House debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (20 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Gorton’s private Members’ business notice relating to the disallowance of sections 11(3)(a)...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Motion for Disallowance (8 speeches)
I move: That sections 11(3)(a) and (c) of the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016, made under section 34 of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works I present the committee's third report for 2017 on referrals made by December 2016. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Marist College Kogarah, Sydney Technical College (1 speech)
On Friday 24 March, Marist College Kogarah's school community, along with distinguished guests, gathered to celebrate the blessing and opening of the new Creative Arts and Learning Centre in my...
- Barker Electorate: Keith Diesel and Dirt Derby (1 speech)
Last week I spoke about the numerous shows, field days and farm fairs that occur across Barker at this time. Indeed, my office has termed this time of the year 'show season'. I mentioned in my...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The government is sending out thousands of letters to asylum seekers living in the community, giving them just weeks to lodge their claims or risk being denied the right to asylum here. This is...
- Grey Electorate: Laura Folk Fair (1 speech)
This weekend will see the 37th staging of the Laura Folk Fair. Tucked away in the shade of majestic red gums on the banks of the Rocky River, the country town of Laura in the Southern Flinders...
- Backpacker Tax (1 speech)
The negative impacts of the government's dithering on the backpacker tax are coming to fruition in Tasmania. Sassafras orchardist John Brown said today in my local newspaper that he expects to...
- Fadden Electorate: School Fete (1 speech)
May I firstly welcome what appears to be officers from Australia and the region from one of our national security colleges here. I think I spy Colonel Justin Rookey. He and I joined together 25...
- Defence and Strategic Studies Course (1 speech)
I too would like to talk about these amazing ladies and gentlemen in the gallery behind me from the Defence and Strategic Studies Course The course is a year-long postgraduate education program...
- Neurological Disease Awareness (1 speech)
Recently in parliament we held a neurological event to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by people with Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. We hosted...
- Endometriosis (1 speech)
Yesterday I spoke in the House about endometriosis and how one in 10 women suffer from it—one in 10 women in our community every day are suffering from this insidious disease. The response...
- Forde Electorate: Rainbow Child Foundation (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to give a great being shout out to Waterford West teen Jazinda Barnes, who is heading to London and Paris this month to compete in the Face of the Globe...
- Werriwa Electorate: Liverpool Women's Resources Centre (1 speech)
The Liverpool Women's Resource Centre is an invaluable group for women and families in my electorate, providing support services such as counselling referrals both in person and over the...
- Bonner Electorate: Radio 4EB (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about a longstanding community radio station that provides a vital service to my electorate and to the wider Brisbane region. Radio 4EB is the only multicultural radio...
- WestConnex (1 speech)
I am rising to speak about a critical local issue in my electorate, and that is the mismanagement by the New South Wales state government of the WestConnex project. Billions of dollars of...
- Burnett, Mr Raymond William (1 speech)
It is with much regret that I inform the House of the passing of one of Australia's cherished World War II veterans—my constituent Raymond William Burnett. Born on 24 December 1916, Ray...
- Education, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (2 speeches)
I rise today to express my dismay at the absolute lack of understanding of those opposite about what is important to Australians. I do this in the frame of seeing a local paper where the member...
- Energy (1 speech, 2 comments)
I rise to commend the recent action by the Prime Minister and the Treasurer to direct the ACCC to review retail electricity prices. This is the first inquiry that the ACCC has undertaken into...
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
This government is acting with total arrogance when it comes to the people who are most impacted by its ridiculous campaign against section 18C. This morning Labor hosted in Parliament House...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
On 15 March I was part of an important conversation on domestic and family violence in the southern forest region of my electorate. Domestic violence touches more lives than we will ever know. So...
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
The Senate is debating whether Australians should agree with Senator Brandis's claim that there is a right to be a bigot. Weakening the Racial Discrimination Act is an attack on modern...
- Education (2 speeches)
In the time available to me, I just want to give a big shout-out to this government's announcement of an independent review into regional, rural and remote education. I encourage all families,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time, the Prime Minister said he was delivering the economic growth that Australians deserve. Does big business deserve a $50 billion...
- Economy (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government's policies are helping to grow the economy, generate jobs and increase wages? Are there any...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have present here in the chamber this afternoon a delegation from the Parliament of Singapore led by Madam Speaker Yacob. On behalf of the House, we...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, does big business deserve a $50 billion handout? Do millionaires deserve a $16,000 tax cut? And how on earth, when wages growth is at record...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Peter Slipper, former Speaker and former member for Fisher; and a former member for Lowe, Mary Easson....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. You recently said: 'Keeping Australians safe is our highest priority. It's the first duty of my government and, indeed, every government.' Prime Minister, we...
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House the threat that increasing energy prices pose to...
- Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today Labor is making a submission calling for a fair and responsible increase to the minimum wage. Can the Prime Minister advise whether the government has...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry, representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister outline to the House why unreliable and expensive electricity is a success to...
- Prime Minister (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his statements on secret payments and should government policy be extended to him? Can the Prime Minister confirm that he...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have present today a delegation from the New Zealand Justice and Electoral Committee, led by Ms Sarah Dowie, the member for Invercargill. On behalf of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Will the minister update the House on the cost South Australians are faced with in order to stabilise the state's energy system, and...
- Prime Minister (8 speeches)
(—) (): My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. Should government policy on secret payments be extended to him? Peter and his wife were...
- Skilled Migration Program (6 speeches)
I have a sensible question for the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on actions the government is taking to ensure our skilled migration program...
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. Should the government's policy on secret payments be extended to situations where there are secret payments...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry representing the Minister for Employment. Will the Minister outline to the House why corrupting benefits, as described by the Heydon royal...
