House debates
Monday, 22 July 2019
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present the report of the determinations made pursuant to the resolution of the House on 4 July 2019 relating to private members' business for today,...
- 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 Andrew William Hastie to be a member of the Speaker's panel.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the outstanding contribution of the men and women of the Australian Defence Force to ensure the safety of our nation; (2) recognises the support of their...
- World Humanitarian Day (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that World Humanitarian Day will be observed on 19 August 2019; (2) pays tribute to the aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, including...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (8 speeches)
When I was last speaking on this matter, I was talking about the very poor rollout of the government's NDIS and the way it had been impacting on constituents in my electorate and, no doubt, on...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Monaghan, Mr Ron (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of the death of Ron Monaghan, better known to Queenslanders as Mono, who died on Sunday, 30 June 2019. Mono was the much loved former branch secretary of the Queensland...
- Page Electorate: Far North Coast Regional Hockey Centre (1 speech)
Last week saw the under-21 national hockey championships being held at the newly upgraded Far North Coast Regional Hockey Centre in Lismore. I obtained a grant of nearly $750,000 to upgrade this...
- Wills Electorate (1 speech)
To the people of the electorate of Wills—the people of Glenroy, Fawkner, Pascoe Vale, Hadfield, Oak Park, Coburg and Brunswick—I want to take a moment to say thank you for re-electing...
- Senate (1 speech)
What I'd like to talk about today is that we need regional representation in the Senate. It is beyond a joke now that we have 11 out of 12 senators in Western Australia coming from the city of...
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
The 46th Parliament resumes for me on my feet in the chamber today, across from the third-term Liberal-National government, who you would have thought by now would have found their groove and...
- Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
Australia's tourism sector provides an invaluable element of strength to our nation, and we here all have an obligation to protect it and to promote it. Therefore, we should all call out the...
- Tullamarine Men's Shed (1 speech)
I want to congratulate the Tullamarine Men's Shed in my electorate of Calwell on the opening of their new and upgraded facilities, which have been hailed as palatial and state-of-the-art. The...
- Horton, Mr Mackenzie (Mack), OAM (1 speech)
I rise to support 400-metre swimmer Mack Horton, who declined the Guangzhou podium yesterday in a landmark gesture of defiance and a call for clean, fair sport. This has nothing to do with...
- Infrastructure: Building Standards (1 speech)
Back in March, the Greens called on governments to step in and organise the urgent removal of flammable cladding from all high-risk buildings, to ban its importation and to implement a levy on...
- International Bible Quiz (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Emanuel Cohavi for representing Australia in the 56th International Bible Quiz in Israel. I've known Emmanuel for about five years. He's a student at Kesser Torah College....
- Infrastructure: Northern Territory (1 speech)
The Reserve Bank of Australia recently met in Darwin for the first time in 51 years and they had a clear message for those opposite, for the coalition federal government, and that is that in...
- Groom Electorate: Oakey Army Aviation Centre 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
Next Saturday Oakey will celebrate 50 years since the local airfield was handed over to the Australian Army to establish the Oakey Army Aviation Centre. A street parade: Chinook, ARH Tiger and...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
Warren Buffett once said that it is only when the tide goes out you can work out who is swimming without any clothes. As the tide starts to go out on the Australian economy, it's not a pretty...
- Environmental Activism (1 speech)
A bunch of serial offenders, the extreme green protesters who call themselves the Extinction Rebellion, are going the right way about causing their own extinction with their continual disruption...
- Veterans (1 speech)
I seek to inform the Australian parliament about this wonderful work put out by one of my local RSLs: The Great War1914-1918 'Lest we forget': a local history of World War One heroes –...
- Olympic Games (1 speech)
Tribalism may be alive and well in this chamber, but there are times when the full united force of Team Australia needs to come about. One of those times is near, as South East Queensland seeks...
- Greek Orthodox Church (1 speech)
The 29th of June was a historic moment for the Greek Orthodox community of Australia, with the enthronement of Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis. His Eminence is now the Primate of the Greek...
