House debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move: That so much of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the Selection Committee: (a) meeting on or after Thursday 21 November 2013, if necessary by teleconference, to determine...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Camp Quality Convoy (1 speech)
Despite the heavy rain last weekend, 6,000 people lined the streets of the Illawarra, waving banners and cheering on the 755 trucks and 860 motorbikes taking part in the annual Camp Quality...
- Northern Territory Export and Industry Awards (1 speech)
The best and brightest of the Territory's business community were on display at the recent Northern Territory Export and Industry Awards. The awards showcased Territory innovation and proved once...
- Defence Personnel (1 speech)
Members will be aware by now, I hope, of my concerns over the government's planned mass public service job cuts, and how they are going to affect my electorate of Canberra. One area that I am...
- Shop Small Campaign (1 speech)
I congratulate the Minister for Small Business for supporting the Shop Small campaign. This fabulous initiative encourages people to support local small retailers. I believe local jobs start with...
- Westmead Hospital (1 speech)
Last week a wonderful institution in my electorate, the Westmead Hospital, celebrated its 35th birthday. It was opened on 10 November 1978, four years after Gough Whitlam set aside money for the...
- Deakin Electorate (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity today to recognise an exciting event taking place in my electorate of Deakin, the opening of Costco at Ringwood. The opening of Costco represents a years of...
- Kennedy Electorate: Cattle Industry (1 speech)
The last person I spoke to my in electorate yesterday called about a matter of an aeroplane accident and evacuation. Before I left the telephone, he said, 'By the way, by June next year I will be...
- Corangamite Electorate: Robotics (1 speech)
On Wednesday 6 November I had the pleasure of visiting Trinity College in Colac in my electorate to congratulate the school's robotics team on qualifying for the 2014 robotics world championships...
- Griffith University (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to congratulate the local campus of Griffith University on an important initiative they are undertaking today, tomorrow and Friday, which is called the Launch into Life at Logan program....
- Illawarra (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to raise my concerns about the home of soccer in the Illawarra. Soccer is the most popular sport in the Illawarra and the Illawarra has been a nursery ground...
- Former Government (2 speeches)
Last night this House was subjected to two lectures from the members for McMahon and Jagajaga about values yet they failed to reflect on the sorts of values shown by the former government in...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: can the Prime Minister please advise the parliament what progress has been made to restore Australia's relationship with Indonesia since his statement?
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: I refer the Prime Minister to the government's plan to abolish the carbon tax. Would the Prime Minister tell the House what impact this will have on costs...
- Russell, Mr Colin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Prime Minister, noting that citizens of New Zealand, Finland, France, Italy, Argentina, Poland and Canada have been granted bail in Russia while the pretrial...
- Mining Tax (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer: I refer the Treasurer to the government's plan to abolish the mining tax. Will the Treasurer tell the House what consequences will flow from the repeal for the...
- Asylum Seekers (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Given that Lieutenant General Angus Campbell was able to provide the answer last night that no Indonesian boats have been...
- Tasmania: Freight (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the cost of getting people, vehicles and freight in and out of Tasmania is a very significant brake on our economic development. The cost of...
- Child Care (9 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. Can the minister outline to the House all the financial and regulatory burdens that have impacted on the childcare sector in the last year...
- Asylum Seekers (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. In light of the minister's previous answer—and, indeed, his answers over the last week—why does the minister even...
- Coal Industry (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry. I refer the minister to the comments of Michael Roche from the Queensland Resources Council at the Australian Steel Convention, where he said that...
- Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. I refer the minister to the bills to be voted on later today which abolish the instant asset write-off, the tax loss carryback and the special...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I remind the minister that pensioners, including those in aged-care facilities like Strathdon Community Centre in Forest Hill and Heritage...
- Economy: Fiscal Policy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to government plans to cut much-needed support for Australian families—to abolish the Schoolkids bonus, the income support bonus and the...
- Education (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Can the minister confirm that the academic results for Australian school students have gone backwards in real and relative terms when compared with...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer the minister to correspondence received today from Grandparents Australia, which describes his government's plan to cut the schoolkids...
- Broadband (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. I refer to a claim by Senator Don Farrell in April this year that construction had commenced to bring the NBN to more than 8,300 households in...
- Taxation (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Is the minister aware that in my electorate of Charlton there are 8,132 families and 14,120 children receiving the schoolkids bonus? Can the...
- Asylum Seekers (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Can the minister explain the impacts on communities like mine in Western Sydney of the previous government's decision to...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the 23,000 constituents in my electorate of Bendigo who are currently eligible for the low-income super contribution of up to...
- General Practice (18 speeches)
Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Health. A constituent in my electorate, Ms Whitehouse, has complained to me that the Wanneroo GP Superclinic is still not open and is yet to see...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minster. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments earlier this year—golden words, really! He says: What we have to do is spend less on lower priorities so we can...
- Defence (5 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. I remind the minister that there are over 3,200 Defence personnel who work in my electorate of Hughes, including the Liverpool Military Area...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Minister, in February the Prime Minister announced plans for emergency assistance concessional loans of up to $100,000 to small businesses...
- Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
My question is also to Minister for Small Business—prompted by that comprehensive and insightful answer. Is the minister aware that the latest New South Wales IPART review indicates that...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- House of Representatives Hansard (4 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I have a question or more of a request. I understand that we have been advised that Hansard is not going to be printed but it is only going to be distributed by email. For members...
