House debates
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights I present the committee's third report of the 44th Parliament, entitled Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human...
- Publications Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report from the Publications Committee, sitting in conference with the Senate Standing Committee on Publications. Copies of the report have been placed on the table. Report—by...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Brisbane Electorate: Literary Awards (1 speech)
Each year I conduct a literary competition for students in my electorate, and each year that I have held this competition I have been consistently impressed by the quality and the originality...
- San Donato Festival (1 speech)
Next Sunday, 15 March, the San Donato dinner will be held. This event will be seeking to raise funds for the San Donato festival held later in the year. The event is organised by Scullin...
- Mining (1 speech)
Let me make it clear: I say no to 100 per cent FIFO. I say no to 100 per cent fly-in fly-out mining workers in my electorate of Capricornia. I want jobs for Central Queenslanders who actually...
- Health Funding (1 speech)
I rise today to draw the attention of the House to the deep concern being felt in Charlton about the prospect of the government's $6 GP tax. Currently almost 80 per cent of visits to doctors in...
- Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (1 speech)
The 2014 Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race will mark the 66th time the race has been held. The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race is considered by the yachting fraternity and the general public to...
- Perth Electorate: Education Funding (1 speech)
The Abbott government's betrayal on the promise to match Labor and to deliver the Gonski reform program is having a profound impact across my electorate. A core principle of Gonski prevented...
- Tasmanian Election (1 speech)
On Saturday, 15 March, Tasmanians have a clear choice to make about their future. They can choose to support a tired, 16-year-old government that has neglected the economy, neglected education...
- Atypical Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (1 speech)
Seventy Australians suffer from the rare and life-threatening disease, atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome. A submission has been made to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee by the...
- Sydes, Mr Bob (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge a man of great character who lost his battle with cancer last week. Bob Sydes was born in Launceston in 1950 and attended St Patricks College before joining the PMG. He was...
- Shortland Electorate: Health Funding (2 speeches)
The coalition's plan to introduce a GP tax will hit families in the Hunter and on the Central Coast very hard. In my electorate of Shortland, based on the current bulk-billing figures, the GP tax...
- 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers Regimental Band (1 speech)
I rise to mark a black day in the history of the 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers—the passing, after 117 years of service, of the regimental band. The commanding officer announced on...
- Moreton Electorate: Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the many community groups that participated in Clean Up Australia Day in Moreton on the weekend. Hundreds of local groups and individuals took part. I will name a...
- Australian Eurasian Association of Western Australia (1 speech)
The Australian Eurasian Association of Western Australia celebrated its 25th anniversary with a silver jubilee ball on Saturday, 1 March, attended by 230 guests. Formed in 1989, the Eurasian...
- Tolmie Sports Day (1 speech)
On Saturday, 8 February, I had the pleasure of attending the 128th annual Tolmie Sports Day. This day is an institution in Indi and people travel from all over the electorate, from interstate and...
- Small Business (1 speech)
I rise to speak about my visit last Friday to Batemans Bay, which is in my electorate of Eden-Monaro. I had great pleasure in undertaking a walk through the main shopping centre, popping in to...
- Parramatta Electorate: Women Leading Change Network (1 speech)
On Saturday it was my absolute pleasure to attend the launch of the Women Leading Change network in Parramatta. It was part of the celebrations for International Women's Day. As I understand it,...
- Barker Electorate: Angaston Show (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Mr Mark Grossman, the president of the Angaston AH&F Society, and his hardworking committee on the delivery of another successful Angaston show. As an active member of...
- Bendigo Electorate: Zonta Club (1 speech)
This Tuesday in my electorate of Bendigo the Zonta Club of Bendigo held their annual International Women's Day dinner. This year it was attended by over 250 people. Guest speaker Doreen Akkerman...
- Hume Electorate: Agriculture Taskforce (1 speech)
I am delighted that the federal Agriculture Taskforce is visiting Goulburn in my electorate next week. We have had some good rain across Hume in recent weeks and I have been out to a number of...
