Angus Taylor MP

Lower taxes. Cheaper power. Less migration and more homes. Putting Australians first. These are our priorities to restore Australians’ standard of living and to protect our way of life.

The Prime Minister has been caught out telling more lies about his dodgy $6 million grant to Marrickville Golf Club. In September, he tried to tell Parliament his undisclosed honorary membership was worth $5. Today, Marrickville Golf Club confirmed to Parliament it was worth $1100, not $5. So, Anthony Albanese lied about the grant being for sewerage, he lied about the grant being invitation-only, and he lied about the value of his secret membership. He just can’t bring himself to tell the truth and take responsibility. Australians deserve a Prime Minister who can give straight answers to simple questions, not one who treats them like fools. abc.net.au/news/2026-11-12/m…

Anthony Albanese could not be more out of touch. Because he has completely lost control of spending, families and small businesses are paying more for everything. Instead of taking responsibility, rolling up his sleeves, and doing everything he can to bring down inflation and interest rates, the Prime Minister got on another plane to go on another overseas trip. Australians don’t need Anthony Albanese to give them another lecture about climate change from a foreign capital, they just want to pay less for their mortgage, groceries, and power bills. They deserve a Prime Minister focused on the things that matter to them, not the things that matter to him. A Taylor-Canavan Government will always put Australians first. We will axe Labor’s toxic taxes, stop the out-of-control spending, scrap Net Zero, and get rid of red and green tape. That’s how you fix the economy.

Today, our silent remembrance at the 11th hour is a most meaningful minute.

On 9 May 2006, when Todd Russell emerged from the Beaconsfield mine lift with Brant Webb, after 14 days of being trapped underground, he punched his fists in the air. That euphoric moment, captured on television, was a national triumph that’s etched in our history. The two men were stoic and good-humoured throughout their ordeal. Their incredible survival story, along with the meticulous rescue effort, encapsulated the very best of the Australian spirit. The Beaconsfield mine disaster may have thrown Todd Russell into the spotlight, but that event didn’t define his life. Today, we remember and honour a dedicated Tasmanian, a loving husband and father, and a good Aussie bloke with an irreverent sense of humour who was unashamedly rough around the edges. Todd Russell wasn’t just a miner whose digging helped enrich Australia. He was a firefighter too. And after Beaconsfield, his motivational speaking was a source of strength for many going through their own troubles. May Todd Russell rest in peace.

Some welcome news this morning that we’ve forced Anthony Albanese to overrule his Defence Minister Richard Marles and cancel Labor’s plans to sell off Victoria Barracks Sydney, Victoria Barracks Melbourne, Fort Queenscliff and RAAF Williams Point Cook. Congratulations to all Australians and every veteran who fought for this victory to protect our history, our heritage, and our vital defence bases. But this is only the beginning. Many more questions remain, including whether these sites will remain active Defence facilities. The Liberals and Nationals will continue the fight to keep these sites in Defence’s hands, and to save other sites including HMAS Penguin, Lancer Barracks, Irwin Barracks and more. This was never about modernising the Defence estate - it was just another smash and grab for revenue by a Prime Minister who can’t manage money and can’t control his spending.

Terribly sad news to hear of the death of Eva Geller today. Eva was badly injured in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack on 14 December last year when two armed Islamist extremists fired upon a Chanukah by the Sea celebration. Almost 12 months on from the worst terrorist attack on our soil in our nation's history, the tragedy has compounded with Eva succumbing to her wounds. We grieve for Eva’s family, and our thoughts are with Australia’s Jewish community who will be devasted by this news. For far too long, hatred towards Jewish Australians was allowed to fester unchecked. Warning signs were ignored, hateful rhetoric was excused and those who should have spoken out failed to act. With the Royal Commission into antisemitism to be handed down on 18 December, the Coalition wants to see recommendations that address the root causes of Jew hatred. We must rid Australia of the scourge of antisemitism and protect our way of life.

