House debates
Thursday, 18 October 2018
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Australian Parliament House (1 speech)
I have an update for the House, out of courtesy. As you well know, we've had an ICT network outage. A circular has gone out from the department. The Department of Parliamentary Services has...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Australian Values Study (1 speech)
The Australian Values Study, released this week, found that one-third of Australians think it is good to 'have a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections'....
- Lolatgis, Mrs Helen (2 speeches)
It always gives me great joy to send birthday wishes to my constituents in my electorate for their milestone birthdays. This weekend I will be together with my family, celebrating a very special...
- Randwick City Football Club (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate all of the players, coaches and officials of the Randwick City Football Club on another very successful season as part of the Eastern Suburbs Football Association. For the...
- Community Leadership (1 speech)
Community leadership is extremely important. In the parliament this week we've had three regional leadership programs visiting. The work these programs do in developing our future leaders across...
- Citizenship (1 speech)
Two hundred and forty-two thousand—that's the latest count of Australians waiting to be approved for citizenship under the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. That's up from 27,000 in...
- Review of Religious Freedom (1 speech)
Fake news reports have already hijacked serious debate on religious liberty by falsely suggesting the Ruddock review recommended faith based schools be allowed to expel students and sack teachers...
- Charles Darwin University (1 speech)
Recently the Charles Darwin University Students' Association held an election to elect representatives for the coming year. I'd like to congratulate the new executive of the CDU Students'...
- World Osteoporosis Day (1 speech)
Today is World Osteoporosis Day. Osteoporosis is the fragile-bone disease that causes painful, debilitating and costly fractures, particularly on the hip and spine, and is something that affects...
- Mayo Electorate: National Landcare Awards (1 speech)
Landcare has achieved so much for our environment, and I salute all winners and the 65 finalists in the National Landcare Awards, announced last week. But I wish to make special mention of two...
- Murray Electorate: Shepparton Club Outstanding Achievers Awards (1 speech)
Last Sunday, 14 October, I had the opportunity to attend the Shepparton Club's Outstanding Achievers Awards, where the Shepparton Club takes the time to honour all the outstanding achievers from...
- Canberra Electorate: Fearless Comedy Gala (1 speech)
On average, one woman a week is murdered as a result of domestic violence, one in four women has experienced emotional abuse by a current or former partner since the age of 15 and family violence...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Prime Minister and the health minister on their recent announcement of a competitive public application process for 20 new Medicare-eligible MRI licences at locations...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The situation for refugees detained on Nauru is now critical. The Morrison government must take immediate, real action to address a collapsing and dire health situation for those refugees and...
- Wentworth By-Election (1 speech)
On Saturday, Wentworth residents choose who will represent them in this place. Like many people, I'd rather there wasn't a by-election. But there's a choice to be made about who is going to stand...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
Day 4 of 'The Muppet Show' and it just gets better and better. Not to be outdone, the Nationals have begun leadership speculation, according to media reports this morning and according to some of...
- Searl, Mr Geoff (1 speech)
The only thing in that speech that made sense was the quote from the member for Goldstein. In 2002, Geoff Searl won the Pittwater Medal for service to the community—an entirely deserving...
- Member for Durack (1 speech)
How would you feel if you were the member for Moore, Canning, Swan, Stirling, Forrest, Tangney or Pearce? After the member for Curtin's quixotic quest for the prime ministership failed, the...
- Boothby Electorate: Paringa Park Primary School (1 speech)
There are so many talented people in my community, and none more so than at Paringa Park Primary School in North Brighton, as I discovered when I had the privilege of being a guest judge at...
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
For eight hours today, our IT and email systems would not work. In any normal week, you wouldn't point your finger at the member for Fadden and say that he'd exceeded our entire parliamentary...
- Calare Electorate: Roads (3 speeches)
One of the great unfinished road projects in central-western New South Wales is a decent road link between Orange and Mudgee across the Macquarie River at Dixons Long Point. Indeed, I often refer...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Collings, Mrs Esther and Mr Ronald (5 speeches)
on indulgence—I do wish to inform the House about a wonderful anniversary that is taking place tomorrow—and it is a very unique one. It doesn't happen often in this country....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Embassy: Israel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister concerned about an ASIO bulletin circulated on 15 October regarding the proposal to move Australia's embassy to Jerusalem, which the...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the government's plan for a strong economy enables the government to deliver and guarantee the essential...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to WhatsApp messages between the foreign minister and her Indonesian counterpart that were leaked to the media. Will the Australian Federal Police be...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Development. Will the minister update the House on how the government's plan for a stronger economy enables the government to support country...
