House debates
Thursday, 23 August 2012
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the Government be required to immediately lay before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Migration Act, separate...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Approval of Work (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing...
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit I present the following reports: Report 431: Review of Auditor-General’s reports Nos 24 to 32 (2011-12), and Report 432:...
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of 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...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos. 2 and 3 government business be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Belmont City Medical Centre (1 speech)
I rise to update the House on my local campaign to see a medical centre open on Abernethy Road in my electorate of Swan. Belmont residents, formerly serviced by the Healthpoint Belmont Medical...
- Poppies (1 speech)
I rise to express my concern about the decision of the s tate g overnment in Tasman ia to allow the importation of p oppy s traw into Tasmania from Turkey. TPI have been operating in Tasmania for...
- Forde Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the efforts of two organising committees of local festivals. Over the past two weekends I have had the privilege of attending the Ormeau Lions Fair, held by the Ormeau Lions...
- Canberra Electorate: Public Sector Employment (1 speech)
This morning on Canberra radio 2CC, during a debate I had with Liberal Senator Gary Humphries, talkback host Mark Parton asked us about the coalition's plan to slash thousands of jobs from the...
- Royal Queensland Show (1 speech)
As a Queenslander, one of my favourite times of the year is when the Royal Queensland Show comes to town. Originally it was called the Brisbane Exhibition, and it is now known as the Ekka. It...
- International Development Assistance (1 speech)
Earlier this week I raised the issue of poverty in regard to letters I received from Pastor Louise Shanks and young people in my electorate who were inspired to speak out about the issue of...
- Hughes Electorate: Revesby Centrelink Office (1 speech)
I would like to raise an issue that is of concern to many residents of Hughes, one that will adversely affect in particular residents of Revesby, Panania, Picnic Point, East Hills and Milperra,...
- Ipswich Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Service (1 speech)
I rise to express my disgust and dismay at the decision of the Campbell Newman LNP government to cut off all funding to the Ipswich Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Service. Every month 600 tenants...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
Those opposite like to claim that our concerns about the carbon tax have been exaggerated. But as part of the carbon tax this government has a plan to use taxpayers' money to shut down 2,000...
- Bonnyrigg Trade Training Centres (2 speeches)
Last week I had the opportunity with the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Peter Garrett, to attend the opening of the trades training centre at Bonnyrigg High School. We...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Fred Hollows Foundation (3 speeches)
On indulgence, earlier today it was a great honour to join Gabi Hollows, many of our parliamentary colleagues and other distinguished guests, to celebrate 20 years of the Fred Hollows Foundation....
- Fred Hollows Foundation; Reference to Federation Chamber (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That further statements on indulgence on the Fred Hollows Foundation be permitted in the Federation Chamber I very much associate myself with the positive comments of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Mining (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the Minister for Resources and Energy that 'the resources boom is over'?
- Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government keeping our economy strong while making sure that all Australians share in the wealth created by our natural resources?
- Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the statement from the CEO of BHP Billiton, Marius Kloppers, just two months ago, that 'carbon taxes and so on have all...
- Economy (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism. Will the minister update the House about the BHP Olympic Dam decision and Australia's pipeline of resources...
- Reserve Bank of Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer regarding the Reserve Bank bribery scandal. The former Treasurer Peter Costello has said today that any government agency that becomes aware of evidence of...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House the strength of investment underway in our economy?
- Mining, Carbon Pricing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. With regard to the facts, I refer the Treasurer to this statement from the Chairman of BHP just six weeks ago, when he said: … I cannot overstate how the...
- Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation. What are the facts about how the economy—and business in...
- Taxation (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Competitiveness. Minister, why is it important for Australia's competitiveness and for the viability of major projects to have certainty about the...
- Carbon Pricing (9 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that the most recent determination from the New South Wales pricing authority clearly states that the carbon tax makes up 80 per...
- Environment (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for the environment. Will the minister update the House on the decisions taken for environmental approval of coal projects in the Galilee Basin? Why have additional...
- Australian Workers Union (22 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer the minister to the approach by Mr Andrew Grech to former clients of his law firm 'asking that they agree to waive...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, in your answers earlier you outlined the government's plans to keep Australia's economy strong into the future. Are you aware of any risks to...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (1 speech)
Mr Speaker has asked me to read the following statement to the House: The matter of public importance debate is one of the primary avenues for private members of the House to be able to initiate...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, I ask a question through you to the Speaker based on the statement that you have just read to the House. Could you ask the Speaker how he could explain that, in 2011, 96 per...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- 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...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Schubert, Ms Misha (3 speeches)
Madam Deputy Speaker, with your indulgence I note that today is the last day on which House of Representatives proceedings will be covered by Misha Schubert of the Age. She has been a splendid...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present Report No. 63 of the Selection Committee relating to private members' business and referral of bills to committees. The report will be printed in the Hansardfor today. Copies of the...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Mining and Taxation Policies (34 speeches)
I add my best wishes to Misha Schubert, and I will have more to say to her privately about that later today. I do not think, for the people of South Australia and the families of South Australia,...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Gageler, Mr Stephen, SC (1 speech)
Regrettably this House is made famous for those things that divide us rather than those things that unite us. The evening news is filled with stories of bitter conflict and fierce rivalry in our...
