House debates
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent order of the day No. 5, government business, relating to the Prime Minister's motion on the Member for...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (9 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following occurring immediately: The Prime Minister immediately attending the Chamber to make a...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (6 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) on Tuesday, 27 October: (a) a Minister introducing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Housing (1 speech)
I rise to speak to the appalling housing situation in Australia. We're not building enough homes? Then why doesn't the government just build some? Here are some numbers. Australia has a shortfall...
- Menslink (1 speech)
I've committed to 80 walks in 80 days, including the 142-kilometre Great Walk in November to raise support for Menslink and awareness about the great work they do. Menslink works with young boys...
- Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
I'm delighted to read a speech by Ella, a 22-year-old constituent, as part of the Raise Our Voice campaign. Ella wrote: The rising cost of living. We hear it every day. Prices are rising,...
- Buckaroo Leatherworks (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Buckaroo Leather's new premises at the old Port Kembla RSL site. CEO Tanya Van Der Water and general manager Andrew Blevin took me through their vision...
- Cost of Living, Biofuels (1 speech)
I asked people, 'What would you do if you were the boss of Australia?' Out of the around 300 people I asked, only three didn't mention that they were finding it hard to make ends meet. There is a...
- Mulligas and Cudjeries: Stories to Heal Us (1 speech)
A new book entitled Mulligas and Cudjeries: Stories to Heal Us brings together local elders and young people to share stories of the stolen generations and the impact that that history continues...
- Economy (1 speech)
On Monday the Treasurer challenged business leaders to tell him where government should cut costs. It did not take long for them to come up with some suggestions, but isn't identifying waste and...
- Sturt Electorate: Michelin Guide (1 speech)
Australia finally has restaurants that have been awarded Michelin stars, and my electorate of Sturt is home to three of them. Earlier this month, 11 venues across Adelaide were awarded a coveted...
- Young Australians: Bullying (1 speech)
Today, I want to talk about an extraordinary mother and an extraordinary advocate, Clare McCann. Clare suffered the tragedy of losing her beautiful son, Atreyu, to suicide after he was...
- Carroll, Mr Allan (Squeaker), Galligan, Mr Mick (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise two legends of the Shellharbour Sharks Rugby League Football Club, Mick Galligan and Allan 'Squeaker' Carroll. The Shellharbour Sharks are an important part of the local...
- Economy (1 speech)
Under Labor, Australians have experienced the worst collapse of living standards in the developed world. This government has a lot of nerve telling Australians to tighten their belts when it...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
In Dunkley, we know how much our community relies on the people who care for us, support our families and stand beside those doing it tough. That's why the government is delivering a pay rise to...
- Economy (1 speech)
Labor is wasting billions of dollars while Australian families struggle to pay their bills. Mallee families, farmers and small businesses are paying the price for Labor's reckless spending,...
- Medicare (1 speech)
Sunday 1 November is a huge anniversary for Medicare and bulk-billing in this country. It is 12 months since our government expanded bulk-billing incentives to all Australian patients, meaning...
- Economy (1 speech)
When you have a problem, the first thing you need to do is admit that you have a problem. This prime minister and this treasurer refuse to do that. They refuse to admit that government spending...
- Catherine House (2 speeches)
In 2017, when I joined Catherine House as CEO, I was handed plans for a new purpose-built facility. Catherine House is a women's homelessness service based in 19 repurposed old cottages in the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
Australians are working harder, paying more and getting less. After years of Labor, families and towns across Australia are paying more for groceries, electricity, insurance, housing and everyday...
- National Australia Bank (1 speech)
Some years ago the National Australia Bank decided to shorten its name to NAB. It's an interesting choice for a bank, considering 'nab' is another word for taking something, particularly when you...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
I'm glad the Prime Minister is here to listen to this because, since the parliament last sat, there have been two key pieces of evidence which go to the heart of the Prime Minister's ability to...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
As a mum of three, I refuse to accept that cyber bullying, misogyny, violent content and harmful algorithms are simply the price our kids must pay for growing up in an online world. Children...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that Minister for Health and Ageing and the Minister for Disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Aged...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Member for Indi (1 speech)
The question is that the motion moved by the Prime Minister be agreed to. Question agreed to.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 9 September 2026, the Prime Minister told this House his $6 million taxpayer funded grant to Marrickville Golf Club was to fix sewerage flows into the...
- Trade with the European Union (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will Australia's landmark free trade agreement with the European Union benefit the Australian economy and jobs, as well as our producers and consumers?...
- Prime Minister (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer and ask: why won't the Prime Minister admit that he was wrong?
