House debates
Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (22 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Herbert from moving the following motion immediately: That this House has no confidence in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (4 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026, having earlier...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fiscal Policy (1 speech)
If you're starting to think that maybe something's wrong with how this country is run, you're right. Your pay can't keep up with the cost of everything; meanwhile, gas corporation CEO Kevin...
- World Pharmacists Day (1 speech)
World Pharmacists Day on 25 September recognises pharmacists who are delivering more services and helping more patients access timely, affordable care close to home. Community pharmacies are...
- Live Animal Exports (5 speeches)
While live sheep exports will end in 2028, many other animals will continue to endure the horrors of the live export trade, with no end in sight. Last year alone, Australia exported more than...
- Cybercrime (1 speech)
Today, Women in Digital and Sekuro launched new research into cybercrime victimisation in Australia, and the data should make all of us pay attention. Nearly half of Australians surveyed...
- Gun Control (1 speech)
Prime Minister, repeal these flawed gun laws. This rushed kneejerk buyback is an absolute disaster for country Australia. It's nothing more than legalised theft and an insult to every law-abiding...
- Dunkley Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
This last week, I've had the absolute pleasure of connecting with 28 volunteer organisations in my electorate who have been awarded a share of $65,000—from local sporting clubs to community...
- Lindsay, Ms Jean Elizabeth (1 speech)
I wish a very happy 100th birthday to Jean Elizabeth Lindsay, born this day in 1926 in Hong Kong. Jean had an exciting childhood. She grew up in a hotel, but everything changed when she was...
- Veterans: Afghanistan (1 speech)
Many months ago I wrote to MPs and senators, providing some perspective regarding Australian war crime cases arising from the Afghanistan conflict and asking that parliamentarians refrain from...
- Migration (1 speech)
How can anyone trust Labor to get migration down? They have lost control and Australians are paying the price. Labor have missed their migration target in every budget they have delivered. So...
- Qin, Professor Charles (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about an extraordinary Australian, Professor Charles Qin OAM. Professor Qin is a leader in my community and one of Australia's most respected English-Chinese interpreters....
- Migration (1 speech)
Australia has rightly welcomed people from every corner of the planet. But, over the years, a social compact has emerged between governments and the Australian people; when a government loses...
- Electoral System (1 speech)
When it comes time to vote, every Australian deserves to know three things: who is trying to influence their vote, who they are working with and who is paying for it. At last year's federal...
- Veterans: Health Care (1 speech)
Today, the government has scrapped the cap. The proposed $5,000 allied health cap for veterans is gone. This is a win for veterans. This was a disgraceful proposal from the moment it appeared in...
- Electoral System (1 speech)
On page 28 of the Liberal Party review of the last federal election, they admitted the Plymouth Brethren—a cult—was a support group for the Liberal Party on polling booths in their...
- Environmental Defenders Office (3 speeches)
When 12-year-old children in the electorate of Herbert are asking me whether they are going to die, because of a climate countdown, something has gone seriously wrong. Children deserve facts,...
- Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
If you claim to be the alternative prime minister, you should answer basic questions. But the Leader of the Opposition refuses. New South Wales ICAC's Operation Rosny has exposed illegal...
- Housing (3 speeches)
This week we saw another report confirming the complete failure of the Albanese Labor government's budget. The HIA new home sales showed that, in August, new home sales dropped 10 per cent. In...
- Electoral System (5 speeches)
Elections in Australia are supposed to be fair, free and about democracy. But what we saw at the last election was a deliberate campaign run by those opposite with the Exclusive Brethren and the...
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
Pressure from the coalition has forced Labor to scrap its arbitrary cap on health services for our veterans, and I commend the members for Herbert and Riverina for their spirited fight against...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services will be absent from question time today and the Treasurer will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Migration (4 speeches)
Under Labor, 1,100 people have arrived in Australia every day. That's a new person arriving in Australia every 78 seconds. Labor is in denial. Why were there no cuts to immigration today?
- Gender Equality (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government making real progress on gender equality? Why is the government's focus on empowering Australian women so important for...
- Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, there were no cuts to immigration today, yet the Prime Minister blew a $7 billion black hole in your budget with a single text to an ABC journalist....
