COMBATTING ANTISEMITISM, HATE AND EXTREMISM BILL – SECOND READING
House of Representatives Date: 20 January 2026 Mr WALLACE (Fisher) (11:32):Thanks, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026. I want to open by using that old Irish phrase ‘if I wanted to get to Dublin, I wouldn’t have started here’. That sums up […]
Firearms and Customs Laws Bill
House of Representatives Date: 20 January 2026 Speaker:I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:Thankyou Mr Speaker. I rise to speak on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 on behalf of the opposition. May I begin my remarks by restating that the coalition unequivocally condemns […]
CONDOLENCE MOTION | BONDI TERROR ATTACK
House of Representatives Date: 19 January 2026 Wallace: Mr Speaker, In the 13th century, St Francis of Assisi said, ‘All the darkness in the world can never extinguish the light of a single candle’. The act of what happened at Bondi on 14 December was an act of profound violence and hatred. It stole innocent […]
Tributes to Brother William Firman and Ian Leavers APM
House of Representatives Date: 26 November 2025 Speaker: I call the member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Today I rise to pay tribute to the life and service of Brother William Firman. Brother Bill, as he was known to all, passed away in Launceston on 15 November 2025 after a short […]
Energy Prices – QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
House of Representatives Date: 25 November 2025 Andrew Wallace MP:My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Bocka Bites is a fish-and-chip shop in my electorate of Fisher. Since June this year, Bocka Bites has seen its power bills surge by 23 per cent. The owner, Bec, has told me it is […]
Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025
House of Representatives Date: 25 November 2025 I rise to speak on the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the associated Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025. These bills go to the heart of one of our most serious responsibilities as legislators and that is protecting the Australian people. They ask a […]
Cost of Living and Energy Prices – House Statement
House of Representatives Date: 24 November 2025 Thanks, Madam Deputy Speaker. Do we all remember when the Prime Minister promised $275 power cuts on 97 occasions? After three years of Labor, families and small businesses are being hit with some of the highest electricity prices we have ever seen. In Fisher, the stories are piling […]
Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025 – Second Reading Speech
House of Representatives Date: 24 November 2025 I rise today to speak on the Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025. The Coalition will support this bill. Australia currently faces real, emerging and serious threats to its national security. That fact was borne out in the recent despicable attacks on places linked to […]
HUNGER IN QUEENSLAND | QUESTION TO THE PRIME MINISTER
House of Representatives Date: 5 November 2025 Andrew Wallace MP:Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. Released today, Foodbank’s Hunger Report reveals that nearly 200,000 Queensland families went an entire day without eating in the past year. Prime Minister, why are people going hungry under Labor when the Prime Minister promised, […]
Cost-of-Living Pressures on Fisher Families and Small Businesses
Federation Chamber Date: 5 November 2025 Speaker:I give the call to the Member for Fisher. Andrew Wallace MP:The recent inflation numbers are not just figures on a page; they represent people in pain. They remind me of Howard at FoodWorks in Aroona. After 25 years serving locals, his latest monthly power bill jumped by $1,200. […]