House debates
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Broadband (1 speech)
Elliott's NBN saga part 2: Elliott tried to get an NBN connection. He has been trying since September last year and here's a summary of what he's been enduring since then—hold on, it's...
- La Trobe Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Last week I had a great week announcing road projects in La Trobe, in particular the on-off ramps needed on McGregor Road and funding for eight dangerous intersections along Princes Highway...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
Australians have been shocked by the environmental disaster that struck the Murray-Darling Basin over summer. The outbreaks of algae have killed up to a million fish, and seeing the Menindee...
- North Sydney Electorate: Gore Hill Oval (1 speech)
For almost a century, Gore Hill Oval in my electorate has been one of our region's busiest playing fields. Across the years, it has seen its fair share of footy boots, spikes and bare feet. It...
- Employment: Overseas Workers (1 speech)
We are talking a lot about dairy and the dairy industry at the moment, which is one of the reasons why I stand today in in place to raise an issue about dairy processing. Workers came to see me...
- Kashmir: Attacks (1 speech)
Last Thursday saw another terrorist attack in a region known for its instability, Kashmir. Forty-four Indian paramilitary police were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a car into a bus they...
- Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
There are hundreds of buildings around Melbourne, with thousands of residents, built with dangerous flammable cladding that led to the fire that killed 72 people in London's Grenfell Tower. This...
- Menzies Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I've been delighted to support applications for community sport infrastructure grants in my electorate of Menzies. I'm delighted that the Templestowe Sports Club will be in receipt of $110,000...
- South Australia: Giant Pandas (1 speech)
It gave me great pleasure on Sunday to attend the Adelaide Zoo, together with Senator Penny Wong, and announce that a Shorten Labor government will keep the iconic pandas, Wang Wang and Fu Ni, in...
- Bombing of Darwin: 77th Anniversary, National Security (1 speech)
On 7 December 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Japan entered the Second World War. On 15 February 1942, Singapore fell, with the capture of 80,000 troops. And on 19 February 1942, 77...
- Small Business, Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
I stand here today completely outraged by the LNP government and how they are letting down Townsville's small businesses after our worst natural disaster in history. The LNP government is...
- McMillan Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
What did former Prime Minister Tony Abbott; the former leader of the Nationals in Victoria, Peter Ryan; Christian Stefani, a council officer; Darren Chester and myself have in common, along with...
- Bombing of Darwin: 77th Anniversary (1 speech)
A strong Darwin means a more secure Australia. Today in Darwin we commemorated 77 years since the Bombing of Darwin. Air raid sirens sounded at the cenotaph in Darwin this morning. We remember...
- Queensland: Mining (1 speech)
I'd like to stand with and congratulate the CFMEU's Queensland Mining and Energy Division for calling out Labor on its anti-coal and anti-mining agenda. The Courier Mail, earlier this year, said...
- Calwell Electorate: Dallas Neighbourhood House (1 speech)
I want to give a big shout out to the Dallas Neighbourhood House in Broadmeadows, which does a great job in helping those in need in our local community. I want to tell the House about their food...
- Dunkley Electorate: Mornington Peninsula Speak Up For Change Campaign (1 speech)
I'd first like to acknowledge the Woodlands school students who are with us in the chamber here today, and I welcome them to Parliament House. I'd also like to discuss a new initiative I'm...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
I'm picking that, in about five minutes time, for the next hour we're going to hear a lot about national security. That seems to be the theme from the government at the moment. But it would be...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is a plan to find the balance between the needs of irrigation communities and the need to return our rivers to health. Everybody wants a healthy river system, and...
- Minister for Finance and the Public Service (1 speech)
This morning, right across Australia, families have been rushing to book their next holiday with Helloworld, because it has a heck of a sale going on: pay nothing now, pay nothing later....
- Far North Day Hospital (2 speeches)
Recently I had the pleasure of opening the first multispeciality day hospital to be opened in Cairns in more than 20 years. The $5 million Far North Day Hospital includes two day-hospital...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today Labor has three bills ready to implement recommendations of the banking royal commission. When will the Prime Minister stop running a part-time...
- Morrison Government (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is building a stronger and more secure Australia? Is the Prime Minister aware of any...
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Nalini, a single mother of two, told the royal commission that, after being knocked back for a car loan by eight different lenders, a car dealership offered...
- National Security (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how the government's strong...
- Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Tracy, who works in an Aboriginal cooperative, told the royal commission that she was conned into paying more than $10,000 in funeral insurance premiums for...
