House debates
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
- Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
- Registrar (1 speech)
In accordance with the resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the registration of members' interests, I have appointed Mr Peter Banson, Deputy Clerk of the House of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
For the information of members, before I speak to the item, I let people know that both the bills that have just been introduced have a level of urgency to them. Members should expect a couple of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (16 speeches)
As is also standard on the second day of a new parliament, the government is putting forward a series of amendments to the standing orders and a proposed sessional order. For new members, the...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That order of the day No. 1, government business, be called on immediately. Question agreed to.
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (10 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Deakin, I remind the House that this is the honourable member's first speech, and I ask the House to extend to him the usual courtesies.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
For the information of members, we're back to where we were on the procedural motions. We've dealt with the standing orders and sessional orders and the committees that are contained within the...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to foreign affairs, defence and trade as may be...
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human...
- Implementation of the National Redress Scheme — Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, for another enthralling speech, I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme be established to inquire into and report on: (a) the...
- Law Enforcement Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 6 of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters coming within the terms of section 5 of the...
- Parliamentary Library Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library be appointed to: (a) consider and report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives...
- Parliamentary Standards Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 59F of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 (the Act) matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
- Trade and Investment Growth Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to measures to further boost Australia's trade and...
- Treaties Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) the implementation, performance and governance of the...
- Northern Australia Joint Select Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to the development of Northern Australia as may be referred to...
- Migration Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Migration be appointed that may inquire into and report on: (a) regulations made or proposed to be made under the Migration Act 1958; (b) any...
- National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) In accordance with section 176 of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (the Act), matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
It is an honour to once again be standing here and to be elected to the federal Parliament of Australia as the member for Flynn. I want to start by thanking the people who have entrusted me to...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- South Australia: Marine Environment (1 speech)
Former treasury secretary Ken Henry said just last week that Australia's environment protection laws have both failed to stop the degradation of Australia's natural environment and held back...
- Karnib, Mr Ali (1 speech)
Before entering this place, I served on Liverpool City Council as a councillor. During this time, I was fortunate to make many friends and also had the benefit of wonderful mentors—in...
- AgriFutures Australia: Scholarships (1 speech)
It's a great thing for Australia's future when young people are interested in involving themselves in agriculture and rural industries, and AgriFutures Australia is supporting the next generation...
- Doran, Ms Margaret Mary Madeline (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to a friend of mine, a pillar of the Labor Party in Ipswich, Margaret Doran. Margie was born in Ipswich on 15 April 1935 and died after a short illness at St Andrew's...
- Middle East (1 speech)
Let's call it what it is—a genocide. It's a genocide when half a million people are on the brink of starvation with almost the entire population of Gaza experiencing acute food insecurity....
- End of Second World War: 80th Anniversary (1 speech)
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This holds significance to my electorate of Solomon and the Northern Territory as a whole, where the war reached our...
- Shalom Collective, Kinghorn Cancer Centre (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to showcase the work of two wonderful organisations within Wentworth. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting Rabbi Alon Meltzer, the director of programs...
- Hunter Valley Legends Awards (1 speech)
We all know the Hunter is full of legends, but, recently, the biggest legends of them all were crowned. I was lucky enough to attend the 2025 Hunter Valley Legends Awards, where icons were...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
For my first 90-second statement of the 48th Parliament, I was hoping to speak on a positive topic but, once again, it's all about the decline of banking services in regional Australia. This...
- Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Student Voice Forum (1 speech)
In my first speech, I spoke about my lifelong commitment to listening and supporting young people and my commitment to engaging young people in community leadership and politics. I heard more on...
- Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (1 speech)
Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall on 9 March. The largest contributor to GDP in my electorate is agriculture. We grow and produce the vegetables that end up on Australians' plates. I want to...
- Hasluck Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
On a day of first speeches, a little less than three years ago I too stood in this place and gave my own, and, when I got to my feet, I reflected on why I was here. I want to help make people's...
- Fadden Electorate: Sport Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to champion one of the backbone parts of our community in my electorate of Fadden: our local sporting clubs—clubs like the Coomera Colts, Helensvale Pacific Pines Hawks,...
- Chisholm Electorate: Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Today is an important day for my electorate of Chisholm, for 26,053 students with a student loan debt in Chisholm are in line for a 20 per cent cut to their student debt following the...
- Momentum Mental Health (1 speech)
Congratulations on your re-election, Deputy Speaker Claydon. I begin my contribution to this term of parliament by reaching across the aisle and thanking the Minister for Health and Ageing and...
- South Australia: Marine Environment (1 speech)
Climate change is an existential threat to our way of life, the environment, our health and our economy. In South Australia we are seeing the impacts very directly. An algal plaque twice the size...
- New South Wales: Storms (1 speech)
Today I speak on behalf of small businesses in my electorate that have been left behind in the wake of the catastrophic floods in May. It's been over two months since primary producers,...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. It is so good to get the call. This is my first speech in the 48th Parliament, and I have to confess there was a little moment on 2 May that I thought that my last...
- Regional Australia (3 speeches)
I take this opportunity to congratulate the Labor Party on its election success and remind the Prime Minister as he enters the chamber that he's promised to govern for all Australians. But, if...
- Tertiary Education (2 speeches)
Today we introduced a bill to help young people, a bill to help rebalance the scales of intergenerational equity. Today we introduced a bill to take 20 per cent off student debt. It'll help over...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Georgiou, Mr Petro, AO, Truman, Ms Elizabeth Robyn (1 speech)
I inform the House of the deaths of Petro Georgiou AO and Elizabeth Robyn Truman, formerly Harvey, former members of the House. Petro Georgiou died on 4 April 2025, and he represented the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Housing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Liberal Party I lead will always champion policies to help more Australians into a home of their own, but under Labor the homeownership dream has never...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real and lasting cost-of-living relief, particularly for young Australians, students and apprentices?
- Taxation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor's tax policy, Australians will be forced to find cash they don't have to pay tax on income they haven't earned. Prime Minister, it takes a lot to...
- Tertiary Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitment to help Australians with student debt?
- Fossil Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water. One of the first acts of this government was to approve the extension to the north-west gas project,...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Health and Ageing. How are Medicare urgent care clinics making it easier for Australians to see a doctor when they need to and where they need to?
- Superannuation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Can the Assistant Treasurer clarify how Labor's super tax on unrealised capital gains would operate for a farmer who has their farm held in a...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government getting on with the job of delivering a fairer, better energy system as well as acting on...
- Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the government rule out ever taxing unrealised capital gains on anything beyond superannuation?
- Defence (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. How is the Albanese Labor government keeping Australians safe through our continued investment in defence and our engagement...
- Superannuation (5 speeches)
Thank you, Speaker, and congratulations on your elevation to office. My question is to the Treasurer. On 28 February 2023, the Treasurer said that Labor's unfair super tax on unrealised capital...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government continue to help ease cost of living for Australians in a responsible way?
- Gambling (2 speeches)
This is a question for the Minister for Communications. In the last parliament, this government initiated an inquiry into online gambling which resulted, two years ago, in a report containing 31...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to address the generational housing challenges facing...
- Taxation (11 speeches)
My question goes to the Prime Minister. Given the Treasurer's refusal in his previous answer to rule out taxing unrealised capital gains beyond superannuation, can the Prime Minister advise the...
- Child Abuse: Child Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to lift child safety in early education and care services?
- Medical Workforce (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. The rural doctor shortage crisis is devastating for Calare residents. Country people have shorter life expectancies than city people. It's...
- Women in Parliament (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to deliver for women in this term of government?
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Can the Assistant Treasurer confirm how many farmers and small and family businesses will be impacted by the government's superannuation tax on...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitments to help Australian workers earn more and keep more of...
- Russia: Sanctions (6 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. In July, two vessels reportedly docked in Botany Bay, with some 175,000 tonnes of petrol from...
- China (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How did the Prime Minister's recent trip to China help to promote and protect Australia's interests?
- International Relations: Australia and China (7 speeches)
Prime Minister, the circumnavigation of Australia by armed PLA navy vessels, which included live-fire exercises without warning in the Tasman Sea, was totally unacceptable and must never happen...
- Labor Government (3 speeches)
My question is to the Leader of the House. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to deliver on its legislative agenda to help Australians?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and the quarterly...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 29 to 50 of 2024-25 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's reports Nos 29 to 50 for 2024-25. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to the honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Labor Government (28 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This Government's...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (42 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Sturt, I remind the House that this is the honourable member's first speech and I ask the House to extend to her the usual courtesies.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Tobacco Regulation (1 speech)
Today I rise to address a matter of urgent and ongoing concern to small businesses in the Flynn electorate and, indeed, across regional Australia. It is unfortunate that two of my speeches today...
- Middle East (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your well-deserved reappointment as Speaker of this House. Last Saturday, on 19 July, I attended a community meeting at the Australian Unitarian Druze Community...
- Federal Election, 47th Parliament of Australia (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I take the opportunity to thank you and to acknowledge you for your elevation to the high office of Speaker of the House. I had the great fortune of serving with you in the previous...
- Parliamentarians (2 speeches)
Speaker, I extend my congratulations to you for your continuing service in this important role. The results of the last federal election said something about the kind of nation we are, and we...
- Climate Change, Murphy, Ms Peta Jan (2 speeches)
Thank you, Speaker. It is a real pleasure to see you back in your role. It's a privilege for me to be back in this place as the member for Jagajaga. This is now my third opening of a parliament,...
