House debates
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report entitled Review of the listing of Jabhat al-Nusra and the re-listing of six terrorist...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present two reports. In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a parliamentary paper. by leave—The...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Drummond, Mr Peter Hertford (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on Tuesday, 10 December 2013, of Peter Hertford Drummond, a member of this House for the division of Forrest from 1972 to 1987. As a mark of respect to the memory...
- Gietzelt, Hon. Arthur Thomas, AO; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the resumption of the debate on the Prime Minister's motion of condolence relating to the death of the Hon. Arthur Thomas Gietzelt be referred to the Federation Chamber. Question...
- Sharon, Mr Ariel (11 speeches)
On indulgence, I rise to acknowledge the passing of Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel. Ariel Sharon was one of the architects of modern Israel. He was one of the founding fathers of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Automotive Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's pre-election comments on Melbourne radio where he said: I think any government which makes it harder to manufacture cars is...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the progress the government is making in delivering its plan to build a stronger economy for all Australians?
- Automotive Industry (18 speeches, 1 comment)
I refer to the Prime Minister's December statement: … it is the Government’s strong wish that Toyota continue to manufacture in this country. We will be talking to them about the best...
- Australian Electoral Commission (2 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. The AEC sends written instructions to all polling booths in Australia, approximately seven days before an election, directing AEC staff to distribute...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is fixing the budget an important part of the government's plan to build a stronger economy for all Australians?
- Automotive Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Despite no mention of it in Toyota's statement, the Minister for Employment this morning said, 'The high cost of manufacturing, with great respect, must in...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I advise the House that we have present with us today the New South Wales Deputy Speaker, the member for Lismore, Mr Thomas George, and two senators from Palau, who are visiting under the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I refer to claims by the previous government that only 500 companies are paying the carbon tax. Minister, how many businesses are actually...
- Automotive Industry (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to media reports today that the Prime Minister told the coalition party room earlier today that the workers and the workplace conditions at Toyota...
- Building and Construction Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, representing the Minister for Employment. What is the government doing to uphold the rule of law in the construction industry and prevent...
- Automotive Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the announcement by Toyota yesterday that it would cease making cars in Australia. Why hasn't the Prime Minister outlined the support that his...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Given that it has now been more than 50 days since the last illegal boat arrival, will the minister update the House on the...
- Employment (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The last time the Prime Minister claimed job losses at SPC Ardmona were the fault of workers' conditions, the member for Murray said: It's not the truth....
- Bushfires (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister update the House on the current bushfire situation and the ongoing support the federal government continues to give to Australians in...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the Leader of the Opposition, I would just like to note that we also have with us today in the gallery Mr Terry Redman, the Leader of the National Party in Western Australia, from...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (6 speeches)
I would like to associate the opposition with the remarks of the Minister for Justice. The parliament's member for McEwen, in fact, is not here because the areas very close to where he lives have...
- Agriculture (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. I remind the minister that there are over 2,500 people in my electorate of Eden-Monaro directly employed in primary industries. How is the...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister; Censure (34 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion of censure against the Prime Minister. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation. The Manager of Opposition Business claimed during question time today that I was not serious about tackling crime in the building and...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I would make the point that I am not the Leader of Opposition Business—I am in government. He referred to me as the Manager of Opposition Business, and of course he did not actually ask...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report Nos 12 to 18 of 2013-14 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports for 2013-14 entitled Assurance report No. 12, Major Projects Report: Defence Material Organisation; Financial statement audit No. 13, Audits of the...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That statements on indulgence on the death of Peter Hartford Drummond to be made in the Federation Chamber. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Employment (25 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- JUTE Theatre Company (1 speech)
I rise tonight to highlight the great work of a local theatre company, the JUTE Theatre Company. JUTE has recently been successful in receiving another triennial grant from the Australia Council...
- Employment (1 speech)
The member for Leichhardt painted quite a picture towards the end of his contribution that I will try and move past! This afternoon I met with students from Findon Primary School in Mill Park in...
- Small Business (1 speech)
Small business is the heart and soul of the Australian economy, including in my electorate in the south-west of Western Australia. Of the more than two million actively trading businesses in...
- Health Funding (1 speech)
It saddens me to have to rise today to highlight the coalition's additional broken promise in my electorate. It is very sad that we are seeing continual broken promises from this government less...
- Food Security (1 speech)
The Australian government's international aid agency, AusAID, says: Food security exists when populations have access on an ongoing basis to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their...
- Disability Support Pension (1 speech)
On the eve of Christmas last year, I received an email from one of my constituents voicing her concern about changes proposed by the Minister for Social Services to the disability support...
