House debates
Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriations and Administration Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration, I present the committee's report No. 36, Annual report 2025-26. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with...
- Privileges and Members' Interests Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests, I present the committee's report, Report concerning a subpoena issued by the Federal Court of Australia and possible...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Death Penalty (2 speeches)
by leave—Australia opposes the death penalty in all circumstances for all people. This is not the position of one government or one party; it is a longstanding bipartisan commitment...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (6 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the member from Wannon from moving the following motion immediately—
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026; Second Reading (3 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 27 October 2026, I shall put the question immediately. The question is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Mackellar be agreed to....
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (28 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 27 October 2026, the House will now consider the bill in detail as a whole. The question is that bill be agreed to. The question now is that the...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that this bill be now read a third time.
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The question is that this bill be now read a second time. In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 27 October 2026, I will put the question immediately.
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a third time.
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026; Second Reading (4 speeches)
The original question was that this bill be now read a second time. To this, the honourable member for Curtin moved, as an amendment that all words after 'That' be omitted with a view to...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (39 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 27 October 2026, the House will now consider the bill, as a whole, in detail. The question therefore is that the bill agreed to, and the question...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a third time.
- Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
The question is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Kennedy to the amendment to the second reading motion moved by the honourable member for Warringah be agreed to.
- Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The question now is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Warringah be agreed to. Question negatived. The question now is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for...
- Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail (15 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 27 October 2026, the House will now consider the bill in detail as a whole. The question now is that the amendments circulated by the member for...
- Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Domestic Gas Reservation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Domestic Gas Reservation Levy Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Rural, Regional and Remote Australia: Services (1 speech)
I make this statement on behalf of the member for Indi, Dr Helen Haines, to continue her work. She has been a tireless advocate for equitable access to health care, regardless of where...
- Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the talented students from my electorate of Isaacs, whose artwork was shared with me by the Australian Conservation Foundation as part of the Wild At Art threatened...
- Defence (1 speech)
I rise today in support of Australia's veterans, returned servicemen and -women, and ex-service men and women. There are three issues I think that need to be discussed clearly. First was the...
- Prime Minister's Spelling Bee (1 speech)
Pusillanimous is a word that is not easy to say, let alone spell. But not for 13-year-old Charlotte Edwards from Braddon—in fact, from my home town—who entered the Prime Minister's...
- Bradfield Youth Forum (1 speech)
I want to recognise and thank the inaugural members of the Bradfield Youth Forum, a group that I established because a young constituent wrote to me, twice in fact, asking how young people in our...
- World Teachers' Day (1 speech)
Tomorrow, 30 October, is World Teacher's Day here in Australia, and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the incredible teachers and educators across my electorate of Banks, and indeed...
- Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
Imagine a clean energy system so small it fits in the back of a ute but powerful enough to run nearly a thousand homes continuously for a whole five years without using a drop of water. That is...
- Brain Cancer (1 speech)
A fortnight ago I attended Brain Tumour Alliance Australia's Head to the Hill event here at Parliament House. It was a deeply moving reminder of the devastating impact this disease has on...
- Economy (3 speeches)
Yesterday the Treasurer stood at the dispatch box and tried to blame Australia's inflation crisis on a war overseas. But yesterday the Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, told Australians...
- Bonnici, Mr Mark (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge Mr Mark Bonnici, who will retire as principal of St Edward's College in East Gosford at the end of the school year. Mr Bonnici has led St Edward's for almost a decade,...
- Economy (1 speech)
If excuses paid the mortgage, this treasurer would have every home in Australia paid for by Christmas, but, unfortunately, the bank only takes money. The PM has reportedly told Australians 'we've...
- Veterans: Middle East (1 speech)
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Australia's deployment to Afghanistan. Between 2001 and 2021, more than 46,000 Australians served in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. Australian...
- Private Health Insurance (1 speech)
This month I heard from a 66-year-old widow I'll call Margie, who lives in Eumungerie in the electorate of Parkes. Margie lost her husband 16 years ago and is on a pension. When this couple were...
- AMES Australia (1 speech)
Founded in 1951 as a volunteer based organisation teaching English to postwar European migrants, AMES has helped generations of people build new lives in Australia. Over the decades, its work has...
- Economy (3 speeches)
This Labor government don't get it, and they won't listen, so let me spell it out. Australian families are hurting, and they feel poorer because they are poorer. Families are drowning in rent and...
- Hunter Holidays (1 speech)
I've been saying for years that the Hunter has the best wine in Australia; the best food, with so many hatted restaurants; the best people; and some of the most beautiful countryside you'll ever...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
I've got a confession to make to the House. I enjoy watching reruns of Seinfeld, and I've got a hunch. I've got a hunch that the Prime Minister does too, but there's a very different reason,...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Somewhere in Australia right now there's a young retail worker. Let's call her 'Amanda'. She has a casual contract and a set rostered shift, but her manager has directed her to stay back after...
