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Votes & Proceedings/Monday, 3 November 2025
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The House met, at 10 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.

2

PETITIONS—standing Committee —REPORT—STATEMENT BY MEMBER

Ms Belyea (Chair) presented the following documents:

Petitions—Standing Committee—Report 4: Petitions and Ministerial responses—

Report, 3 November 2025.

Petitions.

Ministers’ responses to petitions previously presented to the House.

Ms Belyea made a statement in connection with petitions.

3

Stopping Wind Farms in State Forests Bill 2025

Mr Gee, pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to stop wind farms in State forests, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Gee presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Gee moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Protecting Voters) Bill 2025

Ms Chaney, pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 , and for related purposes.

Document

Ms Chaney presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

Ms Chaney moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Housing

Mr Caldwell, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) acknowledges that the Government has made Australia’s housing crisis worse than ever by:

(a) overseeing a historic collapse of housing construction, with the last financial year seeing fewer homes built than at any other time during this Government;

(b) expanding the 5 per cent deposit scheme from a sensible and targeted approach, to an uncapped and non-means tested free-for-all which will push up prices and expose first home buyers to larger mortgages;

(c) creating the failing Housing Australia Future Fund which is buying houses from Australians, not building houses for Australians; and

(d) allowing the criminal and corrupt Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union to run rampant across Australian residential building sites, pushing up apartment prices by up to 30 per cent; and

(2) notes that:

(a) the Government continues to keep a $24,000 report into poor governance at Housing Australia secret; and

(b) leaked advice from the Department of the Treasury states that the Government will fail to reach its National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes by 2029.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Government election commitments

Mr Soon, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) 3 November 2025 marks six months since the federal election; and

(b) the Government is delivering on the commitments it made to the Australian people by:

(i) strengthening Medicare;

(ii) ensuring Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn;

(iii) easing cost of living pressures; and

(iv) building a Future Made in Australia; and

(2) acknowledges that while the Government is focused on building Australia’s future, the Opposition is focused on themselves.

Debate ensued.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

The order of the day having been read for the further consideration of the bill—

Consideration in detail

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

Ms Spender, by leave, moved amendments (1) and (2) together.

Debate ensued.

Amendments negatived.

Bill agreed to.

Consideration in detail concluded.

On the motion of Ms Rowland (Attorney-General), by leave, the bill was read a third time.

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Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Ms Clutterham addressing the House—

It being 1.30 pm, the debate was interrupted in accordance with standing order 43, Ms Clutterham was granted leave to continue her speech when the debate is resumed, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.

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MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Mr Albanese (Prime Minister) informed the House that, during the absence of Dr Aly (Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development and Minister for Multicultural Affairs), Dr Chalmers (Treasurer) and Mr Burke (Minister for Home Affairs) would answer questions on her behalf.

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Distinguished visitor

The Speaker advised that the Right Honourable Gerry Brownlee MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of New Zealand, was within the precincts. With the concurrence of Members, the distinguished visitor was provided with a seat on the floor of the House.

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QUESTIONS

Questions without notice being asked—

Member directed to leave

At 2.30 pm the Member for Fairfax ( Mr Ted O’Brien ) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the Chamber for one hour for continuing to interject after a warning had been given by the Chair and he accordingly left the Chamber.

Questions without notice continued.

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DOCUMENTS

The following documents were presented:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation—Report for 2024-25.

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission—Report for 2024-25.

Australian Federal Police—Report for 2024-25, incorporating reports on the National Witness Protection Program, unexplained wealth investigations and proceedings, delayed notification search warrants, account takeover warrants, assumed identities and witness identity protection certificates.

Australian Institute of Marine Science—Report for 2024-25.

Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority—Report for 2024-25.

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office—Report for 2024-25.

Australian Trade and Investment Commission—Report for 2024-25.

Bundanon Trust—Report for 2024-25.

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation—Report for 2024-25.

Commissioner of Taxation—Report for 2024-25.

Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report for 2024-25.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation—Report for 2024-25.

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982— Judge Advocate General—Report for 2024.

Defence Housing Australia—Report for 2024-25.

Fair Work Commission—Report for 2024-25.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand—Report for 2024-25.

Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman—Report for 2024-25.

Murray-Darling Basin Authority—Report for 2024-25.

National Anti-Corruption Commission—Report for 2024-25.

National Indigenous Australians Agency—Report for 2024-25.

National Library of Australia—Report for 2024-25.

Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator—Report for 2024-25.

Special Broadcasting Service Corporation—Report for 2024-25.

Tax Practitioners Board—Report for 2024-25.

Tourism Australia—Report for 2024-25.

The documents were made Parliamentary Papers.

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Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Debate adjourned (Ms O’Neil—Minister for Housing), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Question—put and passed—bill read a second time.

Leave granted for third reading to be moved immediately.

On the motion of Mr J Wilson (Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy), the bill was read a third time.

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ADJOURNMENT

It being 7.30 pm—The question was proposed—That the House do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.

The House continuing to sit until 8 pm—The Speaker adjourned the House until 12 noon tomorrow.

DOCUMENTS

The following documents were deemed to have been presented on 3 November 2025 (An explanatory statement has been presented with each instrument unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk):

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999—

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) (GST-free Supply—Residential Care—Government Funded Supplier) Determination 2025 [F2025L01324].

A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) (GST-free Supply—Residential Care—Non-government Funded Supplier) Determination 2025 [F2025L01323].

GST-Free Supply (Care) Determination 2025 [F2025L01325].

Acts Interpretation Act 1901— Acts Interpretation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 3) Substituted Reference Order 2025 [F2025L01336].

Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024—

Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Aged Care System Modification) Rules 2025 [F2025L01341].

Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Determination 2025 [F2025L01321].

Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) (Registration of Entities) Determination 2025 [F2025L01345].

Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006, Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986— Veterans’ Affairs (Treatment and Pharmaceutical) Amendment (Aged Care Act 2024) Instrument 2025 [F2025L01331].

Fair Work Act 2009— Fair Work Amendment (Fixed Term Contracts) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01333].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997—

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Measures No. 1) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01334].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Measures No. 3) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01328].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Employment and Workplace Relations Measures No. 1) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01335].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Foreign Affairs and Trade Measures No. 3) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01337].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Health, Disability and Ageing Measures No. 3) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01338].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Home Affairs Measures No. 4) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01329].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts Measures No. 1) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01339].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Portfolio Measures No. 2) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01330].

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Social Services Measures No. 2) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01340].

Infrastructure Australia Act 2008— Summary of proposals evaluated or endorsed by Infrastructure Australia—28 October 2025.

Migration Act 1958— Migration Regulations 1994—Migration (2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup—Class of Persons for Nil VAC) Instrument 2025—LIN 25/116 [F2025L01320].

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004— Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Treatment and Pharmaceutical) Amendment (Aged Care Act 2024) Instrument 2025 [F2025L01332].

National Health Act 1953—

National Health (Commonwealth Price and Conditions for Commonwealth Payments for Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Determination 2025 (No. 10)—PB 124 of 2025 [F2025L01316].

National Health (Continued Dispensing) Amendment Determination 2025 (No. 5)—PB 125 of 2025 [F2025L01317].

National Health (Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy) Special Arrangement Amendment (November Update) Instrument 2025—PB 127 of 2025 [F2025L01319].

National Health (Highly Specialised Drugs Program) Special Arrangement Amendment (November Update) Instrument 2025—PB 126 of 2025 [F2025L01318].

National Health (Listed Drugs on F1 or F2) Amendment Determination (No. 10) 2025—PB 128 of 2025 [F2025L01313].

National Health (Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment (November Update) Instrument 2025 —PB 122 of 2025 [F2025L01314].

