Question Time Podcast

House of Representatives

9 questions · 9 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

5 questions · 5 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

5 questions · 6 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief No. 2) Bill 2026, extending a temporary 30.4 per cent reduction in fuel excise duty from 1 July 2026 for approximately one month.

11 questions · 11 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate introduced tax reform and aged care assessment bills on 23 June 2026, with question time dominated by capital gains tax and gas industry taxation exchanges.

7 questions · 3 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced five bills on 22 June 2026, covering carbon farming, small business payment times, political advertising disclosure, illicit tobacco enforcement, and fuel excise relief.

9 questions · 15 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate introduced a broad package of legislation on 22 June 2026, including income tax reform bills and budget appropriation measures totalling several financial years of government spending.

10 questions · 2 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced eight bills on 28 May 2026, including three tax reform measures and the annual appropriation bills authorising government spending for the 2026-27 financial year.

7 questions · 8 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced six bills on 27 May 2026, including the Appropriation Bills for the 2026-2027 financial year and an amendment bill targeting long-term sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

7 questions · 9 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced five bills on 26 May 2026, including the three annual appropriation bills authorising government spending for the 2026-2027 financial year.

9 questions · 15 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced nine bills on 25 May 2026, including measures on telecommunications resilience during natural disasters, capital gains tax changes, sex discrimination law, and federal appropriations for both the 2025-26 and 2026-27 financial years.

10 questions · 14 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 to its third reading and considered multiple bills spanning consumer protection, defence discipline, secrecy laws, and the federal budget on 14 May 2026.

11 questions · 10 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate introduced eleven bills on 14 May 2026, including measures to ban political donations from eight industries, allow child sexual abuse survivors to access perpetrators' superannuation, and make ASIO's compulsory questioning powers permanent.

6 questions · 4 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced eight bills covering regulatory reform, defence discipline, consumer protection, telecommunications, author lending rights, and secrecy law amendments on 13 May 2026.

9 questions · 19 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate introduced seven bills across six areas of law on 13 May 2026, including measures on superannuation transfers between couples, competition powers during crises, packaging waste responsibility, and counterfeit goods enforcement.

7 questions · 3 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced nine bills on 12 May 2026, including three annual appropriation measures for 2026-27 and a series of amendments covering secrecy laws, consumer protections, author lending rights, and survivor financial support.

16 questions · 18 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate held question time on 12 May 2026 with no bills introduced or divisions recorded, as senators questioned ministers on housing policy, the NDIS, artificial intelligence, and Australia's international obligations.

6 questions · 4 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives introduced sixteen bills on 1 April 2026, spanning aviation consumer protection, NDIS integrity, secrecy law reform, and author lending rights.

8 questions · 10 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate held question time focused largely on the government's response to fuel supply pressures arising from Middle East conflict tensions, with ministers outlining the National Fuel Security Plan and related measures.

8 questions · 4 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 by 98 votes to 36 following a Senate message, while the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026 was defeated at its second reading 35 votes to 96.

10 questions · 11 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate on 31 March 2026 divided multiple times on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026, with all three recorded divisions on its second reading defeated.

7 questions · 5 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 and two Appropriation (Fuel Security Response) Bills, with fuel security dominating both legislation and question time on 30 March 2026.

8 questions · 8 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate passed the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025 at second reading by 37 votes to 26, establishing a new body to oversee university funding and policy.

8 questions · 3 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026 and the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 on 26 March 2026.

7 questions · 8 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate passed three appropriation bills for 2025-2026 by 40 votes to 5, authorising government spending across departments and parliamentary operations.

6 questions · 4 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives debated a range of legislation on 25 March 2026, with fuel shortages dominating question time as multiple members pressed the government on its response.

8 questions · 7 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives debated fuel supply shortages and passed three appropriation bills during its sitting on 24 March 2026.

9 questions · 9 Dorothy Dixers removed

Senate

The Senate held question time focused on fuel security, Middle East policy, wage theft enforcement, and gambling advertising, with ministers declining to directly answer several questions.

7 questions · 3 Dorothy Dixers removed

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives focused heavily on a national fuel supply crisis during question time on 23 March 2026, with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen facing repeated questions about fuel shortages across multiple states and territories.

10 questions · 12 Dorothy Dixers removed