House debates

Monday, 6 February 2023

  • Housing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. The government said it was committing to providing more social and affordable housing in the longer term. However, families in Fowler and...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. What are some of the challenges facing the Australian economy in 2023, and how is the Albanese Labor government responding?
  • Interest Rates (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How many Australian households are set to face higher mortgages this year when they move from fixed-rate loans to variable-rate loans?
  • Early Childhood Education (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its election commitments to make early childhood education more affordable and...
  • Energy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How many petajoules supply of gas risk being lost to the domestic market because of Labor's gas price cap impact on investment, including Senex Energy's...
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government changing people's lives by delivering on its election commitment to make medicines cheaper for...
  • Mental Health (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I recently spoke with a mum from Glenmore Park in my electorate of Lindsay who is scared that her daughter will not be able to access the full 20 Medicare...
  • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (21 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. After the recent fortnight of public hearings at the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, what have we learnt about who was...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources. The UN Secretary-General, the world's scientists and the International Energy Agency all say that no new coal or gas projects can proceed if we are...
  • Paid Parental Leave Scheme (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its budget commitment to provide a more modern, more flexible and more generous Paid...
  • Alcohol Abuse (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In June 2022 the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation wrote to the government pleading for the Commonwealth to extend the NT alcohol...
  • Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government working with states and territories, in particular Victoria, to roll out fee-free TAFE and VET and to...
  • Environment (4 speeches)
    Given the New South Wales EPA ordered Coles and Woolworths to dump more than 5,200 tonnes, or five billion pieces, of soft plastic into landfill from their failed REDcycle scheme and...
  • Arts and Entertainment Sector (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Arts. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting the arts and entertainment sector in Australia after a wasted decade, and what's been the response to...