House debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Gilmore Electorate: Slow Food South Coast (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Slow Food South Coast annual local Producers Grant and Snail of Approval awards at Ulladulla. Over 100 local producers were at this wonderful event...
- Grey Electorate: Riesling Trail (1 speech)
The Clare Valley is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful regions in South Australia, if not Australia. A couple of weeks ago I was there to commemorate the completion of and to open the Riesling...
- Brand Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
If ever the people of Rockingham, from Singleton to Golden Bay, Secret Harbour, Baldivis, Port Kennedy and Warnbro needed any reminding that the Liberal Party of this country and the Morrison...
- Winds of Joy (1 speech)
Last week I swapped out my brogues for boat shoes to take part in the Winds of Joy program with students from Centennial Park School. This is one of many transformative programs offered by...
- Immigration (1 speech)
I rise today regarding Jae, the son of my constituents Yuang and Tony Woodward. Jae came to Australia with his brother and mother as a young student and, whilst his mother and brother applied...
- Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
Maddie is a quiet achiever who shows great care and initiative. At eight years old, in year 2 at Mater Dei Catholic Primary School in Ashgrove, Maddie was the youngest participant in Ryan to be...
- Household and Personal Debt (1 speech)
Since parliament last sat, there's been outrageous new data released by the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Stop the Debt Trap Alliance which has shown that the number of households currently...
- Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
I rise today to raise the very important topic of organ donation, and I'd like to start by commending my home state of South Australia. In South Australia, whenever you apply or re-apply for a...
- Tasmania: Anti-Protest Laws (1 speech)
I have repeatedly raised concerns that the federal government is turning Australia into a police state. Now it seems the states are just as bad. Today the Tasmanian parliament is debating...
- Herbert Electorate: Endeavour Foundation (1 speech)
How good is Townsville? The work of the Endeavour Foundation in Townsville is absolutely incredible and I want to pay tribute to this amazing organisation today. A few weeks ago I had the...
- Science (1 speech)
I hope members and senators have taken the opportunity today to meet some of the hundreds of scientists who are here as part of the Science meets Parliament program. Australian scientists are the...
- Bondi to Manly Walk (1 speech)
How good is the new Bondi to Manly walk, which is opening shortly? There can be little doubt about the beauty of Sydney's magnificent harbour and the iconic Bondi and Manly beaches. With this in...
- Dobell Electorate: Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
Out of necessity, Central Coast Council this week voted to enter into a funding agreement with the Morrison government to accept a $70 million roads package. That sounds like a good headline...
- Fisher Electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
I'm delighted to say that, among the many changes happening on the Sunshine Coast today, we are welcoming to our region a growing, vibrant and successful community of people with Indian ancestry....
- CapTel (1 speech)
Betty Levy, 103 years old, lives in Springwood—in Buckland—and she absolutely loves hearing from her sons and grandsons over the phone. She can do that because she uses CapTel. But...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
The communities and the primary producers of the southern connected basin in the Murray-Darling Basin are increasingly feeling the impact of the lack of affordable water as they try to produce...
- Darwin International Laksa Festival (1 speech)
As I flew down here to the nation's capital from Darwin, in Darwin the winners of the Darwin International Laksa Festival were being announced. I want to thank all the incredible eateries in...
- New South Wales: Bushfires (1 speech)
Our nation has witnessed dozens of terrible bushfires, including in New South Wales and also near my electorate of Robertson, where the Gospers Mountain fire has been burning through hundreds of...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
The Australian public expects their elected representatives and their government to govern in the national interest, not in their personal or partisan interests. That's why we have checks on the...
- Police Referrals (2 speeches)
I'd like to bring to the House's attention the constant abuse by the opposition of referring matters to our police services, who do an outstanding job. There are so many of them. There is Senator...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Shortly before question time yesterday, New South Wales police issued a statement announcing that detectives had launched Strike Force Garrad. 'As...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic management is strengthening the nation's finances while...
- Prime Minister (11 speeches)
My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Yesterday and just now the Prime Minister told the House that he had 'spoken with the New South Wales police commissioner, Mick Fuller, about...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Would the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Prime Minister (6 speeches)
My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Today Commissioner Fuller said his conversation with the Prime Minister was 'an extremely short conversation in that he just wanted...
- National Integrity Commission (4 speeches)
To the Prime Minister: trust in politicians is at an all-time low and it is dipping day by day. This is our responsibility to fix. Parliament is paralysed by these allegations that need to be...
- Small Business (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the Australian Business Growth Fund and other initiatives are helping small businesses in creating certainty and...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (10 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. This morning on Sky News, Malcolm Turnbull said about the Prime Minister's phone call to the New South Wales police commissioner, 'It would have been...
- Trade Unions (3 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General and the Minister for Industrial Relations. Will the Attorney outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain approach will help to...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answer, where the Prime Minister, in dismissing Malcolm Turnbull's comments this morning, just said that only those with...
- Illicit Drugs (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House the stable and certain approach the Morrison government is taking to support our law enforcement agencies...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Just before I call the Leader of the Opposition, I would like to inform members that we have in the Speaker's Gallery this afternoon Ms Tamar Zandberg, a member of the Israeli Knesset. On behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister, and I refer to his previous answers. When did the Prime Minister tell this House during question time yesterday that he intended to call the police...
