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The assistant minister made some strong points about the AI value chain and how Australians spend a lot on AI…
My question is to the Minister for Science. Minister, I refer to the assistant minister's speech on AI today a…
I thank Senator Lambie for her second supplementary question. The whole point of the government's review of th…
Access to documents through the FOI Act is clear, and their release is not to be hindered by political embarra…
With all due respect, Minister, whilst you're out there at your winery—you can understand—you might want to kn…
I thank Senator Lambie for her question. I reject your fundamental proposition that this government is not doi…
I know what weight the government and the Prime Minister give the views of veterans and their families. I'm su…
I'm not in a position to respond to some of those. I understand that Minister Keogh may have responded to some…
Prime Minister's engagement, as I said, the Prime Minister does engage regularly with veterans groups
I always am willing to do the Senate the courtesy of adding to an answer if I can, Senator Ruston, but I'd aga…
I will ask again: does the Prime Minister know how many older Australians died while waiting for an approved h…
First, I would express regret that anyone would pass without getting the support they need. I would; of course…
I suggest the minister gets better briefed. Given his comments, does the Prime Minister know how many people d…
It is the case that we were concerned, in opposition and in government, about support for our elderly Australi…
The idea that you can have an approved aged-care package and then die waiting to actually receive it is just e…
This week is National Science Week. It's a chance to celebrate the people who quietly make this country a bett…
by leave—President, under the standing orders I ask that my name be recorded as opposing clause (b) in each of…
I move: That— (1) On Tuesday, 18 August 2026: (a) the hours of meeting be midday till adjournment; (b) the…
I seek leave to make a two-minute statement. Leave granted. Senator DAVID POCOCK 256136 I h…
by leave—I move: That a motion relating to the hours of meeting and routine of business for this week may be…
I move the motion for the suspension of standing and sessional orders to amend the resolution agreed on 17 Aug…
Lend us some money—and we'll pay you interest on that money—so we can fund our election campaign.
These documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full de…
on indulgence—I want to thank the minister for the extraordinary job that she's doing on this and thank the op…
Speaker, I hope you don't mind me also giving a shout-out to my dad and fellow Vietnam veterans on this import…
I thank the member for Calare for his question and for his strong advocacy, together with the member for Macqu…
I thank the member for Gorton for her question. Yesterday, our world-leading protections for Australia's gig e…
This was not a forecast, and it's important to note that we do not forecast rental yields.
My question is to the Prime Minister. The National Australia Bank has confirmed that Labor's toxic taxes will…
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question; I really do. We have had draft legislation on this meas…
My question is to the Prime Minister. After 98 days of denial and delay, the government has finally come to it…
73, some 60,000 Australians served in Vietnam, with 15,000 nashos, men's conscripted, who went to war without…
on indulgence—As we mark Vietnam Veterans' Day, we solemnly remember the 60,000 Australians who went to that w…
There will be no widows tax—not because Labor wanted it gone but because the coalition forced Labor to axe it.…
I want to thank the parliament for coming together to deal with this issue and get a result that will work. Th…
on indulgence—I'm seeking a brief indulgence before I move a procedural motion. The reason I'm seeking the ind…
The perpetrators of the Bondi massacre should never have had access to a firearm in the first place. That was…
Labor is clearly under pressure re their unfair gun laws. Tony Burke falsely claimed “you can print firearms a…
Going live with Mark Levy on 2GB #auspol https://t.co/xo8ckUQzlC
(—) (): As raised last week, Geoffrey Watson told our Senate inquiry that no ministers or Commonwealth officia…
My question is for the Minister for Finance, Senator Gallagher. With widely reported evidence of $15 billion o…
That question that you go to goes to the heart of the government's agenda here—to make sure that, while it is…
Thank you for the question. Assistant Minister Charlton's speech would have, I expect, gone to the government'…
Thank you, Senator Walker, and, of course, it is all of those opposite. They oppose reforms to benefit young p…
We know that young Australians do want that fair start and that they do want that secure future, just like the…
Thank you, Senator Walker, for your question. Of course, there could be no better person to ask this question…
I thank Senator Stewart for that question. I've gone through the ways that the Albanese Labor government is st…
I welcome that question too because the reforms to payday super are really important. They began on 1 July thi…
Labor is pitching young people against older Australians—those people who have contributed to our country. The…
