House debates
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise today to support the declaration of a climate emergency by this parliament. The people of Australia have been clear in their support for this declaration, with more than 400,000 signing...
- Wide Bay Electorate (1 speech)
Maryborough has a rich military history which is being honoured through a range of projects that tell the story of the city's involvement in the Great War. I was pleased to recently open the new...
- Randazzo, Antonino (Tony), OAM (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Antonino (Tony) Randazzo, OAM, who sadly passed away in Darwin last week. Tony was an extremely well regarded and respected member of the Northern Territory community, and a...
- Daniel Morcombe Foundation: Day for Daniel (1 speech)
On 7 December 2003, a most depraved and sickening act took place on the Sunshine Coast, where a boy was abducted and murdered. He was 13, and his name was Daniel Morcombe. Daniel's parents, Bruce...
- Household and Personal Debt (1 speech)
For more than four years now, the government have known that the payday lending industry is out of control and the loan sharks are ripping off more than 800,000 families every day. But, whilst...
- Flynn Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
On Saturday 9 October, I attended the Thangool race day near Biloela. There were good crowds, a good field of horses and good community events. There has been some rain in that area, which has...
- Household and Personal Debt (1 speech)
Imagine the surprise today for the member for Oxley, for the member for Whitlam, and for me when we found that Cash Converters has settled in a class action in which 68,000 Queenslanders,...
- Rural and Regional Services (1 speech)
Last Sunday, I was back in Barker to officially open the Freeling Agriculture, Recreation and Multi-use Centre, or the FARM centre, as it's known. Regional Australia is critical to our...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech, 1 comment)
by leave—I rise to present a historic petition signed by 404,538 fellow Australians, who are calling on their parliament to take urgent action on climate change. In doing so, I note the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Heritage Burnie 10 (1 speech)
Congratulations to everyone involved in making this year's Heritage Burnie 10 another great success. The race attracts elite runners from all over the world and, just as importantly, it...
- Vidot, Mr Nicholas (1 speech)
After 12 years as principal of St Andrew's College and a career in education spanning over 40 years, Nicholas Vidot has recently retired and I want to recognise him today. When he became the...
- Hinkler Electorate: Shopping Locally (1 speech)
As you know, Shop Small was in town and in parliament last night. Why is shopping local important? Because it means shopping with local businesses, which means using local jobs that support local...
- Central Coast Food Alliance (1 speech)
The Central Coast is traditionally a food-growing area and our Hinterland remains a productive farming region. The Central Coast Food Alliance was recently launched to grow our reputation as a...
- Broadband (1 speech)
Yesterday, sadly I missed an opportunity to speak on the member for Boothby's fine motion on the NBN rollout. This time for statements gives me an opportunity to report that 98 per cent of...
- Media (1 speech)
We in Labor will fight for freedom of the press and the public's right to know. They are fundamental pillars of our democracy. This should not be controversial. It should not even be up for...
- Water Safety (1 speech)
The surf lifesaving season has just begun. I did my first patrol a couple of weeks ago, and it's this time of year that people are really reminded, when heading out to the beach, to swim between...
- Western Australia: Economy (1 speech)
Last week two important pieces of information for Western Australia were revealed. The first was that WA's unemployment rate remains materially higher than the rest of the nation, at 5.7 per...
- Liberal Party of Australia (1 speech)
I rise to commend my beloved Liberal Party on its 75th anniversary. I've been in the Liberal Party, now the LNP, in Queensland for 16 years, and I am proud of it and its members every single day....
- Government Advertising (1 speech)
How good is it to have an ad man running the country? Normally, a business goes to an advertising company if they've got a product to sell, but not this mob—five years in government, three...
- Employment (2 speeches)
There are many important statistics that are released on our economy, but I think it's thoroughly defensible to say that unemployment is far and away, in my view, the most important. Last...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Media (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Why did the Prime Minister say yesterday that decisions about prosecuting journalists should not be made by politicians when the Attorney-General...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the stability and certainty of a strong budget guarantees the delivery of essential services Australians rely...
- Drought (8 speeches)
My question is also to the Prime Minister. I refer him to the statement made by the member for New England yesterday. He said: 'If they want to work in a more bipartisan way, I'm not going to...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Drought (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Coordinator-General for Drought, Major General Stephen Day, delivered his final report in April to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister insist...
- Fuel (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. As of July this year, Australia had just 27 days supply of automotive fuel physically in the country. This leaves us incredibly vulnerable. When will...
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic leadership and financial management is equipping Australia to...
- Drought (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his government has kicked 600 farming families off the Farm Household Allowance as the drought worsens and will...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health: Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic management allows for record investment in...
- Infrastructure (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm evidence at Senate estimates last night that his government spent $190,000 on a plan to develop empathy for the Inland Rail...
- Schools (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Would the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain budget management has allowed for record investments in...
- Cairns Southern Access Corridor (11 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the Cairns Southern Access Corridor will not receive a cent of the promised $180 million during this term of...
- Environment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister outline to the House how the importance of the Morrison government's stable and certain economic management is ensuring the...
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that only $50 million of the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility has been spent since it was announced in 2015?
