Urgency use in Parliament has climbed across governments since 2008 while total bills passed stay flat near 200 per term

Parliamentary Library data shows 17.4% of the coalition's bills passed through all stages at once by day 940, skipping select committee scrutiny — up from 15.5% under Labour. Total bills passed per term remain near 200. Sir Geoffrey Palmer said urgency has been "normalised by degrees" to avoid scrutiny, not manage volume. The upward trend spans successive governments since 2008.