- Gladstone Ports Corporation (1 speech)
The Port of Gladstone is Queensland's largest commodity port and the world's fourth largest coal-exporting terminal. It is managed by the Gladstone Ports Corporation, formerly the Gladstone Port...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (5 speeches)
PFAS contamination has haunted my community for the last four years. Minister after minister, the Prime Minister's office and ministers' offices have kicked the ball around for far too long. A...
- Barker Electorate: Forestry (2 speeches)
Forestry is an important and sometimes underappreciated contributor to our national economy. Locally, in forest regions like that of my home town in the Green Triangle, there's an innate sense of...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present a revised list of the full ministry. The document updates representation arrangements in the other chamber. The document read as follows—
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- First Moon Landing: 50th Anniversary (2 speeches)
I start by welcoming to the chamber today Ambassador Culvahouse and the many others who have joined us today representing the United States. Today I rise to recognise the 50th anniversary of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- National Security (7 speeches)
It will be much less lofty now, I suspect, Mr Speaker.
- Drought (6 speeches)
My question is also to the Prime Minister. Why is it the proposed drought fund will not deliver a cent until at least next July?
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is getting on with the job of delivering its plan for a stronger and more secure Australia?
- Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What is the point of the independent Infrastructure Australia making recommendations to government on transport, water, energy and communications...
- Taxation (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how families and small businesses in my electorate of Robertson will benefit from the Morrison government's tax cuts? Is...
- Drought (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management. I ask him: why is it that the government no longer has a drought envoy?
- Tasmania: Health Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Minister, I discussed with you recently the finding by respected health analyst Martyn Goddard that, since 2014, the Tasmanian government has failed to...
- Water (6 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 is...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does he agree with seven of his backbenchers who want to ditch the legislated increase of the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent?
- Drought (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management. Can the minister please outline to the House how this coalition government...
- Superannuation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning this trade minister said of the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee: 'It's not the government's intentions or plans to change...
- Flinders Link (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure. Would the minister inform the House of developments to connect Flinders University to the rail line, helping...
- Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by the outcome of the inquiry undertaken by his departmental secretary into the compliance of former Ministers Pyne and Bishop...
- Australian Space Agency (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of man's landing on the moon—something I'm a little reluctant to say I remember...
- Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister maintain that the inquiry undertaken by his departmental secretary into the affairs of former Ministers Pyne and Bishop was rigorous...
- Cystic Fibrosis (5 speeches)
My question is for the Minister of Health. Will the minister outline to the House how a stronger economy enables the government to make available life-changing medicines for cystic fibrosis on...
- Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Can the Prime Minister tell the House how a claim that Julie Bishop had nothing to do with Palladium in the five years she was minister is consistent with...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Conduct (16 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Watson from moving the following motion forthwith: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) today,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister please update the House on the government's plans to support Australians' access to higher education, particularly in regional,...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 2 of 2019-20 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 2 of 2019-20 entitled Defence's administration of travel allowances paid to APS employees: Department of Defence. Document made a parliamentary...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the reports on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 for the period 1 January to 31...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
I have received a message from the Senate acquainting the House of the appointment of senators to certain joint committees. As the list of appointments is a lengthy one, I do not propose to read...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That Members be appointed as members of certain committees in accordance with the following list: Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources—Mr B. K....
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (6 speeches)
Thank you, very much, Mr Speaker. On the banks of the Brisbane River, in the heart of the Ryan electorate, stands Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Australia's first and largest koala sanctuary. It's a...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (40 speeches, 1 comment)
by leave—I move: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) the Government first introduced the Future Drought Fund Bill and Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill into the House of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (14 speeches)
Order! It being 7.30, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Srebrenica Genocide: 24th Anniversary (1 speech)
On Thursday, 11 July, I attended, as I do each year, the memorial service organised by the Bosnian Herzegovina Muslim Society of South Australia, commemorating the Srebrenica genocide of 11 July...
- Bennelong Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of some extraordinary achievements by some local constituents in Bennelong who have received their Queen's Birthday honours. Firstly, I'd like to acknowledge the...
- Fremantle Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I recently joined members of the Cockburn Community Wildlife Corridor crew to look at the work they've been doing to regenerate banksia woodland in the Beeliar wetlands. As part of that effort, I...
