House debates
Thursday, 13 February 2014
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
I move: That standing orders 1, 34 (figure 2), 43, and 192 (figure 4) be amended to read as follows: 1 Maximum speaking times (amendments to existing subject, as follows) Figure 2. House order of...
- 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 Standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
These are the signatures of 272,000 people who want the real NBN, Labor's NBN, not the second-rate NBN that this government is building. Unfortunately their petition has fallen on deaf ears; the...
- Egypt (1 speech)
I rise to support Peter Greste, who, as we speak, remains in custody in Egypt because he has had the courage to report on the conflict in that country. Peter was school captain at Indooroopilly...
- Heatwaves (1 speech)
Yesterday was Adelaide's 13th straight day over 40 degrees and my home city of Melbourne has had seven straight days of over 40 degrees. These heatwaves are quite debilitating, as anyone living...
- Rio Tinto (1 speech)
I rise to respond to misinformation being pedalled by the member for Lingiari about the coalition's role in the shutdown of Rio Tinto in Gove. I welcome the member's return after five months of...
- Police Numbers (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a very concerning matter which is the decline in police numbers on the North Coast of New South Wales. This is an issue that my community is very worried about. I...
- Lindsay Electorate: Awards (1 speech)
The best qualities of the people of Western Sydney were once again on show at this year's Australia Day Awards. Firstly, Harold Hunt of St Marys and George Rabie of Emu Plains were awarded an...
- Dans, Mr Des Keith (1 speech)
I rise to honour the life of Des Dans. A dedicated Labor man, Des Keith Dans lived life according to simple principles. He was committed to Labor values and the betterment of his community. He...
- Forde Electorate: Country Women's Association (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to acknowledge the fantastic work of the members of the Beenleigh Branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association. Shortly before the election was called, I was...
- Newcastle Electorate: Surf Life Saving Clubs (1 speech)
Last week, more than 3,500 people converged on Newcastle for the 2014 Navy Australian Surf Rowers Open. It was a pleasure to welcome all of the competitors to Newcastle as well as the Chief of...
- Hughes Electorate: Chinese New Year (1 speech)
This past Sunday I had the great pleasure of being involved in a wonderful and colourful event in my electorate, celebrating the Chinese New Year with our inaugural Hughes Chinese New Year...
- Chisholm Electorate: Automotive Industry (1 speech)
Workers work everywhere but mostly they work in the suburbs, like the ones I represent. Toyota's decision has become a nightmare yet again for people who live in my electorate. Not only is it a...
- Lyne Electorate: Australia Day Honours List (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the recent inclusion of a number of my constituents in the seat of Lyne on the Australia Day Honours lists. First of all, I would like to congratulate Rodney O'Regan of...
- Automotive Industry, Infrastructure (1 speech)
I also wish to join the member for Chisholm in speaking about the impact on jobs of the Toyota closure. I note that the Prime Minister has spoken about the need to reinvigorate the Victorian...
- Capricornia Electorate (1 speech)
Firstly, I want to inform the House that while in Canberra this week I hosted talks with key mining executives about employment issues facing the Central Queensland coalfields. Rest assured, as...
- MIND Australia: A Day in Your Shoes Program (1 speech)
Today I rise to inform the House of a great new program that we have kick-started in my electorate called A Day in Your Shoes. On Wednesday, 4 February, I had the opportunity to spend the day...
- National Australian Defence Force Family Health Program (1 speech)
I was delighted to welcome the Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, to my electorate in Brisbane recently to launch a family health program which provides free basic health care to all...
- Evans, Ms Sheridan Elizabeth (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to longstanding member of the ACT Labor Party, Sheridan Elizabeth Evans, who tragically lost her brave battle with melanoma over the weekend. Sheridan was a...
- Pearce Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the tremendous efforts of Western Australia's career and volunteer firefighters who fought to save the many homes affected by the Perth Hills fires on 11 January this year....
- Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (1 speech)
An alarming story on the 7:30 Report last night highlighted the need to keep the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. The ABC uncovered a children's education charity which has...
- Regional Australia (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the importance of regional Australia and to highlight to the House just how important it is we get people to live in regional Australia. Eighty-seven per cent of the people...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples (2 speeches)
I wish to note that today marks six years since the historic national apology given by then Prime Minister Rudd and supported by then Opposition Leader Nelson here in this parliament. It was a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to today's labour force figures, which show that over 63,000 full-time jobs have been lost since the government came to power. One job has been lost...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House the government's plan to build a stronger economy for all Australians?
- Employment (6 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. I refer to today's labour force figures, which show unemployment has risen to six per cent. The unemployment rate in Australia is now higher than any time...
- Infrastructure (21 speeches)
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister update the House on infrastructure investment commitments by the federal...
- Employment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday afternoon, 1,300 Western Australian workers lost their jobs at Forge mining services. These job losses come on top of the worst unemployment...
- East West Link (4 speeches, 3 comments)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In response to questioning from the Greens, Infrastructure Australia has revealed to Senate estimates that every $1 spent on the proposed East West Link will...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on what the International Monetary Fund article IV assessment says about the government's policies to resolve the legacy of...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement in the House on Tuesday when he said: One thing this government is not going to do, though, is simply hand over $25...
- Carbon Pricing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I remind the minister that the New South Wales Treasurer estimates that repealing the carbon tax—
- Employment (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement in the House on Tuesday when he said he would never give $25 million—
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the progress of Operation Sovereign Borders? What challenges are there to implementing...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I advise the House that we have with us today a former Speaker of the House and former member for Wakefield, the Honourable Neil Andrew AO. We also have with us His Excellency the Ambassador for...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Business Investment (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the answer he just gave that the government's $16 million grant to Cadbury in Tasmania was a local tourism infrastructure...
- Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, representing the Minister for Employment. How will the proposed royal commission into trade union governance and corruption prevent honest workers...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I note that the Prime Minister has previously referred to high unemployment as one of the justifications for providing $16 million to Cadbury, in the...
- Telecommunications (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister outline the status of the Interim Satellite Service established by the former government to serve the bush?
- Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Minister for Employment's statement at Senate estimates: The Prime Minister avails himself of all forms of advice in relation to staff...
- Mackay Electorate: GP Superclinic (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. I refer the minister to the Mackay GP superclinic in my electorate, which was promised more than three years ago. It is still not open and is yet to see...
- Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the previous answer he gave to me where he asked me to check what was happening in Senate question time. I refer to the fact that in the Senate...
- Australia-United States Relationship (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the minister that my electorate and the state of Western Australia host significant investment in mining and energy. How important is...
- Assistant Minister for Health: Staffing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and refers to an aspect of this issue that has not been raised in the Senate. Is the Prime Minister aware that Minister Nash did not disclose at the meeting...
- G20 Meeting (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the G20 finance ministers' meeting being held next week?
- Department of Health: Health Star Rating Website (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to Minister Nash's intervention to remove the health star rating system website developed by state and territory governments. Given that we now know...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. I remind the minister that Ashgrove State School and Kenmore State High School in my electorate of Ryan transitioned to become independent public...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's statement: No cuts to education, no cuts to health, no change to pensions, no change to the GST and no cuts to the ABC or...
- Child Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Education. I refer the minister to the June quarter 2013 report into child care and early learning produced by the Department of Education stating...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Manufacturing Sector (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Maribyrnong, the Leader of the Opposition, proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Williamstown Shipyards (1 speech)
I speak today as a representative of a community still reeling from the loss of 2,500 manufacturing jobs at the Toyota Altona plant. With the loss of these jobs and the flow-on effects to the...
- Zambian Plane Crash (1 speech)
I wish to raise my concerns about an investigation into the crash of a light aircraft near Victoria Falls in Zambia on 9 September 2004 in which three Australian citizens were killed: Justine...
- Department of Health: Health Star Rating Website (1 speech)
I go to a matter that has been raised in the media, the other place and this place in relation to the health food star-rating system and the Department of Health website that announced the system...
- Taxation Reform (1 speech)
I am rising on a matter I feel strongly about. At the election, the coalition promised that we would review the taxation system within two years of coming to government. We will prepare a...
- Employment (1 speech)
Today, as usual, economists' predictions were wrong. They predicted jobs growth last month of 15,000 and a steady unemployment rate. Instead we lost 3,700 jobs and the unemployment rate increased...
- Trade Unions (1 speech)
I rise to commend the government's determination to bring back the Australian Building and Construction Commission, which will help battle union corruption in electorates across the country...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Canberra Electorate: Australian Public Service (1 speech)
It has been more than five months since the Abbott government was elected. For my electorate of Canberra, for the city of Canberra, for the ACT and the surrounding region, those five months have...
- Kooyong Electorate: Scotch College (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to one of the great schools of Australia, Scotch College. Located in the heart of my electorate of Kooyong, Scotch is a tower of learning; a hub of sporting activity and...
- Shortland Electorate: Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (1 speech)
I was devastated to learn in early February that the federal government was refusing to fund the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council community project that had been developed in San Remo in...
- Hinkler Electorate (1 speech)
Last week the Nationals held their first party room meeting of the year in my electorate of Hinkler. The party's visit was a clear demonstration of the Nationals' commitment to regional...
- Blair Electorate: Dementia (1 speech)
Last week I attended a community information session on dementia in the rural township of Lowood in my electorate of Blair. This is one of those occasions where my roles as a local member of...
- Petrie Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I rise today here to quickly talk about the coalition's Green Army policy, a policy that brings together the largest standing environmental workforce in Australia's history. It will see the...
- La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the La Perouse Aboriginal Local Land Council on 30 years of wonderful service to Aboriginal people and our community. Established on 25 January 1984, the La Perouse Local...
- Banks Electorate: Chinese-Australian Organisations (1 speech)
My electorate of Banks is home to more than 33,000 Australians of Chinese descent. That contributes to our area being one of the most diverse and culturally-rich places in Australia. In recent...
- Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a decision that the government has made which probably has not made a lot of press but it is one, I think, that is very important to highlight here. It is the...
- Surf Life Saving Central Coast (2 speeches)
As we draw towards the end of another Australian summer, I commend the efforts of Surf Life Saving Central Coast. Surf Life Saving Central Coast and its volunteers have been working tirelessly...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap: Prime Minister’s Report 2014 (19 speeches)
I start by acknowledging the Ngunawal and Ngambri people, the traditional custodians of the land upon which we meet, and pay my respects to their elders. As shadow minister, I am pleased to stand...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Calwell Electorate (1 speech)
I am very pleased to stand here today to speak about some wonderful events and accomplishments that have taken place in my electorate of Calwell—specifically, on Australia Day this year. I...
- LGBTI Australians (1 speech)
I rise here today wearing a very, very different hat—not as the member for Leichhardt but as the chair of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for LGBTI Australians. On Friday a report was...
- Sydney Airport (3 speeches)
I note that a lot has been made of the front page of The Daily Telegraph today when it comes to the vexed issue of Sydney's second airport. A lot of people seem to suggest that the Prime Minister...
- Corio Electorate: Ukrainian Community (1 speech)
I would like to speak about the value and importance of multicultural communities. Multiculturalism is a fundamental attribute of the Australian community, and Geelong is very much a...
- Economy (1 speech)
We had scheduled for today, or potentially earlier in the week, some discussion on appropriation bills, which will be deferred until the next sitting. What I would like to address today is that...