- Climate Change (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Could the minister explain to the people in my electorate of Chisholm and to the people in his electorate of Flinders who are concerned about his role...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on the importance of strong and consistent border protection policies. And is the minister aware of any...
- Queensland: Floods (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. After the terrible, devastating floods recently in Townsville and, indeed, throughout North Queensland, thousands of Australians will be making insurance...
- Dividend Imputation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government is giving older Australians the opportunity to secure financial independence in retirement?
- Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Earlier in question time the Prime Minister called Labor's proposed laws to clean up the banks 'reckless', just like he called the very idea of a royal...
- Dividend Imputation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline for the House how the government is ensuring the economic security of all Australians who have saved for their retirement? Is the...
- Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today in Senate estimates the Director of Public Prosecutions said that a factor preventing the prosecution of the leak of an AFP raid was the failure of...
- Dividend Imputation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the government is backing older Australians who have followed the rules and made provisions for their retirement? How...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor has repeatedly called on the Prime Minister to schedule extra sitting weeks so that recommendations of the banking royal commission can be implemented...
- Dividend Imputation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how our government is protecting senior Australians who have worked hard to ensure their financial independence? What...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can he assure the House that every one of his ministers, including Minister Cormann, and every minister sitting behind him has fully complied with the high...
- National Security (5 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General update the House on the effect weakened border protections will have on our justice system.
- Minister for Finance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 16 August 2017, the Minister for Finance signed off on the brief I have here about awarding a multimillion-dollar whole-of-government contract to a...
- Australian Defence Force, National Security (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on the role our Australian Defence Force is playing in operations in the Middle East? How might a different approach...
- Minister for Finance, Government Procurement (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. Did the government use the same processes that it followed when it gave an almost half-a-billion-dollar...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the government's successful border security policies? Is the minister...
- Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education, Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the Prime Minister told the House that neither Minister Cash nor the human services minister received any further requests for information from the...
- Mayo Electorate: Telecommunications (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Communications. On 15 October last year the government called for applications for round 4 of the Mobile Blackspot Program....
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on how the government is supporting ageing Australians and providing essential services...
- 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 without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I wish to add to an answer I gave earlier today. I undertook to bring back the World Heritage Committee decisions officially placing Australia's World Heritage status on 'watch' and on 'danger'....
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I was wondering whether under standing order 105(b) you could write to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs asking why he has failed to answer questions...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Early Childhood Education: Preschool Funding (23 speeches)
I have received letters from the honourable members for Kingston, Kennedy and Petrie, proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion today. As...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (3 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I seek your indulgence to make some remarks. First of all, I want to thank all of the people who have travelled here today and, in particular, all of those who are listening to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That orders of the day Nos 3 and 4, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (1 speech)
As this parliament comes to an end, so it brings a number of members of this House, on both sides of the aisle, who have decided that now is the right time to finish their parliamentary careers....
- O'Connor Electorate: Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
I rise tonight to update the House on the cashless debit card trial outcomes we're seeing in the Goldfields region of my electorate of O'Connor. In December last year, our government announced...
- Mayo Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
There is a well known quote: You can have all the riches and success in the world, but if you don't have your health, you have nothing. Survey responses in my community would show that health is...
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
The Goldstein electorate is one of people who are proud and who have stood on their own two feet, worked and sacrificed so that they can be independent at all stages of life. Yes, we have lots of...
- Racism (1 speech)
Today, in this parliament, the government and the opposition both spoke glowingly about our relationship with Israel on this, the 70th anniversary of Australia's formal diplomatic relationship...
- La Trobe Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
This evening I'd love to talk about a plan we had last election for creating jobs; in particular, in the tourism industry in the La Trobe electorate, covering the Dandenong Ranges. I know Mr...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Shortland Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
This will be one of the last times before the election that I speak in the House, and I wanted to highlight an issue of real concern for the people I represent in this place. Shortland is one of...
- New South Wales: Schools (1 speech)
This afternoon, I'm calling for the New South Wales year 10 history textbook called Pearson History New South Wales 10, SB, to be withdrawn from all New South Wales schools. This textbook...
- Franklin Electorate: Woodbridge Hall, Franklin Electorate: Woodbridge School (1 speech)
It was a privilege to go down to Woodbridge, in the channel in my electorate, in the last week or so to announce funding for two wonderful projects that have a lot of community support. I...
- Homelessness (1 speech)
Rarely do federal MPs or, for that matter, the federal government get an opportunity to intervene in homelessness policy. We have very, very strong Commonwealth-state agreements in this area and...
