House debates
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Address by the Prime Minister of Japan (3 speeches)
I move: That: (1) the House invite the Honourable Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, to attend and address the House on Tuesday, 8 July 2014, at 10.50 am; (2) unless otherwise ordered, at the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (22 speeches)
I move: That, in relation to proceedings on the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2], the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon...
- Rearrangement (23 speeches)
I seek leave to move that government business take priority over standing order 43 until government notice No. 5 is completed. Leave not granted. In which case, I move: That so much of the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
The Abbott government has demonstrated since its election that it does not care about the welfare of everyday Australians. The Abbott government's cruel and irresponsible policies will hit local...
- Banks Electorate: Pakistani Australian Women Association (1 speech)
Today I rise to commend a group that is doing great work in my electorate and across the St George area in Sydney—the Pakistani Australian Women Association, or PAWA. PAWA advocates for...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Before the last federal election the then Leader of the Opposition promised Australians: We offer real solutions that will help the forgotten families of Australia with cost of living pressures....
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Greste, Mr Peter (2 speeches)
I want to make it very clear that the Australian government respects the legitimacy of the Egyptian government and its legal system, but we are shocked and dismayed by the Greste decision. We...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (7 speeches)
In the budget, the Prime Minister cruelly cut the non-contributory family visa, which will remove the ability of low-income Australian families with overseas parents to ever be permanently...
- Carbon Tax (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister explain how scrapping the carbon tax will constituents in my electorate of Capricornia? When is the carbon tax scheduled to increase?
- Carer Visas (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister punishing Australians who need care by abolishing the carer visa? What advice does the Prime Minister give to Australians in need...
- Carbon Pricing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how repealing the carbon tax will benefit my...
- Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. If the government gets its way, seniors will receive their last seniors supplement payment this Thursday. This is worth more than $800 a year to the seniors....
- Carbon Pricing (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I refer to the list of liable entities released by the Clean Energy Regulator last week that shows the carbon tax hit Victorians with $1.5...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. No matter what the Prime Minister says this week, 280,000 Commonwealth seniors health card holders will each lose more than $800 a year because of the Prime...
- Education (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister inform the House how the government's higher education reforms are fair for both students and taxpayers? Why is fairness important?
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A self-funded retiree couple with $75,000 of income will be more than $1,600 worse off a year because of the Prime Minister's budget. This includes the Prime...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's economic action strategy will deliver a strong and prosperous economy?
- Paid Parental Leave (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Earlier today the Prime Minister referred to an $800 payment to seniors as a 'cash splash'. Instead of targeting seniors who have worked hard all their...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Employment. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting young job seekers?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I would like to advise that we have some distinguished guests with us today. Firstly, we have the Hon. Peter McGauran, the former member for Gippsland and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Within 10 years, pensioners will end up $4,000 a year worse off because of the Prime Minister's cuts to pension indexation. Pensioners will also have to pay...
- Terrorism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House on what action the Australian government is taking to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with partner...
- Fuel Excise (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his new tax on petrol—a surprise tax that he did not warn anyone about before the last election, including seniors and...
- National Security (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister please inform the House of actions the government is taking to protect our borders?
- Budget (52 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is today ramming legislation through the parliament that will mean a single income family with two kids earning $65,000 a year will be...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
In response to the question put to the Prime Minister by the member for Corio, I can confirm that the non-contributory parent visa planning outcome for this year is 1,500 places. A suggestion was...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the following Auditor-General's Audit performance audit reports for 2013-14: No. 49, Management of physical security—Australian Crime Commission, Geoscience Australia, Royal...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A document is presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Environment (29 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Port Adelaide proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I bring forward a package of four bills to support the implementation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013...
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (No. 1), (No. 3) and (No. 5)) Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. As I outlined previously, today I bring forward a package of four bills to support the implementation of the Public Governance, Performance and...
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (No. 2), (No. 4) and (No. 6)) Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The third bill in the package is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (No....
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts (Parliamentary Departments)) Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The final bill in the package is the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential Modifications of Appropriation Acts...
- Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Second Reading (7 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Trade Support Loans Bill 2014 and the Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014. It is a great pleasure to start on a positive note, and that is that the...
- Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Consideration in Detail (5 speeches)
I thank the parliamentary secretary for his summing up. I think it is fair to say that there are two arguments going on here which are clashing and, I hope, not consuming the importance of the...
- Trade Support Loans Bill 2014, Trade Support Loans (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question is that these bills be now read a third time Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014, Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014; Second Reading (13 speeches)
I am very pleased to be able to speak on the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I require the question to be put immediately without debate.
- Bills (0 speeches)
