House debates
Thursday, 13 August 2015
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 1 and 2, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Centenary of Anzac (42 speeches)
I rise in support of the statement given to this House by the Prime Minister in respect of the centenary of the Anzac landings on 25 April 1915. Of course, we are now in August and it is an...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fremantle Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
There is a story unfolding in my electorate that would be a comedy if it were not potentially so horrific in its outcomes. The Western Australian government, in thrall to the monomaniacal...
- Hinkler Electorate (2 speeches)
During the winter recess, Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC, visited my electorate to announce $35,000 for the Hinkler House Memorial Museum and...
- Wahgunyah Primary School (1 speech)
It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome to parliament today 24 students and teachers from Wahgunyah Primary School. Wahgunyah is one of the jewels in the crown that is Indi—on the banks of...
- Pilbara Regiment (1 speech)
The FeNaCING Festival was held in Karratha earlier this month and it was there that I met with members of the Pilbara Regiment, including Major Peter Southern, Officer Commanding 2nd Squadron;...
- Refugees (2 speeches)
From August of 2013 to April this year, the time spent in detention centres has risen dramatically from an average of 72 to 394 days. As of May 2015, there were 138 children held in immigration...
- Rankin Electorate: Logan Together (1 speech)
I want to tell the parliament about a terrific new program in my community called Logan Together. Among the many fantastic programs that operate in my community, I am particularly excited about...
- Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
Last week in Ceduna, in the west of my electorate, we came to a very special place in time where the white community and the Indigenous community sat down together and signed a memorandum of...
- Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Kade Ellis from the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT). I met with him in my office and we had a great chat, both having spent some time in...
- Longman Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
One of the great challenges for our community and for our society is how we tackle the rising instances of youth mental health issues. One in four young Australians aged between 16 and 24 have a...
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Surf-lifesaving (1 speech)
Maroubra Beach is renowned for its powerful surf and for producing some of the world's best surfers and surf-lifesavers. This has been recognised in the fact that Maroubra Beach is the second...
- World War II (1 speech)
As we reflect upon Gallipoli, let me just say that this Saturday, 15 August, is Victory in the Pacific Day. I use this opportunity to speak about this issue, because it involved many Australians...
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (1 speech)
I am a proud member of a trade union, and I have been for a long time. Our country has a strong history of trade unions—people coming together in their workplaces to have a say and to have...
- Lindsay Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
For way too long, the people of Lindsay and the people of Western Sydney have been forgotten about. For too long, we have had to endure substandard roads and not the right infrastructure for us...
- Newcastle Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the community of Stockton for their determination to gain access to better broadband. Stockton is a community that was due to have access to the National Broadband...
- Cowan Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I would like to raise the issue of aged care in Cowan, particularly the proposal for a care facility combined with independent living units at Paradise Quays in Ballajura within Cowan. This has...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System, or ESCAS, was not only implemented in Indonesia but also implemented in the Middle East to prevent Australian sheep from being trussed and shoved into...
- Tanner, Mr Andrew (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the achievements of Andrew Tanner from Aberfoyle Park in my electorate. Andrew has faced many challenges in his life. He was born with two holes in his heart. During the...
- Steel Industry (2 speeches)
Last week, I attended a community meeting in my area with the member for Throsby, which was called by the South Coast Labour Council and the Australian Workers' Union to explore an issue of great...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I advise the House that the Deputy Prime Minister will be absent from question time today, attending to a personal matter. The Treasurer will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that the head of the Prime Minister's royal commission agreed to give the keynote speech to a Liberal Party fundraiser. Notwithstanding...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister— Ms Butler interjecting—
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (6 speeches)
When was the Prime Minister or his office first aware that his royal commissioner Dyson Heydon had agreed at the invitation of the Liberal Party to be the keynote speaker at a Liberal Party...
- World Economy (2 speeches)
Will the Treasurer update the House on the state of the international economy? What do recent developments in the Chinese economy mean for Australia?
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General. When was the Attorney-General or his office first aware that the Prime Minister's royal commissioner had agreed, at the...
- Climate Change (21 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister update the House on how this government is reducing Australia's emissions without the world's biggest carbon tax? What are...
- Liberal Party (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General. Why did the Attorney-General contact the Prime Minister's royal commissioner this morning about his agreement to be the keynote...
- Broadcasting Legislation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, as you would be aware, regional broadcasters are running a campaign asking their MPs to change the rules. It seems we have reached an impasse...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the threat posed by terrorist organisations, including online and through the risk of cyberattacks?
