Senate debates

Monday, 29 June 2026

  • 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...