Senate debates
Monday, 29 June 2026
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Meeting (1 speech)
If there is no objection, the meetings are authorised.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Senators (0 speeches)
- Child Abuse (1 speech)
Today I hosted the Parliamentary Friends against Sexual Abuse and Exploitation event, alongside fellow co-chair Senator Ghosh, with NAPCAN. The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse...
- KPMG Australia (1 speech)
I rise to make a contribution in this two-minute section around a matter that has actually just been debated, here in the parliament, in part. It's a matter of great interest to you, Acting...
- One Nation (1 speech)
I want to speak today about some very concerning reports about One Nation's online activities. It seems as though One Nation is using foreign based meme factories to boost their political...
- Western Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
Labor is punishing families in Perth's northern suburbs—punishing them by underfunding critical health services. Today I'm calling on the government to do more—to build a public...
- Cybercrime (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Albanese Labor government's response to cybercrime. Cybercrime is not a niche technical issue; it's an everyday risk for families, small businesses and our public...
- Crime (1 speech)
There is something rotten with the state of our judiciary. Over the weekend I was shocked by the media reports of the sentencing of a child rapist, Salah Sulauman Almuhama, a 29-year-old refugee...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the licensed post offices throughout Australia and media reports last week about the LPO reimagined document that came out of the Australia Post, where they're talking about...
- Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
From 1 July, which is just two days away, parents across Australia will be able to access up to six months of paid parental leave. That's 26 weeks of time that those families will never be able...
- Masculinity (1 speech)
The response to my speech last week around foreign interference and links to One Nation was both fascinating and instructive. Indeed, it was a case in point for exactly what I was talking about....
- Social Media (1 speech)
The Albanese government's social media ban is failing, exactly as critics predicted it would. University of Newcastle researchers found that 85 per cent of under-16s are still using social media,...
- Early Childhood Education and Care (1 speech)
Every single day, early childhood educators do one of the most important jobs in our country. They help children grow, learn and get ready for those most important school years. They also give...
- Norfolk Island (1 speech)
It was an honour a few weeks ago to be invited by Norfolk Islanders to Bounty Day. It commemorates the 1856 arrival of Pitcairn Islanders, the descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Every day in this place, politicians talk about the cost-of-living crisis, but it is outside these walls that the crisis takes on human form. It is the delivery driver working endless hours just...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Last week, this Labor government rammed through some of the worst tax changes that we have ever seen in this chamber. These are taxes that punish investment and discourage Australians from...
- Menopause and Perimenopause (2 speeches)
The Albanese Labor government is taking long-overdue action to improve care, support and recognition for Australian women experiencing menopause and perimenopause. A key measure is the creation...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
by leave—I advise changes to ministerial arrangements. Senator McCarthy will be absent from question time this week due to personal reasons. In her absence, ministers will represent...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Minister, the Prime Minister has said: What we are simply doing is returning the CGT system to what was there before...
- Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. On Wednesday, the Albanese Labor government will deliver on its promised tax cuts, so Australians keep more of what...
- Victoria's Big Build (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Media reports confirm that labour hire firms linked to Victoria's Big Build, which the Commonwealth is funding, have...
- Gambling Advertising (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator Farrell. Under current rules, streaming services like Kayo and Stan can't show gambling ads between 5 am and 8...
- Early Childhood Education and Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Senator Walsh. Minister, early learning gives children a great start in life and helps families thrive, but quality early learning...
- KPMG Australia (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Minister, KPMG's sins are on the public record. They've lied to the parliament multiple times, they've used confidential client...
- Taxation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. On Saturday, the Treasurer admitted that, under Labor's tax changes, some small businesses will be better off and...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Under Labor, productivity in Australia is in freefall. Labor's big-taxing agenda punishes every investment...
- Income Tax (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Last week, I moved an amendment that would have introduced indexation of tax brackets to protect against bracket creep, which is...
- Budget (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. The government says around 4,000 self-managed super fund property loans are written each year. Industry says just...
- Vanuatu-Australia Nakamal Agreement (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Minister, today the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and Prime Minister Napat of Vanuatu signed a new treaty, the...
- Tasmania: Foreign Investment (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer. On 19 March, I forwarded a letter from Tas Farmers and wrote to the Treasurer expressing concern about the market distortion being...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Victoria's Big Build (1 speech)
I wish to clarify an answer I gave in response to Senator Hume's question regarding Mr Gatto in question time today. For the benefit of the chamber, I indicate I have now been advised that Mr...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Answers to Questions (7 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by ministers to questions without notice asked by Opposition senators today. First of all, I'm going to defend the honour of the coalition....
- KPMG Australia (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of answers given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher) to questions without notice asked by me today relating to KPMG Australia. I rise to take note of...
- Budget (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher) to a question without notice I asked today relating to taxation. It's pretty clear from the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the Senate approves the proposal by the National Capital Authority for...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That private senators' bills be considered this week as follows: (a) Higher Education Support Amendment (Reverse Job-Ready Graduates Fee Hikes and End 50k Arts Degrees) Bill 2025, on...
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That leave of absence be granted to Senator Henderson for 29 June, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (6 speeches)
I move: (1) That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect. (2) That the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Taxation (8 speeches)
Senator Scarr has submitted a proposal, under standing order 75, today. It is shown on at item 13 on today's Order of Business: The Albanese Government's decision to ram through a massive tax...
- Fuel (9 speeches)
The Senate will now consider the proposal, under standing order 75, from Senator Roberts, which is also shown at item 13 of today's Order of Business: The Albanese Government's decision to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (8 speeches)
Pursuant to contingent notice standing in the name of the Leader of the Opposition, I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent further consideration of the bills...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Membership (1 speech)
I move: That senators be discharged from and appointed to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee as set out in the document available in the chamber and listed on the Dynamic Red. Question...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Well, from 1 July, so in just a couple of days, Australians will see real change. Wage rises, lower taxes, a fairer go at the checkout, more support for new parents, stronger Medicare and more...
- Fuel Security (1 speech)
It's clear Australia is facing profound challenges. We should be under no illusion. This is the most dangerous strategic environment since the Second World War. Wars have returned to Europe and...
- Tibet Lobby Day (2 speeches)
I want to acknowledge the extraordinary commitment of the Tibetan community, advocates and supporters who have travelled to parliament today for Tibet Lobby Day, and I particularly acknowledge...
- Dementia: Meizon Innovations (1 speech)
I rise to speak about hope powered by science and collaboration. That hope is embodied by Meizon Innovations, an Australian biotechnology company working to change the future for people living...