- Remembrance Day: Protests (1 speech)
On Remembrance Day, our nation will pause to honour all Australians who have served, suffered and sacrificed in wars and military operations for our nation. Remembrance Day is one of the most...
- Housing (2 speeches)
We on this side of the House know that the housing system has been broken for too long and we're focused on building more homes, including for essential workers and the vulnerable in our...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
I agree with both the Minister for Education—who spoke this morning—along with the Leader of the Opposition that 11 November is a sacred day in our calendar; 11 November is not a day...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Community Grants (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Prime Minister claimed sewerage works were originally part of his $6 million invite-only taxpayer funded grant to the Marrickville Golf Club....
- Trade with the European Union (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how does the proposed free trade agreement with the European Union benefit Australia's economic and security interests? And what support has...
- Community Grants (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has claimed that the sewerage works was originally part of the Prime Minister's invite-only, taxpayer funded $6 million grant for the...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources. How is the Albanese Labor government securing more Australian gas for households and businesses while supporting more manufacturing jobs, putting...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Acknowledgement (1 speech)
Before I call the member for Kooyong, I will welcome some guests. We have a group of representatives from the Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils, led by the Mayor of Temora, Rick...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Data Centres (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australia is the largest seaborne importer of diesel in the world. Many of our data centres are powered by backup diesel generation. That adds more sovereign...
- Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry and Innovation. How will the Albanese Labor government's landmark national gas reservation scheme power Australian jobs,...
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised he wouldn't change CGT or negative gearing before the election. Then he did. He promised a $275 cut to power bills, which he...
- Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why is tax reform and responsible economic management so important at a time of global economic uncertainty?
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasury has confirmed your government has spent over $100 billion more than it has saved, fuelling inflation and driving up interest rates. Next week, after the...
- Australian Federal Police (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. How is the work of the Australian Federal Police helping to keep Australians safe, and how is this work being recognised?
- Economy (3 speeches)
The Reserve Bank has said government spending is adding to the likelihood of further interest rate hikes. Betashares's chief economist David Bassanese has said every serious economist in the...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's tax reform make the system fairer for workers and homebuyers?
- Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, the Commonwealth Ombudsman found the mutual obligations system for those on JobSeeker and other payments was...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to combat bullying in schools and online?
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Convicted terrorist and ISIS commander Isaac El Matari, a known associate of the alleged surviving Bondi terrorist, is set to walk free from jail...
- Child Safety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. How is the Albanese government leading work with the states and territories to keep our children and young people safe?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
To the Treasurer: the last 11 years have been the hottest on record globally. The rising cost of climate fuel disasters around the world is resulting in higher insurance premiums, food prices and...
- Avian Influenza (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. What has been the Albanese Labor government's response to H5 bird flu in Australia? And how is the government helping...
- 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)
- Economy (16 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: "Australia's broken...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Privileges and Members' Interests Committee; Report (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the House: (1) note the legal action taken in the Federal Court of Australia by Mr Alan Whykes against Mr Geoffrey Swan, known as Alan Phillip Whykes v Geoffrey Robert...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
I wish to raise a matter of privilege. Noting we are now between items of business and having taken time to review chamber materials following discussion on the matter of public importance, I...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Small Business (1 speech)
Since the 26th budget was handed down, I've heard from so many distressed small-business owners in my electorate. We've already seen a huge number of businesses fail and more empty shops. Let me...
- Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 (1 speech)
I'm really pleased that this government this week has passed the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026. I'm really pleased because, as a former teacher, I completely understand...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Community Events, Tourism Industry, Migration (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege of joining Zonta Gold Coast Inc for its inaugural event, themed 'Celebrate, Connect and Change'. It was a fantastic evening, where we marked a new chapter for Zonta...
- Hunter Electorate: Mining Industry (1 speech)
I want to talk about something that's incredibly important to the Hunter: jobs. We need good, secure, well-paid jobs that allow families to put food on the table, pay their mortgages and build...
- Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum (1 speech)
This year marks 25 years of the Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum, a singularly successful program in Australia bringing together every public and private high school in my electorate and some from...
- Krishnan, Dr Easwaran (1 speech)
Every nation tells a story about itself, and tonight I want to tell a quieter part of ours. It belongs to a man who spent his life at the front gates of the hospital. His name is Dr Easwaran...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Thriving Kids Program (1 speech)
On 30 September, I brought together parents, carers, disability providers. A division having been called in the House of Representatives— Sitting suspended from 09:53 to 10:04 On 30...
- Migration (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government strongly supports a tailored and targeted migration system. We are making changes to the system to give us more control over who arrives, who stays and who leaves....
