House debates
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Middle East (1 speech)
Here are the words Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's minister for national security from yesterday: 'I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night. Not...
- EMILY's List Australia (1 speech)
This year marks the 30th anniversary of EMILY's List Australia, an extraordinary organisation that was founded on a simple but powerful belief: equality does not happen by accident. Today we...
- Tasmania: Gender and Sexual Orientation (1 speech)
Recently, the federal government announced $8.1 million in project grants under the LGBTIQA+ Health Program. While increased funding to promote the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ Australians is...
- Werriwa Electorate: Soccer (1 speech)
Soccer is a sport that brings the community together at local, state and country levels. There are over 20,000 players in south-west Sydney, and I thank all volunteers, coaches, managers and...
- Fraud (1 speech)
Your phone rings; the caller claims to be from the Chinese police force. Their number matches the official number online. They have official-looking documents to prove that you're guilty of...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans' Day and the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, in which Australian soldiers showed great valour in holding out against incredible odds. Eighteen Australians...
- Housing (1 speech)
Labor has a housing problem, and Australians are paying the price. Fewer houses are being built, rents are high and confidence in the market has crashed, particularly in my electorate of La...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans' Day, when we reflect upon, pay tribute to and honour those who served in the Vietnam War. Today also marks the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan—60 years...
- Taxation (1 speech)
It's been 98 days since Labor announced its cruel widows tax. It's been 98 days since they created this mess. It's been 98 days since they were warned. Labor were warned repeatedly about this...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans' Day, the day when we honour the more than 60,000 Australians who served during the Vietnam War and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. My dad, John Gosling,...
- Taxation (1 speech)
One has to wonder what those opposite were thinking when they drafted the budget. Did they draft it knowing what they were doing? Did they think about the consequences? Did they consider the...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans' Day. Today, 60 years ago, 105 soldiers from Delta Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fought a ferocious battle against 2,000 North Vietnamese and Viet...
- Taxation (1 speech)
This budget is attacking what it means to be Australian. It's hollowing out our middle class. How is it doing that? If you haven't yet had the opportunity to get wealth or assets, you're kept...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Fairness demands that our workplace laws keep pace with the way Australians actually work. Back home in Hasluck and across the country, people are earning a living through app based platforms and...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Coercive control is designed to convince a woman she has no choice. Government policy should never make that trap harder to escape. But, under Labor's tax changes, a woman leaving an abusive...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
What makes Australia Australia? One of the things is that waiters and waitresses don't have to live off tips, and that's the way that it should be for hospo workers. But has this been the case...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans' Day. On this day 60 years ago, in a rubber plantation at Phuoc Tuy province in South Vietnam, 108 of our bravest diggers, showing the spirit of the Anzac—showing...
- Gambling (1 speech)
I firstly want to acknowledge and thank the many people and organisations across Dunkley and beyond who have advocated so strongly for gambling reform. Your determination has motivated me to keep...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
There will be no widows tax—not because Labor wanted it gone but because the coalition forced Labor to axe it. It's been 98 days since Labor announced its widows tax. For 98 days, the...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (2 speeches)
on indulgence—As we mark Vietnam Veterans' Day, we solemnly remember the 60,000 Australians who went to that war. Sixty years after the Battle of Long Tan, our bloodiest battle of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. After 98 days of denial and delay, the government has finally come to its senses. Because of pressure from the coalition, there will be no widow tax. Why did...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering a better deal for gig workers, and why is this better than other approaches?
- Housing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The National Australia Bank has confirmed that Labor's toxic taxes will send rents soaring by 30 per cent. Will the Prime Minister guarantee rents will not...
- Wages and Salaries (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for working people, including those in the gig economy? Are there any alternative approaches that...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is the Hon. David Janetzki MP, the Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership in the Queensland parliament....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Calare Electorate: Mitchell's Causeway (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 30 June I stood in this House and asked when we would see federal funding for more lanes over the closed Convict Bridge on the Great Western Highway and...
- Labor Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change by helping people under pressure here and now while taking action to set Australia up for the future?
- Housing (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. Yesterday, the minister said she was 'damn proud' of Labor's broken promises on capital gains tax and negative gearing. Is the minister damn proud of...
- Gambling Advertising (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How is the Albanese Labor government tackling gambling harms? And why is it important to strike a balanced package of reforms?
- Housing (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. On Labor's watch, median capital city rents have soared from $470 per week to $690 per week. Will the minister guarantee rents will not go up by 30 per...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing and the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme. How is the Albanese Labor government securing the future of the...
- Veterans (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel. Yesterday, after repeated refusals, the minister finally agreed to meet with veterans over his cruel cap on their care....
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why and how is the Albanese government strengthening universal superannuation, and how does this compare to other approaches?
- Sport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport and Minister for Communications. Much of Australia's regional sporting infrastructure is community owned, outdated and not fit for purpose. Given the...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change with a fairer, more equitable and more sustainable...
- Veterans (7 speeches)
To the veterans here today, I see you. My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Earlier this year, the minister had to be dragged kicking and screaming to restore funding to Doug and...
- Women's Economic Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for Australian women and families? What are the risks to this?
- Aged Care (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. Last night, on Four Corners, Professor Kathy Eagar described the algorithm which determines home-care packages as fundamentally flawed...
