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  • Cybersafety

    House of Representatives · Thursday 17 September 2026 · Rowan Holzberger ALP

    The member asked what actions the government was taking to address bullying in schools and protect children from harmful online content.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Cybersafety

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 15 September 2026 · Josh Burns ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to protect children from harmful online content and combat antisemitism in the education system.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Cybersafety

    House of Representatives · Thursday 10 September 2026 · Sarah Witty ALP

    The member asked the Minister for Education how government reforms were strengthening online protection for children and aiding their learning, and what the response to these measures had been.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 9 September 2026 · Marion Scrymgour ALP

    The member asked how the government was ensuring access to TAFE opportunities and whether any risks threatened this work.

    Answered by Andrew Giles

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 8 September 2026 · Mike Freelander ALP

    The member asked what the government was undertaking to assist educators in schools and aid student learning, and what the response to these measures had been.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Australian Curriculum

    House of Representatives · Monday 7 September 2026 · Joanne Ryan ALP

    The member asked why consent and respectful relationships education was important and whether there were opposing views on teaching respect.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Artificial Intelligence

    House of Representatives · Thursday 20 August 2026 · Jo Briskey ALP

    The member asked why it was important for Australia to develop standards for AI to ensure human oversight.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 12 August 2026 · Matt Smith ALP

    The member asked how the free TAFE program was backing Australians to get skills and what stood in the way of more opportunities.

    Answered by Andrew Giles

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 11 August 2026 · Cassandra Fernando ALP

    The member asked how the expansion of paid practical training was addressing cost-of-living pressures and strengthening the healthcare workforce.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 11 August 2026 · Basem Abdo ALP

    The member asked what measures the government was taking to support healthcare students and why these policies were superior to alternatives.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 2 July 2026 · Monique Ryan Ind

    The member asked how the minister could justify the continuation of the Job-Ready Graduates scheme and high degree costs when the scheme is acknowledged as not working.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Education

    Senate · Wednesday 1 July 2026 · Steph Hodgins-May Greens

    The member asked if the government believed it was acceptable for fossil fuel corporations to teach children about climate change. She later asked if a gas export tax could fund schools better and if the government would...

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • Taxation

    Senate · Thursday 25 June 2026 · Matthew Canavan LNP

    The member asked why the government had imposed tax changes that threatened state government revenues for schools and hospitals, citing revised stamp duty forecasts. He asked if the government would provide additional su...

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    Senate · Thursday 25 June 2026 · Josh Dolega ALP

    The member asked for an update on free TAFE enrolments and their impact on the economy. He also asked about other programs supporting skilled workers in housing construction and the care sector.

    Answered by Murray Watt

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Thursday 25 June 2026 · Anne Urquhart ALP

    The member asked what measures the government was taking to help disadvantaged and regional students attend university and what policies would reduce access.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Early Childhood Education and Care

    House of Representatives · Monday 22 June 2026 · Cassandra Fernando ALP

    The member asked how the government was assisting early childhood teachers while maintaining affordable fees for families and what the response had been.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Taxation

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 3 June 2026 · Alison Penfold Nationals

    The member asked how much not-for-profit organizations, including schools and churches, would lose due to the trust tax.

    Answered by Daniel Mulino

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Thursday 28 May 2026 · Sally Sitou ALP

    The member asked how the government was investing in education and backing public school teachers.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Thursday 28 May 2026 · Monique Ryan Ind

    The member asked if the minister would change the timing of HECS indexation to allow recent repayments to be counted before debt increases.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Negative Gearing

    House of Representatives · Thursday 14 May 2026 · Anne Webster Nationals

    The member asked why the Prime Minister is restricting negative gearing for nurses, teachers, and police when he has benefited from it himself.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 1 April 2026 · Alison Byrnes ALP

    The member asked what action the government was taking to reform higher education and build the future workforce.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 25 March 2026 · Sally Sitou ALP

    The member asked how the government was delivering better outcomes for students through the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement after a decade of decline.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Agriculture Industry

    Senate · Thursday 12 March 2026 · Ross Cadell Nationals

    The member asked why the government was sacrificing farming jobs and land during a time of instability. He questioned the impact of carbon credit schemes and renewable energy infrastructure on agricultural production.

