House debates
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 10 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members’ business on Monday, 22 May 2017. The report will be printed in today’s...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Withdrawal (66 speeches)
I move the motion relating to the discharge of certain orders of the day, government business, in the terms in which it appears on the Notice Paper: That the following orders of the day,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Today is Wear Orange Wednesday. I have a little bit of orange on for you today. The day recognises the efforts of thousands of State Emergency Service volunteers across Australia who help serve...
- Anzac Day (1 speech)
As part of this year's Anzac commemorations, students and teachers from McAuley Catholic College in Grafton travelled to the battle sites of the Western Front. It was a very special trip for...
- New South Wales Physical Disability Rugby League Association (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I was very pleased to meet up with George Tonna and Bill Bussell from the New South Wales Physical Disability Rugby League Association. Both have cerebral palsy and both are...
- Budget (1 speech)
Manning Road is in my electorate, but I will get to that shortly. I would like to first begin by congratulating the Treasurer on the delivery of his 2017-18 budget last night. It is a budget with...
- National Volunteer Week, Budget (1 speech)
I would like to echo the sentiments of my colleague the member for Braddon in mentioning National Volunteer Week. It would be remiss of me not to mention the fantastic work of the Rural Youth...
- Budget (1 speech)
In political terms, the federal budget is a bit like Christmas for communities. A lot of thought goes into putting together a list of things we think will make our communities' lives better. We...
- Macquarie Electorate: Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an important project commemorating Aboriginal diggers from the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury in my seat of Macquarie. A collaborative effort by Mountains Outreach Community...
- Hughes Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
I wish to raise my concerns on behalf of the residents and businesses in the electorate of Hughes on the forecast increases in electricity prices in the coming months. The wholesale electricity...
- Canberra Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
As usual under a coalition government, there is no good news for Canberra in this budget. On top of the 13,000 public servants that have already been axed, we saw thousands more jobs go last...
- Fletcher Insulation (1 speech)
I recently visited the workers at Fletcher Insulation in Victoria. They have been on strike for the last 83 days. These 89 dedicated workers have assisted their employer over many, many decades...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
I applaud the ministers and their teams for putting together funding packages that will give power back to the regions and the people of Capricornia. We are allowing the regions to decide what...
- South Australia: Roads (1 speech)
I welcome the federal government's announcement to bring back local road funding for South Australian councils. This is a huge win for road safety in Mayo. This announcement will mean more than...
- Berowra Electorate: Hornsby Men's Shed (1 speech)
It is always a joy to see amateur craftsmen at work—the whirr and hum of machinery, the sense of satisfaction from a job well done and the sense of camaraderie from people working together...
- Lalor Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It was wonderful to be home for five weeks recently and attend community events cross the electorate of Lalor. During that time, I had cause to think about Australian values. As it happened, I...
- Farrer Electorate: Pooncarie Field Day (1 speech)
Last weekend I attended the 10th Pooncarie Field Day. Pooncarie is a little village with a population of about 300 on the Darling River about 140 kilometres from Mildura. This is no ordinary...
- Northern Territory: Budget (1 speech)
Unfortunately, there was very little for the Top End of Australia or for Darwin and Palmerston, in my electorate, in the budget. The one mention that we did get was in relation to jobs moving out...
- Maranoa Electorate: Polocrosse World Cup 2019 (1 speech)
I am proud to advise the House that the Warwick Polocrosse Club, led by Les Fraser and his dedicated team, will host the next Polocrosse World Cup in 2019 at Warwick's premier polocrosse grounds,...
- Budget (2 speeches)
When you drop $50 billion in tax cuts to the big end of town in your budget, you do not have a lot of dough left over to do the things that matter to ordinary Australians. The one big...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Jones, Mr Gerry Norman Francis (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on 21 April this year of Gerry Norman Francis Jones Former senator Gerry Jones represented the state of Queensland from 1981 until 1996. As a mark of respect to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is it fair that a millionaire will receive a $16,400 tax cut while every other Australian has to pay more tax?
- Schools (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is it fair that the Prime Minister is cutting $22 billion from schools but can find a spare $50 billion for big business tax cuts?
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the right choices the government is making to secure better days ahead for all Australians? How will this budget help...
- Budget, Health Care (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister really got the message on Medicare, why do his cuts to Medicare continue for years?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I inform the House we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Ambassador for Cuba, His Excellency Mr Jose Montano. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm welcome to you. Honourable...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (9 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. In last night's budget speech, the Treasurer announced $75 billion for national road infrastructure and financing, but only $3.1 billion of this...
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the right choices the government is making to put downward pressure on housing affordability and help those saving to buy...
- Budget (20 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please advise what figure gross debt is projected to peak at in his budget?
- Health Care (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on action taken by the government to guarantee Medicare and reduce the cost of medicines? How is the government...
- Housing Affordability (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is it fair for this government to continue to give investors buying their sixth or seventh home more support than a young couple trying to buy their...
- Budget (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on the government's reforms to create a fairer welfare system that supports people into work?
