House debates
Thursday, 11 May 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Appropriations and Administration Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration, I present the committee's Report No. 13: Budget estimates 2017-2018. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I will ascertain when it would meet His Excellency the Governor-General's convenience to receive the address-in-reply, and I will notify honourable members accordingly.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) be suspended for this sitting and that, after the Leader of the Opposition completes his reply to the Budget...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Broadband (1 speech)
I want to thank the hundreds of Canberrans who have sent me their broadband speeds as part of my campaign to get Canberra prioritised for the rollout of the NBN. Today I am going to share some of...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
This week is National Road Safety Week, and I wear my yellow ribbon to confirm my absolute support. In 2016 1,300 people were killed on our roads. It was a 7.9 per cent increase on the 2015 road...
- Budget (3 speeches)
We are back. I am waiting for someone to shout out, 'groundhog day', except, instead of Bill Murray we have the Treasurer, Scott Morrison, a less than pale imitation, but maybe with a similar...
- Groom Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I am very pleased with the positive feedback from the Groom electorate in recent days in relation to the federal budget. I meet regularly with local agencies who are vitally interested in the...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise very proudly to say that today the women's budget statement was released by Labor. You might remember it from the classic in 1983 when it was first launched. It was ended by your former...
- Tangney Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
What great news in the federal budget—this Liberal government's commitment to WA jobs and to build the Perth Freight Link remains. This government will provide $1.2 billion to build Roe 8...
- Budget (5 speeches)
It beggars belief that those on the other side can talk about fairness in funding in this budget when they are content to slash $22 billion from schools yet at the same time give big business a...
- Good Morning Bangladesh (1 speech)
On Sunday, I was again privileged to join our local Bangladeshi community at Mascot Public School for their Good Morning Bangladesh morning tea, raising funds for the Cancer Council. This event...
- Energy (1 speech)
I rise to speak on energy policy, an issue that is high on the agenda of every South Australian sadly labouring under the state Labor government. This debate has ultimately become an ideological...
- Budget (2 speeches)
I have been wondering just how many times those opposite have tried to press the reset button since coming to power. The iterations are extraordinary. They came to government with a budget...
- Challis, Private Jason Walter (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge a deep loss to our Top End community with the very sad news that one of our soldiers from 1st Brigade was killed in a training accident in the Northern Territory yesterday....
- Energy (1 speech)
That was a very sombre speech to follow, and I thank the member for Solomon for those words. I can assure you that all in this House feel the same way. Unfortunately I am not speaking about a...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Over the last 48 hours, we have witnessed the unlikely spectacle of our merchant banker Prime Minister trying to make himself over as a bank basher. It is the most improbable identity change...
- National Security (1 speech)
This budget once again demonstrates the Liberal-National government's commitment to strong and effective border security. It has been over 1,000 days since the last successful illegal boat...
- Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
This budget has seen the Prime Minister's pantomime war on banks. First of all, we have seen the supposed bank tax, which day by day is being turned into a consumer levy through government...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education has written to the principal of every public school in New...
- Taxation (8 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Just this morning, the Treasurer reintroduced a bill to give big business a handout. Can the Prime Minister please tell Australians what is the updated cost...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the right choices the government is making with respect to future taxpayers in ensuring that the government lives within...
- Victoria: Rail (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister.
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House the right choices the government is making to ensure the Australian economy continues to grow to secure more and better...
- Mental Health (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health.
- Budget (6 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has just announced a $65.4 billion handout to business, including big business. How are you going to pay for it?
- Defence Industry (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister update the House on defence spending in the 2017-18 budget? How will this budget assist the growth of the Australian defence...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Just in question time today, the Prime Minister and the Treasurer have said that the cost of the government's 10-year corporate tax cut is $26 billion,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the member for Dunkley, I would like to recognise, in the southern gallery, the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship students from right across Australia, who have been in Canberra all...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister update the House on the government's investment in major projects right across the country? How is the government's $75...
- Budget (6 speeches, 2 comments)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. Just on this $65.4 billion 10-year big business handout, Prime Minister how much will flow to overseas shareholders?
