House debates
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the order of business in the Federation Chamber for today being as follows: at 9.30 am, Members'...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) Bill 2015; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the bill be now read a second time. This bill reiterates the government's efforts to boost productivity by reducing the cost of regulation on Australian industry. The Maritime...
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is so good to see you up there in the chair. The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015 delivers on the government's continuing...
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2015; Consideration in Detail (4 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Schedule 5, page 10 (lines 1 to 26), omit the Schedule. (2) Schedule 6, page 11 (lines 1 to 23), omit the...
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) 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.
- Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business Measures No. 3) Bill 2015; Second Reading (25 speeches)
I want to speak briefly on the bill itself, and I want to make sure that I place a few comments on the record about this bill, about what it does and about how it will impact small business in a...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Higher Education (1 speech)
This week, celebrated right across our campuses, is Bluestocking Week—an important time to acknowledge and celebrate the participation and contribution that women have made to higher...
- Marriage (3 speeches)
This week I concluded my marriage equality survey in the seat of Bowman, the largest survey of its kind in any electorate in this country. I have been surveying this topic now for four years, and...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Over the weekend Western Australia saw rare snow falling across the Stirling Ranges. At the same time Emmanuel Exports was loading its Al Messilah livestock ship in Fremantle port in readiness...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
Labor's plan for a new carbon tax will hurt hardworking Australians, especially families, seniors, small business owners and communities. Modelling commissioned by Labor shows that its policy to...
- Marriage (1 speech)
Love is love. It does not discriminate, and neither should we in this place. It is unconscionable and also, I am glad to say, unsustainable for this parliament to stand in the way of marriage...
- Reid Electorate: Mutton, Mr Lerryn William, OAM (1 speech)
Today I would like to reflect on the life of a local Reid legend. Mr Lerryn William Mutton OAM passed away on 26 July aged 90 years. Lerryn was born in Concord and educated at North Strathfield...
- Penalty Rates (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the fact that penalty rates are, again, under attack from the Liberal-Nationals government. This all results from the recent review of workplace relations conducted by the...
- Environment (1 speech)
Proper protection for the marine environment in balance with the ability of people to use it sustainably is important to all the people in the South-West, both current and future. For this...
- Lalor Electorate: Rainbow Club (1 speech)
I rise today to share with the House an initiative in my electorate that I found incredibly impressive. Last week I met members of the Rainbow Club. This is a swimming club run by parents and...
- 100 Years of Women in Policing (1 speech)
This year the New South Wales Police Force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing. Compassion, courage and strength are all qualities displayed by the women in blue and plain clothes...
- Shortland Electorate: Bilton, Mr Norman (1 speech)
Today I would like to pay tribute to Norman Alexander Bilton who died on 24 June this year, aged 97. I am making this statement in the House today as politics and parliament were so important to...
- Macarthur Electorate: Camp Quality Primary School Education Program (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of attending Blairmount Public School in my electorate of Macarthur to watch a Camp Quality puppet show. Camp Quality is a wonderful organisation that focuses on...
- Same-Sex Relationships (1 speech)
If we can suspend our disbelief for a moment and assume that the Prime Minister is genuine about wanting to take the issue of marriage equality to the people, why not do it now? We could...
- Dobell Electorate: School Speech Competition (1 speech)
I am always proud to promote in his place the great achievements of Dobell's local students. Recently I provided students with the opportunity to have their voices heard in our federal...
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Kidney Transplant Service (1 speech)
On 5 August I was fortunate to attend the Prince of Wales Hospital in our community to celebrate the golden jubilee of the first kidney transplant in New South Wales. This was performed at the...
- Bass Electorate: braaap Motorcycles (1 speech)
In July this year the Launceston motorcycle company braaap launched its latest model, the Moto3, which will see it competing in Australia's largest motorcycle category—the learner-approved...
- Newcastle Electorate: Brass Blokes Award (1 speech)
On Friday, 17 July, I joined with my community at Lifeline's Brass Blokes Gala awards night in Newcastle. The Brass Blokes Award recognises the amazing spirit of blokes within our region. The...
- Flynn Electorate: Coal Mining (1 speech)
The attack on coal fired power stations and the attack on coalmines has left many in my electorate of Flynn asking why. Let me remind the rest of Australia that the coal industry is vital to the...
- Marriage Equality (1 speech)
I just want to take a moment today to talk directly to same-sex attracted young people, to gay and lesbian teenagers, about the decision that the Liberal and National parties made last night. It...
