House debates
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Picton, Mr Tim (1 speech)
on indulgence—My friend and the friend of many on this side of the chamber, Tim Picton, passed away yesterday following a violent incident in Perth on 27 December. Tim Picton was just 36...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026; Report from Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Review of the exposure draft...
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading (24 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The terrorists who killed 15 people on that horrible day had hate in their hearts, and guns in their hands. The tragic events at Bondi demand a...
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (21 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Schedule 2, item 11, page 12 (line 14), omit "only". (2) Schedule 2, item 11, page 12 (line 22), at the end...
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026; Third Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Second Reading (19 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Bondi attack and antisemitism 14 December 2025 will be marked in history as one of Australia's most horrific and most tragic. Fifteen innocent...
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (21 speeches)
The House will now consider the bill in detail, in accordance with the resolution agreed to on 19 January 2026. The bill will be now taken as a whole. The question is that the bill be agreed to.
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, just a suggestion on arrangements if I may. First of all, because the resolution of the House says that there would be a suspension if we finish before two o'clock, I might suggest...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Australia: Natural Disasters (3 speeches)
Every summer in Australia—and often the period which is dangerous is getting longer and longer—our people face the challenge of extreme weather. In the last month, Queenslanders and...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Health and Ageing will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The families of the Bondi terrorist attack victims had to beg the Prime Minister, through their grief and tears, for a Commonwealth royal commission into...
- Antisemitism (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. After the tragic events of the violent, antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach last month, how is the Albanese government working to combat...
- Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. What is the Albanese government doing to strengthen our laws to combat antisemitism, hate and extremism after the Bondi terror attack?
- Antisemitism (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, New South Wales Labor Premier Chris Minns has said sorry to the Jewish community for his handling of the antisemitism crisis that led to the...
- Gun Control (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Why is the passage of the Albanese government's gun reforms so important for Australians? What would it have meant to the Bondi terror attack and...
- Bondi Beach Attack Victims (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Sheina Gutnick, whose father was tragically killed during Australia's deadliest-ever terror attack, in Bondi, publicly wrote: Australia did not fail quietly....
- Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion (11 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. How is the government addressing antisemitism and social cohesion after the Bondi terror attack? What role will the royal commission play?
- Antisemitism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How is the Australian Federal Police working to crack down on antisemitic crimes, and what progress has there been?
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In 2022 there were 60 older South Australians stuck in Adelaide hospitals waiting for residential aged care. As...
- Australia: Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting communities in my state of Victoria and in Queensland that have been affected by recent...
- Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister told Australians that national security experts advised against a Commonwealth royal commission. In establishing the royal commission, has...
- International Relations: Australia and Iran (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How have the Australian government expressed our support for the Iranian people and taken action against the Iranian regime?
