House debates
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17(a), I lay on the table my warrant nominating the honourable members for McMillan, Swan, Hughes, Bonner and Robertson to be members of the Speaker’s panel to...
- Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
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In accordance with resolution 3 of the House of Representatives, relating to the registration of members’ interests, I have appointed Ms Claressa Surtees, Deputy Clerk of the House of...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Military Commemorations (4 speeches)
by leave—On Monday at the Australian War Memorial, the Leader of the Opposition and I stood with many of our parliamentary colleagues alongside serving sailors, soldiers and airmen,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Banking and Financial Services (55 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) Scandals in the banking and financial services industry have led to:...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Standing Orders (1 speech)
Before I call the member for McMahon, I am going to make a statement to the House, given the point of order and the subsequent discussion regarding pairs. I make it very clear: there is no point...
- Turnbull Government (10 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) the Prime Minister and Treasurer have for months railed against reforms to negative gearing;...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, my government gets on with the job of delivering on important commitments we made to Australians at the election. We are acting on the...
- Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Introduction The coalition government will always stand up for the rule of law. Today I am re-presenting to the parliament—the Building and...
- Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I also introduce the Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013. This bill deals with...
- Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Since 2013, the coalition has sought repeatedly to honour the commitment it made to the Australian people to legislate to improve the governance...
- Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Australia's rural industries are among the most innovative and productive in the world. Continued investment in rural research and development...
- Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016; First Reading (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, can I add my congratulations to you on your elevation to this role. As a fellow member of the class of 2007, it is great to see you having risen to that role. Congratulations...
- Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill containing 24 measures and totalling more than $6 billion in savings is part of the Turnbull government's $40 billion in budget...
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will increase the rate of excise duty on tobacco by way of four annual increases of 12.5 per cent a year. The first of these changes...
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will increase the rate of excise equivalent customs duties on tobacco by way of four annual increases of 12.5 per cent a year. The...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
Firstly, Deputy Speaker Coulton, may I take the opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to your new role. I am sure you will bring to the role a very healthy dose of common sense and...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017, along with Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017, which was introduced just moments ago, and Appropriation...
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017 provides appropriations for the remainder of 2016-17 for the operations of: This...
- National Cancer Screening Register Bill 2016; First Reading (1 speech)
Congratulations upon your position, Mr Deputy Speaker Coulton—a very good neighbour of mine in western New South Wales. I present the National Cancer Screening Register Bill 2016 and the...
- National Cancer Screening Register Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The National Cancer Screening Register Bill 2016creates a new legislative framework for the establishment and ongoing management of...
- National Cancer Screening Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill provides for the consequential and transitional provisions required to support the operation of the National Cancer Screening Register....
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Savings Fund Special Account Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the bill be now read a second time. This bill will establish a new ongoing special account that will assist the Commonwealth to meet future financial commitments to the National...
- Transport Security Amendment (Serious or Organised Crime) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The government has no greater responsibility than keeping Australia safe and secure. As a result, we have committed to strengthening Australia's...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Coulton—and can I congratulate you again on your appointment as Deputy Speaker. This is the first time I have seen you in the chair, and you suit it very well. I...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the Selection Committee: (a) meeting on or after today, if necessary by teleconference, to determine the order of...
- Treaties Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
( I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I ask leave of the House to move a motion to suspend standing order 43 until the conclusion of the speech on the address-in-reply by the member for Fairfax, which will mean that the member for...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Boothby I remind the House that this is the honourable member's first speech and I ask that the House extend to her the usual courtesies.
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Member for Dawson (1 speech)
What a spectacle we witnessed earlier today. The member for Dawson executed a backflip that would have been good enough to win gold at the Rio Olympics in recanting his support for a royal...
- International Overdose Awareness Day (1 speech)
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. This is a day to remember the many thousands of Australians who have lost their lives to drug overdoses, and the families who remain behind....
- Member of Parliament Staff (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Broadbent; it is lovely to have you in the seat. Today I would like to take a few minutes to acknowledge the work of our staff and the contribution they make to helping...
- Joondalup Health Campus (1 speech)
Joondalup Health Campus recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The major hospital is located in my electorate but essentially services patients from three neighbouring federal...
- Federal Election (1 speech)
For the eight long, excruciating weeks of the federal election campaign the daily mantra of the coalition representatives was 'Jobs and growth', and 'Protect our borders'. We know when it was...
- Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Australia (1 speech)
) ( ): I was just looking for my medication, Mr Deputy Speaker! A very passionate and robust contribution by the member for Whitlam. I rise to acknowledge the Isolated Children's Parents'...
- Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Recently we had a very conspicuous example of the Prime Minister's weakness. I a m not talking about marri a ge equality, al though his failure to deliver it is a great e mbarrassment to him. I...
- Mallee Electorate: Leadership Programs (1 speech)
I inform the House that, as part of the Northern Mallee Leaders Program and the Loddon Murray community leadership program, more than 50 young Australians are visiting this parliament today....
