House debates
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17, I lay on the table my warrant revoking the nomination of the honourable member for Calare to be a member of the Speaker's panel.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Electoral Matters Committee; Reference (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate informing the House of a resolution of the Senate referring to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters established in the next Parliament the...
- Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia; Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate informing the House that Senator Waters has been discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia and Senator Siewert has been...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- 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.
- Delegation Reports (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 following reports: Provision of assistive technology under the National Disability Insurance...
- Standing Committee on Environment and Energy; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy, I present the committee's Report on the inquiry into the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water, together with...
- Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs, I present the committee's Report on the impact of inauthentic art and craft in the style of First Nations peoples, together with the...
- Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
- Economics Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee of Economics, I present the committee's report, incorporating dissenting reports, entitled Review of the four major banks: fourth report, together with minutes...
- Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources, I present the committee's report on its inquiry into superannuation fund investments in agriculture, entitled...
- Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- al-Araibi, Mr Hakeem (1 speech)
Just over half an hour ago, Hakeem al-Araibi came home to Melbourne. I rise in this place to celebrate his return and to celebrate his courage. I also want to acknowledge and pay tribute to the...
- Taxation (1 speech)
The party opposite is continuing their practice of short-term gain and long-term pain—their gain and Australians' pain—whether it's the mining tax, which ultimately costs consumers...
- al-Araibi, Mr Hakeem (1 speech)
A very brave young man is home today. It's a great news story, but it's something that has involved the entire community and this parliament as well. Hakeem al-Araibi has landed in Melbourne....
- Menzies Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
Sport is an important aspect of the life of this country. It's important for individuals—it means healthy exercise: people keeping fit, being better off in terms of both their physical and...
- Beagley, Archdeacon William 'Bill' Alan (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise and celebrate the life of the venerable William 'Bill' Beagley. Bill contained multitudes. He was so full of life and he made the lives of those around him fuller. He...
- Mitiamo Pipeline (1 speech)
The Mitiamo pipeline had a business case commissioned by the federal government and had a commitment by the state Labor government of $10 million, yet we have failed to deliver it. We need to...
- Lalor Electorate: Medicare (1 speech)
On 31 July 2018, this side of the parliament, the Labor Party, committed to a fully Medicare rebated MRI licence for my local public hospital, the Werribee Mercy Hospital. Imagine my shock when,...
- Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
Most of last week I was helping constituents in Townsville and Giru in the wake of flooding that caused widespread devastation. In times of great adversity we see the real spirit and character of...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Tasmania is burning and North Queensland is dealing with devastating floods. Properties have been destroyed, family livelihoods have been trashed and our natural environment, including World...
- Black Saturday Bushfires: 10th Anniversary (1 speech)
We remember Black Saturday—the blood of the victims, the ash of the forest and the sweat of those facing the foe. When drowned in our tears new life did spring forth. Until the new dawn,...
- Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
Townsville has experienced the worst floods in our recorded history. The Ross River Dam rose to 244 per cent. Townsville received a year's rainfall in nine days: 1,134 millimetres were recorded...
- Dunkley Electorate: Ballarto Road (1 speech)
Since the whole of Carrum Downs, Skye and Sandhurst came into my electorate last August, local residents, parents and the Skye CFA have told me how hard it is to get in and out of their school...
- Canberra Electorate: Drones (1 speech)
Last Friday heralded the end of the drone delivery trial in Bonython and the community is rejoicing. From Irena: The drones stopped flying last weekend and I can tell you the peace and quiet we...
- Cairns: Fishing Industry (1 speech)
Last week over 4,000 coral trout fingerlings made their way to Taiwan from Cairns in my electorate of Leichhardt in a trial shipment, a pilot shipment—a first in our region. It is fantastic...
- Kingston Electorate: Adelaide Coastal Trail (1 speech)
The petitions I have before me represent the over 1,000 local residents who have joined my fight to complete the coastal trail at Witton Bluff in my electorate. Witton Bluff, between Christies...
- Brisbane Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Brisbane and South-East Queensland are getting the infrastructure funding they need on the back of this government's strong economic management, which is necessary to build it. This morning our...
