House debates

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

• Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Wood, Sergeant Brett (3 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, on indulgence, as members of the House would by now know, overnight in Afghanistan we lost an Australian commando, Sergeant Brett Wood. On another occasion we will have a formal...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Budget (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his comments just last Friday on ABC Radio regarding the Western Australian government's plan to lift royalties on iron ore fines when he...
  • Mining (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Does the Treasurer recall receiving this brief from the Treasury on 17 May last year advising him, at page 8, that Western Australia was proposing to raise the...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the current state of the Australian economy and the importance of sound policies to support growth and jobs?
  • Budget (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Was the Treasurer or his office given notice last week by the Western Australian government that Western Australia would be publicly announcing the iron ore fines...
  • Infrastructure (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Page 18 of the budget overview uses words in relation to the Regional Infrastructure Fund such as 'reinvesting the proceeds of the...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Will the minister outline the recent work of the Climate Commission and why it is important to have a clear, fact based...
  • Budget (13 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the Treasurer's last answer where he confirmed that he was told of the increase in royalties in the Western Australian budget the following day and I...
  • Tobacco Products (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister update the House on the government's plans for plain packaging for tobacco products and how these plans have been received?
  • Budget (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that he had a meeting with the Western Australian Premier on 19 April 2010, at which the Premier informed him of his plan to increase...
  • Tobacco Products (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing. As the minister responsible for medical research, what evidence is there to support the government's move to introduce plain packaging...
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer confirm that in February this year he directed the Commonwealth Grants Commission not to reduce Western Australia's GST payments as a result of...
  • Mental Health (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. How is the government improving support for people with mental illness in our local communities?
  • Budget (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. I refer him to his own statement earlier in question time in relation to Western Australian royalties when he said: But suddenly out of the blue he comes forward...
  • Education Funding (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. What is the government doing to ensure that every child has access to a great education?
  • Mining (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask the Prime Minister: in the light of the Treasurer's answers to this parliament today, is she confident that the Treasurer was telling the truth, the...
  • Budget (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel and Minister for Indigenous Health—
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Budget (47 speeches)
    I move: T hat so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving immediately — That this House calls on the Treasure r to...
• Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
  • (8 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Mining (13 speeches)
    I have received letters from the honourable the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the honourable member for Kennedy proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011; Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
    Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of bill presented. Bill agreed to.
  • Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011; 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 Amendment (2012 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2011; Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
    Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of bill presented. Bill agreed to.
  • Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2011; 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.
  • Child Support (Registration and Collection) Amendment Bill 2011; Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
    Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment; certified copy of bill presented. Bill agreed to.
  • Child Support (Registration and Collection) Amendment Bill 2011; 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.
  • Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010; Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
    Bill returned from the Senate with amendments. Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately. Senate’s amendments—
  • Acts Interpretation Amendment Bill 2011, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2011-2012, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012, Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 3) Bill 2011; Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That: (a) the following Bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration: Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 3) Bill 2011; Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare...
  • Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012; Second Reading (66 speeches)
    Before the debate is resumed on the Appropriation Bill (No.1) 2011-2012, I remind the House that pursuant to the resolution agreed to by the House on 10 May 2011, this order of the day will be...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • (5 speeches)
    to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Navigation Act 1912, and for related purposes. to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act...
• Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
  • Mount Evelyn Football Club (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 14 May it was my pleasure to attend the Mount Evelyn Football Club for a very special celebration for a great club builder and stalwart in Ted Jenkinson. Ted started playing at the...
  • La Trobe Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
    I am very pleased to provide the House with an update on some of the things that have been happening in my electorate in relation to the very significant commitments made by this government in...
  • Boonah Show (1 speech)
    I rise to inform the House of the recent 111th year celebrations at the Boonah show. Boonah is a community in my electorate of about 2,800 people situated roughly an hour and a half south-west of...
  • Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre (1 speech)
    I had the pleasure last month, on Saturday, 9 April, to officially open the latest state-of-the-art development at Casey Fields, the Casey Fields Regional Athletics Centre, on behalf of the...
  • Euroa (1 speech)
    Euroa is a small, tight-knit community and beautiful town on the banks of the Seven Creeks. Euroa has always been a special place. I am pleased that it is now within the new boundaries of the...
  • Wakefield Electorate: Water (1 speech)
    On 1 May I went to Manoora Centenary Park. Madam Deputy Speaker, I do not know if you know where Manoora is. It is a small town in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys. It is a wonderful little town. I...
  • Wannon Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about the importance of manufacturing in regional Australia and in particular its importance to my electorate of Wannon. The Australian manufacturing industry is at the core...
  • Melbourne Ports Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    The last four years have seen an unprecedented investment in schools across the nation by the Labor government. In my electorate alone we have seen $65 million invested in school buildings and...
  • Swan Electorate: Aquatic Centres (1 speech)
    In a week where we saw former Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe return to the Adelaide pool where his career started, I am pleased to raise the important issue of aquatic centres in my...
  • Shortland Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (4 speeches)
    Last Wednesday I visited Budgewoi Public School on the Central Coast to open six new classrooms that were built under the Building the Education Revolution program. The school actually spent $3.2...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2011; Second Reading (15 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 3) Bill 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2011; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 3) Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2011; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Acts Interpretation Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
• Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Hunt, Hon. Ralph James Dunnet, AO (8 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That the House express its deep regret at the death on 21 May 2011 of the Honourable Ralph James Dunnet Hunt AO, a Member of this House for the Division of Gwydir...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Education and Employment Committee; Report (6 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That the House take note of the report.
  • Economics Committee; Report (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That the House take note of the report.
• Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
  • Ministers and Ministerial Staff: Mobile Phones and iPads (Question No. 142) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, in writing, on 25 November 2010: (1) How many (a) mobile phones, (b) blackberries and (c) I-Pads are...