House debates
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (7 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent private Members’ business order of the day No. 8 relating to the High Speed Rail...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Procedure Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Procedure, I present the committee's report entitled Maintenance of the standing orders: final report, together with the minutes of proceedings. Report made...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Henningham, Mr Herbert Paul, OAM (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to Paul Henningham, OAM who died at his home in Springwood this week at the age of 98. Herbert Paul Henningham was born in 1921 and was raised in rural New South Wales....
- Page Electorate: Martial Arts (1 speech)
Martial arts requires a great deal of discipline, something that four young students in my community displayed recently. Krystal Boyce from The Rivers Secondary College was selected to represent...
- Batman Electorate: Adult and Community Education (1 speech)
Today I bring the adult and community education, or ACE, sector to the attention of the House. ACE is a discreet fourth sector of education in Australia. It is not for profit and is community...
- State Emergency Service (1 speech)
Our State Emergency Service volunteers serve a cause greater than themselves to protect life and property in our country communities. There are 26 members in the Lithgow SES unit. They are an...
- Macarthur Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a matter that is of the utmost importance to my constituents: education funding. If we on this side of the chamber are successful at the next federal election, we will...
- Employment (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of the House the wonderful work that a constituent of mine, Glen Davis from Taree, has been doing locally. He moved to Taree from Mudgee some years ago and set up...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Many of us grew up spending Sunday nights tuned to David Attenborough and learning about the world around us. David Attenborough has delivered another message to all of us. He has said overnight...
- Moore Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I wish to thank members of the BAPS Indian community based in Wangara for supporting a range of charitable causes in our community. Yesterday, Mr Yogesh Shah and Mr Dylan Wadia from the Moore...
- Wentworth Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Wentworth is a diverse community. We have mansions, apartments and social housing, CEOs and homeless people, high-, middle- and low-income earners and pensioners. We also have 15 private schools...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Next week, Mandurah celebrates the result of three years of hard work with the official opening of the Peel Youth Medical Service Health Hub. In 2015 I met with GP Down South to discuss the...
- Moreton Electorate: Corinda State High School (1 speech)
I'm very proud that Corinda State High School in my electorate of Moreton has been accredited as the first carbon-neutral education institution in Queensland. It's not easy to get this...
- Gateway Motorway (1 speech)
The Gateway Motorway upgrade to six lanes is almost complete, ahead of schedule and on budget. When I was a Liberal National candidate in 2012, we promised to pour $1 billion into the upgrade of...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
One of the proudest days for me as a member of the federal parliament and the Labor team was the day when we recommitted our efforts towards reduction of global warming. This side of the House is...
- Benham, Mrs Julia Arabella (2 speeches)
The member for Upper Hunter, Michael Johnsen, has brought to my attention the passing of the late Julia Arabella Benham on 12 October 2018. She was in her 110th year; she was 109 years old. The...
- Homelessness (2 speeches)
It's a tough life being Queensland housing minister Mick de Brenni—all that finger pointing you've got to do! I found eight people living in permanent tenting in my city. Every Australian...
- Dividend Imputation (2 speeches)
I would like to draw the House's attention to Labor's proposed retirement tax, a policy that will see them steal the franking credits of 1.4 million older Australians, Australians who have built...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
On indulgence, I just continue to advise the House that the Minister for Home Affairs, who was absent from the House last week, is also absent from the House this week and will be represented by...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Energy Guarantee (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the current Prime Minister agree with the recently retired former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, who said today about the National Energy Guarantee,...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the government's actions to build a stronger economy are delivering better education and health services for...
- Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the current Prime Minister agree with the previous Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, who said today about the National Energy Guarantee: There was a...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how the government's actions to...
- Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the current Prime Minister agree with the recently retired former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, who said today: There's never been a national energy...
- Infrastructure: Roads (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. There have been three tragic deaths on roads in Strathalbyn, in Mayo, in the last fortnight. South Australia has nearly 12 per cent of Australia's...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government's actions to build a stronger economy will bring the budget back into surplus next year without...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that joining us in the gallery this afternoon is the Hon. Peter Lindsay, former member for Herbert. On behalf of the House, a welcome back to you.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the recently retired former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who said today, 'At the moment, the cost of intermittent...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House how the government's actions to build a stronger economy enable us to subsidise new treatments for Australian...
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Malcolm Turnbull said today about the National Energy Guarantee: It has been abandoned by the federal government, I regret that, naturally, as does just...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on how the government's actions to build a stronger economy have delivered record school funding for Australian...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister always choose the worst and weakest policy option on climate change? Is it because, as Malcolm Turnbull has said, there is a...
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy. Will the minister update the House on how the government's actions to build a stronger economy are bringing down power prices without increasing taxes?...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families and Social Services. Will the minister update the House on how the government's actions to build a stronger economy are providing choice and control...
- Banking and Financial Services (21 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer is responsible for financial services, including the big banks. Can the Assistant Treasurer confirm that, instead of cracking...
- Women's Financial Security (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women. Will the minister outline to the House how the government's actions to build a stronger economy support...
- National Security (5 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General: clause 9(1) of schedule 1 of the Intelligence Services Act states that it is a criminal offence punishable by two years in prison to disclose a private...