- Shipping (1 speech)
Today in the gallery are Paul Mueleman, 36, of Redcliffe, and Daniel Bell, now the father of a 14-month-old child. They were workers on the MV Mariloula and the MV Lowlands Brilliance. They...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Today I stand for the 20,000 families of the Northern Beaches of Sydney who will be impacted adversely by Labor's retrospective retiree tax. This is a tax that hurts people on low incomes, a tax...
- Employment (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge in the public gallery today Australian seafarers including Jimmy Scott and Danny Bell, both of whom were sacked on the high seas with the complicit approval of this Prime...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My electorate is home to many wonderful veteran support organisations and volunteers. I work closely with them to help support their work assisting our former service men and women and their...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I table a revised ministry list, reflecting the appointment of Andrew Gee to the ministry as the Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister. The document read as follows— MORRISON...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call questions without notice, I will do some welcomes, given the hour of the day. I inform the House that we have joining us this afternoon a delegation from Vanuatu, led by their...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This government has created a part-time parliament by scheduling just 10 sitting days in eight months. Why is the Prime Minister stopping the parliament from...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House the government's plan for a strong economy and a secure future and what this means for all Australians,...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: The former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has apologised for not calling the banking royal commission earlier. Can the now Prime Minister confirm media...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how our government is backing small business across Australia to get ahead, including in my electorate of Brisbane? And is...
- Liberal Party Leadership (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that, in a candid interview earlier this week, the Minister for Defence was reported to have said, 'Malcolm is Aslan to...
- Cattle Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. PM, the mid-west and gulf area is one 10th of the entire cattle industry, our fourth biggest exporter. It is now decimated by droughts, flooding and the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the government's strong economic management is bringing the budget back into surplus and making it possible to pay...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister voted against the banking royal commission 26 times, tried to give the big banks a $17 billion handout and is now delaying action on the...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on how the government's economic plan is helping to get more...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and every member of his government voted against the banking royal commission not once, not twice, but 26 times. Why did the Prime...
- Infrastructure (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 a strong economy enables...
- Taxation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, and I refer to his responsibility for taxation and administration. Is the Assistant Treasurer aware of reports that failed lobbying firm Shac...
- Queensland: Floods (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the minister update the House on the devastating impact that the recent monsoonal rains have had on graziers in north-west...
- Taxation (9 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. I refer to his answer to my previous question. Has the minister sought advice on whether the tax office is able to claw back the donation from Shac...
- Australian Natural Disasters (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Human Services. Will the minister update the House on the steps the government is taking to support those affected by terrible natural disasters—namely...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present four quarterly reports of the Commonwealth Ombudsman under section 712F(6) of the Fair Work Act 2009. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's corrigendum to report No. 8, and report Nos 16 to 25 for 2018-19. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Ordered that the reports be...
- 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.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate—not the one people are focused on, I must say—informing the House that Senator Stoker has been appointed as a member of the Parliamentary...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Computing Network (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members—I would ordinarily have done this at the start of question time today, but given it was busy I thought I'd wait until a convenient time, which I...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine and Israel (1 speech)
From 7 January to 15 January, as co-convener of the Australian Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, I led a fact-finding mission to Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine and Israel. This was a cross-party...
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan, National Security (1 speech)
Earlier this month, the Centre Alliance political party—for those who don't know they are the remnants of the former Nick Xenophon party, a party which, by the way, Nick Xenophon is no...
- Racism (1 speech)
Last Sunday the people of Wentworth woke up to the shocking discovery that public places in Bondi Beach and Bondi Junction had been vandalised with anti-Semitic graffiti, including more than 20...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I'd like to reflect on some of the key achievements and the progress that we have made in Wide Bay in the past 12 months or so. Safer roads save lives, and, since being elected, I've worked with...
- al-Araibi, Mr Hakeem, Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Last night we heard the fantastic news that the Bahrain government's extradition proceedings against footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, a refugee and resident of Australia who has spent the last two...