    Answered by Malarndirri McCarthy

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 12 March 2026 · Jess Teesdale ALP

    The member asked how the government was progressing on reforms to improve the university system for students, making it better and fairer.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training, Health Care

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 10 March 2026 · Gordon Reid ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to increase healthcare worker education and how this strengthened Medicare.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Thursday 5 March 2026 · Anne Urquhart ALP

    The member asked about progress in boosting high school completion rates and student attendance, and what risks remained.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Grocery Prices

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 4 March 2026 · Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance

    The member asked if the government would bring forward the timeline for the ban on excessive pricing of groceries, currently due on 1 July.

    Answered by Jim Chalmers

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 4 March 2026 · Sam Lim ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to improve university accessibility and affordability.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Discrimination

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 3 March 2026 · Allegra Spender Ind

    The member asked when the government would follow through on its 2022 election commitment to protect LGBTQ+ students and teachers from discrimination in schools.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Middle East

    Senate · Monday 2 March 2026 · Larissa Waters Greens

    The member asked whether the government would explicitly denounce the Israeli airstrike on an elementary school in Iran that caused more than 100 child fatalities.

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Thursday 12 February 2026 · Matt Burnell ALP

    The member asked about government actions on student debt and accessibility.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Monday 9 February 2026 · Mary Doyle ALP

    The member asked what the government is doing to cut student debt and make skills training cheaper and quicker.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 4 February 2026 · Alice Jordan-Baird ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to ensure a good start for students and why delivery was important.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 3 February 2026 · David Smith ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to provide cost-of-living relief to university students and why delivering on education promises was important.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 3 February 2026 · Matt Gregg ALP

    The member asked how free TAFE was supporting Australians to gain skills and whether there were any threats to its future.

    Answered by Andrew Giles

  • Abdel-Fattah, Dr Randa

    Senate · Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Anne Ruston Liberal

    The member asked whether the minister agreed with the Premier's view that Dr Abdel-Fattah's statements and actions were antisemitic and hateful.

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Universities

    House of Representatives · Thursday 27 November 2025 · Gabriel Ng ALP

    The member asked what actions the government was taking to assist Australians with student debt and how the policy was being received.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 26 November 2025 · Julie-Ann Campbell ALP

    The member asked how the government was fulfilling its pledge to reduce student debt by 20 per cent and ensure tertiary education was fairer, and what the response to these measures had been.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    Senate · Tuesday 25 November 2025 · Charlotte Walker ALP

    The member asked about the progress of the HECS debt cut commitment and other measures to support young Australians with cost-of-living pressures.

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • General Practitioners

    Senate · Tuesday 25 November 2025 · David Pocock Ind

    The member asked why the Australian National University was not allocated additional Commonwealth supported places for medical students, despite the severe shortage of GPs in the territory.

    Answered by Jenny McAllister

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 25 November 2025 · Matt Smith ALP

    The member asked what measures were being taken to reduce student debt and make the education system fairer.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Student Debt

    House of Representatives · Monday 24 November 2025 · Rowan Holzberger ALP

    The member inquired about government actions to build a fairer education system and reduce student debt, as well as alternative approaches considered.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Labor Government

    House of Representatives · Thursday 6 November 2025 · Gabriel Ng ALP

    The member asked the Prime Minister how the government was delivering on its commitments to make a positive difference to the lives of Australians.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 4 November 2025 · Josh Burns ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to reduce student debt and make the education system fairer.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Vocational Education and Training

    House of Representatives · Monday 3 November 2025 · Louise Miller-Frost ALP

    The member asked how the government was removing barriers to skills training for Australians and what the response to these measures had been.

    Answered by Andrew Giles

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 30 October 2025 · Matt Gregg ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to help Australians with student debt and build a fairer education system.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 9 October 2025 · Josh Burns ALP

    The member asked what the government is doing to help Australians with student debt and make university education fairer.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 8 October 2025 · Claire Clutterham ALP

    The member asked what action the government was taking to address bullying in schools and make them safer for all children.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Health Care

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Andrew Gee Ind

    The member asked when the government would deliver more medical student places to Charles Sturt University to address the rural doctor shortage.

    Answered by Mark Butler

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 7 October 2025 · Renee Coffey ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to help Australians with student debt and what other higher education reforms were being made.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • 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

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Monday 25 August 2025 · Sarah Witty ALP

    The member asked how the government was assisting Australians with student debt to achieve homeownership and what the response to these measures had been.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Cybersafety

    Senate · Thursday 31 July 2025 · Jana Stewart ALP

    The senator asked how the government was protecting young Australians from social media harms, reducing medicine costs, and cutting student debt by 20 per cent as promised.

