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House of RepresentativesThursday 10 September 2026

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:51): I thank the member for his question, and in— Opposition members interjecting— Mr ALBANESE: Don't attack Toto. You've got to draw a line somewhere. Come on!

In 2019, there was a proposal to carve up the Marrickville Golf Course by the Greens political party— Mr Small interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Forrest is warned. Mr ALBANESE: who wanted it turned into passive space, which we thought would lead to developers essentially taking that passive space.

I represent what used to be—I'm not sure if it still is—the second smallest electorate in geography size in Australia of the 150 electorates. There is very little green space in my electorate, and I defend every inch of it. In 2019, the Marrickville golf course was not in my electorate.

It was actually in the electorate of Barton between 2016 and 2025, so it wasn't even in my seat.

SourceHouse of Representatives, Thursday 10 September 2026 — official recordTA-260910-house-a2e4149ecab3:s146