House debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (1 speech)
I declare that Federation Chamber orders of the day Nos 2 to 4, government business, Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026 and two related appropriation bills, are returned to the House for...
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Red & Yellow Day (1 speech)
Today is Red & Yellow Day, a nationwide celebration of the volunteers who dedicate their time, energy and courage to keeping Australia's beaches safe. The heroism of our surf lifesavers has...
- Aldcroft, Mr William Thomas (Bill), OAM (1 speech)
Vale, Bill Aldcroft. Born in east London in 1922, Bill left school at the age of 14 barely able to read or write. Not letting that stop him, Bill served as a paratrooper during the Second World...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
Are you finding it harder under this terrible Labor government? Are you finding it harder to make ends meet? Is the cost-of-living pressure biting you? If it is, there's a good reason for it....
- World Obesity Day (1 speech)
Today is World Obesity Day, an important day to recognise one of the biggest health challenges facing Australia. Across our country, millions of Australians are living with being overweight or...
- Macclesfield War Memorial: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
The 100th anniversary of the Macclesfield War Memorial was held just last weekend. It was an important commemorative service to mark 100 years of the Macclesfield War Memorial. When you stand at...
- HMAS Yarra (1 speech)
I want to wish the Royal Australian Navy a happy 125th birthday and mark that today, 4 March, marks the 84th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Yarra in 1942 while escorting a convoy from...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
'I'm begging the health minister to help save my son's life.' Those are the words from Debbie for her son, Clinton. They join us in the gallery today. Clinton has a cancer, and he needs some...
- Menzies Electorate: Manningham State Emergency Service (1 speech)
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Manningham SES unit as they celebrated the arrival of their new truck, an important addition to their fleet that will strengthen their capacity to...
- Australian Parliament (1 speech)
Spoiler alert! One of the following names will be the future member for Groom: Hayley, Emmy, Penny, Annabelle, Emily, Gracie and Sofie. No, I am not giving away early retirement plans! I am...
- Women's Health (1 speech)
Twelve months ago, the Albanese Labor government made a landmark commitment: an almost $793 million investment in the health of Australian women and girls. Today, we stand proud not just of a...
- Economy (2 speeches)
The Treasurer is fond of saying that the economy is 'in better nick'. Really? Real wages are down, energy costs are up and inflationary pressure is driving interest rate increases. The size of...
- Bendigo Sports Star Awards (1 speech)
I rise to share with the House the news that the Bendigo Sports Star Awards have achieved another milestone. On Friday, it was their 60th anniversary. The Bendigo Sports Star Awards are the...
- Economy (1 speech)
We've seen Labor this week focus on cheap political stunts and scoring political points when they should be focused on the Australian people and the economic and national security challenges they...
- Labor Government: Women (1 speech)
In honour of International Women's Day this Sunday, I say to all women across the country and in Brisbane: this government's delivering for you. Let's start with health—660,000 women have...
- Macular Degeneration (1 speech)
Today I'm once again asking the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Minister for Health and Ageing and Deputy Leader of the House not to force regional patients...
- Economy: Women (1 speech)
We are the dominant force in controlling consumer spending. When we participate in the workforce, we drive productivity and competitiveness. And when our full potential is unlocked, the economic...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
People are now poorer after four years of Labor. Life is harder, families are stressed and hard work doesn't seem to pay off any more. People don't feel like they can get ahead because the Aussie...
- Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
I'm really proud to be a gunzel, and let me tell you what that means. It means I grew up with two parents in the railways, spending my weekends seeing level crossings with my dad and my two...
- Economy (3 speeches)
The national accounts have now confirmed what Australians are living. They're going to the supermarket and having to put items back because real wages are going backwards while prices are rising....
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
As a former domestic violence lawyer, I have represented women and children at the most terrifying moments of their lives. I have seen the courage it takes to leave, and I've seen firsthand that,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. The US, UK, Germany, Canada, France and Denmark have all seen...
- Middle East (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese government working to support and advise Australian nationals impacted by the recent conflict in the Middle East?
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. Real wages are now 2.1 per cent lower than four years ago,...