- Donations to Political Parties (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In previous answers the Prime Minister has referred to cutting the pay of Australian workers and secret donations. Will the Prime Minister also cut off the...
- Trade (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister update the house on how the government's trade policies are supporting the jobs of hardworking Australians? Is...
- Workplace Relations (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister was asked three times to rule out pay cuts for AFP officers, including his own protection detail. Given that the Prime Minister...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the budget is driving investment and supporting wages for hardworking Australians, including family businesses like...
- Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday and today the Prime Minister has failed four times to rule out pay cuts for AFP officers, including his own protection detail, by claiming that...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Interference with Parliament (2 speeches)
The question to you arises from a privileges report which was brought down in the Senate yesterday and which dealt with the raids with respect to the NBN that occurred during the election...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (54 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for McMahon proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The budgetary and economic...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a major issue in my electorate. Residents living in the new Belmond estate in Clyde have—believe it or not—been without a phone, internet or guaranteed...
- Page Electorate: Community Events, Page Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House about the wonderful Sikh festival that is occurring in Woolgoolga from 14 to 16 April to celebrate Vaisakhi, marking the start of the Sikh year. It is the...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, you will know that last week, on 24 March, the Commonwealth Grants Commission updated their per capita relativities for use in the distribution of GST revenue among the states and...
- Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
Firstly, I would like to express my sympathy for the residents of Collinsville, Sarina, the Pioneer Valley and surrounds. I am sure the last 24 hours have been harrowing, but please know you have...
- Alvarez, Mr Jose Antonio, Nassar, Mr Leslie (1 speech)
I rise tonight to pay tribute to a well-loved local who passed away in late March, aged only 48. Jose Antonio Alvarez was a dearly-beloved member of the Mount Druitt Labor Party and was very...
- GST, Swan Electorate (2 speeches)
I did not rise to speak about GST, but after hearing the Labor member for Lingiari talk about GST in the Northern Territory, which is run by a Labor government, I cannot ignore it. I just mention...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Northern Territory (1 speech)
The Northern Territory is still assessing the impact of devastating GST cuts. Chief Minister Michael Gunner and Treasurer Nicole Manison are hoping to be in Canberra later this week to meet with...
- North Sydney Electorate: War Memorials (1 speech)
As we approach Anzac Day 2017, our minds turn to those commemorative events, marches and dawn services that will unite Australians in gratitude for those who have served Australia in times of war...
- Dobell Electorate: Legal Aid (1 speech)
Brooke is a Central Coast mum who lives with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety as well as other medical problems. To cope with family violence and sexual assault, Brooke turned to...
- Bennelong Electorate (1 speech)
Last Saturday morning, I attended three local events that confirmed with me how special and strong the community in Bennelong is. First up was the Ryde Little Athletics season finale fun day/age...
- Denison Electorate: Welfare Reform (6 speeches)
Older Australians are getting a raw deal from this government. Indeed, just last week in the Sunday Tasmanian, a survey of local pensioners found that many are struggling, that a staggering 74...
- Anzac Day (1 speech)
As this is the last sitting week before Anzac Day, can I take the opportunity to encourage all Australians, including my constituents in Menzies, to participate in the various Anzac Day services,...
- Field, Mr David (1 speech)
I want to highlight the remarkable work of my local constituent David Field of Kingscliff. David has been volunteering for the Australian Volunteers for International Development program since...
- Chisholm Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Across Chisholm, child care is something that so many people are concerned about. Childcare costs are intrinsically linked to the family budget. In talking to parents with young children across...
- Community Celebrations (1 speech)
Labor extends its best wishes to Assyrian communities in Australia and around the world celebrating Assyrian New Year or Akitu. Assyrian New Year is one of the oldest celebrations in history and...
- Diabetes: Continuous Glucose Monitors (2 speeches)
You know, as a backbencher, you can achieve quite a lot. I look back over my last few years in the parliament and think of Australia-wide intervention orders—an idea that came out of our...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Robinson, the Hon. Ian Louis (4 speeches)
Last week, the New South Wales North Coast lost a great community advocate. Ian Robinson served as an elected representative for three electorates across five decades. He was first elected to...
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- (45 speeches)
I am pleased to make my contribution to the address-in-reply and the debate on the Governor-General's speech. In December 2013, when I delivered my first speech in parliament, I said: The people...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Member for Cowan (1 speech)
On indulgence, in handing over to the member for Cowan, I draw the attention of the chamber to the fact that this is the member's 50th birthday. You would not know it from looking at her, but it...
- National Security (1 speech)
I must thank the member for Bruce for spruiking my 50th birthday. I believe that today I have found a cheerleader in the member for Bruce. I have come in today to talk about countering violent...
- Canning Electorate: Youth Services (1 speech)
I have risen many times in this place to discuss matters of importance to the electorate of Canning. While today is no different, what I wish to speak about cannot be summarised in a word or a...
- Paterson Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
This month the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network heard evidence from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, and that evidence was damning. The testimony revealed that...
- Field, Brigadier Chris, AM, CSC, Yamba Golf & Country Club (1 speech)
All Queenslanders who are suffering from the devastation caused by Cyclone Debbie are all very much in our thoughts. They can take slight heart, though, that they have a very good man who is...
- Social, Community and Disability Services Sector (1 speech)
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting with representatives from the Australian Services Union, including the assistant secretary in Queensland, Jennifer Thomas, Delisiah Brooks, Sian...
- Victoria: Rail Infrastructure (5 speeches)
Almost 12 months ago I was very proud to deliver $1 million in planning money for a duplicated rail track between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds. This project is vital for Corangamite. The current...
- Infrastructure, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (4 speeches)
Having listened to the previous speaker, I will record three brief thoughts in response—it was an interesting mix of fact and fiction. Firstly, I am a big fan of Geelong. In fact, I used to...
