Josh Burns

Latest speeches

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

   • Public Accounts and Audit: financial statements, AI oversight and annual report

     “Ah, thank you very much, Speaker. On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the following reports: Report 516, Inquiry into Commonwealth Financial Statements 23-24 and 24-25, and Report 517, Annual Report 25-26, and ask…”

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   • Public Accounts and Audit: financial statements, AI oversight and annual report

     “The committee considers this approach instructive for the broader public sector and encourages other entities to apply similar methods. The committee also considered the continued growth in the use of AI and other emerging technologies across the public sector. While…”

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

   • Members’ statements: regional sport, working holiday visas and domestic violence

     “Thank you, Acting Speaker. This speech was written by a young person in my electorate, also called Josh, but I didn't choose it because of the name, as part of the Raise Our Voices campaign. At Christmas dinner, my uncle…”

     Watch from 59:47

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

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

     “Thank you, Speaker. Speaker, my question is to the... My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor Government helping women and children fleeing family, domestic and sexual violence into safe housing? Why is this…”

     Watch from 4:31:51

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

   • Macnamara: case for extending early educator pay rise

     “Thank you very much, Acting Speaker. And I am extremely proud to be here speaking on the Wage Justice for Early Education and Care Workers Bill, because for a number of reasons I understand the value and the expertise and…”

     Watch from 10:09

5. Federation Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Macnamara: schools, foreign policy and STEM apps

     “I thank you very much, Acting Speaker. And we have some incredible schools in Macnamara. And last week, I was privileged to go and visit two of them. One of our very best public education secondary schools across the country…”

     Watch from 1:27:35

6. Federation Chamber (part 1 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026

   • Housing crisis framing: right to a safe home

     “Thanks very much, Acting Speaker. Well, we believe that every single Australian deserves a safe and secure home, somewhere to come home to at the end of the day, knowing that they are safe, that they will have somewhere to…”

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   • Social housing delivery in Noble Park

     “Now, these homes are going to be for young people who are experiencing homelessness. They are also going to be for women and children fleeing violence, and also people who are, who have real complex personal needs that are, many…”

     Watch from 23:47

   • Mixed‑tenure redevelopment in Hampton East and tenant stories

     “But this, this development that we have invested in partnership with the Victorian government is such an amazing development. There's 285 new homes intertwined between social housing, affordable housing, and then some of the homes are also going to be…”

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