House debates
Monday, 26 February 2007
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Education and Vocational Training Committee; Report (3 speeches)
On behalf of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Vocational Training, I present the committee’s report of the inquiry into teacher education entitled Top of the...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (7 speeches)
by leave—On behalf of the member for Macquarie, I move: That the House:(1)recognises the pressures of an ageing population;(2)acknowledges the enormous contribution made by senior citizens...
- Dental Health (22 speeches)
I move: That the House:(1)notes that:(a)since the abolition of the Commonwealth Dental Program, waiting lists for dental services have increased dramatically;(b)an increasing number of...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Hoxton Park Airport (1 speech)
On Saturday another serious incident occurred near Hoxton Park Airport, when a light aircraft crashed into a paddock on Cowpasture Road, in an area planned for residential development. The pilot...
- Lions Youth of the Year (1 speech)
Last week I had the privilege of chairing the judging panel for the Lions Youth of the Year contest. This is an annual contest hosted by the Palm Beach-Currumbin Lions Club, and this is the third...
- Human Rights: Vietnam (1 speech)
Civil and human rights for the people of Vietnam is an issue which many honourable members are concerned about. Late last year, a cross-section of members from all parties signed an open letter...
- Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
This Sunday, 4 March, is Clean Up Australia Day. Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians give freely of their time to help clean up their local environment. In my electorate of Hasluck,...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Senior managers have given the Work Choices legislation a thumbs down, according to a recent Gold Coast survey. The survey of 300 business managers by a Gold Coast tourism organisation has...
- Ms Pauline Hanson (1 speech)
Politics and government are very serious endeavours. I understand that today Ms Pauline Hanson has announced that she intends to run for the Senate at the next federal election. This country has...
- Kokoda Track (1 speech)
More than 600 Australians were killed on the Kokoda Track and hundreds wounded. A recent article in the Australian of 24 February said: Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has been accused of...
- Kingston Electorate: Mobile Phone Tower (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House the hard work of a very determined constituent in my electorate of Kingston. Jenny Francis of Christies Beach found out that plans had been...
- Melbourne Jazz; International Festival (1 speech)
I want to commend the Melbourne Jazz International Festival, which is going to be held from 3 to 12 May. I congratulate Albert Dadon, the creative chairman of the jazz festival, who is going to...
- Unity Park BMX Track (1 speech)
On Saturday just past, I had the pleasure of representing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, to assist in opening the Unity Park BMX track and...
- Lowe Electorate: Aircraft Noise (2 speeches)
It is with deep regret that I report that too much aircraft noise has been appearing over my electorate of Lowe. It is scandalous that the government has not implemented the long-term operating...
- Parliamentary Language (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
On the last sitting day, several points of order were taken and several questions were asked about the withdrawal of unparliamentary expressions. I undertook to consider the matter further. I...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Foreign Affairs will be absent from question time today. He is returning from the biennial Australia-New Zealand Foreign Ministers Meeting, in New...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Qantas (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What information has the Treasurer sought on the likely impact on the Qantas credit rating if the bid by Airline Partners Australia proceeds?
- Water (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. With water and the Murray River being the most important topics in my electorate, would the Prime Minister update the House on the...
- Qantas (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and refers to the Treasurer’s last answer on the proposed sale of Qantas. Would the Prime Minister explain to the House how the Treasurer’s...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer advise the House of the importance of carefully managing Commonwealth expenditure in the Australian economy? Are there any threats...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the Interparliamentary Study Program. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm welcome.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Qantas (5 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his answer to the previous question, where he said he had been misreported by the Australian Financial Review that he was backing the...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister in his capacity as Minister for Transport and Regional Services. In terms of climate change, what initiatives are the government taking in...
- Interest Rates (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister confirm that official Reserve Bank figures demonstrate that the proportion of household income consumed by mortgage interest payments...
- Wool (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer update the House on action the government is taking to assist rural business against damaging secondary boycott activity?
- Interest Rates (4 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister, and I refer to the RBA table that I tabled after my last question. Based on that table, will the Prime Minister confirm that official Reserve Bank...
- Climate Change (20 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Would the minister update the House on the support delivered to clean coal technology under the Australian...
- Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister, and I refer to my two previous questions on mortgage payments as a proportion of household income. Can the Prime Minister confirm that Australian...
- Iraq (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister update the House on Australia’s contribution to training the Iraqi security forces? Is the minister aware of any...
- Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his answer to a previous question where he said that Australia’s interest rates were higher than those of many other economies because...
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware of the most recent industrial disputes data for the state of Western Australia? Is the...
- Iraq (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to his comparison of the battle of Kokoda and Australia’s current engagement in Iraq. Has the minister reflected...
