House debates
Thursday, 22 June 2006
- Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Costello. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In 2003, in accordance with the government’s aim of reducing complexity in tax laws, the Board of Taxation commenced a project to identify...
- Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Ruddock. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 makes amendments to the National Health Act 1953 and the Privacy Act 1988. These amendments address...
- Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Truss. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The bill implements domestically a significant international initiative to protect the marine environment. In order for ships to travel through...
- Independent Contractors Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Andrews. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, in introducing the Independent Contractors Bill 2006 and the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill...
- Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Andrews. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006 makes a number of necessary amendments to the Workplace...
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Hardgrave. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The primary purpose of this bill is to amend the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 by appropriating additional funding of $43.6...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Pearce. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends various taxation laws to implement a range of changes and improvements to Australia’s taxation system. Schedule 1 to this...
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Pearce. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will give the force of law in Australia to a protocol amending the Australia-New Zealand double tax agreement. The bill will insert the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Approval of Work (1 speech)
On behalf of the Special Minister of State, I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 , it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work...
- Public Works Committee; Reference (1 speech)
On behalf of the Special Minister of State, I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 , the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary...
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (13 speeches)
Debate resumed from 21 June, on motion by Mr Hardgrave: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Ms Macklin moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That” be...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Members’ Interests Committee; Report (1 speech)
As required by resolutions of the House, I table copies of notifications of alterations of interests received during the period 30 March 2006 to 21 June 2006.
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report from the Publications Committee sitting in conference with the Publications Committee of the Senate. Copies of the report are being placed on the table. Report—by...
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’S Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Do Not Call Register Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
Bill returned from the Senate with an amendment. Ordered that the amendment be considered immediately. Senate’s amendment— (1) Clause 39, page 31 (line 13),...
- Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Minister, in light of concerns that some pistols issued to members of the ADF security detachment in Baghdad were made in 1963, will the minister...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House how tax cuts applying from the end of next week will help workers in my electorate of Fairfax and across Australia?...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer, and it follows his revelation of a continued sojourn by him, lonely in his cold flat in Canberra. Treasurer, while you were being warmed by Mr Latham’s...
- Trade (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade. Would the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House what the government is doing to ensure that there is a...
- Immigration (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm whether the proposed amendments he has announced to the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 will...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Neil O’Keefe, a former member for Burke. On behalf of the House, I extend to him a very warm welcome.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Family Relationship Centres (13 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Attorney-General. Would the Attorney-General update the House on how the new family relationship centres will help families such as those with children attending...
- Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to an answer he gave in question time yesterday when he said: ... there is overwhelmingly a need to have a policy that allows...
- Indigenous Communities (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is the minister aware of further evidence of endemic violence and abuse in some Indigenous...
- Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his answer during question time yesterday when he said: ... if you have a skills shortage ... it stands to reason that you have...
- Health Services (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Is the minister aware of reports that Goulburn Hospital is closing its children’s ward on the weekend? Does the government...
- Skilled Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Chief Executive of the Australian Meat Industry Council, Mr Kevin Cottrill, has confirmed on ABC radio that the...
- Sugar Industry (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister update the House on the detected outbreak of sugarcane disease in my electorate of Hinkler?...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the case of Tisha Vimpani, sacked and escorted from her job at a Sydney RSL club for chewing the Nicorette gum that helps her...
- Human Services (13 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Human Services. How has the government responded to community concerns in my electorate about accessibility of government services? What is the...
- Internet Pornography (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government’s belated response to Labor’s plan to protect Australian children from internet pornography. Why does the government...
- Workplace Relations (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Small Business and Tourism. Could businesses in my electorate of McPherson be hurt by proposals to abolish Australian workplace agreements? What...
- Telecommunications (17 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party and relates to a story in today’s Land newspaper headed ‘Nats push for line parity’. Is the Deputy...
- Roads to Recovery Program (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. Would the minister inform the House of funding that councils in my electorate of Kalgoorlie and throughout...
- Adelaide Airport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, and I refer the minister to his statement in the consideration in detail stage of the appropriation bills on 14 June when, in...
- New Apprenticeships (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education. Would the minister outline to the House measures that this government is taking to encourage business to take on...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Behaviour (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question relates to the legitimate freedom of expression of members during parliamentary proceedings. Earlier in question time, you required the Leader of the Opposition to...
- Committee Reports: Government Responses (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on 1 December last year, over six months ago, I asked you a question related to the practice outlined on page 689 of House of Representatives Practice whereby the Speaker presents a...
- Parliamentary Behaviour (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question for you. It relates to the member for Mackellar’s conduct in question time today and on more than 50 other occasions during this parliament. I refer to page...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 48 of 2005-06 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 48 of 2005-06 entitled Interim phase of the audit of financial statements of general government sector entities for the year ending 30 June...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Responses: Report (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of outstanding government responses to reports of House of Representatives and joint committees, incorporating reports tabled and...
- 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 standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business after 9.30 p.m.) be suspended for the remainder of this period of...
- Special Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House, at its rising, adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 August 2006, unless the Speaker or, in the event of the Speaker being unavailable, the Deputy Speaker, fixes an...
