Cameron Caldwell
Fadden · Liberal National Party · Australia
“I rise today with a heavy heart, because the scourge of domestic and family violence is no longer just a headline in the media for our local community. This week it has been happening in our own backyard. In Biggera Waters, 23-year-old Mallorie Jane Roberts, a young mum with a little son, was allegedly shot and killed in her own home.”
“I also want to acknowledge the courage of neighbour Sharon Burgess, who did what every decent Australian hopes they would. She called triple zero and desperately tried to save Mallorie's life until paramedics arrived. Sadly, Mallory could not be saved. Then, in Hope Island just a couple of nights ago, another horror unfolded.”
“To all of us in this place: we must be clear; domestic and family violence must be called out wherever it occurs. Backed by our brave police, frontline services, neighbours, families and a community that refuses to look away, we must work together to end domestic and family violence.”
“My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In February 2026, a constituent of mine, Mr Austin, aged 98, had his aged-care application reviewed by Labor's AI tool. Despite his age and having suffered a life-threatening fall, his application was assessed as 'low priority'.”
“I second the amendment. I support the Manager of Opposition Business. This is a worthwhile amendment to the motion and one that respects the longstanding traditions held in relation to the conduct of this committee.”
“The housing minister has talked about a 10 to 20 per cent 'correction', and that should concern every Australian with a mortgage. That's not a housing plan; that's an admission that this government has lost control. Sadly, the great Australian dream has turned into a nightmare under this Labor government.”
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“The housing minister has talked about a 10 to 20 per cent 'correction', and that should concern every Australian with a mortgage. That's not a housing plan; that's an admission that this government has lost control. Sadly, the great Australian dream has turned into a nightmare under this Labor government. We know that the minister was hopeless in Home Affairs, and now she's hopeless with homes.”
“To all of us in this place: we must be clear; domestic and family violence must be called out wherever it occurs. Backed by our brave police, frontline services, neighbours, families and a community that refuses to look away, we must work together to end domestic and family violence. Twice this week the Prime Minister was asked if he could guarantee house prices won't tank, but he refused to answer. The hapless Minister for Housing was asked the same question all week in question time, and she refused to answer too. Australians really deserve to know what it is that they're hiding. There's a big difference between making housing more affordable and crashing the value of homes of everyday Australians who have worked their whole lives to own that bit of Australia.”
“I also want to acknowledge the courage of neighbour Sharon Burgess, who did what every decent Australian hopes they would. She called triple zero and desperately tried to save Mallorie's life until paramedics arrived. Sadly, Mallory could not be saved. Then, in Hope Island just a couple of nights ago, another horror unfolded. A 38-year-old man locked himself in a room in the home of his former partner and set the house on fire, killing himself and seriously injuring other occupants. These are no longer distant tragedies. Biggera Waters and Hope Island are suburbs in our community—streets our families know and suburbs where we live. To the families grieving this week, our community grieves with you. To anyone living in fear, please know this: you are not alone. You deserve help, safety and support.”
“I rise today with a heavy heart, because the scourge of domestic and family violence is no longer just a headline in the media for our local community. This week it has been happening in our own backyard. In Biggera Waters, 23-year-old Mallorie Jane Roberts, a young mum with a little son, was allegedly shot and killed in her own home. Police have charged her partner with domestic violence murder and a weapons offence, and have alleged a homemade, unregistered firearm was used. Mallorie was the 34th Australian woman to fall victim and be killed as a result of domestic violence this year, but she was more than just a number. Someone like Mallorie will be remembered by those who loved her as having a beautiful heart and a kind spirit. She was a daughter, a mother, a sister and a friend. And now a child will grow up without his mum.”
“My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In February 2026, a constituent of mine, Mr Austin, aged 98, had his aged-care application reviewed by Labor's AI tool. Despite his age and having suffered a life-threatening fall, his application was assessed as 'low priority'. His family wrote to the minister—only to receive a generic departmental response. The next day, Mr Austin unfortunately died. Will the government now support the coalition's bill to provide human oversight of all aged-care decisions?”
