House debates
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
- Workplace Relations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving the following motion, forthwith:That the House:(1) ...
- Fuel Tax Bill 2006; Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 29 March, on motion by Mr Dutton: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his statement to Alan Jones on Radio 2GB on 4 August: I mean some people have to work on public holidays ... it would be absurd...
- Employment (8 speeches)
My question is also addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister update the House on the latest labour market survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics? How does this survey...
- Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
Allow me to get the Prime Minister back to a state of brevity.
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Vanuatu. On behalf of the House I extend a very warm welcome to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. You will recall that, during the last fortnight’s sitting, my colleague the member for Lalor rhetorically asked a question. You made a ruling that...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister outline to the House how ongoing economic reform maintains a strong economy, meaning more jobs and higher pay for all...
- Workplace Relations (28 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Doesn’t the government’s own Employment Advocate confirm that 100 per cent of Australian Workplace Agreements, AWAs—that is, all of...
- Economy (23 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline for the Ryan electorate recent data on the Australian economy? What does this indicate about the Australian economic outlook? Are...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from Commission 1 of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, led by...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (22 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to Freehills, the government’s law firm of choice, which helped draft the government’s industrial relations changes....
- Group of Eight Summit (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer advise the House of outcomes from the recent G8 summit in St Petersburg? What progress is being made to reform global financial...
- Workplace Relations (7 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that on 28 March, a day after the government’s industrial relations legislation came into effect, eight...
- East Timor (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister advise the House how the government is working with the United Nations to achieve security and stability in East Timor?
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government’s $55 million advertising campaign, which included this WorkChoices booklet stamping the entitlements of rest breaks, annual...
- Rural Health Services (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House of action the government is taking to increase the number of doctors and nurses in country...
- Health: Rural Services (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the experience of statutory individual contracts in Western Australia under the Liberal Court-Kierath government during which...
- Australian Capital Territory: Schools Funding (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister update the House on government funding to schools in the Australian Capital Territory? Are there...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Question Time (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wonder if you could perhaps view the footage of question time to consider whether there has been some orchestration of disorderly behaviour by members opposite. I saw at least nine...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (11 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Points of Order (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question relates to page 41 of the Hansard of Thursday, 1 June 2006 and some, I am sure, inadvertently inconsistent matters that occurred today. On 1 June I sought to speak to a...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 45 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 45 of 2005-06 entitled Internet security in Australian government agencies. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- 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 and I move: That the House take note of the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, for the sitting on Wednesday, 14 June 2006, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent questions without notice being called on at...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Brand proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The government's driving down...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General reported informing the House of assent to the bill.
- Fuel Tax Bill 2006; Fuel Tax (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House do now adjourn.
- Health: Body Image (1 speech)
A lot of politicians recently have been talking about the obesity epidemic in Australia. It is very important that we do talk about obesity, but tonight I want to talk about the flipside of that...
- Queensland Health: Nurses (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of the parliament my concerns about the impact of the Queensland government’s offer to irresponsibly increase wage levels for public sector nurses in...
- Roads: Calder Highway; Gorton Electorate: Delfin Lend Lease (1 speech)
I rise to comment upon two public meetings held in the Gorton electorate last week: one dealt with the provision of education services to primary school students, and the other dealt with the...
- Solomon Electorate: Marrara Christian School (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to talk about the achievements of a Christian school in Darwin, working together with their local community and this government. They are maximising benefits from a small amount of...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Earlier today we witnessed yet another example of the desperate measures that this government will take to silence debate on its extreme industrial relations laws. We saw government members march...
- Grey Electorate (1 speech)
Travelling through my electorate in recent days has reminded me of the wonderful economic climate that we currently enjoy and of the progress that our community is making. I will mention a few...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2006-2007; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-2006; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (15 speeches)
Debate resumed from 1 June, on motion by Mr Costello: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Mr Swan moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That” be omitted...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Human Cloning (1 speech)
I wish to express concerns regarding the key recommendations of the Lockhart review on the prohibition of human cloning. The report was provided to the government towards the end of last year and...
- Hinkler Electorate: Legal Services (1 speech)
The shadow Attorney-General recently targeted Bundaberg as needing a community legal service and criticised me as the local MP for not fighting hard enough for one in our region. I am happy to...
- Mrs Amanda Stapleton (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an extraordinary woman named Amanda Stapleton. Amanda is the parent of a child named Pete, who is 13 years of age. Pete has multiple disabilities, including autism, and...
- Pacific Highway (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a very important issue in my electorate—that is, the upgrading of the Pacific Highway. As work continues to roll out, upgrading the road between Karuah and Bulahdelah,...
- Badgerys Creek Airport (3 speeches)
Today I want to address the House on a matter of key policy difference between the government and the opposition—that is, the importance of Badgerys Creek airport. This is a particularly...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
I want to stand publicly in the Main Committee today to acknowledge the acts of dedication to Australia of members of our veteran community. These men and women have dedicated significant...
- Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers (1 speech)
In this place on 1 June I believe I may well have unintentionally misled the House with certain information I gave in my speech on the appropriation bills. I was talking about the Liberation...
- Broadband Services (1 speech)
I rise to draw the attention of the House to the state of telephone and internet services in the electorate of Newcastle and the wider Hunter region. Today it has been revealed that complaints...
- National Schools Chaplaincy Program (1 speech)
I wish to put to the House today a proposal for a national schools chaplaincy program. In doing so, I want to examine three components: firstly, existing practice; secondly, the purpose of such a...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2006-2007; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-2006; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-2006 (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 2 to 5 (government business) be postponed until the next sitting. Question agreed to.
- East Timor (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 May, on motion by Mr Beazley: That the House take note of the statements.
