House debates
Thursday, 28 November 2019
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (28 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that: (a) in attempting to defend a minister who has deliberately misled the parliament, the Prime Minister misled the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the House approve the following proposal for work in the Parliamentary Zone which was presented to the House on 25 November...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Joint Committee; Membership (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move: That Dr Martin be discharged from the Joint Standing Committee on Migration and that, in her place, Mr Drum be appointed a member of the committee....
- Joint Select Committee on Road Safety; Appointment (2 speeches)
It does say, 'on behalf of the Leader of the House,' but I will leave that bit out! I move: That: (1) the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety be amended to read...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Robinson, Dr Aunty Mavis Jean (Mae) (1 speech)
This week I learned of the passing of Aunty Mae Robinson, a remarkable woman. Aunty Mae was an active member of my community, known for her generosity and her passion for teaching and culture....
- Berowra Electorate: Arcadia Markets (1 speech)
For many years, the Arcadia Markets have been held at the Arcadia Public School. Conceived in 2009 by the Arcadia Public School P&C, it's both a local community event and a fundraiser. The...
- Robinson, Dr Aunty Mavis Jean (Mae) (1 speech)
I start by acknowledging the traditional owners and First Peoples of the land, particularly elders of my electorate of Werriwa. Today we are mourning the loss of one of our special citizens,...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I call on the members of the 46th Parliament to remember what we were elected to do in this place: to respect the institution and to fulfil our responsibility to find solutions. One of the...
- Small Business (1 speech)
There is no doubt that small and medium businesses, which employ nearly 40 per cent of workers in this country, are the backbone of Australia's economy. From your favourite coffee shop down the...
- Makin Electorate: Golden Grove Football Club (1 speech)
I congratulate the Golden Grove Football Club on winning the 2019 Good Sports Club of the Year Award for South Australia. The Good Sports Program is a national program with almost 10,000 clubs...
- Extinction Rebellion (1 speech)
Many in this chamber may have got an email from a mob that call themselves Extinction Rebellion. Some anonymous numpty has taken it upon themselves to send us an email full of blackmail and...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
How weak is this Prime Minister? He misleads the House in an attempt to cover up the fact that this hopeless government, this tired, third-term government, is so embarrassed by the fact that one...
- Alfred Hospital (1 speech)
I rise in this place to address some very concerning reports today on the front page of Melbourne's daily newspaper, The Age. The paper featured a story entitled 'Doctors call for $2 billion fix...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
The government is being run by a bunch of children. The minister for emissions reductions, instead of concentrating on producing policies to actually reduce emissions and reduce skyrocketing...
- Forestry Industry (1 speech)
I was here when John Howard, Prime Minister, and Michael O'Connor, from the CFMEU Forestry Division, were sorting out the regional forest agreements for Victoria. Only the member for Lingiari and...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
So, how has it come to this? This sorry tale begins with the bumbling Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction using a dodgy, doctored document to take a pot shot at a mayor, and, in the...
- Victoria: Forestry Industry (1 speech)
One of the great privileges I have in this place is to co-convene the parliamentary friends of forestry group; I do that with the member for Hunter. He gave me a hug last night; we do that a...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
How good is integrity? A while back, a lot of people didn't know who Scott Morrison was, so when he took over as Prime Minister he tried to portray himself as the daggy dad from the shire. People...
- Tasmania: Youth Suicide (1 speech)
Today, again, I rise to not only highlight the scourge that is youth suicide in Tasmania, but to focus on the efforts of one particularly amazing woman from Northern Tasmania, who has dedicated...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
This Prime Minister does not like scrutiny—not from journalists, not from the opposition and not from the crossbenches. He's loose with the truth—a serial offender! And when he makes...
- Victoria: Forestry Industry (2 speeches)
The Andrews Labor government has been felling Victoria's forestry industries. Each year, only four in every 10,000 trees are harvested from Victorian forests. The Greens, of course, think that's...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (23 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister misled parliament while trying to defend a minister who misled parliament. This morning he refused to attend this...
