House debates
Thursday, 30 October 2025
- Durack Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
In February, Cyclone Zelia devastated road networks in the Shire of East Pilbara. For eight months, the shire has worked incredibly hard and negotiated in good faith to secure funding, with $26... - Superannuation (1 speech)
When you get paid, your super should too, but right now employers only need to pay super every three months. That means your super isn't growing as fast as it should. The Albanese government is... - Road Safety (1 speech)
The fun police in this country have gone too far. As taxpayers, we're now employing some 106,000 people here in Canberra to hold clipboards and red pens and stop people doing things, building... - Young Australians (1 speech)
This week I had the privilege of meeting Hasmik and Hrug, youth advocates from the Armenian National Committee of Australia's Job Shadow Advocate Program. We spoke about the challenges facing... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
Prosecco is an Australian favourite. You'd be hard-pressed to find an Australian restaurant without it on the wine list, a bottle shop without it on the shelf or a Friday fizz without a glass in... - Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
It supplies 77,000 jobs and contributes $100 billion annually to the economy. It creates over a billion dollars in the Far North alone in tax revenue, building hospitals, roads and critical... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to share Mackellar student Imogen Kee's thoughtful response to this year's Raise our Voice campaign, which asked, 'How can government build a better future for young Australians?' Imogen... - Veterans (1 speech)
Today it was my pleasure as co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Veterans, along with Senator Andrew Mclachlan CSC, to welcome the Families of Veterans Guild to Parliament House, many of whom... - Energy (1 speech)
Earlier this week the Minister for Climate Change and Energy was forced by the Senate to release the incoming ministerial brief on electricity prices—he'd tried to hide it since... - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (1 speech)
This morning I sat in the chamber and listened to Minister Plibersek's announcement about the inquiry into domestic, family and sexual violence related suicide. As she spoke, my lived experience... - Rumney, Lance Corporal Tulsa (1 speech)
869639—Lance Corporal Tulsa Rumney. Tulsa tragically lost his life in a military training accident on 15 October 2025. The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment lost a brother. His... - Aged Care (1 speech)
How we look after each other says everything we are as a nation. This weekend marks not only the largest investment in Medicare in its history; 1 November kicks off another key milestone in our... - Regional Australia: Aviation, Breastfeeding (1 speech)
This week, the Senate voted in favour of an inquiry into regional airport security fees. The cost of screening has made regional air travel prohibitively expensive. While travellers from capital... - Medicare (1 speech)
Labor built Medicare, and we'll always fight to strengthen it. When you're sick, seeing a doctor shouldn't be a struggle. That's why our government is delivering the single largest investment in... - Austin, Ben (1 speech)
This morning, my community and the cricket community across Australia woke to the devastating news that Ben Austin was taken too soon. He was 17 and doing what he loved: playing cricket. Ben was... - Medicare (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, the Minister for Health and Ageing announced that there had been over two million visits to Medicare urgent care clinics across the country. This means that over two million... - Child Abuse (1 speech)
Tomorrow morning, more than 8,000 schools across the nation will take part in Day for Daniel, honouring the memory of Daniel Morcombe and reminding every Australian to keep our children safe.... - Medicare (1 speech)
It's nearly the end of the week. Not only will it be great to return to our communities, but, from Saturday, what goes live is the single-largest investment in Medicare ever. We're expanding the... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
I am sorry to say that life in the regions is even harder one year on from the disastrous 3G shutdown on Labor's watch. Let me give you some examples. I was talking on Perth radio earlier this... - Medicare (1 speech)
On the border of Macnamara and Goldstein, unfortunately on the wrong side of the tracks, lives a fantastic medical centre called the Elsternwick Medical Centre. No thanks to the member for... - Energy (2 speeches)
In my electorate, manufacturing businesses are being crushed by this government's irresponsible energy policy. FJP Manufacturing's electricity prices are up 76 per cent in just two years. This...
