House debates
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Inventory) Bill 2011, Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2011, Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Registration Charges Consequentials) Bill 2011, Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011; Assent (0 speeches)
Messages from the Governor-General reported informing the House of assent to the bills.
- 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 (41 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Clean Energy Future Legislation Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation I present the committee's report entitled Advisory report on the Clean Energy Bills and the Steel...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement of the member for Moreton, who said he would resign rather than back a leadership change: I will not be breaking...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the Australian Political Exchange Council's 28th delegation from the United States of America. On behalf of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (3 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government undertaking reforms to create a clean energy future and make sure that, despite the patchwork economy, no Australian is left behind?
- Carbon Pricing (26 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer the foreign minister to his recent trips to Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Brazil, the Republic of Korea,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (7 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 to the...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- 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...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (7 speeches)
by leave—I move: That, for this sitting, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) Government business having precedence from 9.30 p.m. until 11 p.m.;...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the Treasurer, Shadow Treasurer and the Member for Lyne each making a 10 minute statement on tax...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (21 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...
- 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 (6 speeches)
Debate resumed on the motion: That these bills be now read a second time.
- 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; Consideration in Detail (200 speeches)
The House will consider the bills in detail in accordance with the resolution agreed to on 13 September. The bills will be taken together. The question is that the bills be agreed to. Any...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (9 speeches)
The following notice(s) were given:
- Questions in Writing (0 speeches)
- Foreign Affairs and Trade: Language Fluency (Question No. 332) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011: (1) How many ambassadors/high commissioners are fluent in the official language of the country in which they are currently...
- Visits by Overseas Delegations (Question No. 334) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011: (1) How many overseas delegations were sponsored by the Government in each calendar year from 2005 to 2010. (2) From what...
- Papua New Guinea: Corruption Cases (Question No. 343) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011: (1) How many cases of alleged corruption in Papua New Guinea (a) are currently being investigated, and (b) were investigated...
- Australian Defence Force: Health Records (Question No. 449) (2 speeches)
Asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 4 July 2011: Can health records of members of the Australian Defence Force, including (a) medical assessments, (b) psychological assessments, and...
- Treasury: Advisory Committee Membership (Question No. 462) (2 speeches)
asked the Treasurer, in writing, on 16 August 2011: Who are the members of the advisory committee that advised the Treasurer and the Treasury to increase the gross debt limit of Commonwealth...
- Dawson Electorate: Bucasia Post Office (Question No. 468) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 16 August 2011: (1) Is he aware of the announced closure of the Post Office in...
- Resources, Energy and Tourism: Tourism Division Leased Offices (Question No. 475) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011: In respect of the Tourism division of his department, what are the details of all: (a) leased offices, including the (i) address,...
- Tourism Australia: Staffing (Question No. 477) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011: In respect of Tourism Australia: (1) A s at 1 July 2011, what total number of staff were employed by this agency. (2) As at 1 July...
- Tourism Australia: Expenditure (Question No. 478) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 16 August 2011: In respect of Tourism Australia in 2010-11: (1) What sum of program expenditure was spent on (a) advertising, (b) hospitality or...
- Investment Policies (Question No. 480) (2 speeches)
asked the Treasurer, in writing, on 16 August 2011: Do investment guidelines exist for ethical investment of public money, including the Future Fund; if so, are they publicly available; if not,...
- Beef Imports (Question No. 484) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Trade, in writing, on 16 August 2011: (1) Is he aware that data on the United States Department of Agriculture's website indicates that substantial quantities of beef and...
- Australian Red Cross (Question No. 488) (2 speeches)
asked the Attorney-General, in writing, on 16 August 2011: Is the Government aware that the Australian Red Cross has approved a proposal to undertake a leading role within the International Red...
- Digital Switchover Household Assistance Scheme (Question No. 500) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 16 August 2011: In respect of the Deeds of Agreement that the Commonwealth has...
- Broadband (Question No. 501) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 16 August 2011. How many retail customers signed up for fixed-line National...
- Infrastructure and Transport: Portfolio Expenditure (Question No. 507) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, in writing, on 17 August 2011: (1) What was the portfolio expenditure for his department in 2010-11 for (a) advertising, (b) travel, including...
- Queensland: Roads (Question No. 509) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, in writing, on 18 August 2011: Further to his answer to question in writing No. 405 (House Hansard, 7 July 2011, page 8123), what sum of...
- Defence Export Control Office: Replacement IT System (Question No. 549) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 22 August 2011: (1) When were the (a) request for tender documentation, and (b) tender of the successful tenderer, for the Defence Export Control...
- Country Areas Program (Question No. 551) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, in writing, on 24 August 2011: (1) What sum of funding is allocated to the Country Areas Program. (2) What sum of this funding...
- Asylum Seekers: Charter and Commercial Flight Costs (Question No. 558) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, in writing, on 25 August 2011: To date, (a) what is the total cost of charter and commercial flights in respect of the processing of Irregular...
- Treasury: Senior Executive Service (Question No. 560) (2 speeches)
asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Minister's department in the Senior Executive Service (i.e., SES) on 1 July (a) 2008, and (b) 2011.
- Defence: Senior Executive Service (Question No. 564) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Minister's department in the Senior Executive Service (ie, SES) on 1 July (a) 2008, and (b) 2011.
- Infrastructure and Transport: Senior Executive Staff (Question No. 566) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, in writing, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Minister's department in the Senior Executive Service (i.e. SES) on 1 July...
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Senior Executive Service (Question No. 574) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, in writing, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Minister's department in the Senior...
- Resources, Energy and Tourism: Senior Executive Service (Question Nos 575 and 576) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Resources and Energy and the Minister for Tourism, in writing, on 25 August 2011: How many staff were employed by the Ministers department in the Senior Executive Service...
- General Practitioners and Specialists Online Services (Question No. 589) (2 speeches)
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 12 September 2011: In respect of the Government’s announcement during the 2010 election campaign that $57 million will be committed...
