House debates
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
- Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
The Productivity Commission's interim report describes the 2018 GST deal as a mistake. I want to explain to this House why I disagree. Before 2018, WA's GST relativity had fallen to 30c in the... - 51st Anniversary of Falintil (1 speech)
Tomorrow is the 51st anniversary of Falintil, Forcas Armadas da Libertacao Nacional de Timor-Leste. I want to acknowledge a great group of Australian veterans that are attending those anniversary... - Farrer Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I wish to update you on health and health services in Farrer. Farrer is one of the nation's largest electorates, and every community across it, from Pooncarie to Albury, shares the same demand... - Key Apprenticeship Program (1 speech)
If you want to build more homes, there's one thing we absolutely need: the tradies to build them. It's the chippies, sparkies, plumbers and apprentices who are on the tools early every morning,... - National Youth Parliament (1 speech)
This week, Parliament House is hosting the inaugural National Youth Parliament, bringing together 150 exceptional young Australians from across the country. Selected from over 2,200 applicants,... - Brisbane Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
The people of Brisbane care about our environment, and they support the country's transition to renewables. In 2022, as the candidate for Brisbane, Minister Bowen and I announced that, under... - Wood, Mr Tony (1 speech)
I rise to mark the life of Tony Wood, a fervent antidrug campaigner and, the House will remember, the father of Anna Wood, who was just 15 when she took an ecstasy tablet in the Phoenician... - Corda, Mr Jesse (1 speech)
Every life in public service is shaped by people whose names may never appear on a ballot paper but whose loyalty, sacrifice and belief make that service possible. For me, one of those people is... - Davis, Hunter (1 speech)
I'd like to welcome and congratulate Hunter Davis, our passionate youth member for Cowper, who is here in parliament this week as part of the National Youth Parliament program. A proud Port... - Hooper, Ms Lily (1 speech)
A search is ongoing for Lily Hooper, an 18-year-old woman who was last seen heading out for a bushwalk a week ago in Nattai National Park in my electorate of Whitlam. Our thoughts are with Lily,... - Housing (1 speech)
The Australian dream is a home among the gum trees, a place where you can put your feet up at the end of the day, a place to call your own. But this Labor government is demolishing the Australian... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The NDIS is, at its heart, about people who want the same things we all want—to live with dignity, to have choices, to feel included and to have the opportunity to make the most of their... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Whenever I go doorknocking around Toowoomba, I ask people the same thing. I ask them what they would change about Australia. So often the answer is the same—the economy and housing. I hear... - Goldie, Mr Dale Keith OAM (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to a local legend, Dale Goldie OAM, who passed away on 16 July, and acknowledge the extraordinary legacy he leaves in Kearsley and across our Hunter community. Dale was a... - Housing (1 speech)
Labor has delivered a trifecta of failure when it comes to housing—fewer homes, higher rents and confidence in the market absolutely smashed. They are making it harder for all Australians... - Bullying No Way Week (1 speech)
This week is Bullying No Way Week, which is a national week of action that unites government, Catholic and independent schools, and their communities, across the country. This year's theme is... - Housing (1 speech)
We have a housing crisis in Australia. I know this because I see it in my own community in the Peel region in Western Australia. I have local people living out of their cars. They're parking down... - Tertiary Education and Training (1 speech)
This year, in National Skills Week, we will celebrate that TAFE is life changing. Having been a student in my 20s and TAFE teacher, I understand that TAFE supports individuals to get the skills,... - Veterans (1 speech)
These are important words in the Australian Defence Veterans' Covenant, which was passed in 2019: For what they have done, this we will do. It's a solemn commitment. The one person in this place... - Homelessness (2 speeches)
What an honour it was this morning to go, with my friend the member for Bean and the Minister for Housing, down to Woden to the youth foyer. It is a youth housing place that gives 20 beds for...