- Women's Economic Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. What action has the Albanese Labor government taken to grow women's economic participation? What is standing in the way of this...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the special visitor's gallery today is a visiting delegation from Japan, led by the former foreign minister of Japan, the Hon. Yoko Kamikawa,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Data Centres (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, Anthropic plans to build a giant data centre in the Western Downs, potentially increasing Queensland's energy use by 25 per cent, the...
- Women's Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How are new medicine listings on the PBS helping Australian women living with breast cancer and endometriosis?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor legend Bill Kelty has declared the Treasurer's economic model a failure, and Labor's own backbench are leaking against him, saying Australians aren't...
- Family Law (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government getting more kids the support they're owed and closing loopholes in the child support system that allow...
- Steel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the Prime Minister jets off to New York this weekend, why won't you visit Whyalla and face the 800-plus workers who have lost their jobs under Labor's...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to get the budget in better shape and deliver for Australians? How does this compare to other countries and other...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel. The minister has been forced into many backflips: our medallic recognition of Defence Force personnel bravery, funding...
- Avian Influenza (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. How is the Albanese Labor government coordinating a swift response to H5 bird flu, including the rollout of vaccines to...
- Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How much have we spent thus far on green hydrogen projects?
- Digital Media Content (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to protect Australians, particularly children, from being exposed to harm online? How important will...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was asked twice whether he provided a reference for his foul mouthed friend Rhys Muldoon. The Prime Minister refused to answer the...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to address bullying in schools and to protect children from harmful content online? What has been...
- Honours and Awards (2 speeches)
Prime Minister, on 14 November 2022, Eugowra and much of central western New South Wales were hit by devastating storms and floods. In Eugowra, two people tragically lost their lives, and it was...
- Rural, Regional and Remote Australia: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for people in regional communities? How does...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister provide Rhys Muldoon with a reference for his Australia Day ambassadorial role?
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for Australia's small businesses, and what puts this at risk?
- Artificial Intelligence (6 speeches)
Prime Minister, this week the leaders of the major AI developers have publicly agreed that AI is developing faster than our ability to control it. The Australian AI Safety Institute is our...
- International Relations (11 speeches)
I give the call to the honourable member for Moncrieff.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (2 speeches)
A question during question time included the phrase 'cook the books', which carries an inference of fraud. Will you review the footage and take any appropriate action to raise the standards of...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (3 speeches)
I table a document headed, 'Member for Hume—six projects', outlining commitments made by the member for Hume in his electorate totalling $18.1 million, including $7.5 million to the...
- 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)
- Artificial Intelligence (13 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Curtin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need for the Government...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Curtin Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the pressures facing small businesses in Curtin. WA has almost 258,000 small businesses employing more than 541,000 people. Curtin is often described as an affluent...
- Bullwinkel Electorate: Labor Government (1 speech)
When I had the privilege of being elected as the first federal member for Bullwinkel last year, I made a solemn commitment to the community that I would work every day to deliver vital services...
- Economy (3 speeches)
At a time when the economy is in trouble and productivity is in freefall, the last thing we needed was the Treasurer taking a sledgehammer to the economy with his disastrous budget that has been...
- Maribyrnong Electorate: Community Events, Climate Change (1 speech)
This week I have been fortunate to have Meredith, a local year 10 student from Kensington, doing some work experience in my electorate office. Unfortunately, as is the nature of this job, I'm...
- Whyalla Steelworks, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara: Services (1 speech)
Today in question time I asked the Prime Minister: instead of jetting off to New York, why not come to Whyalla and look the steelworkers in the eye like he did in February and then again in March...
- Housing (1 speech)
Tonight I want to use my time in parliament differently. I want to give the floor, in a sense, to a young person from my community. Their name is Mali. They are 14 years old and shared, through...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (1 speech)
With World Suicide Prevention Day a week ago, I want to talk about my recent meeting with Aldinga Beach man Jonathan Hart. Jonathan, who has experienced suicide distress, wanted to assist others...
- Hotham Electorate: Sports Clubs, Hotham Electorate: Mid-Autumn Festival (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the mighty Oakleigh Krushers and Oakleigh Dragons, two incredible football clubs in my electorate that are doing so much for life and family and community around...
