House debates
Monday, 23 June 2008
- MRS Jane Mcgrath (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on indulgence: I would like to say a few words in tribute to Jane McGrath. I join with all in the Sutherland shire community in expressing our heartfelt sympathy and deepest...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Private Members’ Motions (1 speech)
In accordance with standing order 41(h), and the recommendations of the whips adopted by the House on 18 June 2008, I present copies of the terms of motions for which notice has been given by the...
- Dental Benefits Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (22 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 19 June. Senate’s amendment— (1) Page 47 (after line 14), at the end of the bill, add: 68 Review of operation of Act(1)The Minister must cause an...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 18 June. Senate’s amendments— (1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 7), omit “9 to 11”, substitute “9 to 13”....
- Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (6 speeches)
Bill returned from the Senate with amendments. Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately. Senate’s amendments— (1) Clause 3, page 2 (line 14), omit...
- Military Memorials of National Significance Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 19 June, on motion by Mrs Bronwyn Bishop: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Mrs Bronwyn Bishop moved by way of amendment: That all words after...
- Consideration in Detail (20 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.
- Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (6 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 May, on motion by Mr McClelland: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister will be absent from question time this week as she is attending the Australian American Leadership Dialogue in Washington. The Minister for...
- Mrs Jane McGRATH (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on indulgence: it is with great sadness that the nation reflects on the passing of Jane McGrath yesterday. Jane McGrath, founder of the McGrath Foundation, passed away at her home...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel Prices (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, what has become of the blowtorch that the government was going to apply to the oil-producing countries? Doesn’t this prove that the...
- Oil Conference (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the outcomes of the international oil summit in Jeddah over the weekend?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Indian Minister for External Affairs, the Hon. Pranab Mukherjee. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel Prices (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the government has a petrol commissioner, created Fuelwatch and talked about applying a blowtorch to oil-producing nations, yet petrol is now...
- India (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister advise the House what steps Australia is taking to add strength and depth to its relationship with India?
- Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with modelling by the CSIRO and the Climate Institute released today that concludes a carbon price beginning at $15 increasing...
- Zimbabwe (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on recent developments in Zimbabwe and the government’s response?
- Economy: Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the government prepared to export jobs from our energy intensive communities by introducing an emissions trading scheme ahead of our trading partners in...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House how Australian households are going to be assisted from 1 July with their cost-of-living pressures.
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (3 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Given the central importance of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in ensuring the stability of the Australian financial system, why is it...
- Pensions and Benefits (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister update the House on any responses to government support for pensioners and...
- Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Telstra CEO has stated that a national broadband network serving 98 per cent of Australians could cost up to $15 billion, while your government as late...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the reasons why plans to delay in the Senate the introduction of key budget measures, which will threaten the...
- Qantas (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the current strike action by Qantas maintenance workers, which affects tens of thousands of Australians and international visitors, and to the...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation. What fiscal policy settings has the government put in place to put downward pressure on interest rates? Is the minister aware of any...
- Public Service (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to weekend media reports of the chaotic confusion in the Prime Minister’s office. Prime Minister, for how many hours did you...
- Trade (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade. Would the minister advise the House of the steps taken by the Australian government to secure a successful conclusion to the Doha Round? Why is this...
- Member for Robertson (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Has the Prime Minister now informed himself about what advice his office provided to the member for Robertson or her office after the incident at the Iguana...
- Same-Sex Relationships (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General inform the House of the latest developments on the removal of discrimination against Australians in same-sex relationships and...
- Fuel Prices (12 speeches)
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of the enormous impact of the increasing cost of fuel on the farm sector and, in particular, the quadrupling of prices...
- Economy (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister—
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (10 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- International Maritime Organisation Awards (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
On indulgence, Mr Speaker: I am pleased to inform the House that six Australians, late on Friday night London time, were honoured with a prestigious international commendation for their...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Mrs Jane McGrath; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That further statements by indulgence relating to the death of Mrs Jane McGrath be referred to the Main Committee. Question agreed to.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- East Timor (4 speeches)
by leave—The Minister for Foreign Affairs and I recently had the opportunity to discuss security sector issues in East Timor with the United Nations Special Representative of the...
- Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and Other Health Reforms (2 speeches)
by leave—Members may be aware that one of the government’s election commitments in health was to establish the position of Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. I am...
- Australian Participation in OECD Working Group on Bribery (2 speeches)
by leave—On 17 and 18 June, Australia presented a comprehensive report on our anti-bribery framework to the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, in Paris....
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I present petitions in accordance with standing order 207.
- Responses (1 speech)
The Clerk: A ministerial response to a petition previously presented to the House has been received as follows:
- Responses; Northern Territory Intervention Strategy (0 speeches)
Dear MrsJulia Irwin Thank you for your letter of 17 March 2008 regarding a petition from the NSW Branch of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation about the Northern Territory Emergency...
- Quarantine Amendment (National Health Security) Bill 2008; Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Bill 2008; Higher Education Support Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2008; Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008; Tax Laws Amendment (Election Commitments No. 1) Bill 2008; Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Bill 2008; Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Transitional) Bill 2008; Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment Bill 2008; Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Employment Entry Payment) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
- Judiciary Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- 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.
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 4 June, on motion by Mr Debus: 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.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 8, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Governor-General Amendment (Salary and Superannuation) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (24 speeches)
Debate resumed from 18 June, on motion by Mr Byrne: 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (2 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Hunt.