- Australian Embassy: Israel (19 speeches)
I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. Who does the Prime Minister blame for this leak? Isn't this proof that the Prime Minister put votes in a by-election ahead of the national...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer outline to the House how the government's plans for a strong economy means the government can provide tax relief and support for retirees,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I have a couple of welcomes. In the southern gallery, we have the ministerial delegation from Papua New Guinea. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm welcome. We also have joining us the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, you and the Minister for Home Affairs misled parliament yesterday when it was claimed there are about 65 medical personnel on Nauru and that...
- Minister for the Environment (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Yesterday, during question time, the minister categorically denied telling the former President of Kiribati: 'I know why you're here. It's for...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women. Will the minister please update the House on how the government's plan for a strong economy is helping to drive job...
- Great Barrier Reef Foundation (5 speeches)
My question is to the environment minister. Yesterday the minister claimed that administration costs under the reef grant were capped at five per cent. Can the minister confirm that the agreement...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Just before I call the member for Brisbane, could I inform the House that we have joining us in the Speaker's Gallery this afternoon the Australian Political Exchange Council's 35th delegation...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on how our government's plan for a strong economy enables investment in life-changing medicines like Spinraza or...
- Drought (10 speeches)
My question is to the member for New England under standing order 99. I refer to the member's motion on the Notice Paper relating to the drought and the importance of providing strong leadership...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I acknowledge the recipients of the 2018 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, including the winner of the Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Professor Kurt Lambeck. I acknowledge you there in...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Would the minister update the House on how the government's plan for a strong economy enables the government to focus on delivering a quality...
- Northern Territory: Bureau of Meteorology (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. The government has cut 39 per cent of the Public Service in greater Darwin. Now, on the eve of cyclone season, the government plans to move...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. Will the Minister update the House on how the government's plan for a strong economy enables the government to provide the necessary support for aged...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This government has had three Prime Ministers, three Deputy Prime Ministers, with a fourth on its way, and three Treasurers. How can he claim that a vote for...
- Science (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister update the House on how the government's plan for a strong economy enables the government to recognise the...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that this week his government has: voted for a white supremacist slogan; damaged relations with Indonesia; leaked secret ASIO...
- Invictus Games (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Will the minister update the House on plans for the upcoming Invictus Games and the importance of supporting our wounded, injured or ill...
- 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.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I want to make a statement of a personal nature under standing order 68.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Security (1 speech)
Before I call on the matter of public importance, I've got a statement to update members on an aspect of the security works, just for a minute or so. It's particularly to do with the security...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Rural and Regional Australia (18 speeches, 1 comment)
I've 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 Government's failure to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- JDRF (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about JDRF being at the forefront of investigating type 1 diabetes research. They have been a great advocate in finding a cure and promoting prevention and treatment for...
- Barker Electorate: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (1 speech)
This evening, in the time I have, I'd like to talk about disadvantage—not just any kind of disadvantage but an example of disadvantage that occurs across rural, regional and remote...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
The () (): I wish there were more people in this place who had the vision and commitment of Molly Chapman, who lives in Kanahooka in my electorate and is a student at Dapto High School. Molly is...
- Energy (1 speech)
I'm pleased to follow the member for Whitlam, because, once again, we can actually define the difference between idealism and realism. On the call for 100-kilowatt solar panels, whilst it sounds...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
What we just heard exemplifies the type of problem that we have and one of the challenges that are facing us. That is that we have a situation where the challenge itself has been...
- Kangaroos (2 speeches)
A couple of weeks ago, I visited a property out to the east of Burra. It is severely drought-affected. I inspected a paddock there with the young farmer. She had had it shut up for 18 months to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Fowler Electorate: International Development Assistance (1 speech)
Recently, I hosted a Fowler Labor for Aid forum, with the aim of promoting productive discussion on Australia's current foreign aid contribution. Notable speakers for the night were: Sabrin...
- Page Electorate: Sporting Achievements (1 speech)
Grafton is a centre of national excellence in producing our nation's hockey stars. Our nation's future hockey stars are still being produced with a strong representation and fantastic results...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
We are indeed privileged in this place, in Australia's parliament, to be in one of the most digitally and physically connected environments in Australia. This morning, we've experienced...
- O'Connor Electorate: Radiation Therapy (1 speech)
Albany needs a radiation therapy unit for those people affected by cancer. The people of Albany in the Great Southern know it, the local health professionals know it and the federal government,...
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
When it was first announced, more than 10 years ago, the national broadband network was a visionary policy for a fast telecommunications network to bring Australia into the 21st century. But over...
