House debates
Monday, 11 September 2017
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
Today, I present the 15th report of the Petitions Committee for the 45th Parliament, together with 29 petitions and three ministerial responses to petitions previously presented. The Petitions...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present three ministerial responses to petitions previously presented.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
At the request of the member for Fenner, I move: That order of the day No. 1, Private Members’ Business, Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment (Small Business Access to Justice)...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Israel (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) supports the right of Israel to defend its citizens against terrorist attacks by organisations or by individuals; (2) calls on the Palestinian Authority to cease...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
This is a government that is failing regional Australians every single day, and nowhere more than in my state of Tasmania. This government fails on infrastructure in Tasmania, with no new funding...
- Moore Electorate: Horticulture Industry (1 speech)
The horticultural industry in Wanneroo is facing severe water shortages, with the Department of Water indicating that no additional groundwater licences will be allocated for agricultural...
- National Party (1 speech)
The people of regional and rural Australia have been abandoned by this government and by the National Party. As I often say, National Party choices hurt, and their choices hurt the people in the...
- Page Electorate: Kyogle Billycart Bonanza (1 speech)
The fourth annual Kyogle Billycart Bonanza was another success this year, with hundreds of spectators lining the street as contestants roared past in their homemade billycarts. There were a few...
- Nayrouz (1 speech)
On behalf of Labor, I extend my warmest wishes to Coptic communities in Australia and around the world, who are today celebrating the Coptic New Year, Nayrouz. The celebration of Nayrouz is...
- Petrie Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
One of the most rewarding times as a federal member is to go to the opening of a long-awaited project in the electorate for which you have fought and which the community has supported you with....
- Energy (1 speech)
The coal industry and the coal-fired power station industry have been continuously attacked by implication on the LNP side of the House and by direct attack from the ALP. I just remind the ALP...
- Swan Electorate: Cannington Cops versus Clontarf College (1 speech)
Just before I left for Canberra prior to last week, I attended the inaugural Cannington Cops versus Clontarf College football game down at Curtin University oval, which was AFL. The game was a WA...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
We've just come out of the warmest winter on record. Climate change is real. It's not a religion. It's not something that you believe in or don't believe in. It is science, and our farmers are...
- Heritage (1 speech)
Following a spate of recent vandalism where we witnessed Captain Cook's statue in Sydney being spray-painted with slogans, and threats by the opposition leader and other history revisionists to...
- Northern Australia (1 speech)
I would like to talk about the development of rural and regional Australia—in particular, northern Australia. We need investment to develop the north. We need investment to boost the...
- Capricornia Electorate: Paradise Lagoons Campdraft 2017 (1 speech)
Rockhampton is extremely lucky to be home to Australia's premier campdraft. The well-known Acton family host this at their property Paradise Lagoons. The campdraft is conducted over four days in...
- The Nationals (1 speech)
As people woke today to the news headlines and read the front page of the Financial Review there was a collective rolling of the eyes and a sigh that, yet again, the National Party had...
- Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I am very pleased to speak about an important new policy initiative being trialled in my local community, in the Bankstown area. That is the government's new drug-testing trial for welfare...
- Community Development Program (1 speech)
For the last few years, the government have wanted to talk about anything except inequality, and we now know why. I'm not talking about their attacks on penalty rates and regional Australia; I'm...
- Farrer Electorate: Hay Show (1 speech)
On Saturday, I was pleased to be back in the New South Wales Riverina by the banks of the mighty Murrumbidgee River for the 145th Hay Show. If you worked in the shearing sheds, as I did through...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
Nothing signifies this government's neglect of regional Australia more than having a look at the gap between the rhetoric and the reality when it comes to infrastructure. Let's have a look. Black...
- Maranoa Electorate: Wine Industry (1 speech)
I rise to congratulation two of Maranoa's fantastic winemakers from the Granite Belt region for their achievements in the 2017 Queensland Wine Awards held last month. Firstly, congratulations to...
- Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Last week marked the fourth anniversary of the election of the Abbott government. This week, it will be two years since the member for Wentworth rolled the member for Warringah. But who is...
