Senate debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
- Migration (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Watt. Net overseas migration for the year up to 31 March 2025 was 315,900. That is 46 per cent... - Health Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. A focus of the Albanese Labor government's first term was strengthening Medicare after a decade of neglect. How is... - Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Ayres. AEMO estimates that increases of up to 55 per cent for overhead transmission line projects... - Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to Minister Ayres, representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Minister, the Senate committee report on climate risk and insurance premiums, tabled a year ago, found... - Renewable Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Figures released over the weekend show that renewable energy in Australia edged right up to 50 per cent of the national... - Northern Territory Government (29 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Recently your Labor colleagues in the NT parliament—all of whom are Aboriginal people—voted in favour of a motion for an... - Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Senator McAllister. Minister, I've been approached by a family in Canberra who are desperately seeking a place... - Migration (8 speeches)
My question goes to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. Minister, the number of people living in Australia unlawfully could be as high as 200,000. This includes... - Housing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. After a decade of inaction by the coalition, the Albanese Labor government has delivered the most ambitious housing... - Medicare (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. The Prime Minister promised on more than 71 occasions that Australians would only need their... - Middle East (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. The Nightly reported yesterday that the Albanese government sent an email to defence companies telling them to stop directly... - Bureau of Meteorology (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister of the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Senator, there were a barrage of complaints from the public regarding the rollout of the Bureau of Meteorology website,... - Housing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing. House prices across the country are out of control. Prices are rising at their fastest pace in more than two years. It's... - Climate Change (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Last week, Prime Minister Albanese called communist China a friend. A recent study shows that, in every 12 days, China produces... - Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Moments ago, the Reserve Bank confirmed its decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.6 per cent, meaning there...
