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Monday, 9 February 2026
10 am
Acknowledgement of country
Prayers
Petitions
Petitions Committee — Ms Belyea (Chair — Dunkley) to present report on petitions and Ministerial responses.
Statements may be made (statements to conclude by 10.10 am).
Committee and delegation business
Presentation and statements
a5128481-4b22-4923-a704-2abf6091921bNo. 1 — Standing Committee on Economics — Mr Husic (Chair — Chifley) to present the following report:
Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2024.
Statements on the report may be made.
(Time allotted for statements — all statements to conclude by 10.20 am.
Speech time limits —
Mr Husic — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 minutes.)
Private Members’ business
Notices
No. 1 — Flags Amendment (Protection of Australian National Flags) Bill 2026 — Mr Conaghan (Cowper) to present a bill. First reading. Second reading to be moved. (Time allowed — 10 minutes.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 2 — Criminal Code Amendment (Flag Protection) Bill 2026 — Ms Sharkie (Mayo) to present a bill. First reading. Second reading to be moved. (Time allowed — 10 minutes.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 3 — Medicare — Ms Templeman (Macquarie) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 50 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Templeman — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 4 — Migration policy — Ms Steggall (Warringah) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 5 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Steggall — 5 minutes.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 5 — Government spending — Mr Ted O’Brien (Fairfax) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — remaining private Members’ business time prior to 12 noon.
Speech time limits —
Mr Ted O’Brien — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 5 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
At 12 noon
Message from the Senate
Speaker to report a message from the Senate informing the House of a change in the membership of the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.
Government business
Orders of the day
At 1.30 pm
Members’ statements — Speaker to call on Members’ statements.
(Each Member — 90 seconds. Total time allotted — 30 minutes)
At 2 pm
Speaker to call on —
Questions without notice
Presentation of documents — Ministers
Ministerial statements, by leave
Government business – continued
Orders of the day – continued
No. 3 — Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025 — Resumption of debate on second reading and on the amendment moved by Mrs McIntosh (Lindsay). Question put on amendment. Second reading.
Consideration in detail; third reading, by leave.
Adjournment
Question expected to be proposed at 7.30 pm and debate to conclude by 8 pm, unless otherwise ordered.
(The next sitting of the House is expected to commence at 12 noon on Tuesday, 10 February 2026.)
Claressa Surtees
Clerk of the House of Representatives
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Monday, 9 February 2026
10.30 am
3 minute constituency statements
Chair to call on 3 minute constituency statements.
(Each Member — 3 minutes. Total time allotted — 30 minutes, irrespective of suspensions for divisions in the House).
At 11 am
Private Members’ business
Notices
No. 1 — Human rights in Iran — Mr Ng (Menzies) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — 50 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Ng — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 2 — Economy — Ms Spender (Wentworth) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 15 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Spender — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 3 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 3 — Education system — Ms J Ryan (Lalor) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 40 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms J Ryan — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 4 — Small businesses — Mr T Wilson (Goldstein) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — 25 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr T Wilson — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 5 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 5 — Australia Day awards — Mr Hogan (Page) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.30 pm.
Speech time limits —
Mr Hogan — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
At 1.30 pm the Federation Chamber meeting will be suspended.
At 4 pm the meeting of the Federation Chamber is expected to be resumed.
At 4 pm
Members’ statements — Chair to call on Members’ statements.
(Each Member — 90 seconds. Statements to conclude by 4.45 pm)
At 4.45 pm
Private Members’ business – continued
Orders of the day
Migration policy — Resumption of debate on the motion moved by Ms Steggall (Warringah).
(Time allotted for debate — 10 minutes.
Speech time limits —
All Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
Notices – continued
No. 6 — National Skills Agreement — Ms Fernando (Holt) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 40 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Fernando — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 7 — Bushfires — Mr Violi (Casey) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Violi — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 8 — Natural disasters — Ms Chesters (Bendigo) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in her name.
(Time allotted for debate — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Chesters — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 9 — Energy costs — Mr Tehan (Wannon) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Tehan — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
No. 10 — Victorian bushfire emergencies — Mr Birrell (Nicholls) to move motion appearing on the Notice Paper in his name.
(Time allotted for debate — 15 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Birrell — 5 minutes.
Other Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 3 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
Orders of the day – continued
Australia Day awards — Resumption of debate on the motion moved by Mr Hogan (Page).
(Time allotted for debate — remaining private Members’ business time prior to 7.30 pm.
Speech time limits —
All Members — 5 minutes each.
Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins.)
Debate to be adjourned.
Adjournment
Question expected to be proposed no later than 7.30 pm (no debate), unless otherwise ordered.
(The next meeting of the Federation Chamber is expected to commence at
12.30 pm on Tuesday, 10 February 2026.)
Claressa Surtees
Clerk of the House of Representatives