House debates
Thursday, 20 September 2018
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Minister for Home Affairs (24 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Melbourne from moving—That this House has no confidence in the Minister for Home Affairs. There's a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in order to facilitate the national apology to victims...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Gellibrand Electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
The Australian way is to stand beside a mate in need, and we all know that Australian farmers and their families are doing it tough at the moment, struggling to pay the bills and buy feed in the...
- Petitions: Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to table this petition on behalf of the WAFarmers organisation, which represents family farms and business throughout my electorate of O'Connor and more broadly across WA. This...
- Parramatta Electorate: Creativity Unleashed Expo (1 speech)
I encourage everybody in Parramatta and surrounds to come on down to Creativity Unleashed on 6 October. It's a great local expo, originally started by the Community Migrant Resource Centre, that...
- United Nations General Assembly (1 speech)
Firstly I'd like to thank my party members in Gilmore and people across Australia who have sent good-luck wishes and supportive messages this week. The loyalty of those special Liberal branch...
- Education: Politics and Government (1 speech)
I'd like to take issue with the idea that young people are necessarily cynical about politics. I don't think that's true, and it shouldn't be. Kids probably don't learn about Pericles at primary...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
My community has been justifiably outraged with footage of the past treatment of sheep within the live export trade. I have met with my constituents and heard their concerns. If the export...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
In the past fortnight we've learned that more than 120 plasterers at the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment have not been paid for months. Where was the government's tough cop on the beat, the...
- North Queensland (1 speech)
North Queensland is a major economic driver for this nation, but there are many untapped tourism opportunities for new resorts and new experiences around the reef, the rainforest and the outback....
- Khawam, Squadron Leader Lucas (2 speeches)
Each year, like so many of my colleagues, I take great pleasure in hosting a member of the Australian Defence Force as part of the parliamentary exchange program. Each year I am always amazed at...
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
We understand that MINCo, the meeting of all the water ministers, will be held in mid-December. At MINCo, we're going to have a piece of work from the last MINCo meeting to do with the social and...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Nuclear weapons and climate change are probably the only man-made phenomena capable of destroying life as we know it on earth, but you wouldn't know it from the way this government behaves. Just...
- Petrie Electorate: Redcliffe Dolphins (1 speech)
I want to give a shout-out to the Redcliffe Dolphins rugby league team in my electorate of Petrie, who this Sunday will play in the Queensland Intrust Super Cup grand final at Lang Park against...
- World Pharmacists Day (1 speech)
World Pharmacists Day is being marked next Tuesday, 25 September. The theme this year is: 'pharmacists are your medicines experts'. I have been a registered pharmacist for 20 years, working in...
- Queensland: Live Music (1 speech)
Queensland Labor policies are slowly strangling the live music scene in Brisbane. The most comprehensive study to date, undertaken by the University of Tasmania, shows that the economic value of...
- NT Water Safety Week, Veterans' Health Week (1 speech)
This weekend marks the beginning of NT Water Safety Week. The National drowning report, released by Royal Life Saving, has Tasmania and the Northern Territory with the highest rates of drowning...
- Boathouse Group (1 speech)
I rise today to recount the tale of Andrew Goldsmith, who along with his wife, Pip, founded the Boathouse Group. The group was formed in 2008 with the purchase of Palm Beach Cafe. The old...
- Women in Sport (1 speech)
Yesterday was a typical Wednesday in the parliament. The day began for the Parliamentary Owls netball team playing against the DeafACT team, outside on the parliamentary court. It was a terrific...
- Boothby Electorate: Brighton Lacrosse Club (1 speech)
Last weekend the Brighton Bombers Lacrosse Club finished the 2018 season in truly winning style. All 14 of the club's teams, including their junior women's and men's sides, made the finals, with...
- Burt Electorate: Bletchley Park Cup, Australian Football League (1 speech)
Last week I had the honour of presenting the winner's trophy for the Bletchley Park Cup for the second year. The cup is a competition held by Bletchley Park for a number of local schools to...
- Calare Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, as you know, for 160 years people have been trying to get a road and bridge across the Macquarie River at Dixons Long Point between Orange and Mudgee. It would significantly cut the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I'd like to inform you that we have joining us in the gallery this afternoon the recipient of the inaugural National Police Bravery Award, Senior Constable Stephanie Bochorsky. On behalf of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Minister for Home Affairs (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. I refer to an email from the Duty Inspector, Command Centre, Strategic Border Command in relation to the French au pair, stating in relation to...
- Morrison Government (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Will the Prime Minister advise the House how our government is standing with Australian families to keep our economy strong, guarantee essential services and...
- Minister for Home Affairs (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that in the last month it has been revealed that the Minister for Home Affairs intervened in a matter of hours for two au...
- Food Safety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General update the House on the legislation our government has introduced into parliament to deal appropriately with those who seek to...
