House debates
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and Minister for the Status of Women will be absent from question time today as she has been delayed, like so many...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a distinguished religious and spiritual leader and Nobel laureate. On behalf of the House I...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Live Animal Exports (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the suspension of the live cattle trade with Indonesia and the unfolding disaster that this entails for cattle producers across...
- Carbon Pricing (33 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Why is it important, in putting a price on carbon, to provide assistance to households and pensioners? Are there any...
- Same-Sex Relationships (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians wanting to marry overseas need certificates of no impediment to marriage from the Australian government, but the government refuses to issue CNIs...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how is a carbon price the best way to protect jobs, build a clean energy future and help lower our emissions? How is the rest of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from Tuvalu led by the Speaker, the Rt Hon. Sir Kamuta Latasi OBE, PC, KCMG. On behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Now that Nauru has announced that it intends to ratify the UN convention on refugees while Malaysia will not ratify the convention, will the Prime Minister...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Tom Uren. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome. With some personal indulgence, I wish him all...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Will the minister outline the government's commitment to introducing a carbon price through a market mechanism? How has...
- Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to his proposal to transfer illegal arrivals from Australia to Malaysia in the five-for-one people swap deal....
- Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, representing the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Will the minister inform the House about...
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Has Malaysia agreed to accept, amongst the 800 asylum seekers to be transferred to Malaysia as part of the five-for-one people swap deal, asylum seekers who...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (20 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Warringah moving immediately—That this House calls on the Prime Minister to explain...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 47 of 2010-11 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance Audit report No. 47 of 2010-11 entitled The development and administration of national research flagships: Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (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...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Address by the Prime Minister of New Zealand (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That: (1) the House invite the Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, to attend and address the House on Monday, 20 June 2011, at 2.30 p.m.; (2) unless otherwise...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (27 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Cook proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need for a proven, more...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report No. 117 entitled Treaties tabled on 9 and 10 February, and 1 March 2011. In accordance with standing order...
- Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, I present the committee's report entitled Advisory report: Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this evening Neil Robertson, the world snooker champion. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome. Honourable members:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Prime Retirement and Aged Care Property Trust (1 speech)
I rise tonight on behalf of many of my constituents in Dawson who have fallen victim to what could be one of the greatest financial scams in this country in our time. I represent my constituents...
- Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I want to talk tonight about the issues of insurance and underinsurance and the way that impacts on people's lives, in particular those in flood zones. Those of us from Queensland have...
- Education (1 speech)
The author GK Chesterton once said: Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. It seems that, when it comes to the Labor government, education is...
- Feely, Mr Terry, Cranbourne West Primary School (1 speech)
I start my statement to the House tonight on a sad note, unfortunately, by remembering Mr Terry Feely, the former principal of St Peter's College in Cranbourne, who sadly passed away during...
- Longman Electorate (1 speech)
As the federal member for Longman, I believe that it is my responsibility to give my community a voice with the key decision makers in Canberra. It is with this commitment that I recently hosted...
- Gould, Mr Bob (1 speech)
Bob Gould was a unique individual. He was born into a socialist family in 1937 and died where he would have preferred to die, in his Newtown bookshop, on 22 May, 2011. The Sydney Morning Herald...
- Solar Energy (1 speech)
I rise this evening to highlight the government's incompetence and lack of real oversight for its solar panels program because it has once again enabled unscrupulous providers to rip off...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
The image of our stock men and women is deeply etched on the national psyche: the laconic stockman rocking easily in the saddle, cajoling and guiding the herd; the alert and agile stockman...
- Flinders Electorate: Portsea (1 speech)
This evening I want to address the health and care of the coastal community of Portsea. Portsea is famous around Australia for its coastal beauty, for its scenery, for Point Nepean and for its...
- Shortland Electorate: Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (1 speech)
The employment initiatives in the budget are designed to assist the most disadvantaged job seekers, such as long-term unemployed, unemployed with literacy and numeracy problems, teenage parents,...
- Live Animal Exports, Biosecurity (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on behalf of the many thousands of farmers and farming families in my electorate and to echo their concerns and the experiences of many farming families right around...
- Kingston Electorate: Sammy D Foundation (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to highlight the great work done by Neil Davis and Nat Cook, who head up the Sammy D Foundation. This foundation was established in 2008 out of quite devastating circumstances....
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (9 speeches)
to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to competition and consumers, and for related purposes.
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Biosecurity (1 speech)
The agricultural sector and Australia's biosecurity are under attack from the Labor government. On 16 February this year the headlines around the nation ran 'Gillard says yes to New Zealand...
- Cunningham Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
I want to report to the House today on an important announcement made in my electorate last Wednesday by me, the member for Throsby and Mr David Farmer, the General Manager of Wollongong City...
- Aston Electorate: Youth Mental Health Services (1 speech)
Earlier in the year I launched a campaign to get more youth mental health services in the outer east of Melbourne. I did so for two reasons: (1) the mental health statistics are particularly poor...
