House debates
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 10 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 25 May 2026. The report will be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fraud (1 speech)
Yet again, I have a meeting with people who have had their money stolen. Lion Property Group has their 400 victims—$250 million has gone. The Albanese government, under the Assistant...
- Liverpool City Council South Ward By-Election (1 speech)
On Saturday 18 April, the voters of Liverpool City Council South Ward went to the polls after the resignation of a councillor. Setting aside the unnecessary costs of this election, quoted by the...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
My phone was ringing hot in the morning, with constituents in the electorate of Wright letting me know their disappointment with the trail of broken promises from Labor as a result of the budget...
- Daintree Ferry (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of representing a seat such as Leichhardt is the unmatched natural beauty. Recently, I had the good fortune of being able to share that with the Assistant Minister to...
- Indigenous Health (2 speeches)
I have been agonising over whether or not to raise this issue on the national agenda. I just can't put it off any longer. The life expectancy of First Australians has slipped from 54 to 49,...
- Parliament in Schools Program (1 speech)
Parliament and Canberra can sometimes feel like something that is very far away. While we all get the pleasure of welcoming school groups to parliament when they visit, it is also important that...
- Budget (1 speech)
Madam Speaker, I don't need to tell you or any other member of this place just how tough things are out there in the economy at the moment, whether you're talking to businesses watching their...
- Heart Week (1 speech)
Sudden cardiac arrest can impact people of all ages, genders and lifestyles. It does not discriminate. Approximately 10 per cent of people who experience a cardiac arrest outside of hospital...
- Budget (1 speech)
After last night's budget debacle, hardworking Australians are waking up to the realisation that the harder they work the more this Albanese Labor government takes from them. In this misguided...
- Mother's Day Classic (1 speech)
Last Sunday, I participated in the Mother's Day Classic with my son alongside 100,000 Australians walking and running to support life-saving breast and ovarian cancer research. I was inspired by...
- Budget (1 speech)
Numbers matter. When the government brings down a budget, the numbers matter even more—$50 billion in more taxes on the Australian people. The disgrace from the budget last night is who the...
- National Plan for Young Australians and Music (1 speech)
At the launch of the national plan for the Push, here in Parliament House, there was a different kind of buzz in the air. Young people were talking about music, what they were building and where...
- Budget (4 speeches)
The budget rhetoric we heard last night from Labor shows they are taking the Australian people for mugs. While proclaiming to take pressure off Aussie families and lift living standards, Labor...
- Housing, Migration (1 speech)
The Treasurer stood up last night and hit us with hard news—that housing prices have increased more than 400 per cent since 1999. For many Australians, the dream of homeownership is dead....
- Budget (4 speeches)
One of the line items in last night's budget, I am proud to stand here and say, was our government's commitment to building more Bushmasters in Bendigo, with an extra $750 million to deliver...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Labor Government (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did Labor lie to Australians about your plan to tax them more?
- Budget (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the Albanese Labor government's budget help ease cost-of-living pressures, help younger Australians get into their own home and make our economy...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are participants of the Disability Trust Next Step program, an initiative for young people focusing on employment pathways, skill...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fertiliser (3 speeches)
Prime Minister, you cannot have agriculture without fertiliser. Diammonium phosphate is the most common fertiliser. The only plant in Australia is in Mount Isa, supplying almost half of...
- Housing (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How is the Albanese Labor government helping first home buyers get into a home of their own, and is the minister aware of any risks to this work?
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing the work of strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that we've been joined in the gallery today by a large parliamentary delegation from the National Assembly of Kenya, led by the Hon. Jeremiah Omboko Milemba CBS,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Jack earns $25,000 in income and realises a capital gain of $10,000. The tax on Jack's capital gain is $1,400, equal to his marginal tax rate of 14 per cent....
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government's tax reforms benefit Australian workers, first home buyers and businesses? How does this compare to other approaches?
- Housing: Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has confirmed he has used negative gearing and the CGT discount, and the Prime Minister, I note, has bought a $4.8 million property in...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How does the budget strengthen Australia's fuel security and resilience and protect Australians from future energy shocks? What...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Minister, up to 160,000 Australians with disability will be worse off under your government's NDIS cuts. You plan to slash $7,000 per...
- Middle East, Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is Australia engaging with other countries in relation to the Strait of Hormuz? How will last night's budget improve capability for the Australian...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor's budget of broken promises and higher taxes contains a budget bomb with more than $18 billion in new net zero spending. At the same time, Labor has...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I support the capital gains tax reform for housing, but my community and I are concerned about its impact on the startup sector, which contributes significantly...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. How is the Albanese Labor government working to secure the NDIS for future generations?