- Employment (8 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 how the government is supporting jobs in regional...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In the answer to the same question, the government has given five different answers to the full updated cost of its big business handout. Why didn't any of...
- Native Title (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice, representing the Attorney-General. Will the minister update the House on how the government is securing Australia's economic future by making changes...
- Budget (4 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer advise the House what gross debt is projected to rise to in dollar terms by 2027-28?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. How will the government's reform to skilled visas grow jobs in our economy?
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. If the deficit levy on high-income earners was necessary when the deficit for the coming year was $2.8 billion, in Joe Hockey's first budget— Mr Dutton...
- Infrastructure (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's $75 billion of infrastructure investment over a decade will benefit my...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget Reply (1 speech)
I have two statements to make to members. On Tuesday, as you would recall, I outlined housekeeping arrangements for the budget speech and reminded members of the usual arrangements and,...
- Address-in-Reply (1 speech)
I also have a statement regarding the Address-in-Reply presentation to the Governor-General for information to honourable members. I have ascertained that His Excellency the Governor-General will...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 49 of 2016-17 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 49 of 2016-17 entitled Apprenticeship Training—alternative delivery pilots: Department of Education and Training. Ordered that...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (32 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Rankin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government delivering a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 9, government business, be postponed until the next sitting. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on the Turnbull government's attack on hundreds of thousands of Australian workers through their failure to prevent cuts to penalty rates from 1 July this year. I speak for...
- Hinkler Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It is vitally important that Australia's regions are supported with modern infrastructure—infrastructure that makes a real difference to regional economies and creates jobs. From the 2017...
- Broadband (1 speech)
'A national tragedy'—not my words but the words of the University of Melbourne's Professor Rodney Tucker in describing the member for Wentworth's failed National Broadband Network. It is a...
- Schools (1 speech)
I would like to talk this morning about the record funding the Turnbull government is providing to our schools, particularly schools in South Australia. In my electorate of Boothby alone, we are...
- Shortland Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Commonwealth government has an important role to play in investing in local infrastructure, particularly in regional areas. When we talk about infrastructure we too often think of large-scale...
- Corangamite Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It is my great pleasure to rise to celebrate the Turnbull government's $100 million investment in the Geelong rail duplication project, as announced in our federal budget. This is a fantastic...
- Solomon Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
I would like to again extend an invitation to the Prime Minister, the member for Wentworth, and the Treasurer, the member for Cook, to visit Darwin and the Top End. We are a welcoming bunch and,...
- Page Electorate: Maclean Show, Far North Coast Baseball Association (1 speech)
The Maclean Show was held last week, and what better person to officially open the show than Joyce Watson. Joyce is 93 years old and has been involved in the show for most of her life. At an...
- Budget (1 speech)
The Prime Minister said this would be a budget to help Australians realise their dreams. On Tuesday night, the Treasurer targeted welfare, health and education spending as bad debt but...
- Goldstein Electorate: Connor's Run 2017 (2 speeches)
Today I rise to speak about the important initiatives by the Turnbull government to tackle the challenges of brain cancer. A few weeks ago, I had the honour of attending the launch of the fifth...
- Budget (1 speech)
The Treasurer touted this budget as being about fairness, security and opportunity from a government that is innovative and agile. I see none of that. I see a budget that takes some Labor ideas...
- Banks Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Last Sunday, 7 May, I attended the presentation day for the East Hills Baseball Club at Panania Diggers. It was fantastic to be there and to see all the great achievements of the club in the most...
- Mount Lawley Society (1 speech)
I am sure all of those within this chamber will be familiar with the adage that life begins at 40. Having ticked over into that phase of my life in the last year or so, I could not feel more...
- McPherson Electorate: McPherson Community Achiever Awards (1 speech)
This week is National Volunteer Week, and I thought it fitting that in today's debate I acknowledge the tremendous job that so many volunteers do in my southern Gold Coast community. These are...
- Macquarie Electorate: Navua Reserve Bridge (1 speech)
My electorate of Macquarie lies 80 kilometres from Bondi Beach, but we have our own beach. In fact it is a really lovely stretch of beach, but it is under threat thanks to an appalling plan to...
