Senate debates
Monday, 22 June 2026
- Budget (36 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. The Prime Minister recently announced that small businesses will receive favourable capital gains tax treatment if... - Cost of Living (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Australia currently has 178 billionaires, who make $29 million a day. Corporate profits have grown at almost double the rate of... - Wages and Salaries (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt. Earlier this month, the Fair Work Commission handed down the 2026 annual wage review... - Avian Influenza (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Australia has had its first confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu, a disease that has devastated wildlife populations... - Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Last week, the Western Australian premier warned that the government's proposed capital gains tax changes would... - Migration (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Ayres. Minister, last financial year your Labor government issued more than 350,000 new permanent... - Economy, Migration (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher, and relates to productivity. The measure of productivity I'm using is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: GDP per hours... - Budget (26 speeches)
My question is to the minister representing— Who? Geelong? No, we didn't win on the weekend, unfortunately, but thanks for pointing that out. - Early Childhood Education and Care (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Senator Walsh. Minister, families in my home state of Tasmania know how important our childcare system is. It helps children grow,...
