Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann

The Government has continued to deliver for the Australian people.

In the final parliamentary session, we have passed more important reform legislation through Parliament, delivering on the promises we made at the election.

Repealing the Labor-Green backed Medevac laws, we have made our border protection and national security arrangements stronger again.

Australian farmers and other exporting businesses will benefit from three new important trade agreements with three key trading partners in Indonesia, Hong Kong and Peru.

Those agreements help our exporting business sell even more Australian products and services into our region, helping those businesses create more jobs here in Australia.

The Government stands ready to help communities ravaged by natural disasters get back on their feet faster by providing additional support through the Emergency Response Fund.

We have passed key legislation to target misconduct in energy markets, targeting anti-competitive behaviour and bringing down the cost of electricity for Australian households and business.

Reforms passed to the Farm Household Allowance are making it easier for drought-affected farmers to apply for and access support, including new payments beyond what is already available.

These important legislative achievements since 9 September build on what we had already delivered this year.

The Budget has returned to balance for the first time in 11 years and through careful management, we will deliver a Budget surplus without increasing taxes.

We have delivered tax cuts worth $158 billion for more than 10 million Australians, given vital support to farmers and communities affected by natural disasters, delivered record funding for hospitals and schools, and created more than 200,000 new jobs this year alone.

There is much more work to be done in 2020 to implement our comprehensive agenda. 

Our Government will continue to implement reforms to build a stronger economy, create more jobs, keep Australians safe and secure and to guarantee the essentials they rely on.

Legislation passed since 9 September 2019

• Aged Care Amendment (Movement of Provisionally Allocated Places) Bill 2019
• ANL Legislation Repeal Bill 2019
• Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020
  • Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020
  • Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020
• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment (Sunsetting of Special Powers Relating to Terrorism Offences) Bill 2019
• Australian Veterans' Recognition (Putting Veterans and Their Families First) Bill 2019
• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019
• Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
• Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019
  • Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019
• Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019
• Customs Amendment (Immediate Destruction of Illicit Tobacco) Bill 2019
• Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019
  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Bill 2019
• Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019
• Education Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
• Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019
  • Emergency Response Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Extend Family Assistance to ABSTUDY Secondary School Boarding Students Aged 16 and Over) Bill 2019
• Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2019
• Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2019
• Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Future Drought Fund Bill 2019
• Health Insurance Amendment (Bonded Medical Programs Reform) Bill 2019
• Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2019
• Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill 2019
• Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
• Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Worker Screening Database) Bill 2019
• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2019
• National Health Amendment (Safety Net Thresholds) Bill 2019
• National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2019
• National Rental Affordability Scheme Amendment Bill 2019
• National Sports Tribunal Bill 2019
  • National Sports Tribunal (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019
  • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2019
• Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Work Test) Bill 2019
• Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2019
• Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
• Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Bill 2019
• Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Overseas Welfare Recipients Integrity Program) Bill 2019
• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2019
• Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 2) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (International Tax Agreements) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Misconduct) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2019
• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Partner Service Pension and Other Measures) Bill 2019
• Water Amendment (Indigenous Authority Member) Bill 2019