Federal Budget 2025-2026 (Bill No. 1)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
budget government finance government funding government spending national budget public finance public funding
Introduced by: Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher (ALP)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Dr Daniel Mulino ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 sits together with Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 to form the principal bills underpinning the government’s 2025-26 budget.”
Shayne Neumann ALP
“I’m pleased to speak on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No.”
Sam Birrell NAT
“I rise to speak about Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 in relation to the budget. It gives me an opportunity to talk about the things that are important to my community and my electorate of Nicholls, which is, as many people in this place would know, in northern Victoria.”
Anne Webster NAT
“Labor promised Australians permanent energy bill relief, but, instead, they have been hit with yet another spike in the cost of living. Inflation has risen at its fastest pace in a year, now sitting at 2.8 per cent, driven by a jump in electricity bills of 13 per cent just in this year to July.”
“In my electorate on the south side of Brisbane, it doesn’t matter if you’re speaking over the back fence in Corinda, it doesn’t matter whether you’re on someone’s doorstep having a conversation in Salisbury and it doesn’t matter whether you’re down at the shops in Sunnybank; the conversation is always the same.”
Libby Coker ALP
“Our budget repays hard work, nourishes aspiration and creates opportunity. That’s why I stand today to support this enabling legislation—legislation that underpins our reform agenda and recognises the challenges Australians are facing: cost-of-living pressures, the uncertainty of global events and the need for stability at home.”
Barnaby Joyce PHON
“I think I should start by talking about the debt. Australian government securities outstanding as we speak right now are $961.4 billion. I watch it very closely. That’s $100 billion higher than it was when the coalition left government. One of the greatest myths is ’a trillion dollars in debt’. You don’t have it yet, but you’re heading there at a rate of knots.”
Anne Urquhart ALP
“I rise to speak on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, cognate with Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026. I’m very proud to represent the people of the federal seat of Braddon in this place. As you know, Deputy Speaker Claydon, I also served as a senator for Tasmania in the other place between 2011 and 2025.”
Helen Haines IND
“Since I was first elected, in 2019, I have sought to understand the needs of communities across my electorate and to come together to craft solutions—practical solutions—that address the problems we face. It’s why I am so glad to speak today on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 and related bills and, specifically, to address the Cheaper Home Batteries Program.”
“Election commitments are an important part of election campaigns because they provide incumbents and candidates the opportunity to really connect with their communities, to listen to the needs of their communities, and to learn what projects and services might best serve those communities and be sustainable for the future.”
Mary Aldred LIB
“I’m delighted to come to my first point this evening, which is on the Gippsland United basketball league men’s team division 1, who were victorious in their recent premiership game by nine points. I had the absolute pleasure of attending the game a fortnight ago, and I have got a strong association with the league, having served previously as chair of the Gippsland United basketball league.”
Jodie Belyea ALP
“The Albanese Labor government is aspirational, and it is a reflection of the community of Dunkley, which has got a big heart and lots of opportunity. Dunkley is home to a tight-knit community of families, children, older people, key industry workers and students.”
Alison Penfold NAT
“I rise tonight to speak on probably the most important issue for Lyne residents, certainly the one that is raised with me every day, and that is the state of roads right across the Lyne electorate. When I’m at mobile offices it is always an issue that comes up, and that was before we faced those terrible, catastrophic floods in May this year.”
Alicia Payne ALP
“I rise in support of the package of appropriation bills. Budget management is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of government. It’s about ensuring the resources and the wealth of this nation and its people are managed well. It’s about ensuring that the services that Australians rely on, expect and deserve are funded and delivered.”
Sarah Witty ALP
“I rise today in strong support of these appropriation bills because at their heart are fairness, opportunity and building a future that works for every Australian. Appropriations may sound technical—it did to me when I first heard it—but what we are really talking about today is the way this government chooses to invest in people, in communities and in the shared future of our nation.”
Nita Green ALP
“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2025-2026 This Bill, together with Appropriation Bill 2 and Parliamentary Departments Appropriation Bill 1, form the principal Bills underpinning the Government’s 2025-26 Budget.”
James Paterson LIB
“I rise to make a contribution on behalf of the opposition on Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026. Of course the opposition will not be opposing the passage of these bills, just to put minds at ease on the other side of the chamber.”
Jane Hume LIB
“I rise to speak on the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026, collectively known as the additional appropriations bills. These bills determine exactly how taxpayer dollars will be spent for the rest of the financial year.”
“Let’s call net zero what it really is: fraudulent, supposed science covering up income redistribution protected with big brother government measures—that’s it—making everyday Australians economically, environmentally and socially worse off.”
Maria Kovacic LIB
“This government is running deficits because record levels of revenue are being outstripped by record levels of spending and record levels of spending growth. What does that mean? That means this government is taxing you more. You are paying more in tax, and this government is then spending that money.”
Nick McKim GRN
“I rise to speak to Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026, which provide remaining appropriations for government expenditure and funding for the government’s 2025-26 budget measures. Inequality in Australia is spiralling. More and more people are struggling to make ends meet.”
Anthony Chisholm ALP
“I would like to thank all senators who have contributed to this debate on the 2025-26 appropriation bills.”