House debates
Thursday, 15 February 2007
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2007 (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 Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transitional...
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007 (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 Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007 will amend the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to improve the operation of debt agreements...
- Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007 (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 Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007 will amend the Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997 to impose the realisations charge and...
- Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
- Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2007 (1 speech)
I move: Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2007 The customs tariff proposal that I have just tabled contains an alteration to the Customs Tariff Act 1995, effective from 1 January 2007. The Customs...
- Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007 (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 Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007 amends the Migration Act to create a new class of temporary visa to be known as a maritime crew...
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr McGauran. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian government has provided $48.5 million over four years to establish an Indigenous television content service—National...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Dutton. 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 and superannuation laws to implement a range of changes and improvements to Australia’s taxation system....
- Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 14 February, on motion by Mr Pyne: 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.
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (44 speeches)
Debate resumed from 7 February, on motion by Dr Stone: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Small Business and Tourism will be absent from question time today. She is in Sydney on official business. The Minister for Trade will answer questions on...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Workplace Agreements (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, will the government release in Senate estimates hearings today the full statistical details of the protected award...
- Satellite Communications System (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House about plans for a new United States communication facility in Western Australia and the...
- Australian Workplace Agreements (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer the minister to his last answer, in which he said employment agreements were a matter for employers and...
- Satellite Communications System (19 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Given that the government is negotiating with the United States for a joint communications facility at Geraldton, Western Australia, what is...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Isn’t it a fact that the only reason the minister will not use his power to direct the OEA to provide statistical...
- James Hardie (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the progress of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to matters arising from the...
- Climate Change (9 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why hasn’t the Treasurer’s department modelled the potential impacts of climate change on the Australian economy?
- Iraq (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister inform the House of the government’s stance on supporting the democratic government in Iraq. Would the minister advise...
- Economy (34 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer and acting leader of the Liberal Party. I refer the Treasurer to a report by Glenn Milne on Monday, 12 February, in the Australian where Mr Milne wrote: No wonder...
- Health Services (46 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister inform the House how public hospitals are performing under the Australian health care agreements? Are the state...
- Economy (13 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why did the Treasurer fail to deny Mr Milne’s statement and his destabilising activities in the government?
- Coal Industry (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Trade. Would the minister update the House on the impressive international trading performance of the coal industry in Australia and its importance to...
- Satellite Communications System (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence and refers to the proposed new joint facility that both he and the foreign minister mentioned earlier in question time. Why hasn’t the minister...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Would the minister inform the House how the Australian government is investing in clean coal as a part of its...
- Dental Health (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Didn’t the minister yesterday tell the House that, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, state government...
- Health (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister confirm the importance of regular holidays for the health of ordinary Australian workers, particularly those in...
- Howard Government (11 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Is the Acting Prime Minister aware that in the last 48 hours at least six of his cabinet colleagues used ‘blame the states’ as an excuse...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Water (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I know we have had a lot of water in northern Australia, particularly in Far North Queensland. I know that in recognition of the drought you have taken all the water out of the...
- Parliamentary Language (4 speeches)
I refer to your ruling today regarding my request as Manager of Opposition Business that an offensive remark be withdrawn. I draw your attention to the Hansard of 22 June 2006, page 72, where the...
- Main Committee: Reference (4 speeches)
Yesterday you tabled a response to a report of the Procedure Committee, Media coverage of House proceedings. As you are not a member of the executive, can I ask whether or not you would have any...
- Parliamentary Language (11 speeches)
I want to raise a similar matter to that raised by the Manager of Opposition Business. I will not repeat all of the points he made, which I agree with, but I am concerned about the implications...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Standing Orders (8 speeches)
My question goes to standing order 89. My question to you is: if a form of words is commonly used in public discussion or in a national newspaper and the member to whom those words apply in the...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
You will be pleased to know the question does not relate to our former discussion but rather to an event that took place yesterday. I wonder, Mr Speaker, whether you would contact Professor Peetz...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
A document is 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...
- Special Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House, at its rising, adjourn until Monday, 26 February, at 12.30 pm, unless the Speaker or, in the event of the Speaker being unavailable, the Deputy Speaker fixes an...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Water (9 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 Government’s...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report from the Publications Committee. Copies of the report are being placed on the table. Report—by leave—adopted.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being almost 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Veterans’ Affairs (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about veterans’ health issues and, in particular, some evidence that came out regarding some of these issues at Senate estimates last night. The issue of...