- Fuel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How has the Albanese Labor government acted to strengthen Australia's fuel security? Why has this been so critical after a decade of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'll now do some acknowledgements and welcome people to the parliament. I see in the gallery today the Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, former premier of Queensland; Nick Dametto, the Mayor of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Public Sector Governance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The review of public sector board appointments found that the current appointments process is not fit for purpose and often looks like patronage and...
- Fuel (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What steps has the Albanese Labor government taken to prevent price gouging by fuel suppliers following the events in the Middle East, and is the Treasurer aware...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. Today's national accounts show the...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Following the antisemitic attacks directed by the Iranian regime in Australia in 2024, what steps have been taken by the government to keep Australians safe?
- Economy (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. Australia's inflation rate is higher than South Africa. the...
- Women's Economic Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting women that are facing homelessness and providing...
- Migration (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. Today's national accounts show that Australia's population...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government making it easier for Australians to see a bulk-billing GP after a decade of cuts and neglect, how do...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I have a couple of further acknowledgements—Councillor Sophie Tan, the mayor of the City of Greater Dandenong; Councillor Paige Kennett; Councillor Stefan Koomen; Councillor Brett Owen; and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Grocery Prices (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In Coles, pink lady apples are $8.90 a kilo. It's no surprise that Woolworths advertise the same apples for the same price. Australian families are...
- Tertiary Education and Training (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to make university more accessible and more affordable? What are the risks?
- Albanese Government: Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On Labor's watch Australians have endured the longest household recession on record. Prices are up sharply. Real wages are down....
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering for Australian workers, and what are the risks?
- Artificial Intelligence (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. AI is already having a significant impact on the country and is rapidly evolving. My community is concerned that the government does have enough urgency in...
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government working to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence and supporting workers on the front line?
- Economy (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor, Australia is the only advanced economy where living standards have gone backwards. Today's national accounts show productivity, Australia's...
- Murray-Darling Basin (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government tracking on delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, and how does...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (6 speeches)
My question goes to the conduct of the House. I've noticed this week it has become the habit of the Prime Minister, the Treasurer and occasionally the Leader of the House to stand at the dispatch...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (13 speeches)
The member for Goldstein has indicated to me, and I will now ask him does he claim to be misrepresented?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
These 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Health Care (12 speeches)
I've received a letter from the honourable member for Fowler proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The postcode lottery of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
I am pleased to table Report 2 of 2026 of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e). I ask leave of the House to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent debate on order of the day No. 6, government business, in the Federation Chamber today,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Diabetes (1 speech)
In June 2024, the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport released a significant report following the parliamentary diabetes inquiry. This report is a wake-up call for our national...
- Lent, Holi (1 speech)
This time of year, many Australians are observing seasons and festivals that hold deep spiritual significance. In my community in Calwell, this time of year is a significant one for faith...
- Ryan Bowman Legacy of Care Foundation (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about palliative and end-of-life care in regional South Australia, about how we listen to carer voices and about ensuring that dignity is preserved during one of the most...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
The cost of living and the cost of housing are consistently the biggest issues for people in my electorate of Blair, and I know many people are doing it tough. On this side, we hear that, and...
- Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (1 speech)
In recent days in Victoria, we have seen the full extent of the protection racket that the Allan Labor government is running for the Victorian branch of the CFMEU. For those who are not following...
- Cost of Living, Red & Yellow Day, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (1 speech)
Cost-of-living relief provided by the Albanese Labor government is being rolled out right across the country, and it's making a real difference to communities like mine in southern Sydney. Our...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Calare Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
On Australia Day in Calare, we celebrated the wonderful community members who've made such an enormous contribution to the life of our region and country. I had the privilege of attending...
- Medicare, Broadband, Renewable Energy, Consumer Protections: Subscriptions (1 speech)
Labor created Medicare and Labor has always set about making bulk-billing stronger. In the ACT, bulk-billing rates are among the lowest in the nation, and we've worked assiduously since coming to...
- Fowler Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
My community in Fowler is navigating the cost-of-living crisis and persistent inflation. People are struggling. They're facing rising energy costs, and many simply cannot afford to turn on the...
- Tangney Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
For any student, the path after year 12 is not always clear. For students with significant cognitive disabilities, the path can be even more challenging. I met Tracey and her daughter Asha last...