- Cybersecurity (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. How is the Albanese Labor government working with public and private sector organisations to strengthen their cyber...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House that present in the gallery today are representatives of Wounded Heroes Australia, the charity that supports current and former Australian Defence Force members,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, our biggest import item—three times bigger than any other—is petrol. We export oil for $8,000 million and import petrol for $62,000...
- Cybersecurity (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Cyber Security. How is the Albanese Labor government helping to strengthen cybersecurity for Australians?
- Community Grants (21 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister just stop the spin and admit he was wrong?
- Cybersafety (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How does the digital duty of care protect Australians from serious harm online, such as threats of violence and menacing and harassing...
- Prime Minister, Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The average new mortgage holder is now paying $30,000 more per year because of the 16 interest rate rises under his government. The Prime Minister has failed...
- Education, Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to help young people learn in the classroom and to protect them online?
- Working Holiday Maker Program (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Barron Valley Hotel owner Michael Nasser has warned your government's changes to working holiday-maker visas will see businesses fail left, right and centre....
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government's economic strategy putting Australia in a stronger position to deal with global volatility, and what does this mean for...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
I'd like to welcome members of the Lightning Ridge Miners' Association as guests of the member for Parkes, who joined us today in question time. Honourable members: Hear, hear!
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Capital Gains Tax (2 speeches)
My question is for the Treasurer. The Treasury acknowledges that indexation on CGT has limitations when applied to low- or zero-cost based businesses. That describes every low-capital business...
- Natural Disaster Management (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Emergency Management. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to help Australians to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters?
- National Security (2 speeches)
Prime Minister, according to the Australian newspaper, a Congolese serial rapist who abused his 13-year-old daughter has been allowed to stay in the country thanks to the government's direction...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness Minister for Cities. How is the Albanese Labor government helping more Australians achieve the dream of homeownership?
- Research and Development (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. The Ambitious Australia report said that the R&D tax incentive must be globally competitive, retain R&D intensive firms and extend support to...
- Small Business (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real change for Australia's 2.7 million small businesses?
- National Security (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to my previous question: why is this serial rapist, who is on a visa here in Australia, still here? Why won't the Prime Minister accept...
- Cheaper Home Batteries Program (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How has the take-up of the Albanese government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program helped cut wholesale energy costs for everyone?
- Water (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister, Australia's population is projected to surpass 40 million by 2060. In regard to your contribution to the...
- Veterans (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. How are the Albanese government's reforms helping to support Australia's veteran community?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Department of the House of Representatives; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, I present the annual report of the Department of the House of Representatives for 2025-26. Document made a parliamentary paper.
- Parliament House; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the 2026 Presiding Officers' statement regarding the condition of Parliament House.
- 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)
- Social Cohesion (13 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Bradfield proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The urgent need to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's advisory report on the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission reform package 2026....
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report 6 of 2026 Referrals made in May, June and August 2026. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Small Business (1 speech)
The strength of our community often lies in our small businesses. They sponsor local sporting clubs, they employ local people, they support community events and they build the character of our...
- Australian Defence Force, Arms of Australia Inn, Glossodia Rural Fire Brigade (1 speech)
Many families in my electorate know what it's like to watch a member of the Australian Defence Force head off for their duties, whether it's a disaster recovery operation, an exercise or a...
- Cost of Living, Defence Properties, Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
This Melbourne Cup Day, it looks like we are all going to be losers. Just before the race that stops the nation, the Reserve Bank is expected to deliver another rate rise that will stop family...
- Bass Electorate: George Town Aquatic, Health and Wellbeing Centre (1 speech)
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of being in George Town for the opening of its new aquatic, health and wellbeing centre. George Town, as some people here may know, is one of Australia's...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
With the five minutes I have tonight, I'd like to highlight five Labor failures that are hitting my constituents the hardest. There are many, many more, but I only have five minutes. Without a...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
One of the reasons I put my hand up to represent the seat of Paterson was to stand alongside the people of Williamtown following the discovery of PFAS contamination. I remember the shock, the...
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
The contrast between the Labor government and this opposition is so clear to Australians. They have weak leadership, a divided team and no plan, and Australians are paying the price. In contrast,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Warringah Electorate: Ocean Safety, National Disability Insurance Scheme, Aged Care (1 speech)
One of the most important responsibilities we have as members of parliament is to listen to our communities, understand their challenges and ensure their concerns are heard here in parliament. My...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, Artificial Intelligence (1 speech)
'Everyday people doing extraordinary things'—that's the way Commander Paul Hardman described the work of his outstanding crew on HMAS Choules, who generously hosted me recently as part of...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Imagine yourself so lucky as to be in the shoes of a customer walking into a cafe in Dunsborough in my own electorate this summer—one of the prime tourist hotspots of the South West and,...