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why is the Albanese Labor government introducing a 50 per cent capital gains tax discount for foreign multinationals investing in renewable energy projects,...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. How is the Albanese government easing pressure on small businesses and ensuring they can plan for the future?
- Medical Research Future Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. After months of sustained advocacy and almost 8,000 campaign emails, I am thrilled that the budget includes an additional $508 million for...
- Rural and Regional Australia (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. How will the Albanese Labor government's budget deliver for regional Australia, and how does this...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
These 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)
- Budget (45 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Goldstein proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Budget (2 speeches)
Yesterday the Treasurer handed down this government's annual budget, and I want to talk today about what it means for the people of Curtin and for Australia. Let me start with what I welcome....
- Truck Week (1 speech)
Without trucks, our great nation comes to a screeching halt. Truck Week 2026 is a national celebration of Australia's heavy vehicle industry. Truck Week is a national initiative that showcases...
- Tangney Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
A few days ago, on 9 May, we celebrated World Migratory Bird Day. The theme was 'Every Bird Counts', and it highlighted the important role of community science for the conservation of migratory...
- Budget (2 speeches)
At this time last night, the Treasurer delivered one of the most uninspiring speeches I have heard in this place. I wondered why. I think maybe it was because the realisation was that he was...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Defence Properties (1 speech)
I want to raise the issue of the Defence announcement around the partial divestment of HMAS Penguin. HMAS Penguin is far more than a line in the Defence property portfolio. First and foremost, it...
- Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Tullamarine Community House and Men's Shed Inc, Maribyrnong Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
Tucked away in the quiet, leafy streets of Flemington, there's a small but mighty institution: the Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre. For 37 years, Farnham Street has operated under...
- Budget (1 speech)
Last night, the Labor government chose the gas industry. More than three in five Australians support a 25 per cent tax on gas exports. They know we're being ripped off and they want gas...
- Central Coast: Tertiary Education and Training (1 speech)
As a member of the federal Labor government, I understand the power that education can have to positively shape the future of Australians and the opportunities that open through furthering...
- Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to call on the Albanese and Cook governments to better support regional business owners following natural disasters. In March, northern Western Australia was devastated by Severe...
- Gilmore Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Well, it's been just over a year since I was re-elected by my community in Gilmore as their representative here in the federal parliament. Over the past 12 months, I'm so proud of what the...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Labor's fifth budget is a budget of broken promises—broken promises on tax, broken promises on the cost of living and broken promises to the regional Australians who feed this nation, fuel...
- Inland Rail (1 speech)
The Inland Rail is a nation-building project designed to strengthen Australia's supply chains, reduce freight congestion, improve road safety and deliver long-term economic growth for regional...
- Hawke Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of joining the Darley community to celebrate the upgrade of Federation Park—fantastic new facilities for local families, backed by $400,000 from the Albanese...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Right across my electorate last night, people were eagerly watching the budget to see what was in it for them. The good news is that there's $250 in the budget for them, but the $250 doesn't come...
- Fadden Electorate: Anzac Day, Runaway Bay Little Athletics, Jacobs Well Neighbourhood Police Beat, National Youth Parliament (1 speech)
Since we were last in parliament we commemorated Anzac Day across Australia. I was very proud to attend some local services: the Northern Gold Coast RSL, who held their dawn service at...
- Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
I want to recognise the outstanding finalists from the Hunter electorate in the 2026 Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards. This year, the Hunter electorate absolutely dominated these awards....
- New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Rural, Regional and Remote Australia: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I'm looking forward this Saturday to attending the Rural Fire Service medallion presentations at Murrumbateman, and there'll be a number of long-serving firefighters who will be acknowledged and...
- Budget, Ignite Futures, Kingston Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is firmly focused on delivering for Australians, and that includes young Australians. I have to say, whether it is making it easier to get into homeownership,...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It is with an extraordinarily heavy heart that I make my contribution here today because in this building there's quite often a lot of political point scoring and partisan political...
- Pearce Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
The incorporated speech read as follows— I am once again advocating for an essential investment in the future of the northern corridor of Pearce—the establishment of a hospital in...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
In my electorate of Cowper on the Mid North Coast, I have the privilege of representing over 47,000 constituents over the age of 65. That's more than a third of Cowper voters that may be eligible...
- Budget, Greenway Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last night, the Albanese government handed down our fifth budget—the most ambitious in decades. This is a responsible budget focused on resilience and reform. It's a budget welcomed by...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Budgets are about priorities, and the budget delivered last night reflects the priorities of this Labor government. Helping with the cost of living is our No. 1 priority, and that's what we...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Morris, Hon. Peter Frederick (8 speeches)
It's a great honour to rise in this chamber this evening to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the Hon. Peter Morris, a principled Labor man, a reformer of conviction and one of the most...
