House debates
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Casinos (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House of Representatives calls on the Australian Government to establish a Royal Commission to inquire into and report on the Australian casino...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
I've received messages from the Senate informing the House of changes to the membership of certain joint committees. As the list is a lengthy one, I do not propose to read it to the House;...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Rural Women's Coalition (1 speech)
This morning I had the great pleasure of attending a breakfast meeting with Anita Long and other delegates of the National Rural Women's Coalition. We had a lovely breakfast and meeting this...
- Turkey (1 speech)
The Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs have rightly taken a strong stand against the unilateral actions of the Erdogan regime for its invasion of northern Syria. Australia has...
- Iraq (1 speech)
I commend the last speaker for his contribution. Last week I had the opportunity to attend a function hosted by the Joint Committee of Iraqi Organisations in Australia to raise awareness about...
- Diabetes (1 speech)
Most would know that I am the co-chair of the 'parliamentary enemies of diabetes'. Mr Deputy Speaker, I invite you, every other member of this place and their staff to come along to courtyard 27E...
- 3 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets Band and the Australian Army Cadet Band, Bentley, Mr Jeff (1 speech)
RAAF Base Richmond has played host to an unusual squadron recently. It was the venue for a band music camp. High school students from around the country came together for a week of intensive...
- Sydney Roosters Rugby League Club (4 speeches)
I'm very pleased to be able to congratulate the Sydney Roosters on winning back-to-back NRL premierships. This is the first time that a club has done this since 1993 and it is the Roosters's 15th...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
It has been eight years since the Australian public was confronted by footage on Four Corners of the brutal treatment of animals in our live animal exports. Since 2011, there have been far too...
- North Sydney Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Across Australia, communities are coming together at fetes and festivals to celebrate the arrival of spring and warmer weather. My electorate is no different, and I particularly want to...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
It is crystal clear to everyone in this country that we do not have global warming under control. As we suffer through record drought, as we see more and more fish kills in our rivers, as towns...
- Payneham Returned and Services League Sub Branch: 80th Anniversary (1 speech)
It's a great privilege to rise and pay tribute today to the Payneham RSL, which celebrated its 80th anniversary on Saturday evening, which I had the great pleasure of attending as one of the...
- Pathology (1 speech)
Half the Australian population had a pathology test of some sort in the last 12 months. Pathology is crucial to the detection of disease, the treatment of chronic disease and often to...
- Herbert Electorate: Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative (1 speech)
I would like to start by paying tribute to the member for her speech. The Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative is so important to my region. It is a $2.25 billion investment into...
- Werriwa Electorate: Hoxton Industries (1 speech)
Hoxton Industries is an organisation in my electorate which employs more than 100 people who otherwise face significant barriers to employment. The goal of the NDIS is to support people with...
- Forde Electorate: Pimpama Men's Shed (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to give a shout-out to the Pimpama Men's Shed, one of the great local community groups in my electorate of Forde. I wish to thank Alan Herbert, who has...
- Parramatta Electorate: Deepavali (1 speech)
I'd like to wish everybody living in my community and in wider Australia a happy and harmonious Deepavali. Deepavali is the biggest festival in the Hindu calendar. It actually starts on 25...
- Tracey, Hon. Richard Ross Sinclair, AM, RFD, QC (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the late Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey AM, RFD, QC, who died last Friday. Richard was a leading lawyer and jurist in this country and, at the time of his premature...
- Solomon Electorate: India IdeasFest (1 speech)
Like my good friend the member for Parramatta, I rise to talk about India. India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. It is predicted to become the third-largest economy on earth by...
- Mallee Electorate: Walpeup Primary School (1 speech)
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for the old Walpeup Primary School. The community came together to remember life and schooling in Walpeup over...
- Bali, Mr Stephen Louis (1 speech)
Today I want to thank former Blacktown City Council mayor Stephen Bali for his service. He has been a councillor on Blacktown City Council for 15 years, five years as mayor, and in that time he...
- Lindsay Electorate: Pink Up Penrith (2 speeches)
'Passion. Pride. Penrith.' That is the motto of 2019's Pink Up Penrith. We're turning the whole town pink throughout October to raise money for the McGrath Foundation and breast care nurses. I...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Trade Unions (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can he confirm that the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 would mean the same actions taken by unions...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is providing stability and certainty in response to the major challenges Australia...
- Dams (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did the Prime Minister tell the people of New South Wales on Sunday that the Commonwealth would fund three water infrastructure projects on a fifty-fifty...
- Rural and Regional Services (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister please inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Dams (8 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answer. Why won't the Prime Minister admit that the Commonwealth will fund just 25 per cent of the cost of the dams, not the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I'd like to inform the House we have present in the gallery this afternoon the winners of this year's My First Speech competition. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm welcome to Lucy...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. The government claims Australia will meet its Paris agreement targets in a canter. However, the truth is that the government is...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the Morrison government is delivering on its plan for an even stronger economy by building resilience and rewarding...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I'd like to inform the House that we have joining us in the gallery this afternoon the former member for Maranoa, former minister and former Deputy Speaker, the honourable Bruce Scott. Honourable...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why do the Prime Minister's talking points make absolutely no reference to the 1.9 million Australians who are looking for a job or for more work, the worst...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is progressing congestion-busting infrastructure...
