There needs to be greater flexibility in childcare support
28/01/2025
There needs to be greater flexibility in childcare support.
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Do you believe that the tax-free threshold should be raised from $18,200 to $40,000?
Central banks should not be independent
19/12/2024
The Fed has clearly decided that Trump’s policies will be inflationary – ignoring for a moment the forced-hand of a rate-cut today, they hiked their inflation and interest rate forecasts dramatically, with the latter catching up to the hawkish market’s perception.
People First Economic Solutions
18/12/2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher have announced a budget deficit of $26.9 billion amid a surge in spending by the Albanese government.
Relying on foreign debt is the reason we are losing our sovereignty
27/11/2024
Nothing controls people more than debt. Yet for some reason people don’t get upset that foreign banks control the level of debt in this country.
Outrageous bureaucrat waste needs to stop
25/11/2024
Kristin Tilley is Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change and plays a leading role in Australia’s international climate diplomacy, with a focus on engaging with the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Why won’t the government respond to the Senate Inquiry into Bank Branch Closures?
25/11/2024
The major parties are owned by the big end of town. The Senate RRAT inquiry into the closure of bank branches handed down its report last May.
Super Boards are poorly governed and won’t pay out members
21/11/2024
Cbus spent almost $400,000 on a party earlier this year, after the industry superannuation fund had allegedly mishandled $20m in insurance money and in some cases took more than a year to pay out death benefits or disability payments.
Superannuation is undemocratic and communism by stealth
20/11/2024
I recently gave a speech in the chamber on why Superannuation is a scam.
There needs to be greater flexibility in childcare support
28/01/2025
There needs to be greater flexibility in childcare support.
Central banks should not be independent
19/12/2024
The Fed has clearly decided that Trump’s policies will be inflationary – ignoring for a moment the forced-hand of a rate-cut today, they hiked their inflation and interest rate forecasts dramatically, with the latter catching up to the hawkish market’s perception.
People First Economic Solutions
18/12/2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher have announced a budget deficit of $26.9 billion amid a surge in spending by the Albanese government.
Relying on foreign debt is the reason we are losing our sovereignty
27/11/2024
Nothing controls people more than debt. Yet for some reason people don’t get upset that foreign banks control the level of debt in this country.
Outrageous bureaucrat waste needs to stop
25/11/2024
Kristin Tilley is Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change and plays a leading role in Australia’s international climate diplomacy, with a focus on engaging with the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Why won’t the government respond to the Senate Inquiry into Bank Branch Closures?
25/11/2024
The major parties are owned by the big end of town. The Senate RRAT inquiry into the closure of bank branches handed down its report last May.
Super Boards are poorly governed and won’t pay out members
21/11/2024
Cbus spent almost $400,000 on a party earlier this year, after the industry superannuation fund had allegedly mishandled $20m in insurance money and in some cases took more than a year to pay out death benefits or disability payments.
Superannuation is undemocratic and communism by stealth
20/11/2024
I recently gave a speech in the chamber on why Superannuation is a scam.
Speeches
Estimates & Committees
Questions on Notice
Speeches
Why doesn’t Labor care about women’s equality when it comes to superannuation?
19/09/2024
Labor love to talk out of both sides of their mouth.
Labor isn’t serious about tax reform & profit-shifting by multinationals
18/09/2024
Labor have no answers.
Now that I’m an Independent Senator I can finally ask questions in Question time. (The Liberal party never allowed myself or Alex Antic to ask questions.)
We need to reform our financial system
14/09/2024
We need to reform our financial system if we want to make houses affordable again.
How our financial sector is regulated is a very important but poorly understood topic.
The ABS are fudging the numbers on foreign students
11/09/2024
The Lies keep coming.
I can’t say I’m surprised when I find out bureaucrats are lying for academics who also milk the taxpayer and push woke agendas.
We need to raise the withholding tax rate so we can keep Australian money on our shores
11/09/2024
The Two Major Parties are selling us out.
I’ve spoken about this topic many times before but it’s worth repeating because the two major parties aren’t doing anything about it.
Why are people taxed on the cost of living?
11/09/2024
Last week I spoke in the chamber about the need for cutting income tax for low income earners.
Cutting the bureaucracy will reduce waste and save Australia billions
10/09/2024
It’s time to clean out the bureaucracy.
Australia is being over governed to death. Rather than create more government departments which the major parties always do it’s time to abolish them.
Why doesn’t Labor care about women’s equality when it comes to superannuation?
19/09/2024
Labor love to talk out of both sides of their mouth.
Labor isn’t serious about tax reform & profit-shifting by multinationals
18/09/2024
Labor have no answers.
Now that I’m an Independent Senator I can finally ask questions in Question time. (The Liberal party never allowed myself or Alex Antic to ask questions.)
We need to reform our financial system
14/09/2024
We need to reform our financial system if we want to make houses affordable again.