- Barker Electorate: Meningie Area School (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, on 29 July I hosted the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, chaired by your good self, in my electorate of Barker. The committee was looking at the delivery of electoral...
- Schultz, Mr Albert 'Alby' John (7 speeches)
Members on both sides of this chamber were sorry to hear of the passing just a few weeks ago of one of the great characters of this place, former member for Hume, Alby Schultz. Alby's retirement...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Marriage (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that the private member's bill on marriage equality that the member for Leichhardt and I cosponsored will come before the...
- Climate Change (19 speeches)
I want to add my congratulations to your elevation to the chair, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the response to the government's...
- Marriage (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How can the Prime Minister claim to lead the party of the individual when he will not allow individual members of his party to exercise a free vote on...
- Carbon Pricing (15 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister please update the House on the savings delivered to householders and businesses in my electorate of Petrie from the repeal of...
- Marriage (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that he will sack any cabinet minister who crosses the floor and votes in favour of marriage equality? Government members...
- Parliamentarians' Entitlements (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How many trips and entitlements has the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff approved for government backbenchers, ministers and families, and are such approvals,...
- Employment (17 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Will the minister update the House on how the government is helping to create jobs in my...
- Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night the Prime Minister said, 'A lot of the people who voted for us were going to feel dudded.' Given the Prime Minister promised on 33 separate...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline how the government is building a stronger economy, and what does a stronger economy mean for my constituents of Ford? What threats are...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I acknowledge and welcome to the gallery the former member for Macarthur, the Hon. Pat Farmer. I also welcome Mr Steven Marshall, the state Liberal leader of South Australia and member for...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's claim in his previous answer that he will not rule out changes to the GST. If this is true, why did the Prime Minister...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the impact of the budget on small businesses in Barton and other areas around the country.
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the Leader of the Opposition, I would also like to acknowledge and welcome on behalf of all members the 5th Delegation from the Republic of Korea hosted by the Australian Political...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Renewable Energy Target (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time the Prime Minister said his emissions reduction target was 'the same as the United States'. Given that the United States has...
- Live Animal Exports (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture. Will the minister update the House on Australia's live animal export trade? How will recent agreements with China help boost returns to the...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his answer in question time yesterday that government modelling on his emissions target shows that a 40 per cent reduction...
- Medical Research (14 speeches)
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your elevation to the role of speaker. My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on the government's strong plan to invest in...
- Climate Change (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It has been reported today that government modelling shows that an emissions target of 45 per cent reduction would mean a cut of between 0.5 per cent and 0.7...
- Superannuation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Will the Assistant Treasurer update the House on the government's commitment to improving superannuation governance? Are there any challenges to this...
- 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present Report No. 30 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 17 August 2015. The report will be...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Employment (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Gorton proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 9, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Terendak Cemetery; Consideration (14 speeches)
Thank you for this opportunity to speak on the repatriation of the remains of Australian servicemen from the Terendak Military Cemetery. Prior to a change in the Australian repatriation policy on...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 9, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Centenary of Anzac (8 speeches)
The book I referred to in this debate previously, First World War Soldiers of the Kurrajong, referred to a family of brothers, the Lavender brothers, whose story is perhaps unique in that so many...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (1 speech)
I move: That Federation Chamber Order of the Day No. 5, committee and delegation reports be returned to the House for further consideration. Question agreed to.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Employment (1 speech)
Thank you for that perfect pronunciation of my electorate, Mr Speaker, and congratulations on your elevation to the office of Speaker. I rise tonight to talk about jobs and employment in the...
- Forde Electorate (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to the speakership. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the great things happening in the...
- Holt Electorate: Centenary of Anzac Fine Art Exhibition (1 speech)
The Mr Speaker, congratulations on your elevation to the office of Speaker. Tonight I want to talk about an amazing group of people called Provenance Artists, led by Calvin Bell, who conducted...
- Wannon Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I congratulate you on your election to the position of Speaker. It is well-deserved after a distinguished parliamentary career. I wish you all the very best for your role in what is a...
- Parliamentarians' Entitlements (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I join other speakers in this debate in congratulating you on your well-deserved elevation to your present role. I rise today to talk about trust in politics. This is something I have...
- Bonner Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I congratulate you on your recent elevation to that office. It is with great pleasure tonight that I inform the House and the community and sporting groups in my electorate of Bonner...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Wakefield Electorate: Stretton Centre (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, it is a great pleasure to see you in the chair. We can only wish that you were in the chair in the House, but I will move on to other matters. It was my great pleasure to be on...
