House debates
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
I rise to provide an update for the Australian people on my attempts to secure a copy of the coalition agreement—a battle which has now moved to the Federal Court, where the Prime Minister...
- Forte, Senior Constable Brett (1 speech)
Today, Toowoomba is in mourning. Early yesterday afternoon we lost one of our finest. Senior Constable Brett Forte was gunned down in the line of duty just east of our city. On behalf of the...
- Cambodian-Australian Community (1 speech)
Today I join the member for Hotham, Clare O'Neil; the member for Bruce, Julian Hill; the member for Gellibrand, Tim Watts; and the member for Fowler, Chris Hayes, to meet with community leaders...
- Goldstein Electorate: Olivier, Ms Emma (1 speech)
Today we celebrate the achievements of yet another wonderful woman of Goldstein—Hampton's own, Emma Olivier. Emma is the first woman with one arm to pass the Bronze Medal and serve as a...
- Brand Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
For many months now, my electorate office has been contacted by residents living in Baldivis and Port Kennedy—in particular, the Long Beach Estate and Kennedy Bay. It is a beautiful...
- La Trobe Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the progress—or, sadly, the lack of progress—of the Monash Freeway. Back in April 2016, Prime Minister Turnbull came up with a $1 billion plan to fix the Monash...
- Suicide Prevention: Plebs, Pros and Personalities (1 speech)
Last weekend I was pleased to once again take part in the Plebs, Pros and Personalities 24-hour treadmill run to raise money for suicide prevention. The event, which was hosted in our community,...
- Berowra Electorate: Glenorie Bakery (1 speech)
Tomorrow night is the first match in the State of Origin, but it is also the beginning of the more important grudge match that is the Pie of Origin competition between New South Wales and...
- Hotham Electorate: Cambodian Community (1 speech)
I want to welcome to our parliament a large delegation of Cambodian community and religious leaders, including some Venerables from temples around Australia. Welcome to our parliament. It is a...
- Fisher Electorate: Beefy's Pies (1 speech)
I rise today to respond to the challenge by the member for Berowra. As State of Origin and Pie of Origin grip both his state and the great state of Queensland, I accept the challenge on behalf of...
- Cambodia (1 speech)
Like the member for Hotham, I would like to welcome representatives of the Australian Cambodian communities to the House today and Venerables from the various temples in Victoria and New South...
- Watts On Our Minds (1 speech)
Readers of Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper may have noticed a story two Sundays ago headed 'Boys lose both parents'. This story relayed the tragic circumstances of two young boys in my...
- Solomon Electorate: United States Marine Corps (3 speeches)
I would just like to thank the member for Menzies for supporting that great initiative. I was fortunate yesterday and today to have a good chat with Senator John McCain. As this House would be...
- Chisholm Electorate (1 speech)
I am so proud to rise today to discuss the people of Chisholm, who are dedicated and committed to our community. First, I would like to recognise dynamic volunteer Margaret Taylor, who is the...
- Coptic Attacks (1 speech)
I am a Copt, a migrant from Egypt. The Copts in Egypt today are under siege and are attacked relentlessly by Islamic State. So I have a question for the coalition government and Minister Dutton:...
- Mallee Electorate: Education Funding (1 speech)
I rise to clear up the confusion in the electorate of Mallee that seems to be propagated by the Australian Education Union. The 119 schools and the 23,069 students of Mallee are all going to be...
- People with Disabilities (1 speech)
People with disabilities are a marginalised group in Australia. People with disabilities are 29 per cent less likely to take part in the workforce, 2½ times more likely to experience...
- Immaculate Heart of St Mary Catholic Primary School (1 speech)
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School in Newborough has been completely rebuilt, taking it from a 1950s Catholic primary school to a 21st century learning space. It is absolutely...
- Egypt: Coptic Christians (1 speech)
I rise to join with many others in expressing disgust at the targeting of Coptic Christians in a horrific attack last Friday. With many children among the victims, gunmen struck at three vehicles...
- Wright Electorate: Scenic Rim Eat Local Week (2 speeches)
All members of the House would know quite well that all politics is local, and there is nothing more local and significant in my electorate than Eat Local Week in the Scenic Rim, hosted by the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pauline Hanson's One Nation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When there have been legal questions surrounding the actions of senators, such as former Senators Day and Culleton, or of former ministers, some of whom are...
- Schools (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is delivering record schools funding that is fair, transparent, needs based and nationally...
- Pauline Hanson's One Nation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In question time on 15 February the Prime Minister defended preferencing One Nation with these words: … parties will reach preference deals in order to...
