House debates
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
- Disability Services (1 speech)
I highlight an urgent situation for the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to address concerning specialist disability accommodation potentially ceasing to exist by 31... - Carers (1 speech)
This week I had the privilege of attending Carers Australia's young carers Australia barbecue right here in Parliament House, where I met the wonderful Taya and her mum, Kathryn, from Burnie in... - Energy (1 speech)
Last week, I stood in a field of sugarcane and saw a man pouring his heart and sweat into the land. Despite doing everything right, cane farmer Peter Doyle is shackled by soaring electricity... - Revive Live (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about something that beats at the heart of our creative nation: our live music venues. These spaces are more than bricks and mortar; they are community hubs, incubators of... - Valedictory (1 speech)
My New Year's resolutions for 2026 are to get outside and do more Mount Coot-tha bushwalks; fight to make big corporations and billionaires actually pay real tax; eat more of those delicious... - Make Amazon Pay Campaign (1 speech)
As Black Friday approaches, Australians are preparing to shop for bargains. Yet, for too many Amazon workers, the real cost of these deals comes in the form of exhaustion, job insecurity and... - Dowse, Ms Sara (1 speech)
The 16 days of activism on domestic and family violence is a timely reminder that gender equality is still unfinished work. Progress is possible only because we stand on the shoulders of the... - Maribyrnong Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Only weeks ago and with almost no notice, community health provider cohealth announced it would close its general practice services, including in Kensington in my community. This decision came... - Sandringham Little Athletics (1 speech)
Don't let the image of a crushed Coles banana crossing the finishing line put you off, Deputy Speaker Claydon. Saturday week ago, the Sandringham Little Athletics club hosted its first-ever... - Torres, Mr Michael (1 speech)
I want Australians to know about a Darwin local, Michael Torres, who was honoured at the national counsellors conference in Adelaide, where he received not one but two national awards. Michael... - Women's Health (1 speech)
Last week I had the opportunity to visit Move For Mums with the Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley. Move For Mums is a pre- and postnatal exercise class in Montrose that supports local women... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
(): From 25 November to 10 December, we mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls. Recently,... - Bureau of Meteorology: Website (1 speech)
When it comes to storms in the electorate of La Trobe, especially the Dandenong Ranges, we get big storms. Back in 2021, areas in the Dandenong Ranges, including La Trobe—such as Cockatoo,... - Make Amazon Pay Campaign (1 speech)
Black Friday is only a few days away. It has become cemented as one of the premier shopping days of the year, with customers tracking down deals before the Christmas season. But, with so many... - Energy (1 speech)
Electricity prices are going up, and, when they go up, two things happen. The first thing is you'll pay more for your product because the manufacturing cost, the cost of doing business, has gone... - Environment Bills (1 speech)
Every day we delay reforming Australia's environmental laws is another day where nature loses ground. We need urgent action now, and our reforms would deliver it. If passed by the Senate, the... - Environment (1 speech)
The coalition has engaged in good faith with the government to secure environmental law reform—reform that will deliver for the environment and for jobs, industry and investment—in... - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (1 speech)
() (): Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Today also marks the beginning of 16 days of activism against gender based violence. In 90 seconds, here are... - Farrer Electorate: Water (1 speech)
Regional Australia is being hung out to dry once again by a Labor government that listens to green activists before it listens to the people who grow the nation's food. For more than three years,... - Albanese Government (2 speeches)
Australians expect parliament to focus on outcomes, not theatrics. The Albanese Labor government has approached its work in that spirit—steady, practical and aimed at improving people's...
