Tom Venning

Latest speeches

1. 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, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the Prime Minister jets off to New York this weekend, why won't you visit Whyalla and face the 800-plus workers who have lost their jobs under Labor's Future…”

     Watch from 40:32

   • New MRCA bill, division and adjournment debate

     “Thanks, Speaker. Today in question time I asked the Prime Minister, instead of jetting off to New York, why not come to Whyalla and look the steelworkers in the eye, like he did in February and then again in March,…”

     Watch from 3:02:03

2. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 17 September 2026

   • Whyalla steelworks uncertainty and criticism of green hydrogen transition

     “Thanks, Speaker. I want to take the time to acknowledge the community of Whyalla and their perspectives. Yesterday, I sought leave from this place to go and meet with the community, the administrators, the council, the task force, the transition…”

     Watch from 1:05:19

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

   • 90‑second member statements: diverse constituency issues

     “Thank you Speaker. How can anyone trust Labor to get migration down? They have lost control and Australians are paying the price. Labor has missed their migration target in every budget they have delivered. So what does Minister Burke decide…”

     Watch from 4:52:59

4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 15 September 2026

   • Question Time I: Whyalla steelworks, ADF recruitment, gas reservation and AI standards

     “Thank you Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. In February last year, the Prime Minister came to Whyalla and promised workers that his government's 2.4 billion dollar bailout package would provide certainty for the future of the steelworks.…”

     Watch from 2:10:16

   • MPI on energy policy: green hydrogen, Whyalla and renewables vs coal and nuclear

     “Hear, hear. Thanks, Speaker. I rise in support of this important matter of public importance with the Member for Wannon. Speaker, in February this year, the Prime Minister came to Whyalla and looked the workers in the eye and said,…”

     Watch from 3:43:21

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

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

     “Thank you, Speaker. It's been a super September of sport in Grey. On the weekend, I joined the Adelaide Plains League for the grand final at Long Plains, home of the mighty United Tigers. Congratulations to Two Wells for knocking…”

     Watch from 58:28

   • National Child Protection Week: Grey: APY Lands and regional child safety

     “Thank you, Speaker. Today I want to talk about the National Child Protection Week from 1 to 12 September of this year and I want to acknowledge the important work being done right across Australia to keep children and young…”

     Watch from 1:31:17

   • Affordable and reliable energy motion: Grey attacks Labor’s transition and battery scheme

     “Thank you Speaker. Thank you to the member for Groom for bringing this important motion before the house. Speaker, it's quite telling we're here talking about affordability and energy reliability the same day that more than 600 workers are given…”

     Watch from 2:58:17
   2 more clips in this sitting

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

   • Future Made in Australia debate: jobs, bailouts and safeguard mechanism

     “Thank you, Speaker. I find this motion baffling, I really do. I cannot sit here and listen to this Albanese Labor government self-congratulate itself on its future made in Australia agenda when the reality on the ground tells a very…”

     Watch from 1:32:29

   • Illicit tobacco: Coalition plan vs Labor health gains

     “And I thank the member for Corangamite. The question is that the motion be agreed to, and I give the call to the member for Grey. Thank you, Speaker, and I thank the member for Monash for bringing this very…”

     Watch from 2:31:06

   • Apprenticeships and regional training: Coalition concerns and overseas models

     “Thank you Speaker. September 9 was National TAFE Day. I want to acknowledge every TAFE teacher, every trainer, every staff member and every student across Grey. You are doing the work that skills regional Australia. You are training the electricians,…”

     Watch from 2:41:57