- Minister for Home Affairs (8 speeches)
My question's to the Prime Minister. Today I met with Captain Jason Scanes and Lieutenant-Colonel Damien Hick, decorated Afghanistan veterans. They're sitting in the third row of the gallery. For...
- Great Barrier Reef (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Documents sent on 5 March to the government compliance unit in the Federal Police raised questions of most serious irregularities in the use of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House that we have joining us in the gallery this afternoon the former member for Kingston Susan Jeanes. On behalf of the House, a very warm welcome to you. We also...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on how our government is standing by Australian families by giving parents greater choice in education?
- Schools (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Since 2013, the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government has denied that it's cutting school funding. Today the Prime Minister stood up and admitted...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how our government's strong economic plan is standing by Australian families and home owners to get a strong start and have...
- Schools (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Two out of every three children, about 2½ million kids, go to a public school. Why is the government continuing to cut $14 billion out of public...
- Drought (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how our government is standing...
- Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care. Yesterday in question time the minister said the funding for ACFI expenditure has continued to increase against claims across...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women. Would the minister please update the House on how our government's stewardship of the economy is helping to support the...
- Liberal Party Leadership (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has ridiculed Australians who want to know why Malcolm Turnbull is not the Prime Minister, telling them to just 'get over it'. How can he...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister update the House on how our government is standing by Australian families to grow small and family...
- Minister for Home Affairs (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware of a report about the no-confidence motion in the Minister for Home Affairs that says: 9NEWS has confirmed Liberal MP Julia Banks...
- Private Health Insurance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on how our government is standing by Australian families by delivering simpler and more affordable private health...
- Morrison Government (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Why did the Prime Minister describe his own government as the muppet show?
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services. Can the minister outline for the House how this government is standing by Australian families through affordable housing targeted...
- Morrison Government (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that in the last month the government deposed the democratically elected Prime Minister for a new Prime Minister no-one voted...
- Aged Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on how our government is standing by Australian families to support and protect older...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (1 speech)
I just remind the House that it's Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. I thank the member for Boothby and other members in the chamber for their support during mito awareness week. I...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (22 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I would like to make a personal explanation.
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Schools (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Sydney, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, I present the committee's report entitled Market readiness for provision of services under the NDIS. Report...
- Law Enforcement Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present a corrigendum to the committee's report entitled Inquiry into the trade in elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn.
- Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth; Report (1 speech)
I seek leave of the House to continue my statement on the report. Leave granted. Australia is doing a good job in working with our trading partners and international organisations to build...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I feel so sorry for my friend the member for Flynn! I saw a headline on my Twitter feed this week. I was shocked but not surprised. It said there was a fear that stocks in listed aged-care...
- New South Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards, World Air Sports Federation, Norco Milk (1 speech)
This week the 2018 New South Wales regional volunteer of the year awards were held at the Lismore Workers Club to recognise the great work that volunteers do in our community. I'd like to...
- Cunningham Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
Suicide rates in my region, very sadly, remain higher than the New South Wales average, with 40 to 60 suicides reported each year. I just want to take the opportunity today to talk about the very...
- Petrie Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
In March this year, I spoke in this place on the need for the Queensland state government to upgrade the Linkfield Road overpass at Bald Hills near the Carseldine Bunnings. It's an overpass in...
- Bendigo Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Like many in this House I was quite surprised to hear today that the government has again backflipped on school funding. I believe they have committed an extra $4.6 billion in a special deal for...
- Energy (1 speech, 1 comment)
Solar photovoltaic is an amazing technology. To be able to use silicon, glass sheets, metal frames and wire to create electricity is something that in previous ages would be ascribed to the gods...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Sydney Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
When Labor started building the National Broadband Network it was the largest, most important infrastructure project in recent Australian history. But since coming to office in 2013 the Liberals...
- Yeltsin, Mr Boris Nikolayevich (1 speech)
This week marks the 29th anniversary of one of the great, but little known, turning points of history. It happened in September 1989, when Boris Yeltsin, the newly-elected member of the Soviet...
- Blair Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
Ipswich has a proud sporting history. Our region has produced stars like NRL legend Alfie Langer, tennis Grand Slam doubles champion Ash Barty and recent Olympic silver medallist swimmer, Leah...
- Lyne Electorate: Red Meat Industry (1 speech)
I rise to alert the House to the importance of red meat and the red meat industry, not only to the national diet but to the Lyne electorate, and also to the red meat industry's benefit to the...
- Workplace Relations: Dorevitch Pathology (1 speech)
Do you know it's been over a year since 605 Dorevitch Pathology workers went on strike to fight decades worth of low wages? Finally, their fight for fairness has paid off. I first raised this...
- Bowman Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to update the Chamber on what's happening with the NBN in the electorate of Bowman. I've always taken the position that as soon as I have an update from NBN Co I...
- Local Council Elections: Tasmania (1 speech)
In October Tasmania will have its local council elections. Many new faces are starting to pop up—which is fantastic—for the 11 municipalities across my electorate. Local government...
