House debates
Thursday, 22 June 2017
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before we deal with the first item of business, I have a statement I would like to make to the House, and the President of the Senate is making the same or equivalent statement to the Senate....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. With this bill, the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017, the government is embarking on a comprehensive reform of...
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017, which I am introducing today, will, together with the...
- Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017, which I am introducing today, will, together with schedule 4 of the...
- Education and Training Legislation Repeal Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Education and Training Legislation Repeal Bill 2017 continues the Australian government's effort to tidy up the Commonwealth's statute book...
- Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2017 amends 13 pieces of Commonwealth legislation to harmonise relevant...
- Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Statute Update (Smaller Government) Bill 2017 amends eight acts and makes consequential amendments to four other acts across the Commonwealth...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 4) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today, I introduce a bill to implement two government initiatives. Schedule 1 of this bill, introduces changes to address integrity concerns with...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for...
- Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
As required by the resolutions of the House, I table copies of notifications of alterations of interests received during the period 29 March 2017 and 20 June 2017.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
If we do not pass Labor's penalty rates bill today, in 10 days 700,000 workers will get a pay cut. On the same day, those that make $1 million a year will get a $16,400 tax cut. It does not stop...
- Gilmore Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
This week I have welcomed Jessica Weakley, a work experience student from Bomaderry High. She has written for me, and her words are as follows: Australia is a nation of extraordinary people. It...
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
In 10 days 700,000 workers will have their penalty rates cut—people who are working in retail, hospitality and pharmacy, the workforces of which are predominantly women. We are talking...
- Flynn Electorate: Mount Larcom Show (3 speeches)
I am looking forward to this weekend, and let's hope we are all home by then.
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Here are the facts. Fact: we are in a climate where wages growth is at its lowest. Fact: we are at a time where underemployment—where people want to work more but cannot do it—is at...
- Berowra Electorate: Pacific Hills Christian School (1 speech)
I was honoured to open recently the senior school extension at Pacific Hills Christian School in my electorate in Dural. I want to acknowledge Stephen Trew, the chairman of the council; Dr Ted...
- Gender Equality (3 speeches)
Equality for women is at the heart of Labor's enduring values. It is not only in our platform but is also central to policy development and implementation. Consecutive Labor governments have...
- Bonner Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure today that I announce that the federal government has committed $10 million to go towards the Brisbane City Council's upgrade of Green Camp Road. This adds to the...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
In just over a week, 10 days to be exact, the Prime Minister will give millionaires a gift of a tax cut of $16,400 and on that same day low-paid workers will get a wage cut. Seven hundred...
- Australian Filipino Association of the Central Coast (1 speech)
I rise to honour the Australian Filipino Association of the Central Coast. The annual AFACC Charity Queen Quest was held last Saturday night. For 20 years, the local Filipino fundraisers have...
- Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, the member for Lalor thanks you for getting the pronunciation of her electorate correct today! We have heard a lot about consistency from our Prime Minister in the last few...
- Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the important work this government is undertaking to preserve our natural environment in my electorate of O'Connor. Last week we committed an extra $2 million to support...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Time is running out. Under this out-of-touch Prime Minister, under this out-of-touch government, in just 10 days time, millionaires will get a tax cut, and, in just 10 days time, 700,000...
- Riseley, Mr Ian (3 speeches)
I would like to inform the House of the very proud achievement of a local resident of Goldstein from the local Rotary Club of Sandringham who has been elected to be President of Rotary...
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
As we have heard today, in 10 days time, the landscape for Australian workers will change. In the seat of McEwen, some 8,000 people are about to get their wages cut because of the decision of...
- La Trobe Electorate: Puffing Billy (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Puffing Billy steam train for the fantastic work done by the volunteers—in actual fact, there are over 400 volunteers there— the CEO, John Robinson, and all...
- Budget (3 speeches)
Today is the last day before the winter parliamentary recess, and you can imagine the conversations going on on the other side of the chamber. 'Where are you going on your European holiday? Lake...
- North Sydney Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I have spoken in this chamber before about the incredible contribution being made within our local communities by the thousands of people who volunteer to help others every year. It is...
- Budget (2 speeches)
The first of July 2017 will be a black day in the short, miserable history of the Turnbull government. It will be the day the practical manifestations of this government's bleak economic policy...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Turnbull Government (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that, because of his Liberal government, when this parliament adjourns, if you are a pensioner, a weekend worker, a household...