“I second the amendment. I support the Manager of Opposition Business. This is a worthwhile amendment to the motion and one that respects the longstanding traditions held in relation to the conduct of this committee. To further support that I say that there should be no watering down of or walking back from the important role that government and opposition play in this place, and we should maintain the integrity of those two roles, particularly in the important business of a committee such as this.”
“As we have seen today, the 73c tax cut is described by the Herald Sun as 'Too little, too latte'—73c, a token gesture swamped by the rising cost of living for every Australian. So, while the Treasurer says, 'Look over here at my 73c,' Australians are looking over there at their rising mortgages, the rising cost of electricity and the rising cost of groceries. Australians won't be fooled by this government. They know their standard of living has collapsed. They know that Labor's responsible. So, Mr Treasurer, here's the 73c. You can barely see it. You most certainly can't feel it.”
“As we've heard, today is 1 July, the start of a new financial year. But what most people think about is it's tax time. The Treasurer, being the king of taxation—it's his birthday in March, but, like all good monarchs, he's celebrating today. Why is he celebrating? Because he's got a sneaky inflation tax that erodes your hard earned money. That's right. Today there's a big splash on socials about a tax cut, but it's a tax cut that doesn't even keep up with inflation. So the Treasurer is actually celebrating because this means more money in his piggy bank. What Australians deserve is a plan that removes that sneaky inflation tax that Labor have working for them. That's what the coalition tax-back guarantee does. It would put $400 back in your pocket in year 1, but, with strong economic management, that would mean so much more.”
“If a veteran has to wait for over a year for an answer, something is seriously wrong. And now Labor is capping veterans' allied health care at $5,000 a year—physiotherapy, psychology and occupational therapy that many of our veterans depend on. I receive emails every day from veterans and their families who are worried about what this means for them—people like Paul from Oxenford, who wrote to tell me he is 'a concerned veteran ... wondering about his future'; Tracey from Biggera Waters, who said, 'Many vets fall through the cracks and their pleas are left unanswered'; Stephen from Ormeau, who, after 46 years of service, told me, 'I am saddened with how the system treats us older soldiers'—”
“Dudly deserved better, his family deserved better, and older Australians deserve better. No family wants to hear that their loved one's needs have been reduced to a score on a screen, but that's exactly what's happening under Labor's version of robocare. We are hearing concerns from families, providers, advocates and aged-care experts right across the country. The coalition has repeatedly raised these issues, but the government refuses to listen. The Labor government must act to restore humanity to aged-care assessments. Australian seniors deserve nothing less. Our veterans didn't put a cap on their service to Australia, but Labor is putting a cap on their care. In May last year, I wrote to the Minister for Veterans Affairs on behalf of a local veteran, and the response arrived in June 2026—more than a year later.”
“Parents and grandparents deserve an aged-care system that treats them with dignity, compassion and humanity. Older Australians should not be denied care that they so desperately need just because a computer algorithm says no. The case of 98-year-old Holywell local Mr Dudly Austin highlights huge flaws in the government's new aged-care laws. After suffering a life-threatening fall, Dudly was assessed as a low priority for care despite serious concerns about his condition. For Dudly's family, what should have been precious final weeks together became a battle with the system. It wouldn't listen, and that system was failing them in trying to get him the help he deserved. Dudly sadly passed away on 10 June. My thoughts are with Amanda, Andrew and his family during this difficult time.”
“Now, to top it off, they have done a dirty deal with the Greens to pass their toxic taxes on housing, savings and investment. I'm sorry, Deputy Speaker, I'm going to have to use that three letter word. I know you don't want us to use it. I know they don't want us to use it. Here it is: tax. That's right; there's never enough of it from these guys. Here he is here, the highest taxing Treasurer we've ever seen. It doesn't matter whether it's betraying their own by knifing their first female prime minister or betraying the Australian people. They want more of your money, and they shouldn't have it.”