- Health (25 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister outline to the House how the government is improving preventative health measures and helping to treat chronic...
- Lights Off Australia Campaign (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the government support Sunrise’s Lights Off Australia by turning off the lights of all unoccupied Commonwealth government buildings on the first...
- Investing in Our Schools Program (9 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister provide the House with an update on the Investing in Our Schools Program? How have schools around...
- Parliamentarians’ Entitlements (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is he aware of government MPs using taxpayer funded allowances to openly advertise and campaign in adjoining electorates, such as this ‘Working for...
- Older Workers (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Vocational and Further Education. Would the minister inform the House how the government is helping older workers to gain work skills? How many workers have...
- MR George Miller (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
On indulgence, I know I will meet with the approval of all members in extending to George Miller, the great Australian director, the congratulations of the Australian parliament in light of the...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Rulings (15 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question to you, and it concerns your ruling which you laid out prior to question time concerning the events in the parliament on 15 February 2007. Part of the concern that I...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows and copies will be referred to the appropriate ministers:
- Responses (1 speech)
The Clerk: A ministerial response to a petition previously presented to the House has been received as follows: Dear Mr Harris I refer to your letter dated 5 December 2006 which provided me with...
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Housing (9 speeches)
I move: That the House condemns the New South Wales Government for presiding over the highest amount of State and local government taxes and charges levied on the cost of a new home and for...
- Child Care (0 speeches)
- (10 speeches)
I move: That the House:(1)supports a universal right to early learning for all Australian four-year-olds through the introduction of an entitlement to 15 hours of play-based learning per week,...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Question proposed: That grievances be noted.
- Lyons Electorate: Health (1 speech)
I wish to alert the House to an ongoing issue that is of particular concern to the residents of my electorate. As the largest electorate in Tasmania, Lyons contains some of the most isolated...
- Veterans: Citizenship (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I take this opportunity today to speak to you about an issue, which should be of great concern to all members, regarding the immigration status of Australian war veterans. I will...
- Workplace Harassment (1 speech)
Today I want to raise an issue which should concern all members of this House—the issue of harassment of staff. We may not see it as something we as individual members practise; however, I...
- Howard Government; Ryan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
As the federal member for the division of Ryan in Queensland, I have been proud to be a part of the Howard government since I had the great privilege of coming into this parliament in November...
- Iraq (1 speech)
I want to commence my remarks in this grievance debate with a quote. It is from one of Australia’s most respected diplomats, the former ambassador to the United Nations, a former secretary...
- Water (1 speech)
I want to make a contribution in the grievance debate on the issue of water, the announcement by the Prime Minister on the Murray-Darling Basin and, subsequent to that, the agreement of some...
- Child Care (1 speech)
The Howard government has failed and is still failing hardworking families, families with children, families who work long hours to support their children and to pay their mortgages, families who...
- Bruce Highway (2 speeches)
Most of us in this place are familiar with the opportunism of the Labor Party and their willingness to do and say anything if they think there is a vote in it, particularly in an election year....
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Audit Inspection) Bill 2007; Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2007; Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Marking of Plastic Explosives) Bill 2007; Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 6) Bill 2007; Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2006; Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the House of assent to the bills.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Reference (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Main Committee for debate. Question agreed to.
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 February, on motion by Dr Stone: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Consideration in Detail (10 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- 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.
- Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (30 speeches)
Debate resumed from 7 February, on motion by Mr Brough: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Electoral Act (1 speech)
I think almost every Australian is aware that a federal election will be held some time this year—although, obviously, there is much speculation about the date. I think that it is for that...
- Internet Access for the Visually Impaired (1 speech)
I wish to speak tonight of a remarkable and inspirational young man who is a constituent of the Hasluck electorate, a resident of High Wycombe. Scott Hollier received his doctorate in philosophy...
- Member for Indi (1 speech)
I rise tonight to raise a concern I have about the member for Indi’s recent appointment to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. If we need any more evidence of the arrogance...
- New South Wales Police Service (1 speech)
I rise to give my full support to the New South Wales Police Service and their efforts to increase base police numbers. The New South Wales Police Service can only be as good as the resources...
- Chisholm Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of issue to the federal parliament, not a matter that is bound in the state arena as the member opposite did. Funnily enough, there is a state election happening in...
- Port Wakefield Primo Abattoir (2 speeches)
I rise this evening to draw the attention of this parliament to one of the success stories in the electorate of Wakefield, which, whilst successful, is today going through a very difficult time....
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2006-2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (18 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 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...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2006-2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 8 February, on motion by Mr Nairn: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time. 10000Causley, Ian (The DEPUTY SPEAKER)Ordered that...