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Will the minister update the House on action taken by the government to ensure a secure, reliable and competitive energy system for...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does last night's budget confirm that in this financial year federal infrastructure funding has been cut by $1.6 billion to $7.6 billion and will continue to...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
I seek to add to an answer. I confirm that the end of year gross debt in 2020 and 2021 is $606 billion, and the within-year peak is $649 billion.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question pursuant to standing order 105(b). I lodged a question in writing, which appeared on the Notice Paper on 7 February, asking the Prime Minister whether he has written...
- 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)
- Budget (34 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 Government's continued...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Budget (9 speeches)
I rise today to speak about this government's unfair budget, which was handed down just 24 hours ago and is already drawing much criticism by the everyday working people that I proudly come here...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Cyclone Debbie (2 speeches)
The recent flooding on the New South Wales North Coast has been devastating for our region. Homes and businesses have been severely affected, and many were completely destroyed due to the immense...
- Queensland: Arts (1 speech)
I am very pleased to report on some recent arts funding announcements for Brisbane. Firstly, the Turnbull government will assist Opera Queensland by providing an adjustment package totalling $2.3...
- Schools (1 speech)
The spin from this government is just extraordinary. To say that their education plan is about needs based funding it is just wrong and flat out untrue. Let's just compare a couple of schools in...
- Bradfield Electorate: Anzac Day Services (1 speech)
Anzac Day is a day of enormous significance all around Australia, and certainly in Bradfield we marked Anzac Day in a way that pays due regard to the rich history of military service and...
- Budget (1 speech)
The only thing that young people in Melbourne and indeed right around the country have got from this Liberal budget is the middle finger. If you are under 35 in this country, this government has...
- Canning Electorate: Community Meetings (1 speech)
Earlier this year, I made a commitment to the people of Canning that I would hold a community meeting in every major town and suburb in my electorate before Christmas. In the...
- Brand Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about some of the schools I had the pleasure of visiting over the parliamentary break and some of the fantastic young people I have engaged with during this time. Earlier...
- Molong United Hospital Auxiliary (2 speeches)
Deputy Speaker Buchholz, local hospital auxiliaries play a vital role in our country communities, as you yourself know. The Molong United Hospital Auxiliary is certainly no different. In the last...
- Wand, Mr Terrence John, OAM (3 speeches)
Today is a special day. Joining us is Terrence John Wand OAM. On behalf of my community, and especially my home town of Wyong, it is an honour to welcome Terry and to share some of his remarkable...
- Petition: Genocide of Christians and Other Minorities (2 speeches)
I take this opportunity to present a petition passed on to me by Colin Johnston, Managing Director of Barnabas Fund Australia Ltd. The petition has been signed by 6,738 people and draws the...
- Sea Swift (2 speeches)
This Friday night I am really looking forward to attending the celebrations of Sea Swift's 30th anniversary. Sea Swift transports the bulk of the freight goods from Cairns to Cape York and the...
- Port Adelaide Electorate: Vietnamese Community, Port Adelaide Electorate: Cambodian Community (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Charles Sturt council on its recent decision to allow the South Australian Vietnamese community to fly the Heritage and Freedom flag, also known as the yellow flag, at...
- Dunkley Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
Last night was my first budget as a federal member of parliament, and it showed just how we, the Turnbull coalition government, are making the right choices for a responsible government. This...
- National Volunteers Week (1 speech)
I am delighted the member for Dunkley, the last speaker, experienced his first budget last night. It was my 22nd budget, and it was not the worst budget I have seen. That prize would go to either...
- Moore Electorate: Shipbuilding Industry (2 speeches)
In December last year I had the opportunity to visit the shipbuilding facilities of Austal Ltd, located at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia. More recently, I received...
- Greenway Electorate: Harmony Day (2 speeches)
Ha-ha—and you, Mr Deputy Speaker Buchholz! It gives me great pleasure to highlight the wonderful multiculturalism that exists in my local area. Greenway is an area that I am very proud to...
- Budget (1 speech)
Last night, the Treasurer handed down a wonderful budget, one that is underpinned by three LNP, or Liberal Party, core philosophies—fairness, opportunity and security. One of the most...
- Burt Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
More than two years of campaigning by me, federal Labor and my state Labor colleagues has paid off, with Labor's WA infrastructure package delivering key projects for my electorate of Burt. Since...
- Budget (2 speeches)
I take this opportunity to commend the Treasurer on yesterday's budget—finally putting an end to the fiasco that was our education funding models, with 27 different funding models around...
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
Since I last spoke on my first part of the address-in-reply, we have had another budget, so many of the measures I was addressing in my initial remarks have changed but not the basic unfairness...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise in relation to the matter before the chamber insofar as I seek to acknowledge the excellent work done by the Labor members on this inquiry, honourable members Thistlethwaite, King and...
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties; Report (2 speeches)
I am very glad to have this opportunity to speak on report 169 of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties. It covers two agreements between Australia and France: an agreement that goes to the...
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
When we were in this place in the turmoil of the last 24 hours, with discussions about budgets and the accusations flying across the chamber, with responsibility being ignored, or not, a whole...
