House debates
Monday, 17 September 2018
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
WICKS ( ) ( ): Today I present the 29th report of the Petitions Committee for the 45th Parliament, together with 24 petitions and seven ministerial responses to petitions previously presented....
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- R U OK? Conversation Convoy (9 speeches)
I move: That this House notes that: (1) the R U OK? Conversation Convoy began on 30 July 2018 to raise awareness that a conversation could change a life, and the Convoy will: (a) travel across...
- Economy (19 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that over the year, the economy grew 3 per cent, which is the fastest rate of growth since the 2012 September quarter during the height of the mining investment...
- Human Rights (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) an estimated 25 million Uyghur people live in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; (b) many Uyghur people have fled their homeland and sought refuge in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the aged-care crisis, which has developed under the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison governments, and specifically to speak on this coalition government's cuts to aged care. The...
- Watson, Ms Bronwyn (1 speech)
Bronwyn Watson has brought communication to the deaf in my community. It started 30 years ago when her niece, Anna, was born profoundly deaf. When Jenny, Bronwyn's sister, went back to work,...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
As a previous speaker said, the aged-care system is in crisis but it's not something that I've just become aware of in the last couple of days—unlike the Prime Minister. Ever since being...
- Lyne Electorate (1 speech)
I wish to bring to the attention of the House the flourishing rodeo and campdrafting circuit in the wonderful Lyne electorate. Back at Easter, Dungog put on a large rodeo with at least 4,000...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The aged-care sector is in crisis. This is not a crisis that has crept up on us. We've known about it for a while. While elderly Australians are calling out for care, this government has been...
- Moore Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
Members of the community consultative committee for the Stronger Communities Program met on 7 September to independently assess the allocation of $150,000 in funding for proposed community...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Prime Minister Morrison is playing the Australian public for mugs. After his Damascene conversion, he suddenly pretends that aged care is his top priority when he is actually responsible for the...
- Tangney Electorate: Brentwood Booragoon Football Club (1 speech)
There's a lot of excitement about the Brownlows, but in Tangney we have the Brentlows. There will be plenty of celebrations this Saturday night as the Brentwood Booragoon Football Club holds its...
- Kennedy Electorate: Hughenden (1 speech)
Hughenden is at the centre of the most drought-prone area in Australia. It gets 15 inches of rain, but in one year it got 65 inches—it doesn't leave much for the average. It needs over two...
- Parliamentary Friends of Prostate Cancer Awareness (1 speech)
Last week the Parliamentary Friends of Prostate Cancer Awareness held its annual luncheon here at Parliament House. It was fantastic to see so many people attend and the bipartisan support for...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The seat of Shortland has over 40,000 people over the age of 60. It's a fabulous place to retire, and we have many people coming up from Sydney and other places. We are at the focal point of the...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House of what a great program the Mobile Black Spot Program is and how it's a clear delineation between what has been delivered by our government and what was not given and...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The last four years of my father's life were spent in an aged-care facility. He'd contracted vascular dementia, and we had to find a locked facility for him. We were lucky that we found a kind...
- Hughes Electorate: Marine Sanctuaries (1 speech)
The electorate of Hughes is blessed with a series of magnificent waterways: the Hacking, Georges and Woronora rivers. These are there for us all to enjoy, and in fact I did so on the weekend when...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
What a disingenuous government we have here! The government is trying to be warm and fuzzy, but it's a bit too late when the architect of a policy to cuts aged care is today's Prime Minister. In...
- Queensland: Law Enforcement (1 speech)
This entire building, even the great Australians in the gallery, will be shocked by Queensland Labor's money-grabbing exercise by attacking four-wheel-drive owners—mums and dads who are...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It's interesting that at last this government has decided something is terribly amiss in aged care. For the entire term of this government we on this side of the House have heralded concerns....
- Human Rights (1 speech)
I'm proud of the Prime Minister's firm commitment to better protect freedom of speech and religion. This goes well beyond the context of the recent marriage debate to the need to protect such...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
This side of politics, of course, welcomes an inquiry and a royal commission into the aged care crisis that we have been saying has been going on in this country for quite some time. We have been...
