COMMITTEES

Ms BELYEA (Dunkley) (10:00): I present the 15th report of the Petitions Committee for the 48th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 15 Petitions 14 September 2026 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Chair Ms Jodie Belyea MP Deputy Chair Mr Leon Rebello MP Mr Cameron Caldwell MP Ms Emma Comer MP Dr Trish Cook MP Mr Rowan Holzberger MP Mr Llew O'Brien MP Ms Tracey Roberts MP This committee is supported by staff of the Department of the House of Representatives Report summarising the petitions being presented.

The committee met in private session in the 48th Parliament on 4 August 2026. 1. The committee resolved to present the following 82 petitions in accordance with standing order 207: Petitions certified on 4 August 2026 From 2 petitioners—requesting support for fusion energy in food supply chains (EN7966) From 2 petitioners—requesting inclusion of fusion energy in export strategies (EN7967) From 4 petitioners—requesting fusion energy desalination infrastructure (EN7968) From 1 petitioner—requesting inclusion of fusion energy in climate resilience policies (EN7969) From 2 petitioners—requesting fusion energy initiatives with First Nations communities (EN7970) From 3 petitioners—requesting investigation of extremist activity in Australia (EN9202) From 11 petitioners—requesting investigation of antisemitism in Australia (EN9203) From 12 petitioners—regarding the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion (EN9204) From 5 petitioners—requesting measures relating to extremist activity (EN9208) From 9 petitioners—requesting cessation of foreign aid (EN9963) From 2 petitioners—requesting investigation of retail packaging practices (EN9991) From 55 petitioners—requesting food donation requirements for supermarkets (EN10216) From 1 petitioner—requesting changes to the preferential voting system (EN10218) From 7 petitioners—requesting access to Australian Standards (EN10219) From 10 petitioners—requesting a review of goods and services tax on fuel excise (EN10222) From 25 petitioners—requesting expansion of mobile telecommunications infrastructure (EN10225) From 5 petitioners—requesting medical evacuation of an individual in Papua New Guinea (EN10236) From 10 petitioners—requesting an inquiry into foreign interference (EN10237) From 15 petitioners—requesting retention of taxation arrangements for residential property investment (EN10240) From 6 petitioners—regarding salary package meal entertainment for aged care and disability support workers (EN10241) From 2 petitioners—requesting identification requirements for public servants (EN10242) From 1 petitioner—requesting identification requirements for public servants (EN10246) From 257 petitioners—regarding the work of the Office of the Special Investigator (EN10247) From 19 petitioners—requesting public consideration of Australia-United States strategic and trade arrangements (EN10249) From 2160 petitioners—requesting closure of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (EN10259) From 21 petitioners—requesting funding for the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (EN10262) From 5 petitioners—regarding transparency in government administration (EN10263) From 5829 petitioners—requesting transitional arrangements for homebirth professional indemnity insurance (EN10266) From 2 petitioners—requesting prioritisation of funding for specific sports (EN10268) From 29 petitioners—requesting a review of Resident Return visa application fees (EN10269) From 6 petitioners—requesting changes to Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) application fees (EN10270) From 120 petitioners—requesting changes to Temporary Graduate visa application fees (EN10271) From 12102 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to the Resident Return visa (subclass 155) application fee (EN10273) From 6 petitioners—requesting changes to terminology for publicly funded goods and services (EN10274) From 223 petitioners—requesting a review of Resident Return visa application fees (EN10275) From 5 petitioners—requesting a review of Resident Return visa application fees (EN10276) From 13 petitioners—requesting establishment of a statutory bill of rights (EN10277) From 12 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10279) From 304 petitioners—requesting changes to visa application fees (EN10280) From 50 petitioners—requesting changes to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10281) From 119 petitioners—requesting refusal of the Browse Basin project (EN10282) From 76 petitioners—requesting continued Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing of ocrelizumab and ofatumumab (EN10283) From 17 petitioners—requesting increased accountability for the administration of public funds (EN10285) From 10 petitioners—requesting continued Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing of ocrelizumab and ofatumumab (EN10286) From 5 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10287) From 1 petitioner—requesting changes to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort funding model (EN10289) From 68 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10290) From 103 petitioners—requesting a motion of no confidence (EN10293) From 35 petitioners—requesting an inquiry into federal child sexual offence laws (EN10294) From 64 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10295) From 1 petitioner—requesting changes to visa application fees (EN10298) From 36 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10302) From 13 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10303) From 53 petitioners—requesting Medicare funding for pharmacogenomic testing (EN10309) From 29 petitioners—requesting Medicare funding for non-cosmetic dental care (EN10318) From 22 petitioners—requesting removal of tax exemptions for religious organisations (EN10319) From 1185 petitioners—requesting legislated welfare standards for federally funded sports organisations (EN10320) From 27 petitioners—requesting national standards for identifying content generated by artificial intelligence (EN10321) From 5 petitioners—requesting a review of visa enforcement and citizenship processes (EN10323) From 406 petitioners—requesting reversal of an increase to Resident Return visa application fees (EN10325) From 4 petitioners—requesting establishment of a national emergency mobile network (EN10328) From 62 petitioners—requesting changes to Resident Return visa arrangements (EN10331) From 1 petitioner—requesting changes to Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) processing arrangements (EN10332) From 61 petitioners—requesting consumer protections for digital video game ownership (EN10335) From 2508 petitioners—requesting changes to payment processing fees (EN10338) From 88 petitioners—requesting environmental standards for large-scale data centres (EN10339) From 519 petitioners—requesting a motion of no confidence in a minister (EN10340) From 31 petitioners—requesting a public campaign on the prevention of family and domestic violence (EN10347) From 26 petitioners—requesting changes to skilled occupation requirements (EN10348) From 10 petitioners—requesting a review of data breach protections (EN10350) From 13 petitioners—requesting acquisition of unused foreign-owned land (EN10356) From 9555 petitioners—requesting regulation of artificial intelligence-enabled smart glasses (EN10357) From 21 petitioners—requesting a temporary suspension of permanent and long-term visas (EN10359) From 59 petitioners—requesting disclosure of the use of generative artificial intelligence in products and media (EN10361) From 53 petitioners—requesting Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme consideration of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for polycystic ovary syndrome (EN10362) From 490 petitioners—requesting changes to Payday Super arrangements for the arts sector (EN10363) From 13 petitioners—requesting a review of the skilled migration program (EN10364) From 16 petitioners—requesting increased financial support for school expenses (EN10365) From 108 petitioners—requesting changes to Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) processing (EN10366) From 27 petitioners—requesting an increase to the Age Pension (EN10368) From 30 petitioners—requesting prescribed personal importation of nicotine pouches (EN10369) From 102 petitioners—requesting regulated access to nicotine pouches (EN10371) Ms Jodie Belyea MP Chair—Petitions Committee