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1 December 2025

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Senators question Central, Northern, Tiwi and Anindilyakwa land councils on delays in exploration and permit processing, distribution of township lease payments, CEO recruitment and governance, and preparedness for Cyclone Fiona before the panel is thanked and suspended.

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Indigenous land councils — governance, permits and disaster preparedness

03:39

Indigenous land councils — introductions and opening issues

03:39

CLC — delays in exploration titles and negotiations

10:43

Northern Land Council — staff training and permit processing performance

12:25

Tiwi Land Council — undistributed township lease payments

15:05

Anindilyakwa Land Council — CEO recruitment and governance

19:25

Tiwi Land Council — Cyclone Fiona preparedness and housing risk

22:33

PM&C with Wong — Higgins case, ONI appointment, COP31 bid and appointments

47:33

PM&C and Penny Wong — Higgins/Reynolds litigation and judicial findings

47:33

Appointment of DG National Intelligence — process and politicisation debate

52:27

COP31 bid, Brazil negotiations and Belem Declaration — PM&C’s role

01:05:23

Unlawful Treasury energy relief payments and caretaker conventions

01:27:25

Ministerial and board appointments — PM approval and Briggs report

01:39:44

PM&C — contracts, foreign visits, national security and policy advice

01:57:35

Selected PM&C contracts — diversity, royal visit and summit art

01:57:35

Chinese NPC Chair visit — cyber/security advice and readouts

02:09:34

Bowen as COP31 President — workload and cabinet attendance concerns

02:16:39

Return of ‘ISIS brides’ — national security, monitoring and coordination

02:27:47

EVs, connected vehicles and national security risk

02:41:37

Superannuation tax changes — PM&C advice and cabinet confidentiality

02:54:09

Think‑tank funding and ASPI governance under the Varghese review

02:59:35

ONI and Governor‑General — strategic outlook and viceregal program

04:43:00

ONI Director‑General’s valedictory — strategic environment and Ukraine

04:43:00

Official Secretary to the Governor‑General — recent activities and PRC visit

05:17:17

Finance and AEC — parliament size, staffing and electoral funding

05:27:32

Department of Finance — parliament size, staffing and transparency

05:27:32

Australian Electoral Commission — new Commissioner and electoral funding reforms

05:54:14

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee (part 2 of 3)

1 December 2025

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Mon, 1 Dec 2025 Australian Parliament

03:38 - 04:11

Speaker 54

Welcome, everybody. Thank you so much for those in the room for taking the time to come here. We really do appreciate it. And welcome to, those online who sought permission from the committee before we started to appear online. Thank you very much for that.

I'm not sure that my list tallies with everyone who's in the room, so I wonder if, we would, starting in the room, just have everybody tell us who they are, and the capacity in which they're appearing today. We start with you, miss Simo, miss Grimjaw.

04:11 - 04:12

My name

04:12 - 04:18

Speaker 1

is Claire Grimjaw. I'm a member for medical Yahya plan, Tilou Land Council.

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