- Menzies Electorate: Multicultural Festival (1 speech)
I have the privilege of representing one of the most diverse and harmonious electorates in Australia. More than one-third of my constituents were born overseas. More than one-third speak a...
- Lalor Electorate: Homelessness (1 speech)
We are better when we aspire to be a caring, compassionate, inclusive country. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes we forget to focus on what kind of country we want to be. We...
- Bass Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
I rise today because I would like to raise awareness of and acknowledge a group of incredibly impressive jobseekers from the Skills for Education and Employment, or SEE, program, who I was...
- Gellibrand Electorate: Federal Election (2 speeches)
Labor election campaigns are people-driven campaigns, and I want to thank my campaigners in the 2019 election here today. In my electorate, around 200 volunteers put in countless hours to fight...
- Berowra Electorate: Pacific Hills Christian School (1 speech)
As members of parliament, we all acknowledge the importance of education. In fact, it is possibly the one thing we all agree on. Education gives children the opportunity to build their skills and...
- Cyprus (1 speech)
Saturday, 20 July marked the 45th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. It is now 45 years since the division of Cyprus. Its capital city, Nicosia, is the last remaining divided capital...
- Boothby Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
The Morrison government is all about busting congestion for communities around Australia. In my electorate of Boothby we are busting congestion everywhere we can. Yet another important...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (15 speeches)
My apologies: the weather is particularly nice down in the main chamber, where I was until a minute ago! I move: That this House: (1) welcomes the recent outcomes of the 2019-20 National...
- Trade (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) the record monthly trade surplus in May 2019; and (b) that the five largest monthly trade surpluses have all been this year; (2) acknowledges that trade...
- Penalty Rates (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) on 1 July 2019, 700,000 Australians had their penalty rates cut again; (b) according to the Council of Small Business Australia, cuts to penalty rates...
- Prostate Cancer (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) according to Cancer Australia an estimated 3,306 men have died from prostate cancer in 2019; (b) there is an estimated one in six risk of a male being...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Mayo Electorate: Sporting Facilities (1 speech)
In my community, the winter seasons of the local sporting codes are in full swing, and it has been such fun to attend so many games rain, hail or shine. However, many of our sporting facilities...
- Bennelong Electorate: Chess (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of my recent visit to a school holiday chess competition in my constituency of Bennelong. At this event, students from local schools had the opportunity to play against...
- Solomon Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
As the member for Mayo did, it's my pleasure to inform the House that winter has arrived in the north as well! The temperatures have been getting as low as 18! It's been a rough one! As with most...
- Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Last weekend it was finally time to come face-to-face with Pill Testing Australia to bring some science to the debate that has been raging in the media about pill testing at music festivals. The...
- Stroke (1 speech)
Did you know that strokes can occur at any age, even in children? I found this out recently after meeting an inspiring young local resident in my electorate, 11-year-old Elliott Clayton, whose...
- Northern Tasmania: Hawthorn Football Club (1 speech)
The Hawthorn Football Club has made an incredibly positive contribution to the northern Tasmanian community since it first began playing AFL roster and pre-season games back in 2001. Their new...
- Macquarie Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
After six years of waiting, Mount Tomah will no longer be in line for a new mobile phone tower after the New South Wales and federal governments apparently gave approval for the project to be...
- Groom Electorate: LifeFlight (1 speech)
On Saturday night this past weekend the Toowoomba community gathered together to support a significant fundraiser for LifeFlight, the essential RACQ aeromedical service that services the...
- Macarthur Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to register my disgust at the New South Wales government's recent approval, through the state planning authority, of the Scenic Hills cemetery. With the Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries...
- Dawson Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
This is a story that Charles Wooley, from Nine's 60 Minutes program, didn't tell viewers two weeks ago. The Whitsundays—a magical part of the world which lies in my electorate of...
- Gupta, Mr Deepak-Raj (1 speech)
Born in Agra and raised in Chandigarh, Deepak-Raj Gupta probably didn't imagine, when he moved to Melbourne as an international student in 1989, that one day he would be serving in the ACT...
