House debates
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Oil for Food Program (14 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to the minister’s reckless negligence in the administration of his portfolio and his turning of a blind eye to at least 13 warnings...
- Drugs: Bali (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister outline to the House representations the government has made regarding the nine Australians facing serious...
- Oil for Food Program (21 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and follows the one asked earlier by the honourable member for Griffith. Does the Deputy Prime Minister recollect saying in this place these words: The...
- Economy: Performance (35 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House information released today on business expectations and new lending? What does this data indicate about the...
- Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. I refer to his statement yesterday that the US Defense report was addressed by the Wheat Export Authority in 2004. Is he aware...
- Trade: Exports (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on recent favourable developments for Australian exporters? How is...
- Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. I refer to his statement yesterday that the WEA had investigated AWB contracts with Iraq and found there was nothing untoward...
- Health: Rural Services (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House what recent measures the government has taken to improve health services in country areas?
- Oil for Food Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to the statement issued yesterday by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry that there was ‘nothing new’ in the...
- Aviation (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House of the measures the government is taking to ensure the growth of our aviation...
- Oil for Food Program (5 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement that the findings of the United States Department of Defense September 2003 report which names...
- Live Animal Exports (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Is the minister aware of the benefits of Australia’s live export industry to Australian farming families in...
- Oil for Food Program (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Deputy Prime Minister, are you aware of this report which I have here and which was on the front page of the New York Times in March 2001, three...
- Higher Education (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister inform the House of what the government is doing to assist students from remote, rural and...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. It relates to a question I asked on 7 December last year and the Prime Minister’s follow-up answer in writing on 22 December regarding the...
- Centrelink (12 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Human Services. Would the minister inform the House what action the government is taking to improve productivity in Centrelink?
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Deputy Speaker's Rulings (6 speeches)
I have some questions for you, Mr Speaker. I raised with you last night the rulings of the Deputy Speaker, the member for Page, concerning my speech on appropriation bills Nos 3 and 4, and you...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (13 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Documents are tabled as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, unless otherwise ordered, for the Main Committee meeting today the first item of business shall be Members’ 3 minute statements continuing for a period of 30...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (72 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Grayndler proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The urgent need for the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 27 February 2006. The report will...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the order of the day, private Members’ business, relating to the Therapeutic Goods...
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial Responsibility for Approval of Ru486) Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 February.
- Second Reading (40 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The history important to this debate on RU486 (mifepristone) comes about because this drug belongs to the special category of drugs under the...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Deputy Speaker’s Rulings (1 speech)
I would like to clarify the final comment that I made in relation to the first part of the question from the member for Wills this afternoon. It is a longstanding practice that Speakers do not...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being almost 9.00 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Abortion (1 speech)
Tonight and over the next few days the House will be debating the repeal of ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486. I do not want to speak on the bill itself in this adjournment debate,...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Heywire (1 speech)
I would like to highlight the achievements of two young Aussies in my electorate. They were here last week and I was really thrilled that you, Mr Speaker, drew attention to the presence of...
- Adelaide Airport (3 speeches)
I have raised issues associated with the Adelaide airport on many, many occasions now. I am very pleased to see that the Minister for Transport and Regional Services is in the House to hear...
- Ryan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
In parliament today, on Valentine’s Day, I speak with great pride as the federal member for Ryan. One of the issues that crop up in my electorate, which of course I have the great privilege...
- Holt Electorate: Fountain Gate Centrelink Office; Healthy School Communities Program (1 speech)
I would like to speak about funding as well, but this is actually federal government funding rather than some brawl between the states and feds about road funding. This is about federal...
- Overseas Adoption (1 speech)
I rise tonight to highlight a report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Services inquiry into the adoption of overseas children, which highlights some...
- Notices (0 speeches)
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The following notice was given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Rodeos (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to defend a sporting event that is part of our cultural heritage. In recent times there has been some sort of furore around the holding of rodeos. This is in the wake of a...
- Transport Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Last December the federal Labor member for Oxley, Mr Ripoll, called for a bridge to be constructed across the Brisbane River between his electorate and my electorate of Ryan. I again absolutely...
- Charlton Electorate: Centennial Coal (1 speech)
I rise to express my opposition to a proposal for an open-cut coal mine in my electorate of Charlton. Centennial Coal proposes to extend its underground operations at Awaba by open-cut mining...
- Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (9 speeches)
The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index was released early this week. Compiled by Professor Robert Cummins of Deakin University and sponsored by Australian Unity, the index seeks to rate life...
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (1 speech)
Sydney airport’s aircraft noise problems just get worse for the people whom I represent. The reason is the failed aviation policies of the Howard government. Media reports over the last two...
- Bloomhill Cancer Help (1 speech)
I rise in the chamber today to recognise Bloomhill Cancer Help, a self-funded charity on the Sunshine Coast with public benevolence status which was founded in 1997 by Margaret Gargan, a...
- Australian War Memorial (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the work currently under way at the Australian War Memorial on the Post-1945 Conflict Gallery. The Australian War Memorial was founded by Charles Bean, the famous...
- Flinders Electorate (1 speech)
Today I want to outline a three-point package for the towns of Rosebud, Rye and Dromana on the southern peninsula within my electorate of Flinders. What characterises these towns is that as well...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise today to once again draw the attention of the House to the Boeing dispute where 27 highly skilled aircraft maintenance workers remain locked out simply because they are seeking a...
- Ms Kathryn McKay; Mr Greg Hosa (1 speech)
Yesterday I attended the funeral of Kathryn McKay and Greg Hosa, well-known local identities in the electorate of Gilmore. We have had some unwanted headlines. You might recall that these are the...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-2006; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005-2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (48 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 February, on motion by Mr Nairn: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Mr Tanner moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That” be...
