House debates
Thursday, 7 December 2017
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Mallos, Ms Tessa, Murphy, Ms Barbara, Dean, Mr Walter James 'Wally', Johnson, Mr John Richard 'Johno', KCSG, Hutchins, Mr Stephen Patrick 'Steve', Bellear, Mr Solomon David 'Sol', AM (1 speech)
Before the House rises for the year, I want to acknowledge the passing of some very important members of our community in Sydney and New South Wales. This year we said farewell to two great local...
- Millar, Mr Clarrie (1 speech)
I pay tribute to former member for Wide Bay Clarrie Millar, who served the Australian parliament between 1974 and 1990 and passed away on 28 November at the age of 92. Mr Millar served as Deputy...
- Petition: Bulimba Barracks, Queensland (1 speech)
I present two petitions, one with 948 signatures and one with 21 signatures, regarding the sale of surplus Defence land, formerly the Bulimba Barracks, as endorsed by the Petitions Committee....
- Flynn Electorate (1 speech)
As 2017 draws to a close, I wish to thank the hardworking, upstanding and reliable people of Flynn and wish them a wonderful Christmas with their loved ones, and a safe and prosperous new year....
- Petitions: Climate Change (1 speech)
I seek leave to table a petition that has been endorsed by the Petitions Committee. Leave granted. The petition read as follows— This petition of concerned people of the electorate of...
- Gilmore Electorate: Defence Equipment (1 speech)
Last Friday I was lucky enough to be the substitute for the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Marise Payne, at a very significant event at HMAS Albatross. Two of our very reliable helicopters,...
- Immigration Detention (1 speech)
Like many millions of Australians, I have watched the deteriorating situations on Manus and Nauru with shock. I rise to make it absolutely clear that the government's actions do not represent my...
- National Agriculture Day (1 speech)
The 21st of November was our nation's inaugural National Agriculture Day. Shockingly, a nationwide poll commissioned by the National Farmers' Federation found 83 per cent of Australians would...
- Australia HOPE International (1 speech)
Today I'm wearing a set of rainbow coloured beads, and it's an apt day for it. This necklace is actually because of the bead ladies of the refugee camp called Nakivale in Uganda. They are made of...
- Waggrakine Volunteer Bushfire Brigade (1 speech)
On 29 November I had the pleasure of visiting the Waggrakine Volunteer Bushfire Brigade cadet unit on their training night and watching them in action. I was proud to sponsor the Waggrakine cadet...
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
On 15 December, when the final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is published, it will represent for many a victory over the evil monsters who...
- Grey Electorate: Whyalla (1 speech)
As Christmas nears, it gives me great joy to be delivering good tidings to Whyalla. In fact, we have announced a 14,000-tonne rail order for the Inland Rail, for Parkes to...
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Randwick Botany Little Athletics Club (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the Randwick Botany Little Athletics Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this season. As it was the first Little Athletics club formed in Australia, the Randwick...
- Fadden Electorate: Northern Gold Coast Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
I'm delighted to inform the House that recently I was honoured to recognise 72 outstanding volunteers in the Gold Coast as part of the annual Northern Gold Coast Volunteer Awards. It was a...
- Turnbull Government (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity today to recount some of the most unbelievable things that our taxpayer dollars are funding under this government. If, like me, you are a keen viewer of sport you...
- Forde Electorate: Little Scientists House (1 speech)
Today I'd like to pass on my sincere congratulations to Bethania Early Education Centre in my electorate of Forde for recently being awarded an accreditation as a Little Scientist House. Little...
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
On 15 December, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will deliver its final report. The royal commission, established by the former Gillard Labor government in...
- North Sydney Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
This time of year is a special one for our schools as they celebrate their achievements and also those of their school students. One of the sad parts about being here this week is that so many of...
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
For over four years, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has borne witness to harrowing tales of abuse, the betrayal of sacred trust, and the violation of the...
- Dastyari, Senator Sam (7 speeches)
I have spent much of my working life in greater China, and so, when I first heard about Senator Dastyari's treasonous behaviour, my first thought was: how would China—
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Question Time (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister is aware, debate on the marriage equality legislation is taking longer than expected, with worthwhile contributions from all. That's...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the investments the government is making to ease congestion, support businesses and create jobs in Bennelong and...
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Next week the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse hands down its final report. Will the Prime Minister join me to acknowledge...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on the strong business investment figures revealed in yesterday's national accounts? Can the Treasurer please tell the House...
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This year the Prime Minister has lost three ministers, lost multiple votes in parliament, cancelled parliament, announced a tax hike for seven million...
