House debates
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
I have received messages from the Senate informing the House of the appointment of senators to certain joint committees. As the list of appointments is a lengthy one, I do not propose to read the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection 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 Selection Committee.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (2 speeches)
by leave—I move: That standing order 43 be suspended until the conclusion of the speech on the Address in Reply by the Member for Calare. I will inform the House what that means. Rather...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Criminology Research) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. We live in an information age and the challenges associated with managing that information are clearly something that law enforcement agencies in...
- Narcotic Drugs Legislation Amendment Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today we introduce legislation that signals another significant step towards Australians accessing a safe, legal and reliable supply of medicinal...
- Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. There is no existing medicinal cannabis industry as cannabis is currently an illegal narcotic drug. Allowing for the creation and existence of a...
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Student Payments) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will introduce a package of measures announced in the 2016-17 budget that will simplify student payments by: Youth allowance, Austudy...
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 2) Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill reintroduces measures that were introduced by the government earlier this year but lapsed when the last parliament was prorogued. The...
- Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Bill 2016, Statute Update Bill 2016, Corporations Amendment (Auditor Registration) Bill 2016; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I declare that, at the adjournment of the debate on each of the following bills, the bills stand referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration: Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016)...
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2016; Second Reading (2 speeches)
This bill is called the Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Bill 2016, but it did not appear in the parliament this spring. No, a bill that was almost identical to this was introduced into the...
- Statute Update Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
This bill, the Statute Update Bill 2016, is really in a similar category to the bill to which I have just spoken. Like the previous bill, it has been dressed up by this government as part of the...
- Corporations Amendment (Auditor Registration) Bill 2016; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Kelly. I commend you on remembering the changed name of my seat! I rise to speak on the Corporations Amendment (Auditor Registration) Bill 2016. I am delighted to have...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 8, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (6 speeches, 2 comments)
I was born in the country, I was raised in the country, I am of the country and I believe in the future of country Australia. That is the reason I stand before you today. For the past five years,...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Haq, Dr Abdul (1 speech)
I extend my congratulations to the member for Calare. It is with sadness that I speak after the passing of Dr Abdul Haq of Hassall Grove. Dr Haq, a Bangladeshi, was one of the great community...
- Davies, Mrs Pat (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge one of Goldstein's constituents for the significant contribution that she has made to our country: Pat Davies. In 1939 the great Sir Robert Menzies made a faithful speech...
- Women in Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to mark a landmark agreement, an industrial relations breakthrough, for Netball Australia and the players' association. They set a new benchmark for women's sport. They have doubled...
- Prostate Cancer (1 speech)
A number of colleagues here today had a great barbecue lunch at the Big Aussie Barbie. I thank the Prime Minister for his attendance and I congratulate the co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends...
- Peris, Ms Nova OAM (1 speech)
I speak today to note for this House the achievements of former senator Nova Peris. In my first speech I spoke about standing on the shoulders and following in the footsteps of those before me;...
- Cruickshank, Superintendent Doreen APM (1 speech)
I rise to honour the career of Superintendent Doreen Cruickshank, Australia's longest-serving female police officer, who recently retired after 45 years of service to the people of New South...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Last month I had the privilege of attending the Fearless Comedy Gala. It was organised by Juliet Moody to unite some of Australia's funniest people to help address one of our most serious...
- Glycosylation (1 speech)
Today I would like to talk about a local resident who is living with a severe disability, and the wonderful community that has sprung up to help her and her family. West Ryde residents Ray and...
- Welfare (2 speeches)
The people of Australia have returned us to this parliament to deal with the nation's problems. They expect us to attack the issues, but we are not a rubber stamp for every bad idea that was put...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Health (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Haymarket Clinic, in Darlinghurst, has provided free medical, nursing and welfare services to homeless and vulnerable people for more than 40 years but...
- Economy (5 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on action being taken by the coalition government to secure Australia's long-term economic prosperity?
- Marriage (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A group of Catholic nuns and their supporters, working to combat slavery and support victims of human trafficking, are in Canberra today. They have been told...
- Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government is managing the successful transition of the economy? How does a strong budget help our economy to grow...
- Budget (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Given that it is more than four months since the budget, can the Treasurer confirm that the nonconcessional contribution cap for superannuation will continue to...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Minister, I have received many complaints from older Australians and their families about the ridiculous cost of home care packages. One...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on savings achieved in the Social Services portfolio over the past 12 months? Are there any alternative...
- Renewable Energy (5 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. Mr Bowen interjecting— Mr Morrison interjecting —
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Last night the member for Warringah said Joe Hockey was 'the last Treasurer who was serious about a structural reform budget.' Does the Treasurer agree with the...
- Global Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I refer the minister to recent ISIL inspired terrorist attacks in Europe. Will the minister advise the House on how the government is working...
- Superannuation (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. The Australian Financial Review reports that the government has not released draft legislation for its $500,000 lifetime...
- Water (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Lots of rainfall across the Wimmera Mallee over the last 48 hours. Will the minister update the House...
- Superannuation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister— Mr Pyne interjecting— Mr Joyce interjecting—
- Cancer (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister outline to the House the government's commitment to fighting the scourge of cancer in our society, including funding for...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. In her last answer, the minister for revenue announced that the government wants a bipartisan agreement on the government's superannuation policies. Treasurer, is...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister update the House on the success of the Land Forces conference last week and the government's efforts to create a sovereign...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue. Given the Treasurer has just rejected meeting with the opposition to negotiate a bipartisan agreement on superannuation policy, does the Minister for...
- Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the minister update the House on how the government is creating jobs in Northern Australia, particularly in the delivery of...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Health (5 speeches)
I seek leave to add to an answer here. The honourable acting Leader of the Opposition asked me a question about the Haymarket Foundation, and I have requested some further information, and it has...
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Deputy Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Prime...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respect to elders past and present. I also acknowledge the traditional owners of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
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Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I congratulate you on your appointment. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the land of the Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples and I thank them and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That Members be appointed as members of certain committees in accordance with the following list: Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources—Mr Broad, Dr...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 1 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of private members' business on Monday, 10 October 2016. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today and...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Iraq (1 speech)
In this week, we have commemorated 15 years since the events of 11 September 2001—events that shocked our nation and the rest of the world. Like most Australians, I was overcome by the...
- Curtain, Sir Michael, KBE (1 speech)
I thank you for the call and I pose the question: how many of us here in this House ever give much thought to PNG, our former colony, our nearest neighbour, a country of now some seven million...
- Holt Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
I rise tonight to raise an issue that I raised during the federal election campaign, one that I note the member for La Trobe, who is in the chamber, has mentioned more recently. It relates to a...
- Cosmetics Testing on Animals (1 speech)
I would also like to congratulate the member for Holt for his passion for helping out his local residents. In La Trobe, we experience the same issues such as carjackings, police cars being rammed...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
I am very proud to represent a wonderful and diverse electorate—as most of us do in this place—and that is the electorate of Hindmarsh which stretches from Adelaide's beachside...
- Vietnam (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, at the outset I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your re-election, or elevation once again, to the high office of Speaker and to commend you on the way in which you have...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Newcastle Electorate: Family and Domestic Violence (1 speech)
I want to draw the House's attention to an important community event that took place in my electorate of Newcastle—the One Thousand People, One Voice Standing Against Domestic Violence...
- Flynn Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
While the nation's economy continues to grow strongly, many in Central Queensland are doing it tough. Since the completion of many construction projects in the gas and coal industries across the...
- Perth Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
In my home state of Western Australia it is the Labor Party that has a proven track record in relation to properly investing in road and rail infrastructure. One does not need to look any further...
- Marriage (1 speech)
It will come as no surprise to you that I am opposed to any change in the definition of marriage in the Marriage Act. But that is not a new position. That is what I made clear to the...
- Tasmania: Fish Farming (1 speech)
Fish farming has become a divisive issue in my home state of Tasmania. In the past few months I have been contacted by a number of people concerned with the proliferation of the salmon industry...
- Gilmore Electorate: St Vincent de Paul (1 speech)
The generosity of local residents is combining with the federal government's Work for the Dole program and helping Vinnies go global. Who would have thought that such humble beginnings can make a...
- Blair Electorate: Ipswich Community Youth Service (1 speech)
I want to highlight the wonderful work of a not-for-profit organisation in my electorate of Blair: the Ipswich Community Youth Service. This organisation, better known as ICYS, is an organisation...
- Grey Electorate: Strzelecki Track (1 speech)
I want to speak today about the Strzelecki Track, around 450 kilometres of outback track connecting Lyndhurst, at the northern tip of the Flinders Ranges, and near the extent of the bitumen road...
- Medicare (3 speeches)
This is my first opportunity in this place to thank the people of Whitlam, who have generously returned me to this parliament to the third time. It is a great honour. I would like to think the...
- Western Australia: Mining (2 speeches)
I have resisted speaking about Brendon Grylls' proposed additional tax of $5 per tonne on BHP and Rio Tinto, and the reason why I have resisted is that, like many other commentators, I view it as...
- Indonesia (1 speech)
Recent research commissioned by the Australia-Indonesia Centre highlights that Australian attitudes towards Indonesia are at best complacent and all too often ignorant. Few Australians grasp the...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
Last night I was fortunate enough to present my maiden speech to parliament. During that speech, I talked about the importance of connectivity to an electorate of my size and the regional nature...
- Northern Territory: Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
Last Saturday I participated in the Come Walk With Me suicide prevention walk in Palmerston. More than 100 people—most with a personal experience of loss—were also taking part. The...
- Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
Early this month, on Friday 2 September was Jersey Day in Australia. The principle of Jersey Day is to raise awareness of the Organ and Tissue Authority and the DonateLife Network within...
- Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Of course, the last elections saw the self-styled three amigos of Tasmania from the Liberal side completely wiped out in Tasmania. We have no more Liberals in Tasmania in the lower House. I can...
- Boothby Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
The electorate of Boothby is blessed with Adelaide's best stretch of coastline and our best three surf life saving clubs—Seacliff, Brighton and Somerton Park. The wonderful surf club...
- Corio Electorate: Football (1 speech)
September is a fantastic time to be alive, and particularly when your football team is winning. It is fair to say that in Geelong after the events of Friday night when Geelong overcame Hawthorn,...
- Groom Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Earlier this week I had the great honour of delivering my maiden speech here to the House of Representatives, and I took the opportunity to talk about the many challenges and opportunities that...
- Multinational Tax Avoidance (1 speech)
I rise to recognise Thehidden billions report compiled by Oxfam Australia in June of this year. In 2014 it is estimated that tax-dodging multinationals operating within this country shifted $19...
- Dunkley Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (2 speeches)
I recently had the pleasure of awarding eight junior sporting champions grants to young locals in Dunkley under the Australian government's Local Sporting Champions program. The Local...
- Bills (0 speeches)
