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Votes & Proceedings/Tuesday, 3 March 2026
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The House met, at 12 noon, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.

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Address by the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

Mr Burke (Leader of the House), pursuant to notice, moved—That:

(1) the House invite the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, to attend and address the House on Thursday, 5 March 2026;

(2) unless otherwise ordered, at the sitting on 5 March:

(a) the House shall meet, at the ringing of the bells, at no earlier than 10.30 am and the proceedings shall be welcoming remarks by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition and an address by the Prime Minister of Canada;

(b) at the conclusion of the address by the Prime Minister of Canada the House shall suspend until the ringing of the bells, when business shall proceed in accordance with standing order 34;

(c) the provisions of standing order 257(c) relating to good order shall apply to the areas of Members’ seats as well as the galleries for the period set out at (3); and

(d) the Federation Chamber shall not meet;

(3) a message be sent to the Senate inviting Senators to attend the House as guests for the welcoming remarks by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition and address by the Prime Minister of Canada; and

(4) any variation to the arrangement be made only by an action by the Speaker or by a motion moved by a Minister.

Question—put and passed.

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SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND SESSIONAL ORDERS MOVED

Mr Taylor (Leader of the Opposition) moved—That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring immediately:

(1) the Member for Hume presenting a Bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 , and for related purposes;

(2) debate on the second reading of the bill proceeding immediately for a period of no longer than one hour;

(3) any questions required to complete passage of the bill then being put without delay; and

(4) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by the Manager of Opposition Business.

Debate ensued.

The time allowed by standing order 1 for debate on the motion having expired—

Question—put.

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BILLS DECLARED REFERRED TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Mr Burke (Leader of the House) declared that, unless otherwise ordered, the following bills stand referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration:

(1) Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026;

Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026; and

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026;

immediately; and

(2) Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026; and

Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026;

at the adjournment of the debate on the motion for the second reading of each bill.

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Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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 (Mr Rae—Minister for Aged Care and Seniors), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026

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 (Mr Gorman—Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

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Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026

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.

Document

Ms Rowland (Attorney-General) presented a replacement explanatory memorandum to the bill.

It being 1.30 pm, in accordance with standing order 43 the further consideration of the bill was 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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DEATH OF FORMER SENATOR ( the Honourable Ronald (Ron) Leslie Doyle Boswell )

The Speaker informed the House of the death, on 6 January 2026, of the Honourable Ronald (Ron) Leslie Doyle Boswell AO, a Senator for the State of Queensland from 1983 to 2014.

As a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased all Members present stood, in silence.

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QUESTIONS

Questions without notice being asked—

Member directed to leave

At 2.04 pm the Member for Calwell ( Mr Abdo ) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the Chamber for one hour for interjecting and he accordingly left the Chamber.

Questions without notice continuing—

Document

Mr Albanese (Prime Minister) presented the following document:

Review of the 2025 Federal Election, conducted by The Hon Pru Goward AO and The Hon Nick Minchin AO.

Questions without notice continuing—

Member directed to leave

At 2.17 pm the Member for Groom ( Mr Hamilton ) 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 continuing—

Member directed to leave

At 2.42 pm the Member for Barker ( Mr Pasin ) was directed, under standing order 94, to leave the Chamber for one hour for interjecting and he accordingly left the Chamber.

Questions without notice continuing—

Member directed to leave

At 2.53 pm the Member for Goldstein ( Mr T Wilson ) 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 continuing—

Document

Mr Albanese presented the following document:

Letter from the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese MP, to the Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Australia, on unescorted access to Australian Parliament House by sponsored passholders, 2 March 2026.

Questions without notice continuing—

Document

Mr Bowen (Minister for Climate Change and Energy) presented the following document:

Competition and Consumer (Industry Code—Electricity Retail) Amendment (Determination) Regulations 2022—Cover page.

Questions without notice continued.

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DOCUMENTS

The following documents were presented:

Crimes Act 1914— Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report to the Minister for Home Affairs on agencies’ compliance with Part IAAC of the Act—Report for 2024-25.

Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022— Statutory review of the Act—Final report, November 2025.

Digital ID Act 2024— Report on the operation of the Act for 2024-25.

Identity Verification Services Act 2023— Report on the operation of the Act for 2024-25.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003—

Government co-contributions—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2025.

Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2025.

Treaty— Text, together with associated documents —Agreement on Social Security between Australia and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Canberra, 26 August 2025).

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DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE— Community safety

The House was informed that Mr Hastie had proposed that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely, “The Government’s plan to bring home ISIS sympathisers endangering Australia’s community safety and social cohesion”.

The proposed discussion having received the necessary support—

Mr Hastie addressed the House.

Discussion ensued.

