House debates
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Deregulation (11 speeches)
by leave—Today bills are introduced for the second red tape repeal day. It is the second of many repeal days to come. Every day this government is working to build a strong, prosperous...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before notice No. 1, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Week of Deaf People (2 speeches)
This week is National Week of Deaf People. The theme, 'strengthening diversity', means respect for each other. On Saturday, Deaf Australia celebrated the Deaf Festival beside the Parramatta River...
- Total Recreation: Dancing with the Celebrities Ball (1 speech)
It was great to once again attend Total Recreation's Dancing with the Celebrities Ball. This year I was given the tough task of judging the event, with fellow judges, Dr Len Notaris and Andrew...
- National Week of Deaf People (1 speech)
I just want to say congratulations to the member for Parramatta on behalf of everyone in the parliament for bringing Auslan to the parliament in this National Week of Deaf People. It really was...
- Green Army Program (1 speech)
Last week I launched one of the first Green Army projects in South Australia, just down the road from my office, at the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre in Marion. The project involves grassy...
- Petition: Falun Gong (1 speech)
I rise to table a petition that has been presented to me by a group of Western Australians. This is effectively half of a petition, and I understand that one of my Liberal colleagues from Western...
- Reid Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Last Saturday I was delighted to attend the St Mary's Catholic Primary School fete in Concord. This school is part of the Parish of St Mary's and was established within the first church at...
- Walk Together (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I said Australia is like a fruit salad: we all like apples, orange and watermelon, and they are great on their own, but they are even better when they are together. Australia is...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
On Friday, 26 September I represented federal Minister for Health Dutton at the topping-out ceremony for the South East Regional Hospital in Bega. There I was joined by the New South Wales...
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Clovelly Road Better Block (1 speech)
On Sunday the people of Clovelly came together to reimagine their streets and their suburb. They transformed Clovelly Road into the street that they want to live in and the environment they want...
- Deakin Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge and thank all of those who took part in the 2014 Deakin student leadership roundtable series over the year. Over three sessions students in leadership positions at...
- Lalor Electorate: Cystic Fibrosis and Kalydeco Medication (3 speeches)
I rise to table this document to the parliament. This bundle of papers is actually over 13,000 signatures calling for the government to add the drug Kalydeco to the Pharmaceutical Benefits...
- Lindsay Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
Today I rise to support the many young men and women from the Lindsay community that have represented the people of Lindsay at either the state, national or international level on the sporting...
- Bendigo Electorate: Student Welfare Officers (1 speech)
Six hundred and twenty qualified and trusted student welfare officers face the sack under new government guidelines. The Abbott government has decided to cut funding for student welfare officers...
- Swan Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
On Friday 10 October I had the pleasure of joining with over 800 business and community leaders on World Mental Health Day to raise awareness of mental health and to help remove the stigma that...
- Indi Electorate: Yea (1 speech)
It is with pride that I rise today to speak of a fantastic project from the community of Yea in north-east Victoria. High school students and local organisations have produced a book called What...
- Page Electorate: St Joseph's Primary School Woodburn (1 speech)
There is a celebration this weekend in the electorate of Page. It is the centenary of the St Joseph's Primary School at Woodburn, celebrating, obviously, 100 years of wonderful education in that...
- Canberra Electorate: Asbestos (1 speech)
I rise again to address the House on an issue I have spoken about before: Mr Fluffy asbestos. This is an issue causing significant concern in my electorate. Many Canberrans, up to 1,000, are...
- Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
Last week I launched a book by Launceston author Julian Burgess titled William Gow's Anzac Diary. It was a timely tome, given that, on 20 October, we marked the centenary of Australian troops...
- Kong, Associate Professor Dr Kelvin (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a wonderful Novocastrian, Associate Professor Dr Kelvin Kong, an ear, nose and throat specialist who has been nominated as a 2015 Hero of the Year finalist in the New South...
- Hume Electorate: Agriculture (2 speeches)
The recently released agricultural green paper outlines how we will get a farm gate price that rewards farmers, so that they will invest, create jobs, produce more, export more and create...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how much worse off will seniors be after the government axes the seniors supplement?
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on action the government is taking to protect Australians from the threat of foreign fighters?
- Pensions (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister want to cut the indexation rate of pensions and threaten a comfortable and dignified retirement for millions of age pensioners in...
- Iraq and Syria (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the outcomes of her visit to Iraq, and how will this contribute to international efforts to combat ISIL...
- Budget (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to NATSEM modelling, families in the Prime Minister's electorate are $144 worse off every year because of his unfair budget. But families in my...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it the case that, by getting Australia more involved in the war in the Middle East, your government is increasing the risk of an Australian being taken...
- Border Protection (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on recent activities of our federal agencies to protect Australians from threats on our...
- Quarantine (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Can the minister explain why it is so important that biosecurity remains part of his portfolio responsibilities within the Department of Agriculture?
- Illicit Drugs (2 speeches)
My question is an important question to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister inform the House of the latest steps the government has taken to combat organised crime and the scourge of...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to NATSEM, families in the Prime Minister's own electorate will be $144 worse off every year because of his unfair budget. But families in my...
- Carbon Pricing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister update the House on the benefits that are flowing to households and businesses because of the repeal of the carbon tax? Are...
- Medicare (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association, the Prime Minister's decision to abolish bulk-billing incentives will mean that women who were...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Will the minister inform the House how the government's approach to cutting red tape and unnecessary regulation will benefit the 15,900 small...
- Bulk-Billing (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association, the Prime Minister's decision to abolish bulk-billing incentives will mean general patients who...
