Matthew Canavan

Latest speeches

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

   • Future Made in Australia: heavy industry, energy costs and political conflict

     “Look, just a separate point of order here. It might help the chamber if the Minister's comments are made through the chair as per the standing orders.”

     Watch from 1:16:30

2. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 3) · Australian Parliament · 16 September 2026

   • Whyalla steelworks, energy policy and net zero: Canavan vs Wong

     “Thank you, Madam President. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. In September 2023, the Prime Minister said that Whyalla had, and I quote, an extraordinary optimistic future, producing green steel, and that wind and…”

     Watch from 42:40

   • Whyalla steelworks, energy policy and net zero: Canavan vs Wong

     “Thank you, Madam President. I'm not going to cop lectures from the other side. Last time I went to Whyalla, we signed a deal for the steelworks to supply the steel and rail lines for the Adani Carmichael coal mine,…”

     Watch from 46:38

   • Whyalla steelworks, energy policy and net zero: Canavan vs Wong

     “Thank you, Madam President. Look, Minister, your government keeps telling us that renewables are the cheapest form of power, and yet even after providing 2.4 billion dollars to the Whyalla steelworks, that's still closing because of sky-high electricity prices. When…”

     Watch from 50:25

3. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 10 September 2026

   • Housing and negative equity: Canavan & Wong on market risks

     “Well, thank you, Madam President. My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. For most Australians, their home is their biggest, their biggest financial decision. Property analysts at CoreLogic say that recent buyers are at the…”

     Watch from 1:05:52

   • Housing and negative equity: Canavan & Wong on market risks

     “Thank you, Madam President. I note that data you quoted there, Minister, only went to the end of June, just weeks after your budget, but more recent data from CoreLogic says that half of homes bought in Sydney and Melbourne…”

     Watch from 1:08:31

4. Senate Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 7 September 2026

   • Leave and condolence statements: Nepal and Tibet flooding

     “Ah, thank you, Mr. Deputy President. I'd just like to briefly echo the condolences that have been provided here for to the people of Nepal and and everybody who has lost their lives or lost loved ones through this shockingly…”

     Watch from 30:51

   • Coalition critique: Canavan on renewable CGT exemption and inquiry

     “They promised actually net zero, they promised that we'd have low interest rates too, they promised that oh we'll pursue this net zero idea, the rest of the world will love us and they'll swamp us with capital and that…”

     Watch from 1:15:39

5. Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 21 August 2026

   • Canavan and Gee: impact of ‘cult’ slur and booth intimidation claims

     “Uh yes, sorry. Having trouble there, I've got video too. Uh thank you very much Chair and thank you Mr. Grimshaw. Look, I'm here because I was extremely disappointed in the Prime Minister describing a group of people of a…”

     Watch from 2:59:54

   • Canavan and Gee: impact of ‘cult’ slur and booth intimidation claims

     “Thank you, Mr. Grimshaw. Like you, I referenced these comments in the Senate the other day and I said, look, yes, it may have been remarks made in the heat of an election battle, so I would give some license…”

     Watch from 3:04:30

6. Senate Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026

   • Adjournment: Canavan on Yazidi genocide survivors and community concerns

     “Thank you Madam President. I just wanted to spend a short period this evening thanking and recognising the great contribution of the Yazidi community to our country and particularly a section of that community from Coffs Harbour who travelled to…”

     Watch from 3:42:53