- Rookwood Weir (1 speech)
I rise today to clear the record, to put forward the facts and to dispel the myths on a project that has become equal parts promising job-creator and source of frustration. My Rookwood Weir...
- Hotham Electorate: Early Learning (2 speeches)
It is with great pride that I rise today to speak about the wonderful work that's being carried out at Monash Vale Early Learning Centre. This is a fantastic preschool in my electorate that does...
- China (1 speech)
I'd like to speak today on the Australia-China relationship, and in particular to reflect on an experience that I had recently courtesy of China Matters, an Australian government funded public...
- Paterson Electorate: Centenary of Armistice, Paterson Electorate: Strawberry Saturday (1 speech)
In the months ahead, many communities across my electorate of Paterson will be preparing to commemorate the Centenary of Armistice. This solemn occasion will be marked by serving and returned...
- Brisbane Electorate: Live Music (1 speech)
A few weeks ago, I was at the official opening of the BIGSOUND festival in Fortitude Valley. BIGSOUND's a global gathering of musicians, industry, media and music lovers. It's a music festival, a...
- Scullin Electorate: Turkish Community, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre (1 speech)
I'm very proud and privileged to represent a large community of Australians of Turkish background, and you would be well aware of the extraordinary contribution that Turkish Australians have made...
- Murray Electorate: Community Engagement, Murray Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
It has been a very busy time in my electorate of Murray over the last year. I have been able to find some time to do some listening posts, which I am sure many members of parliament do. I want to...
- Belmont District Hospital Auxiliary (1 speech)
The pink and blue ladies, more formally known as the Belmont District Hospital Auxiliary, recently celebrated their 70th birthday. I was very grateful for the opportunity to attend their recent...
- Trans-Pacific Partnership (3 speeches)
I rise to speak in support of the TPP-11, another trade agreement signed by the coalition government. Over the last five years it has been a focus for the Liberal and National government to...
- Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has just arrived at Parliament House after a three-week Nobel Peace Ride, touring its Nobel Peace Prize from Melbourne to Canberra. I joined...
- Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (1 speech)
I am delighted to report that people living in Corangamite and across the nation can have their say on the terms of reference for the royal commission that our government has proudly announced...
- Visas (1 speech)
It seems that to get any information on what the government is really planning to do to privatise Australia's visa services, you need to pick up a newspaper. If it's not the Financial Review...
- Woolworths Drought Relief Milk (2 speeches)
Recently in this place I raised the issue of the financial strain that my dairy farmers were under as a result of low prices for their milk and increasing costs due to the drought. I'm delighted...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Richmond Electorate: Rise for Climate Rally (1 speech)
On Saturday, 8 September, I attended the Rise for Climate rally and street march in my electorate. This local event was organised by the Caldera Environment Centre in collaboration with community...
- Calare Electorate: Netball (1 speech)
Central-western New South Wales and the Calare electorate have a proud sporting history, and one of the most popular games in our country communities is netball. The Orange Netball Association...
- Werriwa Electorate: 2168 Children's Parliament (1 speech)
I have the great privilege of being an ambassador for the 2168 Children's Parliament. The 2168 Children's Parliament initiative is in its second year and is delivered under the 2168 Communities...
- Calare Electorate: Rugby League (1 speech)
Spring in Calare brings with it grand finals fever. I would like to recognise the Bathurst Panthers Rugby League Football Club for their stellar performance across three grades in this year's...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the growing hardship suffered by vulnerable people in our community who are attempting to negotiate the National Disability Insurance Scheme. I'm proud that in...
- Hinkler Electorate: Welfare Reform, Hinkler Electorate: Economy (2 speeches)
I rise to talk about the cashless debit card rollout in my electorate of Hinkler. The legislation for this rollout passed both the House and the Senate last week, and I once again thank those...
- Energy (1 speech)
I was shocked, appalled and, frankly, angered by what we heard in question time from the new Minister for Energy, the member for Hume, who claimed that there was going to be no renewable energy...
- Bonner Electorate: Wynnum and Manly District Meals on Wheels (2 speeches)
Last month I spoke about one of the extraordinary volunteers of my electorate, Irene Edwards. Earlier this year, Irene received a Medal of the Order of Australia for her volunteer work at...
- Northern Territory (1 speech)
I rise to thank all those parliamentarians that came along to our Facing North event last night in the Mural Hall in Parliament House. It was a fantastic turnout, and on behalf of the Territory...
- Wentworth By-Election (1 speech)
In a couple of weeks time, on 20 October, the people of Wentworth will have the opportunity to take part in a festival of democracy. I know the people of Wentworth are discerning voters. In this...
- Freight Rail (1 speech)
Last Friday I had the honour of making an announcement that the federal government is going to fund a study into freight rail within the Goulburn Valley, to deliver a vision for rail freight into...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
There are a few things that are more frustrating in the working day than the slow and sluggish drive to and from work or the painful search for a car park when catching the train. That's the...
