House debates

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

• Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
  • Speaker (19 speeches)
    Mr Clerk, I move: That the honourable member for Mackellar do take the chair of this House as Speaker. The member for Mackellar's long years of meritorious service in this House and in another...
• Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
  • Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance (1 speech)
    Her Excellency also presented to me an authority to administer to members the oath or affirmation of allegiance. I now lay the authority on the table.
• Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    I have the honour to inform the House that following the election held on 7 September the Governor-General commissioned me to form a government. Ministers and parliamentary secretaries were...
• Shadow Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    (—) (): I have the honour to inform the House that the Australian Labor Party has elected me as its leader, and I am delighted to advise the House that the honourable member for Sydney has...
• Party Office Holders (0 speeches)
  • The Nationals (1 speech)
    I am pleased to inform the House that I was elected by the Nationals as their leader. The member for New England is the Deputy Leader of the Nationals. The member for Parkes has been reappointed...
• Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
  • Address-in-Reply (1 speech)
    I move: That a committee consisting of Mr Nikolic, Ms Henderson and the mover be appointed to prepare an address-in-reply to the speech delivered by Her Excellency the Governor-General to both...
• Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
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    In accordance with resolution 3 of the House of Representatives, relating to the registration of members’ interests, I have appointed Mr David Elder as Registrar of Members' Interests for...
• Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
  • Deputy Speaker (19 speeches, 1 comment)
    I move: That Mr Scott be elected Deputy Speaker of this House. It is my great pleasure to nominate my friend and colleague the member for Maranoa for the position of Deputy Speaker. Bruce Scott...
• Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Maher, Mr Michael John, OAM, Powell, Ms Janet Frances, AM (1 speech)
    inform the House of the deaths of Michael John Maher OAM, a former member of this House, and of Janet Frances Powell AM, a former senator. Michael Maher died on Sunday, 29 September 2013. He...
  • Thomson, Hon. David Scott, MC; 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.
• Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
  • Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan (2 speeches)
    I rise to express on behalf of all Australians our deepest sympathies to the people of the Philippines in the wake of the terrible loss of life and the extraordinary damage caused by Typhoon...
  • Afghanistan (2 speeches)
    About a fortnight ago the Leader of the Opposition and I travelled to Uruzgan province in Afghanistan to mark the imminent withdrawal of Australian military forces from that province. As I said...
• Party Office Holders (0 speeches)
  • Australian Greens (1 speech)
    I advise the House that after the last election I was re-elected Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
    I present a chart showing the program of sittings for the remainder of 2013. Copies of the program have been placed on the table. By leave, I move: That the program of sittings for 2013 be agreed...