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 31 July 2025 · Claire Clutterham ALP

    The member asked how the Albanese Labor government's policy to cut student debt would benefit Australian university and vocational education and training students.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 31 July 2025 · David Moncrieff ALP

    The member asked how the government was helping Australians with student debt and what support the initiative had received.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 30 July 2025 · Dai Le Ind

    The member asked if the Prime Minister would support her bill to reverse fee hikes for arts students, noting that the government's one-off debt reduction did not address the underlying cost increases.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 30 July 2025 · Basem Abdo ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to create a more equitable and improved education system and enhance student wellbeing, and what other approaches were being considered.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 29 July 2025 · Renee Coffey ALP

    The member asked the Prime Minister to detail how the government was implementing its policy to reduce student debt and the specific benefits for young Australians in tertiary education.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Tertiary Education

    Senate · Tuesday 29 July 2025 · Charlotte Walker ALP

    The member requested an update on the progress of the election pledge to reduce student debt by 20 per cent. She asked for details on how the proposed changes would affect students and why the government had adopted this...

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 29 July 2025 · Sarah Witty ALP

    The member asked the minister to detail the government's efforts to deliver on its commitment to reduce student debt and the positive response from the community.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Student Debt

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 29 July 2025 · Matt Gregg ALP

    The member asked the minister to detail the government's actions to assist young Australians in reducing student debt and improving their financial standing.

    Answered by Daniel Mulino

  • Universities

    Senate · Monday 28 July 2025 · Karen Grogan ALP

    The senator asked why reducing HECS debt is important and how Australians would benefit from the government's higher education policies.

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025

    House of Representatives · Monday 28 July 2025 · Monique Ryan Ind

    The member asked whether the government would accept her amendment to the student debt reduction bill to scrap the Job-Ready Graduates scheme.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Monday 28 July 2025 · Shayne Neumann ALP

    The member asked how the government was helping young Australians with student debt and why this commitment was important.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Thursday 24 July 2025 · Dai Le Ind

    The member asked what federal funding the government would commit to fixing infrastructure at disadvantaged schools like Bonnyrigg High.

    Answered by Anthony Albanese

  • Albanese Government

    Senate · Wednesday 23 July 2025 · Corinne Mulholland ALP

    The senator asked how the government intended to build Australia's future and continue easing cost-of-living pressures. She sought details on specific policies coming into effect, including student debt relief, medicine ...

    Answered by Penny Wong

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 23 July 2025 · Sarah Witty ALP

    The member asked how the government was delivering on its commitment to reduce student debt for Australians.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Tertiary Education

    Senate · Wednesday 23 July 2025 · Marielle Smith ALP

    The senator asked how the government was delivering on its education commitments, specifically regarding HECS debt relief and fair funding for schools. She sought details on the impact of the 20 per cent HECS debt cut an...

    Answered by Jess Walsh

  • Medical Workforce

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 23 July 2025 · Andrew Gee Ind

    The member asked when the government would fix the rural doctor shortage and provide more Commonwealth supported places to Charles Sturt University.

    Answered by Mark Butler

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 27 March 2025 · Jerome Laxale ALP

    The member asked what actions the government was taking to support students and graduates, and whether there were any risks to this support.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 25 March 2025 · Jerome Laxale ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to build a fairer school system and what risks existed to this progress.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Universities

    Senate · Thursday 13 February 2025 · Tammy Tyrrell Ind

    The senator asked why the government had not changed the timing of HELP debt indexation to save graduates money immediately, instead prioritizing changes that did not provide immediate savings.

    Answered by Murray Watt

  • Education

    House of Representatives · Thursday 13 February 2025 · Andrew Charlton ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing for education and what approaches would leave students worse off.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Housing Affordability

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 12 February 2025 · Jodie Belyea ALP

    The member asked how the government was helping Australians access homes and what alternative approaches would leave citizens worse off.

    Answered by Jim Chalmers

  • Tertiary Education

    House of Representatives · Wednesday 12 February 2025 · Daniel Mulino ALP

    The member inquired about government measures to reduce student debt and assist students, and whether alternative methods existed.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Schools

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 11 February 2025 · Josh Burns ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to build a fairer school system and whether alternative approaches would leave Australians worse off.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Universities

    House of Representatives · Thursday 6 February 2025 · Zaneta Mascarenhas ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to reduce student debt and if other policies would leave people worse off.

    Answered by Jason Clare

  • Student Debt

    House of Representatives · Tuesday 4 February 2025 · Sam Rae ALP

    The member asked what the government was doing to reduce student debt and if alternative approaches would harm students.

    Answered by Jason Clare

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