- Lindsay Electorate: Volunteer of the Year Awards (1 speech)
I rise today in support of my wonderful community and, in particular, to honour many local residents who go above and beyond in service to our local community to ensure that Penrith and St Marys...
- Kingston Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
I rise today to share the deep concern of many of my constituents and small businesses about the recent announcement that Australia Post will close its Lonsdale Business Centre in the southern...
- Defence Equipment: Lithgow Small Arms Factory (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to speak today about the fact that on the 22nd of last month the Australian Defence Force signed a $100 million contract with Thales and the Lithgow Small Arms Factory....
- Family Court (1 speech)
Thank you Deputy Speaker, and it is good to see you back after the six-week break from Canberra. You were my pick for the Speaker. I can see that, on occasions, the Prime Minister calls in the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
In recent speeches I have given an update to the House on what I think is one of our unplanned economic experiments: the comparison of employment growth between New South Wales and Victoria. They...
- Corio Electorate: National Broadband Network (6 speeches)
A couple of weeks ago the Minister for Communications visited my electorate of Corio to spruik the government's second-rate broadband network. The minister came to Geelong with much fanfare,...
- Defence Procurement (1 speech)
For the first time in Australia's history, the government will deliver a continuous naval shipbuilding plan that will give industry and employees security for years to come. Not only does this...
- Holden, Mr Brien (1 speech)
) ( ): It is with great sadness that I pay tribute to the life of my mate, Brien Holden, an internationally acclaimed researcher and head of the Brien Holden Vision Institute at the University of...
- Durack Electorate: FeNaCING Festival (2 speeches)
I am thrilled today to take this opportunity to speak about this year's FeNaCING Festival, which I attended in Karratha in the Pilbara earlier this month. The annual FeNaCING Festival is...
- Greenway Electorate: Recall of Samsung Washing Machines (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, I received a letter from a local resident in Seven Hills, detailing her ongoing problems associated with the recall of certain Samsung washing machines. In making contact with...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Along with probably most members in the room and indeed the other chamber, I see that the drug ice is becoming more of an issue in all of our communities. About 12 to 18 months ago when I was...
- Abbott Government (1 speech)
I rise to give voice in this place to the concerns of the hundreds of constituents who have indicated to me their deep dissatisfaction with the Abbott government. During the winter break I held a...
- Lyons Electorate: Norske Skog Boyer (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting a really important business in my electorate and that is the Norske Skog paper-manufacturing plant, at Boyer, in the Derwent Valley. I was joined by...
- Shortland Electorate: NAIDOC Family Fun Day (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council for the fantastic NAIDOC Day celebrations they organised in Eastlake Macquarie on the foreshore of Lake Macquarie in Pelican...
- Ryan Electorate: Witton Barracks site (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the Witton Barracks site at Indooroopilly, in my electorate of Ryan. The Department of Defence has recently announced that they are going to dispose of this site as...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Australians do not often have a chance to see the reality behind the Abbott government's cruel policies against asylum seekers, but sometimes stories get out that let us see into the darkness of...
- Bennelong Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of milestone achievements for two great organisations in my electorate of Bennelong. The 1st Epping Scouts was founded in July 1915, and I had the absolute pleasure of...
- Franklin Electorate: Aquaculture (1 speech)
It was a pleasure last week to visit Tassal, our salmon producer at Ranelagh in my electorate, with the shadow minister, the member for Hunter, Joel Fitzgibbon. We visited the hatchery down at...
- Geelong: Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (2 speeches)
It was a great day in Geelong and Corangamite last week when the Prime Minister visited to announce a $14 million Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. This is an incredibly important initiative...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (ADFPP) has enjoyed bipartisan support since its formation in 2001; (2) recognises the importance...
- Baiada Poultry's Employment Practices (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) the recent media reports and the Fair Work Ombudsman (Ombudsman) finding about the abuse of employees, including Working Holiday visa holders (subclass...
- Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnerships Forum (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnerships Forum (Forum) is funded by the Australian Government and is designed to support women in the region in...
- Government Procurement (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Government spends around $40 billion each year on procuring goods and services; (b) the Commonwealth Procurement Rules provide considerable...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
At the request of the member for Murray, I fix the next sitting as the day for moving notice No. 12, private member's business.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Boeing E-7A Wedgetail (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, an airborne early control and warning aircraft, has reached its final operational capability; and (b) this aircraft is a...
