When a parliamentary committee completes and inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to our portfolio, we respond to those reports and state what we intend to do.
2025
- Australian Government response to the Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements report: Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: Am I Ever Gonna See You Live Again? Yes way! You bet! Oh yeah!
- Australian Government Response to the Select Committee on PFAS' Interim Report
- Australian Government Response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Impact and mitigation of aircraft noise
- Australian Government Response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Shutdown of the 3G mobile network
- Australian Government Response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee Report—2024 Regional Telecommunications Review: ‘Connecting Communities, Reaching Every Region’ September 2025
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts’ report—Connecting the country: Mission critical—March 2025
- Australian Government response to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
2024
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Shutdown of the 3G mobile network: Interim report
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: The Future of Regional Newspapers in a Digital World - Inquiry into regional newspapers
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee report: Media Diversity in Australia
- Economics References Committee—Final report—Inquiry into the indicators of, and impact of, regional inequality in Australia—Government response, dated May 2024
- Economics References Committee—Report—Toll roads: issues of building, financing and charging—Government response, dated May 2024
- Electric Vehicles—Select Committee—Report—Government response, dated May 2024
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Report—Administration and expenditure of funding under the Urban Congestion Fund (UCF)—Government response, dated May 2024
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Interim report—Australia's general aviation industry—Government response, dated May 2024
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Report—Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions]—Government response, dated May 2024
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Interim and final reports—Future of Australia's aviation sector, in the context of COVID-19 and conditions post pandemic—Government response, dated May 2024
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Report—Future role and contribution of regional capitals to Australia—Government response, dated May 2024
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Report—Policy, regulatory, taxation, administrative and funding priorities for Australian shipping—Government response, dated May 2024
- Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures—Select Committee—Second interim report—Government response, dated May 2024
- Australian Government Response—Comms Infrastructure External Territories—28 May 2024
- Australian Government Response—Sustainability in the IOT—28 May 2024
- Australian Government Response—Smart ICT—28 May 2024
- Australian Government Response—Future of Regional Australia—28 May 2024
- Australian Government response to the Environment and Communications References Committee report: Participation of Australians in online poker
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report: Telling Australia’s story—and why it’s important: Report on the inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions
- Australian Government response to the House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: Sculpting a National Cultural Plan: Igniting a post-COVID economy for the art
- Australian Government response to the House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: Factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian film and television industry
- Australian Government response to the House Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: Factors contributing to the growth and sustainability of the Australian music industry
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
- Australian-Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee report: Australia Post
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on National Capital and External Territories report: Restoring Democracy
2023
- Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report: Effectiveness of the Australian Government’s Northern Australia Agenda
- Australian Government Response to the independent review of Inland Rail
- Australian Government response to the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety October 2023
- Australian Government Response to the Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Report: Government Procurement: A Sovereign Security Imperative
- Australian Government Response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry report: Regulation of the use of financial services such as credit cards and digital wallets for online gambling in Australia
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Select Committee on Social Media and Online Safety report
2022
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Online Safety Bill 2021 [Provisions] and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021 [Provisions]
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Without Trucks, Australia Stops: the development of a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee report: Economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services
- Australian Government response to the 2021 Regional Telecommunications Independent Committee report: 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review—A step change in demand
2021
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: The Management of the Inland Rail project by the Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Commonwealth Government
- Australian Government response to the Productivity Commission inquiry report: National Transport Regulatory Reform
- Australian Government response to the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety report: Improving Road Safety in Australia
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs report: Protecting the age of innocence
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Performance of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Australian Government response to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Reference Committee report: Adequacy of existing offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code and of state and territory criminal laws to capture cyberbullying
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: The Future of Australia Post's Service Delivery
2020
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts report: "The Next Gen Future": Inquiry into the deployment, adoption and application of 5G in Australia
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities report: 'Innovating Transport across Australia' Inquiry into automated mass transit
- Australian Government response to the Productivity Commission report on National Transport Regulatory Reform
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee final and interim reports on: Aspects of road safety in Australia
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities report: Building Up & Moving Out
2019
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: The need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report: Etched in Stone? Inquiry into the Administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report: Commonwealth and Parliamentary approvals for the proposed Stage 2 of the Australian Capital Territory light rail project
2018
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee Inquiry into Australia's rail industry
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources report: Social issues relating to land-based automated vehicles in Australia
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Increasing use of so-called Flag of Convenience shipping in Australia
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Amendment Bill 2017 [Provisions]
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories report: The strategic importance of Australia's Indian Ocean Territories
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities report: Harnessing Value, Delivering Infrastructure - Inquiry into the role of transport connectivity on stimulating development and economic activity
2017
- Australian Government response to the Senate Economics References Committee Interim report: Personal choice and community impacts: bicycle helmet laws (term of reference d)
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Decision to Commit Funding to the Perth Freight