House debates
Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, I present the committee's report entitled Making voices heard—Inquiry into the e-petitioning system of the House of Representatives...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Shepherd, Dr Bruce, AM (1 speech)
I rise today to notify the House of the death of Dr Bruce Shepherd AM, orthopaedic surgeon, past present of the New South Wales AMA and the federal AMA, 1991 Father of the Year, founder of the...
- Budget (1 speech)
The budget the Treasurer delivered earlier this month has been a resounding success in my electorate: 66,590 taxpayers are going to benefit from low- and middle-income tax relief in the 2018-19...
- Veterans (1 speech)
I rise today to support the men and women who have fought selflessly to protect our country. Some of these veterans paid the ultimate price, and for some their battles continue long after...
- Forde Electorate: Queensland Police Service (1 speech)
It's always a pleasure to stand in this House and take an opportunity to commend all of those in our police service who do such an outstanding job, day in and day out. In particular, I'd like to...
- Dobell Electorate: Erina Community Men's Shed (1 speech)
I was pleased to join the official opening of the Erina Community Men's Shed Armistice Day Centenary Garden last Friday. It was a beautiful autumn day and a good crowd turned out to see the...
- Canning Electorate: Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
I'm pleased to announce that more than $435,000 has been allocated to Canning under round 2 of the Safer Communities Fund. This $40 million program is designed to keep Australians safe in the...
- Macquarie Electorate: M9 (1 speech)
People aren't sleeping, anxiety levels are sky-high and there's massive uncertainty for two groups of residents in Hawkesbury. Homes and properties in Oakville and Vineyard are slated for...
- Chisholm Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
The volunteer spirit in Chisholm is second to none across Australia and the greatest joy of my role as the member for Chisholm is meeting local volunteers from across the community. It was a true...
- Yooralla: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
Colleagues, this year marks the 100th birthday of Yooralla, and they celebrated in Benalla last Thursday. Yooralla began in 1918 when a group of volunteers joined forces, under the leadership of...
- Mallee Electorate: Agriculture Industry (3 speeches)
I wish to update the House on the seasonal conditions across the Wimmera-Mallee, and it's appropriate the shadow minister for agriculture is in the chamber to also hear this.
- Burt Electorate: Children's Services, Burt Electorate: Burt Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
I'm delighted to stand here today to congratulate an organisation very close to my heart. The Youth Partnership Project has been awarded the 2018 Community Service Excellence Award for...
- Homelessness, Salvation Army (1 speech)
Homelessness amongst Australian women is increasing. The number of older women couch surfing has nearly doubled in four years. The Salvation Army is providing a vital service in supporting these...
- European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (1 speech)
Once again, the Turnbull government has let Australian small businesses down when it comes to cybersecurity and cybersafety. We saw it with WannaCry last year, when there was zero communication...
- Standardbred Association Queensland (1 speech)
Recently, I was honoured to be named patron and No. 1 ticketholder of the Standardbred Association Queensland, or SAQ as they are known. Celebrating its 20th year in 2018, the SAQ was founded in...
- Lindsay Electorate: Wigs for Kids (1 speech)
Over the weekend, Insignia Hair and Day Spa hosted Wigs for Kids, a hair-raising event to promote the donation of ponytails in support of people living with the autoimmune disease alopecia, which...
- Dunkley Electorate: Business (1 speech)
Dunkley is a growing hotspot for innovation in business. Frankston Foundry, The Garden and The Loft are all innovation co-working hubs in Frankston, which hosts many entrepreneurs and growing...
- Decentralisation (1 speech)
The Liberal Party's $150,000 man has given a harsh assessment of his own government's decentralisation agenda. The pricey hat from Tamworth has called BS on the decentralisation plan that he...
- Martin, Senator Steve (1 speech)
This has been a great week for the National Party and the coalition. Tasmanian Senator Steve Martin, who was mayor of Devonport for seven years and a former small-business owner, has elected to...
- National Reconciliation Week (1 speech)
It is Reconciliation Week. In Reconciliation Week we celebrate and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of our continent and their elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the...
- Cairns: Second World War RAAF Memorial (2 speeches)
At the weekend I attended a memorial service and the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the tragic death of 11 servicemen during the Second World War. The loved ones of those 11 travelled from...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Jessop, Mr Donald Scott (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on Monday, 21 May 2018, of Donald Scott Jessop, a member of this House for the Division of Grey from 1966 until 1969 and a Senator for the state of South Australia...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
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The Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment will be absent from question time this week as he is attending the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and the World Trade Organization ministerial...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister please explain to the Australian people why it is government policy to forgive businesses who have illegally failed to pay their...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the action the government is taking to ensure Australians keep more of the money they earn and get the essential...
