Katy Gallagher

The point I'm making is that we are managing the debt burden in a much more responsible way than those opposite. In fact, in this year, debt…

I would remind those opposite that when we came to government, gross debt was forecast to be $977 billion. That was the figure for the 2020-…

I thank the shadow minister for finance for the question. It gives me the opportunity to reflect on the complete and utter hypocrisy of thos…

I table a replacement explanatory memorandum and a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendments to this bill.…

I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to the government amendment to be moved to this bill. The PRESIDENT 1120…

I move: That this bill be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.

I move: That this bill be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. The PRESIDENT 112096 I wil…

I move: That general business notice of motion No. 634 be considered during general business today. Question agreed to.

by leave—I move: That the Senate concurs with the resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the appointment of the Joint Selec…

, and the Fair Work Amendment (Disqualified Officers) Bill 2026 and the Housing Australia Amendment (Transparency and Reporting) Bill 2026 n…

I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT 112096 Leave is granted for one minute. Senator GALLAGHER…

I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT 112096 Leave is granted for one minute. Senator GALLAGHER…

I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parl…

I thank Senator Dowling for that very good question as well. New data released by the ABS today showed that wages grew in the June quarter,…

I thank Senator Dowling for that question as well. This week, in the chamber, we have talked about the reforms that Labor have done for supe…

I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, and I move: That these…

I move: That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bills r…

I thank senators who have contributed to the debate this morning. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 2) Bill 2026 is a good bill to…

I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the…

I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time.

The government will not be supporting this suspension motion today. I imagine it's not going to be the last one for the week. There is a ran…

I thank Senator Stewart for that question. I've gone through the ways that the Albanese Labor government is strengthening our world-leading…

I welcome that question too because the reforms to payday super are really important. They began on 1 July this year. When we look back at s…