- Education (1 speech)
Today, I welcome Labor's incredible announcement of the biggest ever investment into early childhood education that this nation has ever seen. The preschool years are absolutely critical in...
- Warringah Electorate: Northern Beaches Tunnel (1 speech)
It doesn't matter what you are in this place or how far you might rise, we are all local members first and foremost, and our constituencies expect us to deliver. They want us to do the right...
- Wenham, Mr Brian and Mrs Fleur (1 speech)
Last month I got an email from a woman named Carol, telling me that her mum and her dad live in my electorate and that they were about to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, no ordinary...
- Berowra Electorate: Eastwood-Thornleigh District Tennis Association (1 speech)
Tucked away on the edge of the Lane Cove National Park, in Pennant Hills, in the Berowra electorate, is a brilliant tennis association—the Eastwood-Thornleigh District Tennis Association,...
- Glass, Mr Steven (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the life of one of the most outstanding legal practitioners I had the privilege to work with, but, more importantly, one of the finest human beings I will ever know, who...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the work of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter and President Sallianne McClelland in providing assistance to victims and survivors of domestic violence in my electorate...
- Macquarie Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Ten years ago, when I first ran as a candidate, I asked people in the Hawkesbury, 'What's the biggest problem you face?' And what did they say? Traffic congestion. Ten years on, nothing has...
- Goldstein Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Established communities like the electorate of Goldstein have their own unique challenges that every government needs to be mindful of. The reality is that every day thousands of residents in...
- Vietnamese Cultural Centre and Museum (1 speech)
Australia is home to nearly 300,000 Vietnamese Australians, and each one of them has a unique Australian story—stories of sacrifice to give their children a better shot at life than they...
- Hume Electorate (1 speech)
A shout-out to the great people who I met for coffee at Mount Annan central on Saturday. Last weekend I was able to catch up with Ron Gloich and a bunch of his mates, many of them retired...
- Fremantle Electorate: City of Cockburn (1 speech)
The National Growth Areas Alliance brings together local governments that face the challenges that come with rapid urban and residential expansion. They're here in parliament this week. The City...
- Education (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the incredible work of teachers on the Gold Coast who are actively promoting students to engage in science, technology, engineering and maths—commonly known as...
- Broadband (1 speech)
Communities across my electorate are absolutely fed up—fed up with the dodgy, unreliable second-rate NBN. Not a week goes by when my office doesn't get a call from a frustrated constituent...
- Corangamite Electorate: Corangamite Medal (1 speech)
It's my great pleasure to congratulate all of the winners of the Corangamite Medal, which celebrates the leaders of tomorrow in Corangamite schools, for 2018. There are more than 50 of them. I'm...
- Sudan: Human Rights, Melbourne Electorate: Somali Community (1 speech)
Since 19 December 2018, Sudan has been witnessing a wave of protests against the economic policies and alleged human rights violations of the government. According to Amnesty International, over...
- Lismore Lantern Festival, Think Pink Broady (2 speeches)
This year the Lismore Lantern Parade, an iconic community arts festival, is turning 25 years old. Held near the longest Saturday night of the year, the winter solstice, the parade attracts tens...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (9 speeches)
This year's Closing the gap report reminds us, sadly, of how little progress we have made in addressing the structural inequality facing First Nations people in this country. Before I continue, I...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Pharmaceuticals (1 speech)
Just over two years ago a 64 centimetre blood clot almost killed my healthy 20-year-old daughter Elanor after she was prescribed the old and dangerous drug Diane-35. This drug has never been...
- Barker Electorate (1 speech)
As this, the 45th Parliament, draws to an end, I thought I'd take this opportunity to update the House and, in particular, my constituency on some of the projects I am seeking to deliver. The...
- Petition: Climate Change, Energy (1 speech)
Climate change has been variously described as one of the most pressing moral, social, health and economic challenges of our time. The average temperature of the earth's surface has increased by...
- Energy (1 speech)
It's a great pleasure to follow the new member for Wentworth. We might have to hand out some practical lessons. I would say to the member for Wentworth: I'm an industrial electrician by trade,...
- Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
Centrelink is in crisis under this Morrison government. Those opposite have gutted the Department of Human Services to the point that it is understaffed and under-resourced. Worse, they have...
- Ryan Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
The leafy western suburbs of Brisbane have always offered an idyllic lifestyle for growing families. With bushland, acreage and parkland in close proximity to the CBD, the allure of Brisbane's...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
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I move: That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn. Question agreed to. Federation Chamber adjourned at 19:29
