House debates

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

  • Housing (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Liberal Party I lead will always champion policies to help more Australians into a home of their own, but under Labor the homeownership dream has never...
  • Cost of Living (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real and lasting cost-of-living relief, particularly for young Australians, students and apprentices?
  • Taxation (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Under Labor's tax policy, Australians will be forced to find cash they don't have to pay tax on income they haven't earned. Prime Minister, it takes a lot to...
  • Tertiary Education (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitment to help Australians with student debt?
  • Fossil Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water. One of the first acts of this government was to approve the extension to the north-west gas project,...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Health and Ageing. How are Medicare urgent care clinics making it easier for Australians to see a doctor when they need to and where they need to?
  • Superannuation (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Can the Assistant Treasurer clarify how Labor's super tax on unrealised capital gains would operate for a farmer who has their farm held in a...
  • Energy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government getting on with the job of delivering a fairer, better energy system as well as acting on...
  • Taxation (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the government rule out ever taxing unrealised capital gains on anything beyond superannuation?
  • Defence (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. How is the Albanese Labor government keeping Australians safe through our continued investment in defence and our engagement...
  • Superannuation (5 speeches)
    Thank you, Speaker, and congratulations on your elevation to office. My question is to the Treasurer. On 28 February 2023, the Treasurer said that Labor's unfair super tax on unrealised capital...
  • Cost of Living (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government continue to help ease cost of living for Australians in a responsible way?
  • Gambling (2 speeches)
    This is a question for the Minister for Communications. In the last parliament, this government initiated an inquiry into online gambling which resulted, two years ago, in a report containing 31...
  • Housing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to address the generational housing challenges facing...
  • Taxation (11 speeches)
    My question goes to the Prime Minister. Given the Treasurer's refusal in his previous answer to rule out taxing unrealised capital gains beyond superannuation, can the Prime Minister advise the...
  • Child Abuse: Child Care (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to lift child safety in early education and care services?
  • Medical Workforce (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. The rural doctor shortage crisis is devastating for Calare residents. Country people have shorter life expectancies than city people. It's...
  • Women in Parliament (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to deliver for women in this term of government?
  • Superannuation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Can the Assistant Treasurer confirm how many farmers and small and family businesses will be impacted by the government's superannuation tax on...
  • Cost of Living (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitments to help Australian workers earn more and keep more of...
  • Russia: Sanctions (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. In July, two vessels reportedly docked in Botany Bay, with some 175,000 tonnes of petrol from...
  • China (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How did the Prime Minister's recent trip to China help to promote and protect Australia's interests?
  • International Relations: Australia and China (7 speeches)
    Prime Minister, the circumnavigation of Australia by armed PLA navy vessels, which included live-fire exercises without warning in the Tasman Sea, was totally unacceptable and must never happen...
  • Labor Government (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Leader of the House. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to deliver on its legislative agenda to help Australians?