House debates
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
- Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (7 speeches)
Debate resumed from 11 October, on motion by Mr Andrews: That this bill be now read a second time.
- 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.
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 October, on motion by Mr Hunt: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I inform the House that the Minister for Health and Ageing will be absent from question time today. He is in Brisbane for Exercise Cumpston. The Minister for Education, Science and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Small Business Interest Rate Relief Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party. Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that under the 2002 Small Business Interest Rate Relief Program the government...
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister advise the House how Australian workplaces are using choice to make arrangements which best suit their needs? Is the Prime Minister...
- Oil for Food Program (12 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party. Did the New South Wales branch of The Nationals put forward the following motion at the national federal conference...
- Birthrate (38 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House—
- Australian Wheat Board (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Can the minister confirm that, under the present law, wheat growers transfer the ownership of their grain to AWB at the...
- Farms (9 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister explain to the House the importance for electorates like my electorate...
- Oil for Food Program (10 speeches)
My question again is to the Deputy Prime Minister and relates to his most recent statements, including on 15 October this year, on the Cole inquiry—statements which he has made since...
- Drought (2 speeches)
My very constructive question is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Would the minister advise the House of the government’s assistance to drought-affected...
- Mining (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and relates to BHP Billiton’s feasibility study into mining a 500 million tonne coal deposit on the Liverpool Plains west of Werris Creek. Is the Prime...
- Iraq (22 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on Australia’s policy in relation to Iraq and our contribution to building democracy there?...
- Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister advise the House how workplace reform is ensuring the Australian economy stays strong and is...
- Terrorism (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It relates to the $300 million kickback that his ministry and he turned a blind eye to and its relationship to terrorism. Given...
- (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister advise the House on Australia’s approach to improving governance in our region? Are there any alternative...
- Skills Shortage (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education. Can the minister inform the House just how long welders have been on the national skills shortage list?
- Renewable Energy (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Would the minister update the House on government initiatives to encourage renewable energy generation in Australia?...
- Skilled Migration (26 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the minimum 457 visa salary being paid to the 40 Filipino welders at Dartbridge Welding is at least 20 per cent below the...
- ADI Munitions Factory (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister update the House on the status of the ADI munitions factory at Mulwala?
- Skilled Migration (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, when will the government adopt Labor’s plan for comprehensive spot audits—that include full checks of wages, documents and...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Skilled Migration (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Standing Orders (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question to you goes to the application of the standing orders—specifically standing order 64, which requires members, in referring to other members, to refer to them by...
- Question Time (15 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I direct your attention to page 553 of House of Representatives Practiceand I am making the assumption that we are still applying House of Representatives Practice and still using the...
- Questions in Writing (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, under standing order 105(b), I would ask that you write to the Prime Minister. I asked on 31 May 2006 question No. 3592, which is about whether he would rule out locating a nuclear...
- Laptop Computer (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have noted the innovation of the laptop computer in the Speaker’s chair, and I presume it is to provide helpful information from the Clerk in a timely way. I have noticed you...
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner (0 speeches)
- Annual Report (1 speech)
I present the annual report of the Parliamentary Service Commissioner for 2005-06. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 7 of 2006-07 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 7 of 2006-07 entitled Visa management: working holidaymakers, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Ordered that the report...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
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...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Pacific Relations (15 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Maribyrnong proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The petulance of 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, 30 October 2006. The report will...
- Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006; Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Referred to Main Committee (1 speech)
I move: That the bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration. Question agreed to.
- Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill received from the Senate, and read a first time. Ordered that the second reading be made an order of the day for the next sitting.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That Main Committee order of the day No. 1, government business, be returned to the House for further consideration. Question agreed to. The matter will be set down for consideration...
- Local Government (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 16 October, on motion by Mr Lloyd: That the House:(1)recognises that local government is part of the governance of Australia, serving communities through locally elected...
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Waste Watch (5 speeches)
I rise in this adjournment debate to comment upon Labor’s Waste Watch committee’s annual report into Howard government waste. As deputy chair of the task force that was set up by Kim...
- Debt Relief (1 speech)
I wish to inform the House that over 350 people from Holy Family Parish, Menai in my electorate signed a petition related to debt relief for developing countries. The petition has been forwarded...
- BlueScope Steel Ltd (1 speech)
I rise with regret this evening to criticise BlueScope Steel. On 26 September BlueScope Steel’s chief financial officer, Mr Paul O’Malley, wrote to suppliers of his company and calmly...
- Vegvision 2020 (1 speech)
Wednesday, 13 September 2006 was an exciting day for Australia’s vegetable industry. The release of a new strategic plan, Vegvision 2020, was officially launched by the Minister for...
- Australian Wheat Board (1 speech)
At the outset, I note that the Minister for Trade is in the House tonight. I am pleased that he is here to hear what I am about to say. I wish to once again draw to the attention of the House my...
- Vietnam War Memorial (3 speeches)
I rise to draw the attention of the House tonight to an event which took place this Sunday immediately past in Adelaide. I refer to the unveiling and dedication of a Vietnam war memorial at...
- Ministerial Reply (7 speeches)
It would be inappropriate for me to allow the comments made by the honourable member for Capricornia to go without a response. This is the second time she has come into this chamber, late in the...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
The following notices were given:
