House debates
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that in accordance with the Public Works Committee Act 1969 Senator Boyce has been appointed a member of the Parliamentary Standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Antidumping Reforms (2 speeches)
by leave—The government believes that our nation's best days are ahead and is working to keep the Australian economy strong. While the fundamentals of our economy remain strong, some...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Clean Energy Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge — General) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Fixed Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Bill 2011, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Bill 2011, Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011, Climate Change Authority Bill 2011, Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011; Second Reading (31 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Queensland Natural Disasters (1 speech)
It has been many months since the devastating floods which caused so much heartache in the electorate of Ryan, and we have worked very hard to bring some semblance of normality back to our...
- Finance Minister of the Year Award (3 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate the Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister first and foremost for his excellent stewardship of the Australian economy but in particular for his recognition by Euromoney...
- Beaudesert Show Society (1 speech)
A couple of weekends ago the Beaudesert Show Society, established in 1889, held its annual show. The rain on the first day did not dampen the spirits of those who attended. The rain held up some...
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (1 speech)
Established a decade ago, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has spent US$22 billion and saved six million lives. The Global Fund accounts for two-thirds of global spending...
- National Rural Health Alliance (1 speech)
I rise to report to the House on the ongoing work of the National Rural Health Alliance. Yesterday they were in the building with 32 national organisations represented through the peak body and...
- Queensland Natural Disasters (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Kellyville Bushrangers Rugby League Club, which comprises many local residents, including residents from Stanhope Gardens and Glenwood, on their generous efforts to...
- Disability, Small Businesses (1 speech)
I want to take a few moments to extend my respect and congratulations to all the efforts of the Community Lifestyle Accommodation organisation operating out of my electorate, seeking to...
- South Adelaide Football Club (4 speeches)
I rise to congratulate the South Adelaide Football Club on their hard-fought win against the Glenelg Tigers in the elimination round last weekend in the SANFL competition. The win takes them into...
- Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
The Prime Minister promised she would wear out her shoe leather consulting with the Australian people about the carbon tax. I thought I would save the Prime Minister a little bit of time. I...
- F1 in Schools Program (2 speeches)
I recently reported on Brooks High School, a high school in the northern suburbs of Launceston competing in the F1 in Schools world championships, having won the Australian championship. I am...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
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 express its deep regret at the death...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
Asylum Seekers
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! We have present in the gallery this afternoon a group of Indigenous female leaders who are in Parliament House today to participate in the Oxfam Straight Talk program, with workshops and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Global Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the global economic situation and any implications for our economy.
- Asylum Seekers (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the fact that in the past she supported turning back the boats, but now does not; opposed offshore processing, but now does...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how will the government continue to keep the nation's economy strong, protect jobs and undertake the reforms we need for the future?
- Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to his statement in 2006: … asylum-seekers should be treated the same regardless of how they land...
- Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the modelling of the Clean Energy Future package and what it says about prospects for jobs and growth in our economy?
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister please tell the House what the government's policy will be to deter people smugglers once the 800-person ceiling of her Malaysian...
- Mount Isa: Social Problems (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, may I observe that, if you had been the referee for the Cowboys matches this year, we would have got a much fairer outcome!
- National Security (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration And Citizenship. Will the minister update the House on the importance of effective border protection and asylum seeker policies that work in the...
- Asylum Seekers (18 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister correct her claim yesterday that reopening Nauru would cost $1 billion, given that the total cost of processing asylum seekers on...
- Defence (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Why is it important that strategic defence policy, including Australian Defence Force capability, be handled in a considered and responsible way that...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge Sir Rabbie Namaliu, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea and—maybe even more importantly—former Speaker of Papua New Guinea. He is in the House having last...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Labor Party (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the resignation of Mr Mike Williamson from the national executive of the Australian Labor Party—a political party...
- Australian Public Service (11 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State and Special Minister of State for Public Service and Integrity. Is the minister aware of recent statements made regarding the role played by the...
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to the promise he made in this year's budget speech that a surplus will be delivered in 2012-13, a commitment that has been described by...
- Economy (11 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Trade. Dr Emerson, how do Australia's domestic economic policies affect our trade performance? What would be the impact on Australian jobs and prosperity of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before calling the member for North Sydney—by way of omission—earlier in the day we had the Lord Mayor of Brisbane in the gallery, Councillor Graham Quirk. He was here with a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer—
- Fair Work Australia (19 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts. How has the Fair Work Act restored the rights of Australian workers?
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Rudd, Hon. Kevin (1 speech)
On a matter of indulgence, I think in the spirit of bipartisanship it would be nice if we wished Kevin Rudd a happy birthday today.
- 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 Hansard. I move: That the House take...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- (33 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for North Sydney proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Tax Reform and our Patchwork Economy (2 speeches)
by leave—In just two weeks time the government will provide an important opportunity for a broad group of Australians to help chart the next steps forward in Australia’s tax reform...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (8 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (51 speeches)
I move: That business intervening before notice No. 6, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to. I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign (1 speech)
I rise tonight to express my objection to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign, which routinely organises protests and boycotts against Israeli owned businesses worldwide. In particular...
