House debates
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, unless otherwise ordered, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following arrangements applying for this sitting: 1. during...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 1, 2 and 3, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I seek leave to explain that I have been misrepresented.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (16 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013 and the related bills. For the many of us who have had a relative requiring care, the experience can be a daunting and at...
- Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Inbound Cargo Security Enhancement) Bill 2013, Court Security Bill 2013, Court Security (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013, Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2013, National Measurement Amendment Bill 2013, Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Military Compensation Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That the bills be referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration. Those bills will be listed tomorrow because the Federation Chamber is being used today as...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker has received advice that members have been nominated to be members of certain committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Oldmeadow, Mr Maxwell Wilkinson, OAM (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on 22 March 2013 of Maxwell Wilkinson Oldmeadow OAM, a member of this House for the division of Holt from 1972 to 1975. As a mark of respect to the memory of...
- Wilson, Hon. Ian Bonython Cameron, AM (3 speeches)
I move: That the House records its deep regret at the death on 2 April 2013 of Hon. Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson AM, former federal minister and member for Sturt, and places on record its...
- Thatcher, Baroness Margaret (3 speeches)
I rise briefly on indulgence to acknowledge the passing of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain. With the passing of Margaret Thatcher, the world has lost one of the...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget and Budget Reply (1 speech)
I make a brief statement to the House. I am choosing to do it now so that I have everybody's attention. In view of the significance of proceedings tonight and on Thursday night, and the need to...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
For the information of the House I present the revised ministry list dated 25 March 2013. The document read as follows— SECOND GILLARD MINISTRY 25 March 2013 Each box...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of the Treasurer's response when he was asked recently about 10-year budget forecasts and I quote: Can I just say this about a...
- Education (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. Will the minister update the House on the government's National Plan for School Improvement? How has this smart...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. I refer to reports that the Assistant Treasurer has been contacting selected businesses to brief them about changes to thin capitalisation rules in...
- Bruce Highway (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Leader of the House—and allow me to congratulate him on his...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. How are the government's policies building better and fairer...
- Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Given his admission that he has contacted selected businesses today to discuss changes to thin capitalisation rules ahead of the budget, will he detail...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the. Why has the government invested in public transport? How are these investments improving productivity, sustainability and liveability for all Australians, and what other...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of her last newsletter, sent recently to her own constituents, that has promised more than 23,000 local families will receive an...
- Defence (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Defence. How does the government's Defence white paper outline a plan to provide for Australia's future security?
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister of her promise, 'I am a Prime Minister that has tried to provide a little bit of help with the cost-of-living pressures'. Since...
- Local Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Why is the government proceeding with a referendum to recognise local government?
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that in last year's budget Labor promised to keep gross debt below $250 billion, bring the budget back to surplus and increase...
- Tasmanian Economy (5 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. What progress has there been on the Tasmanian forestry agreement since the parliament last met?...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings and I move: That the House take...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 27 to 34 of 2012-13 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports for 2012-13 entitled Audit report No. 27, Performance audit: Administration of the Research Block Grants Program—Department of Industry,...
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17(a), I lay on the table my warrant revoking the nominations for the honourable members for Kingston and Fraser to be members of the Speaker's panel.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Law Making Powers of the Houses (1 speech)
For the information of members I present a copy of the paper The law making powers of the housesthree aspects of the financial initiative. The paper is available on the department's websites and...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (20 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Cook proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact of record numbers...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee (1 speech)
I ask leave of the House to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Budget Documents 2013-14; Presentation (1 speech)
For the information of honourable Members I present the following documents in connection with the Budget of 2013-14: Budget strategy and outlook, Budget measures, Australia's Federal relations,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present ministerial statements as listed in the document now being circulated to honourable members in the chamber. Details of the statements will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
