House debates
Thursday, 1 March 2007
- Nuclear Energy (0 speeches)
- Motion (5 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the House:(a)noting that the Prime Minister has refused to rule out a nuclear power plant in any location...
- Dress Code (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I remind all members that, while it may be Thursday morning, they are expected to uphold proper dress standards.
- Health Insurance Amendment (Provider Number Review) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Abbott. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill proposes an amendment to the Health Insurance Act 1973 relating to the arrangements for reviewing the operation of sections I9AA, 3GA...
- Special Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House, at its rising, adjourn until Tuesday, 20 March, at 2 p.m., unless the Speaker or, in the event of the Speaker being unavailable, the Deputy Speaker, fixes an alternative...
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Information and Other Measures) 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. This bill is an omnibus bill which makes amendments to four acts, all of which contain mirror provisions relating to personal identifiers. The...
- Governance Review Implementation (Treasury Portfolio Agencies) Bill 2007 (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. Today I introduce a bill which will improve the corporate governance of three statutory authorities in the Treasury portfolio. Those authorities...
- Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Ley. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian government is committed to building the sustainability of the agriculture sector and providing assistance when it experiences...
- Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Ley. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The purpose of this bill is to amend the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989. The amendments follow the...
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Approval of Proposal (1 speech)
On behalf of the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, I move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974 , the House approves the following proposal for work...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969 , the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, I present the report of the committee entitled Statutory oversight of the Australian Securities and...
- Australian Citizenship Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (3 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 27 February. Senate’s amendments—(1)Clause 19B, page 21 (line 18), omit “(7)”, substitute “(7A)”.(2)Clause 19D, page 24 (line 5),...
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Augmenting Offshore Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 February, on motion by Mr Ruddock: 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.
- Airports Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (18 speeches)
Debate resumed from 30 November, on motion by Mr Vaile: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, who is responsible for the nuclear industry. Given the minister currently has portfolio responsibility for the nuclear industry...
- Water (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister update the House on progress on the government’s National Water Initiative? How will this help the Australian...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Ham Lini, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, and the Hon. Willie Jimmy, the Vanuatu Minister for...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Nuclear Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, as the minister responsible for the nuclear industry. Will the minister release the full submission to the Switkowski inquiry...
- National Reform Agenda (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House results from the latest Productivity Commission report on the potential benefits of the national reform agenda?...
- Nuclear Waste (2 speeches)
My question again is to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Is the industry minister aware that the director of Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd, Mr Hugh Morgan, stated on 12 July...
- Irrigated Agriculture (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the importance of irrigated agriculture...
- Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. If the minister will not have a nuclear reactor in his electorate, how does he expect others to have one in theirs?
- Business Lobbyists (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Has the Treasurer been notified of any business interest in nuclear energy? What is the role of business lobbyists in relation to economic policy?
- Mr Noel Crichton-Browne (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister provide the House with full details of contact between members of his government and former Liberal senator Noel Crichton-Browne?
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on any plans to advance regional cooperation against terrorism? Is the minister aware of any...
- Mr Noel Crichton-Browne (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Western Australian CCC inquiry was told on 21 February this year that former Liberal senator Noel Crichton-Browne...
- Nurses (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister inform the House what the government has done to improve the position of nurses in Australia? Are there any...
- Exclusive Brethren (17 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the Exclusive Brethren directly supported his re-election in the seat of Bennelong at the last federal election?
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is directed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister update the House on the way in which the government’s workforce reforms have assisted...
- Exclusive Brethren (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm reports in the Age on 10 February that the exposure of his links with the Exclusive Brethren has caused his office to...
- Education (17 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Would the minister inform the House how the government is working towards greater consistency in Australian schools?...
- Exclusive Brethren (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Special Minister of State. How much money did the Exclusive Brethren spend on the 2004 election campaign to publish ads such as this in the Adelaide Advertiser:...
- Water (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Would the minister outline to the House the government’s commitment to water recycling? Is the minister...
- Government Commercial Dealings: Western Australia (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask: will the Prime Minister rule out that any recent commercial dealings have occurred between any member of his government and Mr Brian Burke or Mr Noel...
- Superannuation (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer. Would the minister inform the House how the government is helping low- and middle-income earners in the seat of...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Nuclear Energy (14 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Documents are presented 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...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Working Families (28 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Gellibrand proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The cost of living...
- Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that the 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.
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that the 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.
- Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that the 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006; CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) AMENDMENT BILL 2006; BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2007; VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLES AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2006; MARITIME LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) BILL 2006; FAMILY LAW (DIVORCE FEES VALIDATION) BILL 2007; ACIS ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT (UNEARNED CREDIT LIABILITY) BILL 2007 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
- Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment 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.
