The federal government is expected to pass 29 bills in its final day of sitting after reaching an agreement with the Greens and independent senators for their support.
Albanese’s Labor initially hoped to get 36 bills through the senate by the end of the day but scaled back plans due to a lack of time.
Among those expected to be passed by the end of the sitting year are the Future Made in Australia legislation, a slew of migration bills and the contentious legislation to ban people under 16 from accessing social media.
The ban is expected to cover Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, X and Instagram.
And while Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has ruled out tech giants mandating government-issued IDs be handed over, there’s little detail on how identity can be verified without such ID.
Reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia were passed, albeit with a Greens demand to retain section 11 – which allows the treasurer to veto decision of the bank.
A guillotine motion – which limits the time allowed to debate a bill – was passed with support from the Greens, with the party's leader Adam Bandt taking to X to praise his party’s negotiations skills.
“Everything’s impossible until it’s not,” he said.
“These are good outcomes that will make a real difference to people and the climate.”
The Greens then issued a statement detailing what it secured as part of the deal to pass the guillotine motion, and the 27 bills it intended to support.
The statement said it had secured an agreement for no coal, oil and gas funding in Future Made in Australia, and an end to financing of fossil fuel projects overseas.
It also said it had secured $500 million for social housing upgrades.
The full list of bills expected to pass with support from the Greens is listed below.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Future Made in Australia bill would pass the senate today.
“We’ve also got important legislation on social media to protect our young people,” he said.
“We also have important migration legislation that will also pass the Senate later today.
“Indeed, the Senate is expecting to pass more than 30 pieces of legislation today.”