- 15th Annual Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show (1 speech)
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 15th Annual Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show. On Saturday night I attended the sponsors dinner held at the Mount Pleasant Hotel where we enjoyed...
- Longman Awards (1 speech)
On Friday night I held the Longman community awards, acknowledging and honouring the outstanding contributions and achievements of members of my local community. Over 320 people of all ages...
- Braddon Electorate: Penguin Composites (1 speech)
On 10 June, last Friday, I had the great honour of officially opening the extensions to Penguin Composites in the beautiful township of Penguin. Penguin Composites were one of 36 successful...
- Wright Electorate: Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of the latest proceedings unfolding in the electorate of Wright, in particular in the Lockyer Valley, after the devastating floods that we had on 10 January. I am very...
- Geelong: Eastern Beach (1 speech)
I have spoken in this House before about the richness and beauty of Geelong's built heritage. Our bayside is blessed with many fine buildings that chart its history as a 19th century trading...
- International Women's Day (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 100th birthday party of my constituent Mrs Lily Sladen. She told me that the major change in her lifetime could best be summed up by the...
- Newcastle Electorate: Primary Health Care (2 speeches)
I note the member for Ryan's acknowledgement of the work of women. I felt exhausted listening to it but it is very true that there is more to do. I wish to draw attention to primary health...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
- Official Development Assistance (Question No. 102) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 22 November 2010: Further to the answer to question in writing, will he provide an update on the answer in respect of annual Official...
- Home Insulation Program and Green Loans Program (Question No. 181) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in writing, on 9 February 2011: In respect of the Home Insulation and Green Loans programs, has an analysis and/or modelling been...
- Australian Standard Geographical Classification (Question No. 216) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 1 March 2011: (1) In respect of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)—Remoteness Areas (RA), will there be a...
- Telehealth Training Initiative (Question No. 217) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 1 March 2011: What number of projects have been funded by the Government’s $35 million telehealth training initiative which...
- Ministers: Staff, Capital Works and Acquisitions (Question Nos 249, 262, 265, 277 and 278) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth and Minister representing the Minister Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, in writing, on 3 March 2011:...
- Ministers: Staff, Capital Works and Acquisitions (Question Nos 251, 259, 260 and 261) (2 speeches)
asked the Attorney-General, the Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Minister for Justice, in writing, on 3rd March 2011: (1) How many personal...
- Ministers: Staff, Capital Works and Acquisitions (Question No. 256) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in writing, on 3 March 2011: (1) How many personal staff are employed by the Minister. (2) What is the (a) total cost, and (b)...
- Foreign Aid Budget (Question No. 280) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 21 March 2011: In the calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011 (to date), within our Foreign Aid Budget, how many tertiary scholarships were...
- Zentai, Mr Charles (Question No. 281) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Justice, in writing, on 21 March 2011: (1) When he decided on 12 November 2009 to approve the extradition of Australian citizen Mr Charles Zentai to the Republic of...
- Zentai, Mr Charles (Question No. 282) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Justice, in writing, on 21 March 2011: (1) Has he ever suggested to the Hungarian authorities that they conduct their questioning of Mr Charles Zentai in Australia; if so,...
- Zentai, Mr Charles (Question No. 283) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Justice, in writing, on 21 March 2011: (1) What total cost has the Government incurred to date (including departmental personal time and cost) in seeking to extradite Mr...
- Passenger Movement Charge (Question No. 284) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Home Affairs, in writing, on 21 March 2011: In respect of the Passenger Movement Charge: (a) what total sum of money is forecast to be collected in (i) 2010-11, (ii)...
- Climate Change (Question No. 285) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in writing, on 21 March 2011: Using the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenario (A1F1—business as usual), with...
- Climate Change (Question No. 286) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, in writing, on 21 March 2011: Assuming that (a) the entire globe takes action on reducing CO2 emissions and as a result such emissions...
- Computers in Schools (Question No. 319) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, in writing, on 24 March 2011: Since the inception of the Digital Education Revolution program, by electorate, how many (a)...
- Broadband (Question No. 322) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 23 March 2011: Will the Minister rule out the rollout of the National Broadband...
- Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Question No. 326) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 24 March 2011: In respect of the introduction of a personally controlled electronic health record, (a) what sum of funding has been...
- Foreign Affairs and Trade: Briefings (Question No. 347) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011: Has his department and/or AusAID provided any briefings to members of the Australian Greens party and/or Independent Members...
- Barker Electorate: Keith District Hospital (Question No. 352) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 10 May 2011: Does the Keith District Hospital receive support under the Multi-purpose Services program; if so, what sum; if not, why not?
- Innovation and Communications Technology and Business Productivity: Statements Made By Former Prime Minister (Question No. 394) (2 speeches)
asked the Prime Minister, in writing, on 26 May 2011: Further to her answer to question in writing No. 199 (House Hansard, 10 May 2011, page 59), are there records within her department or office...
