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Minister, this sounds a lot less like a break and more like a hairline fracture with sport where we'll get rid…
It doesn't seem like the government's very clear about the aims. We hear these talking points that you read ou…
We're aiming to do that, but we have no evidence to do that.
So, Minister, what evidence is there that three ads per hour will stop the normalisation of gambling amongst A…
Thank you for clarifying that, Minister. So getting the balance right is allowing 160,000 Australian children,…
Minister, just to clarify, it's the government's view that 160,000 children per night, on average, is an accep…
I'm really glad you've mentioned that, because the department's own analysis of OzTAM data shows that, on aver…
So it's about reducing exposure and not actually stopping the normalisation of gambling amongst our children.…
Minister, it's concerning to hear that the ACMA is going to be the one enforcing this. I don't know if you wer…
by leave—in respect of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, I move amendments (1) t…
If you sustain an injury in service to this country, then we're only going to pay to fix some of it.
Just as our veterans and defence personnel step up for our country, we have an obligation to step up for them.
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…
Senator Hanson-Young is right to raise serious concerns about the predatory inducements used by wagering compa…
I don't have a definitive number of staff, other than to point to the decision on the industry funded levy tha…
That is obviously the job for ACMA as the body that will be responsible.
The onus would be on the platforms to check the ACMA regulations.
The simplest way to answer that question would be those websites that want to show wagering ads.
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young, for the question. That would be determined, I understand, by ACMA in terms of th…
I can only reiterate what I just gave in the answer before. The register is expected to use a limited set of i…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young, for the question. The wagering opt-out register will provide Australians with a…
I'm trying to establish that. I'll come back to you.
Thanks very much, Senator Hanson-Young, for that question. I don't have a number before me, but I'm happy to s…
The coalition won't be supporting this amendment. In my second reading speech this morning, I laid out the man…
Thanks, Senator Pocock, for the question and also for moving the amendments. Just to be clear, the government…
When you've got young kids, it's pretty good to be able to come home with a smile and tell them that we've got…
This investment is vital for our national resilience—6,000 jobs delivered in that region, secured through rene…
Thank you, Senator O'Neill, for that question. As somebody who's been a proud supporter in regional New South…
What we do is not use people as props. What we do is support the construction of new housing. The evidence in…
You can look forward to plenty more. I would just say that what renters can look forward to from the Greens po…
Thanks, Senator Faruqi, for the question. This is the most substantial and strongest ever action that any gove…
One Nation supports Senator Lambie's matter of urgency. The Albanese Labor government is again denigrating and…
What are you doing to stop the rorts from these providers?
Our veterans are Australians who put on the uniform, who serve this country and who are prepared to put themse…
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…
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…