House debates
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- New South Wales: Roads (4 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member from Calare moving the following motion—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) all the major...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (12 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring immediately: (1) the Member for Lyne presenting a Bill for an Act to establish...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust (0 speeches)
- Appointment (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948, Mr Violi be discharged as a trustee serving on the Parliamentary Retiring...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating a member to be a participating member of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters.
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's Report 2/2026: Referral made in September 2025. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with...
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report entitled Report 232: Papua New Guinea-Australia Mutual Defence Treaty (the Pukpuk Treaty). Report made a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: Report 4 of 2026. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fuel (2 speeches)
Soaring fuel costs are affecting Australians everywhere. Homes and businesses across my electorate are struggling, and some of our most valuable frontline community services are under real...
- Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity Shield, Jack Fitzgibbon Cup, Bade, Dr Patrick (1 speech)
I rise to speak about two soldiers, a sister, a mother and father, and a surgeon. On Saturday the Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity Shield match was played in Matt's home town of Bellingen, New...
- Yamba Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge and congratulate a group of outstanding young athletes from the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club who achieved wonderful results at the recent Australian Surf Lifesaving...
- Biosecurity, Perth Zoo (1 speech)
With H5 avian influenza on our doorstep, the Albanese government's $100 million investment in biosecurity preparedness is critical. It's helping organisations like the Perth Zoo, in my electorate...
- Public Sector Governance (1 speech)
After robodebt wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of Australians of being in debt, this government promised that it would never let something like this happen again. Now, the government is...
- Thornton, Ms Olivia (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge Olivia Thornton, who is concluding her time as Chief Executive Officer of Cricket ACT, marking the end of an extraordinary period of leadership for the organisation and for...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
What will the Easter bunny be bringing this year? A couple of chocolates? A bunny? A lolly or two? How about an eye-watering power bill? How about a mortgage repayment that makes your eyes water...
- National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, Macquarie Technology Group (1 speech)
I'd love to inform the House that the National Reconstruction Fund, established by the Albanese Labor government, has announced that it's making a $200 million hybrid note investment into...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
I rise today to speak for the families in my electorate of Capricornia who are looking at the calendar this month with a sense of dread rather than excitement. Easter should be a time for...
- Wages and Salaries (1 speech)
Yesterday, the Fair Work Commission handed down a long-overdue decision: they abolished junior rates for Australians over 18. This is a massive win for young workers in retail, fast food and...
- O'Connor Electorate: Fuel (1 speech)
I rise today to make the House aware of the dire predicament of just one of the 46 local government authorities across my electorate of O'Connor. Rebecca McCall, CEO of the wheatbelt shire of...
- Bendigo Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I'm really proud to stand here in the House today and say that Bendigo's largest GP clinic today will become a Medicare bulk-billing practice. The Bendigo Primary Care Centre is our largest. It...
- Maranoa Electorate: Fuel (1 speech)
This Easter will be the hardest Easter for Australians in living memory not only because they're paying $27,000 more for their mortgage. Their electricity bills have gone up by 40 per cent and...
- Consumer Protection (1 speech)
This government is serious about protecting Australians so they can keep more of what they earn. Today I joined the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury to...
- Fuel (1 speech)
Easter is a holy time. It's a time when families get together, and they look forward to those reunions. Often, they look forward to having their city cousins coming to the regions. But this won't...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
Last weekend, I spent some time in the great suburb of Peakhurst, right in the middle of my electorate of Banks, knocking on doors and speaking to residents. The locals in Peakhurst are focused...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Once upon a time there was a little chicken running through a village shouting, 'The sky is falling, the sky is falling!' Everyone laughed. They laughed because it was too much—too over the...
- Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship Program (1 speech)
Last week, the Albanese Labor government launched the Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship program, a $15.8 million initiative to support the development of Australia's future nuclear-powered...
- Fuel (3 speeches)
Searching for a servo that's not empty, filling up a car at an exorbitant cost, cancelling travel plans altogether—this is the Easter that so many Australians face. Instead of a happy...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel Security (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister told ABC Melbourne 'fuel supplies have not been disrupted'. Tonight the Prime Minister will deliver an emergency address to the...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What steps is the Albanese Labor government taking to help Australians with cost-of-living pressures brought on by the war in the Middle East? How does that...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is a Commonwealth Games Australia delegation, including: Ben Houston, the President of Commonwealth Games Australia; Craig...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Gambling Advertising (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, many Australians have lobbied tirelessly for gambling advertising reform, so you can imagine how interested we are in today's media report...