- Forde Electorate: Football (1 speech)
I have a great number of terrific sporting clubs across my electorate of Forde. One of the benefits of sport is that it brings communities together and unites people of all backgrounds. In my...
- Vicki Cleary Day (1 speech)
Yesterday I attended the third annual Vicki Cleary Day, at Piranha Park in my electorate. The Coburg Lions played North Melbourne in the VFL in a game honouring the life of Vicki Cleary....
- Sarz Sanctuary (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise this afternoon to speak about an amazing charity that was born out of the most unspeakable horror. Sarz Sanctuary was set up in memory of 21-year-old...
- Paterson Electorate: Maitland Magpies (1 speech)
Next Wednesday night the mighty Maitland Magpies Football Club will host the Central Coast Mariners in FFA Cup round 32 at No. 1 Sportsground, Maitland. This is the game of the year for the club...
- Mullens, Mr Greg OAM (1 speech)
Greg Mullens is an outstanding member of the Northern Beaches community and was recently awarded the Order Of Australia Medal for distinguished service to the community of New South Wales through...
- Dobell Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I was pleased to join the official launch of This Is My Brave Australia, Central Coast, in Tuggerah. This Is My Brave is relatively new to Australia and has achieved success in the United States...
- Page Electorate: Lower Clarence NAIDOC Debutante Ball (1 speech)
Recently, the Lower Clarence NAIDOC Debutante Ball was held, the first in the Clarence Valley. The event was organised by Nungera Youth Worker Mia Randall, who did an outstanding job and made...
- Holt Electorate: Residents of Tulliallan Community Action Group (1 speech)
I'm here to talk about the Residents of Tulliallan Community Action Group and commend them on their great efforts to secure a park of 6.8 hectares for their community and for the Tulliallan...
- Lyne Electorate (1 speech)
It was my pleasure on Saturday night to go with my wife and enjoy being part of the Rotary Club of Taree on Manning's annual Christmas in July celebration which is held in the Centrepoint Arcade...
- Tasmania: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I hope you will forgive my sympathy scarf and sympathy for the people in Tasmania suffering cold, shocking weather today. I'm on my feet because Tasmanians love snow. We flock to it. This winter...
- Moore Electorate: Heathridge Park (1 speech)
The redevelopment of Heathridge Park precinct in my electorate is an exciting priority project which requires funding from all three levels of government. The popular venue is used by thousands...
- Newcastle Electorate: Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I wish to bring to the House's attention an issue which I have raised with the minister, and that is the pending closure of the Jenny's Place Domestic Violence Resource Centre in Newcastle....
- Canning Shakespeare Competition (1 speech)
To quote the Bard: O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! I'm very pleased to...
- Passfield Park School (1 speech)
All the world's a stage, isn't it? I rise today to talk about Passfield Park School, which is a school for some of the most severely disabled children in my community. It's located in Minto and...
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (1 speech)
'Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.' I invite everybody to the Danglemah symposium on poetry! It's really important that people understand that APVMA now has over 105...
- John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (1 speech)
It was an absolute pleasure to be at John the Baptist Catholic Primary School late last month to celebrate the school's 30th anniversary. When the school opened in 1989, it had only 86 students...
- Heathcote Road (1 speech)
As this is my first opportunity to speak in the Federation Chamber during this parliament, I'd firstly like to thank the residents of Hughes who have put their faith and trust in me to represent...
- Newcastle Electorate: Football (1 speech)
It's with great pleasure that I rise today to pay tribute to the Mayfield United Junior Soccer Football Club. I had the pleasure of attending their 75th anniversary dinner last Saturday night....
- Menzies Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
I was delighted to meet recently with the mayor of the Shire of Nillumbik—Councillor Karen Egan; Councillor Peter Clarke and the CEO of the shire, Carl Cowie—to discuss a number of...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Taxation (11 speeches)
I move: That this House notes that: (1) the Government took to the election a plan for tax relief for hard-working Australians which will more than double the low and middle income tax offset...
- Economy (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that the fundamentals of our economy are strong thanks to the economic management of the Government; and (2) commends the Government for its plan to...
- Education (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) Australian school students who commenced preparatory school when the Coalition formed government are now entering their final semester of primary...
