House debates
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
- Fairfax Electorate: Nambour (1 speech)
Lying at the foot of the Blackall Range on the Sunshine Coast is the beautiful town of Nambour. I can tell you that Nambour has it all. It has the most extraordinarily beautiful local environment... - Housing (1 speech)
Many Australians are working hard, doing the best things for their families and putting money aside each week for a housing deposit. But, too often, the dream of homeownership feels like it's... - Richardson, Lt Col. Eric Alexander, OAM (Retired) (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the late Lieutenant Colonel Eric Richardson, OAM, a man of family, community and country. Eric was born in Wingham on 15 December 1932, a sixth-generation Wingham local. At... - Housing (1 speech)
Millennials like me have been told for years that, if we stopped buying smashed avo on toast and oat iced lattes, we could all afford a house. Well, I've done the maths: it doesn't add up, when... - Disability Services (1 speech)
Across Australia, supported independent living providers are withdrawing from specialist disability accommodation settings. They're leaving families scrambling to secure care for their loved... - Beggs, Mrs Pamela Anne (1 speech)
I rise to recognise Pam Beggs, local legend, Labor stalwart and a woman whose service shaped Perth's north. Pam served in the WA parliament from 1983 to 1993 as the member for Whitford. Among the... - Fowler Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It is a privilege to be in this House and to shine a light on the young people in my community of Fowler. In July, I attended a look-and-learn barbering workshop at St Johns Park High School,... - Housing (1 speech)
For too long the dream of homeownership has felt like 'a cruel summer' for young people in Melbourne—working hard, saving what they can, but never quite getting there. That's why Labor's... - Drought (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that much of the agricultural districts of South Australia remain in the grip of a desperate drought—not that those opposite care much about that. I just received... - Housing (1 speech)
I am proud to be part of a government that is building, not blocking. We are backing renters; we're not flipping or flopping. We believe that renters shouldn't have to rent forever. That's why... - Bowman Electorate: Public Transport (1 speech)
Half of those employed in my Redlands community leave the city to commute to their workplace. For many, it means burning long hours every day sitting in traffic, crawling into Brisbane, into... - Housing (1 speech)
Owning a home—a place to raise a family, put down roots and be part of the community—has always been at the heart of the Australian dream. This is despite Australians enduring a... - Renewable Energy: Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I rise today to call out growing concerns about the presence of forced labour in the supply chains of solar panel manufacturing, particularly in relation to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region... - Youth Leadership (1 speech)
Policies such as the five per cent housing deposit are about assisting Australians into homeownership. It's just one example of everything that we're doing, along with fee-free TAFE and HECS debt... - Veterans (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege of joining veterans, their families and our community at the Currumbin RSL to mark Victory in the Pacific Day. It was a moving ceremony, a moment to reflect on the... - Housing (1 speech)
Labor's new housing policy is a real game changer. From 1 October, first home buyers can get into the market with just a five per cent deposit and no mortgage insurance. This is real help,... - Trade with the United States of America (1 speech)
The tariff dispute our nation finds itself in with the United States keeps getting worse. Yesterday Australia Post announced it would immediately stop some postal services to the United States... - Housing (1 speech)
One of the greatest challenges for young people in Aston is that, despite their hard work and saving efforts, many still struggle to buy their first home. For these young people in my community,... - Electorate of Wannon: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
The Prime Minister's going to be going to the Bush Summit in Ballarat on Friday. Just so I can help him with his talking points, I say to his advisors, 'Listen up, these are the issues that the... - Housing (2 speeches)
The member for Wannon is still going. Take a seat man; have an aspirin. It was the good old days when the Liberal Party used to support first home buyers. In 2019, the previous member for Deakin...
