Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025

The majority voted in favour of an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the wording below will be added to the usual motion. These sorts of motions do not make any legal changes of their own but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate calls on the Government to work with all elected groups and individuals in the Parliament to develop a fair and independent staffing model for allocating personal staff that reflects the diversity of representation, as elected by the Australian people, and addresses staff wellbeing and sustainability of workload.”