House debates

Thursday, 23 June 2011

• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; First Reading (0 speeches)
    Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Macklin. Bill read a first time.
  • Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill contains three non-budget measures relating to Aboriginal land rights legislation, the Indigenous Land Corporation and the Torres...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following items of private Members' business being called on and considered immediately...
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That Main Committee orders of the day No. 6 relating to defence houses at Eaton, NT, No. 8 relating to the 100th anniversary of the sinking of SS Yongala, and No. 10 relating to the 40th...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Political Donations from Tobacco Companies (0 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) there are about three million Australians who still smoke; and (b) tobacco is a lethal product, killing around 15,000...
  • 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of SS Yongala (0 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this House: (1) recognises the one-hundredth anniversary of the sinking of SS Yongala; (2) notes that: (a) the SS Yongala sank in a cyclone on 23 March 1911 on...
  • 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention (0 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 2011 marks the fortieth anniversary of the Ramsar Convention and the establishment of a list of wetlands of international...
  • Defence Houses at Eaton, Northern Territory (1 speech)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that Darwin is currently experiencing the worst housing crisis since Cyclone Tracy, and the Minister for Defence Science and...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
    I move: That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business after normal time of adjournment) be suspended for this sitting. Mr Speaker, my advice...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the report from the Publications Committee sitting in conference with the Publications Committee of the Senate. Copies of the report are being placed on the table. Report—by...
  • Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network; Appointment (2 speeches)
    I have received messages from the Senate informing the House that: (a) the Senate transmits to the House an amendment to the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Australia's...
  • Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network; Membership (2 speeches)
    I have received advice nominating Mr Bandt to be a member of the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Immigration Detention Network.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Bill 2011; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) 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.
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011; Second Reading (34 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail (5 speeches)
    Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
• Statements by Members (0 speeches)
  • Casey Electorate: Wonga Park Country Fire Authority (1 speech)
    On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Wonga Park CFA for the handover of its so-called new truck, the 'Big Fill'. Mr Speaker, you would appreciate that Wonga Park CFA, like all of our...
  • Oxley Electorate: Vietnamese Community (1 speech)
    There are approximately 173,000 people of Vietnamese origin in Australia and census collection data from 2006 tells me that about 8,135 Vietnamese people are in the Oxley electorate. Of course,...
  • Holsworthy Public School (1 speech)
    Yesterday, 91 students from Holsworthy Public School visited parliament for their senior school excursion to the ACT, which included a trip to Perisher Valley, where they had great fun throwing...
  • Bourke, Dr Chris (1 speech)
    It is with pleasure I rise today to congratulate Dr Chris Bourke on his election to the ACT Legislative Assembly. Dr Bourke is the ACT Legislative Assembly's first Indigenous member and, in...
  • Richardson, Professor Jack, AO (1 speech)
    I rise to associate the coalition with the earlier comments of the Special Minister of State regarding the death of Professor Jack Richardson. Professor Richardson of course was a distinguished...
  • Clements, Mr Alex (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate a successful young athlete in my electorate of Bass, Alex Clements. Just 18 months ago 17-year-old Alex was a great tennis player. Alex made the decision to switch...
  • Gillard Government (2 speeches)
    On the last day parliament sat last year the Prime Minister announced 2011 would be a year of delivery and decision—but it has been a year of debt and delay. At least she got the Ds right!...
• Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Robinson, Sapper Rowan Jaie; Report from Main Committee (1 speech)
    Order of the day returned from Main Committee for further consideration; certified copy of the motion presented. Debate resumed on the motion: That the House record its deep regret at the death...
• Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    I inform the House that the Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care and Minister for the Status of Women will be absent from question time today as she is attending a funeral in...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Economy (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of her statement a year ago that she wanted to make life easier for Australia's working families. Since then she has announced a...
• Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    I inform members that we have in the gallery this afternoon His Excellency the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson, former member for Bradfield, former minister in this place, former Leader of the Opposition...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, will you inform the House about President Obama's announcement today on Afghanistan?
  • Gillard Government (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement that the Labor Party is the party of truth telling. I remind her that 10 days before she deposed the member for...
  • Broadband (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister outline to the House the significance of today's agreements between NBN Co., Telstra and Optus? What does this agreement mean for...
  • Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement 12 months ago that the Rudd government had lost its way. I remind her that in the last year 89 asylum seeker...
  • Afghanistan (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. It is in light of your previous answer to the House regarding Afghanistan. With the United States President announcing the start of a withdrawal of troops...
  • Economy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the importance of delivering on reforms to support jobs and growth?
  • Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. How has the government's handling of asylum seekers and border protection improved since 24 June last year?
  • Broadband (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Minister, how is the government delivering...
  • Live Animal Exports (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement 12 months ago that the Rudd government had lost its way. I remind her that the government's handling of...
  • Climate Change (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Will the minister update the House on the current debate about climate change? Why is a rational debate necessary, and are...
  • Families (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement of one year ago that she would like to do anything possible to help families. I remind her that in the first nine...
  • Mental Health (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing. How is the government delivering on its commitment to make mental health reform a second-term priority?
  • Broadband (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister, who only a year ago said that the government had lost its way. Given that the largest group of Australians without access to the internet are households with...
  • Families (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. How is the government delivering on its commitments to families?
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Prime Minister; Censure (8 speeches)
    I seek leave to move a motion of censure against the government. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Warringah moving...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Days and Hours of Meeting (3 speeches)
    I indicated to the House earlier today that I would inform the House at this time of where things are at. In spite of my entreaties and, I know, the entreaties of some in the opposition, the...
• Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
  • Parliament House Flag (2 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to the large Australian flag that flies above Parliament House. When I arrived at Parliament House this morning I noticed that a large strip seemed to have been...
• Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
  • (10 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
• Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
  • Reports Nos 54, 55 and 56 of 2010-11 (1 speech)
    I present the following Auditor-General's audit reports for 2010-2011: No. 54, Financial Statement audit: Interim Phase of the Audit of Financial Statements of Major General Government Sector...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present the Selection Committee report No. 26 relating to the consideration of bills. The report will be printed in today's Hansard. Copies of the report have been placed on the table. The...
• 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...
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Prime Minister (40 speeches)
    I have received a letter from the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Prime Minister's failure to...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011; Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
    Bill returned from Main Committee for further consideration.
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) 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.
  • Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011; Report from Main Committee (1 speech)
    Bill returned from Main Committee with amendments; Administrator's message recommending an appropriation reported; certified copy of bill presented and schedule of amendments presented. Ordered...
  • Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 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.
  • Statute Stocktake Bill (No. 1) 2011; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Statute Stocktake Bill (No. 1) 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. Sitting suspended from 18:20 to 21:26
  • Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 5) Bill 2011, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2011-2012, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012; Returned from Senate (0 speeches)
    Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
  • Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011; Consideration of Senate Message (1 speech)
    Bill returned from the Senate with amendments. Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately. Senate ' s amendments—parliamentary allowanceRemuneration Tribunal Act...
• Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
  • Dawson Electorate: Hydeaway Bay (1 speech)
    I rise to highlight the plight of residents in Hydeaway Bay in my electorate of Dawson. The threat to life and property from the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi has passed, and life goes on...
  • Australia-New Zealand Relationship (1 speech)
    In light of the visit this week by the Rt Hon. John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, I wish to make some comments on Australia's close relationship with our neighbour New Zealand. My...
  • Hinkler Electorate: Bruce Highway (1 speech)
    The LNP Bruce Highway group's fight to get more funding for the highway has been bolstered by the RACQ's recent Unroadworthy Roads survey, which reports its entire length as being amongst the top...
  • Isaacs Electorate: Take a Break Occasional Childcare Program (1 speech)
    The Victorian Liberal government is set to scrap an important childcare program called Take a Break from September this year. I want to clear up some misinformation put out by the Baillieu...
  • Hasluck Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    I normally do not rise in a negative mood, but today I highlight the misleading advertising being produced by the Labor Party in my electorate of Hasluck. This week, half-page advertisements in...
  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    I want to talk about the electorate of Franklin today, particularly about the National Broadband Network. One of the suburbs in my electorate, Kingston Beach, is about to receive construction of...
  • Higgins Electorate: Education (1 speech)
    Like my good friend the member for Hasluck, I rise to speak about the issue of education, first to congratulate the recipients of the Premier's VCE Awards in my electorate of Higgins: Jessica...
  • Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
    We all know the important role the Australian government plays in addressing climate change and in reducing our nation's carbon footprint. Government members believe that climate change is real,...
  • Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (1 speech)
    There are massive increases proposed for Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service packing shed registration charges. This is an extraordinary increase in cost to our packing shed operators....
  • Richardson, Professor Jack, AO (2 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the life and death of Professor Jack Richardson, the first Commonwealth Ombudsman. Professor Jack Richardson was a distinguished law academic and the inaugural Commonwealth...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
    Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011; Second Reading (10 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Frankston City Council Splash Card, Type 1 Diabetes Carers Allowance (1 speech)
    I bring a note of celebration and excitement. The great Southern Hemisphere metropolis of Frankston has done it again, achieving two awards in the National Awards for Local Government. I am...
  • Whitlam Institute (1 speech)
    Since its establishment in 2000 by the University of Western Sydney, I have been honoured to attend a number of functions at the Whitlam Institute. It is housed in the historically significant...
  • South Australia: Walking Trails (1 speech)
    I would like to speak about walking trails in South Australia. South Australia has a number of long-distance walking trails. The Heysen trail, which was completed in the 1980s, runs from Cape...
  • Free Trade (1 speech)
    I rise to discuss the benefits of free trade to the Australian economy and the Australian consumer. Estimates from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade show that households have benefited...
  • Indigenous Affairs (3 speeches)
    It is important for every government to consult, just as it is for every one of us in this chamber to remember we are not here forever, but when it comes to Indigenous wellbeing we need to be...
  • Kingston Electorate: McLaren Vale RSL and Naval Association Beachvale (1 speech)
    I would like to take this opportunity to recognise the great work of two returned service organisations in my electorate of Kingston, the McLaren Vale RSL and the Naval Association Beachvale...
  • Grey Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to tell you a tale today of three communities in the west of my electorate. The first is Streaky Bay on the stunning west coast of South Australia's Eyre...
  • Deakin Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
    Today I would like to relate to the House the story of another BER opening in my electorate, at Blackburn Lake Primary School, which I attended on 10 June to open its new multipurpose hall....
  • Swan Electorate: Financial Advisers (1 speech)
    Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It was interesting to listen to the member for Deakin. I went to Blackburn High School and hearing him talk about Blackburn Primary School brings back memories of...
  • Housing Affordability (5 speeches)
    Affordable housing is a critical issue in Australia and the Gillard government, in partnership with the states and territories, is deeply committed to providing affordable, appropriate and...
  • Shortland Electorate: Government Programs (1 speech)
    It is always good to follow the member for Goldstein. He is always so negative and oppositional. He really reflects the opposition's policy of no, no, no. That is what the member for Goldstein is...
• Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
  • Commonwealth Departments and Agencies: Costs of Central Functions (Question No. 189) (2 speeches)
    asked the Minister representing the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, in writing, on 10 February 2011: What are the costs of central functions for each department and agency of the...