- Standing and Sessional Orders (6 speeches)
The second question I want to ask is we have no precedent for the issue of simultaneous contradictory amendments, which may arise for the first time in the parliament at 5.30 this afternoon.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (15 speeches)
I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- House of Representatives Hansard (2 speeches)
I have a question. Can you provide Hansard to the House by the end of each question time so that I may quote the words exactly where the minister is misrepresenting me, if that is what you would...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (25 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Corio proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failures, made clear...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
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Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your election to the position of Deputy Speaker. I know you will bring great grace and poise to the position. I thank my parliamentary...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- National Security (2 speeches)
by leave—A short time ago President Yudhoyono made a statement in Jakarta. I have to say that I was encouraged by the president's remarks about the strength of the relationship between...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Moore-Wilton, Mr Max (1 speech)
Strange things happen during election campaigns. Misrepresentation and distortion are never far away. However, I must say I was shocked during the recent election campaign by the depth of...
- Wannon Electorate: Cancer Services (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you once again on your appointment to the illustrious position that you now hold. I rise tonight to update the House on a very important issue for my electorate....
- Chifley Electorate: Superintendent Mark Wright (1 speech)
On September 25, Blacktown said thanks and farewell to someone who has made a real difference to the quality of life in our city. After serving seven years in the Blacktown Local Area Command,...
- Burma (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight on the subject of Burma, a nation in South-East Asia. I would like to begin by just applauding the federal government for its decision to revert to the name of...
- ACT Multicultural Organisations (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity tonight to talk about some of the wonderful multicultural community organisations based in my electorate. In Canberra, as in most electorates, I am sure, there are...
- Bushfires (1 speech)
I will take the opportunity tonight to talk to the House about last month's bushfires that affected the Blue Mountains so drastically as well as part of my electorate of Calare. People may recall...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Small Business (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, on this first opportunity that I have, can I congratulate you on attaining the very high position of Deputy Speaker. I know you do a fantastic job. I want to speak today...
- Mobile Phone Services (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, can I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment. It is very well deserved, and I know you will do an outstanding job in this parliament. I rise today...
- Clovelly Road Better Block (1 speech)
On 27 October this year I was fortunate to attend the Clovelly Road Better Block. This was an event that was held on the northern boundary of my electorate of Kingsford Smith. The event involved...
- Drought (1 speech)
The drought in the north-west of New South Wales and Western Queensland has for some time been very serious. As to my neighbour to the north, this drought is now biting, especially in my...
- Canberra Electorate: HerCanberra (1 speech)
There is an increasingly powerful force in Canberra, one that is slowly but surely emerging as a supreme influence on the way Canberrans eat, shop, dress, play and live. This force is a blog...
- Overseas Aid (1 speech)
I rise to speak about two active community organisations that I recently met: WaterAid and the Canterbury Girls' Secondary College's World Vision VGen group led by Maeve Erlington—to...
- Greenpeace (1 speech)
On 18 September, activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise attempted to attach a banner to a Gazprom oil platform in the Russian Arctic. After firing warning shots and detaining two...
- Child Care (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Scott, I would like to congratulate you on the position that you hold. You and your wife have been an adornment to this building for a long time. You are greatly honoured, and you...
- National Security (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Scott, and congratulations on your position. Yesterday, the Leader of the Opposition made a careful, nuanced statement about the events relating to Australia's...
- Shop Small, Bloody Big Swim (1 speech)
Shop Small is an important initiative that I was pleased to launch, along with the member for Deakin and the Prime Minister, in Croydon where we were trying to put a spotlight on the importance...
- Noori, Mr Noorullah (1 speech)
I would like to pay tribute this morning to Mr Noorullah Noori, who sadly passed away on 14 September this year. Mr Noori arrived with his family from Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1987. On settling...
- Bushfires (1 speech)
Bushfires are part of our Australian landscape. We have had a long history of bushfires in this country. Probably our largest ever bushfire was back in 1851—the Black Thursday bushfire in...
- Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
The Regional Development Australia Fund was designed to stimulate regional economies and create jobs by funding important community infrastructure projects, and there is not a federal electorate...
- Brisbane: Multicultural Centre (1 speech)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Chair, and I congratulate you on your ascension to the chair. I am absolutely delighted to speak today on behalf of all of those who were involved in the opening of the...
- Charlton Electorate: Domestic Violence (1 speech)
I would like to highlight the work of a very important group in the electorate of Charlton, and that is the Westlakes Domestic Violence Committee. This is a group of workers from government and...
- Casey Electorate: Relay for Life (1 speech)
This morning I want to recognise and thank all of the participants in the Yarra Ranges Relay For Life who walked and ran around the Don Road football facility a couple of weekends ago. As we...
- Ballarat Electorate: Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund (1 speech)
I want to raise this morning the decision by the Abbott government to axe the Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund. This program offered dollar-for-dollar matched funding of between $50,000...
- Riverina Electorate: Backyard Ashes (1 speech)
The Ashes start tomorrow—good luck to Michael Clarke and his men. We have all played backyard cricket. Backyard cricket for generations has united and has divided friends, families and...
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I speak today about the rollout of the National Broadband Network in the electorate of Scullin. To date, the rollout of the Labor's NBN has been a great success in areas such as Mill Park and...
- Banks Electorate (2 speeches)
Today I would like to talk about a couple of community events which I recently attended in Banks and congratulate the organisers of those events, which were tremendous occasions. The first was...
