House debates
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme; Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate acquainting the House that Senator Canavan has been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and that...
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present Report 149 incorporating a dissenting report. Treaty tabled 10 February 2015 and Report 150 incorporating a dissenting report....
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the order of business for Monday, 22 June 2015 in the Federation Chamber being as follows: (1) the Federation Chamber to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last weekend I was very pleased to attend the opening of the Regional Rail Link in Melbourne's west, a joint venture of state and federal Labor governments that began during the height of the...
- Limbs 4 Kids (1 speech)
Limbs 4 Life is Australia's peak organisation for amputees and persons with limb difference. This month, they launched a new program—Limbs 4 Kids. For the first time, all Australian...
- Indi Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
Bucket loads of resilience are needed by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community members, their friends and families wherever they live but most particularly in rural...
- Lindgren, Senator Joanna (1 speech)
I rise to welcome a senator from Queensland into the other House, Joanna Lindgren. Jo was selected as the new Queensland senator after a marathon six-hour preselection meeting in Brisbane...
- Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
Like the member for Gellibrand, I had enormous pleasure in attending the opening of the Regional Rail Link on Sunday, a project that was jointly conducted by both Labor governments federally and...
- Jobs and Small Business Package (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the parliament passing the government's new era for small business with the passage of the small business and jobs package. It has been well received in my electorate,...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Regional Rail Link project in Victoria, a project that was opened on Sunday, the largest ever Commonwealth investment in an urban public transport project, a project...
- Broadband (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate more good news about the rollout of the NBN in Corangamite. Today I announce that work has started to deliver the NBN to around 8,000 premises in Torquay and Jan Juc. The...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
I was very proud to attend Sunday's opening of the new Regional Rail Link, which untangles the lines used by Melbourne's suburban railway lines from those used by regional services to and from...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
I want to report to the House that I conducted two community forums on the drug ice—crystal methamphetamine—in my electorate last week, involving 70 people in Mackay and Bowen who are...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
I too, like so many on this side of the House, was proud to be part of the opening of the Regional Rail Link. The Regional Rail Link in my part of the world will make a difference. In the seat of...
- Vinnies CEO Sleepout (1 speech)
Today in the chamber we will have students from St Joseph's school, Bardon, join us for question time. When I visited them last week, I challenged them to draft a 90-second speech about our local...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
It will be no surprise to anyone in the chamber that I rise today to speak about the Regional Rail Link. I do so with great pride, being the member for Lalor, where two of the new stations are...
- King, Mrs Lisa (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge a remarkable woman in my electorate of Bass who recently received well-deserved recognition for her commitment to her family in the face of challenges that very few of us...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
It will come as no surprise to those opposite or in fact those here that I rise also to speak about the opening of the Regional Rail Link. This is a tremendous initiative dealing with congestion...
- Beef Australia 2015 (1 speech)
Recently, Rockhampton, the true beef capital of Australia, in Capricornia, hosted our nation's biggest cattle industry expo, Beef Australia 2015. This event was the most successful ever held in...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
I, like everybody else on this side of the House, was wrapped on Saturday night to see so many people on a train ride in outer metropolitan Melbourne, in a regional area—people...
- Swan Electorate: National Ice Action Strategy (1 speech)
Last week, I had the pleasure of welcoming the Minister for Justice, the Hon. Michael Keenan, to Swan to co-host an important round table with community and experts from across Swan which was...
- Regional Rail Link (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the opening on Sunday of the Regional Rail Link in Victoria, a magnificent piece of infrastructure, a magnificent piece of investment in our state. I am glad to say that the...
- Tangney Electorate: Aussie Tourism Apps (2 speeches)
I wish to highlight an exciting new 'app-treneur' from my electorate of Tangney. Richard Meyers has an app to kick-start tourism in our regional cities and towns. Tourism is an exciting part of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security: Citizenship (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. For 18 months the government has been talking about stripping citizenship from dual citizens yet no legislation has been introduced. In fact, the only...
- Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how small businesses in my electorate and around Australia can take advantage of the government's small business...
- National Security: Citizenship (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer to the government's blatantly political confidential briefing note on the revocation of Australian citizenship, which...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the steps government is taking to help Australians who want to get out there and have a go? How will the passage of key...
- National Security: Citizenship (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. I refer to the minister's previous answer. Why did the minister, in referring to the former Independent National Security...
- Iraq (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Iraq war has raged for 12 years and created the circumstances for the rise of Islamic State, and all on the basis of the lies about weapons of mass...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Could the minister update the House on how the government's budget is helping small businesses to grow and to create jobs?
- Age Pension (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Graham Ratcliffe is a part pensioner from Glen Waverley in Victoria. Graham writes, 'The government can't claim that its pension changes are fair and...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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Before I call the honourable member for Corangamite, I would like to acknowledge that within our galleries today we have many mayors and general managers of councils who are here for the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (16 speeches)
My question is to the Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on the benefits of the government's program of infrastructure development in my home state of Victoria?
- Pensions (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister trousering money from part-pensioners while at the same time failing to address unsustainable superannuation tax concessions for...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
A question to the Minister for Foreign Affairs: will the minister update the House on the importance of shutting down criminal people-smuggling networks? Why is a consistent approach to this...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to page 4-21 of the Treasurer's own budget paper No. 1 which shows tax concessions for superannuation doubling, over the next four years alone, to $30.4...
- Workplace Relations (10 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Minister for Employment. Will the minister inform the House why transparency in the union movement is urgently needed? What action is the government taking to provide...
