House debates
Monday, 1 September 2025
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the second report of the Petitions Committee of the 48th Parliament: The report read as follows HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 02 Petitions and Ministerial...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following paper petition:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following three ministerial responses to petitions presented previously:
- Statements (1 speech)
I am pleased to inform the House that the Petitions Committee have, at our recent meetings, certified more than 150 new petitions which were submitted during the long recess between parliaments....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australia Day Bill 2025; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It is a pleasure to bring the Australia Day Bill 2025 before the 48th Parliament after it lapsed without consideration in the last parliament....
- Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I move: That the bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce the Road Vehicle Standards Amendment (Safer E-Bikes) Bill 2025 to ensure e-bikes are fit for purpose and safe in terms of...
- Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025; Second Reading (7 speeches)
by leave—I rise to support the Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025, presented by my colleague the member for New England at the last sitting. Unfortunately, this bill has revolved around an argument...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the final report of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review; (2) notes the report found the Government's workplace changes are already delivering for...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (11 speeches)
I'm pleased to rise to speak on this motion. Whenever I start a conversation about the NDIS, I say, 'The right person with the right package and the right service provider is life changing.' I...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Wiluna Caravan Park (1 speech)
I rise today to give a big shout-out to the Shire of Wiluna, shire president Peter Grundy and the entire community after last week's official opening of the Wiluna Caravan Park. I visited Wiluna...
- International Humanitarian Assistance (1 speech)
Last week, I met with representatives of the Micah women's network, who were in Canberra to raise awareness of the urgent humanitarian needs throughout the world and to call for Australia to...
- Victoria: Tourism Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an exciting local business in my electorate doing incredible things when it comes to sustainable tourism: the GlamXperience in Pakenham. Their show yard is nothing...
- Greenwood-Jones, Ms Philippa (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to one of my constituents, Philippa Greenwood-Jones, a remarkable woman from Moore who has turned her battle with bowel cancer into a mission of advocacy and hope. On 21...
- Franklin, Private John Wilfrid (1 speech)
During World War II, over 30,000 Australians became prisoners of war, with the Japanese capturing over 22,000. One of those taken prisoner by the Japanese was Private John Wilfrid Franklin, who...
- Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I was born and bred in the Goldfields, and people may be surprised to find out how multicultural Kambalda was. We attracted skills not just from across Australia but from across the globe, and...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
This month, Australia faces a critical decision. We must submit our 2035 emissions reduction target to the United Nations. This decision will shape our climate policy, guide investment and define...
- Robertson Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
As many in this chamber may already know, my electorate of Robertson incorporates the magnificent peninsula on the New South Wales Central Coast. The peninsula is home to the suburbs of Woy Woy,...
- Bowel Cancer (1 speech)
This morning, I attended the #Never2Young Bowel Cancer Australia event in the Main Committee Room. It hits most of us because, in some way, shape or form, most of us have had a loved one or...
- NWS Spirit Football Club (1 speech)
A massive shout out to Bennelong's very own the NWS Spirit Football Club, who have just been crowned premiers in the National Premier League New South Wales. As a proud local soccer dad and a...
- Tobacco Regulation (1 speech)
We have a major problem with illegal tobacco trade in Australia. It is putting lives at risk, increasing smoking rates, driving profits to organised crime and short-changing the Australian...
- Gorton Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
While the blue light disco days might be over, Blue Light's mission is still making waves in our community. I recently saw the Blue Light youth program in action at Creekside College in Caroline...
- Bowel Cancer (1 speech)
Today I was pleased to lodge the Parliamentary Friends of Bowel Cancer with my co-chair the member for Adelaide. Bowel Cancer Australia is in the parliament today, including 50 inspiring young...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Every 44 minutes, a restraining order is breached in Western Australia. That is how serious domestic violence is. Equipping victims with safe, untraceable phones provides an instant, secure...
- Education: Civics (1 speech)
Delivering and advocating for civics education is an absolute priority of mine. Whilst the Speaker has made the admirable commitment to visit each of our electorates around the nation to help...
- Human Rights: Tibetan Australians (1 speech)
Every Australian deserves to feel safe in our country, and that includes our newest Australians. At the weekend in the Blue Mountains, we welcomed nearly 70 new Australian citizens, including...
- Social Cohesion (1 speech)
I am an Australian and I'm proud to be an Australian and I'm proud of our Australian flag. Do those opposite feel as proud of our nation as we do on this side of the House; are they as proud of...
- Dewey, Mr Cody (2 speeches)
The Hunter is a region built on champion sporting legends past and present—and plenty more to come. And the next chapter is already here. Cessnock's own Cody Dewey has been called up to...