- Berowra Electorate: Pennant Hills Junior Australian Football Club (2 speeches)
Yesterday, I had the honour of attending and presenting awards to the outstanding members of the Pennant Hills junior AFL club, the Demons. The club is 52 years old and has a proud history of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Prime Minister stated: We are committed to providing older Australians with access to care that supports their dignity … If that is the...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government's strong economic management is providing economic security for senior Australians, including in the...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. How can the Prime Minister continue to deny a cut of $1.2 billion in aged-care funding in his first budget...
- Pensions and Benefits (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services. Frank, aged 68, applied for the pension in November last year. In March, after nine months of no income, he called my office...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have joining us in the gallery the Hon. Michael Gunner, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. On behalf of the House, a very warm welcome to you....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (14 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how Australia's strong...
- Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
My question's to the Minister for Families and Social Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting senior Australians through our social security and welfare...
- Dementia (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Just now in his answer the Prime Minister referred to funding for dementia research to help people in the future who are diagnosed as living with dementia,...
- Mature Age Workers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting mature age workers? Is the minister aware of any...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has refused to admit he cut $1.2 billion from aged care, saying it was a lie. But Sean Rooney from Leading Age Services Australia has...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please update the House on how a stronger economy enables the government to invest in life saving drugs and the mental and physical...
- Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
My question's to the Treasurer. On Saturday, the Treasurer said ASIC and APRA have a case to answer as to how some of this conduct occurred on their watch. But in April 2016, when arguing against...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the program and services the government is delivering to support our elderly veterans and war widows?
- Minister for Home Affairs (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Last week the Minister for Home Affairs told parliament: I've recused myself from discussions where that's been deemed appropriate. But leaks from...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
SCH () (): My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on why the government's strong cybersecurity initiatives are important to support and protect...
- Liberal Party Leadership (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister—he's had three weeks to consider his answer. He's now been asked this question numerous times. It's a very simple question. It's not going away. Why...
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy. Minister, could you update the House on what action the government is taking to put downward pressure on prices for energy and what this means for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Deputy Speaker Andrews, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Wakefield Electorate (1 speech)
The Electoral Commission has renamed my seat from Wakefield to Spence, and it's caused me to reflect on the 11 years I've spent representing what has been a unique seat by South Australian...
- Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
Last month, I held a retiree forum in Brisbane, and the attendees were very interested and pleased to hear that the government is committed to making no changes to superannuation laws, franking...
- Older Australians Morning Tea (3 speeches)
Last Friday I held my annual older Australians morning tea awards at the Smithfield RSL. It's always a great function—I've done it now for many years—where we come together and...
- Marine Plastic Pollution (1 speech)
As an island continent, famously 'girt by sea', we are a nation and a people who have been shaped by the oceans that are around us. Our sunny coastline is understandably a source of wonderment...
- Economy (1 speech)
The weekend just gone marked 10 years since Lehman Brothers disintegrated and the global financial crisis took its most damaging turn. This more than any other moment was responsible for the...
- Member for Gilmore (1 speech)
I first thank the Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt, for facilitating the continuing funding for One Door in Ulladulla. This is an essential service in my region, providing a range of...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Calwell Electorate: Turkish Immigration, Margaret Egan Young Writers Award (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first assisted-passage migrants from Turkey to Sydney and Melbourne. Their arrival, in 1968, was the product of a...
- Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an instance of our system working to serve Australians in need. In October last year, at a street stall I was holding in West Pymble, I was approached by Mrs Vivienne...
- West Bank, Macquarie Electorate: Soccer (1 speech)
There are reports out of Palestine that dozens of human rights activists—Bedouin, Palestinian and Israeli—are currently camped out at the Bedouin village of Khan al-Amar. I visited...
- R U OK? Day (1 speech)
Each year on 13 September, Australians mark R U OK? Day, a national awareness day of action. Gavin Larkin created R U OK? Day in 2009, prompted to action by the grief and devastation of his own...
- Centenary of Armistice (1 speech)
On Friday night when I arrived home from Canberra my husband told me the great news that my Remembrance Day poppies were in flower. I couldn't wait to get up the next morning and have a look at...
- Forrest Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I want to thank and congratulate the South West Football League—the board, the umpires, the volunteers and every club—on a great season. This weekend we will see the grand finals...
