House debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (12 speeches)
by leave—I move: That standing order 133(b) (deferred divisions) be suspended for this sitting.
- Consideration of Legislation (3 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following on Tuesday, 25 March 2025: (1) after the introduction of Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026,...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That notice No. 1, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Bonner Electorate: Cricket (1 speech)
Anyone who knows me knows that I love cricket. Beyond the 13 bats in my electorate office and memories of playing with my brothers, cricket is part of our national identity. Now, I want to light...
- Bartolo, Mr George, OAM (1 speech)
Today, I would like to acknowledge a truly remarkable man, George Bartolo OAM, who passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on 11 March 2025. He is survived by daughters...
- Victoria: Bushfires (1 speech)
On 15 and 16 March, the Montrose community was impacted by a devastating bushfire. Montrose CFA and other local crews were initially called at 2 pm on the Saturday to the Dr Ken Leversha Reserve....
- Dunkley Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
With the suburbs of Patterson Lakes, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights and Bonbeach becoming part of the electorate of Dunkley, I have been out and about talking to locals in these communities. An issue...
- Federal Election (1 speech)
Right now, this country is run in the interests of billionaires and big corporations. While single parents are forced to make tough choices between feeding their kids or paying the rent, Coles...
- Greek Independence Day (1 speech)
Today, 25 March, marks Greek Independence Day, which is celebrated and commemorated throughout Australia by all our Greek community—in fact, by Greeks all over the world no matter where...
- Budget (1 speech)
We're about to hear another budget. I could be wrong, but I sense there won't be much in it for the people of Fowler or south-west Sydney. Last year the government had a surplus—a rare...
- Fraser Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending two festivals within my community. On Saturday I attended West Footscray Holi, which celebrated the Hindu holiday that champions the triumph of good...
- Fisher Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Nine years ago I made a pledge that I would work hard for the people of Fisher. I promised to fight for our community and to make Fisher the best place to learn, earn and retire. Every day since...
- Hunter Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I want to address the shameful way Mercy Services have treated the residents of their Singleton nursing home. This closure is not just a failure; it's a complete betrayal of our elderly, their...
- Hughes Electorate: International Women's Day Awards (1 speech)
This year, the women of Hughes celebrated International Women's Day at my breakfast at beautiful Doltone House, Sylvania, on 6 March. This was an opportunity for me to recognise and value the...
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (1 speech)
Last Friday was the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In a perfect world, it would only take one day to eliminate racial discrimination. We observe this day on the...
- Animal Welfare (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to call out inner-city green activists who are seeking to destroy farming in this country. Western Victorian farmers have worked the land for generations but are being put...
- Central District Football Club (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, I've got two words for you: you Dogs! That is the cry you will hear every weekend around Elizabeth from now until September as the Central District Football Club gets the 2025...
- Bruce Highway (1 speech)
In the last three years, federal funding for the Bruce Highway has vanished. In 2023 the Albanese Labor government slashed the historical Bruce Highway funding model from an 80-20 split between...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
On 15 March I attended the 'She Matters: Stop Killing Women' rally in Bendigo. I want to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of the organisers, Bonnie, Kristal and Felicity, and thank them for...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Labor's cost-of-living crisis has smashed people in outer-metro and regional Australia. Prices are up everywhere. Groceries are up, power bills are up, health premiums are up, mortgage payments...
- Gilmore Electorate: Parliamentary Representation (1 speech)
If there were an Olympic gold medal for political backflips, the Liberal candidate for Gilmore would win hands down. After the devastating bushfires, he said he'd quit politics—but then...
- Wages: Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Last year, the Prime Minister promised Australia's early childhood educators—200,000 of them—that they would receive a pay rise by the end of the year. But, in typical Labor fashion,...
- Federal Election (2 speeches)
Obviously the election is almost upon us, and the Liberal ad machine is in full swing. They've got 24 ads running all around the country; 24 of their finest bits of material are running on social...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Tropical Cyclone Alfred (2 speeches)
At the worst of times, we see the best of the Australian character. That's exactly what I witnessed firsthand during the recent storms and floods caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: neighbours...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I advise the House that the Treasurer will be absent from question time today and I will take questions on the Treasurer's behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the last election, Prime Minister, you promised that Australian families would be better off. The Prime Minister promised a $275 cut on 97 occasions...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will tonight's budget continue the work of building Australia's future, and are there any other approaches?
- Environment (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. In recent days, the Prime Minister has expressed no confidence in this minister by introducing specific—
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government making medicines cheaper for all Australians? Why is it important to make medicines cheaper? And what are...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- 30th National Schools Constitutional Convention (1 speech)
Before I call on the Leader of the Greens, I would like to inform the House that present in the gallery today are participants of the 30th National Schools Constitutional Convention being held in...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Environment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Your government has approved over 30 new coal and gas projects, and now, on the eve of an election and under cover of the budget, you are gutting our...
- Schools (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to build a better and fairer school education system? Are there any risks to this?
- North West Shelf Project (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Will the minister make a decision on the future of the North West Shelf gas expansion before the upcoming election?
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How has the Albanese Labor government prioritised acting on energy prices? What would alternative energy policies mean for household...
- Coalmining Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. With the Labor governments of New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia actively extending the life of coal-fired power...
- Housing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. How is the Albanese Labor government helping working Australians to buy a home of their own, and are there any...
- Coalmining Industry (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. I refer to the minister's last answer. Can she confirm if she approved more than six to 12 coal projects?
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question as to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How are Australian workers better off under the Albanese Labor government, and what risks are...
- Kennedy Electorate: Infrastructure (5 speeches)
Prime Minister, your completion of the Great Inland Way cuts 1,800 kilometres off the round trip to Melbourne, but there are only intermittent connections to Cairns's paradise coast tourism and...
- Department of Veterans' Affairs (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel. What impact have workers at the Department of Veterans' Affairs had on claims processing, and are there...
- Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister representing the Minister for Women. Has the minister asked her department to...
- Manufacturing Industry (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to make more things in Australia? Are there any risks to Australian manufacturing?
- Environment (2 speeches)
To the Prime Minister: 50 per cent of Australia's GDP is reliant on nature, yet the bill that your government is ramming through today will further weaken environmental protections by creating an...
- Pensions and Benefits (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How has the Albanese Labor government helped Australians receive income support payments? What approaches would leave Australians on these...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
Before members leave the House, I have a short statement to make about proceedings for the budget and budget reply. I ask all members to note the usual arrangements in place for budget week and,...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 24 to 28 of 2024-25 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's audit reports Nos 24 to 28 from 2024-25. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Fairfax proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's failure to...
- Economy (3 speeches)
Shortly, we will hear from the Treasurer about the state of the economic books for the Commonwealth. That matters in two key respects. First, it directly matters to the state of household budgets...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a second time. In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, the time for this debate has expired, and I will now put the question. I know,...
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a second time. In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, the time for the debate has expired and I will put the question. Question...
- Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a second time. In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier, the time for this debate has expired and I will put the question. Question agreed to....
- Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Bill 2025; Second Reading (1 speech)
The question is that the bill be now read a second time. In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier, the time for this debate has expired and I will put the question. Question agreed to....
- Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Bill 2025; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025; Second Reading (23 speeches)
I move: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that: (1) on the eve of a...
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025; Third Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee (2 speeches)
I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the Parliamentary...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Documents (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present the following documents in connection with the budget for 2025-26: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2025-26. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial statements: Women's budget statement 2025-26 and the Regional ministerial budget statement 2025-26—Building regional Australia's future.
- Bills (0 speeches)
