The References Committee inquires into and reports upon various general matters referred to it by the Senate. Portfolios allocated to the committee since 2013 include education, employment, training, jobs and small business.
Education and Employment References Committee in session, 11 September 2019. Facing camera L-R: Senators Rex Patrick, Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair], Louise Pratt [Chair], Deborah O'Neill and Don Farrell.
Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Facing camera L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair], Louise Pratt [Chair] and Deborah O'Neill.
Members of the Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Standing L-R: Senators Matt O'Sullivan and Deborah O'Neill . Seated L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair] and Louise Pratt [Chair].
Members and staff of the Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Standing L-R: Dr Jane Thomson [Committee Secretary], Senators Matt O'Sullivan and Deborah O'Neill, Kate Campbell [Senior Research Officer] and Pothida Youhorn [Principal Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair] and Louise Pratt [Chair].
Reports
Date tabled
Title
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Issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms
Interim report: Issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms (presented out of session on 1 December 2023)
Potential impacts of the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme on small businesses and their employees (presented out of session on 31 August 2023)
National trend of school refusal and related matters
Driving a fairer deal: Regulation of the relationship between car manufacturers and car dealers in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 83/2021
The people behind 000: mental health of our first responders
Parliamentary paper number 59/2019
Jobactive: failing those it is intended to serve
Parliamentary paper number 64/2019
Wage theft? What wage theft?! The exploitation of general and specialist cleaners working in retail chains for contracting or subcontracting cleaning companies
Parliamentary paper number 536/2018
They never came home - the framework surrounding the prevention, investigation and prosecution of industrial deaths in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 380/2018
Video [duration 4:07] - Senators' speeches at the tabling of the committee report, 17 October 2018.
Work health and safety of workers in the offshore petroleum industry
Parliamentary paper number 267/2018
Progress report: Vocational education and training in South Australia (presented out of session on 28 February 2018)
Vocational education and training in South Australia (presented out of session on 1 March 2018)
Parliamentary paper number 48/2018
Penalty rates (presented out of session on 4 October 2017)
Parliamentary paper number 439/2017
Corporate avoidance of the Fair Work Act 2009
Parliamentary paper number 281/2017
Siege of attrition: the Government's APS Bargaining Policy (Additional information and corrigendum presented out of session on 16 December 2016)
Parliamentary paper number 442/2016
A National Disgrace: The Exploitation of Temporary Work Visa Holders
Parliamentary paper number 96/2016
Feasibility of, and options for, creating a national long service standard, and the portability of long service and other entitlements
Parliamentary paper number 70/2016
Access to real learning: the impact of policy, funding and culture on students with disability (presented out of session on 15 January 2016)
Parliamentary paper number 14/2016
Getting our money's worth: the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 273/2015
Interim report: Australia's temporary work visa programs
Parliamentary paper number 271/2015
Second interim report: Operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia (presented out of session on 5 June 2015)
Parliamentary paper number 230/2015
Principles of the Higher Education and Research Reform Bill 2014, and related matters
Parliamentary paper number 141/2015
Interim report: Operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training (VET) providers in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 142/2015
Delivery of quality and affordable early childhood education and care services
Parliamentary paper number 147/2014
Immediate future of the childcare sector in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 148/2014
Technical and further education in Australia
Parliamentary paper number 120/2014
Final report: Effectiveness of the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy
Parliamentary paper number 54/2014
Audio [duration 4:14] - 'Senate inquiry delivers critical report on NAPLAN', ABC Radio PM program, 27 March 2014.
Government's approach to re-establishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission
Parliamentary paper number 55/2014
Audio [duration 9:16] - 'ABCC report released early', ABC Radio RN Drive, 11 March 2016.
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2013 [Provisions]
Parliamentary paper number 56/2014
References of the 43rd Parliament (re-adoption of the inquiry into: Effectiveness of the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy)
![Education and Employment References Committee in session, 11 September 2019. Facing camera L-R: Senators Rex Patrick, Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair], Louise Pratt [Chair], Deborah O'Neill and Don Farrell.](/assets/committees/body-images/c044/c044-20190373-02-education-employment-ref-committee.jpg)
![Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Facing camera L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair], Louise Pratt [Chair] and Deborah O'Neill.](/assets/committees/body-images/c044/c044-20190373-04-education-employment-ref-committee.jpg)
![Members of the Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Standing L-R: Senators Matt O'Sullivan and Deborah O'Neill . Seated L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair] and Louise Pratt [Chair].](/assets/committees/body-images/c044/c044-20190373-06-education-employment-ref-committee.jpg)
![Members and staff of the Education and Employment References Committee, 11 September 2019. Standing L-R: Dr Jane Thomson [Committee Secretary], Senators Matt O'Sullivan and Deborah O'Neill, Kate Campbell [Senior Research Officer] and Pothida Youhorn [Principal Research Officer]. Seated L-R: Senators Mehreen Faruqi, James McGrath [Deputy Chair] and Louise Pratt [Chair].](/assets/committees/body-images/c044/c044-20190373-07-education-employment-ref-committee.jpg)