- Pensions and Benefits (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, a backbencher gets a quarter of a million dollars in wages, superannuation and vehicle allowance. Big business is still being promised a tax...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I welcome to the gallery this afternoon the former member for Lindsay, Fiona Scott. Could I also, on behalf of all members, welcome the winners of the House of Representatives My First Speech...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Trade (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the government's economic diplomacy agenda is benefitting Australian businesses, including those in...
- Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the former Prime Minister, the member for Warringah, and his letter to Australia the day after the 2013 election. He wrote: I want our NBN rolled...
- Agriculture Industry (15 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline how the coalition government is securing the future of...
- Broadband (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised every Australian would have access to internet speeds of between 25 and 100 megabits per second by the end of 2016. It's now the...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry representing the Minister for Defence. Will the minister outline to the House why it is important to exercise good judgement on matters of...
- Broadband (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Family Support Newcastle provides support to children and women facing domestic violence. The organisation has been trying to switch to the NBN since May,...
- Border Security (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister please update the House on the benefits of a strong and consistent approach to border protection policy?...
- Broadband (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised every Australian would have access to the NBN by 2016. He also promised he would deliver it for $29½ billion. When will...
- Welfare Reform (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services: Will the minister update the House on the government's success in moving people from welfare to work, especially in my home state of New South...
- Broadband (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The member for Warringah once famously ordered the now Prime Minister to demolish the NBN. Given that the Prime Minister's second-rate NBN is plagued by cost...
- Qualifications of Members (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, why is it important to be satisfied that every member of the House has been legitimately elected?
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Response (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of the status of government responses to committee reports as at 7 December 2017. Copies of the schedule have been made available...
- 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)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
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, 7 December 2017. In so doing, I'll explain...
- 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.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The honourable Manager of Opposition Business has advised he has withdrawn the matter of public importance which was submitted for discussion today.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Feeney, Mr David (1 speech)
For the information of members, I present a copy of my letter and attachments to the Principal Registrar, High Court of Australia, dated 7 December 2017, relating to the reference to the Court of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Economics I present the following reports, together with the minutes of proceedings: Review of the four major banks: Third report, incorporating a...
- Economics 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.
- Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, I present the committee's report, incorporating dissenting comments, entitled A better family law system to support and...
- Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs; 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.
- Communications and the Arts Committee; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, on the inquiry into the Australian film and television,...
- Communications and the Arts 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.
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Report (3 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit, I present the committee's report entitled: Report 469: Commonwealth Performance Framework: Inquiry based on Auditor-General’s...
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the committee's report, incorporating additional comments from the Australian Greens, entitled Hidden in...
- Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; 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.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, I present the committee's report entitled Provision of services under the NDIS Early Childhood Early...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme; Reference to Federation Chamber (2 speeches)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. And may I wish everybody a Merry Christmas.
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I present the committee's report entitled Review of the Defence annual report 2015-16. Report made a parliamentary...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate transmitting a resolution agreed to by the Senate relating to the reference of a matter to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and...
- Electoral Matters Committee; Appointment (2 speeches)
I've received a message from the Senate relating to the resolution of the Senate amending the resolution of appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. The message read as...
- National Broadband Network - Joint Standing; Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that Senator Hanson-Young and Senator Steele-John, as a participating member, have been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (3 speeches)
I move: That the House do now adjourn. In doing so, can I wish everybody a very happy Christmas and a peaceful Christmas this year and a very relaxing summer after what's been another exciting...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Mental Health, Aged Care (1 speech)
I would like to update the House on a number of important issues relating to mental health and ageing, part of my shadow portfolios. Firstly, I would like to talk about the suicide prevention...
- Millar, Mr Percival Clarence 'Clarrie', AM (1 speech)
I rise to make a few comments on a wonderful life led by Clarrie Millar. Clarrie was known to many in this parliament and was an icon within the Wide Bay region. He was the member for Wide Bay...
- Migration, Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue that I'm strongly and deeply passionate about—as you are, Madam Deputy Speaker Vamvakinou—and that is our country's proud history of immigration. This...
- South West Football League (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the 2017 South West Football League season. This year was historic, with the league being the first in regional WA to have a fully aligned women's competition....
- Cambodia (1 speech)
I again rise to express my very deep concern at the abuse of civil and political rights in Cambodia by the Hun Sen regime. Since the 2013 election, there has been a concerted campaign by the...
- Dunkley Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Many of my colleagues will be familiar with the extraordinary number of works that the government is undertaking in Dunkley, and I want to note the progress that has been made on several key...
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
I am very proud to represent a strong Aboriginal community around La Perouse in Sydney's south. The ancestors of the La Perouse Aboriginal community have cared for and nurtured the lands and...
- Parkes Electorate (2 speeches)
Last week, it was 10 years since I was elected to this place as the member for Parkes in the Australian parliament. Ten years ago was the Kevin 07 Ruddslide election with 42 new members—34...
