We saw in the Sydney Morning Herald last week confirmation that Labor has been secretly modelling changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing rules.

Water polo is essentially soccer played by seven players per team in a swimming pool. Many within my electorate of Hughes play water polo, which is enjoying a growth following the successes of our national teams in recent years. At our most recent Olympics, for example, the Stingers won a silver medal and our Sharks finished eighth overall. Our local community was represented by Hughes resident Milos Maksimovic in the Sharks team.

Australians are experiencing a collapse in living standards under the Albanese Labor government that has been brought about by the Albanese Labor government and yet continues to be denied by the Albanese Labor government. Recent polls have shown that Australians now know that the cost-of-living crisis that they are experiencing is directly attributable to this government and to this government's gross overspending and absolute failure to rein in inflation

I spoke in favour of this legislation, the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024, which commits to superannuation being paid on government paid parental leave for children born or adopted after July 2025.

I spoke in support of the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 and the associated Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023. This legislation represents the latest of the many legislative reforms required to implement the AUKUS security arrangements between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The royal commission ran for over three years. It received thousands of painful submissions discussing suicidality among serving and ex-serving members of our Defence Force.

I spoke on this issue in relation to the gender pay gap. I want to first of all acknowledge that data recently released by the ABS does show that the national gender pay gap is the lowest on record. It's now fallen, based on those statistics, to 11.5 per cent. This is good news.

A government's most important obligation is to keep its citizens safe. This MPI today concerns both the safety of Australians and the disposable income and wealth of Australians. I have two questions. Do Australians feel safer now than they did in May 2022? Do Australians feel poorer or better off than they did in May 2022?

At the heart of our health system in Australia is our local GP and the services provided at those local clinics. In the middle of a cost-of-living crisis a Department of Health report has now revealed what Australians have known for two years: that the number of GPs bulk-billing is not increasing, as the Minister for Health and Aged Care and the Prime Minister claim; and also, worryingly, that Australians are not visiting their doctor because of the cost. In my electorate of Hughes, in southern and south-western Sydney, this has been obvious for a while. We are seeing the declining wealth of Australians—caused by the cost-of-living crisis—now impacting their health.

The Albanese Labor government has now been in power for more than two years, and I just want to remind this place what Anthony Albanese said on 17 March 2022, which was, 'A Labor government will lower the cost of living,' and 'a Labor government will deliver cheaper mortgages and cheaper rents.'

I was in the chamber when my friend the member for Bennelong was talking about the fact that the current housing crisis is due to poor government. It's certainly something that I do agree with him on, because, after two years of Labor and now a second Minister for Housing, housing affordability does indeed remain a national crisis in our country. This is a crisis that the federal government can fix and has failed to fix.

Australians continue to live under the Albanese Labor Government’s cost-of-living crisis, as Labor's three failed budgets and overspending have led to rising inflation, hitting Australians hard in the hip pocket.

I rose in Question Time this week to ask the Prime Minister to clarify his current position on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Last Sunday, it was a privilege for me to attend the presentation day of the Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association. The association fields 1,000 players in 97 teams in their Saturday-morning competition, including 95 girls. The growth in women's cricket is truly inspiring. Congratulations to the association in all of its forms: the players, the parents, the scorers, the managers, the coaches, and the administrators.

Koalas are an iconic but endangered Australian native. In the electorate of Hughes, we have healthy colonies of koalas in the Heathcote National Park. However, about 10 per cent of these koalas are killed each year on Heathcote Road. The solution is simple: we urgently need a fence built around Deadmans Creek to prevent the koalas from crossing the road. Despite my appeals to both federal and state governments, action has been deferred for years. It is not an expensive solution, but it is critical. I call on the state and federal governments to fund this project to keep our koalas safe into the future.

I rise to speak about two national icons within my electorate of Hughes. The first is cricket, our national sport. As a self-confessed cricket tragic, last Sunday it was a privilege for me to attend the presentation day of the Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association.

I will remain committed to fighting for better mobile and internet coverage services for the residents of Bundeena and Maianbar.

Local charities like Vinnies and the Sutherland Rotary are overwhelmed by increasing demands due to rising inflation. These organisations do invaluable work. I stood in Parliament to address growing inflation under the Albanese Labor Government and its impact on families and households across Hughes.

I also spoke on the imminent closure of the Woronora RSL Club and how I am committed to advocating for its survival.

After two years of the Albanese Labor Government's ongoing failure to address Australia's housing crisis, homeownership has never been less affordable. Young Australians are being priced out of the housing market, taking over 12 years to save for a deposit.

I rose in Parliament to speak about the urgent need, and my commitment to save the Woronora RSL Club, a vital part of our community in Hughes.