House debates
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Gas Industry: Taxation (1 speech)
Here are some people the government should be listening to about a 25 per cent tax on gas exports instead of the gas lobbyists. Jakub asks: How is it possible that the government of Japan...
- Jessop, Mr Alan Frederick, OAM (1 speech)
I rise to honour the life of one of our most loved Canberrans, Alan Jessop OAM, who passed away on 15 May at the age of 95. Well known in Canberra, Alan collected for the Salvation Army in Civic...
- Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
On 14 May, I launched my petition about this government ripping away private health insurance rebates for the over-65s. Since that time, we've had 5,366 Australians sign this petition. These are...
- Darwin Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (1 speech)
Our federal Labor government is delivering for the people of Australia. As promised, the Darwin Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opened on Monday. Following on from the massive success of the...
- Israel (1 speech)
Like most people, I was appalled by the vile treatment of flotilla participants by the Israeli national security minister. The footage, showing bound and kneeling activists being taunted and...
- Budget (8 speeches)
It is a simple dream and one that ought to be attainable—the sold sign at the front of a house, close to work and schools, a happy family pictured out the front. Though quickly, this was...
- Hasluck Electorate (1 speech)
One of the driving reasons why I ran in 2022 was to see that opportunity reached every part of my electorate of Hasluck. I walked thousands of streets and spoke to neighbours and community...
- Budget (2 speeches)
O'Connor's mineral and agricultural wealth drives the Australian economy, and in this toxic budget my regional communities have been sorely neglected. Families dealing with rising power bills,...
- Bloom, Mr Leon (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to Leon Bloom, believed to be the last surviving Jewish Australian veteran of World War II. Born in Footscray, Victoria in 1923, Leon Bloom passed away, symbolically, just a...
- Fuel Security (1 speech)
My community in Bonner is home to the Ampol Lytton refinery, one of only two refineries in the country helping to keep Australia moving and supporting almost a thousand local jobs. At a time of...
- Energy (1 speech)
The jet-setting part-time Minister for Climate Change and Energy came into this House on 14 May, blustering that my electorate of Mallee had 1,466 batteries—six times that of Melbourne. On...
- Budget (2 speeches)
It is the first State of Origin game tonight, and I am a true Queenslander. It's a clash of the game's greatest. Like any good game, you need a game plan and courage if you're the one that's...
- Housing (2 speeches)
To those opposite: I think sometimes what we need to do in this place is think about people. I remember, in 2022, during the federal election campaign, meeting a woman who was playing a clarinet...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister will be absent from question time today due to his duties as Minister for Defence. The Minister for Defence Industry will answer questions on his...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister advise the House how many of Australia's nearly three million small and family businesses will be carved out of Labor's capital gains...
- Taxation (10 speeches)
Prime Minister, today's inflation data confirms that, if the coalition's tax back guarantee were in place right now, a typical taxpayer would receive $410 of tax relief this year, growing to well...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How will the Albanese Labor government's reforms to employment services help get more Australians into jobs?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are Mr Chris Quealy and Mary de Vay visiting from the Blue Mountains as guests of the member for Macquarie. Also in the Speaker's...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. The recent resignations of both the commissioner and the deputy commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission present an opportunity to rebuild...
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government's budget delivering reforms to housing policy that are pro aspiration and pro supply? Why is this important, and are...
- Housing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How is the Albanese Labor government helping Australians across the country to get into a home of their own? Are there any other approaches to housing...
- Budget (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to your previous answer. In 1999, capital gains could be averaged over five years to stop small-business owners being pushed into the top tax...
- National Reconciliation Week (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today, we mark the beginning of Reconciliation Week, an opportunity to reflect on our shared history. Why is it important that all Australians come together...
- Artificial Intelligence (4 speeches)
Prime Minister, my constituents are concerned that the government is increasingly using automated tools to make decisions without proper safeguards. Nearly 1,000 Australians have had their income...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to advise the House that we're joined today by the school captains from Unity College in Murray Bridge, who are in the gallery as guests of the member for Barker. Welcome to question...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. How is the Albanese Labor government working with our farmers, fishers and producers to secure more fuel and fertiliser to...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Prime Minister said ISIS sympathisers who returned to Australia would 'face the full force of the law'. How many ISIS sympathisers who arrived...
- Antisemitism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How has the Albanese Labor government used the laws passed by this parliament in January to prohibit dangerous hate groups?
- World Blood Cancer Day (2 speeches)
Health Minister, the Life-saving List campaigners have taken Australia's bone marrow donor registry from 168,000 to nearly 190,000. Three years ago, you said Australia had not moved fast enough...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. How is the Albanese Labor government working with local government to help our regions thrive? How does...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Since 2022, have any Australian government agencies provided operational support to repatriate any of the ISIS...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Small Business. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting Australian small businesses, including in the budget?
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, I acknowledge your government's commitments and investments through the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children. However, in...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Albanese Labor government investing in education in this budget? What would put this at risk?
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Member for Goldstein (1 speech)
Before members leave, I have a statement to make to the House. It's been brought to my attention that the member for Goldstein, after he was directed to leave the chamber for constant...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 34 of 2025-26 (1 speech)
(): I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 34 of 2025-26, entitled Cybersecurity readiness for the 2026 census: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Document made a...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (42 speeches)
I've received a letter from the honourable member for Page proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact of the Government's...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanation (4 speeches)
on indulgence—I understand a social media post that I made today has been interpreted by some as reflecting on the Speaker or the chair. That was not the intention.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring on Wednesday 27 May 2026: (1) standing order 33 (limit on business after...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Diabetes (1 speech)
Last week, almost two years after it was completed, the Australian government finally responded to The state of diabetes mellitus in Australia in 2024 report. The response falls far short of what...
