House debates
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (2 speeches)
by leave—It is with great pleasure that I speak about the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement and accompanying National Interest Analysis, which was tabled yesterday for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I ask leave of the House to move a motion to enable the notice relating to the disallowance of the Migration Amendment (Repeal of Certain Visa Classes) Regulation 2014, private members' business,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
Over the last six months we have seen this Prime Minister and this government start to dismantle our universal healthcare system as we know it. The Abbott government wants to slug families,...
- Dobell Electorate: Share the Love (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Kristy Chidgey, Sarah Wilson and Christine Davis, founders of an outstanding charity organisation in Dobell called Share the Love, which they established...
- Budget (1 speech)
Australia is facing a healthcare emergency—not the false emergency that those opposite are trying to convince the Australian people of, but one of their own making. This morning...
- Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
When I was elected I committed to the people of Corangamite that I would be their strong local voice. Today I rise to speak out on the communications issues facing residents in West Bellbrae....
- Budget (1 speech)
I too rise to condemn the GP tax and to speak for the people of Lalor, who will be hard-hit if this tax becomes a reality. Lalor has a bulk-billing rate of 93.5 per cent. Families across my...
- Darwin BMX Park (1 speech)
Last weekend, I had the privilege to open the Jingili BMX club's brand new track. This $1.89 million all-weather international standard track called Ahren's Arena allows Territory riders to train...
- Budget (1 speech)
The Abbott government's plan to undermine universal health care with Medicare and PBS co-payments will affect every Australian. But there is no doubt that this attack on universal healthcare will...
- Murray Electorate: Food Processing (1 speech)
For all of those who are listening to this great Australian parliament today—those in the gallery, those who might be listening on radio—let me remind you of the plight of SPCA, the...
- Budget (1 speech)
Since the May budget, my office has been inundated with calls from constituents outraged by the Abbott government's GP tax and prescription fee hike. People are in total disbelief that this...
- Domestic Violence (1 speech)
As a White Ribbon ambassador, I was pleased to join Minister Kevin Andrews at the launch of the second action plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children this morning....
- Landcare (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Burgoigee Creek Landcare Group for the fantastic work they do caring for the environment in the Murmungee district. On Tuesday, 8 July, I joined 50 people at the...
- Hall, Mr Ronald Maxwell (1 speech)
Ron Hall is a legendary figure in Tasmanian football, having given a lifetime of service to the game. In 2008 he was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame. Ron was also a champion...
- Budget (1 speech)
I too rise to condemn the government's proposal to introduce a GP co-payment—a GP tax. The people in my electorate of Bendigo, whether they be locals, local GPs or local health...
- Thailand (3 speeches)
I recently met with Ms Berge and a local delegation from the Thai people of Queensland, who presented me with letters for the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Included with...
- Budget (1 speech)
Just this past weekend, hundreds of electors in my electorate of Batman expressed their anguish at the Abbott government's attack on Medicare and the unfair GP tax. I have received a host of...
- Petrie Electorate: Bayside to Bald Hills Fun Run (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate an organisation in my electorate, the Green Apple Wellness Centre at Bald Hills, for the fantastic charity fun run, cycle and markets they put on over the weekend. I...
- Budget (1 speech)
The other side do not want to hear about the GP tax; they are hiding from it. They are afraid to come into this room and talk about the budget; they would rather talk about fun runs and other...
- Herbert Electorate: Reid Park (1 speech)
Reid Park, in my city of Townsville, is home to the fantastic Townsville 500 V8 Supercars, but its pits are pretty much empty for the rest of the year. That is why I took great pride last week...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to commit to my constituents that, as the member for Hotham, I will fight to save Medicare. When this Prime Minister went to the election, he promised there would be no new taxes and no...
- Stroke (2 speeches)
Yesterday the National Stroke Foundation launched a new website and a report titled Stroke in Australia: No postcode untouched. I commend the foundation and their chief executive officer, Dr Erin...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Madam Speaker, on indulgence, I inform the House that the Prime Minister will be absent from question time today while he attends the military funeral of Lance Corporal Chidgey. I will answer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer the minister to the Australian customs vessel currently carrying 153 asylum seekers and Australian personnel. Can the...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline how scrapping the world's biggest carbon tax will help manufacturing businesses in my electorate of Corangamite...
- Nurses, Hospitals (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. When there is already a shortage of 20,000 nurses, state governments are sacking nurses and hospitals are struggling to meet elective surgery and...
- Carbon Pricing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the economic impact of repealing the world's biggest carbon tax?
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. When there is already a shortage of 20,000 nurses and hospitals are struggling to meet emergency department waiting times, why is the government now...
- Defence Procurement (4 speeches, 1 comment)
Might I remark, Madam Speaker, you might boot me out!
- Carbon Pricing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister inform the House how repealing the world's biggest carbon tax will lower taxes and ease the cost-of-living pressures placed...
- Higher Education (11 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Universities Australia says the government's changes to higher education could quadruple the cost of a nursing degree to $98,000. Why is the...
- Carbon Pricing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister inform the House how families and businesses will benefit from the repeal of the world's biggest carbon tax? What measures...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. A single parent with two children earning $55,000 a year working as a nurse will be $6,000 a year worse off as a result of the Prime Minister's unfair...
- Carbon Pricing (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to boost the competitiveness of the Australian dairy industry? How will removal...
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. This week the government is attempting to scrap Labor's low-income superannuation contribution. This cut will cost a nurse or midwife working two days a week $451...
- Carbon Pricing (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on the savings to school budgets because of the abolition of the world's biggest carbon tax?
- Future of Financial Advice (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer the Deputy Prime Minister to the government's watering down of important consumer protections in financial advice. Why is the government...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on the impact of the carbon tax on hospitals and the healthcare sector, and how will repealing the world's biggest...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I wish to advise the House that we have with us a delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam, comprising parliamentary members of the Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs, led by...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Financial Services (8 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. In light of the Commonwealth Bank financial planning scandal, why is the government opening the door for commissions to be paid on general and...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Tourism is a vital industry in my electorate of Lyons. Will the minister update the House on how scrapping the carbon tax would benefit...
- Future of Financial Advice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer the Deputy Prime Minister to his previous answer and I also refer him to comments by the CEO of the Council on the Ageing Australia, Ian...
- New Colombo Plan (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister, will you please update the House on the progress of the New Colombo Plan and the benefits for students in my electorate of Ryan?
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Nurses (40 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Ballarat proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact of the...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has a proud history, going back to its creation in 1935 as the Department of External Affairs. Originally it was a tiny department with half a dozen...
- Broadband (1 speech)
Last month I announced that Bundaberg, at the northern end of my electorate, would be one of only 10 sites across the country prioritised for superfast broadband upgrades. NBN Co and Telstra have...
- Indi Electorate: Job Losses (1 speech)
A very sad thing happened in my community of Indi last Friday, and it has a widespread impact on individuals, on families, on businesses, on the community and, indeed, on my whole electorate....
- Agriculture: Animal Rights Activism (1 speech)
I rise today to voice my strong support for responsible and sustainable livestock production in Australia. This is quite timely, given the latest round of mischief making from animal rights...
- Violence against Women (1 speech)
I last spoke in this House about men's violence against women in our society just under a month ago. Since the murder of Fiona Warzywoda in my electorate in Melbourne's west earlier this year, I...
- Carers (2 speeches)
I rise to talk about carers. Last sitting week, during the Parliamentary Friends of Mental Illness breakfast that was held in the Senate alcove, a number of us had the privilege of hearing...