- Urban Congestion Fund (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why won't the Prime Minister admit to what this table from his own minister's department shows—that not a single project, not one, under the Urban...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's record investment in defence industry is backing small business and...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why won't the Prime Minister be straight with the Australian people about the slowest economic growth in a decade, the fact that the OECD has slashed...
- Agriculture (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management. Will the minister inform the House how the Morrison government is continuing...
- Drought (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When will the Prime Minister admit that his Future Drought Fund hasn't delivered and will never deliver one cent directly to desperate farming families?
- Medical Technology (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House how a strong and stable economy enables the Morrison government to invest in medical research, development and...
- Drought (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister claim that the government has a drought policy when the National Farmers Federation President Fiona Simson says it doesn't? Mr...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the importance of the Morrison government's strong and consistent border protection measures? Is the...
- Child Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why won't the Prime Minister admit childcare fees have increased by 30 per cent under his three-term government?
- Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Snowy Hydro scheme this week, will the minister update the House on how the Morrison...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Integrity Awards (7 speeches)
There was an award given today which I think is worthy of acknowledgement. I'll be very brief. It's unusual for all of us to have any occasion where an award is given for our work in parliament,...
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (20 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Casinos (2 speeches)
In accordance with standing order 133, I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Clark on which a division was called for and deferred...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) declares an environment and climate emergency; (2) recognises that: (a) the recent report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity this evening in the adjournment debate to talk about child care in the context of the unrelenting financial pressures facing Australian families. Child care is one...
- Fairfax Electorate: Nambour (1 speech)
The Sunshine Coast is one of those unique places in Australia where the values of the past and the opportunities of the future coexist. And, within the Sunshine Coast, where better reflects that...
- Women in Parliament (1 speech)
As of February 2019, around the world, only 24.3 per cent and 20.7 per cent of all national parliamentarians and government ministers respectively were women. Australia's not doing much better....
- Energy (1 speech)
This government is committed to bringing down power prices and keeping the lights on while meeting Australia's emissions reduction targets. In August I was pleased to welcome energy minister...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Today I saw pictures of a sign installed at the site of a former glacier in Iceland. It reads: Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our...
- Queensland Government (2 speeches)
I thank the member for Lilley for opening the door on the Queensland Labor government. One thing I will point out to the member for Lilley is that you can't complete an electrical apprenticeship...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Greenway Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
My electorate of Greenway is home to many schools giving local students the very best start in life. All of us in this place understand the transformative power of education. It's something I...
- CQUniversity Australia (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending CQU—Central Queensland University—Gladstone Marina campus to inspect the ongoing construction of the new trade training centre. The...
- Gilmore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
My electorate is a picturesque place, and it rightly attracts a high number of holiday-makers during school holidays and long weekends. Our population can quadruple during these times, and, with...
- Hinkler Electorate (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, as I'm sure you and everyone else in the chamber are aware, last week the city of Hervey Bay was declared the world's first Whale Heritage Site. Local media reported that the...
- Bondi to Manly Walk (1 speech)
Lloyd Rees, one of our best-known and most prominent artists, said of Sydney Harbour: 'The first glimpse, a picture of a circular frame, opal blue water, a band of golden sand, another of...
- Defence Industry (1 speech)
It's my pleasure to report to the chamber on the naval shipbuilding events that surrounded the naval Pacific conference in Sydney, the Sea Power Conference that's held every two years. Last week...
- Kingston Electorate: Hallett Cove (1 speech)
In my electorate we have one of the most beautiful pieces of coastline in South Australia. In fact, I would say it's the most beautiful piece of coastline. Touring our beaches and coastline is...
- Queensland Shark Control Program (1 speech)
It's time for the Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, to find where her spine is located and sack the fisheries minister, Mark Furner, for the deception and misinformation he and his state...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
On the Friday at the end of the last sitting fortnight, students around Australia took action and were part of the global student strike for climate change. It also occurred in my electorate. It...
- Calare Electorate: Sport (2 speeches)
I'd like to draw the House's attention to the wonderful achievements of our young sporting champions in Calare. These high achievers put in an extraordinary amount of hard work and, with their...
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (6 speeches)
It is the procedure of this place that, post an election, the parliament is called and the Governor-General addresses the parliament about the agenda of the newly elected government. I...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- In The Zone (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the 10th annual In The Zone conference in Perth, with this year's event focusing on critical mineral resources. Members may have heard me outline in a...
- World Mental Health Day, Townsville: Floods, Herbert Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity this evening to say, 'How good is Townsville?' I am so proud of our community. Last Thursday, 10 October, was a very special day. Of course I'm talking about World...
- Infrastructure, Blair Electorate: Medical Workforce (3 speeches)
This coalition government talks a lot about congestion busting on infrastructure. Tonight I would like to engage in a bit of deception busting instead, because this government's approach to...
- Syria (1 speech)
I rise to raise concerns about Turkey's unilateral military incursion into north-eastern Syria which commenced on 9 October. As the Prime Minister and the foreign minister stated in a joint media...
- Extremism (2 speeches)
I would make the point, in response to the member for Wentworth, that it's easy for us to rightly ascribe concern about what the Turks are doing—absolutely. But we should also remember that...
