House debates
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Private Members’ Business; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the recommendations of the whips relating to committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 23 February 2009. Copies of the report have...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The amendments that I am introducing today seek to confirm in legislation the increase in the excise and excise-equivalent customs duty rate...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 contains amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995. These amendments implement...
- Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
- Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2009 (1 speech)
In the terms of the printed proposal which is now being circulated to honourable members, I move: Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2009. The customs tariff proposal I have just tabled contains...
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Kate Ellis. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise today to deliver on the government’s election commitment to rebuild important university student services and to also ensure that...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee’s report entitled Review of the re-listing of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), Jamiat...
- Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 February, on motion by Mr Bowen: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
884 Suspension of Standing and Sessional OrdersSuspension of Standing and Sessional Orders
- Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 21 of 2008-09 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 21 of 2008-09 entitled The approval of small and medium sized business system projects: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace...
- Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 4 December 2008, on motion by Mr Bowen: 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.
- Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 3 December 2008, on motion by Mr McClelland: 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.
- Ryan Electorate: Meiers Road (1 speech)
Today in the national parliament I want to go in and bat for the residents of Indooroopilly, particularly the residents of Meiers Road, in the Ryan electorate—the beautiful part of the...
- Woodford Folk Festival (1 speech)
The Woodford Folk Festival is, without argument, the largest folk festival in the Southern Hemisphere. From humble beginnings at the Maleny showgrounds in 1987, the festival has truly achieved...
- Responsibility (1 speech)
Back home in Cowan I speak a lot about personal responsibility and about being the best person that you can be. I speak a lot about confronting one’s own problems by asking the questions:...
- Dr Chris Towie (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise tonight to pay tribute to Dr Chris Towie, one of the many Victorians who perished in the ‘Black Saturday’ fires. Dr Chris Towie worked for some...
- Mayo Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
I congratulate the member for Calwell for her contribution. I too rise to speak about the events surrounding ‘Black Saturday’ in Victoria—not from a personal note but to reflect...
- Werriwa Electorate: Southern Sydney Freight Line (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about and support the concerns of the Liverpool City Council and local residents who reside along the rail corridor between Casula and Liverpool, who currently experience...
- La Trobe Electorate: Tourism (2 speeches)
I want to inform the House of one of the great concerns in my electorate at the moment, and that is the way the tourism industry is suffering significantly and financially in the Dandenong...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- SMS Subscription Schemes (1 speech)
I rise this morning to talk about a scam that has been operating and entrapping a large number of my constituents. Constituents have contacted me on numerous occasions to raise their concerns...
- Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples: First Anniversary (1 speech)
Firstly, I would like to recognise that this parliament meets on the traditional lands of the Ngunawal people. Today I rise to speak about the anniversary of the apology. It will be 12 months to...
- Queensland Floods: Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Once again the men and women of the Australian Defence Force have come to the aid and assistance of those affected by disaster. In this particular instance, I refer to the men and women from the...
- Kingston Electorate: Sportspeople (1 speech)
Today I would just like to pay tribute to three exceptional sportspeople in my electorate of Kingston. I want to mention firstly Alice Whiley, who is a lifesaver at Moana Surf Life Saving Club....
- Victorian Bushfires (1 speech)
May I offer on behalf of the people of Farrer our sincere sympathy and condolences to those who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods and property in the Victorian bushfires. The electorate of...
- Education (1 speech)
I wish to raise in the House today issues relating to Building the Education Revolution and how wonderful it will be for the electorate that I represent in this parliament. The refurbishment...
- Victorian Bushfires (1 speech)
I want to begin by expressing the concerns of my electorate for all those caught up in the Victorian fires, and for those still fighting them. I am proud of the contribution of our Murray...
- Sister Kerry Macdermott (1 speech)
A special job requires a special person. Today I would like to talk about Sister Kerry Macdermott, who is a member of the religious community of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor, better known...
- Rifleman Stuart Nash (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute today to the life of Rifleman Stuart Nash, who was killed in action in Afghanistan late last year in service with the British Army. I had the immense privilege of attending...
- Brisbane Electorate: Ashgrove Sports Ground Redevelopment (2 speeches)
I am looking forward to the opportunity of attending the opening of the Ashgrove Sports Ground redevelopment next month. This is not your ordinary backyard redevelopment; this was a $2 million...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Victorian Bushfire Victims (23 speeches, 2 comments)
Debate resumed from 10 February, on motion by Ms Gillard: That the House:(1)extends its deepest sympathies to families and loved ones of those Australians killed in the weekend’s tragic...
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (14 speeches)
Debate resumed from 5 February, on motion by Mr Albanese: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
