Madonna Jarrett

Latest speeches

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

   • Interest rate level, financial conditions and global bond moves

     “Thank you. I just want to go back to the discussion around bond yields and particularly the movements in the Australian bond yields and obviously wholesale funding costs. How like you talked earlier about the impact of overseas developments overseas…”

     Watch from 1:29:04

   • Interest rate level, financial conditions and global bond moves

     “Which actually brings me to my, the second part of my question, which actually was going to be where do you see this all going? So what's your forecast for this and how, you know, how will it impact future…”

     Watch from 1:33:42

   • Overseas risks watchlist and brief suspension

     “And just one quick one, Chair, we've only got a minute. So overseas developments, like what are you watching carefully other than the war, AI?”

     Watch from 1:38:17
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2. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Q9–11: Child support enforcement reforms and Whyalla steel jobs

     “Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government getting more kids the support they're owed and closing loopholes in the child support system that allow for financial abuse?”

     Watch from 37:16

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

   • Youth leadership, regional safety and community events

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. 187,000 people live in the Brisbane electorate, and 19,000 of those are school children. And in the coming decades, those 19,000 statistically will finish school, start a career, buy a home, start a family. But some…”

     Watch from 49:05

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

   • Government – Brisbane: history of rebate and intergenerational fairness

     “Thank you Deputy Speaker. I rise today to support the Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill. Australia has one of the best healthcare systems in the world. It is underpinned by our great Medicare system that operates alongside our private health…”

     Watch from 35:31

   • Government – Brisbane: redirecting savings to aged care and Medicare

     “Deputy Speaker, there's another important part of this reform. It redirects funding towards the ever-growing aged care sector. The government has stated that the savings, approximately $3 billion from this measure, will be reinvested back into aged care. And that's…”

     Watch from 43:19

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

   • Housing motion: Brisbane on Labor deposit schemes and supply agenda

     “I move the motion relating to housing in the terms of which it appears on the notice paper. Deputy Speaker, I'm moving this motion today because for generations owning your own home has been an Australian dream. It provides independence,…”

     Watch from 3:19:03

6. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Independent governance review and APRA conditions

     “I just have one one question and you could feel free to take this on notice and it relates to the investment governance process. You said in your opening statement that ETSL undertook its own review of investment governance by…”

     Watch from 1:34:22