House debates
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
- Fuel (2 speeches)
Soaring fuel costs are affecting Australians everywhere. Homes and businesses across my electorate are struggling, and some of our most valuable frontline community services are under real... - Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity Shield, Jack Fitzgibbon Cup, Bade, Dr Patrick (1 speech)
I rise to speak about two soldiers, a sister, a mother and father, and a surgeon. On Saturday the Sergeant Matthew Locke MG Charity Shield match was played in Matt's home town of Bellingen, New... - Yamba Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge and congratulate a group of outstanding young athletes from the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club who achieved wonderful results at the recent Australian Surf Lifesaving... - Biosecurity, Perth Zoo (1 speech)
With H5 avian influenza on our doorstep, the Albanese government's $100 million investment in biosecurity preparedness is critical. It's helping organisations like the Perth Zoo, in my electorate... - Public Sector Governance (1 speech)
After robodebt wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of Australians of being in debt, this government promised that it would never let something like this happen again. Now, the government is... - Thornton, Ms Olivia (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge Olivia Thornton, who is concluding her time as Chief Executive Officer of Cricket ACT, marking the end of an extraordinary period of leadership for the organisation and for... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
What will the Easter bunny be bringing this year? A couple of chocolates? A bunny? A lolly or two? How about an eye-watering power bill? How about a mortgage repayment that makes your eyes water... - National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, Macquarie Technology Group (1 speech)
I'd love to inform the House that the National Reconstruction Fund, established by the Albanese Labor government, has announced that it's making a $200 million hybrid note investment into... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
I rise today to speak for the families in my electorate of Capricornia who are looking at the calendar this month with a sense of dread rather than excitement. Easter should be a time for... - Wages and Salaries (1 speech)
Yesterday, the Fair Work Commission handed down a long-overdue decision: they abolished junior rates for Australians over 18. This is a massive win for young workers in retail, fast food and... - O'Connor Electorate: Fuel (1 speech)
I rise today to make the House aware of the dire predicament of just one of the 46 local government authorities across my electorate of O'Connor. Rebecca McCall, CEO of the wheatbelt shire of... - Bendigo Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I'm really proud to stand here in the House today and say that Bendigo's largest GP clinic today will become a Medicare bulk-billing practice. The Bendigo Primary Care Centre is our largest. It... - Maranoa Electorate: Fuel (1 speech)
This Easter will be the hardest Easter for Australians in living memory not only because they're paying $27,000 more for their mortgage. Their electricity bills have gone up by 40 per cent and... - Consumer Protection (1 speech)
This government is serious about protecting Australians so they can keep more of what they earn. Today I joined the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury to... - Fuel (1 speech)
Easter is a holy time. It's a time when families get together, and they look forward to those reunions. Often, they look forward to having their city cousins coming to the regions. But this won't... - Labor Government (1 speech)
Last weekend, I spent some time in the great suburb of Peakhurst, right in the middle of my electorate of Banks, knocking on doors and speaking to residents. The locals in Peakhurst are focused... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Once upon a time there was a little chicken running through a village shouting, 'The sky is falling, the sky is falling!' Everyone laughed. They laughed because it was too much—too over the... - Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship Program (1 speech)
Last week, the Albanese Labor government launched the Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship program, a $15.8 million initiative to support the development of Australia's future nuclear-powered... - Fuel (3 speeches)
Searching for a servo that's not empty, filling up a car at an exorbitant cost, cancelling travel plans altogether—this is the Easter that so many Australians face. Instead of a happy...