- Federal Election (1 speech)
This year the Australian people have a big decision to make. It is one of those years where they face a fork in the road. On the one hand they have the opportunity to stay with a strong...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Fava, Mrs Grazia (Grace), Luke, Ms Julie (1 speech)
I'd like to take the opportunity to bring the parliament's attention to two great women from my electorate. In the recent Australia Day honours, Grace Fava was awarded the Order of Australia...
- Bennelong Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
A number of local residents have received awards in recent months, and I would like to congratulate two of them today. I would like to draw attention to a particularly distinguished member of my...
- Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
It is our first week back in parliament, but it's been a busy start to 2019 up in the northern capital of Australia, in my electorate of Solomon. We had a visit very early in the year from the...
- Menzies Electorate: Traffic Congestion (1 speech)
The No. 1 local issue in my electorate of Menzies is traffic congestion. In survey after survey and in conversations with constituents at the local shopping centres and with people who come to...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
In a few weeks time the Prime Minister will call an election. As workers go to the polls, they will have in their mind the very clear feeling that the price of everything is going up but their...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech, 1 comment)
This is a constituency statement, so I want to reflect on some of the concerns that have been raised in my community about the fish kill in the lower Darling recently. Over the summer, we have...
- Chifley Electorate: Community Volunteers, Cameron, Ms Lynette (1 speech)
I proudly represent the mighty suburb of Willmot in the Chifley electorate. One of the best things about the area is the many huge-hearted, passionate and hardworking people living there. Over 15...
- La Trobe Electorate: Sikh Community (1 speech)
A few weekends back, I had the great privilege of attending the inauguration of the Sikh temple Siri Guru Nanak Darbar in Officer. I am very thankful to the organisers, who took the initiative to...
- Tasmania: Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
I rise to speak today about a disturbing increase in the number of constituents approaching my office for assistance in locating housing—in particular, public housing. Prime Minister Scott...
- San Remo Channel Challenge, Gordon, Mr Michael (1 speech)
The inaugural Michael Gordon trophy was to be presented last Saturday at the end of the San Remo Channel Challenge. Michael died tragically on 3 February last year whilst competing in the Cowes...
- Wills Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Wills Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and really congratulate those members of my community in my electorate of Wills who were inducted into the Order of Australia on Australia Day...
- Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
I rise to speak about 81-year-old Frank Mullins, who lives in Anglesea. Frank Mullins has worked hard all his life. I met with him recently to talk about his devastation in relation to Labor's...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It is no secret that under the watch of the Abbott, Turnbull, Morrison governments the aged-care sector is now in crisis. The LNP government's ineptness over the last five years has caused...
- Swan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I thank the member for Boothby for allowing me to speak before her. I rise to talk about dangerous level crossings in my electorate of Swan, and the state Labor government's broken promise to my...
- Cunningham Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I want to share with the chamber some amazing local people and their stories. On 22 January I attended the City of Wollongong Australia Day Awards. An amazing group of people were recognised, and...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on a movement that a group of my constituents have put together to defend the live export trade, which is so critical to my electorate and the people who live and...
- Good Samaritan Inn, Orange Sky (1 speech)
Last week I visited the Good Samaritan Inn. This is an organisation in my electorate that provides emergency accommodation services to women fleeing family and domestic violence. The Good...
- Boothby Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Today I would like to congratulate the recipients of the Order of Australia awards in the 2019 Australia Day honours within my electorate of Boothby. I am honoured to be able to congratulate this...
- Dobell Electorate: Coalmining (2 speeches)
The Central Coast community has been let down by the Morrison government, following its reckless approval of the Wallarah 2 coalmine under our precious water catchment. My community deserves...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Employment (1 speech)
There is a lot of talk in this place about jobs. The Prime Minister has declared that he will create 1.25 million jobs. Australians have the right to be sceptical and call him on that if we look...
- Western Australia: Roads (1 speech)
There's $1.2 billion in the federal budget for Western Australia. This money is available right now, ready to fund the construction of Roe 8 and Roe 9. Roe 8 and Roe 9 is the critical missing...
- Music Industry (2 speeches)
We don't often think about music in this place, yet, outside these walls, people's days are filled with music as they go to work, go about their work, go out to relax or head home. Hopefully,...
