House debates
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr Peter Milton (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on Saturday, 8 August 2009 of Mr Peter Milton, a member of this House for the division of La Trobe from 1980 to 1990. As a mark of respect to the memory of Peter...
- Private Benjamin Ranaudo (3 speeches)
I move: That the House record its deep regret at the death on 18 July 2009 of Private Benjamin Ranaudo while serving with the second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan and...
- Jakarta Bombings (0 speeches)
- Mr Garth McEvoy; Mr Craig Senger; Mr Nathan Verity (3 speeches)
I move: That the House expresses its deep regret at the deaths on 17 July 2009 of Mr Nathan Verity of Western Australia, Mr Garth McEvoy of Victoria and Mr Craig Senger of the Australian Capital...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr Edward (Ted) Kenna VC (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on indulgence, I wish to make a statement to the House to express sorrow at the death of Second World War veteran Edward (Ted) Kenna VC, who passed away on 8 July 2009, at the age of...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Condolence: Private Benjamin Ranaudo; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day relating to the resumption of the debate on the Prime Minister’s motion of condolence in connection with the death of Private Benjamin Ranaudo be referred...
- Jakarta Bombings; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day relating to the resumption of the debate on the Prime Minister’s motion of condolence in connection with the Jakarta bombings be referred to the Main...
- Private Edward (Ted) Kenna VC; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day relating to further statements on indulgence relating to the death of Edward (Ted) Kenna VC be referred to the Main Committee. Question agreed to.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister, and I refer the Prime Minister to the Frontier Economics report released yesterday. Frontier’s analysis shows that, under the...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister update the House on recent counterterrorism operations in Australia?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the Primary Production Committee from the New Zealand parliament. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Emissions Trading Scheme (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the Frontier Economics report released yesterday. Frontier’s analysis shows that the government’s proposed...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on recent developments in the Australian economy and the impact of the government’s nation building on the...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (13 speeches)
I refer the Prime Minister to the Frontier Economics report which was released yesterday. Frontier’s analysis shows that, under the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme, the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the important recent assessments of the global and domestic economies and of the impact of the government’s efforts...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, I refer to the fact that Frontier Economics found that, with some amendments, a greener and smarter emissions trading scheme would be $49...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science and Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change. Will the minister please advise the House of any challenges...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to the overwhelming support from the BCA, the Clean Energy Council, the Aluminium Council and solar...
- Pacific Islands Forum (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on climate change outcomes from last week’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Cairns?
- Emissions Trading Scheme (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his previous answers where he has referred to the United States emissions trading legislation, the Waxman-Markey bill, which...
- Health (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister update the House on the final report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission and on any response to the...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (23 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister has no idea about the impact of his CPRS on agriculture, can he tell the House how much a litre of milk will increase in price for...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy. Will the minister advise the House of the results of recent business surveys and what they mean...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, would you advise the House exactly how much more the cost of bus, taxi and rail fares will increase under your emissions trading model?
- Emergency Management (3 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Is the Attorney-General aware of today’s release of the report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute into Australia’s emergency...
- MS Anne Wexler (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on indulgence: it is with great sadness that we mark today the passing of Anne Wexler, a true friend of Australia. There are few people who have played such a critical role in...
- Airlines PNG (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, on indulgence: in the course of question time today I was advised that Airlines PNG has informed the relevant PNG authorities that Airlines PNG flight CG4684 from Port Moresby to...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports No. 48 of 2008-09 and No. 1 of 2009-10 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General’s Audit report No. 48 of 2008-09 entitled Performance audit—Planning and approval of Defence major capital equipment projects: Department of Defence and...
- 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. I move: That the House take note of the...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Economy (2 speeches)
by leave—From the earliest months of this government I have provided regular updates to the House on the unfolding global recession and its impact on our own economy. In a March 2008...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Emissions Trading Scheme (14 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Wentworth proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Membership (1 speech)
Mr Speaker has received a message from the Senate informing the House that Senator Coonan has been discharged from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and that Senator...
- Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009; Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Bill 2009; Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009; Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009; Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
- Rural Adjustment Amendment Bill 2009; Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Bill 2009; Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009; Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2009; International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2009; Social Security Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2009; Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2009; Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Appropriation Bill 2009; Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2009; Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2009-2010; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2009-2010; Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009; Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009; Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services Bill 2009; Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Bill 2009; Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2009; National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits — Cost Recovery) Bill 2009; Health Workforce Australia Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the House of assent to the bills.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker has received advice from the Chief Opposition Whip that he has nominated Mr Morrison to be a member of the Standing Committee on Economics in place of Mr Hockey.
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (14 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 June, on motion by Mr Combet: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Airlines PNG (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, on indulgence: I would like to update the House, as I indicated after question time I would endeavour to do, on the circumstances surrounding Airlines PNG flight CG4684 from...
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 8.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Youth Allowance (1 speech)
It is a big call to say that one issue is the biggest issue I have come across in parliament, but in this situation I can make the call because I can say that the Rudd government’s changes...
- Climate Change; Burma (1 speech)
Our national interest lies with our taking strong global action on climate change and strong and effective action domestically to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Rudd government’s CPRS...
- Swan Electorate: Aircraft Noise (1 speech)
This evening I want to brief and update the House on significant changes to aircraft noise in my electorate of Swan. Most of Perth does not have to pay the price for having a close and convenient...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the Rudd government on the Building the Education Revolution program and say what it means to my electorate. The part of the program I want to talk about is the three...
- Mother Mary MacKillop (1 speech)
‘We must hold ourselves in readiness for God’s will, whichever way things go.’ Those words were uttered 110 years ago by Sister Mary MacKillop. Today I will take the opportunity...
- Robertson Electorate: Marine Discovery Centre (1 speech)
First, I would also like to add my voice in recognising the achievements of Mary MacKillop. She obviously has a very strong connection with the Central Coast, where I come from, which is where...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
The following notices were given:
