forests, land clearing and fossil-fuel fast tracks, while saying it still fell short on climate protections.
    “We have made it harder for fossil fuel corporations to wreck the environment, and we’ve secured new protections for native forests.”

    Australian Greens • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  2. Sarah Hanson-Young Sarah Hanson-Young supported the package because the Greens had secured stronger protections for native forests, bushland and wildlife, while noting climate reforms remained incomplete.
    “we have managed to secure a better outcome for nature, with new protections for our native forests, our Australian bushland, and new protections for our endangered animals”

    Australian Greens • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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  3. Elizabeth Watson-Brown No summary available.

    Australian Greens • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  4. Steph Hodgins-May No summary available.

    Australian Greens • Senator • 27 Nov 2025

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Minor parties and independents

6 speakers · 6 unclear

  1. Kate Chaney ★ No summary available.

    Independent • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  2. Allegra Spender No summary available.

    Independent • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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  3. Sophie Scamps No summary available.

    Independent • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  4. Helen Haines No summary available.

    Independent • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  5. Nicolette Boele No summary available.

    Independent • MP • 04 Nov 2025

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  6. Bob Katter No summary available.

    Katter's Australian Party • MP • 05 Nov 2025

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