House debates

Monday, 2 March 2026

  • Lithgow Railway Workshop (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Lithgow locomotive workshop is a critical piece of railway infrastructure. The site is needed to expand and secure existing freight rail businesses and...
  • Cost of Living (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real cost-of-living relief for Australians and making a difference in their lives? How does this compare to...
  • National Security (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister inform the House when he or his office last had contact with Dr Jamal Rifi concerning the repatriation of ISIS sympathisers?
  • Albanese Government: Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government cutting taxes for workers and making the budget more sustainable? How does this compare with other approaches?
  • National Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Was the minister or his office aware of intelligence advice that at least one of the ISIS sympathisers posed a security threat to Australians when...
  • Medicare (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How is the Albanese Labor government lifting bulk-billing rates across Australia? Why is universal access to free GP visits so important...
  • Middle East (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the war in the Middle East, and the suspension of air travel following the air strikes on Iran, has the government halted its plan to bring home ISIS...
  • Gender Equality (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering for working women, and what could place this at risk?
  • Tasmania: Salmon Fishing Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister, last year I wrote to you about the ecological and human risks of any emergency approval for florfenicol for...
  • Economy (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government helping with the cost of living and boosting retirement incomes? What are the alternative approaches to cost-of-living relief...
  • National Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. In the building today are several members of the Wagga Wagga Yazidi community, who have come to Canberra to share their trauma that they received at the...
  • Perth: Attack (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister please update the House on the arrest made in Western Australia last week for the alleged terrorism offence?
  • Fuel Security (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Since the commencement of hostilities in the Middle East, what actions has he had to assure Australia of security of fuel supplies,...
  • Rail Infrastructure (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government furthering the delivery of high-speed rail? How does...