House debates
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Speaker, I present report No. 3 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 27 October...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Joint Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (4 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Lindsay moving the following motion immediately: (1) a select committee, to be known as the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fisher Electorate: Rail Transport (1 speech)
After years of delay and neglect under the former state Labor government, The Wave heavy rail stage 1 and 2 project is finally full steam ahead. For too long, Labor promised the Sunshine Coast a...
- Moore, Mr Peter (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of a great volunteer and friend of the community in Werriwa, Peter Moore. After 21 years, Peter Moore has taken the decision to step aside from his involvement...
- Crime (1 speech)
Aimee and Nick Mazza of Mildura are victims of the Labor government's failure to protect and deliver justice to mum and dad investors subject to financial crimes. Nick and Aimee have been through...
- Henry, Mr Joey (1 speech)
I rise with sadness to pay tribute to a promising young life cut tragically short. On Friday, Joey Henry lost his life in a farm vehicle accident. He was an immensely talented rugby player with a...
- Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I want to congratulate all the students who participated in the Raise Our Voice in Parliament initiative. I'll read out the winning speech from Fowler by a 14-year-old constituent of mine,...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
A university education is something that all Australians should have the opportunity to pursue. Nearly half of young Australians now have a degree, but that's not the case in Macquarie Fields,...
- Energy (1 speech)
Mount Isa brings in 1½ billion dollars a year, it is responsible for 15,000 jobs in the Australian economy and it is in desperate, desperate trouble. The trouble arises because the gas...
- Sturt Electorate: Madonna di Montevergine Feast (1 speech)
On Sunday 28 September 2025, I had the privilege of attending the 70th Madonna di Montevergine feast, including the procession, mass and party held on the grounds of the St Francis of Assisi...
- National Police Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Every day when a police officer answers a call, they never truly know what they're going to find out behind that door. Yet they go, without hesitation, to protect us. The badge they wear is more...
- Korean War, War Widows Day (1 speech)
This coming Sunday in Darwin in my electorate, I will be attending a Legacy NT event commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Battle for Maryang San during the Korean War in 1951, where...
- Davey, Ms Tiffany (1 speech)
I rise to give a big shout out to Western Australia's newly minted rural ambassador, Tiffany Davey. I caught up with Tiffany last week at the Perth Royal Show and congratulated her on her...
- Melbourne Electorate: Volunteering (2 speeches)
Ahoy, Deputy Speaker! At North Wharf in Docklands, I saw volunteers bring a 122-year-old ship back to life: the Alma Doepel, a three-mast tall ship built in 1903. This ship has served our nation....
- Queensland: Sport (1 speech)
Well, I couldn't resist—how good is Queensland! It's been a great year. It's very rare that you have a year like this, no matter what state you're from. First of all, of course, we won the...
- Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
In my electorate of Aston, we have many incredible manufacturing businesses. Last month, I had the honour of visiting one of them to see firsthand how they operate. Catten Industries are a family...
- Holt, Mr Christopher (Chris) (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge the passing of Christopher Holt, the former principal of Marist-Sion College in Warragul who led the school with great distinction from 1993 to 2006. Chris Holt was a man of...
- World Tasting Championship (1 speech)
Mesdames and messieurs—oh la la! The Hunter Valley has done it again. At the 2025 World Tasting Championship in the heart of France, our Aussie team of wine-growers and wine-lovers went sip...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Australia's way of life is built on the values of fairness, of tolerance and of respect. But, unfortunately, our strength and unity are being tested during times of civil unrest never before seen...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
October is mental health month, and I want to take this opportunity to highlight our important investment in mental health support for our communities. Our government is investing $1 billion to...
- Forestry Industry (1 speech)
Since we last sat in this chamber, New South Wales Labor have gutted another regional industry. The industry they gutted this time—and that they've all but wiped out—is the forestry...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
Labor is getting on with the job of delivering a renewable clean energy future, but what's the member for Riverina doing? He's opposing renewables, talking down projects that create local jobs...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Minister, asked when you and your office were first notified about the triple 0 crisis, you said: … we were not notified of the...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. What are the opportunities of acting on climate change? Are there any risks to acting on climate change, and what would not acting...
- Telecommunications (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Yesterday, the minister told the House that the government made no error in the triple 0 crisis and that it was 'the fault of Optus and Optus...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government tackling the environmental challenge of climate change while seizing the economic opportunities of renewable energy,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, recent media reports state that your government had no involvement in bringing back the ISIS-affiliated group. My community in Fowler, home...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What did Treasury's net zero modelling show about the Albanese Labor government's approach to the transformation to cleaner and cheaper energy? And what risks are...
- Telecommunications (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Minister, when you were advised of a triple 0 outage that your department had no idea about, why didn't your office raise it with your...
- Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Minister, how will the Albanese Labor government's $1.1 billion commitment to building a...
- Telecommunications (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. A chain of emails revealing the minister's personal office's knowledge of the escalating triple 0 outage crisis on 18 September included...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering credible action on climate change and why is this...
- Telecommunications (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Noting the minister's determination to hold Optus to account, why did the minister express confusion about the opposition's amendment to double...
- Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How are the Albanese Labor government ensuring Australians, particularly apprentices, can make the most of the opportunities in the clean...
- Medical Research Future Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Minister, Australian medical researchers and universities are struggling to survive while your government is releasing less than half of what...
- Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government working with the Queensland government to protect jobs in regional Queensland and strengthen Australia's copper capability?
- Telecommunications (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to the minister's previous answer, where she refused to address whether welfare checks have been conducted. It is an open secret in the...
- 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 back first home buyers and build more homes? What is...
- Centre for Disease Control (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. The former director-general of the American Centers for Disease Control, Dr Susan Monarez, testified that she was illegally sacked from...
- Schools: Bullying (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to address bullying in schools and to make our schools safer for all Australian children?
- Minister for Communications (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. As the minister earlier said, people have died. Instead of coming clean about what the minister and her office knew and when, the minister chose...
- Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. How is the Albanese Labor government making medicines cheaper for all Australians? How are new medicines being listed on the PBS making new treatments...
- Pest Management (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the grand final is over; Queensland won—sorry about that! The season is over. A thousand North Queensland Rugby League players are...
- Natural Disasters (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to prepare communities, particularly in regional Australia, for more intense natural disasters...
- Telecommunications (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. As a self-described new minister, over the last two days the minister has informed this House that it is not appropriate for the minister to...
- Taxation: Alcohol (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government taking action to support Australia's local pubs, sporting clubs and RSLs and the Australians who gather and celebrate in...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister of Singapore (2 speeches)
Today I had the great pleasure of welcoming Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to our parliament, his first official visit to Australia as Prime Minister of Singapore. Last night at the Lodge, Jodie...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 3 of 2025-26 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 3 of 2025-26 entitled Implementation of procurement reforms: Digital Transformation Agency and Department of Finance: Digital...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (12 speeches)
I have received letters from the honourable member for Macquarie and the honourable member for Lindsay proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for...
- Bills (0 speeches)
