Michael Sukkar
Michael Sukkar is an Australian politician and member of the Liberal Party, currently serving as the Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). He has been vocal about the challenges facing the NDIS, particularly regarding fraud and the adequacy of support for individuals with disabilities. Recently, he criticized the government for its inability to control spending and fraud within the scheme, highlighting the negative impact on genuine participants.
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Former MP Michael Sukkar supported the idea that it was Angus Taylor's time.
Angus Taylor’s supporters pushed Andrew Hastie to drop push for top job
Australia· 2026-02-01
Michael Sukkar delivered a message to Dutton regarding the decision to oppose the tax cuts.
Inside Peter Dutton’s $17 billion blunderAustralia· 2025-11-21
Michael Sukkar was the convener of the National Right until he lost his seat.
The split in the Right has emerged and is reshaping the partyAustralia· 2025-10-10
Michael Sukkar is mentioned as a former minister who lost his seat.
Angus Taylor Liberal Party leadership aspirations lead faithful unconvincedAustralia· 2025-05-05
Albanese referenced former Liberal MP Michael Sukkar's defeat in the elections.
Anthony Albanese asserts mandate on Labor agendaAustralia· 2025-05-05
It correctly predicted Coalition frontbenchers David Coleman and Michael Sukkar would lose their seats.
Federal election 2025 results: Polling underestimated Labor’s supportAustralia· 2025-05-05
Michael Sukkar held the seat of Deakin, another key target for Albanese.
Anthony Albanese leads Labor to victory as Peter Dutton on brink of losing seatAustralia· 2025-05-03
Michael Sukkar is the housing spokesman.
Peter Dutton Liberal Party leadership under threat before polls closeAustralia· 2025-05-03
Michael Sukkar is the Coalition’s housing spokesperson and has been a key figure in the election battleground.
What the Liberal Party’s Victorian numbers man really believesAustralia· 2025-04-30
Coalition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar has promised $5 billion to help states and others add 500,000 homes.
Labor tries to unlock supply with $2b in loans to statesAustralia· 2025-04-28
Coalition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar said the mortgage interest tax deduction would add to the construction pipeline.
Albanese, Dutton housing policies slammed by economistsAustralia· 2025-04-13
Opposition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar and his colleagues explored the prospect of a bigger mortgage deduction scheme earlier in the term.
Dutton to pledge tax-deductible mortgage interest repaymentsAustralia· 2025-04-13Opposition NDIS spokesman Michael Sukkar said the government was not succeeding in limiting fraud.
Ballooning NDIS ‘coming under control’, but key reforms still in fluxAustralia· 2025-03-16