House debates
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Equal Rights; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate: Equal rights for all Australians—Resumption of debate on the motion of the Prime Minister. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Indi Electorate: Jobs and Investment Fund (1 speech)
I call on the coalition to walk the talk of listening to communities, avoiding duplication and respecting the local knowledge and experience of the leaders in rural and regional Australia. The...
- Crime (1 speech)
On behalf of the constituents of Hughes, I would like to congratulate our local police forces serving under the command of local area commander Superintendent Julian Griffiths at Sutherland and...
- Migration (4 speeches)
The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection confirmed yesterday that he believed that tens of thousands of Lebanese who migrated to Australia were a mistake, because 22 of their...
- Dobell Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
The Toukley RSL Sub-Branch will hold a dedication service for their restored cenotaph memorial this Friday. The original cenotaph was erected in 1971 and marks the final resting place of 484...
- Capricornia Electorate: Adani Solar Farm (1 speech)
With many job losses in the Queensland coal sector in the past few years, I rise today to inform the House of some good news. Indian based energy company Adani will construct a $200 million solar...
- Werriwa Electorate: Amity College (1 speech)
This year, Amity College in Prestons celebrates its 20th anniversary. I was very privileged to be present for the celebration of this milestone in September and again at the college last weekend...
- South Burnett CTC (1 speech)
Today I would like to acknowledge the crucially important contribution of South Burnett CTC, who work with those with disabilities in the South Burnett region. The humble beginnings of South...
- Burt Electorate: Mosque Attacks (1 speech)
There are some experiences during campaigns that shake and disturb you to the core. I am referring to the disgusting and cowardly attacks on two mosques in the electorate of Burt during the...
- Maddinson, Mr Nic (1 speech)
As anyone will tell you—particularly my family—I am usually not much of a cricket watcher. However, when parliament closes on Thursday, I will be searching for the cricket highlights,...
- Geelong: Digital Billboard (1 speech)
Back in April, VCAT approved a giant digital billboard on the corner of Yarra and Malop Streets. It is twice the size of a similar digital billboard installed on the corner of Moorabool and Ryrie...
- Trade with Hong Kong (1 speech)
The first consignment of international air freight from the nation's largest privately-owned airport touched down in Hong Kong this morning. This is a remarkable case of endeavour and initiative...
- SMITH, Mr Michael (1 speech)
Today I rise to welcome to the Speaker's gallery Michael Smith. Michael Smith has been on a journey. He has walked 600 kilometres from Chewton in the Bendigo electorate in central Victoria to...
- Tangney Electorate: Willetton Bowling Club (1 speech)
It was great news for the Willetton Bowling Club in Tangney when I was able to telephone Club President Max Strange to let him know that a $250,000 grant from the federal government would be on...
- Jagajaga Electorate: Pasinis, Mr Jim (1 speech)
I am very pleased today to acknowledge the enormous contribution of Jim Pasinis as chief executive of Banyule Community Health. This month Jim has stepped down from his role as chief executive...
- Flynn Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
I wish to speak today about the most widespread drought in Queensland's history. Despite fantastic winter rains across most of Queensland and record high prices for beef cattle, many producers...
- Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I stand here as a proud Australian. There are lots of things about Australia that I am proud of. One of the things I am proudest of is that a country that was built as a supposed prison built a...
- Sunshine Coast Infrastructure (1 speech)
I am delighted to say something positive on the back of such negativity coming from the opposition. When it comes to strong representation, the Sunshine Coast is back. Admittedly, we actually had...
- Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I rise to speak on behalf of those very good people in my electorate of Perth, who the Minister for Immigration and others on the government side might like to describe as 'the children of second...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Bruce Highway Upgrade (1 speech)
It was a pleasure to welcome the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to Wide Bay last week to inspect progress on the Bruce Highway, Cooroy to Curra, four-lane Section C project. Section C...
- Parliament House: Christmas Carols (2 speeches)
Tonight in the Members Hall, the Canberra Choral Society will be singing Christmas carols for the benefit of the members, staff and others who inhabit the building, including Laura Tingle. I am...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Congratulations on your words at White Ribbon this morning. All of us agree that family violence is a national crisis. Rosie Batty, the Productivity...
- Turnbull Government (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please update the House on the government's record of delivering on its election commitments, including tackling union corruption and...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has today warned that Australia's AAA credit rating will be at risk unless the Treasurer stands by his commitment to a...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is also to the Treasurer. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has today warned that Australia's AAA rating will be at risk unless revenue is increased in a sustained way. Why is the...
- Water (7 speeches)
Deputy Prime Minister, you are aware of the notorious Flinders River water allocations. Almost all of these waters, worth over $180 million, have been granted to just two absentee landlord...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (2 speeches)
My question is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister explain to the House how forcing the rule of law on construction sites...
- Taxation (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned that Australia's AAA credit rating will be at risk unless the government stands by its commitment to a...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I would like to inform the House that we have present in the chamber this afternoon a delegation from Cambodia led by his excellency Mr Kimyeat. On behalf of the House I extend a very warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer advise the House on the importance of strong economic growth to employment security, job creation and wage growth for hardworking Australians?...