- Child Safety (17 speeches)
My question—
- Roads (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the announced upgrade of the road corridor between Karratha and Tom Price. Mr Morrison interjecting— Mr Albanese interjecting—
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and...
- Cattle Industry (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Since 2016-17, the government has promised to spend $145 million on improving Australia's cattle supply chains but has only spent $40 million, an underspend...
- Law Enforcement (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain approach to economic management helps guarantee the...
- 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. Documents made...
- Department of the House of Representatives; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 I present the annual report of the Department of the House of Representatives for 2018-19. Document made a parliamentary paper in...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (2 speeches)
(): I move: That leave of absence until 22 November 2019 be given to Mr Christensen, for personal reasons. Question agreed to.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Fenner proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The government's lacklustre...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 33, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition speaking for an equal period of time on notice No. 1. Question agreed to.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Iraq (1 speech)
One issue that should receive more attention in Australia and more attention this House is the current situation in Iraq. As somebody who has followed the situation in Iraq very closely over the...
- Liberal Party of Australia: 75th Anniversary, Berowra Electorate: 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the 75th anniversary of the Liberal Party and the 50th anniversary of the Berowra electorate. In October 1944 Sir Robert Menzies formed a party out of what he called 'a mass...
- Manly Warringah War Memorial Park (1 speech)
Sydney's Kakadu, an urban arc, a vital green lung of Sydney: all of these phrases have been used over the years to describe the natural beauty of the Manly Warringah War Memorial Park, known...
- Saffron Day (1 speech)
Today is Saffron Day, a day to honour the life of Deeyan Udani, a beautiful seven-year-old boy who tragically passed away in 2016. Deeyan and his sister, Naisha, had learned about organ and...
- Yerbury, Professor Justin, University of Wollongong: Biofabrication Conference 2020 (1 speech)
I just want to take the opportunity this evening to celebrate some wonderful local champions and to reflect on the fact that there are some tremendous researchers at the University of Wollongong...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Media (1 speech)
This House has heard a lot about the importance of a free press to democracy, but I want to take a moment to reflect on what that means for ordinary working people in my electorate on a...
- Monash Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
Recently part of my electorate of Monash was completely devastated by a massive out-of-control bushfire. It couldn't be contained with safety. We threw everything we could possibly throw at it,...
- Burt Electorate: Champion Centre (1 speech)
On Friday, I joined in celebrating the reopening of the Champion Centre in Armadale, a unique local government community hub for Indigenous people in the community of Burt that provides a central...
- South West Rocks Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the South West Rocks Surf Life Saving Club in my electorate of Cowper. On the 2nd of November past and present members will gather to celebrate this...
- Newcastle Electorate: Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
It's with a heavy heart that I rise for a third time to draw attention to the desperate plight of Newcastle's Jenny's Place Domestic Violence Resource Centre which provides information, advice,...
- Lyne Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
One of the biggest residential and commercial developments ever undertaken in the Manning Valley will now proceed, courtesy of a multimillion dollar investment by the federal coalition...
- Whitlam Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I met with disability service providers in my electorate. They do essential work in our communities, and today in parliament I want to thank them for their service to the people...
- Menzies Electorate: Community Events, Ratcliffe, Ms Stephanie (1 speech)
I had the delight last Saturday to attend the Manningham Seniors Expo, organised by the Chinese Senior Citizens Club of Manningham. This was a very vibrant day of great excitement, singing,...
- Macquarie Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
In December 2017, Blaxland resident Tony Kleu contacted me to complain about a delay to the NBN rollout in his street. A freelance journalist who really depends on fast internet for his work,...
- Petrie Electorate: Know Your Knockers (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak about two local women in my electorate who are doing amazing things to raise awareness about breast cancer. And they're not just raising awareness; they're actually getting...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (2 speeches)
I seek leave to speak again without closing the debate. Leave granted. Today I rise to make a statement concerning the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties report No. 187. The report contains the...
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (6 speeches)
I would like to start this speech by acknowledging the traditional owners of all the lands of Australia and their elders, who, with grace and good humour, continue to work to find a way to make...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Cambodia (1 speech)
There is now a karaoke song in China, popular with lower middle-class workers, exhorting people to go to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where dreams are made and you can do whatever you want. It's like...
- Queensland Government (1 speech)
Today in the Queensland parliament history was made, and I have to say not in a good way, with the Queensland Labor Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, being forced to apologise for contempt of...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise tonight to grieve for some particular cohorts in my electorate of Greenway who are doing it tough. An article in the Herald Sun earlier this year noted that the sixth edition of The...
- Duration of Parliamentary Terms (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to take this opportunity to put forward a case for four-year parliamentary terms at the federal level. The Australian national parliamentary term has become an oddity in our...
- World Day Against the Death Penalty (1 speech)
Recently, I attended a forum in Brisbane in commemoration of World Day Against the Death Penalty, which is observed annually on 10 October. This forum brought together people from various...
- Electorate of Barker (2 speeches)
Being a member of this place is a complete and utter privilege, and I know that anyone who I have the privilege of calling a colleague agrees with me. These are roles that are on loan to us by...
