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  • Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Helen Haines Ind

    The member asked why the government was delaying the passage of the UOMO bill despite its importance for disaster roaming and connectivity.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Broadband

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 23 June 2026 · Alison Byrnes ALP

    The member asked how the government is finishing the rollout of a reliable broadband network and what other approaches have been considered.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Fuel Security

    House of Representatives · Thursday 12 March 2026 · Angus Taylor Liberal

    The member asked whether the Minister for Resources was correct in refusing to guarantee that Australia would not run out of fuel due to the ongoing war in Iran.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Fuel Security

    House of Representatives · Thursday 12 March 2026 · Dan Tehan Liberal

    The member asked whether the Minister for Resources could guarantee that Australia would not run out of fuel due to the Iran war and whether this constituted a national crisis.

    Answered by Madeleine King

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 11 March 2026 · Dan Repacholi ALP

    The member asked how the government was improving connectivity for people in regional, rural, and remote Australia and what other approaches were being considered.

    Answered by Kristy McBain

  • Middle East

    Senate · Tuesday 20 January 2026 · David Pocock Ind

    The member asked for an outline of the steps the Australian government had taken and was contemplating in response to the crisis in Iran.

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Local Content Broadcasting

    House of Representatives · Monday 3 November 2025 · Zali Steggall Ind

    The member asked whether the government would fulfill its election promise to legislate local content quotas on streaming services to support Australian jobs and the creative sector.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese; Tony Burke

  • Child Abuse: Childcare Centres

    Senate · Tuesday 28 October 2025 · Steph Hodgins-May Greens

    The senator asked why the minister had not appeared on Four Corners to address the crisis in childcare safety, given the severity of the revelations. She followed up by asking when the government would stop prioritising ...

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • Local Content Broadcasting

    House of Representatives · Thursday 9 October 2025 · Zali Steggall Ind

    The member asked if the Prime Minister would implement Australian local content quotas for streaming services without delay to protect screen industry jobs.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Sussan Ley Liberal

    The member asked why the minister claimed her office was not notified of the crisis until late afternoon on 19 September, when secret emails indicated notification occurred 24 hours earlier. She questioned whether Austra...

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Sussan Ley Liberal

    The member asked why the government voted down an amendment to increase penalties for telcos to $20 million per offence, given the minister's previous assertion that Optus was solely to blame for the triple 0 crisis.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked why the minister's office did not immediately inform the department about the outage, suggesting it was due to the minister's planned trip to New York.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Anne Webster Nationals

    The member asked if the minister took steps to verify that welfare and wellbeing checks were being conducted for affected individuals, such as apologizing to families.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked why the minister expressed confusion about the opposition's amendment to double penalties and whether she would now act to implement the higher penalty.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked why the minister had not apologized to victims and their families, noting that her office was aware of the crisis 24 hours before she claimed to find out.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Minister for Communications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Anne Webster Nationals

    The member asked why the minister would not apologize, citing evidence that she chose not to accept responsibility for the deaths and misinformation.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Sussan Ley Liberal

    The member asked when the minister would act, accept accountability, and rebuild confidence in the triple 0 network, citing her previous statements on empathy and penalties.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Sussan Ley Liberal

    The member asked whether the minister regretted prioritising her international travel over addressing the urgent domestic crisis regarding the triple zero emergency call system, noting that people had died due to the gov...

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Sussan Ley Liberal

    The member asked how many deaths the minister was aware of resulting from the outage and whether she had personally apologised to each affected family for the government's inaction.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked why the government had not implemented all recommendations from the Bean review and whether the minister would apologise for the delay.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked why people had to die before the minister instructed her department to accelerate the implementation of triple zero guardian legislation recommended 18 months ago.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Alison Penfold Nationals

    The member asked how many triple zero outages had occurred since the minister became responsible for communications.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Helen Haines Ind

    The member asked if the minister would give telecommunications companies a deadline to implement disaster roaming, given that they had agreed to accelerate reforms.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Anne Webster Nationals

    The member asked the minister to confirm whether she or her office were notified of the outage before the afternoon of 19 September.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Melissa McIntosh Liberal

    The member asked when the minister personally found out about the outage and how she was advised.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Sexual Assault

    Senate · Wednesday 3 September 2025 · Fatima Payman Australia's Voice

    The member asked what the government was doing to protect learner drivers and whether it would contemplate requiring dash cams in driving school vehicles.

    Answered by Malarndirri McCarthy

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme

    Senate · Tuesday 26 August 2025 · Jacqui Lambie JLN

    The senator inquired about the number of SDA houses constructed and the quantity remaining vacant, and questioned the consultation procedures to guarantee homes are located close to services.

    Answered by Jenny McAllister

  • Broadband

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 29 July 2025 · Jerome Laxale ALP

    The member asked the minister how the government was ensuring more families and businesses could access affordable high-speed internet.

    Answered by Anika Wells

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Thursday 13 February 2025 · Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance

    The member asked whether the government would expand the Universal Service Obligation to include mobile phone networks in regional areas.

    Answered by Michelle Rowland

  • Telecommunications

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 5 February 2025 · Helen Haines Ind

    The member asked if the minister recognized that some people were worse off after the 3G shutdown and what the government would do to fix connectivity issues in regional areas.

    Answered by Michelle Rowland

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