- Pensions and Benefits (9 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister said before the last election—on nine occasions, right up to the Friday night before the election—that there would be no...
- Housing Affordability (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Last week, the Treasurer said, 'The starting point for a first home buyer is to get a good job that pays good money.' Can the Treasurer provide examples of what...
- National Security (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the humanitarian benefits of the government's border protection policies?
- Housing Affordability (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Given the Australian Financial Review reports a first home buyer on their own would need to earn about $152,000 a year to afford an average house or unit in...
- Superannuation (3 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Will the Assistant Treasurer update the House on how the government is bringing consistency to superannuation policy and certainty for Australian...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Administration (2 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I am using this opportunity to ask you a question in your administration capacity in this place. House of Representatives Practice, at page 146, states: Members are entitled to...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- McPhee, Mr Ian, AO (3 speeches)
I would also like to report to the House that, last week, the Auditor-General, who had served this parliament extraordinarily well over a long period of time, Mr Ian McPhee, retired. As somebody...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Age Pension (23 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The government's...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015, Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015 and the Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015. The first of these bills...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015, Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and I move the government amendment as circulated: (1) Schedule 1, item 4, pages 4 and 5 (table items 2 to 6), omit the table items,...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015, Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Energy Grants and Other Legislation Amendment (Ethanol and Biodiesel) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Customs Amendment (Australian Trusted Trader Programme) Bill 2015; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Labor supports the passage of the Customs Amendment (Australian Trusted Trader Programme) Bill 2015. This bill essentially establishes a quality assurance framework for trading entities that...
- Customs Amendment (Australian Trusted Trader Programme) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Airports Amendment Bill 2015; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I am pleased to be able to speak to the Airports Amendment Bill 2015 on behalf of the Labor opposition. I am pleased to do so because it clears the way to progress the plan to build a second...
- Airports Amendment Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015; Second Reading (19 speeches)
I am pleased to rise to speak on the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015. This is an important bill which will provide an effective mechanism for copyright owners to disrupt the...
- Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and I move the government amendment as circulated: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (line 8), omit "is to", substitute "may". Question...
- Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bill 2015, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015; Second Reading (4 speeches)
In continuance of the goodwill and good spirit that we have just seen in the House and the common sense and consensus, I will continue in that vein. Labor is very happy to support the Australian...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Multiculturalism, Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise tonight in this adjournment debate to share some of the reflections that I have had over the past year during the events I have attended across Melbourne's west and in my electorate. Last...
- Capricornia Electorate (1 speech)
Capricornia is a large federal electorate spanning 91,047 square kilometres. Tonight I want to give you an overview of some of the things that we have achieved in the northern part of the...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
It was Fyodor Dostoyevsky who said, 'The degree of civilization in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.' That may be true, but I say tonight that an additional degree of civilisation...
- Medical Research Future Fund (1 speech)
I can think of few programs that are more important to our nation's future than the Medical Research Future Fund. By introducing this fund, the coalition government are confirming our ambition...
- Regent Honeyeater Project (1 speech)
Hidden away in the Lurg Hills, between Glenrowan and Benalla, in north-eastern Victoria, is a wonderful example of community conservation: the Regent Honeyeater Project. Since its inception in...
- Forrest Electorate: South West Catchments Council (2 speeches)
'Save the crabs, then eat them.' In March this year, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, the member for Paterson, came to Western Australia to launch the 'Save the...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Lalor Electorate: Community Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to inform the House of a terrific celebration, an opening that occurred in Wyndham on the weekend, where I joined the Victorian Minister for Sport, the Hon. John Eren, and local...
- Pistola, Mr Ben (1 speech)
On Sunday, 7 June, a good friend of mine, Ben Pistola—better known as 'Pistol'—died at the age of 36. Ben was an exceptional golfer, with a handicap as low as one. He won many events...
- Corio Electorate: Geelong Central Business District, Pistola, Mr Ben (1 speech)
The camaraderie and friendship that comes with playing golf is something that the member for Mayo and I work on together as co-conveners of the Parliamentary Friends of Golf, and I very much hear...
- Bougainville: Women in the House of Representatives (2 speeches)
Madam Deputy Speaker Burke, you will recall that you joined me and others of our female colleagues recently at the Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnerships Forum in Suva, along with other...
- Reclink Community Cup (1 speech)
I am pleased to make a contribution today to discuss the upcoming ReclinkCommunity Cup. The Reclink Community Cup began in Melbourne some 21 years ago. Games have also been held in my electorate,...
- Lyons Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List from my electorate of Lyons. John Cauchi AM was named a Member of the Order of...
- Parramatta Electorate: St Ioannis Greek Orthodox Parish (1 speech)
On Sunday it was a great pleasure to join the Greek Orthodox parish and community of St Ioannis in Parramatta at an incredibly important event. It was the first service at the site of their new...
- Ice Epidemic (1 speech)
The drug ice is a significant issue facing this country, and I am pleased to inform the House that I recently hosted a high-profile ministerial hearing in Rockhampton to discuss the local impact...
- Domestic Violence (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge 43 women who are no longer with us—43 women who were victims of an epidemic of violence against women. Of these 43 women, most were killed privately in their own...
- Durack Electorate: Broome (1 speech)
I am pleased to advise the House of my visit to Broome last week. I started the week with the northern Australia committee meetings on the aquaculture industry at the Broome Civic Centre. This...
- Capricornia Electorate: Capricorn Caves (2 speeches)
Recently I had the privilege of officially launching an Australian first in cave tourism at one of central Queensland's most famous tourist attractions. The $300,000 project involved relighting...
- Bills (0 speeches)