“I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday, and, helpfully, I saw a post from New South Wales Labor which was celebrating the anniversary of the election of Julia Gillard. Unfortunately, that post hasn't aged very well. Just fast forward two days to tomorrow, we have the anniversary of the knifing of the first female leader of this country. I wonder if they'll do a post for that too? Probably not. But the theme here is betrayal. That's what they do over here. They betray. They betray their own. They did it in 2013, and they've done it time and time again to the Australian people. They did it on budget night, and they are now the highest taxing government Australia has ever seen. They said one thing before the election, and they did another thing afterwards.”
“It would assist in reducing this incredible demand that's been created through what has been going on with net overseas migration over the last four years. I've got to say that I'm not surprised that the housing minister is not here. She's had a rough day, because she woke up to news on the front page of the Australian today talking about her answer—her words—in question time yesterday, when she responded to a question from the member for Capricornia about a granny flat and said: A new dwelling is one that genuinely adds new to housing supply. We also know that the budget explainer states that a granny flat adjacent to an established property is ineligible for negative gearing. So, Minister, explain. If you can't understand your own policy, how on earth are Australians supposed to understand it?”
“If you take that down to the electorate level, like the member was just talking about, that's 50 new first home buyers in her electorate and in each and every electorate across Australia. That is a massive risk for this government to take—to tip over the taxation system that has served Australian first home buyers and families well, over many, many years—for that outcome. We know that this government, over the course of the last four years, has let 1.4 million new Australians into this country through net overseas migration. They're now on track for two million people. I would like to know, from the housing minister or the Treasurer: Do they agree that this migration intake has put pressure on housing? Do the ministers agree that tying migration to housing completions would actually help? We think it would.”
“It really deserves to be asked: if the members are so deadset keen on this being the great solution for housing, why, on page 158 of the budget papers, does it disclose that there will actually be 35,000 fewer homes constructed as a direct result of the taxation changes that are proposed in this budget? If one of these senior ministers were here, I would like them to acknowledge whether or not they know that, in fact, just not introducing these new taxes would lead to more homes. Imagine that: if they had just decided not to introduce all of these big new property taxes, we would actually be 35,000 properties ahead of where we are now. All of this—with the objective, I might say, of throwing out a taxation system that has been well settled—is for an objective of 7,500 additional first home buyers each year.”
“He probably knows a thing or two about the tax changes that were in this budget, because he was the assistant shadow treasurer between 2013 and 2019, the period in which I might say these taxes were born under the leadership of the then shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen. All these great changes to CGT and negative gearing were put out there at the 2019 election—in an honest fashion, I might say. They were wholeheartedly rejected by the Australian people. As a result, the assistant minister opposite spent another three years in opposition licking his wounds, lost the job of being the shadow assistant treasurer, and now finds himself here tonight trying to defend the indefensible broken promises in this Labor budget.”
“The budget each year is probably the most important set piece that a government will engage in. An important part of that process is this consideration in detail on which we're embarking this evening. It's quite concerning to me that we don't have the Treasurer here and we don't have the Minister for Housing here. We've just heard the member talk extensively about housing, but the people who don't seem keen to come up here and defend the budget are the Treasurer and the Minister for Housing. Chirping away over on the other side there, we've got the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, which is wonderful.”
“I move: That the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 be referred to the Standing Committee on Economics for consideration and an advisory report by 30 December 2026.”
“Mr Speaker, under standing order 105(b), I ask that you write to the Minister for Housing seeking reasons for the delay in answering question in writing number 156, which appeared on the Notice Paper more than 60 days ago.”
“With two accessible entrances, platforms with lifts, new bus connectivity, park and ride, kiss and ride, bicycle parking, this is a fantastic piece of infrastructure. Of course, they got the name right. It's Hope Island Station.”