- Lalor Electorate: Alamanda College (1 speech)
In Lalor, every day, we turn housing developments into communities. I have had the pleasure in the last fortnight of visiting Alamanda College and being a principal for a day there in the...
- Economy (1 speech)
It's good to see you in the chair, Mr Speaker. As people in my electorate often say to me, a strong economy is central to everything in government. It's central to a safer economy. It's not by...
- Bankstown Sports Club (1 speech)
As you know, Deputy Speaker Hogan, Bankstown is the heart of my electorate, and Bankstown Sports Club is the heart of Bankstown. This year it turns 60. In February 1958 Bankstown District Cricket...
- Country Women's Association: Ilford-Running Stream Branch (2 speeches)
The Country Women's Association is an integral part of the fabric of our country communities, with a proud history of both supporting and being a voice for country people. Today I wish to pay...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Greta Army Camp: 80th Anniversary, Greta Migrant Camp: 70th Anniversary (4 speeches)
I move: That this House (1) notes that: (a) 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Greta Army Camp and the 70th anniversary of its transition to a migrant...
- Agriculture Industry, Forestry Industry, Fishing Industry (15 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) commends the hard working men and women of Australia's farms and rural industry; (2) notes that Australia's total farm production is worth $62.3 billion in 2016-17,...
- Regional Development Policy (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: 1. notes that: a. the population of Australia has reached 25 million, a decade earlier than anticipated; b. there are significant opportunities to grow the population in...
- Income Tax (3 speeches, 1 comment)
I begin by congratulating the hardworking, diligent and committed member for Brisbane for bringing this motion forward. There are few people in this federal parliament that I think have...
- Employment (4 speeches)
I rise today calling for dramatic change in how we as Australians view the work of women. Despite there having been some recent improvements towards closing the gender pay gap, we still have a...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Hughes, William Morris CH PC KC: Portrait, Water: Infrastructure (3 speeches)
There was a statement I wanted to make before I was called: I find Billy Hughes's presence here, in the picture, offensive. My great-uncle was sent to his death at Gallipoli, and Hughes wanted to...
- National Stroke Week (1 speech)
For National Stroke Week earlier this month, I again popped into the S Bar Cafe in Clayfield and attended a stroke awareness event organised by Brisbane local Emily Benham. Emily's a survivor of...
- Member for Gilmore (1 speech)
In the three weeks since the current Prime Minister told us that it would be a good thing if we had more women in parliament, he's lost the member for Chisholm; he's lost the most senior woman...
- Mackellar Electorate: Rovers Australia (1 speech)
September 2018 marks 100 years of the Rover section of the Scouting movement. One hundred years on, Rovers remain an integral part of Scouts Australia, an integral part of the Mackellar...
- Canberra Electorate: Project Wing (1 speech)
Last week I met with Project Wing to discuss the drone trial currently rolling out in Bonython, in my electorate, and I had a long list of questions. Many residents of Bonython were completely...
- Boothby Electorate: Brighton Secondary School (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate team Horizon, from Brighton Secondary School, who were last week crowned F1 in Schools world champions from a pool of 20 countries and more...
- Lyons Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (2 speeches)
I'm proud this month to be handing out Local Sporting Champions grants in my electorate. There are plenty of talented young people in Lyons, across a range of sports. This is not a body built for...
- Calare Electorate: Emergency First Aid (1 speech)
A crisis can strike at any time, completely unpredictable and often descending on us when we least expect it. Lauree Mullins, an aged-care nurse in Orange, and Jake Clarke, a Member of the St...
- Australian Institute of Sport (1 speech)
) ( ): Founded in 1981, the Australian Institute of Sport has been a vital part of our nation's sporting prowess, responsible for training some of our sporting legends, among them Michael Klim,...
- Moore Electorate: Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
The Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club in my electorate recently held its annual registration day for the 2018-19 season. The club celebrated its 60th anniversary with a dinner dance on Friday, 31...
- Dawn Fraser Baths (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Laundy, you might even be aware, yourself, that the Dawn Fraser Baths are a hidden gem in my electorate in the inner west of Sydney. Tucked away in Elkington Park, Balmain, they...
- Port Macquarie Airport (1 speech)
Demographer Bernard Salt identified good air services as a quality shared by strong regional cities. Port Macquarie has frequent air services, but the current terminal, which was completed in...
- Options Theatre Company (1 speech)
I was delighted to attend the official opening of the Options Theatre Company's new rehearsal and performance space at Tuggerah in my electorate of Dobell. Options Theatre Company is an exclusive...
- Canning Electorate: North Dandalup Family Fun Day (1 speech)
On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural North Dandalup Family Fun Day. With just over 700 residents, including 195 families, North Dandalup is one of the smaller communities in...
- Paterson Electorate: Westfield Junior Matildas (1 speech)
In Paterson, our schools have a great history of producing some great sporting stories. Local school Maitland Grossman High School, in East Maitland, is no different, with some exciting news in...
- Page Electorate: Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter (1 speech)
It was nearly 42 years ago when Elton Cummings came up with the idea and a strong campaign for a swift aerial service to help save lives. It was sparked by the death of a man on a North Coast...
- Ryan, Mr Mathew David (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Mount Druitt Netball Association representative dinner, where we celebrated the achievements of the year. On the night, I also had the...
- Hinkler Electorate: Primary Schools Cup, Bruce Highway: Fatal Crash (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate all of those competitors in the Primary Schools Cup for netball held in Bundaberg over the weekend. There were 800-plus competitors in Bundaberg—with their support...
- Newstart (1 speech)
The findings of the Deloittes economic report into Newstart are important and sobering, but they are not surprising. It's no secret that Newstart is diabolically low. It traps people into a cycle...
- Fisher Electorate: Soil Testing Initiative (2 speeches)
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with farmers in Maleny to launch an innovative soil-testing initiative. Thirty beef graziers will be part of the program learning best practice techniques...
- Kingston Electorate: Hopgood Theatre (1 speech)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker Laundy! The Hopgood Theatre is the beloved performing arts centre in my electorate and is it at risk. The state Liberal government has refused to commit long-term...
- Hinkler Electorate: HMAS Tobruk (1 speech)
I also acknowledge Percy in the crowd! It's great to have the children of members here to see what mum and dad do every single day. Once again, I'm back talking about HMAS Tobruk. It was scuttled...
- Northern Territory (1 speech)
We've seen over the last couple of weeks that when push comes to shove politicians in the NT from all sides can come together and stick it up Canberra! We saw this at the federal level, with all...
- Hughes Electorate: Marine Sanctuaries (1 speech)
About three hours ago I rose in the House to offer my support to my state colleague Ms Eleni Petinos, the member for Miranda, about her comments on the proposed no-fishing zones in New South...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Mr Gulino of my electorate is nearly 80 years old. He was approved for a level 2 home care package through My Aged Care more than a year ago, but he is still waiting. He lives alone. He needs...
- Bowman Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
We have a despairing Redland City who are just asking the state Labor government for some progress on roads. The sad reality is that in the city of Redland every single road project right now is...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
The deaths of two young people, two other lives under threat and harm done to many others at this weekend's Defqon festival at the base of the Blue Mountains highlight that our current approach...
- Flynn Electorate: Mount Perry Charity Ball (1 speech)
Last Friday night, 14 September, I attended the Mount Perry ball. I would like to thank Councillor John Bowen, Anita Ward and the committee for a wonderful night. We had guest speakers from...
- Moreton Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
South-siders know that it's long past time to find a solution to the dangerous level crossing at Coopers Plains. The Liberal National Party led Brisbane City Council has previously funded half...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- National Police Remembrance Day (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1)notes that National Police Remembrance Day will be observed on 28 September; (2)acknowledges the significant role police officers across Australia play in our local...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the vital importance of mobile phone coverage to people living, working and travelling in regional and remote parts of the country; (2) notes that:...
- Privatising the ABC (13 speeches)
Like many Australians, I grew up with the ABC. I remember when we got our first television set—that'll be giving my age away a bit! It was a black-and-white Pye television set. I remember...
- Alcoa (13 speeches)
I move: That this House notes: (1) recognises the industrial action undertaken by Alcoa workers since 8 August 2018; (2) acknowledges the cost this action has had on both Alcoa and its workforce,...
- Australia and Indonesia (2 speeches)
As Paul Keating used to say, there is no country more important to Australia than Indonesia. It is our neighbour, a fellow democracy, forecast to be the fourth largest economy in the world, a...