- Corangamite Electorate: National Broadband Network (4 speeches)
Hearing from the member for Hunter, a man who has completely deserted the coal workers of his electorate, is an absolute disgrace! What the Labor Party is doing to coal workers—
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (36 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Liberal government is now in its fifth year of office. Since the 2013 election, have power prices gone up or down? Mr Pyne interjecting—
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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Before I call the member for Denison, I would like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon former member for Deakin, Mr Mike Symon. On behalf of the House, I extend...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Centrelink (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services. Minister, Centrelink is one of the most prevalent complaints to my office. People tell me it is an impenetrable system where they call and can't...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (5 speeches)
I call the Deputy Prime Minister.
- Canavan, Senator Matthew (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that on 18 July Senator Canavan became aware of the possibility he was an Italian citizen, on 24 July Senator Canavan issued a...
- Exports (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister update the House on steps that the government is taking to support jobs and growth in Australia's export...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. This Thursday is the anniversary of the Prime Minister promising new economic leadership. With the government now in its fifth year in office, can the Treasurer...
- Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Will the minister update the House on actions the government is taking to ensure there's enough base-load dispatchable power to...
- Trade Unions (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry, representing the Minister for Employment. Will the minister outline to the House why it is important that the leaders of unions and employer...
- Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On the weekend the National Party, of which the current member for New England is the most senior member, voted to remove all support for renewable energy...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Will the minister update the House on action the government is taking to improve our superannuation system, to better secure the...
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. His minister for energy has said: We are moving away from coal and that is not a bad thing. Does the minister's statement reflect government policy?
- National Security (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the national security benefits of strong and consistent border protection measures? Is...
- 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 from 11 September till 13 September this year be given to the honourable member for Gorton, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (1 speech)
On 23 June 2017, the President of the Senate and I advised the houses that we had decided to approve the publication of the class A records of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I rise to seek that you write to certain ministers who have failed to answer questions within 60 days of them being placed on the Notice Paper. The Minister representing the Minister...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Economics, I present the committee's report entitled Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2016 (second report), together with the minutes...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Energy (3 speeches)
Question time is a robust debate in this place, and it should be. However, day after day we have to sit through the Deputy Prime Minister and the Melbourne inner city minister for energy claiming...
- Queensland: Arts (1 speech)
Earlier this year I reported to the House on some arts funding announcements for Queensland, and I noted the additional assistance this government is making to Opera Queensland: $2.3 million over...
- Paterson Electorate: Innovation (1 speech)
We have heard a great deal within these walls over recent days about the Turnbull government's failure to innovate and legislate. My colleagues and I have railed about policy voids that have led...
- Trade Unions (1 speech)
Last night when I went to bed I checked my emails. Most of us in this place probably have that email in which you get sent the front page of The Australian the night before. I read the front page...
- Corio Electorate: Geelong Football Club (1 speech)
Simonds Stadium in Geelong is home to the greatest football team in the AFL. That is not my opinion, it is a fact. If you don't believe me you should read the member for Fenner's book The...
- Endometriosis (1 speech)
I was humbled and honoured to address the EndoActive conference in Sydney over the weekend alongside my Labor colleague the member for Canberra. Together, the member for Canberra and I have...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Maher, Mrs Viv (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the very sad passing of a good friend of mine, Viv Maher, on Wednesday 16 August after her battle with pancreatic cancer. Viv touched the lives of many over the years as a...
- Maher, Mrs Viv, Barker Electorate: Naracoorte Men's Shed (1 speech)
Can I associate myself with the remarks of the member for Hindmarsh regarding Viv Maher. Viv spent much of her life in Mount Gambier, and she is well known to me. We spent a lot of time on...
- Holt Electorate: His Holiness Pope Tawadros (1 speech)
I rise today to speak of a very special event, a very special community, and a towering figure who graced my electorate with his presence on Friday morning, with over 1,000 people in attendance....
- Mitchell Electorate: Jersey Day (1 speech)
I rise today to mark Friday, 1 September, which was Jersey Day, a very important event sparked by a family in my electorate who came up with this initiative to raise awareness of the DonateLife...
- Makin Electorate: Australian National Hindu Conference (1 speech)
On Saturday, 9 September I attended the sixth Australian National Hindu Conference, organised by Vishva Hindu Parishad Australia and held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. I was joined by many...