With the news that David Jones has been placed into voluntary administration, first and foremost our thoughts are with the thousands of workers who face a difficult and uncertain time ahead. This news will also come as a shock to Australians right across the country. David Jones is the world's oldest continuously operating department store. Founded in 1838, it is older than the state of Victoria. Older than the Sydney Opera House. This iconic Australian business has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and countless economic crises. But after 188 years, it cannot find a way forward in Labor's economy. David Jones is now among the thousands of Australian businesses being pushed to the brink by rising costs, higher interest rates and an economy that is going backwards. It's not alone. What we’re seeing is an economy that’s crumbling under Labor. Across the country, businesses large and small are being forced to make tough decisions. Whether to reduce hours. Whether to cut jobs. Whether they can afford to keep going. Labor promised Australians a Future Made in Australia. Instead, we're seeing an Australia that is closing for business. More taxes. More regulation. More spending. Higher energy costs. And businesses being suffocated by a government that simply doesn't understand how jobs and prosperity are created. This is the economy Labor has built. You cannot have a strong economy without strong businesses. And you cannot protect Australian jobs while making it harder and more expensive to employ Australians. Australia needs a government that backs enterprise, rewards effort and restores confidence. That means lower taxes. Less red tape. Cheaper, more reliable energy. And an end to Labor's reckless spending that's driving up inflation. The Coalition will fight to rebuild an economy where businesses can invest, employ Australians and grow again. An economy that restores our standard of living and protects our way of life. Australia should be open for business, not closing its doors.

Australians have had more than a gutful of the Prime Minister’s lies and the Treasurer’s excuses. They deserve the truth. Yesterday’s rate rise didn’t happen by accident. And it didn’t happen because of the war in the Middle East. It happened because this Prime Minister and his hapless Treasurer have completely lost control of spending. Under Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers, government spending is at its highest level in four decades. This is driving up inflation, driving up interest rates, and forcing families to pay more for everything. That’s how you get 17 rate rises in four years. The more Labor spends, the more Australians pay. The Liberals and Nationals have a plan to fix it. We’ll stop the spending, end the waste, and pay back Labor’s debt to bring down inflation and interest rates. And we’ll cut taxes, rip up red tape, and scrap Net Zero to get the economy growing. We’ve cleaned up Labor’s mess before, and we’ll do it again.

The Reserve Bank has called out Labor's lies. Michele Bullock confirmed today's rate rise - the 17th under Anthony Albanese - isn't about global oil prices, it's about homegrown inflation. It hasn't happened because of the war in Iran, it has happened because Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have completely lost control of spending. The more they spend, the more Australians pay. The Liberals and Nationals have a plan to fix it. Stop the out-of-control spending, end the waste, pay back Labor's debt - bring down inflation, bring down interest rates. That's how you fix the economy.

The more Labor spends, the more Australians pay. Anthony Albanese has completely lost control of spending. But he won’t be honest about it. He won’t tell Australians the truth. He won’t admit he’s got a spending problem. It doesn’t have to be like this. The Liberals and Nationals will cut spending. We will clean up Labor's mess. We will fix the economy.

You can’t make this up. On the same day Australians are staring at another interest rate rise, a $170 billion black hole has been discovered in Labor’s federal budget. They either don’t know where the $170 billion went, or they do know and are hiding it from the Australian people. It’s hard to know which is worse. Australians are paying for Labor’s out-of-control spending today in higher inflation and interest rates. And they’ll pay for it tomorrow in higher debt and taxes. Because the more Labor spends, the more Australians pay. A Taylor-Canavan Government will cut wasteful spending, and pay down Labor’s debt.

The Prime Minister's war on small business is taking its toll. Because this Prime Minister can't tell the truth and his Treasurer can't manage money, 46 businesses are going bust every day. Every single one of these businesses is being hit with higher taxes, higher interest rates, higher power bills, higher rents and higher insurance costs under Labor. Australian small businesses deserve a government that champions them, not one that runs them into the ground. The Liberals and Nationals will always stand with small business. A Taylor-Canavan Government will back small businesses by axing Labor's toxic taxes on capital gains and trusts, cutting government spending to bring down inflation and interest rates, scrapping Net Zero to deliver cheaper power bills, ripping up red tape to make it easier to get on with the job, and overturning the Treasurer's botched credit card ban to make it easier for business owners to pay their tax bills.

