Catherine King

Latest speeches

1. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Q3–4: Gender equality gains and women’s economic participation

     “Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and can I thank the member for Melbourne for the question. She has been a fierce advocate for women and for families all of her working life, and it's wonderful to have her here…”

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2. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Government response: defence of Veterans’ Affairs record and cap withdrawal

     “Thanks very much. Well, I don't think any of us are going to take lectures from that side of the house. When we came to government, there were veterans languishing waiting to get access to their entitlements because you had…”

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

   • Social housing investment and close of constituency statements

     “Thank you, and I give the call to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Thank you very much, the my most important title as the member for Ballarat. Last week I was able to experience what…”

     Watch from 1:07:01

4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 19 August 2026

   • Infrastructure Minister: funding Mitchell’s Causeway rebuild

     “Thanks very much Mr. Speaker, and can I thank the member for Macquarie for her question, but also for her incredible advocacy for her electorate, particularly for the peoples of the Blue Mountains who have been affected by the closure…”

     Watch from 1:51:27

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026

   • Q&A: Housing Taxes, Rents and Supply Measures

     “Thanks, and thanks very much to the member for the question, and I too acknowledge both your and the member for Macquarie's advocacy on this. I understand this has had a really huge impact on the businesses, and I again…”

     Watch from 2:31:25

6. Hon. Chris Bowen MP and Hon. Catherine King MP - Press Conference · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026

   • Minister King: transport fuel dependence and low‑carbon fuels industry

     “Thanks very much, Chris. It's great to be able to join you here with these announcements of the release of these consultation papers today. I think this year if anything has highlighted just how important it is for us to…”

     Watch from 11:28

   • Q&A: demand‑side measures, feedstock sourcing, and SAF price impacts

     “The paper goes through a couple of different models that you could look at so whether it's volumetric whether it's carbon intensive what what level of ambition you have all of that's so no decisions made but all of that…”

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