House debates
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
- Business (0 speeches)
- Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I advise the House that the Deputy Speaker has fixed Wednesday, 9 May 2018, at 10 am, as the time for the next meeting of the Federation Chamber, unless an alternative day or hour is fixed.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Economy (7 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) before coming to office, the Coalition railed about a debt and deficit disaster; (b) global economic conditions are the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Tweed Hospital (1 speech)
Recently, the New South Wales government announced the site of the new Tweed Hospital to be built on a 23-hectare site at Cudgen. It's understood there were more than 30 potential sites. Since...
- Maclean High School: Rowing, Slade, Pam Ms: Retirement (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Maclean High School's rowing team, which is the second most successful team in combined high schools rowing history. Over the years they have accrued 154 wins, including...
- Budget (2 speeches)
Canberra was kicked in the guts by the Turnbull government in last year's budget. We received a paltry and insulting 0.004 per cent of the infrastructure spend—a mere $3 million from $75...
- Macarthur Electorate: Koalas (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an issue of great significance to my electorate of Macarthur: the preservation and protection of our koala population. This government can waste billions of dollars giving...
- Budget (1 speech)
Our government's budget to be handed down tonight will continue to drive a stronger economy, lower taxes and create more local jobs. A key investment is infrastructure, with $7.8 billion to be...
- Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House the parlous state of affairs for people living on Newstart in my electorate. I want to highlight Caryn Hearsch. Caryn met with me recently, and...
- Canning Electorate: Peel Health Campus (1 speech)
The Peel Health Campus has been grievously overlooked by the WA state government. It is the only hospital in Mandurah, which sits in the heart of the Peel region. PHC was opened in 1997, but...
- Mayo Electorate: Hahndorf Rifle Club (1 speech)
Every May is history month in South Australia. As part of the festival, I was delighted to accept an invitation to the Hahndorf Rifle Club's heritage day. Much of Mayo has a distinctive German...
- Bonner Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
The intersection of Newnham Road and Wecker Road in Mount Gravatt East is notorious. It has recently been named by RACQ as the worst intersection in Brisbane for serious crashes and casualties,...
- A-League (1 speech)
It has been a brilliant season for the Newcastle Jets football team; they've gone from wooden spooner to grand finalist. Unfortunately, the grand final did not go to them last Saturday night. It...
- Forrest Electorate: Newton Moore Senior High School (1 speech)
Newton Moore Senior High School's Clontarf academy is a fantastic academy. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects...
- Bells Line of Road (1 speech)
Back in 1951, 67 years ago, the Bells Line of Road corridor was reserved by the New South Wales government. Now, I would never advocate for us going back 67 years in history, because we did some...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
This is my first 90-second statement. I think it's really important that our nation doesn't go down a path that it's gone down two other times that I can nominate. With the closure of the live...
- Cooke, Mr Tony (1 speech)
Sadly, a giant of the labour movement passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. Tony Cooke was born into a tough life and, by sheer will and determination, he made the world a better...
- Hughes Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
One of the great things about living in the southern suburbs of Sydney, in the electorate of Hughes, is the natural bushland that surrounds us. However, this comes with the risk of bushfires, for...
- Bendigo Electorate: Bendigo Foodshare (1 speech)
Bendigo Foodshare provides food to those most in need. Last financial year alone, it rescued and handed out over 585,000 kilos of food to our local community. Bendigo Foodshare supports more than...
- Teachers (1 speech)
David Gonski released last month Through growth to achievement. This is a somewhat utopian vision for the Australian education system and nothing new that we haven't heard before. These are great...
- Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards, Local Council Elections: Northern Territory (1 speech)
It may come as a shock to some members of the House who are actually getting quite old. I look at the youth up in the galleries here. It's great to see so many young people. I didn't know how to...
- Beef Australia (2 speeches)
I have to say that it was with a little bit of trepidation and with sorrow in my heart that I boarded the plane yesterday to come to the nation's capital. It was not because I was worried about...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Treasurer will be absent from question time today, in preparation for the budget, and I'll take questions on his behalf.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Former Treasurer Peter Costello reckons that he'll be dead before the government pays back its debt. Will the Prime Minister confirm that his government's...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Former Howard government Treasurer Peter Costello says that he'll be dead before the government pays back its debt. Can the Prime Minister confirm that since...
- Infrastructure (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on recent announcements in nation-building, job-creating...
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Former Treasurer Peter Costello reckons he will be dead before the government pays back its debt. Can the Prime Minister confirm that since coming to office...
- Fuel (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Are you aware that a report for Australia's principal representative of motoring, the NRMA, by Air Vice Marshal Blackburn said we need clear...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services—
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister supported cutting the penalty rates of nearly 700,000 Australians by up to $77 a week. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that any personal...
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House how a strong economy enables the government to subsidise life-saving medicine for spinal muscular atrophy...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to leaked reports of the budget overnight. How is it fair for the Prime Minister to give workers a $10-a-week tax cut while giving the Commonwealth...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Will the minister update the House on the government's actions to create a stronger economy by putting downward pressure on power...
- Child Sexual Abuse (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on progress towards a National Redress Scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse?
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (3 speeches)
I have a question to the Prime Minister. Before I go to that, may I very briefly associate the opposition with the minister's comments on the necessity for a truly national redress scheme. My...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. Would the minister update the House on the quality aged care services currently being provided to more than 2,600 aged care facilities across the...
- Taxation (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has said that his decision to block a royal commission for almost two years was just a political error. Is the Prime Minister aware of...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how we're supporting our veterans and their families? What services and programs have the government...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has said his decision to block a royal commission for almost two years was 'just a political error'. Is he aware that this meant a...
- Crime (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity. Will the minister update the House on the measures the government has introduced to combat serious and organised crime since...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, your government's giving a $17 billion handout to the big banks. Under your policy of giving tax cuts to big businesses, how much will go to...
- Welfare Reform (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services: Will the minister update the House on the government's efforts to crack down on overpayments of taxpayer funded welfare since the 2017 budget?...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
Before everyone departs, I want to talk a little about tonight and Thursday night. I ask all members to note that the usual arrangements and, importantly, courtesies will apply to the Treasurer's...
- 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.
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present reports of the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 for the periods 1 July 2016 to 31...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report Nos 34 to 37 of 2017-18 (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General's reports Nos 34 to 37 of 2017-18. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Ordered that the documents be made parliamentary papers.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That: (1) standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business) be suspended for the sitting on Tuesday, 8 May; and (2) standing...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Live Animal Exports (14 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hunter proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need to work with...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Economy (2 speeches)
In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion to suspend standing orders moved earlier today by the honourable member for McMahon on which a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, I present the committee's report entitled Examination of the annual report of the...
- 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 4 of 2018. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 5, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (2 speeches)
by leave—I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for 2018-19 for the Australian National Audit Office...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Documents (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present the following documents in connection with the budget for 2018-19: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2018-19. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
