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Please don't take any further action that is going to be detrimental to our health
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Industry and Innovation, by no later than midday…
I move general business notices of motion Nos 628, 629 and 630 together: GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO…
(): I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for the Environment and Water (Sen…
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Industry and Innovation (Senator Ay…
Minister, as you know, conservation groups have costed an urgent response of $200 million over the next two ye…
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate it. If you are happy to give us that date at some point when your office can…
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Minister, the National risk scores…
Senator, this government is about bringing more new housing supply into the system. This government has also i…
Yesterday, the Minister for Housing boasted that Labor has the boldest housing policy in 70 years—how very Yes…
Senator Hume talks about people not listening to politicians, and I wonder if people were supposed to listen w…
The Minister for Housing told Australian renters not to listen to politicians. I don't think that's going to b…
What I can say is this. I can absolutely guarantee that our changes are motivated by a desire to bring on more…
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Yesterday, the Prime Minister di…
Senator Roberts, this government is interested in doing exactly what you say in Indigenous communities around…
I would hope all of the jobs would be union jobs, not just some—the Australian Workers' Union, I suppose, a ve…
I thank Senator Roberts for his intriguing question and thank him for the advance notice, which gives me an op…
Minister, we know rent caps work. Look at the ACT. Rent caps there have kept rents down. Minister, why won't y…
I think, Minister, they are lines that will be of no comfort whatsoever to Lou and the one-third of Australian…
I'm unable to see a future. I feel broken and without hope.
Well, I again would say that we believe—the Albanese government believes—that veterans should be treated with…
(): Minister, these aren't isolated mistakes. Again and again, veterans raise the alarm and Minister Keogh re…
At the conclusion of your question, Senator, you noted the $5,000 threshold. I appreciate you may not have pai…
Minister, again, look at the pattern: medals, backflip; Invictus, backflip; the Baird family, backflip; meetin…
I think Minister Keogh did front the House of Representatives yesterday and make clear his acknowledgement abo…
(—) (): Thank you to Senator Cash. I would, again, make the same point I made on the previous occasion that, f…
Minister Keogh was wrong, but sadly for our veterans this was not one bad meeting. Minister Keogh's retrospect…
The short answer is yes. I would go on to make a few points, if I may, given what the Leader of the Opposition…
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Veterans who met with the Minist…
Okay, no worries. I don't really need my penis
I rise to speak about the growing threat posed by the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak. This virus has devastated…
There is a generation of Australians who built this country. They worked, they paid their taxes, they raised t…
Ban the damn ads. We're sick and tired of seeing these ads on TV, online and on social media. Get rid of them.…
Get rid of Labor's widows tax.
Let's tax housing a whole lot more; let's set a minimum 30 per cent tax and a maximum 47 per cent.
I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT 112096 Leave is granted for one minute…
At the request of Senator Antic, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Min…
I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT 112096 Leave is granted for one minute…
Prime Minister stated in his response, dated 17 August 2026, that a matter has been referred to the Australian…
At the request of Senator Bragg, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 13 May 2026, the Senate ag…
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating t…
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Housing Australia Act 2018, an…
At the request of Senator Sharma, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Pr…
At the request of Senator Hume, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the response to order for the produc…
At the request of Senator Bragg, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Min…
At the request of Senator Hume, I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend th…
Inside Keating's private push to steer Albanese on China and Trump
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following propose…
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Northern…
It was a year ago today that the Economic Reform Roundtable kicked off in this building in Canberra. It feels…
It sounded to me like Senator Scarr was putting up his hand when the word obstacles was used then! Higher wage…
Thanks, Senator Smith. The Albanese Labor government understands that many Australians are under pressure at t…
Lifting the wages of working Australians is one of the ways the Albanese Labor government is helping people wi…
Thanks, Senator Smith, who, again, is one of the very active members on this side of the chamber who've put a…
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt.…
Thanks, Senator Pocock. Again, this government has already invested significant funds towards the resilience o…
Thanks, Senator Pocock. I have seen that claim made by the Biodiversity Council, and I don't think they would…
Thanks, Senator Pocock, for the question. Obviously, our government is taking the risk of H5 bird flu extremel…
Aboriginal communities across the Top End are living in appalling conditions. The GAIN project will bring tran…
The mining industry employs 314,000 Australians directly and 800,000 indirectly. These are largely breadwinner…
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Farrell. Minister, th…
Thanks to Senator Pocock for that question. This is a government that has a bigger agenda in housing than any…
I thank Senator Dowling for that very good question as well. New data released by the ABS today showed that wa…
I thank Senator Dowling for that question as well. This week, in the chamber, we have talked about the reforms…
The Albanese government is taking action every single day to assist Australians with their cost-of-living pres…
Yesterday marked another important step forward in our government's plan for a future made in Australia. Minis…
Labor keeps telling Australians it's got a plan to fix housing, but the numbers tell a very different story. L…
From my first speech in this place, and many times since, I've stood in this chamber to raise the issue of wom…
I want to talk about child care, and the future of safety in child care. Child care is central to the lives of…
It's interesting to rise to talk on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 and to hear…
The coalition has agreed to support the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 only becaus…
I'm very pleased to rise to speak on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National…
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill…
I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time.…
I thank senators who have contributed to the debate this morning. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No.…
We are truly a hot ticket today with the amount of people that have come to observe debate in this place. As I…
Every government says that it supports small business, but the real test is whether the policies of that gover…
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and move: That this bill be now read a second t…
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bi…
I'm with you no matter what. I'll support you through thick and thin.
Like many people here, I have work-experience students come into the office fairly regularly. I think it's imp…
What on earth are you doing here? Why are you doing this?
I thank the member for Moreton for her question, and I hope that her knee is on the mend. The Albanese governm…
Labor has delivered a trifecta of failure on housing: fewer homes, higher rents and an absolute smashing of co…
For months now, businesses along the Great Western Highway have been bleeding. They were told, despite begging…
Why are we here today? We're here today, again, to fix a mistake from this hapless Albanese Labor government.…
I acknowledge the amendments moved by the member for Mayo and the constructive engagement she has had with my…
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end…
I thank my parliamentary colleagues for their contributions to the debate on this bill, the Counter-Terrorism…
No, that's okay. We've got another law over here.
The Foreign Arrangements Scheme is not the only protection against foreign interference or inappropriate forei…
Generally, this Act applies to variations
I thank members for their contributions to this debate. Australia's prosperity and security in international s…
I, too, rise to speak on the Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2…
I thank all members for their contributions to the debate on the Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026. The bil…
Ask people what they want to change about Australia and just let them talk to you and take it all in.
I rise today to formally present Lion Property Group parliamentary e-petition No. EN10182, which has been cons…
Last month, the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia released a report that reads like a summary…