- Avian Influenza (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. How is the Albanese Labor government working with state and territory governments and with industry in order to support the...
- 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)
- Privatisation (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Ryan proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need to acknowledge that...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move the motion for the suspension of standing and sessional orders to amend the resolution agreed on 17 August 2026 relating to the time and order of business for this sitting in the terms...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Battle of Long Tan: 60th Anniversary (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to mark a significant anniversary in our nation's history, the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. The Battle of Long Tan was one of the most defining engagements of...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
Over the winter recess, I had the opportunity to welcome a number of ministerial colleagues to my great electorate of Banks to meet with locals and see some of the amazing work going on in my...
- Gun Control (1 speech)
With much fanfare over the weekend, the Labor New South Wales and federal governments announced they had arrived at an agreed gun buyback scheme. Anthony Albanese and Chris Minns proudly stood...
- The Pyjama Foundation (1 speech)
As the parliament comes to a close, I've put on my pyjamas to highlight the great work of the Pyjama Foundation. Speaker, I want you to think of a 10-year-old child in your life. Maybe it's your...
- Health Care (1 speech)
The Albanese government has declared war on older Australians and is treating the people who helped to build this great nation with complete contempt. The government's war on older Australians is...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
I always want to be able to point to the difference our government is making in the lives of people in my community, because, for people in communities like mine, what we do here really matters....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Artificial Intelligence (1 speech)
A few months ago, someone told me to check out this website called Moltbook. I looked it up. On its face, Moltbook looks just like Reddit. Like Reddit, it's a site for users to interact and talk...
- Avian Influenza (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about a challenging and confronting issue for all of us here in Australia at the moment. As we know, Australia is now confronting a challenge that scientists,...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Whistleblower Protection (1 speech)
Last week, Australian Defence Force whistleblower David McBride was released on parole. I welcome this but say again that he shouldn't have been in prison in the first place. Remember, Mr McBride...
- Hotham Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
I was recently very fortunate to celebrate the merger of South East Community Links, Monash-Oakleigh Community Support and Information Service and Mount Waverley community support and information...
- Housing (1 speech)
We are one of the richest countries in the world, but we have rising homelessness. Three million Australians are at risk, up 63 per cent in just the last five years. Well over half of all...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
As conflict overseas continues to push up prices at home and drive the global inflation challenge, the Albanese government has been helping my constituents with cost-of-living relief. We're...
- SunRice (1 speech)
I rise to speak for the working families of Farrer, specifically those of Deniliquin and Leeton and the broader Riverina, who this week learned they are losing 78 jobs at SunRice. These are not...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day, Shields, Mr John, Wright, Mr William (Billy) (1 speech)
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, one of the most well-known battles fought by Australians during the Vietnam War. It is emblematic of the courage of Australian...
- Mobility Devices for Fiji (1 speech)
I rise today to provide an update on the delivery of a sea container of much-needed mobility devices from my electorate of O'Connor to people living with disability in Fiji. The vision for the...
- Afghanistan (1 speech)
On 15 August, we commemorated the fifth anniversary of the fall of Kabul, a moment of profound significance and trauma for thousands of families across my community. Holt is home to one of...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Superannuation is money that belongs to Australians for their retirement. The same goes for death benefits, which are held by super funds and distributed to a person's nominees or dependants on...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
In some fantastic news, a father of three in my electorate now has life-changing access to affordable cancer treatment, with his medicine listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme this month....
- Roads (1 speech)
Finally, after years and years of disruption, the Racecourse Road Upgrade in Pakenham is now officially complete. This is a huge win for the more than 20,000 motorists who use this road every...
- International Development Assistance (1 speech)
I recently attended an event in my electorate in support of international development aid. Organised by the Australian Council for International Development and Micah, the event was held to...
- St Agnes' Anglican Church, Brighton Grammar School (1 speech)
Not long ago, St Agnes' Anglican Church in Black Rock was on a financial precipice. The state government continues to increase land taxes on community organisations, including churches that own...
- Hunter Electorate: Wine Industry (1 speech)
I want to celebrate something those of us from the Hunter have known for a very long time: the Hunter Valley is the best wine region in Australia, producing some of the best wines anywhere in the...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day, Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
Today we commemorate Vietnam Veterans' Day, and I'm forever proud to say that my electorate of Hinkler is home to many who served. They are the ones who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today. To...
- Moreton Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
If you were standing on the oval at Robertson State School on 8 August and looking up, you'd have seen a couple of things. Firstly, you'd have seen the top of a fire engine, fully extended....
- Iran (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the people of Iran, particularly those who continue to suffer under a regime that denies fundamental human rights and freedoms—I don't want the spotlight to come...
- Robertson Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge Mr Jesse Hewling and Ms Sarah Emmerson, the winners of the 2026 Robertson Photography Competition. The people of Robertson are exceptionally talented, and this...
- Economy (1 speech)
My constituents are telling me that the economy is not working for them and that the way of life that they once enjoyed seems to be slipping away, and I think that's the story across Australia....
- Greenway Electorate: Yarra Park, Medicare, Early Childhood Education and Care (2 speeches)
Recently, I was able to join the Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Brad Bunting, and the state member for Riverstone, Warren Kirby MP, to open Yarra Park in Tallawong in my electorate. Green...
- Bills (0 speeches)