The Prime Minister lied again yesterday. He stood up in the Parliament and said that his $6 million grant to Marrickville Golf Club wasn’t invitation-only, when it was. Just like he stood up in the Parliament and said the grant was to fix sewerage, when it wasn’t. And when he promised not to change Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing, but he did in the Budget. And when he said “we’ve dealt with inflation” but it’s still too high, and rising. Like when he promised Australians a $275 cut to their power bills, yet Australians’ electricity bills are soaring. And like when he promised you “cheaper mortgages” yet we’ve had 16 interest rate rises under Labor, and possibly a 17th one on Tuesday. It’s one thing for this Prime Minister to mislead the Parliament over his Marrickville mess, it’s another thing for him to look Australians in the eye and tell them lies about the state of the economy. Australians are all paying the price for this Prime Minister’s problem with the truth.

The Prime Minister is a serial liar. He lied to Australians about Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing to get elected. He lied about falling off a stage. He lied about reducing power bills by $275. He lied about mocking the Japanese Prime Minister. Now, he's lying about his dodgy $6 million taxpayer-funded grant to the Marrickville Golf Club. In every instance, he has refused to admit he was wrong and apologise. In doing so, he has treated Australians like fools. His word was never his bond. Australians deserve a Prime Minister with the honesty to give straight answers to simple questions and the humility to admit when they've made a mistake.

Today's stronger-than-expected inflation figures confirm the pain that households are already feeling: the cost of everything just keeps going up under Labor. In September, inflation was up to 4.3% from 4%, well above the RBA's target of 2.5%. Labor will blame the Middle East crisis, but it's clear this inflation is homegrown: underlying inflation is up to 3.6% from 3.5%, services inflation is up to 4.1% from 3.7%, and non-tradeables inflation remains high at 4.5%. Labor's out-of-control spending is driving inflation higher. If the Reserve Bank raises rates for the 17th time under Labor next week – with rates rising to the highest level since 2008 – this Government will only have itself to blame. Not that long ago, the Treasurer said the worst of the inflation challenge was “well and truly behind us”. Today, inflation is high and rising under his watch. This is a Treasurer who has lost control of spending, lost control of inflation, and is raising taxes in his budget of broken promises. Life isn’t easy under Albanese. A cost of living crisis, higher inflation, the largest decline in living standards in the developed world, and the highest interest rates in 15 years. Australians are paying the price for a government that can't control spending, can't beat inflation, and can't get the economy moving. The answer isn't more of Jim Chalmers’ excuses. It's the Coalition’s plan to fix the economy and protect our way of life with lower taxes, cheaper power, less migration, and more homes.

Labor’s addiction to spending is driving up the cost of everything. Households are having to tighten their belts because the Government refuses to tighten its belt. The Coalition has already identified $31 billion in savings over four years to fund our tax cuts three times over. This proves substantial savings can be found without touching essential services like schools, hospitals, and aged care places. Less government waste means lower taxes, lower inflation, and lower interest rates. That’s the economic management Australia needs.

Hands off Victoria Barracks! The Albanese Government should be strengthening our defence bases, not selling them off. We will fight to protect Victoria Barracks, preserve our heritage and honour the generations of Australians who have served our nation.

I thank and pay tribute to Michelle Landry, following her announcement today that she won’t recontest the next federal election. Michelle has been an amazing colleague, a true fighter and advocate for Central Queensland, and a most diligent and effective local member of parliament as the Federal Member for Capricornia since 2013. As she once said “I was not born into wealth and privilege. My journey from humble beginnings was guided by my parents, small-business owners—two of Menzies’ so-called ‘forgotten Australians’.” She has been a true representative of the ‘forgotten Australians’ in Capricornia, and has been an adornment in community service in the way she has fought for the best possible outcomes for her electorate. I thank her for everything she's delivered for the region, and for being a fighter for Central Queensland.