- Banking and Financial Services, Superannuation (4 speeches)
) ( ): My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. It has been revealed that Australia's biggest banks will have to pay almost $180 million in compensation because they...
- Workplace Health and Safety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry, representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister explain why it is critical to maintain a consistent approach to occupational...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services said she wanted to lift superannuation funds to the same standards as the banks. So is the former...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister explain to the House how a re-established Australian Building and Construction Commission will ensure hardworking...
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The member for Mallee said the Deputy Prime Minister was right to abandon the bipartisan commitment for an additional 450 gigalitres in the Murray-Darling...
- Employment (4 speeches)
My question is to the . Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to promote Australian industry, business and jobs for hardworking Australians? Is the minister aware of...
- Prime Minister (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the video of a Brisbane 7-Eleven employee being forced to return half her wages to her employer in cash. As a result of this cashback scam, staff...
- National Security (6 speeches)
My question is the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the house on steps the government has taken to secure our borders and achieve third-country...
- Intellectual Property (4 speeches)
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his government has threatened to sue Mark Rogers, a Sydney grandfather, over his use of the Medicare logo on his...
- Domestic and Family Violence (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to provide support services to people affected by family and domestic...
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When the Deputy Prime Minister personally insisted on receiving the water portfolio in September 2015, did he keep secret from the Prime Minister his...
- Energy Security (2 speeches)
My constituency question is to the Minister for Environment and Energy. Can the minister update the House on what the government is doing to provide a more reliable and affordable electricity...
- Murray-Darling Basin (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Deputy Prime Minister's letter of 17 November to the South Australian government, indicating that the government would abandon its obligation...
- Victoria: Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My constituency question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Could the minister update the House on the government's $1.5 billion Victorian infrastructure package, including $25...
- Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister have any advance notice of the contents of his deputy's letter of 17 November?
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
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I present the Auditor-General's Performance Audit Report No. 26 of 2016-17, entitled Prudential regulation of superannuation entities: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Ordered that the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 5 of the Selection Committee relating to consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday, 28 November 2016. The report will be...
- 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)
- Domestic and Family Violence (16 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Griffith proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need to address family...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the following reports: Report 164 Air Services-Kuwait, Air Services-Bahrain and Report 166 Implementation Procedures for...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016; Second Reading (3 speeches)
It is a privilege to have the opportunity to continue my comments on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016. I actually was not going to speak...
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail (22 speeches, 1 comment)
We have had the opportunity through the course of this debate to outline a number of concerns that we have about the program design that will be supported by the passage of this bill. This bill...
- 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.
- Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016; Second Reading (7 speeches)
Labor takes a bipartisan approach to all matters of national security. We will always act to ensure that our police and armed forces, both domestically and abroad, have the powers they need to...
- Criminal Code Amendment (War Crimes) Bill 2016; 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.
- Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Bill 2016; Second Reading (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak in favour of and, in the process, to indicate Labor's support for the Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Bill 2016. Labor supports peaceful nuclear cooperation with...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Australia needs to step up when it comes to action on climate change. Donald Trump's recent election in the United States means that there is now increased uncertainty over the Paris climate...
- Youth Unemployment (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on a vital issue in my electorate—the issue of youth unemployment. I would like to address the effect of youth unemployment on the community and what this government...
- Holt Electorate: Sikh Community (1 speech)
I was honoured last week to meet His Holiness Sant Baba Amar Singh Ji at the Gurdwara Sahib Nanaksar temple in Lynbrook for a very important discussion about community resource building for our...
- Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
I want to talk a bit about agriculture, because it is something very dear to my heart and because it is also something that is very dear to the economic driver of my community. We have been...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
The Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program offers a unique opportunity to parliamentarians like myself to gain a better understanding of the roles our ADF play in supporting Australia's...
- Bihary, Mr Josh, Hoad, Mr Lew (1 speech)
Tonight, I would like to recognise and express my gratitude to two friends and two mentors. Firstly, I would like to talk about Josh Bihary, who for the last six years has been my senior...
- Timms, Ms Michelle (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge tonight one of Australia's greatest sportswomen, Michelle Timms, who just recently was inducted as the first legend in the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame and, indeed,...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Franklin Electorate: Centrelink and Medicare (1 speech)
Members in this place might remember earlier this year when a Centrelink and Medicare office in my electorate was slated for closure by the coalition government. Senator Catryna Bilyk and I ran a...
- Water Safety (1 speech)
As we move into summer, as temperatures rise and the school holiday start, Australians will be following a long-time tradition in flocking to the water—pools, the beach, creeks, rivers and...
- Pensions and Benefits: Pension Assets Test (1 speech)
On 1 January 2017 the Turnbull government's cuts to the pension assets test will kick in. These will cut the age pension for 330,000 elderly Australians. Nearly 3,000 pensioners in Shortland will...
- Bradfield Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I am very pleased to rise to speak about the Hornsby Eco Garden. This project in Hornsby is funded in part by the Turnbull government's Stronger Communities Program. It will be built on a site on...