National Health (Minimum Stockholding) Amendment Determination (No. 10) 2025—PB 130 of 2025 [F2025L01310].

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits—early supply) Amendment Instrument 2025 (No. 10)—PB 123 of 2025 [F2025L01315].

National Health (Price and Special Patient Contribution) Amendment Determination (No. 9) 2025—PB 129 of 2025 [F2025L01312].

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006— Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2024 [F2024L01588]—Replacement explanatory statement.

Private Health Insurance Act 2007— Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Repeal Instrument 2025 [F2025L01308].

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013— PGPA Act (Aboriginal Water Entitlements Special Account) Determination 2025 [F2025L01342].

Social Security Act 1991—

Social Security Amendment (Special Disability Trust) Guidelines 2025 [F2025L01343].

Social Security (Declared Program Participant) Determination 2025 [F2025L01326].

Social Security (Streamlined Participation Requirements) Instrument 2022 Amendment (Approved Programs of Work) 2025 [F2025L01327].

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011— Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 [F2021L00488]—Supplementary explanatory statement.

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989— Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices—Information that Must Accompany Application for Inclusion) Amendment Determination 2025 [F2025L01322].

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986—

Veterans’ Entitlements (Vehicle Assistance Scheme) Determination 2025 [F2025L00350]—Replacement explanatory statement.

Veterans’ Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme 2024 [F2025L00207]—Replacement explanatory statement.

ATTENDANCE

All Members attended (at some time during the sitting) except Dr Aly, *Ms Fernando, *Ms Payne, Mr Thompson and Mr Wood.

* On leave

Claressa Surtees

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Federation Chamber

2025

2025

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SUPPLEMENT TO VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

No. 23

FEDERATION CHAMBER

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Monday, 3 November 2025

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The Federation Chamber met at 10.30 am.

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MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS

Members’ constituency statements were made.

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National Climate Risk Assessment

Ms Steggall, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) the Government’s National Climate Risk Assessment highlights that climate change is costing the Australian economy more than $40 billion per year and this cost is predicted to rise to at least $73 billion, or 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2060; and

(b) current policies to protect our communities from climate change remain inadequate with spending on climate resilience and adaptation remaining too low; and

(2) calls on the Government to:

(a) lift climate adaptation spending to 0.25 per cent of GDP;

(b) establish a National Climate Adaptation Authority to oversee the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan;

(c) facilitate better funding for local governments to strengthen resilience against climate change within their communities;

(d) build strong private-public partnerships with the insurance industry that reduces underlying risk through enforceable, publicly funded resilience measures and transparent hazard data;

(e) ensure that climate resilience projects and measures are undertaken in collaboration with First Nations;

(f) broaden the safeguard mechanism to include all sectors across the economy are mitigating climate risks;

(g) further ensure that polluting companies pay the social and environmental cost of the carbon they emit; and

(h) reform the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax to ensure Australians get their fair share from their resources.

Debate ensued.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Aged care

Ms Miller-Frost, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) on 1 November, the Government’s once-in-a-generation reforms to aged care began, giving more older Australians and their loved ones better access to a system that puts safe, high quality and dignified care at its core; and

(b) the Aged Care Act 2024 and related reforms deliver a range of improvements to ensure older people and their needs are at the centre of the new aged care system including:

(i) strengthened aged care quality standards;

(ii) a statement of rights;

(iii) a new model for supported decision-making; and

(iv) introducing the Support at Home program to help older Australians remain in their homes for longer; and

(2) acknowledges that the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 is the next step in the Government’s aged care reforms, which has already included:

(a) the introduction of star ratings;

(b) more direct care for over 250,000 older people in aged care homes;

(c) 24-hours, seven days a week nursing in aged care homes;

(d) higher wages for aged care workers;

(e) a new single assessment system; and

(f) more transparency on provider finances and operations.

Debate ensued.

Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Energy affordability

Mr Tehan, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) condemns the Government for its failures regarding energy affordability and policy transparency; and

(2) notes that:

(a) Australians were promised a $275 cut to their power bills but under the Government households are instead paying on average $1,300 more;

(b) energy bills have already surged close to 40 per cent under the Government;

(c) the Government has broken its most basic promise to the Australian people; and

(d) the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water advised the Minister for Climate Change and Energy within the Incoming Government Brief of ‘a further significant increase in retail electricity prices next financial year’.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Framework on critical minerals and rare earths

Mr Burnell, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) acknowledges the Prime Minister’s successful visit to Washington DC, during which the United States‑Australia framework for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths was signed with the President of the United States, a landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths;

(2) notes that the agreement will:

(a) assist both countries in achieving resilience and security of critical minerals and rare earth supply chains;

(b) support Australian jobs in the mining, separation, and processing of these minerals through the use of economic policy tools and coordinated investment; and

(c) support defence and other advanced technologies; and

(3) recognises that this agreement:

(a) represents a further strengthening of the enduring Australia-United States alliance and a significant milestone in the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two nations; and

(b) is delivering on the Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda by driving investment in new export industries and providing good jobs in regional Australia.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Construction, Forestry and maritime employees Union

Mr T Wilson, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) condemns the Government’s handling of corruption allegations within the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), acknowledging that:

(a) the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations continues to endorse its solution despite whistleblowers saying corruption is worse than it was before the appointment of the CFMEU Administrator;

(b) the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations refuses to answer questions about new allegations of corruption since the Government put the CFMEU into administration;

(c) organisers were promoted into senior roles by the Administrator and subsequently sacked on allegations of accepting cartel kickbacks and corruption since the administration has been in place;

(d) meetings have been tolerated with known organised crime figures and meetings have seemingly been green lighted with violent misogynists since the administration has been in place;

(e) there are allegations of bribes and cartel kickbacks being paid with the knowledge and possible sanction of the administration;

(f) the union leader backed by the Government to reform the CFMEU, Zach Smith, directed a subordinate to secretly meet with a ‘notorious construction industry fixer’ and Melbourne ‘underworld identity’ Mick Gatto;

(g) despite claiming meetings between CFMEU officials and Mr Gatto could lead to up to two years in prison, the Administrator only issued a caution once it was revealed this meeting was made public;

(h) the union leader backed by the Government to reform the CFMEU, Zach Smith, has been having coffee and card catch ups with John Setka whose conduct was the basis for the appointment of the Administrator in the first place;

(i) the Administrator has seemingly sanctioned meetings between Mr Smith and Mr Setka and they continue to this day;

(j) the Prime Minister relies on Mr Smith’s vote in meetings of the National Executive of the Australian Labor Party with other ministers; and

(k) the current Government’s failure to take tough action is tainted by its acceptance of $7 million in donations from the CFMEU, and informs why it is backing the Administration even though whistleblowers are saying it is failing; and

(2) notes that:

(a) the Government is not taking the action needed to stop the corruption and cartel kickbacks that led the CFMEU to be put under administration because of its conflicts of interest;

(b) allowing the criminal and corrupt CFMEU to run rampant across residential, commercial and public projects, is pushing up costs to taxpayers and inflation, and is pushing up the cost of first homes by up to 30 per cent; and

(c) leaked advice from the Department of the Treasury states the Government will fail to reach the National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes by 2029 because it is putting the CFMEU ahead of first home buyers.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for private Members’ business having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Suspension of meeting

At 1.30 pm, the Deputy Speaker left the Chair.

Resumption of meeting

At 3.59 pm, the Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

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MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.

