Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by NSW Senator David Shoebridge (Greens), which means it failed.

Senator Shoebridge explained that the amendment would have "remove[d] from the bill the ability for Defence Housing to build housing for US and UK troops, for Israeli defence contractors, for employees of Lockheed Martin."

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 10 to 12), omit the definition of government.

(2) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 13 to 21), omit the definition of government body.

(3) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 22 and 23), omit the definition of military organisation.

(4) Schedule 1, items 3 and 4, page 3 (line 30) to page 4 (line 21), omit the items, substitute:

3 After paragraph 5(1)(d)

Insert:

and (e) accredited representatives of registered charities and their families;