House debates
Thursday, 21 March 2013
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
by leave—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. For...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Climate Change; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the Climate Change Authority—Renewable Energy Target Review—Final report, December 2012 and the government's response to the report. Full details of the document will be...
- 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...
- 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...
- Approval of Work; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- 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. I ask leave of the...
- Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
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As required by resolutions of the House I table copies of notifications of alterations of interests received during the period 29 November 2012 and 20 March 2013.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Apology to Victims of Forced Adoption (2 speeches)
I was honoured and privileged this morning to be in the Great Hall, which was overflowing. It is pretty difficult to bring the Great Hall to overflowing, and I proudly wear the pin to mark the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Forced Adoption; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the resumption of debate on the motion on the National Apology for Forced Adoption and Removal Policies and Practices be referred to the Federation Chamber. Question...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 11, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (27 speeches)
By leave—I move: That orders of the day Nos 2 to 5, government business, be discharged. The Minister for Communications and the Digital Economy, when announcing this package of legislation...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Flynn Electorate: Calliope Bulls and Bands Flood Appeal (1 speech)
On Saturday, 9 March this year, over 3,000 people attended the Bulls and Bands flood appeal in Calliope, a town just west of Gladstone, in support of those affected by the recent flooding in the...
- Bass Electorate: Northern Cancer Support Centre (1 speech)
I rise in the House today to speak about the Northern Cancer Support Centre, recently opened by the Governor of Tasmania, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, and the Hon. Michelle O'Byrne. The centre is...
- Gillard Government (1 speech)
I want to comment on the spectacle we have seen this week from this government. It has been absolutely disgraceful. The disunity and the chaos we have seen on the other side has all come to a...
- National Apology for Forced Adoption (1 speech)
I rise on this very significant day in Australia's national history to put on the record my response to the National Apology for Forced Adoption. In particular, I want to acknowledge the member...
- Victorian Junior Lifesaving Championships (1 speech)
I rise—and I am sure it is on behalf of members of both sides of the chamber—to wish the competitors well for this weekend's Victorian Junior Lifesaving Championships, being held in...
- Fashfest (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I inform the House that Canberra's FASHFEST will be running from 1-4 May this year. FASHFEST is a four-night showcase of Canberra's fashion, culture and local...
- Esmore, Professor Donald, AO (1 speech)
I was recently contacted by a number of my constituents who have advised me of the very sad passing of Professor Don Esmore AO who, like so many medical practitioners around the country, saved...
- Bass Electorate: Bridport Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Bridport Surf Life Saving Club in my electorate of Bass for their bronze medallion in last weekend's state senior surf-lifesaving titles. The reserve grade boat crew,...
- Labor Party Policy (1 speech)
I rise to speak on this wonderful day of Harmony Day—a day when we can all come together and hold hands and sing Kumbaya! Let the sun shine in! But, on this Harmony Day, what a rabble and a...
- New South Wales Government (6 speeches)
For all the yelling this week about rights being inhibited, individual rights being inhibited and about the Liberal Party standing up for rights, yesterday the New South Wales Liberals abolished...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
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by leave—I inform the House that the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport will answer questions as the acting Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Labor Government (6 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the minister for regional Australia that the government is in deadlock and no longer capable of discharging its duty to...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I would like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon His Excellency Fahad Balghunaim, Minister of Agriculture in the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. My...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move that this House has no confidence in the Prime Minister. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 78 of the Selection Committee relating to private members' business and referrals of bills to committees. The report read as follows— Report relating to private...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (29 speeches)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting.
- 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)
- Adjournment (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, due to the unusual circumstances of today the opposition has offered to not proceed with the adjournment debate at half past four to allow the House to adjourn so the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move: That the House do now adjourn. Question agreed to.
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Zulfiqar, Mr Minhas (1 speech)
It was a shock this morning to find out that last night a very prominent constituent of mine, Minhas Zulfiqar, was the victim of a senseless crime in Karachi, where he was shot dead in front of...
