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Bill Debate · Second Reading

Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2025-2026; Second Reading

Senate · Monday 22 June 2026

Official Hansard for this day (APH) · Read this debate on OpenAustralia

At a glance

The Senate debated two supplementary appropriation bills for the 2025-26 financial year. The Minister for Industry and Innovation moved the second reading, outlining funding allocations for defence, disability support, and infrastructure projects. No other members spoke during the session. The debate was adjourned without a recorded vote in the transcript.

Outcome

The debate was adjourned.

Summary in reported speech - not a transcript. AI-generated, so check the official record before quoting.

How the debate unfolded

Opened the debate

Tim Ayres (NSW) (Australian Labor Party) ALP

Ayres moved that the bills be read a second time, seeking leave to incorporate his speech into the record. Ayres explained that the first bill appropriated $2.7 billion to cover estimate variations and decisions made since the mid-year economic and fiscal outlook. Key allocations included over $1.8 billion for the Department of Defence and approximately $643 million for the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, largely for National Disability Insurance Scheme supports. Ayres commended the bill to the chamber.

Government response

Tim Ayres (Minister for Industry and Innovation; Minister for Science) ALP NSW

Ayres detailed the second bill, which appropriated $1.1 billion for the financial year. Ayres noted that $900 million was allocated to the Department of Defence to meet revised expenditure requirements under the 2024 National Defence Strategy. Additionally, over $204 million was directed to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts for the Inland Rail project. Ayres commended this bill to the chamber as well.