- Social Cohesion (1 speech)
Australia's way of life is built on the values of fairness, tolerance and respect. We are a migrant nation built by generations of people who chose this country, who worked hard and who came...
- Willaston Sporting Club (2 speeches)
I want to tell the House about a proud sporting club based in my electorate of Spence, one that I was proud to recently join for their much-anticipated sponsors' day: the Willaston Sporting Club,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. The Albanese government has promised to deliver 83,000 new home-care packages. Minister, how many of these promised packages have been...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening Medicare while easing cost-of-living pressures for Australians?
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. And allow us to assist the new minister. Of Labor's promised 83,000 new home-care packages, zero have been delivered! Meanwhile, more...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring that life-changing medicines continue to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme? Why...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. Last week the department of health and aged care confirmed that there are more than 120,000 people waiting for a home-care assessment on...
- Women's Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to deliver better choices, lower costs and better health care for women?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Vea Vea, Councillor Kelly, Williamson, Councillor Greg, Collins, Councillor Ry, Sharabi, Mr Eli, Entsch, the Hon. Warren, Joinbee, Mr Daniel (1 speech)
Before I call the member for Grey, I'll acknowledge a few guests in the gallery today. I'm pleased to acknowledge delegates from the Greater Whitsunday in the electorate of Dawson, including...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In my electorate, a 90-year-old constituent who suffers from Parkinson's has been told it will be up to 12 months before he receives a...
- Health Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening Medicare by opening more urgent care clinics?
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, and I refer to the government's decision to delay home-care-package rollouts from 1 July to 1 November. Almost 5,000 elderly Australians...
- Multiculturalism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening and building upon the success that is multicultural Australia?
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. When the government was asked in August about delays to the rollout of home-care packages, the minister said of the aged-care sector that...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How will the Albanese Labor government's world-leading social media minimum age law protect young Australians online?
- Migration (3 speeches)
Prime Minister, you'd be aware that three appropriations bills before the House require a hundred billion dollars in funding. The appropriation 10 years ago required only $50 billion. Another $50...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government progressing its commitment to help people to earn more and keep more of what they earn?
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. I refer the minister to his previous answers. The minister has justified the government's decision to delay home-care package rollouts from 1 July to...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What progress is being made on the economy, and what steps is the government taking to build on the broad consensus reached at the Economic Reform Roundtable?
- Western Sydney Airport (2 speeches)
Prime Minister, Western Sydney airport was promised as a gateway for our community, delivering jobs and opportunities. Instead, it looks more like a freight hub dressed up as an airport. Without...
- Housing (5 speeches)
My question is to the minister for housing, homelessness and cities: what is the Albanese Labor government doing to deliver homes that Australians need? Is the minister aware of any risks to the...
- Aged Care (9 speeches)
My question is to the minister for aged care, and I refer to his previous answer. The minister justified Labor's delay in delivering the 83,000 home care packages it promised by implying it was...
- Renewable Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government helping households reduce their energy costs permanently. What policy proposals would distract...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. The department informed the Senate that 120,000 older Australians are waiting to be assessed for aged care, some for as long as 12...
- Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (3 speeches)
My question's to the Minister for Social Services. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to better support victims and survivors of family and domestic violence, including in our social...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I acknowledge the members of the Lebanese Muslim Association, the LMA, and Sheikh Safi, who have been in the public gallery during question time today. Documents are tabled in accordance with the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Housing (1 speech)
The member for Maribyrnong asked me a question about housing, and I want to confirm the numbers. There are 929 social and affordable homes in planning or construction in Maribyrnong that are...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Berowra Electorate: Australia's Biggest Morning Tea, Cancer (1 speech)
Tonight I want to speak about a remarkable young woman from Thornleigh West Public School and what has motivated her to do an extraordinary thing. In May this year I had the privilege of joining...
- Tilly Aston Community Awards, Labor Government (1 speech)
Over the weekend I had the wonderful privilege of hosting the second annual Tilly Aston Community Awards. Held in Wantirna, at the Chinese Association of Victoria, these awards honoured...
- Social Cohesion (1 speech)
Earlier today, I was proud to see one of the Australian flags that fly above this building on display in the great hall, hosted by your good self, Mr Speaker. Thank you. This coincided with...
- Housing (1 speech)
Young Australians wish they could afford a home amongst the gum trees or a home with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two or a kangaroo. Young Australians just want a roof over their heads. An...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about an issue that I am incredibly passionate about. It's a decision of this Labor government that's having devastating impacts on members of my community. The same prime...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
During the election I said that housing is my No. 1 priority. That's for two reasons. First, housing is one of those basic human needs. Once you have met it, it gives you the literal space to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Ryan Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Why is it easier to imagine doubling the number of flights than building high-speed rail, or to imagine flying cars or drone taxis rather than a properly funded, fast, frequent, connected public...