- Budget (1 speech)
Little more than a fortnight ago, the Treasurer stood at the dispatch box and delivered the federal budget. While there has been plenty of commentary about the big-ticket items in the...
- Daniher, Mr Neale Francis, AO (1 speech)
Neale Francis Daniher was a son of the Riverina. He was a proud son of Ungarie, and he was a much-loved son of the late Jim and Edna Daniher. You don't get a better family than the Daniher...
- Daniher, Mr Neale Francis, AO, St Andrew's Catholic College, Budget (1 speech)
I pass my condolences on to the member for Riverina on behalf of the people of Leichhardt. Neale Daniher was a fantastic footballer, a great man and someone that I remember fondly watching...
- Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Braun, Mr Simon (1 speech)
Tonight I want to recognise the frontline domestic and family violence service workers in the seat of Cook. It's notable that domestic violence often peaks around sporting events. Tonight we have...
- Valley FM, Homelessness (1 speech)
When you first enter this place, there are many parts of this job that come as a surprise. The speeches, media appearances and street stalls were to be expected, but something I did not expect...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Mayo Electorate: Services Australia (1 speech)
Kangaroo Island in my electorate is a hidden gem. I think it's one of Australia's best kept secrets. It has a population of around 5,000 people and is quite a large island, around 4½...
- Beveridge, Mr Alan OAM, Whitlam Electorate: Lake Illawarra Cricket Club (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise Alan Beveridge OAM, who is an icon of Surf Life Saving in my electorate of Whitlam. It is no surprise that Alan has been honoured with life membership of the Warilla...
- Regional Australia (1 speech)
We all saw it the other day—they blew up Liddell, blew up the stacks. It was absolutely, incredibly stupid. Why didn't they refurbish them? Why didn't they use all that ingenuity that they...
- Maronite Youth in Parliament Summit (1 speech)
Yesterday, the corridors of Parliament House were filled with something we need more of in public life: young people with optimism, purpose and a determination to shape Australia's future. I had...
- Energy, Budget, Grey Electorate: Roads (3 speeches)
No less than 24 hours ago, Chris Bowen, a minister of the Crown, lied to the Australian people.
- Budget (1 speech)
It means we're prepared to change arrangements that are skewed away from people trying to make a go of it and skewed towards those of us who are already doing reasonably well. It means we don't...
- Anzac Day (1 speech)
Anzac Day is an important date each year when the country stops to honour and reflect on the sacrifices and bravery of those who fought for our freedoms. We thank those who continue to serve to...
- Urban Camp (1 speech)
For more than 40 years, the Urban Camp in Parkville has opened its doors to people from all across Australia, welcoming them in to experience the very best of Melbourne. Urban Camp turns the...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Right across the Fisher electorate there are tradies, cafe owners and small-business operators who are watching this government with deep suspicion. Small businesses make a vital and multilayered...
- International Relations: Australia and Israel (1 speech)
Recent footage of the Israeli government minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting detained flotilla activists heading to Palestine highlights the arrogance, brutality and disregard for international law...
- Mallee Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
Is the Albanese Labor government waiting for older Australians to die so they don't have to provide them with Support at Home? Right now more than 230,000 Australians are waiting for aged-care...
- Australian Jasmine Families, Calwell Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
It was great to join with the Australian Jasmine Families and spend time with families to see some of their wonderful activities in action. The opportunity to engage and learn more about the...
- North Queensland Games, Norm Perry Memorial Duck Race (1 speech)
Mackay has recently proven that, when the regions are given the baton, we don't just run with it; we lead. Earlier this month, the 2026 North Queensland Games brought thousands of athletes to...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
That is a hard act to follow indeed. Like many members, I want to rise to acknowledge the service history of my electorate—a federation seat, the electorate of Hindmarsh—particularly...
- Sounness, Mrs Cecilia Ellen (Cis), OAM (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary life of Cecilia 'Cis' Sounness OAM, a woman whose remarkable longevity and unwavering commitment to her Plantagenet community leave a legacy few...
- Bexley North Public School, St George and Sutherland Medical Research Foundation (1 speech)
It was a pleasure to attend the Mother's Day breakfast hosted at Bexley North Public School recently. The morning brought together students, parents, carers and teachers to celebrate the...
- Adler, Bianca, Sandringham Young Creators Market (1 speech)
We're all trying to summit a different horizon in our lives. Many young Australians are looking to the future with confidence, as they should be, but few would say the pathway to success is...
- Dunkley Electorate: Emerging Leaders Program (1 speech)
It has long been my passion and commitment to listen to, learn from and empower younger generations. It is why I became a youth worker and it is why, as the member for Dunkley, I pledged in my...
- Budget (1 speech)
The great thing about the internet is the humour, and I have been seeing all these jokes and memes. I am not a big fan of the AI generated images of the PM, but businesses are so frustrated that...
- Lilley Electorate: Honours and Awards (2 speeches)
Last week, as the federal member for Lilley, I was very pleased to have the opportunity during National Volunteers Week to recognise the exceptional service of 40 volunteers across our northside...
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Women's Budget Statement (12 speeches)
In the October-December 2025 period, 46 per cent of patients were T4 or T5—that's low acuity—to Manning Base Hospital, but the T2 treatments that were on time in terms of servicing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
