House debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Member for Gorton (2 speeches)
As I indicated earlier, Mr Speaker, I will be absent from the forthcoming sittings in August to be with my family as my wife, Jodi Dack, fights to restore her health. In 2012 Jodi was diagnosed...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
Last week, Australia's Point Piper Prime Minister visited WA to try and understand why West Aussies were so upset about receiving a miserly, pitiful 34c in the dollar of GST revenue. Mr Turnbull...
- Cuthbert, Ms Elizabeth 'Betty', AM, MBE (2 speeches)
I am rising today to honour an Australian sporting legend, and member of the Bennelong family, who sadly passed away over the weekend. Betty Cuthbert AM, MBE was a true champion. She is still...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
This morning I met a group of passionate and hardworking hairdressers who were in parliament to alert MPs to the fact they are the latest group of workers who are being targeted by employers for...
- Chisholm Electorate: Education (1 speech)
By far and away the best part of my role as the member for Chisholm is the amazing people I meet who every day make a difference to our local and broader community. Last week, I had the honour of...
- Lalor Electorate: Werribee Hockey Club (1 speech)
There are days in our communities where we stand back and are overwhelmed with pride for the people we represent. Saturday was one such day for me. I attended the Werribee Hockey Club to open its...
- Homelessness (1 speech)
It is national Homelessness Week. I was quite proud last week to be able to partner with MASP, Mallee Accommodation Support Programs, which has been running for 30 years in the electorate of...
- Canberra Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I want to thank once again all Canberrans who have taken part in my Send Me Your Speeds campaign. The campaign has been underway for over 18 months, and I've received hundreds of speeds from...
- McMillan Electorate: Latrobe Leisure Moe Newborough (1 speech)
Jim Connaghan, Ken Finlay, John Forsyth, Pat Esse and Kalie Nookes are committee members of the Keenagers. Keenagers are retired people who play table tennis. They play table tennis at Latrobe...
- Lindsay Electorate: Nepean Hospital (1 speech)
On Sunday I visited Nepean Hospital and its emergency department in my electorate to see the terrible state that it's in. There were 83 patients in our emergency department at 3:30 on a Sunday....
- Heart Disease (1 speech)
Sadly, heart disease affects some 1.2 million Australians. Indeed, there are twice as many deaths from heart disease each year as the next two most significant causes: dementia, which with an...
- Paterson Electorate: Lakeside Learning Community (1 speech)
Much is said about the rising youth unemployment rate in my electorate of Paterson. It's an important issue and one that I consider among my top priorities. However, I believe it's important that...
- Wright Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
I bring excellent news to the House. I would like to shine a light on the incredible youth talent of a young athlete in my electorate. Local track star—superstar—Riley Day, has...
- Grayndler Electorate: Reclink Community Cup (1 speech)
On Sunday, it was my great honour to open the sixth Sydney Reclink Community Cup held at Henson Park in my electorate, along with John Bayliss who does a fantastic job with the Reclink...
- Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
A storm has been raging in North Queensland as a follow-on to Cyclone Debbie, the Category 4 cyclone which hit the Whitsundays on 28 March—not a category 4 storm but a category D dilemma...
- Marriage (1 speech)
The people of Australia are going to go 'absolutely postal' when they learn that the Turnbull government is going to waste $122 million on a useless postal vote, which is nothing more than a...
- Small Business (1 speech)
Those opposite have a plan to take Australians' money, they have a plan to spend Australians' money, but they have absolutely no plans to help Australians make money. They are channelling the...
- Higher Education (3 speeches)
What is the problem with the Turnbull government? I am not talking about the fact that they all just flew here so they could make a decision about how to avoid making a decision—
- Dunkley Electorate: Empire Mall (1 speech)
I am very pleased today to raise in parliament the significant works on Empire Mall in Mornington. The mall is currently undergoing $600,000 of upgrades funded by the Turnbull coalition...
