House debates
Thursday, 22 October 2009
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill, explanatory memorandum and regulation impact statement presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The need for action on climate change The government is committed to taking action on climate change. We accept the consensus view of scientists...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] contains consequential and transitional provisions relating to...
- Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill would establish the Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority—a new statutory authority that would be responsible for...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill, which is part of the legislative package to establish the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, is one of three technical bills which...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill, as was the case in relation to the immediately preceding bill, is part of the legislative package to establish the Carbon Pollution...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No.2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill also is part of the legislative package to establish the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and it is also one of three technical bills...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill seeks to establish in legislation the ‘CPRS fuel credit’ measure. It will provide transitional assistance to eligible...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] will legislate amendments to the Fuel Tax...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill seeks to amend the Excise Tariff Act 1921 to confirm in legislation the government’s commitment in the Carbon Pollution Reduction...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. On this occasion I am introducing a bill to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to confirm in legislation the government’s commitment in the...
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2] (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Combet. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill delivers on the government’s commitment to assist low- and middle-income households with the expected increases in the cost of...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Brendan O’Connor. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2009 contains several amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Customs...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Reference (3 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to...
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (34 speeches)
Debate resumed from 21 October, on motion by Mr Albanese: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Mr Billson moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That” be...
- Third Reading (3 speeches)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Attorney-General will be absent from question time today as he is in Cape York attending a native title determination. The Minister for Home Affairs will answer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (52 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In the light of the arrival of another boatload of unauthorised asylum seekers intercepted off Christmas Island today, will the Prime Minister confirm...
- Defence Personnel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the SIEV36 explosion. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the welfare of the Navy personnel injured? How many have...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. What is the government doing to ensure that the economy and the...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Home Affairs, today representing the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. My question relates to the 42 asylum seekers from the SIEV36. The...
- Global Financial Crisis (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the views of respected economists and business groups on the government’s fiscal settings?
- Asylum Seekers (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister inform the House when he was first made aware through official channels of the allegation that the vessel in distress off the...
- Transport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Would the minister update the House on the rollout of the nation-building program and how...
- Youth Issues (6 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth and Minister for Sport. What action is the government taking to address the issues confronting young Australians?
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the Minister for Home Affairs’ answers about the Australian Federal Police report Strategic Intelligence...
- Prime Minister (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (11 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion of censure against the Prime Minister. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Defence Personnel (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- MR Don Lane (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
On indulgence: it is my sad task to inform the House of the passing away of the American born but very popular Australian entertainer Don Lane, who has died from a dementia related illness aged...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- 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...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
I present a chart showing the program of sittings for 2010. Copies of the program have been placed on the table. I ask leave of the House to move that the program be agreed to. Leave granted. I...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Acting Chief Government Whip nominating changes in the membership of certain committees.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Reform (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Sturt proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (1 speech)
On 15 September in parliament’s Mural Hall I participated in the launch of the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council. It was a memorable evening for all who were there, but...
- Ryan Electorate (1 speech)
Today in the federal parliament I would like to direct my remarks to the people of Ashgrove, Bardon, Ferny Grove, Keperra, Enoggera, Mitchelton and Upper Kedron and say to those families, those...
- Parliament (1 speech)
I rise to make some comments on the cheeky contribution by the member for Sturt, Mr Pyne, in the discussion of a matter of public importance, which was in the following terms: The...
- Traveston Crossing Dam (1 speech)
The future of the Mary Valley, which lies in the heart of my electorate, will be decided by the federal Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts in just a few weeks. The livelihoods of...
- Nation Building and Jobs Plan (1 speech)
The ABS data that has been released in the last couple of weeks shows that Queensland’s population grew by 2.6 per cent in the last year, with a national average of 1.6 per cent. Queensland...
- Farrer Electorate: Water; New South Wales: Dust Storms (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House matters of great concern in my electorate of Farrer, which, as many know, is defined by the Murray River and the southern Murray-Darling Basin....
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The following notice was given:
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Petition: Pharmaceutical Benefits (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition from the residents of Wattle Grove, Holsworthy and surrounding suburbs in my electorate of Hughes. It draws the attention of the House to the fact that this community...
- Werriwa Electorate: Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an exemplary sporting organisation that operates in my electorate, the Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League. The sheer numbers that this organisation deals...
- Pearce Electorate: Chittering Landcare Group (1 speech)
Partnerships that last a decade deserve recognition and such was the case on 25 September when the Chittering Landcare Group celebrated its 10-year partnership with Tiwest, the world’s...
- Holt Electorate: Mr Dale Sheppard (1 speech)
On numerous occasions in this place, I have taken the opportunity to speak about inspirational people in my electorate who make a difference—people who themselves have overcome great...
- Greenway Electorate: Merriville Road Development (1 speech)
I rise to draw the nation’s attention to the New South Wales Labor government’s approach to planning and development. I have been contacted by many constituents in various parts of...
- Lyons Electorate: Derwent and Tyenna Valleys (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about the Derwent and Tyenna valleys. The Tyenna Valley is one of the wonderful small valleys that run into the Derwent Valley. The Tyenna River enters the great Derwent...
- Drought (1 speech)
I too am very proud of my region, just as the member for most of Tasmania is. I wrote to the Prime Minster, which I do not do very often, some three weeks ago, on 28 September. I wrote to him...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Unemployment hit 13.8 per cent in Far North Queensland in September. Tourism and construction are being hard hit by the global recession. It defies belief that the opposition and the Leader of...
- Gippsland Electorate: National Warning System (2 speeches)
Telstra has received a $15 million contract to build a new national warning system that will send alerts to phones of residents threatened by disasters. In the first stage of this program there...
- Melbourne Ports Electorate: Australian Justice System (2 speeches)
Open democratic societies like Australia have their faults and commit abuses, but through vigorous public debate, adversarial press, parliamentary elections and courts we can encourage reform. I...
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 21 October, on motion by Ms Roxon: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Tax Agent Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 June, on motion by Mr Pearce: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn.
- Ms Talitha Kooy; Ms Estelle Petrie (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise two outstanding young Australians in the electorate of Casey. The first is Talitha Kooy, a young lady who walked last weekend to raise money for juvenile diabetes....
- Shortland Electorate (1 speech)
Today, I rise to share with the House some of the activities that have been happening within the Shortland electorate. Never in the time that I have been a member of a parliament have I seen a...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (1 speech)
I certainly do not envy my Labor colleagues in Throsby and Cunningham when it comes to defending the current CPRS legislation on the table. With the coal industry bearing the brunt of the...
- Moreton Electorate: Oxley Creek (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Oxley Creek Catchment Association, who have won the 2009 Theiss Riverprize. The generous prize, which will make a real difference, is $200,000. Of that, $150,000 will...
- National Water Week (1 speech)
Today I would like to alert the House to the fact that this week is National Water Week. Considering I have the whole South Australian stretch of the Murray River and also the Lower Lakes in my...
- Werriwa Electorate: Reconstructing Lives Program (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about particular program running in my electorate—one which makes a difference to young disadvantaged people between the ages of 16 and 20 who live in Macquarie...