- Racism (1 speech)
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has said that you can't tell the full story of Australia without telling three stories: the story of our oldest continuous culture on earth, the story of our...
- Carter, Mr Arnold (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the life of Arnold Carter of Port Hedland, whose recent passing will leave a hole in the heart of Port Hedland. Arnold wasn't just a long-term resident; he was Port...
- Defence Exercises (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, the 11th and largest iteration of Australia's premiere military training operation. It serves as a demonstration of our deepening alliances,...
- McPherson Electorate: Community Events, Tertiary Education (1 speech)
The past several weeks have been an incredibly busy time for the southern Gold Coast, and I would like to take a moment to put a very special achievement on the record. Recently, our community...
- Reid Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Today, almost 800,000 students walked through the gates of a public school, and around 10,000 of those students live in my electorate of Reid. One of those students is my son. He follows in the...
- Forrest Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Last Thursday, in a committee room just downstairs from this chamber, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, announced the granting of additional preliminary feasibility...
- Bean Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise to speak about three leaders from my electorate and the values they embody. In Bean we are fortunate to have many impressive school leaders who guide and shape our school...
- Hume Electorate: Volunteer Grants Program (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the extraordinary contribution of volunteers across my electorate of Hume and to congratulate the recipients of the 2024-25 Volunteer Grants Program, a program that we...
- DV Safe Phone (2 speeches)
Domestic and family violence remains one of the most pressing concerns in our community. Recently a young woman's life was tragically lost in my electorate of Hasluck in an alleged incident of...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Women's Health Week (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) affirms the importance of Women's Health Week, held annually in the first week in September, as a national campaign led by Jean Hailes for Women's Health, promoting...
- Commonwealth Home Support Program (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) on 31 March 2025, 89,597 older Australians were waiting for a Home Care Package at their approved level, 70,223 without receiving lower-level...
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and that prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Australian men, with a profound...
- Australian National Flag (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the: (a) abhorrent behaviour of protestors burning the Australian national flag at rallies throughout our country which is deplorable, disrespectful and goes...
- Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review (5 speeches)
I rise today to support this motion because it speaks directly to what the people of Moore tell me every day: they want secure jobs, better pay and a fair go at work. Before I came into this...
- B'nai B'rith: 80th Anniversary (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the 80th anniversary of B'nai B'rith in Australia, an organisation whose work has strengthened not only the Australian Jewish community but the entire...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fossil Fuel Industry (1 speech)
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is currently undertaking a review of arrangements to supply the eastern states' gas market—a review based on the false...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
On 18 August I had the honour of joining the Northam RSL to mark Vietnam Veterans' Day. It was a moving occasion where we remembered the courage and sacrifice of more than 60,000 Australians who...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Climate change is continually raised as one of the biggest concerns of my community. From parents worried about their children's future, to people who are concerned whether they'll be able to...
- Parents for Climate (1 speech)
On the Friday just gone, I had the great privilege of meeting Parents for Climate in my electorate. I met with my constituent Kate Smolders, who lives just down the road from me in Chelmer. In...
- Dementia (1 speech)
Dementia Australia will hold their Parliamentary Friends of Dementia event tomorrow, 2 September, and I urge all members to attend and hear firsthand from people living with dementia. Dementia is...
- Social Cohesion (1 speech)
Yesterday's so-called March for Australia rallies were not patriotic gatherings; they were parades of division, fear and prejudice. Let's be clear: when elected representatives stand alongside...
- Fraud (1 speech)
I was concerned to read over the weekend in the Sunday Times that young Australians are increasingly falling for phishing scams. Phishing—spelt with a 'ph'—is a way that...
- Brisbane Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
On Saturday night, it was my pleasure to present the 2025 premiership trophy to the Newmarket metro 2 women's soccer team. The team went undefeated for the season to take out the premiership,...
- Monash Electorate: Water Safety (1 speech)
Australia has recorded its highest number of drowning deaths since records began. That's one of the key take-outs from the Royal Life Saving Society Australia's latest report, which was launched...
- Griffith Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I ask you to imagine being a child in an unknown place, without a toothbrush, without clothes that fit or without something as simple as a toy or book to call your own. Sadly, this is the reality...
- Greenhalgh, Mr Michael (John) (1 speech)
Today my community farewells a beloved personality. John Greenhalgh, Bundaberg born and bred, passed away on August 14. He coined the phrase, 'the Paris end of Bourbong', a reference to the...