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Cleaners (5 speeches)
I move: That the House:(1)acknowledges the important contributions of cleaners across Australia as recognised through the International Day for Cleaners in June 2008;(2)recognises that cleaners...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Carbon Trading and Public Transport (1 speech)
With the melting of the polar icecaps and the bleaching of coral on the Great Barrier Reef caused by climate change, we have now come to the road of no return where we have no choice but to put...
- Young People in Nursing Homes (1 speech)
It is more than two years since a private member’s motion called on the Howard government to use the Council of Australian Governments to deal with the issue of young people in nursing...
- Parthenon Marbles (1 speech)
I know that I am not the first person to speak in this place about the Elgin marbles, also known as the Parthenon marbles, an issue of great concern for Greek people in my electorate of Cowan and...
- Throsby Electorate: Macedonian Community (1 speech)
The Illawarra region has a large number of residents born overseas—that is what makes my electorate a very special one. In the electorate of Throsby there are some 25,000 people in this...
- Mrs Jane McGrath (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to a great lady—a lady who dedicated her life to living and encouraging others to do the same: Jane McGrath. Many people would find it difficult to squeeze...
- Makin Electorate (1 speech)
When speaking on the appropriation legislation on 2 June 2008, I referred to the Harpers Field and Tilley Reserve sporting facilities in the Makin electorate. These two facilities were both...
- Gilmore Electorate: Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre (1 speech)
This Saturday will see the opening of the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre. The centre was built by the Shoalhaven City Council and Edwards Construction. It has two very large stages, one capable...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The following notices were given:
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Greenway Electorate: Ebenezer Church (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to talk about the oldest church in Australia, Ebenezer Church, which is in my electorate. The Reverend Grant Bilby had the pleasure of hosting a couple of hundred people on Sunday...
- Kingston Electorate: Hackham West Community Centre (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to pay tribute to the Hackham West Community Centre. In particular, I want to draw people’s attention to one of the great projects that are run through the Hackham West...
- Western Australian Gas Explosion (1 speech)
I rise in support of workers in my electorate of Forrest in the south-west of Western Australia who have been stood down from their jobs due to the gas crisis resulting from the gas explosion at...
- Mrs Anna Cecchin; Mr Norman White (1 speech)
Being a member of parliament gives you a chance to meet some very special people and to share some very special moments in their lives. A few months ago, I popped in to visit Anna Cecchin. Anna...
- Western Australian Gas Explosion (1 speech)
Further to my earlier remarks on the gas explosion in Western Australia and as an example of the lack of transparency of the rationed gas allocation, a laundry business was allocated gas over a...
- Team Timor-Leste (1 speech)
As a member of parliament you are often privileged to meet local heroes who champion great ideas. Tonight I want to share a very special idea with the House. In my electorate of Hasluck, the...
- Grey Electorate: GP Plus Emergency Hospitals (1 speech)
I rise this evening to inform the Committee of the savage attack being made on rural hospitals by the South Australian government. It will impact so strongly on the communities to which these...
- Shortland Electorate: Public Schools (1 speech)
This week four schools from the Shortland electorate will be visiting Parliament House: Belmont Public School, Marks Point Public School, Gateshead Public School and Jewells Primary School. Three...
- Swan Electorate: South Perth Old Mill (1 speech)
I welcome the funding of $74,500 to restore the historic South Perth Old Mill in my electorate of Swan. During the 2007 federal election campaign, I pledged to pursue the federal government for...
- Dobell Electorate: Samaritans (2 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to the Samaritans on the Central Coast and the wonderful job they are doing this winter. This winter in particular has already been harder than most on the Central Coast,...
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Australian Rugby League Centenary (10 speeches)
Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Trevor: That the House:(1)recognises the 100 year centenary of Australian Rugby League and its contribution to Australian society, culture and community;...
- HIV-AIDS (7 speeches)
Debate resumed, on motion by Mrs Hull: That the House recognises:(1)there is a rising rate of HIV infection in Australia with around 1000 new HIV infections per year;(2)there are more Australians...
- Urban Planning (5 speeches)
Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Ripoll: That the House:(1)notes that:(a)urban planning is an essential part of dealing with Australia’s future growth and addresses important areas such as...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Question proposed: That grievances be noted.
- Fadden Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to grieve for the people of Coomera and Upper Coomera in regard to the lack of road infrastructure and future planning for the Foxwell Road interchange in the electorate of Fadden. Fadden...
- Cunningham Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to speak in the grievance debate tonight to indicate that last week in Wollongong a new report on youth unemployment in the Illawarra was publicly released at the Wollongong art gallery....
- Mitchell Electorate: Toll Roads (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the member for Cunningham and her contribution. I was born in Wollongong Hospital and still have some family down in Wollongong. Part of my family still commutes out of...
- Mr Chris Gear; Mr Steve Sayer (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to speak in the grievance debate about a particularly sad event. On occasions like this I do not know what the right words are but I do know that...
- Science (1 speech)
I wish to express my deep concern about science in this country. Every government acknowledges the importance of science in today’s and tomorrow’s increasingly technologically...
- National Secondary School Computer Fund (1 speech)
by leave—In the speech in the grievance debate that I just heard from the member for Tangney, he mentioned that science and nuclear were not mentioned in the budget. I would point out to...
- Australian Energy Markets Amendment (Minor Amendments) Legislation (1 speech)
On indulgence, I would like to correct the parliamentary record. On 19 June I spoke about a project of some significance to my electorate, the Callide-A oxy-fuel demonstration project in Biloela....