- Environment (1 speech)
Contrary to the mantra of the sixties, plastic is not fantastic. I rise to say no to single-use plastics. That means no straws, no plastic bags and asking people, instead of buying bottles of...
- Battle of Milne Bay: 75th Anniversary, Kokoda Track Campaign: 75th Anniversary (2 speeches)
( Seventy-five years ago last week, we defeated the seemingly invincible Japanese army at Milne Bay. Next week it will be 75 years since the tide turned on the Kokoda Track and the Japanese would...
- Forde Electorate: M1 Highway (1 speech)
I thank the member for Blaxland for his contribution that recognises well the important efforts of the many, many men who gave their lives for our country. I'd like to take this opportunity to...
- Energy (1 speech)
For many businesses in Parramatta and across Western Sydney there is a crisis coming. It is a crisis in power prices, and for some it's already here. One local business told me that they're...
- National Threatened Species Day (2 speeches)
I rise today to acknowledge National Threatened Species Day and the importance of that event for my electorate of Durack. You may not be aware that my electorate has the largest number of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Building Better Regions Fund (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) welcomes the results of Round One of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF), including the allocation of $3 million in funding to the Events Centre, Caloundra, on...
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Trauma Counselling (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) victims and survivors of sexual and family violence should be able to gain access to the highest standard of professional counselling support;...
- Regional Australia: Infrastructure (17 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Government is committed to securing the economic future of regional Australia; (2) commends the $500 million National Water Infrastructure Development...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
The pace of global disarmament has been dangerously slow. In recent weeks we've been reminded again of the risks of nuclear war, as tensions flare between two fractious and nuclear-armed leaders....
- Fisher Electorate (1 speech)
In my short time as a member of the House, I've learned that it's incumbent on and important for us to be good listeners and to engage with our local community. We must connect on a regular basis...
- Macquarie Electorate (1 speech)
When you have the largest electorate on Sydney's outskirts, and your community is active and engaged, you know that weekends are going to involve clocking up a few kilometres. I want to share...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
It's not often in this chamber or in the main House that we discuss cultural or social issues. Maybe that's because it's hard to wrap your head around them. Maybe it's because they're difficult...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I suggest we don't pay much attention to comments on the internet. I was very sorry to get an email last week. I was sorry to get a lot of emails last week but particularly one that said the...
- Glengallan Homestead: 150th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to extend my best wishes to everyone celebrating the 150th anniversary of Glengallan Homestead, a significant piece of Southern Downs history. It was back in 1867 when pioneer John Deuchar...
- Calwell Electorate: Monmia Primary School (1 speech)
The Monmia Primary School in my electorate recently visited Parliament House. Unfortunately, it was a non-sitting week and I wasn't able to receive them. But I did take the opportunity to go and...
- Marriage (1 speech)
Whilst the question of same-sex marriage has not been often raised with my Groom electorate office—education, social services and local infrastructure dominate—I have had the...
- Fremantle Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I am fortunate to represent a community in which local government is focused on creating urban centres that prioritise liveability, sustainability and transport-oriented and affordable housing. I...
- Australian Rugby Union (1 speech)
The recent decision by the Australian Rugby Union to axe the Western Force from the Super Rugby competition is a joke. The ARU has struggled to explain exactly why they cut the Western Force from...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Henley South Tennis Club (1 speech)
I rise today to sing the praises of a particular group in my electorate—a sporting club that's called the Henley South Tennis Club. On 27 August, I attended their open day, which they have...
- Central Queensland: Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
I wish to thank the agriculture producers of Central Queensland who are fighting hard to protect their environment. They have faced a lot of criticism over category D, but recent developments...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Thompson Square, Windsor (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Thompson Square, Windsor, is Australia's only surviving Georgian public town square; (b) in 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie proclaimed Thompson Square...
- Skilled Migration Program (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the importance of the actions of this Government in abolishing the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) program to ensure that the interests of...
- Melanoma and LEGO Surf Rescue (4 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world and that melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians aged 15 to 39;...
- Defence Industry (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Government's record $200 billion investment in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) capabilities represents a unique opportunity for Australian...
- Higher Education (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) regional universities: (i) play an active role in developing regional economies and contributing to the social and cultural development of their...
