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House of Representatives Chamber

27 October 2026

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Plenary sitting of the Australian House of Representatives with procedural motions and debate on parliamentary business.

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House proceedings of 27 October 2026

10:29

Opening formalities

10:29

Milton Dick (Speaker) – Acknowledgment of Country, prayer and messages from the Governor-General

10:29

Order of the day no. 5 – timing of the Prime Minister’s motion on the member for Indi

11:56

Tony Burke (Leader of the House, ALP) – Suspension of standing orders for order of the day no. 5

11:56

Government business notice no. 1 – Programming of today’s legislative business

23:13

Division on motion to bring on government business notice no. 1

23:13

Tony Burke (ALP) – Moves government business notice no. 1 and amendment to programming motion

32:15

Dan Tehan (LP) – Supports amendment but condemns "mega-gag" programming

33:35

Intervenant 10 – Criticism of repeated use of gag motions

34:20

Closure of debate on government business notice no. 1 – division

34:35

Vote on amendment to government business notice no. 1 – agreed to on the voices

39:52

Vote on government business notice no. 1, as amended – division

40:05

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026

43:08

Second reading

43:08

Jim Chalmers (Treasurer, ALP) – Second reading speech on Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 4) Bill 2026

43:08

Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026

51:13

First reading

51:13

Introduction and first reading of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026

51:13

Second reading

52:09

Peter Khalil (ALP) – Second reading speech on Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026

52:09

Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026

01:05:03

Second reading

01:05:03

Organisation of general second reading debate on Domestic Gas Reservation legislation

01:05:03

Dan Tehan (LP) – Coalition concerns and conditions for supporting the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill

01:06:01

Motion to refer Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 to the Federation Chamber – agreed to

01:22:50

Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026

01:24:03

Second reading

01:24:03

Second reading amendment by Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, LP) on Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026

01:24:03

Ali France (Dickson, ALP) — Support for stronger online safety standards and user protections

01:34:31

House proceedings of 27 October 2026 (cont.)

01:40:03

Members’ 90-second statements (Standing Order 43)

01:40:03

Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan, Greens) — Critique of government response to housing crisis

01:40:03

David Smith (Bean, ALP) — Fundraising walks for Menslink

01:41:40

Andrew Wilkie (Clark, IND) — Raise Our Voice speech on Youth Allowance and cost of living

01:43:05

Alison Byrnes (Cunningham, ALP) — Support for Buckaroo Leather and local manufacturing

01:44:34

Bob Katter (Kennedy, KAP) — Cost of living and ethanol-based fuel self-sufficiency

01:46:09

Luke Gosling (Solomon, ALP) — ‘Stories to Heal Us’ and Stolen Generations truth-telling

01:47:43

Tom Venning (LP) — Coalition critique of Labor spending and cost-of-living agenda

01:49:18

Intervenant 48 — Michelin-starred restaurants in Sturt and support for hospitality

01:50:51

Julian Leeser (LP) — Claire McCann’s anti-bullying advocacy after her son’s suicide

01:52:22

Carol Berry (Whitlam, ALP) — Tribute to Shellharbour Sharks legends Mick Galligan and Alan Carroll

01:53:53

Andrew Willcox (Dawson, LNP) — Cost of living and Coalition savings plan

01:55:22

Jodie Belyea (Dunkley, ALP) — Pay rises for care and community sector workers

01:56:57

Anne Webster (Mallee, NATS) — Critique of Labor spending and climate programs

01:58:27

Lisa Chesters (Bendigo, ALP) — Anniversary of expanded Medicare bulk billing incentives

02:00:00

Aaron Violi (Casey, LP) — Inflation, government spending and Coalition tax back guarantee

02:01:32

Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby, ALP) — New Catherine House facility for women’s homelessness

02:03:06

Phillip Thompson (Herbert, LNP) — Cost of living and Coalition savings and tax plan

02:04:39

Tom French (Maribyrnong, ALP) — NAB job cuts and corporate social licence

02:06:14

Dan Tehan (Wannon, LP) — Marrickville Golf Club grant and Prime Minister’s statements

02:07:37

Kara Cook (Bonner, ALP) — Digital duty of care and online safety for children

02:09:12

Order of the day no. 5 – timing of the Prime Minister’s motion on the member for Indi (cont.)

