Expanded Housing and Service Provision by Defence Housing Australia
Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
charity representatives defence housing foreign government officials housing services military housing
Introduced by: The Hon Matt Keogh MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Matt Keogh ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I am pleased to present the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025, which makes various amendments to the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to expand the main function of Defence Housing Australia (DHA).”
Angus Taylor LIB
“I rise to speak on the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025, and I move: That all words after ”That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: ”whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes: (1) that the strategic environment facing Australia is the most challenging since the Second World War, requiring increased investment in national defence c…”
Tim Ayres ALP
“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2025 The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No.”
Raff Ciccone ALP
“It’s good to see you, Deputy President, and it’s good to see everyone back here for the upcoming fortnight. I rise today to speak in support of the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025, which is currently before this place.”
David Shoebridge GRN
“I rise on behalf of the Greens to oppose the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill, which is—at least it was honestly referenced by the government—directly intended to spend the Australian public’s money to build public houses for US troops under AUKUS. It is utterly astounding that this is the first public housing bill that’s been brought forward by the Albanese government in now—what is it?”
Matt O'Sullivan LIB
“I rise to speak on the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 and, at the outset, declare that the coalition will be supporting this bill. This is important. It’s important that it goes through this place and receives royal assent so that we can get on with the job of providing housing for US and British submariners and their families when they arrive.”
Ellie Whiteaker ALP
“I, too, rise to speak on the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025, a really important and practical piece of legislation.”
“The Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 is an admission of failure on two fronts: the housing crisis and our ability to defend ourselves. Defence Housing Australia is the agency tasked with putting a roof over the heads of our Australian Defence Force personnel, the fine people who serve all Australians.”
Andrew Bragg LIB
“The coalition will be supporting the Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 because we support AUKUS and, of course, we support our defence forces, who do an incredible job for our country.”