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (23 speeches)
I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer, where he confirmed that the Sir Garfield Barwick address was 'a Liberal Party fundraiser'. In the other place a few moments ago, the...
- National Security (2 speeches)
Highlighting the importance of the issue and following on from my colleague the member for Reid, my question is to the Minister for Justice, the Minister assisting the Prime Minister on...
- Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his last answer, where he denied that he had previously stated that the function in question was a Liberal Party fundraiser. I...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister; Attempted Censure (57 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) the Royal Commissioner, the Honourable Dyson Heydon AC QC, agreed to speak at a Liberal Party fundraiser on...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 3 of 2015-16 entitled Performance audit—Regulation of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park permits and approvals: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- University Fees (22 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Kingston proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Prime Minister's plan...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I am indeed honoured and humbled to participate in this discussion of the 100th anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, on the motion moved by the honourable Prime Minister. One hundred years...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Trade (1 speech)
Congratulations, Mr Speaker, on your appointment as Speaker of this House. Whilst the Abbott government rushes to sign free trade agreements and the TPP, it unwisely dismisses the groundswell of...
- Barton Electorate: St George Business Awards (1 speech)
The St George Business Awards is an annual event in the Barton electorate that celebrates the businesses in this wonderful community. I was really pleased to be able to attend this year, along...
- Parliament (1 speech)
Over the past few years, since I was elected member for Canberra, I have become increasingly concerned about the nature of discourse in this country—in particular, the uncivil nature of...
- Braddon Electorate, Petition: Mobile Phone Services (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this is my first opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to the post of Speaker: well done. Often when we think of Anzac Day, we think of the contribution that RSLs make in...
- National Security: Citizenship (1 speech)
I raise serious concerns that we are fighting the war on terror with the wrong weapons and that elements of the proposed changes to the citizenship legislation are actually damaging our ability...
- Dean, Mr Michael (1 speech)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. May I also commend you and congratulate you on your selection as Speaker. Today in this House stands a single white rose. It is a poignant reminder of a great community...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Kidney Disease (1 speech)
I must comment on the fact that the Federation Chamber is looking fantastic at the moment. Yesterday, a constituent of mine, Georgina Longhurst, called into my office. Georgina had a transplant...
- Hinkler Electorate: Fishing Industry (1 speech)
In August each year the Hervey Bay Seafood Festival attracts about 10,000 people from across Australia. It is the only seafood festival in Australia managed by the men and women who catch it:...
- Community Television (1 speech)
Last month I met with local resident Bret Ramsey, who is the long-term producer and host of a very popular community TV show called In Pit Lane, which is on Melbourne's channel 31. I met with...
- West Coast Eagles Football Club (1 speech)
The West Coast Eagles football club is a well-known sporting organisation in Western Australia and currently sits second on the AFL ladder. In the week when we paid tribute to our fallen...
- Education Funding (1 speech)
On 20 May 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard wrote to then ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher to establish a Centre for Quality Teaching and Learning at the University of Canberra. The role of the...
- de Bruin, Mr Adrian, AM (1 speech)
Like many in the Limestone Coast community, I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Adrian de Bruin AM on Saturday, 16 July. Adrian was a friend and a person I often...
- Fremantle Electorate: Native ARC (1 speech)
There is not a place that I love more in the Fremantle electorate than Native ARC in Bibra Lake, and that is because of what Native ARC represents as an organisation that cares for native animals...
- Hasluck Electorate: Teachers (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the incredible privilege I have of serving on the boards of four independent public schools. They are East Kenwick Primary School, Gosnells Primary School, Yule Brook...
- Blair Electorate: Cityhope Church (1 speech)
On Sunday 9 August I was pleased to attend Cityhope Church's 'Day of Honour' service in the electorate of Blair. The church is located in Ripley, in Ipswich. The Day of Honour arose from comments...
- Marriage (1 speech)
I want to take these few short moments to clarify my position in relation to my own views on same-sex marriage. I can say honestly in this place that I do respect that other people hold a...
- Employment (1 speech)
More than 200 people met at the Broadmeadows Town Hall in my electorate last week. It was a meeting organised by the National Union of Workers to oppose the proposed closure of the Woolworths...
- Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
There are four key things that the people who live in the electorate of Mallee really value. They want to be able to drive on a decent road. They want to be able to make a mobile phone call and...