- Higher Education: Regulations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. I would like to remind the minister that the University of Western Sydney's chancellery is in my seat of Lindsay. Will the minister please outline to...
- Bulk-Billing (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: according to the Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association, the Prime Minister's decision to abolish bulk-billing incentives will mean people who were...
- Telecommunications: Regulations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's approach to cutting red tape and unnecessary regulation will benefit the...
- Bulk-Billing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous three answers about his decision to abolish bulk-billing for diagnostic imaging services and about the extra costs...
- Social Services: Regulations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's approach to cutting red tape and unnecessary regulation will benefit charities and...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to NATSEM modelling, which takes into account budget impacts including the abolition of the carbon price, families in the Prime Minister's...
- Foreign Investment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister advise the House of steps the government is taking to enhance Australia's reputation as an investment destination? Is he...
- Drought (18 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Why hasn't the minister returned to the House to correct the following drought related statement he made during question time on Monday: …...
- Infrastructure (18 speeches)
Thank you for your patience in allowing me to rise to my feet. My question is to the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister please update the House on...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the report No. 15 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday, 27 October 2014. The report will...
- 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.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Whitlam, Hon. Edward Gough, AC, QC (1 speech)
I wish to inform the House that a condolence book will be placed in the marble foyer of Parliament House for visitors to sign and signify their respects for the memory of the Hon. Edward Gough...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Health Care (22 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 Government attacking...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (5 speeches)
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move: That, in relation to proceedings on the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Bill 2014, the Social Services...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Drought (1 speech)
On indulgence—I have the following additional information for the House: 4,957 applications have been received for farm household allowance, with 4,551 fully processed; 4,098 applications...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
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Order! It being 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Reproductive Health (1 speech)
Last week it was widely reported that an Australian company, Virtus Health, has joined Silicon Valley giants Facebook and Apple in offering women employees the option of subsidised egg freezing...
- Ebola Virus (1 speech)
'The most severe acute health emergency seen in modern times' is what the World Health Organization has said. 'The Ebola outbreak in Africa constitutes a threat to international peace and...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Australia can sometimes be a cruel and selfish country. Too many people are happy with, or at least prepared to turn a blind eye to, the government's asylum seeker policy. Some people actually...
- Citizenship (1 speech)
It was my great privilege on the weekend before last to welcome 51 new Australians in my electorate of McPherson on behalf of our nation. I hosted a morning tea and a citizenship ceremony at one...
- Budget (1 speech)
Recently, the Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre at the very good University of Adelaide undertook research on the impacts of the Abbott government's 2014 budget on my...
- Mitchell, Mrs Lorna (1 speech)
I take this opportunity today to honour one of the stalwarts of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community: Lorna Mitchell nee Bell. Lorna was born in Kunanalling in July 1913 and went to school in...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The Very Rev. John Roundhill, Dean of St Paul's Anglican Cathedral; Rev. Gordon Bannon, Uniting Church minister; Dylan LeClerc, Pentecostal pastor; Michelle Rankin, Eaglehawk community worker;...
- Macquarie Electorate: 24 Hour Fight Against Cancer (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the organisers of and participants in the 24 Hour Fight Against Cancer Macarthur on their remarkable efforts at last Saturday's walkathon. The 24 Hour Fight Against...
- Family Day Care (1 speech)
Another day, another broken promise from the Abbott government, this time impacting quite dramatically on family day care. Family day care is an absolutely essential community service to provide...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
There is no more powerful image that comes to mind when thinking about the issue of mental health than the one I relate here of an aged widow diagnosed with schizophrenia and manic depression,...
- Higher Education (1 speech)
Since the New South Wales Liberal government came into office, in their first budget in 2012 they indicated over 800 jobs would be cut from TAFE New South Wales. Since then, in preparation for...
- Braddon Electorate: Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
The north-west coast, west coast and King Island, which make up the seat of Braddon, are best known for their produce, both agricultural and industrial, and also for their stunning landscapes. It...
- Petition: Renewable Energy Target (4 speeches)
On behalf of my community I present a petition signed by 313 members of the community calling on the Abbott government not to abandon the renewable energy target and to continue to ensure that...
- Grafton Jacaranda Festival 2014 (1 speech)
It is a great pleasure for me to talk today about an event which is very synonymous with our community. I had a phone call at about 7.30 this morning from a colleague of mine Mr Isaac Day, with...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of secondary schools in Hindmarsh, as hundreds of year 12 students prepare for their final exams in the coming week. I would like to acknowledge the tremendous...
- People with Disability (1 speech)
Wheeling and Able is a charitable not-for-profit organisation which organises holiday accommodation in units that are fully accessible for people with disability. There are two particular units,...
- Same-Sex Relationships (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight a very important campaign called The New Norm. This awareness campaign is designed to educate people on the lack of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and...
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
I start by absolutely endorsing and associating myself with the comments of the member for Leichhardt in complete opposition to homophobia in the community. That was a very worthwhile...
- Moore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Local governments in my region are seeking to engage with the federal government on key infrastructure projects and strategic cooperation initiatives. The Cities of Joondalup, Stirling, and...
- Filipino Australians (1 speech)
Today I want to sing the praises of a young woman from the electorate of Chifley, because that is what she does in spectacular fashion. Marlisa Punzalan is a singer of extraordinary...
- Chiapello, Mr Rod (1 speech)
Saturday was McHappy Day, and I had the pleasure of joining some local residents, community groups and McDonalds staff to fundraise for Ronald McDonald House. Now in its 24th year, McHappy Day...