- Women's Health (1 speech)
I've spent more than 30 years working in health care. I've been a nurse and a midwife. I've worked with women through some of the most important and some of the most difficult moments of their...
- Health Care, Dobell Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about something close to my heart and something that is truly the backbone of this country: universal health care. The Albanese Labor government is making it easier for...
- Migration (1 speech)
As the government announces its migration plan today, we must get the foundations right. I support a well-managed migration program tailored to Australia's needs. We must maintain humanitarian...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Workers in my electorate of Blair deserve a strong superannuation system and a dignified, secure retirement. The Albanese Labor government is strengthening our superannuation system. The...
- McPherson Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise some of the fantastic people and organisations that I've spent time with across the southern Gold Coast in recent weeks. Before heading back to Canberra, I joined Robina...
- Brand Electorate: Infrastructure, Rockingham Beach Primary School, Rockingham Rams Football Club (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is continuing to back community infrastructure in my seat of Brand in Western Australia. Through the Investing in Our Communities Program, the federal government has...
- Iranian Australian Community, Middle East (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being the federal member for Berowra is representing the third-largest Persian community in Australia. Persian Australians are wonderful Australians. They're the...
- Tyrell, Mr Bruce AM (1 speech)
The Hunter is the best wine region in the world. We all know it in this building, locals know it and anyone who has ever enjoyed a glass of Hunter semillon or Hunter shiraz knows it as well. It's...
- Victoria: Roads (1 speech)
The problem with the Labor Party is that eventually the continuous spin catches up with reality. We've seen this in Victoria with the condition of our roads. We heard spin after spin after spin...
- Research and Development (1 speech)
Scientists and researchers are working incredibly hard today to deliver the breakthroughs that will answer tomorrow's problems and change our world in ways that we haven't even imagined yet, and...
- Bowman Electorate: Volunteer Grants Program (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate all the outstanding organisations in the Redlands who have received funding through the latest round of the volunteer grants program—$66,665 has been allocated to...
- Gilmore Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
Whether it's making coffee, potting plants, baking muffins or sorting clothes for sale, there are so many people living with disabilities and doing really great things across my electorate. Today...
- Whyalla Steelworks, Working Holiday Maker Program (1 speech)
I want to take the time to acknowledge the community of Whyalla and their perspectives. Yesterday, I sought leave from this place to go and meet with the community, the administrators, the...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
As a doctor, I know writing a prescription is only the beginning. The treatment only works if the patient can actually access it. That's why the PBS co-payment matters. The reduction of the...
- Murphy, Senior Sergeant Bradyn (1 speech)
Sixteen years after first helping lead Queensland riders on the Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance, my mate Senior Sergeant Bradyn Murphy took part in his final ride as a serving Queensland police...
- Engadine Preschool Kindergarten, Hughes Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
We've been talking a lot in this place recently about how valuable the hard work that early educators do is. They're the hardworking people who give our young people the best start to life before...
- Private Health Insurance (13 speeches)
Yesterday, Labor forced their $3 billion cut to the private health insurance rebate through the House. They pushed it straight through the third reading. Then they gagged the member for Wannon to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Fuel (1 speech)
Not long ago, I was approached in the street by a constituent who was outraged that Australia's top fuel retailer, Ampol, had recorded a fivefold increase in profits, largely off the back of the...
- Corangamite Electorate: Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
There are few things more important in my communities than keeping people safe on our beaches. For families across the Surf Coast and Bellarine, the beach is part of everyday life. It is where...
- Sovereign Capability, McPherson Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Australians have just had another reminder of how exposed our country can be to events that are half a world away. Conflict in the Middle East has sent fuel prices higher, and families are...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise and celebrate the extraordinary contribution of volunteers across the mighty Eden-Monaro. This year's Southern Inland Volunteer of the Year Awards were held earlier this...
- Government Grants (1 speech)
It seems that this Labor government just can't help itself, whether it was the Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program, which the chair of the Centre for Public Integrity recently...
- Community Services, Indigenous Australians: Racism (1 speech)
Good food belongs on someone's plate, yet across Australia we throw away food while families go hungry. This morning, I had the pleasure of hosting OzHarvest and Circular Australia for the launch...
