House debates

Thursday, 25 June 2026

  • Australian Society (1 speech)
    This time tomorrow, the Socceroos will still be playing Paraguay. It's a critical game for our World Cup prospects, but it also comes at a critical time back home, because, here in this building,...
  • Sammy D Foundation (1 speech)
    On 4 May 2008, 17-year-old Sam Davis was tragically killed in a one-punch attack. His parent's immense and indescribable grief at Sam's loss inspired them—the Hon. Nat Cook, Speaker of the...
  • Western Australia: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
    Western Australia's resources sector is world leading, but our prosperity is less secure than it looks. Our economy leans on one industry, one export and one market, and China's steel demand is...
  • Lamb, Ms Sue (1 speech)
    Sue Lamb has dedicated an extraordinary 38 years to nursing, sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience throughout her career. Her unwavering focus on patient care combined with a strong...
  • Indigenous Australians: Cultural Heritage (1 speech)
    Transmission line developer ACEREZ has put out a statement about its recent destruction of a Wiradjuri rock shelter in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone. This is all just damage...
  • Sport (1 speech)
    Bonner is a community that loves sport. We're home to incredible local athletes, dedicated volunteers, grassroots clubs and some of the best sporting facilities in the country. Last week I joined...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Labor went to the Australian people before the election and promised one thing, and on budget night they did another. Now, in a dangerous and dishonest deal with the Greens, they have gone even...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    One of my local councils asked new citizens what they love best about Australia. They talked about beaches and great weather, our unique environment and safe communities, and they also talked...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    In Greek mythology, Medusa didn't defeat her victims with strength, but by stopping them seeing the danger until it was too late. Today, the Medusa effect in Labor's poisonous policies is real....
  • Housing (1 speech)
    We know that people are working hard and doing the right thing but still can't get into a home of their own. The system is broken, and that's why we're changing the system. Everyone on this side...
  • Avian Influenza (1 speech)
    I rise today to update the House on a serious biosecurity threat unfolding in my electorate. Cape Le Grand National Park, east of Esperance, is renowned for its pristine coastline, but it has now...
  • Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Student Voice Forum (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula for bringing together more than 40 student leaders from across seven schools last week. Most...
  • Budget (1 speech)
    Australia is drifting. That is the conclusion from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia's 2026 State of the nation report. Productivity, investment and innovation are going...
  • Carmona, Mr Noel (1 speech)
    Tomorrow is Rare Cancer Awareness Day, and I want to recognise a bloke from Branxton in my electorate Noel Carmona. Noel is a miner, a husband, a dad, a bloke who loves his sport and a beer and...
  • Labor Government (1 speech)
    I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday, and, helpfully, I saw a post from New South Wales Labor which was celebrating the anniversary of the election of Julia Gillard. Unfortunately, that...
  • Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
    If you were to ask any parent what matters most in those first few months with a newborn, they will tell you it is sleep and time. Unfortunately, we can't legislate for sleep. I wish we could....
  • Housing (4 speeches)
    The Prime Minister reckons he wants to hear from young people on housing, but does he really? Andrew in my electorate wrote: Life has been hard for someone in his late 20s—my wife's a Nurse...
  • Multicultural Australia (1 speech)
    In my first speech in this place, I spoke about my multicultural roots and my family, who immigrated to this place in the late 1800s from China. When they moved here, they built things. They...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    It's farcical. Last night the ASIO Director-General gave his annual threat assessment. He warned that terrorism remains an acute concern. But today we discovered this government has again done...