House debates
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
- Aukus (1 speech)
Si vis pacem, para bellum: if you want to have peace, prepare for war. That was by a bloke by the name of Flavius Vegetius Renatus, but you can just call him Vegetius; that's how he was known. Of... - Solomon Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
The Albanese government's focus on strengthening Medicare has delivered both the Palmerston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic and now the Darwin Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, the latter of which opened... - Budget (1 speech)
Labor's budget of broken promises delivers toxic taxes, destroys aspiration and saddles future generations with more debt and higher interest payments. Because this Labor government can't control... - United Nations World Bicycle Day (1 speech)
'Woo hoo!'—that is the feeling of riding a bike. And today is UN world bike day. I know that the member for Perth is a regular cyclist and has ridden across our magnificent Boorloo Bridge... - Tertiary Education and Training (1 speech)
If you're one of the three million Australians with a HECS debt, the amount that you owe the government went up this week. Log into myGov and check. Every year, HECS debts increase with... - Macquarie Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
We all know that the traffic on Bells Line of Road is significantly higher due to the closure of Victoria Pass, and people like Ursula, Alex and others have told me that it's being felt by local... - Budget (1 speech)
In his budget speech, the Treasurer said he was making the tax system 'fairer and stronger for workers, businesses, first home buyers and future generations'. He said that his government was... - Wages and Salaries (1 speech)
I rise to welcome the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the national minimum wage and award wages. Awards are not an abstract part of our industrial system. They are the legal baseline.... - Budget (1 speech)
There's a fun game that we like to play late at night on this side of the chamber, which is called 'spot the ever-deleting comments feed on Labor backbench socials'. The backbench has been... - Wages and Salaries (1 speech)
This week we have seen a win for three million Australian workers, a win for workers at the core of our communities. The Fair Work Commission has lifted the minimum wage by 4.75 per cent, which... - Budget (8 speeches)
'Yes. How hard is it? For the 50th time.' You remember—that's what the Prime Minister told Australians when asked if he would rule out changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. He... - Taxation (1 speech)
Through a budget built on broken promises and toxic taxes, Labor are pushing tax hikes onto millions of Australians, and they're doing it to pay for a spending addiction they can't control. The... - Budget (2 speeches)
First home buyers have been playing the housing hunger games, where only investors survive and thrive—first home buyers in the arena, armed with a deposit and hope, up against dozens of... - Housing (1 speech)
I want to talk to you about the Australian value of a fair go. My family migrated here in 1968. We came here for the Australian dream: a decent crack at homeownership, public health, public... - Budget (5 speeches)
Last night on level two in the parliament, there were two vastly different events. One was held in the Channel 9 studios, and it was a celebration of the Sydney Morning Herald's 195 years of...
