House debates
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
- Quorum Requirements (0 speeches)
- (24 speeches)
On 14 February the honourable member for Sturt drew to my attention concerns that had been expressed about whether parliamentary privilege would attach to the sittings of the House scheduled to...
- Screen Australia Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Garrett. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This government places a very high value on a creative and viable Australian film and television industry. Our film and television industry has...
- National Film and Sound Archive Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Garrett. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In 1935 the government established a National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library. This was the first recognition of the importance of...
- Screen Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Garrett. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill is a companion bill to the Screen Australia Bill 2008 and the National Film and Sound Archive Bill 2008 which are also being introduced...
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr McClelland. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The main purpose of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 is to amend the Telecommunications (Interception and...
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Snowdon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill comes to this House for the second time, having been introduced prior to the last election, but lapsing due to the dissolution of...
- Governor-General’S Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (7 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 February, on motion by Mr Hale: That the Address be agreed to.
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (29 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 February, on motion by Ms Gillard: That this bill be read a second time.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Interest Rates (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the minutes of the last Reserve Bank board meeting, which reveal that the bank contemplated putting up interest rates by half a...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the economic challenges the government faces and the government’s policy response to those challenges?
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: will the minister update the House on the recycling of promotional materials relating to government policies?
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the claims, reported today, by the National Secretary of the CFMEU that the union will ignore the government’s calls for wage...
- Workplace Relations (23 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the minister detail the stability and certainty that the government is providing for Australian employees...
- Treasurer (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister explain to Australians with a home loan how they can have faith in a Treasurer who when asked important questions about the economy...
- Wage Price Index (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the wage price index data released today and its implications?
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer, and I refer to my question to the Treasurer yesterday about Australia’s two-speed economy. Given the budget cuts proposed by the government, what...
- Pakistan (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the foreign minister update the House on recent developments in Pakistan?
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Is the Treasurer aware of the appointment of Roy Green and officials from the trade union movement to conduct the government’s review of the textile,...
- Rail Infrastructure (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and relates to the Australian National Audit Office performance audit report tabled last...
- Environment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and relates to the carbon debate. Could the minister inform the House of his vision for the farm sector in relation to the...
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. What steps is the government taking to cut back on wasteful government spending? Will the minister explain why spending discipline and...
- Bureau of Meteorology (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister.
- Mr Brian Burke (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his answer yesterday in relation to the release of emails between himself and Graham Edwards. We look forward to their...
- Family Payments (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government’s efforts to ensure child-centred...
- Schools (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to a report in today’s papers about the Investing in Our Schools Program. I also refer him to his statement of 20 February...
- Indigenous Communities (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What is the government doing to improve health services in the Northern Territory, following the previous government’s intervention?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Environment: Sewage (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I want to provide an additional component to an answer to a question from the member for Flinders yesterday. I advise the House that the government is well aware that state...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Security (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question to you. Why were people with Parkinson’s refused entry into the gallery yesterday on the basis of their T-shirts spelling out the word...
- Dalai Lama (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question to you is: despite the fact that the former government regrettably did not allow an official parliamentary reception for His Holiness the Dalai Lama when he visited...
- Parliamentary Sittings (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I refer you to the remark of the Prime Minister to this House that it had not previously sat on Fridays and your advice to me to contact the chamber research service with regard to...
- Photographs of Parliamentary Proceedings (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, there is no mention in the standing orders of the rules governing the photographers that are in the place. Has there been any change to those rules in this new parliament?
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (40 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- 2020 Youth Summit (7 speeches)
I ask leave of the House to make a ministerial statement relating to the 2020 Youth Summit. Leave granted. One of the key messages that I heard while on the campaign trail in the lead-up to the...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (43 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The...
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Whips General Principles (1 speech)
by leave—I present the whips general principles relating to the selection of committee and delegation reports and private members’ business. In presenting the report I point out to...
- Friday Sittings; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the recommendations of the whips relating to the consideration of private members’ business on Friday, 22 February 2008. Copies of the report have been placed on the...
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Poisons Standard) Bill 2008; Trade Practices Amendment (Access Declarations) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Referred to Main Committee (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration. I indicate to all honourable members that the Chief Opposition Whip agrees with this proposal....