- Petrie Electorate: The Lakes College (1 speech)
I rise to pay special tribute to the great work being done in one of my local schools, the Lakes College at North Lakes, particularly in the field of languages. The Lakes College, or TLC, first...
- Petition: Fisheries (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition that has been found to be in order by the Standing Committee on Petitions and which has been signed by 6,272 Australians. The petition read as follows— TO THE...
- Fisheries (1 speech)
I respectfully but strongly disagree with the member for Brisbane. I want to urge the ministers for transport, fisheries and the environment, who each have a role in this matter, not to approve...
- Education: Swinburne University (1 speech)
The decision by Swinburne University to close its Lilydale campus is a decision that they should not have made. Recently Swinburne, which has a number of campuses, announced it would close its...
- School Funding: ACT Liberals (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about a problem the Liberals in the ACT seem to be having with getting their facts straight. I am so concerned about this that I want to use my brief time here to help them...
- Ungarie Village (2 speeches)
I am pleased and relieved to report the Riverina village of Ungarie will finally receive federal assistance after almost being washed away by a flood at Humbug Creek on 4 March. I acknowledge the...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Petition: Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I rise today to discuss and present later the Stop the Traffik petition from about 2,914 signatures on behalf of the Uniting Church of Australia. The petition seeks to condemn the practice of...
- Flynn Electorate: Dairy Farming (1 speech)
I rise today to support the dairy farmers of Central Queensland. I recently met with representatives of the Port Curtis Milk Suppliers Co-operative Association in the North Burnett region of...
- Makin Electorate: VIEW Club (1 speech)
On Friday, 3 August I attended the meeting of the Tea Tree Gully VIEW club—one of two view clubs in the Makin electorate; the other being the Golden Grove club. VIEW stands for voice,...
- Aston Electorate: Community Groups (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining many more disadvantaged residents of my electorate for a meal which was being put on by the Foothills Community Care. This is a church-based...
- Melbourne Ports Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Caulfield Primary was the first school to be built in Caulfield after the Education Act of 1872, giving children access to free education. It gave me great pride to be part of the government who...
- Mining: Olympic Dam (1 speech)
I rise on a matter of extreme importance to my home state of South Australia. It was a day of economic infamy yesterday in my home state, when BHP announced that due to increased pressure on them...
- Robertson Electorate: Aged Care (3 speeches)
In contrast to that vitriolic, relentless negativity that we have heard, I have a few things to celebrate that are happening in the Australian population—
- Bradfield Electorate: F3 to M2 Link (1 speech)
The M2-F3 missing link is greatly needed in my electorate of Bradfield to relieve the severely overloaded Pennant Hills Road and the Pacific Highway, to improve journey times for those travelling...
- Canberra Electorate: Defence Housing Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the Defence Housing Australia development of new dwellings for Australian Defence Force personnel in Weston Creek, which is part of my electorate. There are eight...
- Battle of Long Tan (2 speeches)
Today I would like to pay tribute to our soldiers who fought in the historic Battle of Long Tan, a campaign that should never be forgotten in Australia's war history. Saturday, 18 August 2012...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Health and Ageing Committee; Report (4 speeches)
It gives me great pleasure to speak to the report, Discussion paper on late effects of polio/post-polio syndrome, which was tabled in the House on Monday. I see some of my colleagues from the...
- Regional Australia Committee; Report (1 speech)
The national policy debate in respect of the Murray-Darling Basin started long before I became an elected member of parliament. In fact, it started well before any of us came into this chamber....
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
I want to commend this report by my colleague and friend the Chairman of the Human Rights Subcommittee, the Hon. Laurie Ferguson MP, which has sought further participation of NGOs in the human...
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (1 speech)
Australia's review of the relisting of the Hezbollah organisation as a terrorist organisation could not be more timely. On 18 July this year, a suspected suicide bomber killed six people and...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Vietnam Veterans Day (15 speeches)
I rise today to speak on Vietnam Veterans Day, and I do so in recognition of our Vietnam veterans and the contribution that they and their families have made to our nation and to our community....
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Mallee Electorate: Digital Television (2 speeches)
I would like to use adjournment to report to the House on the outcome of digital television conversion in my constituency. When I was first elected in 1993, I realised just how significant access...
- Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School Debutante Ball, Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
On 10 August this year I had the absolute honour and pleasure of attending the Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Specialist School Debutante Ball. This was a great opportunity at the Pitruzzello Estate...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Gold Coast (1 speech)
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to the United States with the new mayor of the Gold Coast, Tom Tate. The mayor and I went to two locations while over there. We went to Las Vegas and...
- Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
I chose not to make a contribution to the Prime Minister's statement on Vietnam Veteran's Day; rather, I thought that I would use the opportunity of my adjournment speech to pay tribute to all...
- Peak Downs Highway (1 speech)
The Peak Downs Highway connects Mackay to the Central Highlands mining towns. It is a vital link in the resource sector that is keeping this country afloat, but my constituents are dying on that...
- Hearing Awareness Week (1 speech)
It was my great pleasure this week to partake in a couple of games of sporting activities that were a little bit different. I played netball on Wednesday morning and touch football this morning....