- Groom Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
I welcome the $8.4 billion injection into inland rail in the budget handed down this week. 'Budget bonanza: rail deal rolls on with hefty $8.4 billion' and 'Inland Rail steams ahead' were the...
- Budget (1 speech)
If the people of Tasmania needed any more proof that the Liberals could not give a stuff about them, the evidence was presented on Tuesday night. The Treasurer did not mention Tasmania once in...
- Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise in this House today to recognise the fabulous efforts of many, many volunteers in the recent floods. When Mother Nature throws her worst at us, it truly brings...
- Geelong: Clocks (1 speech)
Geelong is home to a wealth of hidden history and heritage. You only need to look down Ryrie Street in the CBD to see the story of Geelong right there in front of your eyes. Our town was the wool...
- New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the quite traumatic flood that happened in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales recently. It has been a very sad, traumatic time for our community. The levee...
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Botany Aquatic Centre (1 speech)
Recently Botany pool, located in our community, again closed for the winter months and will not open again until early October. Local families who want their kids to continue swimming lessons...
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
This week is National Volunteer Week, when we acknowledge the important work of our volunteers and their organisations in building stronger communities. The spirit of volunteering is in the DNA...
- Budget (1 speech)
When I sat in the House on Tuesday night and listened to the budget, there was something that became absolutely clear to me—if it was not already—and that is that there was not much...
- Parkes Electorate: Rail (1 speech)
I would like to speak today about inland rail and the railway line from Brisbane to Melbourne, for which funding was announced, to the tune of $8.4 billion, in the budget on Tuesday night. This...
- Budget (5 speeches)
Tasmanians are pretty used to being left off the map, but I think we thought our Tasmanian Liberal senators and our state government might have a bit more influence in Canberra than they actually...
- Forrest Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I come from a family of small business people, and I am proud that the Turnbull government has been small business's best friend since we were elected over 3½ years ago. On Tuesday night the...
- South Australia: Employment (1 speech)
Today I rise to discuss an issue I have raised many times in this place, and that is jobs for South Australia. In particular, I have been disappointed that the government has not announced a...
- Fisher Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
This week is National Volunteer Week. Last week I met with some eight individuals and organisations in my electorate of Fisher on the Sunshine Coast who are among the 100,000 volunteers across...
- Wright Electorate: Plasvacc (2 speeches)
I thank the Federation Chamber for its indulgence in allowing me to pass on these few comments. I would not detain the House any longer than I have to if I did not think the matter was of global...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
It is National Volunteer Week, and the theme this year is 'Give happy, live happy'. This annual celebration acknowledges the generous contribution of the more than six million volunteers across...
- Petrie Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I want to thank all of those involved in helping to make what is already a great community in the federal seat of Petrie even greater—from the input of local residents who have highlighted...
- Tasmanian Government (1 speech)
Tuesday night's budget was obviously very disappointing for Tasmania. There was hardly anything in there for my home state, despite the billions of dollars being splashed around on mainland...
- Energy (1 speech)
I would like to raise a point on the crisis we have in our nation with regard to the cost of electricity. Less than two years ago, the wholesale price of electricity in New South Wales was around...
- Vietnam: Human Rights (2 speeches)
I draw the attention of the parliament to a number of human rights violations that have occurred in the Roman Catholic diocese of Vinh, an area in central Vietnam. Vietnamese authorities have...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker Hastie, I reiterate that it is great to see the member for Fowler back in the parliament. Two days on from the Treasurer delivering the budget, I would like to take the...
- Bonner Electorate: Crime and Safety (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak on crime, an issue of growing concern in my electorate of Bonner. I have been receiving a fair amount of feedback from my constituents on local crime and safety. It is...
- Grayndler Electorate: St Mary and St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church (1 speech)
I rise to call for the Inner West Council, unelected as it is, to withdraw its proposed demolition of the St Mary and St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Sydenham in my electorate. This is the...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I have only been a parliamentarian for about nine months, and I wish to raise an issue that is very near and dear to my heart and to the people of Fisher. About five men and two women will commit...
- Budget (2 speeches)
The expenditure on transport infrastructure in this budget grossly disadvantages Victoria. The ethos underlying Federation was that all states be treated equally. The transport infrastructure...