“It was great to attend with my daughter Marigold, who had a fantastic time, and I look forward to that event again next year. Third, a big shout out to the Crisafulli LNP government, which has delivered on the Hope Island train station. On 18 May, we saw this come to fruition in my electorate. It is a wonderful addition to the transport network at the northern end of the Gold Coast. This is something that's been on the books for many, many years and has finally been delivered by the Crisafulli LNP government. Premier David Crisafulli is my local member and he's doing a fantastic job. To Premier Crisafulli and team, thank you for delivering this much-needed transport infrastructure.”
“It doesn't matter whether you want to buy a jet ski from JSW or a ski boat from Nautique Central. We also have local manufacturers like Riviera, Maritimo, boat brokerages like AMT Marine, and Custom Dry Docks, another local business in my electorate. So to the boat show at Sanctuary Cove, thanks again for another great year. Sorry I couldn't be there this year due to my family commitments, but I look forward to being back again next year. Second, I give a big shout out to the community at Pacific Pines in my electorate. On 16 May, we held a community carnival at the shopping centre near Woolies. It was a fun-filled day despite some rainy weather. It was classic carnival style. We had a jumping castle, balloon artists, raffle prizes and lively community performances.”
“Today I rise to first give a shout out to the Sanctuary Cove boat show, one of the iconic events on the Gold Coast calendar and one that I'm extremely proud of. The significance of this show to the Gold Coast economy cannot be underestimated. I say that because this year, having started back in 1989, the boat show has now reached over 45,000 visitors, 300 exhibitors, 800 boats and 2,500 marine products on display. The Gold Coast economy is spread across a number of sectors, but we shouldn't underestimate the importance of the marine industry. In the northern Gold Coast, we have the Gold Coast Marine Precinct, which drives jobs and manufacturing. The Gold Coast economy has 500 marine companies, 6,000 workers involved in the marine sector, and it's worth over $2 billion to the Gold Coast economy. The boat show is a wonderful four-day event.”
“We are working harder and harder in the boating industry on the Gold Coast and our costs are just increasing year on year. We do not support the proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax proposed by the government or negative gearing changes. This is the true story of how this budget is hitting real Australians. Now, today, Labor is pushing tax hikes on millions of Australians through these new laws. We as a coalition will stand united and oppose them. We will fight Labor's taxes, and, when we are elected, we will axe them.”
“In this place 16 days ago, Labor delivered a budget of broken promises, higher taxes, lower living standards and fewer homes. And it reminded me of a phrase: 'sweet 16 never been kissed'. Can I tell you, in the last 16 days, this budget is loveless amongst Australians. No-one likes it. I can say that Australians don't just want tweaks. They don't want carve outs. They want these taxes axed. The Labor Party has shown its true form here, reverting to its actual type—high taxing, high spending. In contrast, the coalition are the only people in this place who will deliver lower taxes for Australians. This budget kills aspiration. Just ask Keryn Spriggs and Scott Cumming from Aquamarine Services in my electorate who wrote to me on Monday this week. This is what they said.”
“But older Australians are going to land in these hospitals and it's going to put more and more pressure on our doctors, on our nurses, on our allied health professionals. So going into the last election, when the Prime Minister waved around his Medicare card and said, 'This is all you will need,' well, ultimately that's not going to be enough because sometimes you need to go to a hospital, and oftentimes private health insurance is the way that you can get there quicker. But now there'll be more pressure, and older Australians deserve a lot better than this”
“A quick bit of maths takes that to about $1,300 or $1,400 per year for this couple. These people are genuinely concerned they're going to be forced out of the private health system and into the public system. They deserve better than that. They're very worried, and I'd be worried too if I was them, because the impact that no-one's talking about is that push into the public health system, which is what the private system was entirely designed to try and mitigate—the demand on the public health system. We've seen reports that there could be around 44,000 people drop their private health cover. Now, none of this is good news, because we already know that our really wonderful and hardworking health sector employees are working harder than they've ever had to before to try and keep up with the service standards that they want to deliver.”
