House debates

Monday, 20 June 2011

• Address by the Prime Minister of New Zealand (0 speeches)
  • (4 speeches)
    On behalf of the House, I welcome as guests the President of the Senate and honourable senators to this sitting of the House of Representatives to hear an address by the Rt Hon. John Key, Prime...
• 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)
  • Live Animal Exports (28 speeches)
    I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Kennedy from moving the following motion—That this House: (1) note the impact of the...
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
  • Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    In accordance with standing order 41(g), and the determinations of the Selection Committee, I present copies of the terms of motions for which notice has be given by the members for Calare,...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Product Stewardship Bill 2011; 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 day.
  • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011; 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 day.
  • Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011; 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.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network; Appointment (1 speech)
    I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that (a) the Senate concurs with the resolution of the House relating to the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Social Security Amendment (Parenting Payment Transitional Arrangement) Bill 2011, Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011, Midwife Professional Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Returned from Senate (0 speeches)
    Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
  • Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message (0 speeches)
    Bill returned from the Senate with an amendment. Ordered that the amendment be considered at the next sitting.
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2011, Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2011, Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Product Stewardship Bill 2011; Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the third report of the committee for 2011, entitled Referrals made February to March 2011.I ask leave of the House to...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    I welcome the opportunity to speak for a while longer on the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Bill 2011. I will not delay the House too much. When my contribution was suspended last week, I had...
  • Veterans' Entitlements 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.
  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 5) Bill 2011; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 5) 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.
  • National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (5 speeches)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security I have pleasure in presenting the committee's report entitled Annual report of committee activities 2009-10.The tabling...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee; Report (5 speeches)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, I present the committee's report entitled Doing time - time for doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal...
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee; Report and Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Main Committee for debate. Question agreed to.
  • Cyber-Safety Committee; Report (5 speeches)
    On behalf of the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety, I present the committee's report entitled High-wire act: cyber-safety and the young. It has been a great honour to be the deputy chair of...
  • Cyber-Safety Committee; Report and Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Main Committee for debate. Question agreed to.
  • Law Enforcement Committee; Report (5 speeches)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the committee's report, entitled Inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime security measures to combat...
  • Law Enforcement Committee; Report and Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Main Committee for debate. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011; First Reading (2 speeches)
    Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Wilkie.
  • Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011; First Reading (2 speeches)
    Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Bandt.
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
  • Australian Building and Construction Commission (12 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) notes the: (a) Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) created under the Howard Government' s industrial relations legislation unfairly targets workers...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Queensland Natural Disasters (1 speech)
    I rise to put on the record how delighted I was to attend the Disaster Recognition Ceremony at South Bank in Brisbane on Sunday 12 June 2011. At this ceremony we paid tribute to our many...
  • Bass Electorate: Defence Science and Technology Organisation Facility (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to welcome and express my support for the public works motion put forward in parliament last week by the Special Minister of State, the Hon. Gary Gray, for the redevelopment of the...
  • Wannon Electorate: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to wish Jane Spencer a very happy birthday. She deserves it on this day in particular, because on this day Fair Work Australia, following three appeals, has decided that students...
  • Braddon Electorate: Scams (3 speeches)
    Good job to Fair Work Australia on its deliberations. Over the last couple of weeks I have dealt with a number of fellow north-west coasters who have supposedly won large sums of money from...
  • Boothby Electorate: Health (1 speech)
    I would like to speak about health in my electorate of Boothby, and there are a number of issues that I want to touch on. Blackwood Community Hospital has been providing healthcare services to...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    Earlier this evening, the member for Mayo referred to me as one of 'Don's children' and an SDA official, which indeed I was. I suppose metaphorically I may be one of 'Don's children', but I rise...
  • Online Gambling (1 speech)
    I would like to raise an issue that I have recently had brought to my attention that I believe needs to be addressed by the Northern Territory parliament or, if it fails to do so, then by this...
  • Adelaide Dutch Festival (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 30 April I attended the Adelaide Dutch Festival, held at the Dutch Club community centre at Greenfields. The festival was officially opened by the honorary consul of the Netherlands,...
  • Calare Electorate (3 speeches)
    When I first entered politics I was responsible for most of western New South Wales all the way out to Broken Hill and Cameron Corner. I never dreamt that I would one day represent the town in...
  • Mackie, Professor Jamie (1 speech)
    I rise to pay tribute to Professor Jamie Mackie, who passed away on 21 April, aged 86. Jamie was a key player in the deepening of Australia's engagement with South-East Asia and the campaign to...
  • Thursday Island: Tuberculosis Clinics (1 speech)
    Three of the great killers around the world—endemic TB, malaria and HIV—come no closer to Australia's continent than the Torres Strait. TB, with a prevalence of around two per cent,...