It's of no great shock to the Australian people that the— The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT 315170…
One of the observations I've made in debating this bill is that it is important for us to deal with what is ac…
You're anxious over nothing. There's no power to require anything in this legislation. Show me the word "requi…
There isn't a government that's done more than this government to respond to the issues that have been raised,…
I'm happy to attempt an answer here, but I'm not sure how it relates to my role as the Minister for Finance. T…
Senator Thorpe, the Australian government acknowledge issues raised in the reviews, and we are taking action t…
Thank you, Senator Thorpe. I reject the assertion that the government is doing nothing in regard to this. Our…
I thank Senator Thorpe for the question and for the advance knowledge of the question as well. Firstly, thank…
My recollection, Senator Bell, is that the reason the government introduced the policy that it did regarding I…
I'm not sure whether the One Nation party has actually ever sought to be briefed on these issues by our securi…
Thank you, Senator Bell. I actually didn't know that, until Senator Paterson just interjected, but I understan…
I seek leave to make two-minute statement. Leave not granted. The PRESIDENT 112096 The ques…
My constituents are telling me that the economy is not working for them and that the way of life that they onc…
I rise today to speak about the people of Iran, particularly those who continue to suffer under a regime that…
Elderly Australians are effectively blocking hospital beds.
No deal, we don't want anything to do with it.
At its heart, this debate is not about tax settings, offsets or administrative frameworks; it's about whether…
I, too, rise to speak on the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026 and the associated bills, which together estab…
I rise to speak on the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026. The coalition supports a strong, sustainable and in…
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill. Question agreed to. Bill, as amended, agreed t…
I thank the member for Bradfield for moving this amendment. The government will not support this amendment. Th…
I thank the member for Wentworth for moving these amendments. The government will not be supporting these amen…
I thank the member for Indi for moving these amendments. The government will not support these amendments. The…
I thank the member for Curtin for moving these amendments. The government will not be supporting these amendme…
I thank the member for Kooyong for moving these amendments. The government will not support the amendments. We…
Well, you can train the young people, not us. We as a state government will not do that.
I do want to thank our fabulous member for Braddon. I know that the member for Braddon has been closely follow…
I thank the member for her question. I will firstly address some of those issues that she's raised around the…
I want to thank our whip, the member for Lalor, for her fantastic question. In her electorate, more than 2,600…
I thank the member for his question, and I really look forward to him and members of the opposition, the veter…
I thank the member for Gellibrand for his question, and I acknowledge his time throughout his time in this pla…
I thank the member for Mayo for her question. The federal sports ministry delivers just over $500 million wort…
My question is to the Minister for Sport and Minister for Communications. Much of Australia's regional sportin…
I thank the member for Banks not just for his question but for his unwavering support for Australia's world-le…
I want to hear what you want to tell me.
With regard to the number that you've asserted there, I just point you in the direction of the PM's comments a…
My question is to the Minister for Housing. On Labor's watch, median capital city rents have soared from $470…
Prime Minister or I have stood here and noted that no government has gone further to protect Australians from…
We're not going to do anything about that.
My question is to the Minister for Housing. Yesterday, the minister said she was 'damn proud' of Labor's broke…
Thanks very much to the member for the question. I too acknowledge both your and the member for Macquarie's ad…
There have been many times where I haven't been able to sleep because I worried about not earning a minimum wa…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Labor is prepared to fast
I thank the member for his amendment. As I said in my second reading speech, we have significant concerns abou…
I move opposition amendments (1) to (10) on sheet AE117, amendments (1) to (3) of sheet AE118, amendments (1)…
In accordance with the resolution agreed to on 17 August 2026, the opposition may move two sets of amendments.
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill. I move government amendments, as circulated, to…
I second the motion. I'm proud to second the motion moved by the member for Berowra, my dear and good friend.…
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Berowr…
Minister Burke accepted country-specific visa restrictions when Labor suspended most subclass 600 visitor visa…
Australia's terrorism threat level remains 'probable', and One Nation has called for migration from 'Do not tr…