- Leave of Absence (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting. Question agreed to.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Iraq (3 speeches)
by leave—Earlier this week Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, announced the transfer of responsibility for security in Al Muthanna province from coalition forces to the Iraqi...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Iraq; Reference (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the following order of the day be referred to the Main Committee for debate:Australian Defence Force commitment to southern Iraq—Motion moved by the Prime...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Earlier this week the honourable member for Chifley raised a matter of privilege alleging that the failure of Australia Post to deliver certain items of mail from his office may amount to an...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (22 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Gorton proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The mounting evidence that...
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this bill be considered immediately. Bill agreed to.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House do now adjourn.
- Iraq (1 speech)
I rise to make some comments on the prime ministerial statement today on the new role for our troops in Iraq. The statement went into some detail regarding background but very little detail...
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee Report (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the report of the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services entitled Corporate responsibility: managing risk and creating value. The committee’s inquiry...
- Iraq (1 speech)
I want to add to the remarks of my good friend the member for Barton on the Prime Minister’s statement today on the deployment of Australian troops in Iraq. At the outset, I think it is...
- Achieving Sustainable Groundwater Entitlements Program (1 speech)
I rise tonight to advise the House of an injustice—one of the worst injustices I have ever seen and that I would ever wish to see happening to Australian people. That injustice is happening...
- Iraq (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to make some comments on the statement made earlier today by the Prime Minister with respect to the latest deployment to Iraq. The first point I want to make...
- Retirees (1 speech)
I draw the attention of the House to the lot of retired people in our community. On a frequent basis I communicate with people through things such as surveys. For example, a fortnight ago I spent...
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia’S Skills Needs) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Paddington Public School; Cleveland Street Intensive English High School (1 speech)
I wanted to inform the House of two very significant events that happened in May in my electorate. Two public schools in my electorate celebrated their 150th anniversaries: Cleveland Street...
- Jandakot Airport (1 speech)
I rise this morning to support the proposed relocation of Jandakot Airport in Western Australia. Jandakot Airport is the busiest general aviation airport in this country. It is located in the...
- Breast Cancer: Herceptin (1 speech)
I wish to place on record my thanks to the many people who have signed my petition to have Herceptin placed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. These constituents from Banks number among tens...
- Scarborough Primary School (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Scarborough Primary School, one of the very good primary schools within my electorate of Stirling. Its canteen has just been judged the healthiest canteen in the...
- Bankstown Airport (1 speech)
I rise to express my concern and dismay at an article in the Daily Telegraph entitled ‘Thrust for new jets at Bankstown’. Having gone through the whole process of getting a management...
- Handicapped Persons Association of the Northern Territory (1 speech)
I wish to speak today about a true blue Territory organisation that has and deserves the support of this government and the community so that more opportunities are available for the important...
- Western Australia: Great Northern Highway (1 speech)
On 24 November 2003, a petition was presented to the House about the unsafe condition of the Great Northern Highway, a major highway in Western Australia. In an adjournment speech on 1 December...
- Hinkler Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
The Gladstone region is getting better health services under the coalition government. Just this week, the government delivered more than $58,000 under the Medical Specialists Outreach Assistance...
- Lilley Electorate: Broadband Services (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to raise my concerns about the state of broadband roll-out in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The local network infrastructure is not up to scratch, and Telstra is not...
- Wakefield Electorate: Community Activities; Health Services (1 speech)
I rise today to speak to the House about the need for all three levels of government to work together for the benefit of small communities in our rural and regional areas. These are not...
- Dental Health (2 speeches)
In the short time that remains before this debate expires I would like to bring to the attention of the House the shocking state of dental health care available in Australia and to remind the...
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 30 March, on motion by Mr Baldwin: That this bill be now read a second time.
- East Timor (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 June, on motion by Mr Beazley: That the House take note of the statements.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
- Education (1 speech)
In my first speech as an elected member of parliament I emphasised the importance of the public education system throughout our nation’s history. It has been an important component in the...
- Anzac Day (1 speech)
Each year as Anzac Day approaches I encourage the local children to write to me with their Anzac Day stories, and each year I try to read into the Hansard extracts from some of the contributions....
- Social Welfare (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House today a letter I received from a constituent. This constituent pointed out to me the predicament that he is in and the stresses that are being...
- Investing in Our Schools Program (1 speech)
I am pleased to rise to talk about the delivery of an outstanding program in my electorate of Moncrieff. I am exceptionally pleased at the performance of the Howard government’s Investing...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The current level of concern in the community over the government’s extreme industrial relations changes has focused on the plight of employees who have felt the brunt of employers’...
- After-Hours Medical Services (1 speech)
I rise to announce to the House the signing of the GP after-hours service agreement for the Hunter region. This has been long negotiated. The program was started in 1998. The very first pilot...
- After-Hours Medical Services; World Refugee Day (1 speech)
I welcome the commitment of the previous speaker, the member for Paterson, to GP Access After Hours. I only wish they would fund it for four years, as Labor promised to do, so that the member for...
- Tom Quilty Gold Cup; Beaudesert Country and Horse Festival; Unemployment (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of parliament two extraordinary events held in my electorate last weekend. Boonah Shire Council hosted the 2006 Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance ride over the...
- Education (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about school funding and in particular certain schools in my electorate which have been grossly underfunded and discriminated against. These schools serve the Orthodox Jewish...
- Darwin Business Enterprise Centre (1 speech)
I rise in this adjournment debate to draw the attention of the chamber to the absolutely marvellous support scheme being conducted for small businesses by the Darwin Business Enterprise Centre....