Discussion concluded.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

Message No. 75, 3 March 2026, from the Senate was reported informing the House that:

Senator Nampijinpa Price had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, and Senator Antic had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senator Hume had been discharged from attendance on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, and Senator Scarr had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senator Nampijinpa Price had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, and Senator Collins had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senator Bragg had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, and Senator Blyth had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senator Nampijinpa Price had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and Senator Liddle had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senator Nampijinpa Price had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library, and Senator Kovacic had been appointed a member of the committee;

Senators Chandler and Henderson had been discharged from attendance on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Parliamentary Standards, and Senators Hume and Liddle had been appointed members of the committee; and

Senator Hume had been discharged from attendance on the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, and Senator Sharma had been appointed a member of the committee.

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Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026

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 by Mr T Wilson who moved, as an amendment—That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes that:

(1) Opposition and community pressure forced the Government to abandon:

(a) the taxation of unrealised gains; and

(b) indexation of the $3 million threshold;

(2) the Government cannot be trusted with tax reform;

(3) the Government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem;

(4) this is the first tax that Australia did not vote for that the Government has tried to ram through;

(5) the Government’s new tax introduces new risks, including removal of the death tax exemption, and impacts on surviving spouses and total and permanent disability benefit recipients;

(6) increases to the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) are welcome, but modest, and do not address immediate cost of living pressures; and

(7) this change is the beginning of the Government’s high tax, high spending agenda to pour more debt petrol on the inflation fire”.

Debate ensued.

Suspension of standing and sessional orders

Dr Aly (Minister for Multicultural Affairs) moved—That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent:

(1) government business order of the day No. 4, Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, being debated in cognate with government business order of the day No. 5, Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026; and

(2) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.

Debate ensuing—

Mr Caldwell addressing the House—

Closure

Ms J Ryan (Chief Government Whip) moved—That the question be now put.

Question—That the question be now put—put.

And the question—That the motion for the suspension of standing and sessional orders be agreed to—being accordingly put—

Debate continued.

Ms Coker addressing the House—

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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 9 am tomorrow.

DOCUMENTS

The following documents were deemed to have been presented on 3 March 2026 (An explanatory statement has been presented with each instrument unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk):

Civil Aviation Act 1988— Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998—Amendment of CASA EX32/24 (Exemption from Requirement for Class 1 Medical Certificate for Certain Flights) Instrument 2026—CASA EX12/26 [F2026L00165].

Imported Food Control Act 1992— Imported Food Control Regulations 2019—Imported Food Control Amendment (Risk Foods) Order 2026 [F2026L00178].

Migration Act 1958— Migration Amendment (Temporary Graduate Visa Application Charge) Regulations 2026 [F2026L00163].

National Health Act 1953—

National Health (Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy) Special Arrangement Amendment (March Update) Instrument 2026—PB 21 of 2026 [F2026L00183].

National Health (Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment (March Update) Instrument 2026 —PB 17 of 2026 [F2026L00181].

Navigation Act 2012— Marine Orders Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2026 (No. 1)—AMSA MO 2026/1 [F2026L00182].

Navigation Act 2012 and Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983— Marine Orders Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2026 (No. 2)—AMSA MO 2026/2 [F2026L00191].

Taxation Administration Act 1953— Commissioner of Taxation—

Class Ruling—CR 2001/1 (Addendum).

Goods and Services Tax Determination—GSTD 2026/1.

Goods and Services Tax Industry Issue—GSTII FL1 (Addendum).

Product Rulings—

PR 2007/71 (Addendum).

PR 2026/1.

Taxation Ruling—TR 2006/10 (Addendum).

ATTENDANCE

All Members attended (at some time during the sitting) except *Mr Burns, Dr Haines, Mr Khalil, *Ms Payne and Dr Reid.

* On leave

Claressa Surtees

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Federation Chamber

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The Federation Chamber met at 12.40 pm, a division having been called in the House.

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GRIEVANCE DEBATE

Pursuant to the provisions of standing order 192 b , the order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That grievances be noted—

Debate resumed.

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

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Suspension of meeting

At 1.39 pm, the Deputy Speaker left the Chair.

Resumption of meeting

At 4 pm, the Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

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MEMBERS’ CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS

Members’ constituency statements were made.

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Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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.

Suspension of meeting

At 5.13 pm, a division having been called in the House, the proceedings were suspended.

Resumption of meeting

At 5.32 pm, the proceedings were resumed.

Debate continued.

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

Leave granted for the question on the report to be put immediately.

Question—That the bill be reported to the House without amendment—put and passed.

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Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026

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 Landry, by leave, addressed the Federation Chamber.

Debate continued.

Debate adjourned (Ms Jarrett), 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 Ms Jarrett, the Federation Chamber adjourned at 7.24 pm, until 9.30 am tomorrow.

Peter Banson

Clerk of the Federation Chamber

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