Coalition government bypasses select committee scrutiny at record rate, Parliamentary Library data shows

Parliamentary Library data shows 17.4 percent of bills sent for Royal Assent in the first 940 days of the current Parliament passed all stages at once, skipping select committee scrutiny — the highest share since records began in 2008. The previous Labour government's figure over the same window was 15.5 percent. Total bills passed remained steady at just under 200 per term.