- Oceans (1 speech)
One of the jewels in the electorate of Whitlam is The Farm at Killalea, which has been named the best beach in New South Wales and the second-best beach in Australia. This extraordinary place was...
- Wagga Wagga Show (1 speech)
Rural agricultural shows are, as the winner of the Junior Young Woman of the Year from the Wagga Wagga Show last year, Lucy Goodyer, pointed out on Saturday night, at a very special dinner, the...
- Maribyrnong Electorate: Labor Party (1 speech)
As a new member of this place, I wanted to make sure to thank the rank-and-file Labor members of Maribyrnong as it truly takes a village to get here. Mine represent the very best of the...
- Tan, Dr Richard, Roseberry QLD Dignity Hub (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the passing of Dr Richard Tan, a much-loved member of the Biloela community who had been providing medical expertise to the region since 1968. In those decades, Dr Tan...
- Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan (1 speech)
For a century, the Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have been part of the Mid-Mountains community in Macquarie, and on Sunday I was honoured to speak at their farewell from Our...
- Oxenford Men's Shed, Fadden Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to a wonderful part of our community, to those in the suburb of Oxenford. Recently, I visited the Oxenford Men's Shed, where I caught up with President Keith Ward and...
- Sturt Electorate: Glenunga Rams (1 speech)
Sunday 31 August 2025 was grand final day in the South Australian National Football League junior competition. I am very pleased to report that the Glenunga Rams, located at Webb Oval in the...
- Frontline Services Ball 2025, Legacy Week (1 speech)
On Saturday night, the Parkes community gathered for this year's Frontline Services Ball. My wife and I were pleased to attend the ball to support Birds in the Bush and Ronald McDonald House...
- 48th WorldSkills Competition (1 speech)
The Hunter was built by skilled people, and, to this day, it's skilled people we still rely on. They are the ones building our houses, keeping the lights on, mining our coal, looking after us...
- Medicare (1 speech)
Today I'm calling out the disgracefully sneaky attack on Medicare from this government that South West locals have alerted me to. From 1 July this year, new rules have placed an extra...
- Petrie Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Like so many locals, I've become an expert at avoiding the Beams Road level crossing. I've tried every back street, every sneaky detour. For so long, for too long, the congestion on Beams Road...
- Financial Security (1 speech)
You'll never see a greater example—amongst a whole range of equivalents—of the destruction of this government than in light of one of the biggest frauds: $1.2 billion has been...
- Albanese Government: Health Care (1 speech)
Australia has a world-class health system. Despite its challenges, if you're sick or injured you wouldn't want to be anywhere else, Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme are some of the...
- Cook Electorate: North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
The North Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club, in its 100th year, has shown the strength and spirit of my local community with its annual awards. The CN Norm Rees Award went to Donna Hargreaves, the...
- Women's Health (1 speech)
I recently met Bree, a Willetton resident whose small business is dedicated to supporting women's health. Bree is a fitness trainer and she helps new mums return to exercise safely after they...
- Watters, Mrs Wendy (1 speech)
I rise to pay a tribute to Wendy Watters, who passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday 17 August at Shepparton Private Hospital. Wendy was 90 years of age, having been born in...
- Braddon Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
The seaside town of Penguin on Tasmania's north-west coast is turning 150 this year in October. Through the year there have been many events to celebrate this occasion. Penguin was officially...
- Rosebud Hospital (1 speech)
I rise to raise the issue of the Rosebud Hospital on the southern Mornington Peninsula again. I have raised it before; I've raised it in the news, I've raised it with my local council, I've...
- Bowel Cancer (2 speeches)
Today I met with a constituent of mine, Ipswich mother-of-three Ann-Marie Foster, who is affected by early-onset bowel cancer. Anne-Marie is in parliament today for the Call on Canberra, Bowel...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) regional Australians are subject to ongoing and significant challenges with access to reliable telecommunications coverage, despite many years of...
- Mental Health (4 speeches)
The towns of Kiama and Gerringong on the New South Wales South Coast are simply stunning, with incredible beaches and surrounded by rolling farmland and pristine rainforest. Local families enjoy...
- Police Week (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that Police Week commences on 13 September 2025 with the 16th Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance, and concludes on National Police Remembrance Day, which will be...
- Battery Industry (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) commends the Government for its $500 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative that will give Australian businesses access to capital grants and production incentives...
- Ukraine (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that 24 August 2025 marks three and a half years since Russia's illegal, immoral and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine; (2) reaffirms Australia's...
- Domestic and Family Violence (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) one in four women and one in 14 men have experienced violence by an intimate partner since the age of 15 as of 2024; (b) 37 women were killed by a...
