Allegra Spender

Latest speeches

1. House Standing Committee on Economics · Australian Parliament · 18 September 2026

   • Allegra Spender: inflation expectations, dual mandate and fiscal impact

     “Thank you so much chair and apologies for not being there in person. I'm afraid I had already things in the diary before this was rearranged. Thank you for your time today. I wanted to start off with inflationary expectations…”

     Watch from 1:50:16

   • Allegra Spender: inflation expectations, dual mandate and fiscal impact

     “And I think, you know, I think what, you know, we're in this world of, you know, it seems to be a sort of a wave, a continuous wave of exogenous shocks which are, and you know, doesn't feel like…”

     Watch from 1:53:26

   • Allegra Spender: inflation expectations, dual mandate and fiscal impact

     “Okay, thank you. Um, I want to get to, I guess, a, a question really on government spending, and I know that there have been some questions already on this. I know Chris Richardson has sort of made the argument…”

     Watch from 1:57:04
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2. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Crossbench concerns: Spender on method transitions and procurement

     “Deputy Speaker, I rise to speak on the Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2024. This bill amends three statutes at the center of Australia's mitigation effort: the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act, the National…”

     Watch from 2:17:15

3. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Spender and Fadden: contrasting positions on private health rebate cuts

     “Deputy Speaker, I rise to speak on the Private Health Amendment (Modernising Private Health Insurance Rebate) Bill 2026. Australia's healthcare system is envy of the world. That's not hyperbole. I say that as someone who's worked in the UK's NHS…”

     Watch from 22:53

4. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Constituency statements open: AI risks and regulation

     “Deputy Speaker. In the last week we've seen leaders in the world's pioneer AI companies like Anthropic and AI and OpenAI paint an alarming picture of the speed at which technology is developing, potentially beyond human controls. These CEOs spoke…”

     Watch from 10:02

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Question Time II: veterans, hydrogen policy, Robodebt, housing stress and online harms

     “My question is for the Prime Minister. Today is the International Day of Democracy. Last year, Transparency International ranked the Commonwealth equal last nationally on lobbying transparency. And in a time when many Australians are feeling that times are tough,…”

     Watch from 3:00:27

6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 14 September 2026

   • Private Member’s Bill: national definition of affordable housing

     “It is. I'd like to, Deputy Speaker, I'd like to congratulate the member for Bradfield for bringing this bill to the House, because affordable housing is a huge issue in this country, it's a massive issue in my electorate, and…”

     Watch from 44:25

   • Private Health Insurance rebate bill: aged care funding trade‑off

     “Deputy Speaker, two weeks ago the UN confirmed what we agreed only a decade ago to avoid. We're going to overshoot the 1.5 degrees target, it's now inevitable. It became, it came just after a week of the consequences of…”

     Watch from 3:46:30