- Fuel Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. With the war in the Middle East disrupting global supply chains, how has the Albanese Labor government acted to strengthen...
- Fuel (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Transport. What work is the Albanese Labor government doing to support Australians and the transport industry, who are feeling the impacts of war in the Middle...
- Road Transport Industry (2 speeches)
Patience is a virtue. My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government easing pressures on the road transport industry?
- Fossil Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the Queensland LNP government is using its powers to fast-track drilling for oil in the Taroom Trough. Given our national fuel crisis, will...
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. How is the Albanese Labor government helping our farmers, fishers and producers to manage the impacts of conflict in the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I would like to welcome the Mayor of Mackay, Councillor Greg Williamson, as a the guest of the member for Dawson.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fossil Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The government's east coast gas reservation is due to start next year. It will compel the three Queensland LNG exporters to reserve...
- Cost of Living (6 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. In the face of global instability, how is the Albanese Labor government taking practical action to protect...
- National Fuel Security Plan (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under the so-called National Fuel Security Plan, can the Prime Minister list who will be classified as a critical user?
- Fuel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities. How is the current fuel crisis impacting housing construction? How is the Albanese Labor government...
- Albanese Government: Automated Decision-Making (2 speeches)
This is a question for the Attorney-General. It's coming up to a decade since the implementation of the robodebt scheme, but there's still no mandatory framework for the use of automated...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government improving access to free health care for all Australians?
- Fuel (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister list who will be classified as a critical user under the National Fuel Security Plan?
- Tertiary Education and Training (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to reform higher education and build the workforce of our future?
- Great Western Highway (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Great Western Highway is closed indefinitely, and two days ago a car accident on Chifley Road shut down all access in and out of the Central West. Ian...
- Cost of Living (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering cost-of-living relief for Australians, including in the social services portfolio, and are...
- Fuel Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Has the government received advice of any additional fuel ships bound for Australia that have been delayed or cancelled?
- Albanese Government (4 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. At a time of global uncertainty and economic pressure, how is the Albanese Labor government fulfilling its commitments and delivering for Australians.
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Farrer Electorate; Issue of Writ (1 speech)
I inform the House that today I issued the writ in connection with the by-election for the division of Farrer, and the dates fixed were those announced to the House on 5 March 2026.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 28 of 2025-26 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 28 of 2025-26 entitled Settlement engagement and transition support program: Department of Home Affairs; Department of Social...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting. Question agreed to.
- 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)
- Prime Minister (24 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: The Prime Minister's...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Youth Voice Forum (1 speech)
I wanted to come here to relay the youth voices of Warringah. Now remember, I rise to speak about representation and whose voices are heard here in this place and in this parliament. For me, it's...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the national crisis of domestic violence and outline the action the Albanese government is taking to uphold the right of Australian women and girls to live in safety....
- Monash Electorate: Leongatha Healthcare, Gas Industry (1 speech)
It has been 75 days since the Leongatha Healthcare clinic closed, and patients are still waiting for access to critical medical records. We've had a very dedicated group of local general...
- Barton Electorate: Community Events, Housing (1 speech)
I had the pleasure last Saturday at Gardiner Park in Banksia to support the bake sale hosted by Banksia Tigers Football Club to fundraise to support displaced Lebanese families. It was a very...
- Manufacturing Industry, Boyne Smelters Limited (1 speech)
Last month, the federal and state governments announced a $2 billion bailout for the Rio Tinto Boyne aluminium smelter in my electorate of Flynn in Gladstone. This decision will mean the...
- Lone Pine Barracks (2 speeches)
Today I want to speak about an institution that is woven into the fabric of the Hunter and the Upper Hunter: the Lone Pine Barracks, home to the Australian Army in Singleton. For many...
- Easter (1 speech)
Thank you, Speaker. I thank you for the indulgence of standing up. We've got a minute to go before five o'clock. Never one to miss an opportunity, can I express my best wishes to my parliamentary...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (1 speech)
We've now had the new aged-care system for five months. This was supposed to make life better for older Australians, but for so many this has done the absolute opposite. We have long waiting...