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions) 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.
- Airports Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Howard Government (1 speech)
On 6 June 1995 John Howard, before he became Prime Minister, gave his first headland speech. In that speech the Prime Minister committed himself to parliamentary reform. He said: For that reason...
- Leader of the Opposition (3 speeches)
This afternoon we witnessed the most extraordinary question time that I have ever seen in my 2½ years in the House. Serious questions were raised about the dealings of the Leader of the...
- Professor David Peetz (1 speech)
I was shocked by the unwarranted and quite vicious attack launched on Professor David Peetz by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in question time on 14 February, although it...
- Charles Sturt University: School of Dentistry and Oral Health (1 speech)
Last week I was at the Bathurst campus of Charles Sturt University, where the vice-chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, launched the university’s proposal and detailed plans for a school of...
- Interest Rates (1 speech)
Today 9.1 per cent of household finances are dedicated to mortgage repayments—that is some 50 percent higher than the peak reached under the Hawke-Keating government in September 1989....
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
Today I rise to speak on renewable energy—a matter I also raised in the Main Committee earlier today, where I discussed the Howard government’s programs and policies that have...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The following notice was given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Study (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the current situation regarding the Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Study. At the last election the Howard government refused to commit to a study, instead...
- Rural Bushfire Brigades (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the wonderful work of the rural bushfire brigades that are in my electorate, and particularly in the Hawkesbury. The Attorney-General and I had an opportunity to visit...
- Centrelink (1 speech)
I rise today to voice my concerns on behalf of those people who are not easily categorised within the government’s welfare system. These are people who are required to register on Newstart....
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
I rise this morning to speak on renewable energy, a matter of extreme importance both nationally and internationally. The Howard government’s programs and policies have directly supported...
- International Women’s Day (1 speech)
Thursday 8 March is International Women’s Day. Women around the world will be celebrating our achievements and contemplating how far there still is to go. There are women, though, who have...
- Moreton Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Over the last decade or so the Australian Labor Party has learnt absolutely nothing when it comes to infrastructure planning. Failure to invest in years past is causing a lot of hurt and concern...
- Private Equity Debt (1 speech)
Each generation breeds its own greed brigade. We all remember the excesses of the mid-1980s when banks across Australia lost $28 billion on foolhardy ventures and loans. We all should become...
- Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
I rise this morning in this place to raise the hypocrisy in Western Australia right now. We have a Western Australian government that is awash with corruption and collusion at the same time as...
- Shortland Electorate: Gateshead Public School (1 speech)
Last Thursday I visited Gateshead Public School and witnessed the enthusiasm of students involved in the Active After-school Communities Program. I was welcomed to the school by the principal,...
- Hinkler Electorate: Macadamia Growers (2 speeches)
I hasten to mention that this story is not about frogs; it was triggered by dead owls and fat snakes. I would like to commend the work done by the macadamia growers and community organisations of...
- Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 February.
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Statute law revision bills are simple but important tools to pursue more effective and accessible laws. The process of reviewing, correcting and...
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Debt Agreements) Bill 2007; Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (17 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 February, on motion by Mr Ruddock: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 15 February, on motion by Mr Ruddock: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time. Ordered that the bill be reported to the House...
- Australian Energy Market Amendment (Gas Legislation) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (18 speeches)
Debate resumed from 29 November 2006, on motion by Mr Ian Macfarlane: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
- Water (1 speech)
One of the biggest issues facing my electorate is securing a sustainable water supply. The evidence of the drought is everywhere. We have been on stage 4 water restrictions in Ballarat since...
- Apple and Pear Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to discuss the apple and pear industry and the challenges being faced by our fruit producers and associated industries. Apple production in Tasmania, for example, in 2004-05 was some...
- Badgerys Creek Airport (1 speech)
Last week we learned that the Badgerys Creek airport project is still on hold. The minister for transport advised councils in Western Sydney that, while a second major airport seems unnecessary...
- Gold Coast: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to talk about an issue of vital importance not only to my electorate of Moncrieff but to all Gold Coast residents. That issue is road infrastructure. It is of particular...
- Parramatta Electorate: Girraween Activity Centre (1 speech)
Girraween Activity Centre is an out of school hours care centre located in the grounds of St Anthony’s school at Girraween. Along with the children from St Anthony’s needing...
- Mrs Enid Alison Dowling OBE (1 speech)
Enid Alison Dowling OBE, BEc died on 18 February at the age of 94. She was late of Toowoomba and formerly of Tara in southern Queensland. She was born in Sydney in 1912. Her mother died when she...