- Better Start for Children with Disability Program (2 speeches)
I received an email from Katie Robb from Bracken Ridge in Queensland yesterday. She wanted to share the remarkable story of her son William, who has Angelman syndrome and severe epilepsy. Katie...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Qantas (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to reports today that cabinet rejected a debt guarantee for Qantas after the Treasurer read out Qantas's statement on the carbon...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the performance of the Australian economy and what policies can be put in place to strengthen the economy into...
- Qantas (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Since Monday night's cabinet meeting, what communication has the Prime Minister or his office had with Qantas to pressure them to modify the statement they...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline what the national accounts figures tell us about the state of the economy?
- Foreign Investment (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the government now abolishing all foreign ownership restrictions, when the coalition was opposed to the abolition of the 25 per cent and the 35 per...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
I have a question for the Prime Minister. The carbon tax and the mining tax removal are key to the resurgence of the Australian economy. Why has the government not removed or proposed their...
- Qantas (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister update the House on why the removal of part 3 of the Qantas Sale Act and...
- Aviation (4 speeches)
My question is also to the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm that, when Labor proposed, in the 2009 aviation white paper, that majority Australian ownership be maintained but the 35...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to figures from the Clean Energy Regulator showing that the carbon tax has hit South Australia with at least $91 million in higher costs in 2012-13....
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to advise that we have a former member for Brisbane with us, the honourable Arch Bevis. We make him very welcome. Honourable members: Hear, hear!
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Qantas (23 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the first of 5,000 Qantas workers will be told about the jobs that they have lost. Prime Minister, what is the government's plan for these employees,...
- South Australia: Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the government doing to improve the outcomes for school students and what has been the response from the South Australian government to these...
- Qantas (12 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that, when Labor proposed in the 2009 aviation white paper that the 35 per cent and 25 per cent foreign equity restrictions be lifted,...
- Infrastructure (12 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. I refer the assistant minister to his statement on 13 December 2013 that the government will provide funding...
- Qantas (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Deputy Prime Minister's promise this morning about Qantas where he said: No one is going to reduce its Australianism and the number of...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister inform the House of any current calls to reopen immigration detention centres in Australia? What is the...
- Qantas (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to his comment this morning relating to Qantas: No one is going to reduce its Australianism and the number of employees that it has in this...
- Ukraine (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the recent developments and the situation in Ukraine?
- Indonesia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, tomorrow it will be 100 days since it was announced that the government would sign a code of ethics agreement with Indonesia. Prime Minister,...
- Broadband (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the government doing to ensure Australians have access to fast broadband? What is the government doing to ensure Australians have access...
- Ministerial Staff: Code of Conduct (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that a censure motion is being debated in the Senate against the Assistant Minister for Health for breaching the ministerial...
- Health (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. How is the government working to improve health care in my electorate of Lyons and what have been the outcomes of the rollout of the GP superclinics...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Qantas (3 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (9 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 5 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members' business on Monday, 17 March 2014. The report will be...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for McMahon proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (16 speeches)
It is a great privilege to speak today to the address-in-reply on the occasion of the formation of the 44th Parliament. I want to begin by thanking the people of Calwell for their generous...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Magna Carta (1 speech)
An unassuming document with faded lettering, in a discrete display box, tucked away in a corner of this very building, is Australia's rare and direct link to the birth of modern democracy....
- Environment (1 speech)
I rise to speak about environmental sustainability in Indi and the importance of planning for the long term use of our resources and ecosystems. I come to this topic neither as a greenie or a...
- Diabetes (1 speech)
There are one million Australians who have been diagnosed with diabetes and diabetes is the fastest-growing chronic condition in Australia. Up to half of the cases of type 2 diabetes remain...
- Abbott Government (3 speeches)
Most people in this place know I come from the arts sector. I spent most of my life before this place working there. In the arts industry, there was a really interesting debate on the nature of...
- Tasmania State Election (3 speeches)
Tonight, I want to speak about something that is extremely important—that is, the decision that will be made by the Tasmanian electors on 15 March. Let me describe the state Tasmania is in...