How our financial sector is regulated is a very important but poorly understood topic.
The ABS are fudging the numbers on foreign students
11/09/2024
The Lies keep coming.
I can’t say I’m surprised when I find out bureaucrats are lying for academics who also milk the taxpayer and push woke agendas.
We need to raise the withholding tax rate so we can keep Australian money on our shores
11/09/2024
The Two Major Parties are selling us out.
I’ve spoken about this topic many times before but it’s worth repeating because the two major parties aren’t doing anything about it.
Why are people taxed on the cost of living?
11/09/2024
Last week I spoke in the chamber about the need for cutting income tax for low income earners.
Cutting the bureaucracy will reduce waste and save Australia billions
10/09/2024
It’s time to clean out the bureaucracy.
Australia is being over governed to death. Rather than create more government departments which the major parties always do it’s time to abolish them.
Estimates & Committees
We need to be internally funding our own infrastructure
07/11/2024
“There is actually a shortage of people to work in construction and more broadly across the economy and the difficulty of attracting people into that area.”
Lifting capital controls was a mistake
06/11/2024
I recently asked Treasury why they don’t reintroduce capital controls to stop house prices from over inflating.
Fair Work refuses to take responsibility for the way they ruled on vaccine mandate cases
06/11/2024
This is why we need an independent judicial commission. The Fair Work Commission is anything but fair.
Our tax treaty with Ireland hasn’t been updated since 1983!
06/11/2024
I have to say this is one of the most surprising discussions I’ve ever had in estimates.
Real estate agencies don’t report rent to the tax office
06/11/2024
In estimates I asked Treasury why they don’t track rental payments made offshore and why they don’t require rental agents to withhold tax on those payments.
Rich bureaucrats don’t need such high pensions
05/11/2024
In Estimates I asked the Finance Minister why retired Canberra bureaucrats should be receiving pensions much higher than those in the private sector, especially when the bureaucrats were highly paid throughout their working careers.
The head of the Climate Change Authority also works for a renewables investment firm
04/11/2024
Conflict of interest perceptions mean Matt Kean should choose between his job as chairman of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority or working for a private energy transition fund led by a former Macquarie banker, a former top public servant and a fan of the ex-NSW treasurer says.
How on earth are we going to increase our energy output with renewables?
04/11/2024
New data from Cornwall Insight has projected the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) will increase its solar, wind, and storage capacity by more than 150GW by 2043. According to Cornwall Insight’s NEM Benchmark Power Curve, the total installed capacity for these technologies is expected to rise from 52GW in 2025 to 208 GW by 2043, a 300% increase.
We need to be internally funding our own infrastructure
07/11/2024
“There is actually a shortage of people to work in construction and more broadly across the economy and the difficulty of attracting people into that area.”
Lifting capital controls was a mistake
06/11/2024
I recently asked Treasury why they don’t reintroduce capital controls to stop house prices from over inflating.
Fair Work refuses to take responsibility for the way they ruled on vaccine mandate cases
06/11/2024
This is why we need an independent judicial commission. The Fair Work Commission is anything but fair.
Our tax treaty with Ireland hasn’t been updated since 1983!
06/11/2024
I have to say this is one of the most surprising discussions I’ve ever had in estimates.
Real estate agencies don’t report rent to the tax office
06/11/2024
In estimates I asked Treasury why they don’t track rental payments made offshore and why they don’t require rental agents to withhold tax on those payments.
Rich bureaucrats don’t need such high pensions
05/11/2024
In Estimates I asked the Finance Minister why retired Canberra bureaucrats should be receiving pensions much higher than those in the private sector, especially when the bureaucrats were highly paid throughout their working careers.
The head of the Climate Change Authority also works for a renewables investment firm
04/11/2024
Conflict of interest perceptions mean Matt Kean should choose between his job as chairman of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority or working for a private energy transition fund led by a former Macquarie banker, a former top public servant and a fan of the ex-NSW treasurer says.
How on earth are we going to increase our energy output with renewables?
04/11/2024
New data from Cornwall Insight has projected the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) will increase its solar, wind, and storage capacity by more than 150GW by 2043. According to Cornwall Insight’s NEM Benchmark Power Curve, the total installed capacity for these technologies is expected to rise from 52GW in 2025 to 208 GW by 2043, a 300% increase.
Questions on Notice
Here is a list of ‘Questions on Notice’ I have submitted to Departments and Bodies of Government.
Please click a question to view the answer.
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Health Department Contacts
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
You have the right to access documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This page explains how to make an FOI request, how we process an FOI request. It also includes a link to our disclosure log.
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Australia’s government authority responsible for evaluating, assessing and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods. The TGA regulate medicines, medical devices and biologicals.
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advises the Minister for Health and Aged Care on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and other immunisation issues.
THE ISSUES
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