Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

  • Taxation (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. CPA Australia has publicly stated that the Prime Minister's capital gains tax changes could force Australians to...
  • Women's Economic Security (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Gallagher. In one week's time, our Paid Parental Leave scheme will reach a full 26 weeks, the biggest expansion of the scheme in its history. Can...
  • Superannuation (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Will the government expand its ban on super funds buying houses to APRA regulated institutional and union backed...
  • Palestine (10 speeches)
    My question is to Minister Wong. Minister, a new independent UN report has found Israel consistently, directly and intentionally targeted individual children across Gaza. It documents the use of...
  • Wages and Salaries (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt. The Albanese Labor government understands that Australians are doing it tough right...
  • Indigenous Housing (8 speeches)
    My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Over a dozen Aboriginal families in Mount Isa are facing homelessness after the local council decided to auction off their homes...
  • Taxation (18 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Last year, the Prime Minister, on the election trail, promised not to raise taxes on superannuation. When he was...
  • Budget (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Minister Gallagher. Minister, why is it that the government is seeking, in the tax reform legislation before the parliament, to remove...
  • Indigenous Australians (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator McCarthy. Remote communities across northern Australia have faced significant challenges following cyclones and flooding events....
  • Taxation Bills (24 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. CPA Australia has warned that Labor's capital gains tax changes could capture inherited assets and important family...
  • Energy (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Ayres. At a time when global energy markets are under pressure, Australian wind, solar and...