- Holt Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
Today I had the pleasure of meeting with representatives of Casey's youth who are participating in the City of Casey Australia Day Study Tour. One of the best things you are able to do as an MP...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Moore Electorate: Ocean Reef Marina (1 speech)
The Ocean Reef Marina development in the Moore electorate is estimated to generate $800 million of investment that includes a mix of residential, commercial and retail uses as well as provision...
- Gellibrand Electorate: Polish Club Albion (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the efforts of the Polish Club Albion and their soccer team, the Western Eagles Football Club. I recently attended the 45th annual Polish Sports Festival on a sunny...
- Gladstone Transport, Logistics and Electro Trades Skills Centre, Port of Gladstone (1 speech)
Today I wish to talk about the Gladstone Transport, Logistics and Electro Trades Skills Centre at Gladstone State High School. We welcome the $3.4 million of federal funding to establish this...
- Regional Development Australia Hume (1 speech)
It is my belief that the key to rural and regional Australia having a strong, long-term sustainable and happy future lies in a coordinated approach to regional development. We need a clear vision...
- International Women's Day (1 speech)
International Women's day is marked around the world on 8 March and celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present. International Women's Day has been...
- Sydney Multicultural Community Services (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to the enormously valued volunteers and staff of the Sydney Multicultural Community Services in my electorate. Established in 1981, Sydney Multicultural Community Services,...
- Solomon Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise this morning to talk about three wonderful school in my electorate that have fabulous staff and outstanding students. The Manunda Terrace Primary School advises me that they have selected...
- Tactile Banknotes (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to bring to the House's attention a fantastic idea that will make a difference to the lives of many. It has been thought up by a young man from the Chifley electorate...
- Lyne Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program (1 speech)
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with a number of local young sporting champions in my electorate who have continued to excel in their chosen sports. In fact, this year, 15 local...
- Newcastle Electorate: Job Security (2 speeches)
I rise to voice my serious concerns about recent job losses and ongoing challenges for the manufacturing sector in my electorate of Newcastle. Newcastle has seen tough times in...
- Feszczuk, Superintendent Zenio (Ben), APM, Filewood, Superintendent Raymond (1 speech)
Today it gives me great pleasure to recognise the service of two esteemed gentleman: Superintendent Zenio (Ben) Feszczuk APM, Commander Penrith Local Area Command, and Superintendent Ray...
- Ukraine (1 speech)
When former Prime Minister Rudd was in Belgrade at the NATO summit in 2008 I was in Kyiv, probably the only Australian parliamentarian ever to have visited the Ukrainian parliament. I stood with...
- Corangamite Electorate: Carbon Revolution (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to a company operating in my electorate called Carbon Revolution. Carbon Revolution is a privately owned Australian company that has developed the world's first full,...
- Griffith Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Since the Griffith by-election I have visited a number of schools in my electorate. I visited Balmoral State High School for its leadership investiture ceremony. Principal Ms Allison Crane was...
- Economics Committee (1 speech)
I have the pleasure of being on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, and twice a year we get the Governor of the RBA to come and have an audience with us where we ask him...
- Adelaide Electorate: Grants (1 speech)
I am proud to represent a community that is both diverse and multicultural, in beautiful Adelaide. I know that it is the responsibility of all members of parliament, and indeed all levels of...
- Zaro, Mr Enemarki (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a remarkable elder of the Torres Strait Islands, Mr Enemarki Matthew Zaro, who passed away on 7 February of this year, aged 96. Known as 'Papa Zaro', the proud...
- Holt Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
Last month I paid a visit to a local company in Hallam, Coolon LED Lighting, which is an innovative local manufacturing company run by Svetlana Zatsepin and Alex Zatsepin. Coolon LED Lighting was...
- Local Government (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an issue in Western Australia which is not necessarily a federal issue but which concerns my electorate and the five councils within it, and that is local council...
- Qantas (1 speech)
I rise to speak in response to appeals from Qantas workers living in my community. Once again, and it is becoming a sadly familiar occurrence, I am being contacted by anxious members of my...
