House debates

Thursday, 1 September 2016

• Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
  • National Security; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    I declare that the resumption of the debate on the motion to take note of the Prime Minister's statement on national security is referred to the Federation Chamber.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Registration of Deaths Abroad Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends the Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984. The primary purpose of this bill is to correct an anomaly in the Registration of...
  • Industry Research and Development Amendment (Innovation and Science Australia) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Science and innovation are national priorities for the government and for the country. The advice from the Department of Industry, Innovation and...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech, 1 comment)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Turnbull government is committed to providing tax relief for Australians. This bill forms a key component of the government's reform agenda...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Income Tax Relief) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Turnbull government is committed to reducing taxes for working Australians. This bill amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 toprovide a...
  • International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will amend the International Tax Agreements Act 1953 to give the force of law to the new tax treaty signed by Australia and Germany on...
  • Corporations Amendment (Auditor Registration) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce a bill which will ensure the ongoing validity of certain auditor registrations from December 2005. Government regulation of...
  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016 will amend media control and ownership rules in the Broadcasting Services Act...
  • Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Bill 2016 continues the work of maintaining and improving the quality of the Commonwealth statute book....
  • Statute Update Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Statute Update Bill 2016 makes minor and technical changes to the Commonwealth statute book to improve its quality and accuracy. The...
  • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2016; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It is a pleasure, for the first time in my political career, to stand at this dispatch box and introduce my first bill into this great place. I...
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will reintroduce four measures previously introduced in the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2015, which...
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill reintroduces four measures previously introduced in the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2015, which...
  • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In conjunction with the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016, the Social Services Legislation...
  • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill 2016 reintroduces major reforms under the government's...
  • Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016 amends the Migration Act 1958to introduce an assessable sponsorship...
  • Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Migration Amendment (Character Cancellation Consequential Provisions) Bill 2016 makes a number of amendments to give full effect to the...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Standing and Sessional Orders (4 speeches)
    I ask leave of the House to amend the notice relating to the proposed amendments to the standing orders in the terms as circulated. Leave granted. I thank the opposition and I move: That standing...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services; Appointment (1 speech)
    (): I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 242 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to foreign affairs, defence and trade as may be...
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 6 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human...
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) in accordance with section 5 of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) in accordance with sections 213 and 214 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
  • Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library be appointed to: (a) consider and report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives...
  • Joint Standing Committee on Migration; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Migration be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) regulations made or proposed to be made under the Migration Act 1958; (b) proposed...
  • National Capital and External Territories Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) matters coming within the terms of section 5 of the...
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme be appointed to inquire into and report on: (a) the implementation, performance and governance of the...
  • Northern Australia Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to the development of Northern Australia as may be referred to...
  • Trade and Investment Growth Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
    I move: That: (1) a Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to measures to further boost Australia’s trade...
• Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
  • Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
    I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to elders past and present. I was honoured to attend the welcome to country ceremony prior to the opening of...
• Statements by Members (0 speeches)
  • Pakenham Cenotaph Memorial (1 speech)
    Last Sunday, 28 August, we gathered with Mr Gary Elliott, President of the Pakenham RSL, for the unveiling of the cenotaph rock memorial at the Pakenham cenotaph. Mr Elliott, a Vietnam veteran...
  • Taxation (1 speech)
    On budget night the Treasurer said, 'From 1 July this year we will increase the upper limit for the middle-income tax bracket from $80,000 to $87,000 per year,' and then the Treasurer trampled to...
  • Tuberculosis (1 speech)
    Australia has defeated tuberculosis but sadly it is still a reality in our regional neighbours, particularly in Papua New Guinea, which impacts on communities in the Torres Strait in my...
  • Mathias, Mr David (1 speech)
    It was such a privilege last Saturday to present the French Legion of Honour to David Mathias, who is 90 years of age. He lives in Banora Point in my electorate of Richmond. The order is, of...
  • Grey, Professor Jeffrey (1 speech)
    Today I rise to honour the memory of the late Professor Jeffrey Grey, who sadly passed away on 26 July this year at the age of 57. Professor Jeffrey Grey taught military history at the University...
  • Kingsford Smith Electorate: Surfing Walk of Fame (1 speech)
    I wish to congratulate Leigh McCleery, Gordon Merchant and Jon Donohoe on being inducted into the Australian Surfing Walk of Fame at Maroubra Beach at a ceremony on 24 July as part of the Beach...
  • Manufacturing (1 speech)
    I rise to celebrate the significant investments the Turnbull government is making in local manufacturing across the Corangamite and Geelong regions. Last week I was joined by the Minister for...
  • Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (1 speech)
    I rise to call on the Australian government to increase its financial support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2017 to 2019. At each of the previous two...
  • Woolgoolga Curryfest (1 speech)
    The Woolgoolga Curryfest is on again this year. The festival's history is firmly entrenched in Punjabi culture, which is so prevalent in our region, and it happens in September. The official...
  • Fox, Mr Warren (1 speech)
    Last Friday    was a very sad day for many members of the close-knit Granville community with the passing of Warren Fox, a well-known and respected Granville identity. Warren was...
  • Petrie Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    I rise today to congratulate all those responsible for the housewarming that was arranged to officially open the new stadium at Dolphin Oval in Redcliffe last Saturday night. It was an...
  • Indi Electorate: Galen Catholic College (1 speech)
    I would like to welcome to parliament today student leaders and two staff members from Galen Catholic College in Wangaratta. Captains Will Robinson and Kate Saunders, vice-captains Chloe and Will...
  • Mort, Mrs Shirley (2 speeches)
    Shirley Mort is a resident of Rivervale in my electorate of Swan. Shirley has been a long-time volunteer and has now decided to retire at the age of 91. Shirley collected for the Salvation Army...
• Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
  • Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games (2 speeches)
    On behalf of the House, I would like to offer our best wishes to our Paralympic team bound for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio next week. The Paralympics has a special place in the hearts of all...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Banking and Financial Services (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Earlier today I met Michelle, a single mother with three children who lives in Newcastle. Michelle was talked into a mortgage she could not afford by a dodgy...
  • Budget (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House why a responsible and disciplined approach to managing the nation's budget is vital to the economic security of...
  • Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Senate stood up and called on the Prime Minister to establish a royal commission to clean up the banking and financial sector. Earlier this morning...
  • Fiscal Policy (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House why we must arrest debt and reduce deficits by taking responsible fiscal decisions to balance the budget? Is the Treasurer...
  • Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Dwayne and Jenny live in the member for Warringah's electorate. They were advised by a finance broker to borrow $500,000 against the value of their home and...
  • Mayo Electorate (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister: the people of Mayo were made a series of funding commitments by the government during the recent election campaign, such as $14 million for...
  • Agriculture Exports (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the minister update the House on how the government is growing the economy by securing...
  • Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Victims of bank rip-offs support a royal commission, the Senate has voted to establish a royal commission and even members of the Prime Minister's own...
  • Global Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters and the government's response to this threat?
  • Member for Warringah (12 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. The member for Warringah met Senator Hanson yesterday to discuss the government's agenda. Was the member for Warringah commissioned by the Prime Minister to...
  • Defence Industry (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. The people of Goldstein are very interested in defence and economic security. Will the minister inform the House why a sovereign defence...
  • Member for Warringah (9 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Senator Pauline Hanson and the member for Warringah met yesterday. After the meeting, Senator Hanson stated: 'Tony and I had a frank discussion about various...
  • National Security (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the important role Border Protection plays in securing our great nation? Why is it...
  • Economy (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Last week, in a speech to The Sydney Institute, the finance minister said there would be $6.5 billion in savings in the omnibus bill. Yesterday, during question...
  • Broadband (2 speeches, 1 comment)
    My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure, representing the Minister for Communications. Will the minister update the House on the strong progress of the NBN rollout under the...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer confirm his omnibus bill had a $107 billion black hole? Given the Treasurer cannot add up, got rolled on negative gearing changes and has...
  • Mackay Ring Road (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the minister update the House with the long-awaited news that initial works on the Mackay Ring Road stage 1—the biggest...
  • Superannuation (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's ironclad superannuation policies that will see a $500,000 lifetime non-concessional contribution cap applying from 1 July...
  • Moreton Bay Rail Link (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister please update the House on the progress of the Moreton Bay Rail Link and how the Turnbull government is delivering on...
  • Working Holiday Maker Program (2 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for tourism. I refer to reports of a fall in the number of backpackers coming to Australia. What connection is there between the fall in the number of backpackers...
  • Telecommunications (5 speeches)
    My constituency question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure representing the Minister for Communications. Around 30,000 residents, or around one in four of the adult workforce on the...
• 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 members for Hindmarsh, Moore, Canning and Calwell to be members of the Speaker’s panel to assist the chair...
• Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
  • Reports Nos 10, 11, 12 and 13 of 2016-17 (1 speech)
    I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports Nos 10 to 13 for 2016-17 entitled Performance audit:award of funding under the Mobile Black Spot Programme: Department of Communications and the...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Treaties Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
    I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip and the Chief Opposition Whip nominating members to be members of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (1 speech)
    A document is presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Medicare (19 speeches, 1 comment)
    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 Prime Minister’s...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Treaties Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
    I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that the Senate concurs with the resolution of the House in relation to the appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Banking and Financial Services; Consideration of Senate Message (6 speeches)
    I have received the following message from the Senate: The Senate transmits to the House of Representatives the following resolution which was agreed to by the Senate this day: That— (a)...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Parramatta Electorate: Recognition of Indigenous Service Personnel (1 speech)
    One of the greatest things about representing my community is their respect for our shared history. That respect is exemplified by a group of people in the Parramatta area who are working to...
  • Roads (1 speech)
    This has been a time of great sadness on the Central Coast with two sudden and fatal incidents on our roads, which have sent shock waves through our tight-knit community. A bit over a month ago,...
  • Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games (1 speech)
    It gives me great pleasure to rise and speak today on Greenway's Olympic heroes. Timothy Hodge is a 15-year-old swimmer who lives in Kings Langley. When he was four his right foot was amputated...
  • Federal Election (1 speech)
    I rise this afternoon to record my thanks to the residents of the electorate of Petrie for placing their trust in me to represent them here in this place as their member for Petrie in the 45th...
  • Census (1 speech)
    Mr Deputy Speaker, it was remiss of me in my two previous speeches not to congratulate you on your elevation to Deputy Speaker. I know that you will do a wonderful job. Having worked with you in...
  • M1 Pacific Motorway (1 speech)
    Mr Speaker, I would firstly like to take the opportunity to congratulate you on your re-election to your office. It has been two months since the federal election and since Prime Minister Malcolm...
• Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
  • Giurgola, Mr Romaldo, AO (1 speech)
    I just want to make a quick statement, which I had anticipated making just before the adjournment—before other events intervened—to recognise the renowned contribution to architecture...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    The question now is that the House do now adjourn.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Banking and Financial Services; Consideration of Senate Message (106 speeches)
    I move: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words—"the message be taken into consideration at 5.20 pm today or the first available opportunity...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    The question now is that the House do now adjourn. The House stands adjourned until Monday, 12 September 2016 at 10 am. House adjourned at 19:20