- Boswell, Hon. Ronald Leslie Doyle, AO (1 speech)
'Not pretty but pretty effective'—this statement will always be attributed to Ron Boswell. Today I dedicate my speech to the late former senator Ron Boswell AO. Ron passed away peacefully...
- Swan Electorate: Men's Health (1 speech)
Across Australia, statistics tell a confronting story. Three out of every four suicides are men, with around 2½ thousand lives lost every year. Men die five years earlier in cities and,...
- La Trobe Electorate: Chin National Day (1 speech)
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to join the south-east Melbourne Chin community to celebrate the 78th Chin National Day in Pakenham, in the electorate of La Trobe. I thank the president,...
- Middle East, Cybersafety (1 speech)
On Saturday night I attended the Radio Neshat Persian Awards. It was a celebration and commemoration of Iranian Australian excellence across the Australian community, in community service,...
- Fisher Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
Each Anzac Day, we pause to remember those who served, those who sacrificed and those who never came home, but there's one place—half a world away, in northern France—where...
- Central Coast: Medicare, Wyong Neighbourhood Centre, Dobell Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
Well done, PK! The Albanese Labor government is strengthening Medicare and delivering more services in the heart of communities, including on the Central Coast of New South Wales. At the 2022...
- Inside Pompeii: Origins of a European Way of Life (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending my first event as the shadow minister for the arts, a topic I'm deeply passionate about. As part of a strategic cultural partnership between the European...
- Boothby Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
Da jia hao! Chinese New Year officially concluded yesterday, and what a whirlwind of celebration it's been. Across the length and breadth of Australia, Chinese Australians exchanged red...
- Monash Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
West Gippsland Hospital has been sewn into the fabric of our community since its first building was completed prior to the First World War. It's a critical asset to thousands of people, not just...
- Red & Yellow Day (1 speech)
() (): The incorporated speech read as follows— Thank you, Deputy Speaker. As we gather in the chamber on 4 March—Red & Yellow Day—it feels especially fitting to pay tribute...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
A parent with a child born with a degenerative neurological condition faces a future with challenges. My constituent Katherine McDowell of Dubbo has been fighting for her son, Harley, since he...
- Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, Bega Show (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate and commend Australia's Winter Olympic team, who delivered an incredible performance at the Milano Cortina games. It is no surprise that Eden-Monaro led the medal...
- Murray-Darling Medical Schools Network (1 speech)
Last year, 18 November was a real milestone for the Murray-Darling medical school. The Murray-Darling Medical Schools Network was established by the coalition government and consists of five...
- Kek, Dr Teng-Kiong, Breast Cancer (1 speech)
I want to honour an extraordinary member of our community, Dr Teng-Kiong Kek, who passed away peacefully on 10 January this year. His loss is felt deeply across Mount Druitt and well beyond. Born...
- Deregulation (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the recent visit of our shadow minister for housing and homelessness and former shadow minister for productivity and deregulation, Senator Andrew Bragg, to my...
- International Women's Day, Ley, Hon. Sussan Penelope (1 speech)
As International Women's Day approaches, I recognise the women in this parliament, the women in our communities and the women who keep our country moving every single day. International Women's...
- Multiculturalism, Faces of Wyndham (2 speeches)
This year saw an extraordinary confluence of cultural and religious celebration around the world. Within a two-week period, half the world's population celebrated Lunar New Year, Lent, Ramadan...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Jonceski, Mr Ljupco (Luch) (2 speeches)
Luch was loved by the entire parliament. I'll never forget, as a relatively new member sitting with Simon Crean in the front row, Luch came along and was instantly greeted by Simon. The banter...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Health, Aged Care and Disability Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on the committee's report No child left behind: report into the Thriving Kids initiative. As the member for Dunkley and as a member of the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Annual Climate Change Statement (8 speeches)
Climate change is a complex and multifaceted problem. It requires an ambitious and effective national strategy for emissions reduction and the development of clean industries underpinned by...
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (12 speeches)
I went to one of those schools that does school reunions every 10 years. It's quite a competitive school. Our first couple of reunions were before the advent of Facebook, so, when we met up for...