- Western Australia: Infrastructure (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic plan has allowed...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. When members of his government were the subject of a police investigation, John Howard said the following: 'I told my colleagues that the Federal...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's stable and certain trade policies...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. I refer to his call to the New South Wales police commissioner. Did the Prime Minister get any advice from the secretary of the Department of the Prime...
- Exports (2 speeches)
My question is to the . Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison-McCormack government is growing export industries and creating stability and certainty for Australia through its...
- Prime Minister (4 speeches)
My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Isn't it the case that when the Prime Minister called the New South Wales police commissioner, all he had in mind was his own political...
- Defence Projects, Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economy ensures essential defence projects and enables...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (15 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) shortly before Question Time yesterday, the NSW Police issued a statement confirming that detectives had launched...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economy enables the government to support those living with HIV,...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before members leave, I want to make a brief statement with respect to the Federation Chamber. It's just for the information of members. I've had a number of queries. Some members will be aware...
- 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.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 14 of 2019-20, entitled Commonwealth resource management framework and the clear read principle: across entities. Document made a...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Franklin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The government's failure...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Joint Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating Mr Drum to be a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration in place of Dr Martin.
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (14 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Grayndler from moving the following motion immediately: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) today in...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Joint Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating Mr Drum to be a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration in place of Dr Martin.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (20 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the member for Grayndler to speak in response to the Leader of the House tabling a letter...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Gillard, Ms Julia Eileen, AC; Presentation (28 speeches)
I am going to table a document, which is a letter from the Prime Minister to you, Mr Speaker, a copy of which I've also provided to you. The letter does correct the record regarding the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Shortland Electorate (1 speech)
As the year draws to a close, I want to draw to the attention of the House some of the highlights I've experienced this year and to recognise some of the remarkable people and organisations that...
- Forde Electorate: Windaroo Valley State High School (1 speech)
As we would all know in this place, recently we marked, on 11 November, Remembrance Day to commemorate and remember all the Australians who have fought in wars and who have made the ultimate...
- Superannuation (12 speeches)
Since the parliament last met, the Treasurer gave a speech about ageing which barely mentioned superannuation. That's like giving a speech about leg spin bowling and not mentioning Warnie. It's...
- Page Electorate (1 speech)
I will start by acknowledging that there is a larger contingent in the chamber tonight, so obviously word got out that I was on the list! I will take it as personal validation that you're all...
- Veterans (1 speech)
Labor is committed to recognising the unique nature of service and sacrifice of our current and former ADF members and their families. This is an area where there is a lot of bipartisanship...
- The Nationals (1 speech)
Between 1939 and 1940, the former member for Barker in South Australia, Archie Cameron, was also the leader of the then Country Party. What was great about him was that he was a member of the...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Holt Electorate: Telephone and Internet Services (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, imagine you're a small-business person, a tradie or someone with a young family, and you come into the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, my area—Clyde, Clyde North or...
- O'Connor Electorate (4 speeches)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker.
- Greenslopes Red Cross Hall (4 speeches)
There's a decrepit, vacant Commonwealth owned property in my electorate that has fallen into disrepair and disuse. The property is riddled with asbestos and has been sitting empty for many years,...
- Cowper Electorate (3 speeches)
Thank you—
- Greenslopes Red Cross Hall (3 speeches)
I've been asking this government for years now to do something to fix the hall. At the May federal election, Labor committed that, if we were elected to government, we would provide a significant...
- Greater Western Sydney Giants (3 speeches)
Sport has a special place in Western Sydney. This year the GWS Giants reached 30,000 members, just eight years after they entered the AFL stage—
- Greenslopes Red Cross Hall (4 speeches)
Unfortunately, the LNP didn't match our election commitment to get the Greenslopes Red Cross Hall fixed up, and so it's still sitting there because this government has yet to take any action on...
- Braddon Electorate (3 speeches)
I'm disappointed—
- Energy (5 speeches)
Energy prices in this country are going up, and it's hardly a surprise when we have an energy minister who is more interested in writing letters to the mayor of Sydney about absurd travel...
- Warringah Electorate: Roads, Environment (1 speech)
In a recent community survey of Warringah, one of the top topics was traffic congestion. It's the No. 1 problem in Warringah and top of mind every morning and night in the peak periods seven days...
- Hinkler Electorate: Palliative Care (4 speeches)
I rise to speak on the new Hervey Bay palliative care facility. People at the end stage of life—
- Greenslopes Red Cross Hall (4 speeches)
As I was saying, I'm grateful to the minister for meeting with me about this issue last month here in the parliament.
- Hinkler Electorate: Palliative Care (4 speeches)
I think we can treat this like adults. This is a serious issue for people who are in the last stages of their lives.
- Governor General's Speech (0 speeches)
- (16 speeches)
I wanted to talk a little bit about the matter of asbestos in the Greenslopes Red Cross Hall, a matter I've attempted to talk about several times already this morning in this Chamber. Perhaps...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Australian Bushfires (3 speeches)
I rise today to speak on the devastating bushfires that have been impacting much of New South Wales and Queensland and indeed other states over several weeks. Our emergency services have once...
- Cowra Breakout: 75th Anniversary (2 speeches)
Can anyone think of any wartime incident, any military event at all, occurring in regional Australia that, 75 years on, is still having such a profound impact internationally as the Cowra...
- Australian Bushfires (3 speeches)
I'd like to update the House this evening on the state of four major bushfires that have been burning in my community—in some cases, for many months—and, very sadly, it has taken the...