- Kennedy Electorate: Water (1 speech)
The annual streamflow of the Flinders River, one of Australia's biggest rivers, is 6.6 million megalitres. This means that in some years it runs much greater than that and in some years it runs...
- HealthInfoNet (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Professor Neil Drew, Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, based at Edith Cowan University, who gave me a briefing on his work. I would also...
- Lalor Electorate: Lalor Heroes (1 speech)
I have the honour and the privilege to serve the community where I was born and raised and I work hard every day to serve that community, but I am lucky because my community make that easy. It is...
- Page Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Copmanhurst Public School holds a special place in the hearts of all who went there and recently many students, including some who were there during the 1930s, travelled from far and wide to be...
- Melbourne Ports Electorate: Arts (1 speech)
The electorate of Melbourne Ports is the heart of Victoria's, indeed Australia's, arts community. Some of our major institutions are located there, including the Melbourne Recital Centre, the...
- Canning Electorate: Dawesville Chemmart Pharmacy (2 speeches)
In March this year I became aware that the Dawesville Chemmart Pharmacy, in my electorate of Canning, was unable to dispense medications listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, making it...
- Perth Electorate: Pride Parade (1 speech)
I rise to discuss a wonderful and momentous celebration that occurred on the weekend in my electorate of Perth, within the City of Perth. It occurs every year, and on 19 November it was time for...
- Mackellar Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
( I stand before you today to highlight the amazing work that the countless community groups in Mackellar are doing every single day. In the Northern Beaches, we do not wait around for others to...
- Port Adelaide Electorate: Ex-Service Clubs (1 speech)
Today I rise to thank and recognise RSLs and the other service organisations in the electorate of Port Adelaide for convening the Remembrance Day services on 11 November this year—from...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the importance of improving mobile telecommunications across my electorate of Barker. Upon being elected in 2013, I was excited to see the coalition government's Mobile Black...
- Grayndler Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Today I rise to give voice to the concerns, frustration and suffering of my constituents in the suburb of Haberfield who are being adversely affected by the construction of the WestConnex...
- Goldstein Electorate: Black Rock Life Saving Club (1 speech)
Today I would like to draw attention to the state of the Black Rock Life Saving Club in the wonderful electorate of Goldstein. Over its 88-year history, the club has consistently provided a safe,...
- Gumana, Dr G, AO (1 speech)
Sadly, on 19 November this year, Dr Gumana AO passed away surrounded by his family and kinship at his homeland of Gangan in North-east Arnhem Land. He was a spiritual man whose life spanned the...
- Ryan Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
I rise to speak on and recognise some of the truly remarkable community organisations in my electorate of Ryan, providing support, friendship and inclusion to local residents with disability. The...
- Bass Electorate: Launceston Sewerage Improvement Project (1 speech)
Launceston's combined sewerage system dates back to the 1860s. It is clearly insufficient to meet the needs of the growing Launceston community. Just 33 per cent of waste water plants met their...
- Berowra Electorate: Hornsby North Public School (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Hornsby North Public School on their 50th anniversary. I was very pleased to be able to attend the school's 50th anniversary assembly and celebrations on 18 November,...
- Macarthur Electorate: Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about an iconic community organisation in my electorate of Macarthur, the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation. Tharawal is an Aboriginal community controlled medical and...
- Swan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to provide the House with an update on the Manning Road on-ramp, which has been an important local issue in my electorate of Swan for many years. In fact, it has been a project that...
- Hunter Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Very sadly, the divide between city and country in this nation is growing. It is growing in health, education, government service delivery, infrastructure and, of course, broadband services. This...
- Offshore Surrogacy (1 speech)
I wish to talk on an issue that is a little bit sensitive and a little bit controversial. Children, of course, are a gift and the ability to have a family is something that we all aspire to. For...
- Paterson Electorate: Lions Club of Raymond Terrace (1 speech)
Today, I would like to pay tribute to some members of my community in Paterson who are truly deserving of recognition. Last Saturday, I was honoured to give the toast to the Lions Club of Raymond...
- Country to Canberra 2016 (1 speech)
Yesterday, a number of quite inspiring young women gathered in parliament to meet their MPs. They were the winners of the Country to Canberra 2016 leadership competition. This is an Australian...
- Australian Men's Shed Association (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the work of the Australian Men's Shed Association and, in particular, all the men's sheds in my electorate of Wills. We are all familiar with men's sheds and the good work...
- Logan Urban Design Awards (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to rise in this House today and speak about the achievements of various entities around Logan City in the Logan Urban Design Awards. The 2016 Logan Urban Design Awards were held...
- Corio Electorate: Medicare (1 speech)
The ongoing freeze of the Medicare rebate has driven up the cost of primary health care across Australia. That is being felt by many Australians, who expressed their voices in huge numbers at the...
- Belair National Park (2 speeches)
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Belair National Park. I would like to thank all the dedicated volunteers who give their time to care for what is a really wonderful natural and...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Equal Rights (20 speeches)
My feelings are very mixed, standing to speak on this motion today. It is a motion which was first moved in the parliament 20 years ago. It was moved at the time that One Nation first entered the...
