Electoral Matters Committee continues program of public hearings as part of review into the 2025 Federal Election
Parliament of Australia
The Electoral Matters Committee will continue its program of public hearings as part of the review into the 2025 Federal Election.
On 31 October in Canberra, the Committee will hear from several stakeholders in its election review, including the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce, Global Shield Australia and Prof Kim Rubenstein.
On 7 November in Canberra, the Committee will hear from political participants; including members and senators.
The Committee will begin interstate hearings later this year and early into next year, starting with dates in Melbourne (Kew Court House on 12 November) and Bendigo (All Seasons Resort Hotel on 13 November).
Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘We are keen to hear views from voters and other election participants as we visit places around Australia. We encourage anyone who is interested in speaking with the Committee on 12 or 13 November to register their interest as soon as possible. Information is available from the Committee website’.
Mr Laxale said, ‘Now that hearings are underway, we are also keen to get as many written submissions into the public domain as possible—while late submissions can be accepted, we hope that the majority of individuals and organisations can get their views to us by 14 November.’
In the meantime, the Committee has commenced closely reviewing the submissions provided to date, and is publishing them on the inquiry webpage.
‘The Committee has given careful consideration to ensuring that people can freely express their views, while also balancing the implications of adversely naming specific individuals or candidates’, Mr Laxale said.
Further information on the 2025 election inquiry can be found at the inquiry webpage. Committee details can be found at the Committee’s webpage.
Public hearing details
Date: Friday, 31 October 2025
Time: 9.00 am to 3.30 pm
Location: Committee Room 1R4, Parliament House, Canberra
9.00 am–9.30 am: Global Shield Australia
9.30 am–10.00 am: Professor Kim Rubenstein
10.00 am–11.00 am: Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce
11.00 am–11.15 am: Break
11.15 am–1.00 pm: Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce
1.00pm: Adjournment
The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.
Media enquiries
Madelaine Knight, Office of Jerome Laxale MP
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For background information
Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2374
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For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