- La Trobe Electorate: Gemco Players Community Theatre (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that Gemco Players Community Theatre, in Emerald, in my electorate of La Trobe, has received a grant of $440,000 under the Australian government’s Regional...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Climate change is now fixed in the consciousness of the Australian people. Working together to find the responses to best manage this phenomenon is perhaps the greatest human challenge of our...
- Milk Prices (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon in the adjournment debate to place on the public record a concern that was prompted during a recent advertising campaign by one of the major supermarket chains. While I was...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
Last year I made a speech in this House outlining my critique of the manner in which the published opinion polls were being reported. I believe subsequent events have borne out the validity of...
- Government Policies (1 speech)
There has been some attempt to have some sort of discussion about what is in the best interests of Australia and what plans each respective major party has for Australia. The member for Grayndler...
- Mardi Gras (1 speech)
On Sunday I will be attending Fair Day, a part of the Mardi Gras festival, and planting a heart at Victoria Park under the theme ‘All love is equal’. The Mardi Gras festival is a...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Community Development Employment Projects (1 speech)
I want to make a statement today about the Community Development Employment Projects program run by the Redfern Aboriginal Corporation. I met with local residents in Redfern recently, and they...
- McPherson Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
I would like to put on the record today my sincere thanks to two different organisations in my electorate who hosted wonderful citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day. This is the third year that...
- Centrelink (1 speech)
Last week in the House I raised concerns that some constituents have with Job Network providers. Today I would like to raise concerns of a constituent who has had enormous problems with...
- Mr David Hicks (1 speech)
At all times whilst I have been the member for Paterson I have been very proud to represent the people of Williamtown RAAF base—the best RAAF base in Australia; our defence people are the...
- Rotavirus Vaccination (1 speech)
I want to raise today the issue of rotavirus, an extremely unpleasant, awful and preventable illness which infects many children under five, often more than once. To give you an idea of what an...
- Flinders Electorate: Tooradin Pharmacy (1 speech)
I am delighted to take this opportunity to inform the people of Tooradin, Blind Bight, Warneet and Cannons Creek in my electorate that a new pharmacy has been approved for Tooradin. This is an...
- House of Representatives: Debates (1 speech)
At the behest of the government, on Tuesday the standing orders were changed. Because the debate was gagged I was unable to speak in the debate. As Deputy Chairman of the Procedure Committee, I...
- Queensland: Australian Labor Party (3 speeches)
Once again the Australian Labor Party is using the people and industries of Central Queensland as political pawns by interfering in the democratic preselection process. The ALP talks about...
- Mr Lindsay King (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a great man, Lindsay King, who, sadly, passed away last week. His passing has been mourned by the Cranbourne community. Lindsay was categorised as the doyen of...
- Sunshine Coast Arts Community (2 speeches)
I wish to draw attention to the ever-developing and growing arts community on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Honourable members would be aware that there is a significant number of artists in...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2006-2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed from 14 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...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
- Abbeyfield Disability (1 speech)
I want to take the opportunity today to bring to the attention of the chamber a great story of determination and persistence which has led to a wonderful outcome. About seven years or so back, a...
- Mr Tom Quinn OAM (1 speech)
The last day of sittings in this place last year, 7 December, was a very sad day in the city of Bundaberg, with the passing of a bastion of the local community. Tom Quinn had fought a long battle...
- Calwell Electorate: Community Survey (1 speech)
I want to report to this House the findings of a community survey that I conducted in my electorate of Calwell just before Christmas last year. Residents were asked to number in order of...
- Road Trauma Services (1 speech)
I want to highlight the work of a relatively new Sunshine Coast group that goes by the name of Road Trauma Services Queensland. This organisation offers counselling services to victims, family...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The central proposition of the Howard government’s extreme industrial relations laws is that every worker has the capacity to negotiate with their boss on the terms and conditions of their...
- Volunteering (1 speech)
I would like to spend the time I have in the Main Committee today to acknowledge the enormous contribution volunteers make, not only to the communities in my electorate of Forde. They are out...