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
It was a dark and stormy night as the black limousines rolled into the Lobster Cave. The men alight at the restaurant to the sounds of 'Speak Softly Love' in the background. They reach the table...
- Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
As I have said many times in this place, the water policy is the most critical issue in the electorate of Murray—in particular, the 450 gigalitres of up water that was put into the...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Yunupingu, Dr G (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I rise on indulgence to acknowledge the death on 25 July of Dr G Yunupingu, one of the most important figures in Australia's music history. I place on record the House's appreciation...
- Lester, Kunmanara, OAM; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That further statements on indulgence on the deaths of Dr G Yunupingu and Mr Lester OAM be permitted in the Federation Chamber. Question agreed to.
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I table the revised ministry list. TURNBULL MINISTRY 27 July 2017 Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Marriage (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Since the government special party room meeting yesterday, has the Prime Minister sought a meeting with the LGBTI community to seek their views on the...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please update the House on last week's counterterrorism operation to disrupt a plot to bring down an aeroplane? What steps is the...
- Marriage (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, very briefly on indulgence, can I associate the opposition with the Prime Minister's remarks and congratulate our security and intelligence organisations on the work they've done in...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the benefits of a well-managed national security agenda, including for my electorate...
- Marriage (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to this disgusting pamphlet authorised by a former Liberal minister which falsely claims that children of gay couples are more likely to abuse drugs,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the Speaker's gallery this afternoon a visiting delegation from the parliament of Bangladesh led by the chair of the Bangladesh Parliamentary Standing...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. People's lives are being broken in immigration detention, and yesterday another asylum seeker died on Manus Island. Prime Minister, was Donald Trump right...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that we have present in the Speaker's gallery this afternoon the 16th Australian Political Exchange Council delegation from Japan. On behalf of all members, I extend a warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (2 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 recent disruption of the Sydney terrorist...
- Banking and Financial Services (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. AUSTRAC is taking legal action against the Commonwealth Bank for breaching Australia's anti-money-laundering laws in over 53,000 separate transactions. How...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the government is delivering on its commitment to secure better days ahead for Australian families and businesses? Is...
- Taxation (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government's business tax cuts will benefit all hardworking Australians? Is the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Just before I call the member for McMahon, I'd also like to welcome to the gallery the former Premier of South Australia, the Hon. Dean Brown, who's joined us today. On behalf of the House, I...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How can the government seriously claim that inequality is not a problem when under the Prime Minister's current tax policy an investment banker on the top...
- Investment (2 speeches)
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House steps the government is taking to grow the...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his statement in 2005: 'There are structural aspects of our tax system which enable people to reduce the overall amount of...
- Trade Unions (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry representing the Minister for Employment. What action is the government taking against officials of registered organisations who have been...
- Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Water. I refer to the Four Corners allegations of water theft and corruption. Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that the inquiry...
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Would the minister update the House on how the government is prioritising a stable, secure and affordable energy supply which...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's report Nos. 58 to 62 for 2016-17, and Nos. 1 to 5 for 2017-18. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Ordered that the reports be...
- 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.
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17, I lay on the table my warrant nominating the honourable members for Petrie and Durack to be members of the Speaker's panel to assist the chair when requested to do...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence from 8 August 2017 to 3 December 2017 be given to the honourable member for Adelaide, Ms Ellis, for parental leave purposes. We congratulate Kate, David and Sam on...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Taxation (19 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 failure to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement Committee; Report (5 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, on an inquiry into human trafficking, slavery and...
- Law Enforcement Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
- Human Rights Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: Report 7 of 2017. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Broadband (3 speeches, 1 comment)
There is an absurdity that lies at the heart of the Turnbull government's National Broadband Network rollout plan, which means that so far, six years after the start of the National Broadband...
- Berowra Electorate (1 speech)
On 15 July, I held a community catch-up at the Westley Village shops and constituents raised a range of issues with me like roads infrastructure, especially Pennant Hills Road, the worst road in...
- Centrelink (1 speech)
The disability support pension is a government payment for people who have a permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition so serious that it stops them from working. It's a difficult...
