CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Vietnam Veterans’ Day Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:11) Today we commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day, and I’m forever proud to say that my electorate of Hinkler is home to many who served. They are the...

MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Senior Australians   Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (15:43): I thank the member for Mallee for highlighting this matter as a priority. The fact is: this Labor government has failed, and is failing, our older Australians,...

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE Housing   Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Housing. The major four banks in Australia are all reporting declines in home loan applications of between 12 per cent and 20...

COMMITTEES Law Enforcement Joint Committee Report Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:15) Tabling Speech—Deputy Chair—Report tabling Capability of law enforcement to respond to money laundering and financial crime I rise as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law...

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Sutton, Jaide Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:40): I rise today to congratulate an outstanding young person from the Hinkler electorate, Jaide Sutton, who has been named the Australian parliament’s 2026 Yarning Competition winner in the years...

CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Hinkler Electorate: Community Services Hinkler Electorate: Community Events Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (09:48): Earlier this year, here in parliament, I joined the calls for more support to be delivered for neighbourhood centres. In regional Australia in electorates...

ADJOURNMENT Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (19:49): The Fraser Coast, particularly Hervey Bay, is often labelled as a place only for retirees and tourists. While my community is immensely proud to be the perfect location when it...

BILLS Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 Second Reading Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:07): I rise to speak to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026. The coalition supports...

CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:22): This week I have launched Hinkler’s Biggest Survey. Following the success of my small-business survey in May, I’m now inviting everyone across the great Hinkler electorate to have their...

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Budget, Peters, Ms Judith Ann, OAM   Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:45): A handyman from Booyal, a barber shop in the Bundaberg CBD, a convenience store at Coral Cove, a sheet metal and engineering business from...

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS Veterans Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:45): I rise in support of the motion moved by the member for Cowper, and I thank him for standing up for our veterans. Courage and sacrifice should never be forgotten....

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Budget Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:33): I want to thank the Leader of the Nationals, Senator Matt Canavan, for visiting the Hinkler electorate last week. Together we hosted small-business and agricultural roundtables amid rising concerns over...

BILLS Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 Second Reading Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (21:29): I rise to speak on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No....

GRIEVANCE DEBATE Hinkler Electorate: Aged Care Budget Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (12:53): A hospice delivers a special kind of care: end of life care. A hospice provides an environment that feels like home with a focus on dignity, comfort...

Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (09:54): Health remains a key challenge facing regional Australia. My electorate of Hinkler is the nation’s top spot for the number of people living with one or more long-term health conditions. For the past two...

BILLS Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2026-2027 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027 Second Reading Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (19:05): I rise to speak to the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2026-2027. Labor’s budget of...

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Budget Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:45): I’m extremely grateful that game 1 of State of Origin is being played tonight, because, for many in my league-loving electorate of Hinkler, the brief distraction from Labor’s budget of...

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Veterans Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:28): In the past week, my offices in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay have received dozens of emails and a mountain of calls. As I’ve travelled across Hinkler with my mobile office...