House debates

Thursday, 5 March 2026

  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    The government is failing families trying to balance their weekly budget. Cost-of-living pressures are hitting hard, and now, with the war in the Middle East, it's only going to get worse. The...
  • McEwen Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
    The Albanese Labor government is building Australia's future, and there's no better place to see that than in the myriad of road projects that are underway in our communities in McEwen. From the...
  • Economy, Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Another term for inflation is 'cost of living'. The cost-of-living crisis in Australia is much worse than it is in many other countries because our inflation rate is much higher than it is in...
  • Social Cohesion (1 speech)
    A bishop, a rabbi and an imam walked into a room. I confess that this line was actually stolen from Imam Kamran Tahir, who started his iftar speech by noting that this is in fact usually the...
  • Bowman Electorate: Disaster and Emergency Management (1 speech)
    It is a pleasure to have my first opportunity to speak from the dispatch box. I am pleased that I have the opportunity to be up front here because the topics I want to cover tonight are matters...
  • Lingiari Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about a great development and work being done in my home community on the Tiwi Islands. Last year, a community workforce plan was delivered by the Tiwi Islands Training &...