“This aligns older Australians with younger age groups, rather than recognising the reality that older people need health care more often. Labor's private health tax on pensioners will probably cost couples over the age of 65 an extra $1,600 from April 2027—a 21.3 per cent increase. My friend over here, who is the doctor in the house and has bit of credibility in this area, says it might not be that much. Well, for some people it will be that much. In fact, I'll give the good doctor a working example from my electorate just to prove that some people are impacted to the max. Robert and Miranda, from my electorate, have contacted me. They are absolutely staggered at this proposal. They already pay about $1,000 a quarter after the discount. They estimate they'll pay another $680 each per year, or 17 per cent.”
“It's another tax grab from this Labor government, which, when it runs out of money, will come after yours. And it fits the pattern, because Labor says one thing, in this case about fairness, but what it's doing is actually something entirely different. We heard the member for Boothby use the word 'fair'. There is nothing about this that is fair. This wasn't taken to the last election, not that that would stop them. You see, this government now has a track record of saying one thing and doing something completely different. People are genuinely starting to wonder whether this Prime Minister can be trusted. The impact of this particular decision will remove the higher private health insurance rebate for older Australians from 1 April 2027.”
“I rise to support this motion that has been moved by my fellow Gold Coast colleague the member for McPherson. I do so because, ultimately, what we are seeing from this Labor government is a cruel, short-sighted and really unnecessary attack on older Australians. For many Australians who have reached the retirement age, the later years in life, this isn't just a line in a budget paper. This is this Labor government, this Treasurer and this Prime Minister reaching into retirees hip pockets to take more of their hard earned money. These are older Australians who have done the right thing for years and years and years. The Labor government rolls into town with this new slogan of 'intergenerational equity', but we know what it really is. It's another hit to the hip pocket.”
“We know that Minister O'Neil was hapless in Home Affairs, and now she's hopeless with homes. This is so far off the rails that this Labor government clearly has no solutions as to how to fix it. They have taglines that will fit on a corflute, but there is no substance to their policy. They are failing each and every Australian who deserves to have a roof over their head and to have the genuine hope of homeownership here in Australia.”
“That's how important it is to me. I was given an opportunity under the Howard government to buy my first home, and I want to see that home ownership is restored as the centrepiece of the Australian dream. Only a coalition government can actually do that. The Liberal and National parties have always fought for home ownership. This budget has made it crystal clear: Labor promised more homes, but all they've delivered is more taxes. The budget papers themselves confirm that the changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will lead to 35,000 fewer homes being built—that's on Treasury's estimates—never mind the increases in rent or all the other blockages in the system. This Labor government, quite frankly, has created a housing crisis that it's got no idea how to get itself out of.”
“They've shown in their latest budget that they are prepared to break promises. They just can't be trusted to sit on that side and govern this country. The problem that Labor has is not in announcing policy. They're very good at that. The problem is that Labor can't actually deliver housing. They had a wild hope that they could build 1.2 million homes over five years. Guess what? In the first year, they ran 80,000 short of their target. Instead of 240,000, they delivered about 170,000—less than what was being built during the coalition years. Home ownership is quintessentially Australian. It gives families security and financial independence. It gives us a stake in this great nation. But, under Labor, the great Australian dream is fast turning into a nightmare. I spoke about home ownership during my maiden speech.”
“It's classic Labor: big numbers, big press releases, zero accountability for delivery. The member for Adelaide and all of his friends over on that side think that a $47 billion figure is the outcome. It's not the outcome. The outcome is roofs over people's heads. This government says that it's investing more. But the truth of the track record we've seen under this Labor government over four years is that rents are up, mortgages are up, approvals are slow, construction costs are blown out and Australians who are trying to get into the market simply can't. For those of us who've got a mortgage, there've been 15 interest rate rises under this Labor government. You're now paying approximately $30,000 more in interest under this Labor government than you were when the coalition left office. You see, Labor can't be trusted.”
