House debates
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That government business have priority prior to 2 pm for this sitting. Question agreed to.
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits — Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum—by leave—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 National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 [No. 2] amends the National Health Act 1953 to...
- Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
- Excise Tariff Validation 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 thank the Speaker and the opposition for their indulgence with so many separate pieces of legislation. The logistics have been a challenge for everybody. I thank those involved. I move: That...
- Customs Tariff Validation 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. As I indicated, I have spoken on the substantive matters in moving the second reading of the previous bill. I simply confirm for the House that...
- Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009; Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches, 1 comment)
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.
- Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed. Bill 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.
- Native Title Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 19 March, on motion by Mr McClelland: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr John Lindsay Armitage; Mr George Conrad Hannan (1 speech)
I inform the House of the deaths of John Lindsay Armitage, a former member of this House, and George Conrad Hannan, a former Senator. John Armitage died on 13 April 2009. He represented the...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Treasurer will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Finance and Deregulation will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Families, Housing,...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Sergeant Brett Till (3 speeches)
I move: That the House record its deep regret and sorrow at the death on 19 March 2009 of Sergeant Brett Till, killed while on combat operations in southern Afghanistan, and place on record its...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Sergeant Brett Till; Reference (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the resumption of debate on the Prime Minister’s motion of condolence in connection with the death of Sergeant Brett Till be referred to the Main Committee....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (25 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of his election campaign speech in November 2007: … I am saying loud and clear that this sort of reckless...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the fact that in the past governments have, as part of their budget papers, included a separate document setting out how the...
- Employment (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the importance of supporting jobs in the local areas across Australia hardest hit by the global recession?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer him to many of his answers already today where he has blamed the global financial crisis for his debt and budget deficit. I remind the Prime Minister...
- Schools (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. Will she outline to the House reaction to the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Whilst all people attending in the galleries, especially if they behave, are most welcome, I indicate to the House that today we have two former ministers in the gallery: Con Sciacca, a former...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Schools (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the Minister for Education explain how it is an efficient use of taxpayers’ money to provide national school pride grants of $125,000 each...
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister update the House on the rollout of the major infrastructure projects...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his election promise of November 2007, where he said, ‘There will be no change to the superannuation laws one...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women. Will the minister inform the House about the impact of the government’s investment in the construction of...
- Private Health Insurance (5 speeches)
I refer the Prime Minister to his election promise of August 2007 when he said: Interviewer—Are you going to take off the rebate for private health funds, which currently the government...
- Trade (2 speeches)
My question is to the hardworking Minister for Trade. Will the minister advise the House of the outcomes of his recent visit to China and any implications for Australia’s trade performance...
- Hospitals (17 speeches)
I address my question to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his election promise of August 2007: A Rudd Labor Government will seek to take financial control of Australia’s...
- Employment (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment Participation. Will the minister inform the House of measures to assist workers retrenched through no fault of their own as a result of the global...
- Mining (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism and relates to calls for an independent scientific study into potential impacts of mining on the massive...
- Cancer Screening (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. What action is the government taking in relation to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program?
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to his order to the New South Wales government to cease selective and sustainable logging in the...
- Anzac Day (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Would the minister provide the House with an update on Anzac Day activities and the government’s initiative to develop an...
- Family Payments (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the government guarantee that no parent or family will be worse off as a result of its proposed maternity leave payments and changes to family tax...
- National Emergency Warning System (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney update the House on progress made to establish a national emergency warning system in the event of a major emergency or natural disaster?
- New South Wales Floods (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Following the recent disaster recovery payments made to residents of Queensland affected by flooding, why has the Prime Minister not acted decisively to...
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport and Minister for Youth. Will the minister update the House on the impacts of the Nation Building and Jobs Plan on Australian sport?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Schools (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (36 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 of 2008-09 (1 speech)
—I present the Auditor-General’s Audit reports Nos 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 of 2008-09 entitled No. 27—Performance audit: management of the M113 armoured personnel carrier upgrade...
- 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...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to update the House about the grave humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. As members would recall, I delivered a ministerial statement on Sri Lanka on 5 February. At that time, I...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Employment (25 speeches)
The Speaker has received a letter from the honourable member for Boothby proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Fair Work Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the Fair Work Bill 2008 and acquainting the House that the Senate does not insist upon its amendments disagreed to by the House.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2008-2009 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (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.
- Social Security Amendment (Liquid Assets Waiting Period) Bill 2009; Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009; Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2008-2009; Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009; Australian Energy Market Amendment (Aemo and Other Measures) Bill 2009; Defence Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2009; Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2009; Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2009; Tax Agent Services Bill 2009; Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009; Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2009; Federal Financial Relations Bill 2009; Federal Financial Relations (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2009; Fair Work Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General/Administrator reported informing the House of assent to the bills.
- Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2009; Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill 2009; Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2009 (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 inform all honourable members that the Chief Opposition Whip, the honourable member for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee (1 speech)
I ask leave of the House to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Standing Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office...
- Native Title Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General transmitting particulars of proposed expenditure and recommending appropriation announced.
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Swan. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Introduction This Budget is forged in the fire of the most challenging global economic conditions since the Great Depression. It is a Budget that...
- Budget Documents 2009-10 (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the following 2009-10 documents in connection with the budget: Budget strategy and outlook Budget measures Australia’s Federal relations Agency resourcing Ordered that the...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present ministerial statements as listed in the document now available to honourable members in the chamber. Details of the statements will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General transmitting particulars of proposed expenditure and recommending appropriation announced.
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Tanner. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise to introduce Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010, which, together with Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010,...
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010 (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General transmitting particulars of proposed expenditure and recommending appropriation announced.
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Tanner. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The purpose of the Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010 is to provide funding for the operations of the three...
- Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum—by leave—presented by Mr Albanese. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This is a bill to amend the Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 and the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995. The global economic...
- Nation-Building Funds Amendment Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum—by leave—presented by Mr Albanese. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Nation-building Funds Amendment Bill 2009 [No. 2] is required to give effect to the infrastructure spending announced in the...
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum—by leave—presented by Ms Macklin. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In this budget, the Treasurer has announced the most significant reforms to Australia’s pension system since it was introduced 100 years...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
The following notices were given:
