House debates
Thursday, 31 May 2018
- Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
- Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 2) 2018 (1 speech)
I move: Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 2) 2018. The customs tariff proposal that I have just tabled inserts a new concessional item into schedule 4 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995. The new...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise in this place today to speak about a very serious matter—that is, police suicide. Police officers are pillars of our community, and when we need help we call them. But far too often...
- Bowman Electorate: Education, Bowman Electorate: Health Services (3 speeches)
This is the Redland City roll of honour for primary schools in my electorate: Macleay Island, Russell Island, Thornlands, Vienna Woods, Birkdale State School, Ormiston College, Mount Cotton,...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Parliament may be alarmed to learn that the security officers in charge of security at Defence sites in Victoria are on strike today. They're on strike because this government is again trying to,...
- Reeve, Mr Cliff (1 speech)
Congratulations to the voice of the South West, Cliff Reeve who today celebrates 25 years on Triple M Southwest. Cliff knew he wanted to be a broadcaster at the age of 14. He started his dream in...
- Darwin (2 speeches)
I cannot wait to get back to Darwin tonight because the dry season has arrived and there's so much on that you just don't know what to do with yourself half the time. Tomorrow I'll be going to...
- Rookwood Weir (1 speech)
Today seems like a perfect opportunity to update the House on the progress, or lack thereof, of the nation's most important water infrastructure project: the Rookwood Weir. Rookwood Weir is an...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
I welcome the establishment of the parliamentary inquiry into the government's management of PFAS contamination in and around Australia's defence bases. I'm pleased to say that I will serve on...
- Farrer Electorate: Nimmie Caira (1 speech)
I rise to highlight an exciting announcement this week in my electorate of Farrer. The area of Nimmie Caira is 85,000 hectares of internationally and historically significant wetlands on the...
- Melbourne Electorate: Ramadan (1 speech)
Right now, it's a special time for Muslim communities around the world, including in my electorate of Melbourne. I would like to take this opportunity in the Parliament of Australia to wish my...
- Tangney Electorate: Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
Great news in Tangney, particularly at the Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club and the Bullcreek Tennis Club. These local sporting clubs will receive federal government grants for CCTV cameras...
- Chifley Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The Prime Minister is a very smart man—you just have to ask him. But there are two questions he can't answer. Why did he stuff up the NBN and why can't he fix it? He's got no idea and, of...
- Sunshine Coast Arts and Culture (1 speech)
The arts and cultural sectors on the Sunshine Coast are alive and well, both new organisations and also those that are well established. Only last Saturday night I saw a fantastic play. It was a...
- Public Service Employment (1 speech)
The Turnbull government has made a hobby out of cutting jobs in Canberra. First we had the member for New England's porkbarrelling, which was the relocation of the APVMA to Armidale. It was said...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I'm pleased to confirm the coalition government's $800 million commitment to the Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra section D project is rock solid. As Deputy Prime Minister McCormack has confirmed,...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (1 speech)
The misconduct of the nation's biggest banks that we have witnessed in the latest rounds of the banking royal commission is inexcusable. People have lost their homes, businesses and life savings....
- Budget (1 speech)
Our Treasurer handed down a fair and responsible budget on 8 May. He tackled lower corporate and personal tax rates. When Keating and Costello did the same thing, the economy thrived. Australian...
- Child Care (1 speech)
Yesterday there were some deeply concerning figures that came from the Minister for Education and Training—that is, just under 50 per cent of families have not registered for the new...
- Wine Exports (1 speech)
South Australia produces some of this country's best wine, the majority of which comes from my electorate. Barker includes world-renowned wine regions: the Barossa, the Coonawarra and the...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Government incompetence and negligence comes at a cost, and sometimes it comes at a real human cost. This government's complete inaction on payday lending has a human cost. The government...
- National Federation of Independent Business (2 speeches)
It's part of the duty of a member of parliament to make representations on behalf of constituents to various governmental and other official bodies. Like others in this place, I make these...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night in the parliament, the member for Fadden said the government should make it cheaper to rent $100 million superyachts by cutting the GST. Is the...
- Economy, National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is delivering on its commitments, growing the economy and guaranteeing essential services,...
- Minister for Health (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports the health minister unleashed a torrent of expletives and physically intimidated a 71-year-old grandmother. Why did the Prime Minister and...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government's plan to reduce taxes will grow the economy and create more jobs for Australians, and is the Treasurer...
- Minister for Health (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It's reported the Prime Minister's office dismissed the health minister's reported torrent of expletives and physical intimidation of a 71-year-old...
- Education (8 speeches)
Mr Speaker—
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please update the House on recent assessments of the Australian economy. How does the government plan to support a stronger economy over the...
- Minister for Health (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. Is the Prime Minister or his office aware of any other incidents or complaints involving the health...
- 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's 10-year infrastructure...
- Minister for Health (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answers and I again ask: is the Prime Minister or his office aware of any other incidents or complaints involving...
- National Security (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Could the minister update the House on the importance of strong border protection policies? Are there risks with alternative approaches? Mr...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning, One Nation Senator Brian Burston confirmed that the Prime Minister did a secret deal with Senator Pauline Hanson's One Nation party on his $80...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government is safeguarding the retirement savings of all Australians, including...