- Marriage (3 speeches)
Congratulations on your re-election, Mr Speaker.
- Banks Electorate (2 speeches)
Recently I attended the Panania RSL Soccer Club's mini Roos gala day at Kelso reserve in Panania. I was very pleased to attend the event and to present trophies to the players who had worked hard...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 10 April this year the Prime Minister said the existing laws and regulators were sufficient to deal with the ongoing rip-offs and scandals in the banking...
- Budget (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House of the importance of economic leadership in building Australia's prosperity—in particular, the role of...
- Medicare (6 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Prime Minister. Three days after the election, the Prime Minister said that he had learned his lesson on cutting Medicare. Given the Prime Minister...
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minster outline to the House the government's agenda to deliver on the commitments it took to the Australian people at the 2 July election?
- Superannuation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his last answer, where the Prime Minister neglected to mention superannuation. During the election campaign the Prime Minister said that the...
- North Queensland (2 speeches)
To the Deputy Prime Minister: the government is aware that in seven of North Queensland's 100 million hectares there is now a prickly acacia infestation. The north's cattle herd dwindles at 4.5...
- Economy (26 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please update the House on the progress in arresting the deficit and debt burden on Australian taxpayers?
- Dairy Industry (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the minister update the House on measures that the government is delivering to support dairy...
- Negative Gearing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister to confirm the reports today that he and the Treasurer were in favour of making changes to negative gearing before the minister for...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on the coalition's progress on delivering on the Paris agreement on climate change? Would the minister...
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In this morning's cabinet leak it has been revealed that the Prime Minister and Treasurer were rolled on reforms to negative gearing by ministers loyal to...
- Defence Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry.
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Leaks from cabinet are a criminal offence, punishable by two years in prison, under section 70 of the Crimes Act. So has the Prime Minister referred these...
- Medicare (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. I remind the minister that new figures on the weekend showed Medicare investment and bulk-billing at record highs under our Turnbull...
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When the Prime Minister deposed the member for Warringah, he said: … ultimately the Prime Minister has not been capable of providing the economic...
- South Australia: Electricity Prices (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Since the closure of the Alinta power station in Port Augusta, wholesale electricity prices have more than doubled in South...
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that all but one of the Prime Minister's Senate backbench, led by Senator Cory Bernardi, are defying the Prime Minister by sponsoring a...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My constituency question is to the Prime Minister. On behalf or Corangamite constituents, I remind the Prime Minister of his recent visit to my electorate to meet with our wonderful CFA...
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, in an earlier answer, said there were no current plans to change the wording of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, but he did...
- Tourism (2 speeches)
A question for the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment: how is the tourism industry supporting the transitioning Australian economy? Are there any policies that could put the growth of the...
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's failure to get his way on superannuation and negative gearing, his failure to implement lessons learned about cutting...
- Telecommunications (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure. Much of rural Australia, including my electorate of Flynn, has suffered from poor mobile phone coverage for many years. Can the minister...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 1 to 9 of 2016-17 (1 speech)
(): I present the Auditor-General's audit reports Nos 1 to 9 for 2016-17. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Ordered that the reports be made parliamentary papers.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
(—) (): Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (19 speeches)
There goes the member for Warringah. I did not like what he stood for, but at least he stood for something. Today we have just been through question time, and we have witnessed a Prime Minister...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (4 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Barton, I remind the House that this is the member's first speech. I therefore ask the House to extend the usual courtesies to her.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- (28 speeches)
My name is Luke John Anthony Gosling and mine is the great privilege of representing the people of Solomon, the northern capital of Australia. In Darwin and Palmerston we have people from over...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Moreton Electorate: Tarragindi Bowls Club (1 speech)
Thank you, Speaker. May I congratulate you on your election to the role and echo some of the comments made by other people. Whilst I am familiar with the 94(a) rulings that you hand out, I would...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Cairns Hockey Association (1 speech)
Thank you very much indeed, Mr Speaker, and congratulations on your re-election. I have no doubt that your contribution will only continue to build on the outstanding job you have done to date. I...
- Lalor Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak once again, at my first opportunity back in the chamber after the election, about the NBN in the electorate of Lalor. I am inspired to do so because last week I got very...
- La Trobe Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I also would like to congratulate you on your re-election as Speaker, especially as you are my neighbour in La Trobe. It is a great honour to have you in that seat. Imagine you are at...
- Blair Electorate: Ipswich Motorway (1 speech)
It is an honour to be able speak on behalf of the people of Blair this evening. This is my fourth term, and I will not take the people of Ipswich and the Somerset region for granted—I never...
- Working Holiday Maker Program (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I add my voice to the many accolades that you have received over the last few days—well deserved. I rise to discuss the government's ongoing review of working holiday visas 417...