“Wonderful stories there from Adelaide—200 homes being built. That's great. I wonder if the Prime Minister and the member for Adelaide, when they were explaining to Erin and Harry the success in buying that home, explained to them that they have let 1.4 million new people into this country by way of net overseas migration, that we're all having to compete for homes with all of those people and that they're building less houses now than the coalition built when we were in government. How do Erin and Harry actually understand and make that add up sufficiently? Good for Erin and Harry, but what about the rest of the Australians who can't get a house? Labor wants the House to note how much money they're spending, but what Australians want to know is how many houses are actually getting built.”
“She's sending her children to school with cereal in ziplock bags for lunch and she's living off food bank donations. This is what's happening under this Labor government. This is the human cost of this government's failures.”
“They broke that promise too, and Australians are rightfully questioning whether they can trust this treasurer. They're rightfully asking whether they can trust this prime minister. In fact, no sector has been left unharmed by this budget. It doesn't matter whether you're over 65 and you're now losing your private health insurance rebate, whether you're a young person wanting to create a startup or whether you're just hoping to get a home. Having now read that the changes in taxation are going to lead to—you guessed it—fewer homes being built, I get stories like this from Zoe in Pimpama in my electorate: she served our country in the Navy for 26 years; she's now caring for her autistic adult son, her autistic teenage daughter and her elderly parents; and quite frankly the numbers are not adding up for Zoe. She's like many Australians.”
“As I said, the latest budget from 13 days ago crystallised this government as the highest taxing government Australia has ever seen. There's one reason why taxes are necessary for this government. It's because they've run out of their own money. What does a Labor government do when it runs out of money? It comes after yours. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Labor is chasing more tax so they can feed their spending habits. The budget from 13 days ago ultimately delivered broken promises, higher taxes, more debt and fewer homes. When we consider that last promise that was made—that solemn pledge prior to the last election that they would not change the taxation arrangements for negative gearing and capital gains tax—what did they do in that recent budget?”
“The first and most memorable broken promise of this government was clearly the promise prior to the 2022 election, in relation to reducing power bills by $275—a promise which they have not only broken but smashed, because power prices have gone in the other direction by about 30 per cent over that time. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy is more interested in globetrotting the world than he is about your power bill at home. He's measuring his success by the stamps he gets on his passport when we know the true measure of his failure is the power bills you receive at home. We've got small businesses and families that are suffering because their power bills are so big that you simply can't jump over them.”
“Thirdly, before the last election it was made very clear that they were not going to make changes to the taxation on the capital gains tax and negative gearing. Four years of this Labor government, and we have a litany of broken promises that are ultimately making life much harder for Australians than it needs to be. Since this Labor government has been elected, Australians have suffered the worst fall in living standards in the advanced economies around the world. Inflation is raging out of control, at 4.6 per cent, and the recent budget papers project it's going to rise to five per cent. The worst thing about inflation is it is compounding; it just goes up and up. That's five per cent on five per cent on 4.5 per cent on 4.5 per cent. That's why the cost of everything is going up under this Labor government.”
“I move: That this House: (1) notes the Government has repeatedly broken promises to Australians on cost of living, energy prices, and housing affordability, leaving families worse off financially; and (2) calls on the Government to take responsibility for its broken promises and deliver living standards and ease pressure on Australian households. It's been 13 days since the Labor government handed down their budget, and the one question that continues to resonate throughout Australia is, 'Can we trust this prime minister?' The answer is to be found in the track record of this government over the last four years. This Labor government is living on a boulevard of broken promises. Firstly, they promised they would ease the cost of living. Secondly, they promised to reduce power prices.”
“You cannot fix the housing crisis without addressing the population pressures that have been imposed by this Labor government. They ruled out changing capital gains tax. They ruled out changing negative gearing. And they broke those promises, those solemn promises, to the Australian people. This mob's got form now. They've never seen a tax that they don't like, so we ask: what tax is coming next from this Albanese Labor government?”