- Defence Procurement (3 speeches)
I thank the member for Mitchell for his comments and his generous remarks about me and other people. I think we are all involved in a much wider group of people, including the member for...
- Unemployment (1 speech)
It is high time the Gillard and Bligh governments got serious about unemployment. Last month Wide Bay Burnett's unemployment rate hit a seven-year high, climbing to 12.3 per cent. It is the worst...
- Dementia Awareness Week (2 speeches)
I rise to inform the House that this week is Dementia Awareness Week, with today, 21 September, being World Alzheimer's Day. The theme of this year's awareness week is, 'Worried about your...
- Wright Electorate: Young Liberal-National Party (2 speeches)
Today in the House we were joined by some very motivated young, professional Queenslanders who are proud members of the Queensland Young LNP—Callum Stewart, Mathew Jackson, David Bell, Ben...
- Chifley Electorate: Pricing Discrimination (1 speech)
As the House is aware, I have been speaking regularly on the issue of price discrimination as it affects Australian businesses and consumers of IT hardware and software. This is the fourth time I...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Lack of affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing our constituents nationally regardless of the geographic region, nature of urban development or underlying socio-economic...
- Sapper Jacob Moerland Memorial Skate Park (1 speech)
Last year as a minister in the defence portfolio I had the solemn responsibility and duty to attend a number of funerals of servicemen who had been killed in Afghanistan. I will not pretend that...
- Grey Electorate: Mouse Plague (1 speech)
For two years, parts of my electorate have been battling a mouse plague. Last year it was estimated that there was $80 million of damage on Eyre Peninsula alone. There is a little bit of history...
- National Dementia Awareness Week (1 speech)
I rise to draw the House's attention to National Dementia Awareness Week 2011, which is this week. The issues that National Dementia Awareness Week are seeking to promote are vitally important to...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
It has been a pleasure to sit through all of this evening's adjournment debate waiting for your indulgence, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak on something very serious. All members in this place would...
- Youth Allowance (1 speech)
The results of the federal government's recent review into youth allowance are a disappointment to say the least. The youth allowance review has offered no positive changes for students and...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Papua New Guinea: HIV-AIDS (1 speech)
I rise to applaud the significant impact being made in the treatment of HIV-AIDS in Papua New Guinea through a collaboration of six pharmaceutical companies, four of which are based in my...
- Page Electorate: Awards (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate three local people on receiving significant national awards. The first is Sister Dr Berenice Kerr. Sister Berenice, as we call her, received a Fellowship of the Australian...
- Hasluck Electorate: Luke Adams Foundation (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on an important organisation in my electorate and a tragic event that occurred recently. The Luke Adams Foundation was established as a result of an incident on 1 May 2011...
- Australian Public Service (1 speech)
Today, I once again rise to defend the Public Service from irresponsible, unwarranted and ad hominem attacks. Some weeks ago I chastised the opposition for its continued attacks on the...
- Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
This morning I rise to speak about an issue of grave concern to the people of regional Australia, in particular the people of my electorate—that is, the scandal that has been the Gillard...
- Gippsland Electorate: Gippsland Lakes and Catchments (1 speech)
I rise to report to the House on the Gippsland Lakes Natural Assets Report Card and also to highlight this federal government's lack of ongoing funding commitments which need to be directly...
- Agriculture (1 speech)
I consider this session of parliament a very historic session of parliament because we will be introducing into this parliament a series of bills that will provide a new era for farming in this...
- Scoresby Football and Social Club (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to congratulate the Scoresby football club on their outstanding success this year. Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to see some of the Eastern Football League's, EFL,...
- Corio Electorate: Northern Futures (1 speech)
Back in 2007, when Ford Australia said it was closing its engine plant at Geelong, the announcement sent shockwaves through our city. As it transpired, Ford did not close its engine plant in...
- Melbourne Ports Electorate: Caulfield Village (52 speeches)
The Victorian Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, and Caulfield MP David Southwick are embarrassed over their support for the proposed $1 billion development of Caulfield Village, in my...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Evans, Mr Cadel (8 speeches)
Debate resumed.
- Stosur, Ms Samantha (4 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate Samantha Stosur on her historic win in this year's US Tennis Open. It was an emphatic victory that will give a real boost to Australian tennis and, hopefully, spawn a...
- Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
- Broadband (Question No. 389) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 26 May 2011: Further to the Minister's answer to question in writing No. 179...
- Emergency Services and Alerts Systems (Question No. 445) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 4 July 2011: Is the Minister able to provide the Australian Media and...
- Dawson Electorate: Alligator Creek Phone Coverage (Question No. 448) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 4 July 2011 (1) Is the Minister aware that mobile phone coverage is poor in Alligator Creek at the Bowling...
- Broadband (Question No. 451) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 5 July 2011: What: (a) consideration has been given to the fact that the Ka band...
- Tourism Australia: Board of Directors (Question No. 476) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011: What is the (a) name, (b) position, (c) terms of appointment, and (d) tenure of appointment of each member of the Tourism Australia...
- Tourism Australia: Membership (Question No. 479) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011: In respect of Tourism Australia: (1) What are the details of all memberships with organisations that are funded by this agency,...
- Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Senior Executive Service (Question No. 561) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Minister's department in the...