- Schools (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy representing the Minister for Education and Training. Will the minister inform the House how the government's needs based funding...
- Mining (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Up to 70,000 jobs depend on a healthy reef. But, according to a transcript on your website, on 11 April this year you justified tipping $1 billion of public...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I am pleased to inform the House we have present in the northern gallery this afternoon the Hon. Hong Lim, member for Clarinda, and a delegation of Cambodian community leaders from Victoria. On...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the government is acting to make our financial and taxation systems fairer and more accountable? Is the Treasurer...
- Schools (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night, every member of the government, including the member for Chisholm, voted six times to push through a $22 billion cut to schools. Prime Minister,...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on the government's commitment to the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Queensland,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I am pleased to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon two Western Australian ministers—the Honourable Paul Papalia and the Honourable Peter Tinley. On behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Schools (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night every member of the government, including the member for Banks, voted six times to push through a $22 billion cut to schools. How is it fair that,...
- Mining (11 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House the government's approach to...
- Schools (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night every member of the government, including the member for Page, voted six times to push through a $22 billion cut to schools. How is it fair that...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister update the House on how the government's small business tax cuts are supporting exporters in my electorate to...
- Schools (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Wasn't Stephen Elder, the executive director of Catholic Education Melbourne, absolutely correct when he told Alan Jones this morning: … a small parish...
- Child Sexual Abuse (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on what steps the government is taking to stop child sex offenders from travelling overseas?
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday it was revealed that the government has a secret Medicare task force, with plans to rip billions of dollars from public hospitals. This comes on...
- Citizenship (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on action the government is taking to strengthen rules around obtaining Australian...
- Medicare (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This health department indexation schedule reveals that his Medicare freeze stays until 2020 for Medicare item No. 160. Prime Minister, item No. 160 covers...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's investment in defence industry will generate thousands of jobs for hardworking...
- Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. The leaking of the bank tax on budget day saw billions of dollars wiped off the stock market. Is the Treasurer aware that the secretary of the Treasury told...
- Infrastructure (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister update the House on the government's $75 billion infrastructure investment that was announced in the budget? How will...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report for 2015-16 on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under part 5 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979. Ordered that the report be made a...
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17(a), I lay on the table my warrant revoking the nomination of the honourable member for McMillan to be a member of the Speaker’s panel.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (31 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Grayndler proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Human Rights (3 speeches)
We are joined today by a very eminent group of Cambodian community and religious leaders, and I begin by welcoming them. We are joined by a number of venerables, firstly, who lead the spiritual...
- Volunteers (1 speech)
I wish to publicly recognise the huge contribution that volunteers make to my Mayo community, to South Australia and indeed to Australia. Volunteers are the backbone of community organisations,...
- National Security: Pre-Arrest Legislation (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the importance of what is called pre-arrest legislation in, sadly, our current climate of terrorism. Recently we saw the tragic and awful events in Manchester, where 22...
- Event Ticket Sales (1 speech)
I rise to refer to what is happening to concertgoers at the moment in the ticket resale market. This is not only happening with respect to live music it is also happening with respect to a number...
- Forte, Senior Constable Brett (2 speeches)
It is with a very, very heavy heart that I rise in the chamber tonight to express condolences to the family of Senior Constable Brett Forte, a police officer, a hero, who lost his life yesterday...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 2 and 3, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
Back in 2012, the experts at Infrastructure New South Wales sat down to take a look at the major challenges facing Sydney's transport network. They later produced a report about their...
- Maranoa Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
Can I acknowledge the member for Grayndler, who spoke before me. It is great to see you get a run here in the Fed. Chamber! Unfortunately, you did not get another question today in question time....
- Indi Electorate: Higher Education (1 speech)
I rise tonight in this grievance debate to call on the government to put an end to the silo approach and to work across portfolio boundaries to lift the burden from the shoulders of regional...
- Groom Electorate (1 speech)
With the Turnbull government's 2017-18 budget having been handed down, it is timely to take a step back and consider its role in supporting the families, businesses and future prospects of the...
- Tasmania: Cycling Tourism (1 speech)
I want to take this chamber on a brief journey in the time I have available. I want to take the chamber on a tour that encompasses rugged coastline; unspoilt beaches, penguin rookeries dotted...
- Barnett, Hon. Colin James (2 speeches)
It is with great pleasure that I stand before you to talk about someone who I have had the pleasure of working very closely with and to talk about their contribution to Western Australia. The...