- Cybersecurity, Singh, Mr Divjot (1 speech)
The Australian Signals Directorate has today released its Annual cyber threat report 2025-26. In my time in the technology sector, I saw the impact of cybercrime on businesses and organisations,...
- Sovereign Capability (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about whether we as a country have properly learnt about, from our experience of a global pandemic, our dependence on the rest of the world. During the pandemic, supply...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing Australia, our region and the world. We are already seeing its impact in our communities, with more frequent extreme weather events, rising...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Big Beach Brekky (1 speech)
On Sunday, as the warm morning sun rose above the waves at Narrabeen Beach in my electorate of Mackellar, our community came together for the Big Beach Brekky. The brekky was hosted by the Men's...
- Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
One of the most important responsibilities in being a member of parliament is representing everyone in your electorate, whether they voted for you or not. But we also must give advice to those...
- Women's Health (1 speech)
In the last sitting week, a rare occasion occurred. There was a joint parliamentary friends group. Both Parliamentary Friends of Women's Health, of which I'm a co-chair, and Parliamentary Friends...
- Aston Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise some of the wonderful community organisations in my electorate of Aston that are making a real difference in the lives of people with disability and their families....
- Defence Properties (1 speech)
On Sunday, I joined around 2,000 people at Moore Park with a single message: keep Victoria Barracks Sydney in public hands in Defence. On that stage stood people of all political stripes, side by...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate and recognise several outstanding athletes from across Eden-Monaro who are achieving remarkable success on the national stage. First I want to acknowledge Pat Wilson...
- Victoria State Election (1 speech)
Victoria is heading in the wrong direction, and we need a fresh start with a team that we can trust to deliver a fair share of funding for our regional areas. Under the Labor Party, we've seen...
- Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 (1 speech)
No matter where I go across my electorate of Corangamite, people are coming up to me and voicing their serious concerns about online safety. Whether they be parents, teachers or small-business...
- Busselton Health Study (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate an incredible milestone in Australian medical research and to pay tribute to a community in my electorate of Forrest that has quite literally changed the course of...
- Medicare (1 speech)
The one-million mark for 1800MEDICARE was achieved just a week or so ago. This is an important service that our government has created—1800MEDICARE. Since January, more than 30,000...
- Stewart, Mr Michael John (1 speech)
I rise today to pay honour to a dear, dear friend and mentor, Michael Stewart, who died on the weekend aged 96. If you want to look at a life well lived, Michael's life was well lived. He was one...
- Noarlunga Aquatic Centre, McPherson, Ms Maxine, Flagstaff Hill Primary School (1 speech)
I'm pleased to report that the Noarlunga Aquatic Centre is on track to reopen this summer. The Albanese Labor government has made significant investment, along with the Onkaparinga Council, to...
- Herbert Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Over the past week, I've had the privilege of spending some time with some remarkable organisations in Townsville. These organisations may have different purposes, but they are all united by...
- Hunter Electorate: Wine Industry (1 speech)
I've said it before and I'll say it again, and you've heard me say this: the Hunter Valley is the best wine region in Australia. I know there might be a few members in this place from South...
- McPherson Electorate: Honours and Awards (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the winners of the second annual McPherson Honours. This year our theme was our community's quiet achievers, and I'd like to name them for the record. Educator of the Year...
- Maribyrnong Electorate: Acknowledgements (1 speech)
I always love being able to provide an update to this place on some of the incredible people that call my community home. In particular, I want to shout-out a few people who caught up with me...
- Raise Our Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to read out a speech by Olivia, who is 13, from Durack and part of the Raise Our Voice campaign, as follows: One of the biggest problems shaping the future of the pastoral...
- Aircraft Noise (1 speech)
For generations, Keilor residents have lived alongside Melbourne Airport. In turn, Melbourne Airport has brought significant benefits to our local community and economy. But, while Melbourne...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
When an older Australian reaches the point of needing aged care, they are often at their most vulnerable. They're looking for help, dignity and someone who will listen. The Commonwealth Ombudsman...
- Parramatta Electorate: St Patrick's Cathedral, Hindu Heritage Month (2 speeches)
St Patrick's Cathedral is the spiritual heart of Parramatta's Catholic community and a place where faith is turned into practical compassion. An example of this is the parish's planned trial...
- Bills (0 speeches)
