House debates

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

  • Eczema (1 speech)
    I rise to speak about a brave young man from my electorate, Angus Rowland, who is living with a debilitating and chronic skin condition. Angus is aged 12, and he has severe eczema. He's had this...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    It is 1 July, and, from today, millions of Australians will be seeing the benefits of the Albanese Labor government's cost-of-living plan come into effect. Australians are receiving another tax...
  • Abortion (1 speech)
    Across Australia, we're seeing rising threats to women's access to abortion care. We see it in bills in state parliaments. We see it in the way some politicians talk about this issue, using...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Today is 1 July. The Albanese Labor government is delivering real change for Australians, with cost-of-living measures starting today. Through tax cuts, expanded paid parental leave, and stronger...
  • Arise Foundation (1 speech)
    I rise to recognise the incredible work of some incredibly passionate women at the Arise Foundation and to call for greater investment in recovery and healing for women leaving violence. For too...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    It is 1 July today, and that means pay rises for three million workers around this country and tax cuts for all Australian workers. This is good news for my community. And you know what else is...
  • Sutton, Jaide (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate an outstanding young person from the Hinkler electorate, Jaide Sutton, who has been named the Australian parliament's 2026 Yarning Competition winner in the years 7...
  • Australian Society (1 speech)
    Australia's strength has never come from sameness. It has come from the people who have built lives across difference, from our many First Nations communities with millennia of history and...
  • Cost of Living (1 speech)
    Giving a family a $5 weekly tax cut when their mortgage has skyrocketed by thousands of dollars is like tossing a glass of water onto a roaring bushfire. By continually fuelling government...
  • Northern Territory: Albanese Government (1 speech)
    Today, 1 July 2026, is Territory Day. That's right—I've got my Northern Territory pin on, and it's a great day for all Territorians. I want to say, 'Happy Territory Day!' To celebrate, we...
  • O'Connor Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
    For many seniors in O'Connor, the cost of seeing a doctor is becoming almost as painful as the diagnosis. I'm running a survey of constituents aged over 65 and have heard from many people who are...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Albanese Government (1 speech)
    West of here is Hasluck, and what matters to my community in Hasluck is making sure that we deliver. I'm absolutely proud, under the Albanese Labor government, to be their representative and to...
  • Monash Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
    I always say that food banks are the canary in the coalmine, as far as how the rest of the economy is travelling, and right now, in my electorate of Monash, food banks are having to step up and...
  • Labor Government (1 speech)
    I love the month of July. Throughout history, many great things have happened during this month. We walked on the moon for the first time. The great and inspiring Nelson Mandela was born. The...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    As we've heard, today is 1 July, the start of a new financial year. But what most people think about is it's tax time. The Treasurer, being the king of taxation—it's his birthday in March,...
  • Labor Government (1 speech)
    Today we are celebrating. Millions of working Australians will be earning more and keeping more of what they earn because this government will always back working Australians. Today those in the...
  • Albanese Government (1 speech)
    There is a word that used to mean something in this country—trust. Trust was the commitment a government made to the Australian people. This Labor prime minister said from this dispatch box...
  • Taylor, Hon. Angus James (5 speeches)
    I want to be fair to the Leader of the Opposition. Unlike media reports about the shadow treasurer, he's declared his interests. The member for Hume has registered his interests in family trusts...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    Deputy Speaker, you know and we all know on this side of the chamber that Australian families, Australian businesses and Australians generally are despairing right now. We've had 15 interest rate...
  • Employment (2 speeches)
    For nine years, those opposite had a chance to make work pay. Instead, they spent most of their time fighting each other, attacking workers, suppressing wages and telling Australians that...