Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

  • Housing (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Across the government's housing funds, how many dwellings have now been completed because of Commonwealth support...
  • Albanese Government: Economy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Since coming to government, the Albanese Labor government has focused on dealing with the inflation challenge across...
  • Interest Rates (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. Minister, yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a decision that many struggling Australian families had...
  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Minister Gallagher, representing the Treasurer. Housing cost is the single biggest contributor to recent inflation. The RBA governor yesterday singled...
  • Critical and Strategic Minerals Industry (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry and Innovation, Senator Ayres. The Albanese Labor government is driving new investment in world-class industrial firms in regional Australia. The...
  • Services Australia (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Minister Gallagher. The Commonwealth Ombudsman found that in 2019 Services Australia became aware that its...
  • Economy (20 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. Banks are passing on interest rate rises, and families today are making more sacrifices to afford higher home loan repayments as a...
  • Housing (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, Senator Ayres. In my home state of WA, the median house price in Perth has recently hit $1 million. It won't be long before...
  • Health Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. In its first term, the Albanese Labor government delivered cost-of-living relief to all...
  • Economy (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Minister Wong. On 29 January 2025, the Prime Minister enthusiastically endorsed his treasurer when he said: The worst of the...