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Regional road speed limits

Dr Webster, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) condemns the Government’s lack of transparency in its proposal to slash default regional road speed limits from 100 kilometres per hour to as low as 70 kilometres per hour, including its attempt to quietly progress the policy without proper public scrutiny;

(2) notes that the Government was forced, at the eleventh hour, to extend its abysmally short 28-day consultation period only after strong intervention from the Opposition;

(3) warns that the Government’s proposal is a lazy, damaging approach that will slow regional Australia to a crawl, and drive up freight times and costs for farmers, transport operators and small businesses;

(4) highlights that instead of fixing the roads by funding maintenance for line-marking, road shoulders, rumble strips and pothole repairs, the Government is cutting the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program from 1 July next year; and

(5) calls on the Government to commit to consultation and genuine road safety improvements that protect lives without crippling regional productivity and national supply chains.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Medicare

Mr Gregg, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) acknowledges that on 1 November, bulk billing incentives were expanded to all Australians, and a new incentive payment began for practices that bulk bill every patient; and

(2) notes:

(a) that these policies will mean:

(i) nine out of ten general practitioner (GP) visits will be bulk billed by 2030; and

(ii) the current number of fully bulk billed practices will triple to around 4,800 nationally;

(b) other policies the Government has delivered to strengthen Medicare, such as:

(i) opening 90 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Australia, with 47 more on the way;

(ii) tripling the bulk billing incentive;

(iii) opening 61 free Medicare Mental Health Centres;

(iv) lowering the maximum cost of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listed medicines to $25 from 1 January 2026 and freezing the concession price at $7.70 until 2030; and

(v) boosting funding for hospitals by $1.7 billion; and

(c) that while the Government is expanding access to bulk billing, by contrast, the Leader of the Opposition as the Minister for Health:

(i) never increased Medicare rebates, the only health minister in Australian history not to do so;

(ii) doubled down on the then Government’s $50 billion cut to hospitals; and

(iii) continued the fight for the former Leader of the Opposition’s GP tax.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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3G telecommunications network

Dr Webster, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) the 3G telecommunications network was switched off on the Government’s watch in 2024;

(b) the interim report of the Senate inquiry into the shutdown made clear recommendations about the impending shutdown, recommending that the Government delay the shutdown until it was satisfied that ‘the 4G network provides coverage equivalent to or better than the coverage provided by the licensee’s 3G network’;

(c) the Government relied on the assurances of commercial operators to ensure equivalent mobile coverage after the shutdown but despite promises, regional Australians have been detrimentally affected and thousands of consumers have been left with worse, or no, coverage at all;

(d) furthermore, there have been reports of poor handling of consumer complaints about their loss of service post 3G shutdown; and

(e) the Government has failed to take responsibility for the fallout of the 3G shutdown in regional Australia, and its response to the final report by the Senate into the shutdown was again lazy and noncommittal, failing to agree to any new actions; and

(2) calls upon the Minister for Communications to take responsibility for the botched 3G shutdown and its impact on the connectivity of regional Australians by:

(a) providing transparency regarding the crowdsourcing component of the National Audit of Mobile Coverage and expanding it to include off-road areas (including on private land such as farming and grazing properties) to ensure an accurate picture of the impact of the shutdown on mobile coverage is attained; and

(b) thoroughly addressing the first recommendation of the final Senate inquiry report to ‘establish a program to help customers that have lost mobile phone coverage since the 3G shutoff’.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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50th anniversary of the removal of the Whitlam Government

Ms Stanley, pursuant to notice, moved—That this House:

(1) notes that 11 November 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the removal of the Government of Prime Minister Whitlam; and

(2) acknowledges:

(a) the work of Professor Jenny Hocking to ensure that the historical events that happened at that time are documented;

(b) that the reforms of Prime Minister Whitlam’s Government modernised Australian society and its economy; and

(c) that the impact of Prime Minister Whitlam’s policies continue to define Australia’s political landscape.

Debate ensued.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Government election commitments

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Mr Soon ( see item No. 7, Votes and Proceedings, page 280) —

Debate resumed.

The time allotted for private Members’ business having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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ADJOURNMENT

On the motion of Mr Repacholi, the Federation Chamber adjourned at 7.30 pm, until 12.30 pm tomorrow.

Peter Banson

Clerk of the Federation Chamber

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