- Forde Electorate: Golf Fore Women, Forde Electorate: Youth and Family Service (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak in this place about a couple of great organisations in my community. Firstly, I'd like to thank Janine Barney, an inspirational woman in my...
- Bruce Electorate: Education (1 speech)
In my first speech to this parliament I recounted my slightly crazy-brave effort of doorknocking somewhere in the order of 12,000 houses over 18 months, including during the last campaign. The...
- Quaite, Mr James Weir 'Jim', Hannant, Mrs Norma Dawn (1 speech)
I rise to advise the House of the passing of two local stalwarts, in Bundaberg and in Hervey Bay. Jim Quaite was a lifelong supporter of local hockey. He was an administrator, player, coach,...
- Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
I rise to commend my Labor colleagues, in particular the member for Kingston—the shadow minister with responsibility for early learning, Amanda Rishworth—for the commitment that we...
- Bonner Electorate: Roadworks (2 speeches)
I think I've talked here about my local campaigns to fix the Lindum Station crossing and the Newnham Road-Wecker Road intersection three or four times this year. I'm happy to say that there have...
- Mature Age Workers (1 speech)
I'm pleased that in this place this week we are talking about preventing discrimination. I hope that we continue to talk about preventing discrimination wherever we find it and have a real...
- Forde Electorate: Beenleigh State High School (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a fabulous school in my electorate of Forde for the terrific work they're doing both in education and vocational training. Beenleigh State High School, led by Principal...
- Cowan Electorate: Olympic Kingsway Sports Club (1 speech)
When I open my front door and look out across the fields opposite my house, I get a lovely view of the Olympic Kingsway soccer club. My husband and I were honoured just a few weeks ago to be at...
- Lyne Electorate: Dungog Festival (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House the wonderful Dungog Festival, and also congratulate the Dungog community for their wonderful festival, which I attended with my wife,...
- Parramatta Electorate: Festivals (1 speech)
Over the next month or so the Parramatta community comes alive with various festivals from the Subcontinent community, the Durga Puja and the Deepavali in particular. The Durga Puja, through the...
- Dunkley Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
My electorate of Dunkley is a diverse area, around a quarter of which is constituted of young people. These are young people who are the future of Dunkley and whose voices should be heard. As the...
- Hay, Mr Stephen, Hay, Mrs Trudi (1 speech)
Today I rise to talk about two wonderful people in my community, Trudi and Stephen Hay, who have dedicated so much of their time to helping others through creative and fruitful fundraising...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Law Enforcement (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a report in the Gold Coast Bulletin today which says that the police budget has been slashed for the Gold Coast. Regrettably and unfortunately, this is entirely consistent...
- St George Chinese Community Memorial (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a wonderful project that I've done in consultation with the member for Maranoa, Minister Littleproud, between my electorate of Moreton in the city and his electorate of...
- Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications, Victorian State Election (2 speeches)
I rise to raise concern about Telstra's plan to construct a mobile base station tower in Torquay at the Quay Reserve. This must be moved to a more appropriate location. This tower, in such a...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Kiernan, Mr Ian Bruce Carrick, AO (3 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to a great Australian, Mr Ian Kiernan AO. Mr Kiernan was born in Sydney on Friday, 4 October 1940. He was educated at the Scots College in Sydney, The Armidale School in...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Racism (1 speech)
Two weeks ago I attended an event in Byron Bay in support of Asren Pugh, the Labor candidate for Ballina. There I met a remarkable man, Neville Kelly. He's a life member of the Australian Labor...
- Boothby Electorate: Sporting and Community Clubs (1 speech)
It certainly has been a busy few weeks for sporting clubs in my electorate of Boothby as many celebrate the end of their winter season and many start their summer season. Last month, I was...
- Cowan Electorate: Blue Sky Community Group (1 speech)
Last week I visited the Blue Sky Community Group in my electorate of Cowan. Blue Sky provides financial counselling services for people, many of whom have found themselves in untenable positions...
- Parker, Mr Daniel 'Stix' (2 speeches)
I rise to ask for the Federation Chamber's support for our local potential Invictus Games champion, Daniel 'Stix' Parker. Stix has got an absolutely incredible story. In his own words, Stix says...
- Macquarie Electorate: Toastmasters, Whirlpool, Private Frederick, VC, Macquarie Electorate: Thompson Square (3 speeches)
We spend a lot of time talking in this place, and most of us don't seem to mind that too much—in fact, some of us clearly love the sound of our own voices. But not everyone is as...