- Schools (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the importance of needs based school funding that is fair, transparent and consistent for all students, including...
- Agriculture Industry (5 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister explain to the House how the government's achievements support...
- Schools (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister Data from the New South Wales government confirms that Sarah Redfern Public School in Minto in south-west Sydney will lose $960,000 over the next two years...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge in the gallery this afternoon five officials from the PNG Treasury who have been on a five-week training program with our Commonwealth Treasury. On behalf of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Papua New Guinea: General Election (2 speeches)
() (): My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Minister, Papua New Guinea will hold its national election from 24 June to 8 July. Colleagues, you may be interested to know that there...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the importance of strong and consistent border protection measures? What are the risks...
- Schools (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The executive director of Catholic Education Melbourne, Mr Stephen Elder, has said that the Prime Minister continues to show 'disrespect for a sector that...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have joining us in the gallery today a delegation of members from the parliament of India. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm welcome to you....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment. What action is the government taking against officials of registered organisations who...
- Schools (2 speeches)
Can the Prime Minister today guarantee that no parent will have to pay more to send their child to a Catholic school because of the Prime Minister's schools policy?
- Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the government is responsibly delivering on policies to ensure better days ahead for Australian families and...
- Schools (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his hit list of 300 schools he claims are overfunded is still secret, that this list includes some of the most...
- Law Enforcement (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Counter-Terrorism. Will the minister update the House on the government's commitment to our law...
- Turnbull Government (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it now clear that, because of this government's policies, when the parliament adjourns, millionaires will win, parents with children at The King's...
- Business Investment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister outline to the House why the rule of law is vital in maintaining a stable flow of investment across Australia?...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under this Prime Minister and this Liberal government, millionaires get a tax cut in just nine days time, but on the exact same day ordinary workers will get...
- Infrastructure, Trade Unions (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. I refer the minister to the government's $75 billion infrastructure investment. Will the minister update the House on how this...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 56 and 57 of 2016-17 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports for 2016-17 entitled Performance audit No. 56: Pesticide and veterinary medicine regulatory reform: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines...
- 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.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting. Question agreed to.
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (4 speeches)
I move: That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business) be suspended for the sitting on Thursday, 22 June 2017. In so doing I might read the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Response (1 speech)
(): For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of outstanding government responses to reports of House of Representatives and joint committees, incorporating reports tabled...
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present Report No. 13 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of bills introduced 19 June to 22 June 2017. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today. Copies of the...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I am seeking your advice on a fairly serious matter of privilege. It goes to one of the oldest privileges of the parliament, which is the immunity for members of parliament when the...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Turnbull Government (29 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The harm that...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Privilege (1 speech)
After question time the Manager of Opposition Business raised some questions with me concerning the immunity available to members under section 14 of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987. The...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (3 speeches)
While we are thanking people, Mr Speaker, can I thank the member for Fenner for showing the government that there are only 59 members of the opposition in the building—great job! Members...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
I have received three messages from the Senate informing the House of the appointment of senators to certain joint committees. As the list of appointments is a lengthy one, I do not propose to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Lyons Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
On the Queen's Birthday we honour many Australians for their services to the Australian community. I am delighted to stand here today to pay tribute to four people in my electorate who were...
- Mitchell Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours, SAFHEART Initiative (1 speech)
Last Monday was a special occasion, as we marked the official celebration of the 91st birthday of our longest reigning monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I can think of no better way to do...
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (1 speech)
Earlier this month, the Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee handed down its report into the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Location of Corporate...
- Durack Electorate: Nullagine Primary School (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the children from the Nullagine remote community school who visited me last week here in Parliament House. When these children visited parliament last week, they...
- Australian Institute of Sport (1 speech)
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics 180 athletes represented Australia but not one of them returned with a gold medal. From national humiliation, the Australian Institute of Sport was born. The...
- South Australian Government (1 speech)
My constituents, like the rest of South Australia, will be eagerly looking forward to the state budget this afternoon. It is, I think, in many ways the last roll of the dice for the Weatherill...
- Fremantle Electorate: Residents Groups (1 speech)
Supporting strong and dynamic local communities has to be a shared role between all levels of government in partnership with local residents. My electorate of Fremantle is fortunate to have a...
- Fadden Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
I encourage the nation to take a trip away from the every day and take a theme park one-day holiday. In my electorate, the biggest employers in the northern Gold Coast with almost 8,000...
- Media (1 speech)
I rise to speak on community television in Australia and to call on government to continue its support for the transition of community television broadcasters to go 'over the top' to an internet...
- Child Support Agency (1 speech)
Last night I received an email from someone; I am calling him Andy. He wrote despairingly about child support, poverty, and male suicide; issues that should be of great concern to us all. Andy...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise in this place today to categorically state how bitterly disgusted I am with this government. But why would I be surprised? This is the government that championed Work Choices. This sitting...
- Banks Electorate (1 speech)
On 16 June I met with members of the Zonta Club of Botany Bay. It was great to meet with the group and hear about their important local activities. I want to acknowledge in particular Ann Selle,...
- Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme (1 speech)
My state faces a very serious jobs crisis, and that crisis will truly hit in October when the car industry closes—that is as a result of the betrayal of the Abbott-Turnbull government of...
- Goldstein Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It is a great privilege and opportunity to speak directly to the constituents of Goldstein about the benefits that will be secured through the government's Gonski 2.0 reforms. There are 22,733...
- Schools, Sharp, Mr Tim (1 speech)
Last night I left this place sick with anger. I was furious about the comments made by Senator Hanson in the education debate about children with autism. I was so angry about it that I did not...
- Forrest Electorate: South West Football League (1 speech)
I am pleased to rise to speak about one of the finest football leagues in Australia: the South West Football League. In 1953 the Bunbury-Collie League was formed with teams such as Bunbury...
- Sydes, Ms Cate (1 speech)
It is a great day in this place when you get to recognise the great contributions that are made in other places by great people like Cate Sydes. It is especially terrific that Cate could be here...
- Chisholm Electorate: Women in Sport (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about not only the amazing local sporting clubs in my electorate of Chisholm but the fact that sporting clubs would not be the Australian institutions that they are if it...
- Bendigo Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The NBN rollout under this government has been an absolute debacle. I would like to take a few minutes to share with the House, as I have done previously, what is going on in central Victoria,...
- Murray Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
In my electorate of Murray, Shepparton is our largest regional centre. In fact, it is Victoria's fourth-largest regional centre and is home for nearly 70,000 people. Shepparton is situated only...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Melbourne Electorate: Ramadan (1 speech)
I have never felt a warmer welcome than when I am with Melbourne's Muslim communities, and now is a special time, as Muslims right around the world are observing Ramadan, a month of fasting and...
- Petrie Electorate: Business (1 speech)
I want to say to the small businesses in my community: there are only six business days left in this financial year, and now is a great opportunity to take advantage of the instant asset tax...
- Victoria: Infrastructure (3 speeches)
Something has been playing on my mind since this government announced its budget. I have been wondering if the Prime Minister or Treasurer would ever pass their year 3 Australian geography test....
- Energy (1 speech)
Speaking about looking after the needs of all Australians, earlier this week I asked the Treasurer in question time about the importance of a reliable and affordable energy supply for our...
- Refugees (1 speech)
This week, the UNHCR released its annual global trends study, which found that 65.6 million people around the world had been forced to flee their home because of violence or persecution by the...
- McMillan Electorate: Representation (1 speech)
I want to talk today about representation. I raised an issue about aged care in this chamber only a few weeks ago. The first tweet that came through was: 'Broadband just wants to pork barrel his...
- Citizenship (1 speech)
In 1948, Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell, bringing into parliament the Nationality and Citizenship Act, stated: When this bill becomes an act … It will symbolize not only our own pride...
- Schools (5 speeches)
Today I would like to talk about the origins of what is colloquially known as 'the big lie'. What I refer to is Labor's claim that there are cuts to school funding. Labor's cunning plan on this...
- Sciacca, Hon. Concetto Antonio 'Con', AO (1 speech)
Today, I pay tribute to the life of the Hon. Con Sciacca AO, who sadly lost his battle with cancer yesterday afternoon in Brisbane. The term 'larger than life' is used too lightly in my opinion,...
- Energy (1 speech)
I have to tell you that, living in Australia, it almost feels like we are living in the twilight zone. We have some of the largest naturally occurring energy reserves anywhere in the world; we...
- Turnbull Government, Braddon Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to reflect on the last 12 months, nearly, as the member for Braddon and on the neglect Braddon has experienced under this government. When you consider that half of the...
- Queensland: Sport (3 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker Coulton, I am so glad that you are in the chair, because I would not normally stand here in parliament and talk about yet another Queensland win in the State of Origin....
