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Government Cannot Replace the Role of a Parent

Over the last five months I’ve had the immense privilege of meeting with parents, educators, providers and communities right across Australia, and these conversations have reinforced something very important to me. Before we can talk about child care, we need...

This Government’s Poor Management of the Economy is Hurting Australians

Anyone who spends any time engaging with the community, talking to real people—not just the people here, not just talking to the bureaucrats, not just talking to the economists, but actually talking to real mums and dads, people across Australia—knows...

Only the Coalition Will End Labor’s Toxic Taxes

Last week, this Labor government rammed through some of the worst tax changes that we have ever seen in this chamber. These are taxes that punish investment and discourage Australians from acquiring capital. These ridiculous tax changes are taxes on...

Cheaper Childcare Just Another Broken Promise

New ABS Consumer Price Index data shows childcare costs have risen 9.4 per cent over the past 12 months. That is more than double the rate of inflation and another blow to family budgets already stretched under Labor’s cost-of-living crisis....

Second Reading Speech: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No.1) Bill, Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No.1) Bill 2026

  In part 2, in continuation from last night, let me be crystal clear—this government has indeed misled the Australian people. The biggest misleader of all was the Prime Minister, because the Prime Minister said, on no fewer than 50...

Every Child Deserves to Inherit Safety, Not Fear

Earlier this month, the Australian Institute of Family Studies released a report on the adverse childhood experiences of men and their long-term mental health impacts. It found that 33.6 per cent of Australian men experienced physical abuse as children, 37.9...