- Illicit Drugs, Marriott, Ms Dolly, Fallon, Mr Jordan, Porter, Mr Ryan (1 speech)
The incidence of ice addiction in our communities is frightening. While ice addiction may not have passed alcohol problems in number, it appears the drug causes in people responses we have not...
- Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Association (1 speech)
I have spoken on numerous occasions in this place to acknowledge the outstanding contribution of volunteers in the Dobell community. As I have mentioned before, the noblest aspect of a...
- Lilley Electorate, O'Leary, Mr Kevin (Kev) (1 speech)
This Sunday morning, at 10 am, we will have our annual Welcoming the Babies ceremony. It is a terrific day with plenty of entertainment and plenty of community groups coming along to talk to...
- O'Connor Electorate: Norseman Airstrip (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker Landry, you would know better than most that the Royal Flying Doctor Service is the lifeline of our communities. They provide the vital emergency help we need when things go...
- Keyes, Ms Paula (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute and bid farewell to one of my constituents and a very hardworking member of the Australian Labor Party, Paula Keyes. Sadly, she passed away on Thursday, 30 July this...
- Robertson Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
) ( ): I rise to congratulate some outstanding young people in my electorate who are excelling in their chosen sport. I know that many of us have had dreams of having a crack at sport at a higher...
- Greenway Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Following on from the member for Fowler's comments, I want to record my deep sympathy to the family of Paula Keyes. Paula was an outstanding individual. An educator, she was someone who was...
- Employment (2 speeches)
It is wonderful to stand here today and take this opportunity to speak about the official launch of jobactive in the electorate of Forde. Last Tuesday was the official launch of jobactive at MAX...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; Report (3 speeches)
I rise to speak on the report tabled by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, From conflict to cooperation: inquiry into the Child Support Program.I...
- Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Report (2 speeches)
I speak in relation to the Alcohol, hurting people and harming communities report inquiring into the harmful use of alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This report was...
- Standing Committee on Health; Report (1 speech)
This was a very informative inquiry and the report highlights some very important issues in relation to hepatitis C. Hep C is one of those silent conditions that people do not know whether a...
- National Capital and External Territories Committee; Report (1 speech)
I am pleased to be participating in the discussion on this report because I very strongly support the recommendations. I have been discussing these matters for quite some time with my good friend...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Schultz, Mr Albert 'Alby' John (2 speeches)
A letter to Alby Schultz: Dear Alby. When I arrived back in this place in 2004 after a six-year sabbatical, one of two since 1990, you caused quite a stir when you rolled the captain's pick for...
- Perth Freight Link (1 speech)
Can I commend the member for that wonderful tribute to his friend and former colleague. I rise on a more traditionally political matter. I want to talk a little bit about the cone of silence that...
- Government Advertising (1 speech)
It is very important that when the government puts out some communication and non-government political advertising that it reaches those whom it needs to reach. There are often times that the...
- Employment (3 speeches)
Near midnight on Thursday, 6 August, 97 workers who work with Hutchison Ports were informed by text and email that they had been sacked. Forty-one of those people were in Brisbane.
- Uber (1 speech)
In many ways taxi drivers are the face of Cairns. They are often the first interaction that visitors have when they arrive in our beautiful airport and are driven to their destination. They are...
- Chifley Electorate: Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney (1 speech)
The electorate I represent is proud to boast the highest urban population of Aboriginal Australians in the country. Peoples from various lands have made their home in the land of the Dharug...
- Petition: Family Planning (1 speech)
I rise to talk about what is a very significant issue for more than half of the globe's population—women. The issue is family planning. We know that, if women do not have access to family...
- National Allergy Strategy (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, ASCIA, and Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia, on the successful launch of the National Allergy...
- Australian-Azerbaijani Parliamentary Friendship Group (1 speech)
Recently, this parliament established the Australian-Azerbaijani Parliamentary Friendship Group, and I am very pleased that the Chief Government Whip endorsed my request to chair this group. The...
- Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 70th Anniversary (1 speech)
Just after 11 am on 9 August 1945, the United States detonated the second atomic bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. Estimates of the death toll ranged between 40,000 and 80,000. Consider for a moment...
- Health (1 speech)
This afternoon I would like to raise the issue of air pollution in Sydney's West. I want to refer not to what is often referred to as air pollution—we often hear this as carbon dioxide. I...
- Marriage (1 speech)
This week in this parliament and in this House there has been a lot of debate both in party rooms and on the floor about marriage equality, and all of us have been engaged on that issue. It is...
