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Tim Watts
Member of the House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party
Transcripts of what Tim Watts said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 8 September 2026
Gellibrand: Pay rise extension, safety standards and wider cost-of-living agenda
“Oh, thank you, Deputy Speaker. Well, it's hard to think of a more important job in our community than caring for and educating our youngest Aussies. Parents entrust their children's well-being to the early childhood educators in their neighborhood. And…”
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Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026
Constituency statements: honours, multiculturalism and youth engagement
“Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Well, if you want to feel proud of our country, if you want to feel optimistic about our future, if you need your faith in our democracy renewed, check out the work of the 150 young…”
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Federation Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 19 August 2026
Gellibrand: H5 bird flu in Melbourne’s west
“Well, thank you. My community in Melbourne's west is a bayside community. Our way of life is connected to the water and the wetlands that connect to it. It's a paradise for twitchers, home to Ramsar wetlands, the Hobsons Bay…”
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House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026
Q&A: Superannuation and Women’s Retirement Security
“Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and the Minister for Financial Services. How is the Albanese Labor Government delivering real change with a fairer, more equitable, and more sustainable superannuation system for Australian workers? And are…”
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House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 13 August 2026
Adjournment: AI data centres, national standards and infrastructure obligations
“Well thank you speaker. Well there are plenty of Australians who hate the idea of data centers being built in Australia at the moment. For many people they're the physical embodiment of everything that they're worried about with the arrival…”
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Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & Trade · Australian Parliament · 13 August 2026
Speech
“All right. Good morning. I declare open this public hearing of the Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade for the inquiry into the role of Australia's international development program in preventing…”
Watch from 20:50Opening of hearing and procedural formalities
“I now invite the representative from the Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women, Peace and Security to give evidence today. For the benefit of the Hansard record, would you please state your name and the capacity in which you appear…”
Watch from 21:25Q: Chair: civil society as early warning systems
“Thank you, Ms. Quick. In your submission, you describe women's and feminist civil society organizations as often being the first to identify rising tensions and as a result can act as early warning systems, and you point to examples from…”
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