Senate debates

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

  • Taxation (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Labor's new trust tax is forecast to rip $4½ billion from Australians, and religious leaders are now warning it...
  • Cost of Living (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. On 1 July, the Albanese government cut income taxes for every Australian taxpayer and will cut them again next year. We also...
  • Prime Minister (30 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Women, Senator Gallagher. In April 2022, the then opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, made a solemn promise to the Australian people. He said: Earlier today I...
  • Housing (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, Senator Ayres. We are in a historic housing crisis, and Labor's housing policies are a spectacular failure in the face of the...
  • Early Childhood Education and Care (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Senator Walsh. Families rely on early learning services to help balance work and family life and to give their children a great start...
  • Indigenous Housing (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. In June I asked you what you were doing to stop 15 families in Mount Isa from becoming homeless after the council decided to auction off...
  • Victoria: Construction Industry (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. The Victorian Labor government has been forced to establish a royal commission into corruption and organised crime in...
  • Northern Territory: Housing (8 speeches)
    I bet you're happy about that! My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. My recent OPD about the Northern Territory's remote Aboriginal housing agreement revealed that more than...
  • Medicare (23 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. We on this side of the chamber believe that the only card you need to see a doctor is your...
  • Economy: Productivity (19 speeches)
    My question is to the minister representing—