Chris Bowen

Latest speeches

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

   • Digital safety and climate commitments questioned

     “Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Honorable member for the question, but I can assure the Honorable member that the... order. The member for Riverina will cease objecting. The member's asked a question and... the member for Riverina's…”

     Watch from 1:22:44

2. 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

     “Yeah, thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the honorable member for the question about green hydrogen and Australia's green hydrogen potential. It is the case that it was a few years ago that it was suggested that green hydrogen…”

     Watch from 2:36:08

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

   • Question Time: housing, aged care, digital safety and Marrickville Golf

     “Well thank you very much Mr. Speaker. 540,211 Australian households have embraced the technology of cheaper home batteries to reduce their bills, in many cases to nothing, and to help reduce bills for everyone across our energy grid. And 2,326…”

     Watch from 5:19:37

4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Carbon credits native forest method: disallowance debate and regional jobs

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Well, today both houses of Parliament have an opportunity to back practical climate action. Today both houses of Parliament have an opportunity to strengthen protection of native forests and koalas. Today both houses of Parliament…”

     Watch from 6:43:46

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 9 September 2026

   • Question Time: Cheaper Home Batteries program safety and fraud scrutiny

     “Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the honorable member for the question. What I can guarantee is that every single Cheaper Home Battery has been installed under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, which is one of the world's most…”

     Watch from 1:37:08

   • Question Time: Cheaper Home Batteries program safety and fraud scrutiny

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think every Australian of reasonableness and good faith knows that every electrical instrument, every electrical application comes with risk, Mr. Speaker. A television has risk. An oven has risk, Mr. Speaker. Every electrical item has…”

     Watch from 1:39:40

   • Question Time: universal superannuation under attack and Labor’s defence

     “Well, Mr. Speaker, when the Cheaper Home Batteries program was implemented on the 1st of July 2025, I instigated a committee which consists of the Clean Energy Regulator and industry bodies and industry representatives, which has been meeting regularly and…”

     Watch from 1:46:07
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6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 August 2026

   • Question Time II: Capacity Investment Scheme secrecy and guns

     “Well thank you very much Mr. Speaker, I thank the honorable member for the question and I particularly appreciate the notice the opposition gave on the front page of the Australian today, Mr. Speaker, which says the coalition on Monday…”

     Watch from 4:42:41

   • Question Time II: Capacity Investment Scheme secrecy and guns

     “I certainly will be, Mr Speaker, because the honourable member referred to community benefits and complained that the community was receiving benefits from these projects. Now I can confirm that the same FOI document the coalition received confirmed that there…”

     Watch from 4:45:39

   • Question Time III: women’s super, NDIS foundational supports and housing

     “Thanks Mr Speaker, I thank the member for the question and I recognise Madison from Macmahon, Mr Speaker, who's with us in the gallery today. Mr Speaker, the capacity investment scheme is treated in the budget in a very similar…”

     Watch from 4:56:58