02:10:13

Vote on the Prime Minister’s motion on the member for Indi — agreed to

02:10:13

Questions without notice

02:11:25

Question from Dan Tehan on Marrickville Golf Club grant and alleged misleading of the House

02:11:25

Question from Tom French on EU free trade agreement benefits

02:14:51

Question from Ben Small on the Prime Minister’s statements about Marrickville Golf Club grant

02:18:38

Question from Jerome Laxale on strengthening cyber resilience against malicious actors

02:20:18

Speaker’s acknowledgments of visitors in the gallery

02:23:38

Question from Bob Katter on ethanol, petrol prices and fuel security

02:24:14

Question from Alison Byrnes on strengthening cyber security

02:27:52

Question from Dan Tehan on the Prime Minister admitting he was wrong about the Marrickville Golf Club grant

02:31:12

Tabling of document on Marrickville Golf Club sewer upgrade and Speaker’s ruling on standing order 201

02:36:28

Question from Renee Coffey on digital duty of care and serious online harm

02:38:11

Question from Darren Chester on interest rates, energy bills and migration settings

02:41:58

Question from Libby Coker on learning in classrooms and protecting children online

02:43:58

Question from Michelle Landry on working holiday maker visas and regional labour shortages

02:47:22

Question from Carina Garland on economic strategy and global volatility

02:50:46

Speaker’s acknowledgment of Lightning Ridge Opal Miners Association visitors

02:54:08

Question from Allegra Spender on CGT treatment for innovative and other businesses

02:54:17

Question from Matt Smith on disaster preparedness and resilience funding

02:58:02

Question from Angus Taylor on Direction 110 and serious criminal visa cases

03:01:17

Question from Rowan Holzberger on helping Australians into home ownership

03:04:10

Question from Kate Chaney on R&D tax incentive age limit for innovative firms

03:07:29

Question from Madonna Jarrett (ALP) on support for Australia’s 2.7 million small businesses

03:11:03

Question from Angus Taylor (LP) on non-citizen serious offender remaining in Australia

03:15:11

Question from Anne Stanley (ALP) on cheaper home batteries and wholesale energy prices

03:19:20

Question from David Farley (ON) on water security commitments for irrigated agriculture

03:22:48

Question from Matt Burnell (ALP) on reforms supporting veterans

03:25:24

Matter of public importance — urgent need to prevent political violence and foster respectful public discourse

03:28:18

Initiation of MPI on preventing political violence and fostering respectful discourse

03:28:18

Nicolette Boele (IND) — causes of political violence and role of digital platforms and Parliament

03:29:22

Tony Burke (ALP) — managing threats, online temperature and language in politics

03:34:37

Elizabeth Watson-Brown (AG) — social fabric, neoliberalism and responses to political violence

03:44:43

Meryl Swanson (ALP) — keeping politics close to communities while rejecting violence

03:49:51

Monique Ryan (IND) on behalf of Helen Haines — tackling political violence, misogyny and online harms

03:54:54

Kate Thwaites (ALP, Jagajaga) — algorithms, digital duty of care and mental health supports

03:59:57

Dai Le (IND, Fowler) — community mental health and preventing political violence

04:05:01

Julie-Ann Campbell (ALP, Moreton) — rising threats, workplace safety and turning down the temperature

04:10:08

Bob Katter (KAP, Kennedy) — good and evil, political violence and personal rage

04:15:15

Intervenant 48 — standards for healthy political discourse

04:20:23

Kate Chaney (IND, Curtin) — climate enabling political violence and learning to disagree well

04:25:28

PJCIS advisory report on Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Reform Package Bills 2026

04:29:18

Gordon Reid (ALP, Robertson) — presentation of PJCIS advisory report on ACIC Reform Package Bills

04:29:18

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works – Report 6/2026

04:34:24

Tony Zappia (ALP, Makin) — Public Works Committee Report 6/2026 on proposed works

04:34:24

Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 (cont.)

04:39:23

Second reading (cont.)

04:39:23

Ali France (ALP, Dickson) — harms of online abuse and case for a digital duty of care

04:39:23

Zoe McKenzie (LP, Flinders) — opposition critique of digital duty of care bill and algorithmic harms

04:48:58

Tanya Plibersek (ALP, Minister) — defence of digital duty of care and user choice over algorithms

05:02:59

Dai Le (IND, Fowler) — support for child protection with concerns on small business burden and free expression

05:11:54

Gabriel Ng (ALP, Chisholm) — support for digital duty of care and protections for young people

05:23:30

Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister, ALP) — case for a legislated digital duty of care

05:34:52

Intervenant inconnu — conclusion in support of the digital duty of care bill

05:47:45

House of Representatives Chamber

27 October 2026

House of Representatives Tue, 27 Oct 2026 Australian Parliament

10:29 - 10:41

Speaker 1

Honourable members, the Speaker.

10:41 - 11:56

Speaker 2

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples who are the traditional custodians of the Canberra area and pay respects to the elders past and present of all Australia's Indigenous peoples. Almighty God, we humbly beseech thee to vouchsafe thy blessing upon this Parliament. Direct and prosper our deliberations to the advancement of thy glory and the true welfare of the people of Australia. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. I have received messages from Her Excellency the Governor-General notifying assent to several bills.

I do not propose to read the titles, which will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Okay, the Leader of the House.

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