- Health Care (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has granted just four Medicare MRI licences in almost five years, meaning that access to MRIs covered by Medicare has become a lottery of...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Will the minister update the House on how government policies are putting downward pressure on power prices and how this is leading...
- Age Pension (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This Prime Minister is forcing Australians to wait until they're 70 for the age pension. Does this arrogant and out-of-touch former investment banker of a...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation. Will the minister update the House on how small businesses are responding to the government's...
- Financial Services Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government's new Banking Executive Accountability legislation. What sanctions would the chairman of an investment bank such as Goldman Sachs...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on how the government is increasing support to older Australians, especially those living in regional, rural and...
- Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister standing in the way of Labor's plan to give a labourer in Longman earning $50,000 a tax cut of $928 a year—almost double the...
- Infrastructure (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities. Will the minister update the House on how the government is delivering on its record $75 billion investment in transport...
- Minister for Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister assure the House that he has not been involved in any other instances of the kind we have seen described here in the papers, involving...
- National Redress Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. Will the minister update the House on what the government is doing to ensure that survivors of institutional child sexual abuse are going to...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Question Time (2 speeches)
In question time today we had a situation where the Minister for Health provided information that had been specifically asked for from the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister had twice refused...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A document is tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (44 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Budget (2 speeches)
Today, I want to raise the many difficulties faced by young people and the lack of attention to the plight of young people in this government's policies. For far too long, the scales have been...
- Centennial and Moore Parks: Parkrun (1 speech)
parkrun organises free, weekly, timed five-kilometre runs in local parks throughout the world. It's part of a global health and fitness movement that's seen over 4½ million registered park...
- Small Business (1 speech)
It's Queensland Small Business Week. I enjoy celebrating the achievements of small businesses in Bonner. Coming from a small business background myself, I also enjoy helping local small...
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
The member for Macarthur spoke rather eloquently, I might say, at the beginning of this adjournment debate regarding issues for youth and issues for young people. He spoke about housing and...
- Fisher Electorate (2 speeches)
As I approach the end of my second year as a member of parliament, I want to take this opportunity to give the people of Fisher an update on what I have and the Turnbull government have delivered...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Tasmania (1 speech)
Tasmanians, including those in Braddon and Bass, will always be better off under a federal Labor government. I make this statement on some very simple economic foundations. Under a Shorten Labor...
- Nicholson, Mr Roger Bailie, OAM (1 speech)
Roger Bailie Nicholson was a remarkable Australian. Roger, who sadly passed away this month, made a vast contribution to our community. Roger enjoyed a successful career, with roles including...
- Chifley Electorate (1 speech)
As many of us know, particularly on this side, a good education is a powerful start to any child's life, and so getting better support and funding for our schools is always a top priority of...
- Calare Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Last week we marked National Volunteer Week, and I am proud to say there are over 27,000 volunteers in the Calare electorate. Volunteers are absolutely vital in country communities, and without...
- Fowler Electorate (1 speech)
Recently the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas data drawn from the 2016 census was released. It found that my electorate of Fowler is the most disadvantaged area across the nation. Fowler has been...
- Budget (1 speech)
The Australian coalition government are delivering a stronger economy to create jobs and to guarantee essential services that Australians rely on like health and education. We are providing...
- Migration (1 speech)
The mark of a good society for me and for all of us in Labor is how it treats its most vulnerable members and, at the moment, we couldn't be well judged in Australia. The drift we have been...
- Child Care (1 speech)
I rise today with a simple message: the government's new childcare package is coming soon and Central Queensland parents need to sign on to continue receiving support. This coalition government...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Clubs (1 speech)
I often have the opportunity to drop in and see many clubs in my electorate, as everyone else does in this place. I'm very blessed to have some fantastic volunteers and community groups that...
- Banks Electorate: Community Groups (2 speeches)
On 2 May I attended the East Hills PSSA district cross country competition at Padstow North Public School. It was a fantastic day. I really want to commend the kids on their efforts. The East...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Future Work Summit (1 speech)
I wanted to record here in parliament my congratulations to the organisers of the first National Future Work Summit held in Melbourne yesterday, an event that dealt with an issue of crucial...
- Robertson Electorate: Green Point Christian College (1 speech)
In my electorate of Robertson on the Central Coast, we've got 43 fantastic schools. I've had the opportunity to meet many of the students and teachers at those schools in my electorate as well as...
- Live Animal Exports (10 speeches)
It's a disgrace that this morning we had this government shutting down and gagging debate in this parliament on such an important issue. The 60 Minutes footage that we all saw shook me to my...
- Bonner Electorate: Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
Today I want to thank everyone who put in a nomination for my Bonner volunteer awards. These awards recognise individuals and groups that have demonstrated outstanding volunteer qualities. They...
- Whitlam Electorate: Pie Time, Whitlam Electorate: Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Whitlam Electorate: Rotary Club of Moss Vale (2 speeches)
I've got to say it would be downright un-Australian if every member of this parliament did not find themselves down at the Southern Highlands of New South Wales from 1 June right through 30 June...
- Taxation (1 speech)
I often think that the media and even some members of this place don't have enough faith in the people that we represent. We hear too often, despite the repeated evidence to the contrary, that...