- White Ribbon Australia (1 speech)
As a White Ribbon Ambassador, I regularly take part in various events promoting the end of violence by males against women, particularly in the lead up to 25 November each year. This is the day...
- Banks Electorate: A Day for Shay, ClubsNSW, Banks Electorate: St. Joseph's Riverwood Sports Club (2 speeches)
On 14 November I attended A Day for Shay at Panania North Public School. In March this year Shayanne Ashcroft, a student at Panania North Public School, tragically lost her life to type 1...
- Lalor Electorate (2 speeches)
The parliamentary sitting year will finish this week and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year for the electorate of Lalor, on our fabulous community, where we proved again that...
- Banks Electorate: Hurstville Rotary Club TAFE Awards, Banks Electorate: Hurstville South Public School, Banks Electorate: Penshurst Returned Services League Junior Rugby League Football Club (1 speech)
On 6 November, I attended the Hurstville Rotary Club annual TAFE Awards night. I have to say that this is one of my favourite functions of the year. It is a really interesting and quite moving...
- Banking and Financial Services, Business (1 speech)
For more than 30 years, Shalvey Pharmacy has been part of the Chifley community, providing a friendly familiar face and reliable pharmaceutical services to so many in our community. They've also...
- National Archives of Australia (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that this year I place again on record my appreciation to the coalition and the House of Representatives for giving me the privilege of serving as their representative...
- Bass Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
) ( ): Over the past few months, I've been able to work closely with many of the not-for-profit organisations and community groups that work within my community in Bass. Under the Stronger...
- Hinkler Electorate: Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I'm on my feet today to thank those emergency service workers—people who are working in hospitals and people who are out there working at Hervey Bay, Childers and Bundaberg—those...
- Armistice Centenary Grants Program (1 speech)
On 11 November 2018 we will remember 100 years since the armistice, which brought an end to the hostilities and senseless deaths of World War I. It will be commemorated in my electorate of Blair...
- Page Electorate (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate all the winners from the recent Clarence Valley Sports Awards. The Daily Examiner hosted this year's awards, with the late Max Godbee being honoured with his addition to...
- Corio Electorate: City of Greater Geelong Council (1 speech)
On 4 November, the local election results came through in Geelong and 10 days later, on 13 November, Geelong elected its new mayor, Bruce Harwood. With both events, we now have in place a city...
- Digital Economy (2 speeches)
I want to highlight the growth of our digital economy and highlight its importance to the broader economy's future success. In particular, early-stage innovators and start-ups provide huge...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Holt, Hon. Harold Edward, CH (4 speeches)
Before I begin the acknowledgement of Harold Holt, on a personal note I want to acknowledge the previous speaker, the member for Chifley, for his very wise, generous and humane comments in...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Regional Investment Corporation (1 speech)
I rise to express my disappointment with the government's behaviour in the Senate. As we speak, the government leadership in the Senate is tearing up the rule book on longstanding pairing...
- Beenleigh 150th Anniversary (1 speech)
This morning I have the great pleasure of passing on some birthday greetings to one of my dear, dear friends, who has recently turned 150. I wish to shout out a 'happy birthday' to the township...
- Parramatta Electorate: Multicultural Mawlid Concert, Parramatta Female Factory, Parramatta Electorate: White Ribbon Day (1 speech)
I want to talk about three great events in my electorate of Parramatta. Earlier this week the Darulfatwa Islamic High Council of Australia and the Islamic Charity Projects Association held their...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Ice is a problem that is not only in Australia but all across the world. But now Perth has become the ice capital of Australia, and today I want to talk about the effects it is having on our...
- Australian Greens (1 speech)
Last Saturday marks the eighth anniversary of the Greens political party voting down the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in the Senate, a criminal act against this planet. I don't exaggerate....
- Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
A key issue in the recent Queensland state election was the future of the Cross River Rail project. The Labor team of Annastacia Palaszczuk, re-elected as Premier, promised to build Cross River...
- Queensland State Election (1 speech)
In the recent state election, there were some heartfelt battles in my electorate. I want to acknowledge some of the incredible work that was done by some of our local LNP candidates and...
- New South Wales Government (1 speech)
I rise to place on record how out of touch this government is, not only the government here in Canberra but also the New South Wales state government, which is about to knock down two perfectly...
- Melbourne Electorate: Multiculturalism, Eritrea, Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
There's no place for racism in our community. Melbourne, and my local neighbourhood of Flemington, is a place where we stand together proud of our diverse and multicultural community. A visit to...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
I am in continuation with regard to the anti-methamphetamine education program I was talking about before. I described how this education program had been introduced in Montana, which had been...
