House debates
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
- Workplace Relations Amendment (a Stronger Safety Net) Legislation (0 speeches)
- (8 speeches)
In the absence of the Leader of the House, and on his behalf, I move: That in relation to proceedings on the Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007, so much of the...
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) 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. I have the honour to present the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007. This bill amends the Australian Citizenship...
- Migration (Sponsorship Fees) 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 (Sponsorship Fees) Bill 2007 will validate the past collection of certain sponsorship fees between 1 May 1997 and 23 May 2007. It...
- Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Billson. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 contains two amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. The Customs Tariff Amendment (2007...
- Workplace Relations Amendment (a Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (47 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 May, on motion by Mr Hockey: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Advertising Campaigns (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Now that the Prime Minister has finally confirmed the existence of a climate change campaign on television—to be funded by the Australian...
- Climate Change (9 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Has the Prime Minister seen reports of the views of a former US Treasury Secretary in the Clinton administration regarding Kyoto and climate...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House of the importance of a flexible industrial relations policy to the management of monetary policy? What are the...
- Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister, and I refer to the government’s proposed taxpayer funded pro-nuclear communications campaign: has the Prime Minister seen evidence from Ms Tania...
- Transport Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services: would the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the coalition government is planning...
- Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s answer to my previous question where he said that the government was disposed to having a taxpayer funded...
- Transport Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer aware of infrastructure bottlenecks affecting our nation’s economic and trade opportunities? What is the cause of these bottlenecks?
- Nuclear Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to evidence from Senate estimate hearings on Monday when officials were asked whether the Commonwealth has sought advice on whether it has the power...
- Building and Construction Industry (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House what measures are in place to protect the building and construction industry....
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister, and it refers to his previous answer, where he said that the emissions trading report he was going to receive tomorrow would contain a long-term carbon...
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Would the minister inform the House how a flexible, modern and decentralised workplace relations system is helping...
- Parliament House: Energy Use (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Could the Prime Minister detail approximately what proportion of this parliament building’s power supply comes from clean, green energy? Are there any...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister update the House on the government’s latest measures to strengthen Medicare? Is the minister aware of any...
- Industrial Relations Advertisments (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given that the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations refused last Thursday to answer a simple question about whether the government is producing...
- Terrorism (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on recent initiatives to address terrorism in South-East Asia? What are the implications for...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answer when he claimed that Mr Larry Summers had ‘come to this debate with absolutely impeccable...
- Superannuation (17 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer. Would the Minister outline to the House how the government is helping Australians save for their retirement. Are...
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that, when he came to office, the average family home cost about four times the average annual wage? Is he aware that the average...
- Vocational Education and Training (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Vocational and Further Education. Would the minister inform the House what the coalition government is doing to encourage young people to undertake a...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Energy Use (2 speeches)
Further to my question to the Prime Minister on the provision of alternative energy options for this parliament, especially solar panels on the sloping lawns, would you take steps to explore this...
- Parliamentary Behaviour (10 speeches)
I have a question to you relating to a practice that has been developed by the opposition during question time when a minister is speaking, giving an answer—the practice of a variety of...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 40 of 2006-07 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 40 of 2006-07 entitled Centrelink’s review and appeals system: Follow-up audit: Centrelink. Ordered that the report be made a...
- Business (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent questions without notice being called on at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 31 May 2007. Question...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Housing Affordability (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Sydney proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The refusal of the...
- Workplace Relations Amendment (a Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (14 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Consideration in Detail (27 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (2 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed earlier this day I now put the question that the government amendments (1) to (4) as circulated and the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to. The...
- Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007; Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 23 May, on motion by Ms Ley: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being almost 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Mr Larry Summers; Women in Science (1 speech)
Today in question time the Prime Minister quoted his favourite climate change sceptic, Mr Larry Summers. Mr Summers, says the PM, ‘comes to this debate with absolutely impeccable...
- National Community Crime Prevention Program (1 speech)
Crime and the fear of crime consistently rate amongst the highest concerns of the Australian public. The Australian Institute of Criminology has estimated that crime costs Australia around $32...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
On 23 April this year, the ABC Radio National Counterpoint program was titled ‘Nugget Coombs revisited’. The participants in this program were Gary Johns, President of the Bennelong...
- La Trobe Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that on 17 May this year I was delighted to announce that the Australian government has allocated $8 million towards improving the safety of Wellington Road between...
- Gorton Electorate: Medicare Office (1 speech)
I rise tonight to respond via this parliament to the Minister for Human Services, Senator Christopher Ellison’s response to my letter requesting that a Medicare office be located in the...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
There was some discussion in this chamber today about declining levels of housing affordability around the country, particularly in New South Wales. Much of that was rhetoric, not founded on...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Youth Week (1 speech)
To celebrate National Youth Week and showcase the talent of the young people in my electorate, I had a youth week roundtable in my Heidelberg office on 16 April. I organised this roundtable so...
- Flinders Electorate: Medicare Office (1 speech)
In recent weeks I was approached by Ms Nina Muller of Hastings. Nina set out her view that Hastings was in need of a Medicare facility as part of the existing Centrelink facility. She notes that...
- Mount Isa Mining Expo (1 speech)
From 30 April I represented the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, for three days at the 13th Mount Isa Mining Expo. I wish to pay tribute to Mount Isa’s Chamber of Commerce...
- Volunteers (4 speeches)
Recently in Australia we celebrated National Volunteer Week. So, Mr Deputy Speaker, you can understand my concern when I read the Newcastle Herald last Saturday and saw on page 7 an article...
- Fuel Prices (3 speeches)
Yesterday in the Courier-Mail we saw reports about more petrol price rip-offs that the government does not seem interested in doing anything about. Fuel industry consultants FUELtrac were quoted...
- James Cook University (1 speech)
James Cook University has done it again. The tourism academics in Australia’s leading regional university have made the university the highest ranked institution in the world when it comes...
- Banks Electorate: Hannans Road Public School (1 speech)
Hannans Road Public School in Riverwood, Sydney, celebrated its 50th anniversary between 24 and 26 May this year. This proud public school has served its often disadvantaged community extremely...
- Queensland: Local Government (5 speeches)
Today I wish to speak about another example of the sheer arrogance of the Beattie government in Queensland. Local government in Queensland had started undertaking reform with the size, shape and...
- His Excellency Mr Kostas Karamanlis (1 speech)
I want to put on record my thanks for a historic visit last week by the Prime Minister of Greece. The visit by Mr Karamanlis was the first ever from a Prime Minister of Greece. It demonstrates...
- Canning Electorate: Power Blackouts (2 speeches)
It is with some sadness that I inform the House today that the Canning electorate is the home of almost one-third of Perth’s most frequently blacked-out suburbs in metropolitan and outer...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2006-2007; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2006-2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (65 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 May, on motion by Mr Costello: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Mr Tanner moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That” be omitted...
