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Federation Chamber

25 March 2026

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Members use constituency statements to raise acute fuel shortages and excise relief proposals, heritage protection versus high-density development, the economic role of coal, international education and regional health, cost-of-living and mortgage pressures, youth leadership and early education investment, and local amenity plus Iranian‑Australian community security and visa policy settings.

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Constituency statements — regional fuel, heritage and community issues

10:27

Constituency statements opened — regional fuel shortages highlighted

10:27

Heritage protection vs high‑density housing in Parramatta

13:45

Minerals Week — defence of coal’s regional economic role

16:51

International education policy — CDU growth and regional health benefits

19:53

Interest rate rises, cost of living and proposal to halve fuel excise

22:58

Youth leadership, civic engagement and early childhood investment

26:03

Local amenity, civic pride and Iranian‑Australian community security

29:04

Better and Fairer Schools Agreement — funding framework and outcomes

01:33:02

School funding reform — Better and Fairer Schools Agreement framework

01:33:02

School funding outcomes, attendance and teacher workforce goals

01:42:43

Robo-debt Royal Commission legacy — human impacts, integrity and automation safeguards

01:52:03

Robo‑debt Royal Commission — human impacts and Services Australia reform

01:52:03

NACC’s robo‑debt response and calls for integrity system overhaul

02:02:05

Automated decision‑making guardrails after robo‑debt

02:21:29

Adjournment debate — fuel policy, regional impacts and other local issues

02:31:44

Adjournment — regional fuel access, excise relief and tax design

02:31:44

Adjournment — youth recognition, carp biocontrol and illicit tobacco

02:36:50

Adjournment — fuel crisis management and government response

02:56:53

Federation Chamber

25 March 2026

Federation Chamber Thu, 26 Mar 2026 Australian Parliament

09:56 - 09:57

I heard you.

10:26 - 10:32

Speaker 4

Are there any constituency statements by honorable members? And I call the member for New England.

10:32 - 10:35

Speaker 13

Well, thank you very much, madam deputy speaker. I'm delightful to see you here today.

10:35 - 10:47

Speaker 23

Madam deputy speaker, this fuel crisis... We've we've been told there's more fuel here. It must be fuel from the from the mystery fuel company cause we can't actually see it.

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