House debates
Thursday, 4 June 2026
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (5 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following: (1) in relation to proceedings on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (2 speeches)
Just to be able to get the appropriations bills back from the Federation Chamber, so that we can deal with them later in the day, I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fowler Electorate: Italian Republic Day, BaytulHuda (1 speech)
I'm really happy to stand here and to share some of the cultural activities that took place in my community in Fowler last Sunday. I joined Club Marconi in Bossley Park to mark the Italian...
- Australian National Men's Football Team (1 speech)
Australian multiculturalism is the backbone of modern Australia, and one of our most multicultural teams and one of our most multicultural sports is soon to pull on the green and gold for...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Labor members today had the chance to vote for bigger and better tax cuts by backing the coalition's tax-back guarantee. Instead, they voted to keep taking more of working Australian wages to...
- Budget (1 speech)
I am so thrilled, because the great Australian Labor Party is the party of tax cuts, and we are also the party of homeownership. I'm very conscious that we have some amazing students that are...
- Queensland: Electoral System (1 speech)
We have a redistribution going through in Queensland. I have seen some disgraceful performances in my life, but the Premier of Queensland has excelled himself. The member for Mount Isa is...
- Budget (2 speeches)
It doesn't matter how the opposition tries to spin this one; nothing will change the fact that those in the coalition have just voted against a tax cut for working Australians, again. Nothing...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Today is a great day for working Australians and for young people because we passed, in this House, not that long ago, our aspirational tax reform package. This tax package will go down in...
- Schools, Taxation (1 speech)
Only yesterday, the Mayor of Adelaide—sorry, the Premier of South Australia was spruiking the expansion of out-of-school-hours care, OSHC. At the same time, OSHC was closed down in Stirling...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
Today, the Albanese government has passed our tax reform bills, delivering tax cuts for every working Australian. It's about ensuring that our tax system better reflects modern Australia, and...
- Budget (2 speeches)
The Albanese Labor government's landmark tax reforms mean Australians will be able to earn more and keep more of what they earn, and more people will be able to buy their own homes. Our reforms...
- Labor Government (3 speeches)
Australia is the country of the fair go. An important part of the deal is that, if you work hard, you should be able to build a good life, knowing you're building our country at the same time....
- Budget (8 speeches)
Who said this: 'My word is my bond. I'm a Prime Minister who will promise to do things and then go and do them. I think that's how you restore faith in politics'? And who said this beauty: 'I...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, the Manager of Opposition Business is new here; He's still learning the ropes here! We have just passed tax reform through the House of Representatives that will make...
- Budget (1 speech)
Today, the Albanese Labor government voted 11 times against lower income taxes for Australians. Labor stands condemned. The Prime Minister promised there would be no changes to negative gearing...
- Taxation (7 speeches)
The nurse, the tradie, the early childhood worker—this country couldn't run without them. Right now, too many of them are working harder than ever and feeling like they can't get ahead....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australian taxpayers will pay $77 billion extra because of Labor's toxic taxes. Prime Minister, why did your government vote against lower income taxes 11...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real, lasting cost-of-living relief for Australians while helping with the aspiration of homeownership? What...
- Taxation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Albanese Labor government voted 11 times against lower taxes. By voting against the coalition's tax-back guarantee, Labor is locking in higher...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'd like to do a few acknowledgements, if I may. I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is Mr John Haslem, former member for Canberra and current president of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The government handed out $622 million in diesel tax credits to BHP last financial year, and BHP's after-tax profits were over...
- Housing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How is the Albanese Labor government progressing with its commitment to deliver 55,000 new social and affordable homes? Why is this approach better for...
- Budget (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 26 May, the Prime Minister said, 'We are also changing the capital gains tax regime to go back to 1999.' Today, at Senate estimates, Secretary to the...
- Biosecurity (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. What actions is the Albanese Labor government taking to strengthen our biosecurity system and get more fertiliser to our...
- Budget (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. Does the minister count detached granny flats towards Labor's housing targets? If so, why won't Labor allow Australians who build them to access...
- Fuel Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How has the Albanese Labor government helped to ensure Australia's fuel security, and what policies will ensure fuel security into...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the. Minister for Communications. It took 15 years to act on social media's harm to children. Parents are now worried about a new threat, attachment hacking. Children are...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering for workers, and what are the threats to this progress?
- Housing (8 speeches)
My question is to the minister for Housing. Can the minister confirm the Albanese Labor government has acted as a guarantor for 51,000 noncitizens to buy their first home?
- Early Childhood Education and Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening safety in early childhood education and care?
- Defence: Water (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Secure and reliable water resources are fundamental to Australia's food security and our national defence capability. Has the Department of Defence...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering more bulk-billing for Australians after a decade of cuts and neglect?
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, in a rare moment of honesty from the Albanese Labor government, the member for Forde confirmed Australians are worse off after four years of...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's new tax reform package help more Australians achieve the dream of...
- Gambling Advertising (2 speeches)
To the Prime Minister: following on from the member for Wentworth's question on Tuesday and the very vague answer received from the minister, to be very clear, will the government ban be true to...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for Australians? Is there anything standing in the way?