- Middle East (1 speech)
I rise today to remind the parliament that in June it was 50 years since the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. The conflict that empowered the state of Israel but began 50 years of occupation of...
- Travers, Mrs Rita, Travers, Mr Peter (1 speech)
There is nearly as much left on the cutting floor when preparing your first speech as an MP as there is that you can manage to fit in. I wish to rectify a small part of that on this first sitting...
- Building Better Regions Fund (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about this government's investment in the Building Better Regions Fund. I congratulate my colleague Senator Fiona Nash for her unwavering faith in rural and regional...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Braddon Electorate: Blueberry Industry (1 speech)
I rise, unfortunately, to highlight another example of where this government has dropped the ball when it comes to supporting regional Tasmania. Earlier this year, Labor's country caucus visited...
- Deakin Electorate: Deakin Community Awards (1 speech)
Last week, I was very fortunate to host the fourth annual Deakin Community Awards. These awards are a fixture and, might I say, a bright spot in my calendar. I always look forward to the...
- Richmond Electorate: Northern Rivers Rail Trail (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a fantastic project in my electorate, the Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Rail trails exist in Australia and indeed all around the world and utilise former rail lines and...
- Hume Electorate (1 speech)
Not far from where I live in Goulburn is the Rocky Hill War Memorial and Museum. This iconic monument, inspired by the local community and built in the 1920s, stands above Australia's first...
- Marriage (1 speech)
I want to start today by saying that I believe achieving marriage equality is the right thing to do, and it is the right thing to do right now. Like many, perhaps all, of my parliamentary...
- Broadband (1 speech)
The NBN rollout continues to be an issue of high concern to my constituents. I am pleased to have another positive update for Bonner locals. NBN Co has advised me that 21 per cent of the NBN...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
One of the most important jobs for a member of parliament is to represent our most vulnerable people in society. For some time, I have been raising this issue and will continue to do so about...
- Forde Electorate: Local Security, Tour de Logan (1 speech)
It's great to be back in Canberra again, although I'm not so certain about the weather, after the beautiful winter weather we've had in Queensland over the last six weeks. We get to come back...
- Dobell Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network came to the Central Coast last week, and they heard us loud and clear. I thank the members for Farrer, Whitlam and Fremantle, and...
- Fisher Electorate (2 speeches)
Local consultation is at the heart of my mission to help make the electorate of Fisher the place to be for education, employment and retirement. There's no better way to find out what local...
- Higher Education (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the devastating impacts of the federal government's reforms to the higher education system. Today in Darwin there was a rally at Charles Darwin University to protest against...
- Page Electorate: St Mary's Catholic College, Ellis, Jacob (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge today the St Mary's Stingers, from St Mary's Catholic College in Casino, who just won the Australian Youth Rocketry Challenge. Not only did this very talented team of six...
- Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
Badgerys Creek airport is being promoted as a project all about Western Sydney. The claim is it'll deliver jobs for the region. It's the biggest selling point used by those in the east to push...
- Goldstein Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
On Tuesday 1 August the Goldstein electorate office launched a new community space after renovation to make sure there were facilities for the community to come and meet and work with the staff...
- Scullin Electorate: Community Events (2 speeches)
As all of us here should be aware, the world of work in Australia is undergoing rapid changes. These changes of course impact disproportionately on young people, people just starting their...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 3, Committee and Delegation Reports, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (3 speeches)
I represent a fantastic electorate—the electorate of Hindmarsh. In my opinion, it is one of the best places in the country to live. It's a great community and I am proud to call it home and...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
Since my election last year to the seat of Fisher, I've had the honour and privilege of doing many things I would not have dreamed possible. One of these unforgettable experiences took place last...
- Murray-Darling Basin (4 speeches)
I would like to talk about the Murray-Darling Basin and the allegations of water theft aired on the ABC's Four Corners program on 24 July. I believe they are shocking both in their flagrancy and...