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2007-2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this 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.
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007-2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this 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.
- Governor-General’S Speech (0 speeches)
- Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Allowances) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (8 speeches)
Debate resumed from 14 February, on motion by Ms Macklin: 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.
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Vet Fee-Help Assistance) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 14 February, on motion by Ms Gillard: 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.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 13 February, on motion by Mr Bowen: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Flinders Electorate: Warley Hospital (1 speech)
I wish to raise two serious matters: the cutting of health services and the cutting of education services within the electorate of Flinders. Most particularly, as members of this House may be...
- Speaker: Election; Newcastle Electorate: Sport (4 speeches, 1 comment)
Mr Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to the speakership. I did have a previous opportunity but at the time, in question time, you were being so...
- Regional Partnerships Program (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I rise here today to ask this new Labor government, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, to honour the commitments the previous coalition government made to the people of rural and...
- Business Enterprise Centres (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I too would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on gaining the high office of Speaker. This is also my first opportunity to speak freely in this new parliamentary term...
- Forrest Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise this evening to call on the federal Labor government to deliver on its funding promises to my electorate of Forrest. In particular, I refer to funding for the Bunbury port access road and...
- Dental Health (1 speech)
I want to speak about two very important election commitments the Rudd government has made to the Australian people in the area of dental health and what this will mean for my electorate of...
- Murray Electorate: Water (2 speeches)
The north-south pipeline is planned to take 75 gigalitres of water annually out of the Goulburn Valley across the Great Dividing Range to Melbourne. I want to know why the Victorian government...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Water (1 speech)
I wish to raise before the House the urgent need for action in relation to the Murray River. I want to set out two elements: firstly, the problem and, secondly, the solution. The problem is...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I want to talk about Work Choices and the effect it has been having in my electorate of Dobell, particularly in light of the flip, flop and flapping that we are seeing from the opposition on this...
- Indigenous Affairs: Landownership (1 speech)
That was a waste of three minutes. Let me now show you how to use a three-minute segment doing something that is good for this nation. I was very disturbed to see in the paper this morning that...
- Darfur (1 speech)
I do not know whether the manoeuvre of the member for Herbert, moving to the government side, was designed to show the opposition’s flip, flop, flap, but anyhow—whatever is behind...
- Mr John Lawton (1 speech)
I rise this morning to pay tribute to John and Marg Lawton of Benalla in my electorate. It was with great sadness that I learned of John Lawton’s passing on 11 February. John Lawton was an...
- Bangla Fair (1 speech)
Today I rise to indicate that I attended the Bangla Fair, which was held at Campbelltown Sports Stadium last Saturday. The Bangla Fair is a function put on by the Bangladesh Welfare Society of...
- Fadden Electorate (1 speech)
I rise this morning to talk about the various progress associations and residents associations in Fadden. I have said before in this place that Fadden is the fastest growing electorate in the...
- Lindsay Electorate: Old St Marys Council Chamber (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a significant event that has recently occurred in the electorate of Lindsay. On Saturday, 9 February 2008 I had the privilege of attending the official reopening of...
- Cowan Electorate: Graffiti (1 speech)
This morning I speak on behalf of the many residents of the federal electorate of Cowan, and no doubt every other electorate around the country, who are fed up with the extent of graffiti...
- Kingston Electorate: Sport (2 speeches)
I rise to bring to the attention of the House the recent international achievement of the Adelaide Icicle Magic synchronised ice-skating team. Adelaide Icicle Magic recently represented Australia...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2007-2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007-2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 February, on motion by Mr Tanner: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007-2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 February, on motion by Mr Tanner: 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...
- Apology to Australia’S Indigenous Peoples (0 speeches)
- (21 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 February, on motion by Mr Rudd: That—Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.We reflect on their past...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Hon. Kim Edward Beazley AO (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 February, on motion by Mr Rudd: That the House records its deep regret at the death on 12 October 2007 of the Honourable Kim Edward Beazley (Snr) AO, a former Federal...
- Mr Peter James Andren (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 12 February, on motion by Mr Rudd: That the House record its deep regret at the death on 3 November 2007, of Peter James Andren, former Independent Member for Calare, and...
