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Australia is a land of vast natural wealth, yet we have become a giant quarry for the rest of the world. Could…
I declare that unless otherwise ordered the Cash Distribution Framework Bill 2026 and the Cash Distribution Fr…
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from oc…
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opp…
I rise to speak about the Department of Veterans' Affairs. I got into the Senate because I found out the hard…
I rise in support of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. I'm also going to f…
I table the Ocean of Peace Alliance and the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Union treaties, together with associated doc…
In respect of the government response to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee's report…
Oh, don't worry. Trust us. We're going to fix this. Don't worry about it.
Prime Minister and this Treasurer 50 times before the last election when they were told that this would not be…
I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The Albanese Labor Governm…
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, by n…
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance S…
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affa…
Our policies are unashamedly about trying to get more Australians into housing and able to own their own home.…
The government's focus has been delivering real change to build more homes and to help more first home buyers.…
I thank Senator Canavan for the question. Senator Canavan speaks about taxes, and I do remind Senator Canavan…
Minister, Labor has been dishonest about blocking ISIS brides from returning to Australia. You've been dishone…
Minister, we know that the courts look at legislation that's in place to make decisions, so therefore I'll go…
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, Senator Watt. An Islamic State brid…
The program didn't deliver as it was promised because people were not processed under the previous government.…
Minister, these people have waited years. Why should they have to wait? This was a commitment that we gave to…
It was Ms Vivienne Thom who did the report. I apologise for mixing up the two reports, which were certified at…
Thank you, Minister, for that. I've heard from veterans who talk about the guilt that they felt coming back to…
Thank you, Senator Pocock. I do appreciate the question very much. It does give me the opportunity to talk a l…
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Minister, I would like to ask about Australi…
DVA has failed to pay medical practitioners for liability and personal injury reports, with some invoices outs…
From the discussions I've had with doctors, I'm aware of dozens of outstanding invoices, and DVA is not engagi…
Thank you, Madam President. My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. DV…
Senator Waters, we've addressed this previously. I would make this point to you. You make a whole range of per…
Senator, I suppose the response might be: how can you sleep at night, knowing that you would make sure that th…
The focus of the reforms that the government has brought forward is the protection of Australians. I think tha…
Can I make this point—that the— An opposition senator interjecting— Senator WONG 00AOU I am…
I have seen the reports. I don't know what—I refer to my earlier answer in relation to the correspondence. Wha…
Senator Paterson, I would also say to you, as someone who does care about our relationships with the region an…
We in the Albanese government know that the job of building a safer, more secure region will never be over. Th…
Thank you for your question, Senator Ciccone. I appreciate the opportunity to update the Senate on the Vuvale…
Again, what I'd say to the senator is that the relationship with Japan is something that has strengthened sinc…
As Senator Gallagher said today, the Prime Minister has been clear that he did not mean for those comments to…
First, I would say to those opposite that Prime Minister Takaichi is a friend of Australia and a friend of the…
() (): The incorporated speech read as follows— I would like to speak in strong support of the Interactive Ga…
I wish to start this evening by acknowledging and thanking my good friend Wendy Askew, who resigned from this…
Tonight, I rise to speak about the growing financial pressure facing Australian families and the thousands of…
I thank Senator Dowling for this supplementary. This is an important area where the government has consistentl…
We've missed the jokes from Senator Dowling! Senator Scarr 282997 We haven't! Senat…
Australia's fiscal performance is sound
We will not be supporting the suspension of standing orders. Senator GALLAGHER ING Thank you…
It's obvious the media recently declared war on One Nation, and tonight I ask the obvious: what's really going…
Every decision affecting Australian food production should begin with one simple question: does this strengthe…
It's certainly been a cold winter, and it's made worse by Labor's cost-of-living crisis forcing families to ch…
I rise to speak on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. As my colleagues have…
You've got to have all this gold plating.
On behalf of Senator Bragg, I present the interim report of the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia,…
We are providing no assistance;
I move: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency: The need to put the safety…
Why is housing so buggered in this country?
At the request of the Chair of the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia, Senator Bragg, I move: That…
At the request of Senator Hume, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Mini…
At the request of Senator Hume, I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Mini…
At the request of Senator Hume, I withdraw business of the Senate notice of motion No. 1 for tomorrow.
I move: That the following general business orders of the day be considered this week at the time for private…
What's $1 trillion? I don't know what a trillion dollars is. What does it buy? What does it do?
I move: That the Senate take note of all coalition questions. It is dishonest and delusional to suggest that…
Paid prac is fundamentally about supporting hardworking students by paying them to train for their next job. N…
Minister, it's great to hear how the Albanese Labor government is delivering for healthcare workers now and in…
This month, the Albanese Labor government delivered the fifth wage increase for aged-care nurses, because we b…
Thank you, Minister. I know I've heard from so many young people in my community about the difference that thi…
Thank you, Senator Smith. Right now, a student training to be a radiographer has to complete more than a year…
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McAllister. We on this…
Didn't they get a pay rise not so long ago?
Thanks, Senator Grogan. Under the Albanese Labor government, the gender pay gap is at its lowest level on reco…
Thanks to Senator Grogan, who, along with pretty much everyone in the Labor caucus here, has a proud record of…
Australians can certainly trust that this government will operate in line with Australian laws. We'll take the…
I think Senator Hanson's conclusion to the question was about steps that the government would take to stop the…
Thank you, Senator Hanson. Well, this government does absolutely take the safety of Australians as its utmost…
Again, Senator Lambie, your question rests on a number of assertions around facts that I don't have available…
by leave—I move: That, on Wednesday, 12 August 2026— (a) the address-in-reply be presented at 8.30 am to Her…
Senator Lambie, as I indicated in my response to your primary question, I don't have the factual information t…
Thank you, Senator Lambie, for your question, and, as the President indicated, welcome back. You ask a very sp…
Minister, isn't it true that, in a desperate attempt to clean up the Prime Minister's self-inflicted melon mes…
Will the government launch an investigation into how confidential correspondence from one of our closest and m…
My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Andrew Greene at the Nightly has…
Minister, what steps have you as Foreign minister taken to ensure our partnership with Japan, one of our most…
Far from confecting a diplomatic issue, Japan's former ambassador to Australia wrote only yesterday: The last…
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Wong. Minister, have you advised the Prime Ministe…
I condemn the Albanese Labor government's appalling $11 billion attack on older Australians through its cuts t…
Don't let the woefully inadequate be the enemy of the good.
I want to begin by acknowledging the contribution of the former member for Dunkley Peta Murphy in this public…
First of all, I want to say that there are some subjects in the House that have bipartisan support. We all wan…
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2026 gives ef…
For the information of honourable members, I present the government's response to the Independent National Sec…
Prime Minister announced an investment of $3
I move: That the debate be adjourned. The SPEAKER 53517 The question is that the debate be…
Prime Minister needs to be held to his own standards, in addition to the standard he outlaid, which the Leader…
I look forward to working with Melissa to deliver real change for Australian Workers.
I congratulate Melissa Donnelly on her appointment as the Secretary-elect of the Australian Council of Trade U…
During her tenure, the CPSU has grown 23% and she has overseen significant reforms for workers including incre…
I also rise to speak to the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No.1) Bill 2026. We heard from my…
The coalition welcomes the signing of the Vuvale Union treaty and the Ocean of Peace Alliance—the Veitacini Tr…
We are so blessed in my home state of New South Wales to have some of the most welcoming country towns in Aust…