David Farley

Latest speeches

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

   • AI MPI: Crossbench and Greens push for stronger safeguards and kill switch

     “Thank you, Madam Speaker. AI represents creative destruction at an unprecedented scale and speed. To quote the late Richard Pratt, you don't know what you don't know till you know it. Quantifying AI turns a debate that is currently running…”

     Watch from 2:09:51

2. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Seconding speech: systemic critique of ACCU integrity framework

     “Thank you. I'd like to start with a question because I think it cuts through everything else we're about to debate. If you found out that up to 70% or more of the Australian Carbon Credit Units under the three…”

     Watch from 1:53:34

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

   • Adjournment: national debt, infrastructure and productivity risks

     “Thank you, Mr Speaker. My adjournment debate tonight's going to focus on debt, but debt is not the problem, neglect is. Debt needs no sunshine, no water, no power and no human hand. Leave it in the dark, unattended, unloved…”

     Watch from 2:40:52

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

   • Skills and regional welfare: apprentices, pensioners, veterans

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to speak for the people who built this country and who this government has chosen to ignore. Farrer is a vast expanse of rural and regional Australia. Pooncarie to Albury is a seven-hour…”

     Watch from 16:07

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

     “Thank you Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, reading and studying page 259 of your budget. Given the heightened global economic uncertainty, do you accept that the Commonwealth debt has a point beyond which it becomes unsustainable?…”

     Watch from 3:13:31

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

     “Thank you. On point of order, I'd like to bring it back to relevance of my question, which was, where do you, what is, what is your acceptable debt to GDP ratio, in other words your forecast, and what gross…”

     Watch from 3:15:58

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

   • Environmental water motion: Member for Farrer: one‑off reallocation

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I move the motion relating to the environmental objectives in the terms in which it appears in the notice paper. Deputy Madam Speaker, let me be upfront about this motion. This is not, this is…”

     Watch from 40:52