House debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

  • Turkiye: Earthquake (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister please update the House on the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria and what the Australian government is doing in response?
  • Cost of Living (3 speeches)
    Changing pace slightly, I'm sorry, my question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election, this Prime Minister promised that families will be better off under a Labor government, yet there is...
  • Defence Procurement (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How has the Albanese Labor government changed previous practices in order to prioritise delivering key procurements and projects with local industry...
  • Interest Rates (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to his promise to always fess up and correct the record when he gets it wrong. Last year the RBA governor apologised to any Australian affected...
  • Spence Electorate: Manufacturing (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. Manufacturers in my electorate have created secure, high-skill, high-wage jobs for decades and play an important role in underpinning the...
  • National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. The National Redress Scheme was designed to provide financial compensation to victims of child sex abuse, as recommended by the royal...
  • Economy (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. How will the National Reconstruction Fund help to address some of the challenges, opportunities and risks facing the Australian economy?
  • Interest Rates (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On Monday, the Prime Minister needed help from the Treasurer before he could tell the House that 800,000 households would be facing higher mortgage payments...
  • Mining Industry: Critical Minerals Strategy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Resources. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to accelerate the growth of Australia's critical minerals sector after a wasted decade?
  • Taxation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The fuel tax credit scheme reduces costs on local businesses and keeps grocery bills lower for families. Will the Prime Minister rule out any change to the...
  • Grants Funding (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister.
  • Economy (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Already regional Australians with a $500,000 mortgage are paying more than $12,000 a year as a result of recent rate hikes. Why do Australians always pay...
  • Economy, Climate Change (2 speeches)
    To the Prime Minister: the government can act on inflation and reduce emissions. In the US, the government passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Over 80 per cent of the measures in that act went...
  • Climate Change (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government working with Australia's biggest emitters to ensure they contribute a fair share towards our...
  • Donations to Political Parties (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister expelled CFMMEU boss John Setka from the Labor Party after Mr Setka was convicted for harassing his wife, saying, 'His values aren't the...
  • Gender Pay Gap (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to help close the gender pay gap?
  • Housing (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Housing. Housing is the most critical cry for help in my electorate. The previous government's public National Housing Infrastructure Facility spent only 20 per...
  • Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to help Australians with the cost of health care, and why has health care become so expensive?
  • Immigration Detention (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, when was your office made aware that the Minister for Home Affairs had allowed the designation of Nauru as a regional processing country to...
  • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme uncovered about the inaccuracy of the unlawful robodebt system?
  • Immigration Detention (3 speeches)
    ( ) ( ): My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, if the Minister for Home Affairs's office and your office were advised on 15 December last year that the designation of Nauru as a...
  • Education (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Education. What challenges are facing Australia's education system as children go back to school, and what will the Albanese Labor government do to address them?