  • Page Electorate (1 speech)
    I want to do a regional round-up of the good things that have been happening in my seat of Page over the last months, but particularly over the last few weeks. Two Sundays ago I was privileged to...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • (3 speeches)
    The following notice(s) were given:
• Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
  • McMillan Electorate: Australian Fire Services Medal (1 speech)
    As a former volunteer firefighter with a 12-year badge, I know the importance of the Australian Fire Services Medal. A local long-serving member of the Korumburra fire brigade was recognised on...
  • Canberra Electorate: Chinese Australian Early Childhood Centre (1 speech)
    One of the most enjoyable elements of my job is being asked to take part in the many ceremonies and openings in my electorate, and I especially enjoy those where small children are involved. It...
  • Cowan Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
    I would like to make some remarks today about my concerns about crime within the suburbs of Perth, within my electorate of Cowan. There have been some disturbing reports lately on the number of...
  • Parramatta Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
    If you are under the age of 35, every year of your life will have been hotter than the 20th century average and every decade will have been hotter than the previous one. The climate is changing....
  • Bonner Electorate: Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    I rise today to highlight the risk this government is taking with its proposed carbon tax on jobs in my electorate of Bonner. Recently the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, the shadow...
  • Greenway Electorate: Tamil Community (1 speech)
    I rise today to acknowledge and affirm my respect for the Tamil population living in my electorate of Greenway and to mention a number of very important issues surrounding the Australian Tamil...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Zig Zag Scenic Drive (1 speech)
    I rise today to talk about the Zig Zag scenic drive in the Shire of Kalamunda. Situated in the Gooseberry Hill National Park, the Zig Zag offers great views of the Perth metropolitan area and is...
  • Corio Electorate: Charities (1 speech)
    Each year, as winter arrives, we are reminded that many people find life a daily struggle to make ends meet. Appeals like last week's CEO Sleepout help focus the national spotlight on the...
  • Swan Electorate: Junior Football (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about junior football in my electorate. I see the honourable member for Corio in the chamber and, knowing his passion for the Geelong Football Club and that they are undefeated at...
  • Makin Electorate: Tyndale Christian School (1 speech)
    On Saturday, 26 March I attended the official opening of the BER project at Tyndale Christian School at Salisbury East. Also in attendance were my parliamentary colleague Minister Mark Butler,...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012; Consideration in Detail (34 speeches)
    Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Proposed expenditure, $447,140,000
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That orders of the day Nos 2 and 3, government business, be postponed until the next sitting. Question agreed to.
• Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
  • Live Animal Exports (16 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion by Mr John Cobb: That this House: (1) deplores the inhumane treatment of cattle at some abattoirs in Indonesia; (2) notes that this is unacceptable to all...
  • World Refugee Day (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion by Ms Parke: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that 20 June each year is World Refugee Day, celebrating the courageous spirit and resilience of more than 10 million...
  • Computers in Schools (15 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Government's failure to deliver on its promise to provide a computer for every secondary school student between years 9 to12 within the original...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Leeding, Senior Constable Damian (5 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) expresses: (a) its condolences to: (i) the family of Senior Constable Damian Leeding who was shot in the line of duty on Sunday evening, 29 May 2011; and (ii) the...
• Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
  • Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to raise a grievance on behalf of the people of Paterson. Their will has been ignored by the current Labor government. My constituents do not want a carbon tax, and they deserve at...
  • Australian Greens (1 speech)
    Soon after the beginning of July in the Australian Senate we will have an increased number of representatives of the Australian Greens, a political party which is supporting the current...
  • Home Insulation Program (1 speech)
    Tonight I raise in this chamber evidence of this government's gross incompetence and negligence—the latest chapter. It is the latest twist in the home insulation saga, which has cost...
  • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to grieve for the public servants of New South Wales. These are the public servants who are having their rights stripped from them by a Liberal state government committed to...
  • Food Security (1 speech)
    You do not have to look far in our daily media cycle to find an attention-grabbing headline about the issue of food security. The Sydney Morning Herald bellows 'A new food crisis on our plates',...
  • Blair Electorate: Ipswich Motorway and Blacksoil Interchange (4 speeches)
    I am deeply and historically aggrieved at the attitude of the coalition with respect to the road infrastructure in South-East Queensland. I say to the coalition: what is the attitude of the...
• Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
  • Broadband (Question No. 2) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 29 September 2010: In respect of the report commissioned by the Government...
  • Ministers: Staff, Capital Works and Acquisitions (Question No. 238) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 3 March 2011: (1) How many personal staff are employed by the Minister. (2) What...
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Depreciation Expenses (Question No. 386) (2 speeches)
    asked the Treasurer, in writing, on 25 May 2011: What was the total value of depreciation expenses in the accommodation and food services industry for (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2007-08, (d)...