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 36 of 2025-26 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's report No. 36 of 2025-26 entitled Australian National University financial management: Australian National University. Document made a parliamentary paper.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A document is tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (30 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Gippsland proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact of the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Artificial Intelligence (1 speech)
Artificial intelligence feels like a huge wave forming vaguely on the horizon. We can't tell yet how big it is or when it will arrive, but we can feel it looming, and already there are smaller...
- Mitchell, Mr Frank, Walley, Ms Tessa, Albanese Government (1 speech)
Burswood Road in Burswood—an unassuming road, it's a road that I've travelled on many times as a little girl that grew up in the Goldfields, because we'd always stop at Burswood Seafood....
- Agriculture Industry, South Australia: Water (1 speech)
The right of Australians to farm their land, build their businesses and pass their livelihood onto the next generation should never be undermined. For generations, farming families have been the...
- Macarthur Electorate: Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
Recently, we celebrated Australian Made Week in Macarthur, and to mark that occasion I visited the fantastic team at Sebel, a manufacturing business which produces chairs, stools, tables, desks...
- Media Ownership, Lyne Electorate: Regional Television News (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the future of regional television news and what it means for people in my electorate. For generations, regional television news has been more than a nightly bulletin. It has...
- Health Care, Tangney Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
Since the Booragoon Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Tangney opened in February this year, there have been more than 3,150 visits to this clinic. It helps take pressure off the emergency room at...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- BHP, Palantir (1 speech)
BHP is the world's largest mining company and Australia's largest company. They've made a staggering $91 billion in profit over the last 10 years, so why did they receive $622 million in fuel tax...
- Scullin Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Wollert is a high-growth community in the north of the Scullin electorate. It's forecast to welcome around 20,000 new residents over the next decade. It's a place where families are building...
- Immigration Detention (1 speech)
I have a statement here from a new offshore immigration detention whistleblower, who says: I make this statement anonymously because I am fearful that being identified would have an impact on my...
- Housing (1 speech)
Every Australian deserves a place to call home, and that is what the Albanese government's budget delivers. Our $47 billion Homes for Australia plan and our budget provide for even more homes,...
- Law Enforcement, National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Police officers have our backs every single day, and we think it's time that we had theirs. Across Australia, officers are facing more pressure than ever. They're being asked to do more with...
- Timor-Leste: Restoration of Independence Day, International Relations: Australia and Solomon Islands (1 speech)
I rise to mark 24 years of the restoration of the independence of Timor-Leste, which was achieved on 20 May. I was fortunate to join the Deputy Prime Minister in Dili, Timor-Leste a few weeks ago...
- Budget, Tropical Cyclone Narelle (1 speech)
Labor's toxic taxes are taking more victims every day. Today I want to focus on our junior mineral explorers. Our junior miners are very dear to me, as a child of Kalgoorlie, in the eastern...
- All Stars Choir, Strike a Chord, MacKinnon, Ms Donna (1 speech)
Today I want to touch on some great organisations and people making a real difference in Deakin. My friend the member for Aston and I recently attended an All Stars Choir session in Bayswater...
- McPherson Electorate: Community Groups (1 speech)
Over the past few weeks, I've had the privilege of engaging with a range of groups across our Gold Coast community, each contributing in their own way to the strength and the character of our...
- Housing (1 speech)
One of the things that we've been hearing over the last couple of weeks, out in the community—I was at the Berwick market on Sunday morning; around Dandenong at lunchtime—is the...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
One of the things I hear most often from people across my Redlands community is that the aged-care system simply isn't working the way it should—not in theory and not on paper but in the...
- Housing (2 speeches)
Sometimes it's a little bit daunting following the member for Bruce, but the good thing about speaking in this chamber and the video feed is that I can cut this up to make it sound like I came up...
- Learning Ground (1 speech)
Growing up, we either saw or were troublemakers at school. Sometimes it's because young people— A division having been called in the House of Representatives— Sitting suspended from...
- Casey Electorate: Community Volunteers (1 speech)
It was an honour to hold the Casey Community Awards this weekend just gone and recognise 52 hardworking and dedicated volunteers in my electorate. I seek leave to present a table of the...
- Women in Leadership, Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
I grew up surrounded by strong women. There are seven girls in my family. My mum and grandma were true matriarchs. At school I was taught mainly by women teachers, and throughout my career I've...
- Grey Electorate: Crime and Mental Health, Grey Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the alarm on behalf of my struggling regional communities experiencing crime, anti-social behaviour and poor mental health. I've had 27 letters plus harrowing videos sent to...
- Albanvale Football Netball Club, Gorton Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
After three years as club president, Martin Bielski of the Albanvale Football Netball Club has made the difficult decision to step down from the role. I want to thank this passionate local leader...
- Crime: Illicit Tobacco (1 speech)
Australia is in the grips of an illegal tobacco crisis, and the report released yesterday on household tobacco consumption and illegal nicotine by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirms our...
- 1st Preston Scout and Community Centre, Endangered Species: Flying Foxes (4 speeches)
I rise to inform the chamber of the opening of the 1st Preston Scout and Community Centre. This was a project that I was incredibly proud to attend and speak at alongside wonderful families and...
