House debates
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Amendment to Standing Order 13 (18 speeches)
I move: That standing order 13 be amended by omitting paragraph (c). The current standing order was drafted as a response to the landmark 1994 About time report by the Procedure Committee. That...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Amendment Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Amendment Bill 2012, Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012; Report from Committee (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Economics, I present the committee's advisory report, incorporating a dissenting report, on the Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and...
- Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012; Report from Committee (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regional Australia I present the committee's advisory report, incorporating a dissenting report, on the Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable...
- Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012; Report and Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
If it would suit the convenience of the House, the clerks have requested a suspension of the House for half an hour so that they can get ready to conduct the election of the Second Deputy...
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Deputy Speaker (12 speeches)
I move: That Mr Georganas be elected Second Deputy Speaker of this House. It is my honour to nominate the member for Hindmarsh. For all the reasons I set out in an earlier nomination, I think he...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Malala Yousafzai (1 speech)
Congratulations on your new role, Mr Deputy Speaker Scott. In amongst the deliberate, personal and confected smear campaign levelled against the Leader of the Opposition, the government have made...
- Chifley Electorate: Football (1 speech)
Back in March, I stood in this place to voice my support for the creation of Western Sydney's own A-League team. At the time I was not aware that Football Federation Australia was well advanced...
- Petition: Lakeside Community Post Office (1 speech)
I congratulate you, Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, on your election to high office and look forward to your presiding over this House in that capacity. Opportunities to create amenities in local...
- 75th Anniversary of Dapto Greyhound Racing Club (1 speech)
I would like to talk about a local, national and indeed an international institution: the Dapto Dogs. Last week I had the great pleasure of attending a dinner to mark the 75th...
- Refugees (1 speech)
I would like to reflect on the decision by the High Court last Friday that the government has been acting unlawfully in relying on negative ASIO assessments to withhold protection visas from...
- Kooyong Electorate: Balwyn Tigers (1 speech)
Just a few weekends ago—on Saturday, 23 September—I had the pleasure of watching the mighty Balwyn Tigers win the Eastern Football League division 1 grand final at Bayswater Oval. The...
- The Production Company (1 speech)
Thank you Mr Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your new position. The celebrated hit musical Promises, Promisesat the State Theatre in Victoria was a genuine tribute to Australian talent,...
- Northern Territory News (1 speech)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your new position. As all members of parliament know, our local media are an important part of our community, although relationships between...
- Bass Electorate: Launceston Benevolent Society (1 speech)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Congratulations on your elevation. Last week, the Prime Minister visited my electorate of Bass for the 36th community cabinet. During this visit we were able to...
- Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will not waste time congratulating you, because you know I think you will be magnificent. We have just had the modelling of 3,200 gigalitres of environmental flow...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to this electricity bill from Mrs Hetty Verolme, a pensioner from Perth, who says that she nearly had a heart attack when her latest bill increased...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the government working to keep our economy strong for the future and to support working people along the way?
- Electricity Prices (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of the statement of Paul Kerin, South Australia's independent essential services regulator, who said when asked if repealing the...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What does yesterday's International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook say about the global economy and Australia's performance?
- Carbon Pricing (15 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I congratulate you on your election. My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to this electricity bill from Bernadette and Mike Thompson who live with their six-year old son...
- Bushfires (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Just a few days ago, on the Central Coast, we experienced an early onset of the fire season....
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Community Services. How is the government making sure that some of our lowest paid workers in the social and community services sector are treated with fairness...
- Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of the more than 6,000 job losses in the resources sector since the introduction of the carbon and mining taxes on 1 July,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from Myanmar led by the Speaker of the Upper House of the Parliament, His Excellency U...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Family Payments (4 speeches)
My question is to the . Will the minister outlined to the House how the government is helping Australian families with everyday expenses? What is the history of this support and what challenges...
- Carbon Pricing (12 speeches)
My question without notice is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to this power bill from Bunny Bite Foods in my electorate that clearly shows that the off-peak rate has increased...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the ninth delegation from New Zealand who are visiting under the auspices of the Australian Political Exchange...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Wheat Exports (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Will the minister update the...
- Budget (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his 2011-12 budget, which predicted a deficit of $22.6 billion, and I further refer the Treasurer to the Final Budget Outcome released...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker, as it is my first opportunity to address you, I want to congratulate you on your election to the role of the Speaker. I know that you will serve this parliament well. My question...
- Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the revelation in the Sydney Morning Herald that the Electoral Trades Union, an organisation regulated by the Fair Work Act,...
- Mental Health (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing and Minister for Social Inclusion. On World Mental Health Day we reflect on the fact that good mental health in our community is...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I just wanted to join, on behalf of the coalition, with the government. Many of us have said on many occasions in this place that the fight against the stigma surrounding mental health is a top...
- 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...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (2 speeches)
(): I move: That, for the remainder of this sitting, unless otherwise ordered, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the House continuing to sit until a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 67 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday, 29 October 2012. The report will be...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (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 urgent need for...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 3 and 4, government business, be postponed until the next sitting. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 26, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, before I move to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012, may I formally congratulate you upon your...
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012 be referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration....
- Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Amendment Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Amendment Bill 2012, Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (29 speeches)
I add my public congratulations to you on your election, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know no more decent man, and you are deeply schooled in this role. I begin my comments on this legislation by reading...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Settlement and Humanitarian Services (1 speech)
I recently travelled to Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, and I met with agencies working in settlement services. I want to pay tribute to the fantastic work that many of...
- Richmond Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I am very pleased today to rise to speak about some major infrastructure in my electorate. I wish to speak specifically about some of the upgrades to the Pacific Highway and the federal Labor...
- Longman Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
This August I had the privilege of visiting Caboolture Montessori School, where I met a group of primary school students who are extremely passionate about protecting and preserving their local...
- Wyong Shire Council (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the recent Wyong Council election and concerns that have been raised with me by a number of constituents about a group or party called the Save Tuggerah Lakes Party, which...
- Casey Electorate: Warburton Bowls Club (1 speech)
On Sunday 30 September I was very pleased to attend the official opening of the Warburton Bowls Club's new upgraded synthetic green. It was a great gathering of all of the members of the club....
- Adelaide Football Club (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about my beloved mighty Adelaide Crows. In fact, more specifically, I would like to talk about the role that football clubs and indeed sporting clubs can play in enriching...
- Bonner Electorate: Biplane Crash (1 speech)
It is with the greatest honour that I rise today to extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of six people killed in a plane crash near Borumba Dam in Queensland on Monday, 1...
- World Sight Day (1 speech)
I rise today to raise awareness in the House that tomorrow, 11 October, will be World Sight Day. This is an important day that reminds people that eye health and eye care are very, very...
- Hypocrisy Alerts (1 speech)
What Australians want more than anything else from their political representatives is honesty and integrity. But many Australians believe those qualities can sometimes be lacking in this place....
- Shortland Electorate: San Remo Men's Shed (2 speeches)
On Monday I visited the San Remo Men's Shed. It is one of the strong Men's Shed groups that are operating in Shortland electorate. There are a number of dedicated men who go along there and work...
- Bills (0 speeches)