“The members opposite have got more spin than a carousel at the Ekka, quite frankly. What this budget actually did was crystallise Labor lies, higher taxes, lower living standards and fewer homes. This budget cements this Labor government as the highest taxing government this nation has ever seen, and the big play was apparently housing. But guess what? Labor's own budget papers reveal, on page 158, that actually their new taxes will lead to—you guessed it!—fewer homes being built. The one thing they didn't mention in the budget speech on Tuesday night was migration. Out-of-control migration has absolutely contributed to this housing crisis. In fact, under this Labor government, we've seen 1.4 million people come into this country. Quite frankly, housing supply just can't keep up.”
“Last week I visited the Assisi Catholic College in Coomera for an important presentation to Jamili, who has been selected as the first ever youth member for Fadden in the National Youth Parliament. It was great to recognise her achievement in having put forward such a compelling case in a competitive field to be selected as that youth member, and I wish her well for the year ahead.”
“I spent some time there with Senior Constable Zoe and Senior Constable Danielle, who also invited along some members of the wonderful Jacob's Well community, the local publican Mal, some local real estate agents and members of the progress association. It was great to see the heart of our little community there in Jacobs Well paying credit to the wonderful and important work that's done by those two local police officers, Zoe and Danielle. One of the tributes to what they've done is the story of Bailey, who is a dog that was rescued from the waters off Jacobs Well by Zoe when she was out doing a water police patrol. And, in true fashion, that dog has now been adopted by Zoe and is part of the Jacobs Well police beat family. So to all of our wonderful community out in Jacobs Well, a big hello to you from Canberra.”
“So, in true athletics fashion, I'm going to run against the clock here and run through the volunteer committee that are so amazing at what they do. Here we go: Rene Doel, Nikki Durre, David Synge, Rebecca Kreuger, Gavin Johnston, Shannon Morrison, Lisa Cebulski, Hayley Plymin, Sean Sandford, Menetta O'Reilly, Kathleen Norman and coming in last, but not least, Paul Molesworth. Thank you to all of the committee who do such a wonderful job in giving the young kids at Runaway Bay Little Athletics such a wonderful opportunity to participate in that great sport. I recently visited the Jacobs Well Neighbourhood Police Beat.”
“Since we were last in parliament we commemorated Anzac Day across Australia. I was very proud to attend some local services: the Northern Gold Coast RSL, who held their dawn service at Helensvale; the TriCare centre at Runaway Bay, who held a service; the Ormeau-Pimpama community service, which is held at the war memorial in the community there; and the Runaway Bay RSL mid-morning service. It was a wonderful time for Australians to reflect on the contribution that's been made by those brave men and women who have given so much in the service of our country. I was very happy to attend the annual end-of-season presentation for the Runaway Bay Little Athletics club. The club's been around for more than 45 years and it's 100 per cent run by volunteers, which is no easy feat because there's about 450 athletes that are now participating.”
“The budget confirms that net overseas migration is still forecast at 295,000 in 2025-26 and 245,000 in 2026-27. This is adding to the already 1.4 million people that Labor has added over its time in office. The other word that got a big run last night was 'war'—the conflict in the Middle East. Do you know what, Speaker? The budgetary difficulties that this government finds itself in are a result of four years of poor economic management, not four months of a conflict in the Middle East. This Treasurer should be ashamed of what he has done to the Australian people. It is only a coalition government that will protect Australians' way of life and restore their standard of living.”
“That's 7,500 additional first home buyers per year, but let's give that some context. Under the current system, without any change, we would expect that there would be about 1.2 million first home buyers purchasing a home in a business-as-usual scenario. So what we're seeing is a very small upside with a very high risk. This government and this Treasurer are prepared to tip over a well-settled tax system on speculation of a six per cent return. As much as anything in these budget speeches it's about what is not said, and the one thing that the Treasurer did not mention last night was migration—not once. Now, why wouldn't he mention migration? I'll tell you why. It's because migration has caused part of their housing crisis. You cannot fix this housing crisis while ignoring population pressure.”