- Health Care (1 speech)
Today, I rise to speak about a reform that, while practical in design, is profound in impact, and that is the new Medicare urgent care clinic at Erina. Behind every policy and behind every...
- Veterans (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the privilege of touring the newly completed Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial with the Parliamentary Friends of Veterans. It was a powerful experience—a moment to...
- Warrandyte Festival (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the Warrandyte Festival, which was held last Friday and Saturday and is now in its 49th year. Warrandyte is in the northern part of my electorate of Menzies, and, in...
- Volunteering, Easter (1 speech)
I rise today to address a silent crisis unfolding in the heart of my electorate. The Kidney Support Network in Mackay has detailed the critical challenges currently threatening their essential...
- Iranian Australian Community, Haitidis, Mr George, ESM (1 speech)
I rise today in solidarity with Australia's much-loved Iranian community and for those in Iran who are living with fear, repression and uncertainty. I want to start by expressing my very deep and...
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (1 speech)
Today I recognise the extraordinary work of the Women's Legal Service Queensland and wish to commend their powerful community initiative known as the Epic Walk for domestic and family violence....
- Babana Aboriginal Men's Group Inc. (1 speech)
I want to talk today about a fantastic organisation in my electorate. 'Babana' means 'brother' in the Dharuk language, and it's a unique brotherhood that embraces Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
I'm going to do something completely contrarian today for this chamber. I am going to congratulate the Albanese government. Let's start by congratulating them on securing enough fuel and solving...
- Australian-Philippine Association Illawarra, Namaste Mart Wollongong, Nan Tien Temple (1 speech)
I am so proud to represent the vibrant and multicultural Illawarra, where diverse communities enrich our region with celebration, life and colour. I recently attended the 47th anniversary of the...
- Hinkler Electorate: Tourism Industry, Rural, Regional and Remote Australia: Services, Hinkler Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Consumer confidence has now fallen to its lowest since records began. Regional areas like Hinkler need urgent support for the tourism and local business sector. In the aftermath of devastating...
- Canberra Electorate: Health Care, Canberra Electorate: Old Narrabundah Community Council (1 speech)
For too long it has been too difficult for Canberrans to find a bulk-billing GP. We've been listening to them, and I'm proud that our government has been able to deliver extra support to Canberra...
- Australian National Flag, Fairfax Electorate: Homelessness (1 speech)
To love our flag is to love our country. Australians aren't a people who go for the pomp and ceremony like so many nations do, but that doesn't mean that we aren't deeply patriotic. Recently,...
- Hawke Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Today I want to recognise some of the beautiful things that have been happening across our communities in my electorate of Hawke in recent times. It was a privilege to join the Sunbury community...
- Australian Sikh Games (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the upcoming 38th Australian Sikh Games to be held in Melbourne from 3 to 5 April 2026 at Parkville. I've been to a number of these games in the past and they are...
- Medicare (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about the government's agenda for strengthening Medicare. It won't be any surprise to Australians to know at the core of that agenda is turning around the bulk-billing rates...
- Wannon Electorate: Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
One of the great sights you'll see in western Victoria happens when two brolgas are courting and start dancing in a paddock. It is magic to witness and watch. But the sad reality is that the...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The NDIS is a fantastic Labor initiative. I have spent my working life dealing with kids—many with severe disability—and I remember Trent very, very well. Trent is now in his 40s. I...
- O'Connor Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to give a big shout-out to three local sporting champions from the electorate of O'Connor—Jethro Wright, Bailey Cronin and Aylah Chadwick—all of whom I caught up with...
- Prangnell, Mr Brian Charles, OAM, McGarry, Mr Michael, Anderson, Mr Sid (1 speech)
() (): The incorporated speech read as follows— It is with deep respect and affection as the federal member for Pearce that I honour the life and legacy of Mr Brian Charles Prangnell OAM. I...
- Fuel (2 speeches)
The conflict in the Middle East is having real consequences here at home. It's pushing up global fuel prices and putting pressure on Australian families, farmers and small businesses. I want...
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Mason, Hon. Sir Anthony Frank, AC, KBE, GBM, KC (2 speeches)
Today we remember and honour the life of Sir Anthony Mason, a man whose lasting contributions to the High Court of Australia continue to shape our legal landscape. Sir Anthony passed away just...
- Bills (0 speeches)
