Portfolio — 12 May 2026

Assistant Minister Anthony Chisholm used Budget day to announce $12.1 billion in new infrastructure spending, dominated by a $3.8 billion commitment to the Suburban Rail Loop East and $1.75 billion for national freight rail upgrades, alongside a $1.1 billion Cleaner Fuels Program linking transport investment to fuel security. In the Senate the same day, Chisholm advanced the legislative agenda in his role as Deputy Manager of Government Business, securing agreement to schedule the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 on urgency grounds tied explicitly to Middle East conflict fuel-price impacts — a justification that connects directly to the fuel-security framing in the Budget announcement.

He also scheduled two private senators' bills for the week, including the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025.