- Fraser Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
On 19 February I held a morning tea for volunteers in my electorate who have worked with various international development programs. They shared their experiences and stories of the rewards,...
- Canning Electorate: Haynes Post Office (1 speech)
I rise today to speak in support of a number of my constituents in the suburb of Haynes in their quest to have an Australia Post post office facility established in the local area. Last week, I...
- Holt Electorate: Community Awards (1 speech)
I am very pleased to report to this chamber about a visit and the honour I had last week in hosting 10 students from the city of Casey as part of the 2013 Australia Day study tour. Each year on...
- Forced Adoption (1 speech)
Today I rise to honour three of my constituents who have visited the parliament on this day of high emotion, a day bringing a long-overdue apology to the devastated Australian mothers of some...
- Parliamentary Zone: Parking (1 speech)
On 11 February this year, a petition was tabled in the House of Representatives from the CPSU about paid parking in the Parliamentary Triangle. I have the the cover sheet here. The petition drew...
- Dairy Industry (1 speech)
Regretfully I stand in the parliament to highlight the desperate plight of a group of Australians who live in our midst. These Australians currently work for between $4 and $7 an hour. They are...
- Men's Sheds (1 speech)
On Saturday I am heading down to Fleet Street, Parramatta, to the site of a school which was built originally for the women and girls who were locked up in the Parramatta Girls Home—but it...
- University of Queensland Research (1 speech)
I recently had the honour of attending the launch of the Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research at the Queensland Brain Institute, based at the University of Queensland. QBI was...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
Today I want to speak about the importance of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services for our ageing migrant communities. Ageing, as we all know, will affect all Australians....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Health and Ageing Committee; Report (1 speech)
The report Diseases have no borders arose out of the inquiry by the Senate Standing Committee on Health and Ageing into health issues across international borders. This was a very interesting...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Freedom of Speech (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to speak about freedom of speech and matters relating to expressing oneself in this country. Although the right to freedom of speech is not enshrined in our Constitution,...
- National Gallery of Australia (2 speeches)
The Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris and the Moulin Rouge exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia had its well-attended parliamentary night last night. The exhibition contains more than 110 works...
- Vietnam War (1 speech)
Today I will talk a little bit about our involvement in the Vietnam War. Australia's commitment in Vietnam extended from 1962 until 1975, and I rise to talk not only about the 47,000 Australian...
- Gillard Government (2 speeches)
Don't be surprised to see over the coming days an announcement from the Gillard Labor government of a commissioner to deal with grocery prices and the relationship between suppliers, the supply...
- Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to talk on the government's trade agenda—or should I say talk on the government's lack of a trade agenda? I would call on the Trade Minister, Craig Emerson, to stop spending...
- Ageing (1 speech)
Among the more depressing forecasts for the near-term future is the possibility that health services will be overwhelmed by an ever-increasing number of sick and elderly people, while younger...
- Kids in Dangerous Situations Foundation (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the work of the Kids in Dangerous Situations Foundation in Australia. More children die from injury than disease, and each day more than 5,000 kids are unintentionally...
- Canberra Centenary: 100 Years, 100 Great Women (1 speech)
As part of the celebrations for the centenary of Canberra, UN Women honoured 100 women who have made a difference to Canberra at this year's International Women's Day lunch. As a member of the...
- Solomon Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
To the member for Canberra, that was a very impressive list of talented women, so hats off to you for getting through them all in that five minutes. I rise today to put some facts on the table...
- Layland, Professor Brian, OAM (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge a great man of optometry, Professor Brian Layland OAM, and the formidable impact that he has had on optometry as an industry but also as a profession in Australia....
- Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
The Central Coast enjoys a very well deserved reputation as a great place to retire. After spending a working life in Western Sydney, many people choose the more relaxed and scenic surrounds of...
