House debates

Thursday, 8 February 2024

  • Youth Crime (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Attorney-General. My home state of Queensland has faced a devastating wave of youth crime. Given the very strong concern in my home state and around Australia about youth...
  • Cost of Living (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. What feedback has the government received about Labor's cost-of-living tax cuts? What attempts have there been to prevent cost-of-living relief for middle...
  • Middle East (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the member for Melbourne moved a shameful motion that attacked Israel and gave Hamas terrorists a free pass. Will the government today join the...
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government's cost-of-living tax cuts deliver benefits for workers, communities and the economy, and what hurdles were overcome?
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Young people in Australia are going backwards. In the last decade or so, a family headed by somebody over 65 saw their wealth increase by 50 per cent, but the...
  • Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill 2023 (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How will the passage of the Albanese Labor government's closing loopholes legislation provide job security and minimum...
  • Negative Gearing (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's and the Treasurer's repeated refusals to rule out changes to negative gearing. Will the Prime Minister give a commitment to...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government responding to the economic times and delivering...
  • Motor Vehicles (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Based on the government's secret modelling, can the minister guarantee that Labor's new...
  • Taxation (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. How will Labor's new tax cuts provide cost-of-living relief to local government workers across Australia?
  • Minister For Defence (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm reports in an article by Andrew Tillett in today's Australian Financial Review about the minister giving a verbal...
  • Taxation (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Sport. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to boost pay in female-dominated industries, including aged care, and make sure workers keep...
  • Motor Vehicles (11 speeches)
    My question goes to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy: Can the minister confirm that the British version of the Mazda CX30 is $19,000 more expensive than similar models in Australia? Is...
  • Education (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support teachers and public education in Australia?
  • Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2 speeches)
    My question is for the Attorney-General. In 2022, the minister announced the abolition of the AAT, stating that it had been fatally compromised by the stacking of Liberal cronies. But the new...
  • Taxation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. How will the Albanese government's tax cuts support Australia's defence industry, and why is this so important?
  • Fuel (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can Australians afford a $19,000 increase in the cost of an average family car under his government's new car and ute tax? Will the Prime Minister give his...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health. How will Labor's tax cuts make sure health workers keep more of what they earn, and how does this build on the government's actions to make health care...
  • Taxation (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Were there any discussions held by the Treasurer or any direction given by him or his office, expressly or implicitly, to the secretary or any other official of...
  • Albanese Government (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Could the Prime Minister outline the government's actions over the summer?
  • Cost of Living (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Champion Support Services in Thornlands work tirelessly to support those in my community who are experiencing hardship. They reported a tripling in demand...
  • Screen And Visual Arts Industry (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Arts. Why is documentary an important method of revealing the true nature of Australian stories, and what happens if these stories are not told?