- Superannuation (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his own government's legislation currently before the parliament. Is the Prime Minister even aware that it is now government...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government is keeping taxes under control and providing tax relief to hardworking Australians, including in my...
- Superannuation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of ABC reports that Jessie, a barman, was left with just $98 in super after working for more than 12 years, because he was ripped...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the NDIS is obviously a great reform, but, just as obviously, too many people trying to access the scheme are hitting a bureaucratic brick...
- Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how the government is investing in nation-building,...
- Superannuation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A dodgy employee who stole from their employer for over 25 years would almost certainly go to jail. Why then, under this Prime Minister, do dodgy businesses...
- Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the government is working closely with our international partners to bring justice to the victims of...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week the member for New England said that the Prime Minister should take his $80 billion big business tax cut to the next election. Does the Prime...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Will the minister update the House on action the government is taking to ensure Australians' superannuation is...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that at 7.18 pm last Wednesday every member of the government voted against Labor's plan to give 39,000 people in Braddon a...
- Defence Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister update the House on how the recent budget continues to invest in keeping Australians safe, particularly through the...
- Caboolture Hospital (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Instead of giving an $80 billion handout to big business, why won't the Prime Minister support Labor's commitment to invest $10 million to establish a...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please outline to the House how a stronger economy enables the government to subsidise new medicines, including those that will...
- Schools (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The director-general of the New South Wales Department of Education has said that extra funding will be needed to implement recommendations from the second...
- National Security (9 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Home Affairs. Would the minister update the House on the importance of a unified and resolute approach to tackling criminal people-smuggling syndicates?...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is it that under this Prime Minister, a former banker, the priorities are always the same? The biggest winners from his $80 billion handout are the big...
- Deregulation (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation. Will the minister update the House on how businesses are benefitting from the government's policies...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 43 and 44 of 2017-18 (1 speech)
I present the following Auditor-General's performance audit reports for 2017-18: No. 43, Domestic passenger screening—Follow up: Department of Home Affairs, and No. 44, Defence's management...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Anzac Day: Coloured Diggers March, Superintendent Luke Freudenstein (1 speech)
On Anzac Day this year, I was very pleased to attend again the Coloured Diggers march in Redfern to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war veterans, service men and women. It was the...
- Australian Culture (1 speech)
We spend a lot of time in this chamber debating legislation and matters of importance to our country, but we probably don't spend sufficient time dealing with issues of culture and matters of our...
- Operation Chastise 75th Anniversary (1 speech)
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Chastise, better known as the 'Dambusters'. This was the operation conducted by the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron during the Second World War in...
- Petition: Bruce Highway (1 speech)
I rise to thank the editor of the Gympie Times, Shelley Strachan, for organising a petition calling for funding to fast-track the construction of the Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra section D...
- Wolfe, Mrs Evelyn, Paws for Hope and Understanding (1 speech)
I rise tonight to inform the parliament of Australia of the sad passing of Mrs Evelyn Wolfe, who passed away aged 94 on 27 May after a battle with cancer. Evie, as she was effectively known, was...
- Flynn Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Health is right at the top of my hit list for Flynn. It's a hot topic at the moment, along with aged care, electricity prices and the lack of roads. I want to talk about health tonight. Earlier...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Canning Electorate: Illicit Drugs, Welfare Reform (5 speeches)
Today, the Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity, the Hon. Angus Taylor visited Canning to release the fourth report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The program...
- Asylum Seekers, La Mama Theatre, Workplace Relations, Local Council Elections: Victoria (1 speech)
This government is overseeing a system that is designed to punish refugees rather than support them. Labor and Liberal governments have continued the shameful policy of offshore detention,...
- Western Australian Government, Western Australia: Crime (1 speech)
I would like to start in support of the member for Canning, who spoke about the Sideffect people, who are doing such a magnificent job in raising awareness and educating both parents and...
- China (1 speech)
There hasn't been a scene like it since before the First World War, when the Kaiser reviewed the German High Seas Fleet. There in the South China Sea, standing on the deck of one of Beijing's...
- Page Electorate (2 speeches)
After 48 years of dedicated nursing, Betty Bennett of Casino is calling it a day. Betty started her career at 17 years of age, in 1966. She left the profession in 1969 to get married to John and...