- Rural and Regional Australia (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation tabled its report Regions at the readyin June this year. It found that we need...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Dress Code (4 speeches)
Yesterday the Manager of Opposition Business asked me to investigate why a journalist had been asked to leave the press gallery during question time as a result of her standard of dress. I should...
- 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.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, under standing order 105(b), I refer to questions on notice Nos 1034 and 1035, which have been on the Notice Paper for 110 days. I kindly ask that you write to the relevant ministers...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (16 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Port Adelaide proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (2 speeches)
In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved by the honourable member for Grayndler on which a division was called for and deferred in...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Taxation (1 speech)
For many years Australia's largest company, BHP, has been gaming our tax system, and it has been involved in disputes with the ATO over unpaid taxes in excess of a billion dollars. BHP has been...
- Energy (1 speech)
One of the core tenets of John Stuart Mill was that producers and sellers should be perfectly free. He did create one sole check on that, and that is the equal freedom for the buyer to supply...
- Washington, Mr Amos (1 speech)
Amos Washington is a young person from my electorate of Mayo. He's this year's Australia's youth representative to the United Nations. As part of his role, Amos embarked on a nationwide listening...
- Climate Change (1 speech, 1 comment)
Over the past week, we have seen riots on the streets of Paris. They started over the French government's plans to increase their despised carbon tax on the price of diesel and petrol. France's...
- Biosecurity (1 speech)
As we approach the Christmas period, many of us will put in our orders for fresh prawns to add to the Christmas table. The great Australian tradition of throwing a prawn or two on the barbie will...
- Bowman Electorate: Hospitals, Roads (1 speech)
Obviously, the seat of Bowman, on the outer metro fringe of Brisbane, and hugging the Moreton Bay islands, presents significant but also unique infrastructure challenges. We're deeply concerned...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Gorton Young Leaders Awards (1 speech)
It is with great pride that I announce the winners of the 2018 Gorton Young Leaders Awards. I established these awards in 2009 to recognise young local people who've shown exceptional commitment...
- Gibbs, Mrs Cecelia May, MBE (1 speech)
Today I rise to recognise a very special birthday: the 100th birthday of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. May Gibbs's most iconic work was published in November 1918 and has never been out of print in...
- Corio Electorate (1 speech)
As I reflect back on 2018 and think of all its political drama, these words seem poignant: I believe passionately that politics is for people. It is not an elite sport played only by members of...
- Mackellar Electorate: Pittwater Road Clearways (1 speech)
Earlier this year, RMS proposed the introduction of clearways on Pittwater Road, in both directions, from 6 am to 7 pm on weekdays and from 9 am to 6 pm on weekends. While RMS may have good...
- McEwen Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
I recently wrote to the minister for social services about an issue that hits home for so many residents across the electorate of McEwen. The National Disability Insurance Agency and Early...
- Farrer Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight how the drier-than-normal weather conditions in my electorate of Farrer are rapidly making a significant impact in the worst possible way. Last Thursday Australia's...
- Lyons Electorate: St Vincent de Paul Society (1 speech)
In my electorate tomorrow, in Bridgewater, more than 100 people will gather for the annual Dining with Friends Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, this year I can't be there in person but I will be...
- Continuous Glucose Monitors (1 speech)
I have received contact from a number of my constituents about continuous glucose monitors—CGMs. People with type 1 diabetes must monitor their glucose levels day and night. CGMs do that,...
- Dobell Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge some of the many community groups in my electorate who have been successful in securing grants under round 4 of the Stronger Communities Program. I would also like to...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (2 speeches)
Wide Bay has once again seen the benefits of the Liberal-National government's Stronger Communities Program in 2018. These local grants are helping some of our most important local organisations...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Bush, President George Herbert Walker (4 speeches)
George Herbert Walker Bush, otherwise known as George Bush Snr, was the 41st President of the United States of America. He held that role from 1989 to 1993. He died at 94 years of age on 30...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Veterans (3 speeches)
Could I take this opportunity to echo the remarks of colleagues on the passing of President Bush Sr. My first operational deployment was actually at the behest of President Bush when he, as my...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Constitutional Recognition of ATSIP; Report (7 speeches)
by leave—My personal involvement in this debate goes back to 2014 when Damien Freeman and I, as a private citizen, wrote a paper on the proposal to adopt an Australian declaration of...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The most vulnerable in our community have been let down by this government. People and families in crisis have been let down by this government. People living with disability and older people...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about a matter which is of great concern to residents in my electorate, as it is across Australia. Labor's proposed retiree tax will hurt retirees and low-income earners by...
- Loneliness (1 speech)
One in four Australians experience loneliness, and this doesn't discriminate. Loneliness affects all age groups and genders equally. These are the headline findings of the Australian loneliness...
- La Trobe Electorate: Sporting Facilities (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about the desperate need for upgrades to sporting facilities in my electorate of La Trobe. Some are very good, such as the Beaconsfield Football Club—and...
- International Human Rights Day (1 speech)
December 10 marks International Human Rights Day. On this day we come together as part of a concerned international community to recommit to the cause of human rights. This year's commemoration...
- Economy (2 speeches)
It's time to take stock of not just Australia's but also the global structural economic imbalances that leave us, and many others countries, economically vulnerable to shocks. The reality is that...