- Mental Health (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the Morrison government is acting in a stable and certain way to address the real issue of providing greater...
- Prime Minister (4 speeches)
My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Former anticorruption commissioner and Supreme Court Judge David Ipp AO QC has said in relation to the Prime Minister's phone call to the New...
- Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the . Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack government is providing stability and certainty by addressing the real issue of delivering for...
- Prime Minister (5 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Former counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against Corruption Geoffrey Watson SC said the Prime Minister's phone call to the New South Wales...
- Mayo Electorate: Hospitals (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Prior to the election, the government announced $8.4 million to expand the South Coast District Hospital at Victor Harbor and $8.6 million to upgrade...
- Economy (2 speeches)
Could the Treasurer explain to the House the importance of delivering stable and certain economic management to address the real issue of uncertainties in the global economy? Would the Treasurer...
- Prime Minister (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. How can the Prime Minister claim that the opposition made no objection to his statement that he would call the New South Wales police commissioner...
- Mental Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic management is ensuring significant investment in...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Australian Political Exchange Council's 13th delegation from New Zealand. On behalf of the House, a very warm...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister or his office brief Phil Coorey of the Financial Review that 'Morrison reported back to the House that he was not standing Taylor...
- Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations. Will the Attorney outline to the House how the Morrison government is addressing the very real issue of militant...
- Prime Minister (12 speeches)
My question is to minister for emissions reduction. Has the minister or his office had any communication from the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's office about the content of the phone call...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House the Morrison government's stable and certain approach to addressing the very real issue of national...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (14 speeches)
My question again is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. On 24 October the minister told the House: The document was drawn directly from the City of Sydney's website. It was...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's stable and certain economic management is helping address...
- Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Strike Force Garrad investigation, and to a report that just before 2 pm it took copies of correspondence and the metadata showing details of...
- Australian Bushfires (2 speeches)
My question is to the . Will the minister outline to the House the Morrison-McCormack government's stable approach to addressing the real issue of supporting those communities tragically affected...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (16 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that this week: (a) detectives from the NSW Police Force's State Crime Command Financial Crimes Squad launched Strike Force...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Veterans: Mental Health (4 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is addressing the very serious and real issue of veteran suicide?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
I'm always happy to correct the record when it is needed and do so as properly as I can. In relation to the Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill, the opposition voted against the moving of the...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I wish to give a personal explanation.
- 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)
- Report No. 15 of 2019-20 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Performance Audit report No. 15 of 2019-20 entitled National Broadband Network fixed line migration: Service continuity and complaints management: NBN Co Limited....
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Maribyrnong proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a matter of great importance that is not receiving the attention it deserves from the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. Climate change is the most pressing issue of...
- Lindsay Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Students excelling, industries emerging and jobs created in my electorate of Lindsay have been the overwhelming themes since we were last in this place. Over the last few weeks, people in Lindsay...
- Volunteering (1 speech)
I wish to publicly recognise the huge contribution that volunteers make to my Mayo community, South Australia and, indeed, Australia. Every month I travel thousands of kilometres across my...
- Queensland Government (1 speech)
( Mr Speaker, if you're wondering why many of these colleagues over here sit on this side of the chamber, you don't have to go past four million Queenslanders who back in May made a pretty tough...
- Coalmining Industry (1 speech)
The Labor Party strongly supports our coalmining industry; we always have and always will. The Libs and Nats say they do too, and I don't dispute that, but, unlike Labor, they do not support the...
- Fisher Schools Debating Competition (1 speech)
At the beginning of August I held my second annual Fisher Schools Debating Competition, kindly hosted by last year's winners, Chancellor State College, in Sippy Downs. This competition is...
- Reid Electorate: Chinese Australian Services Society (1 speech)
I'm so fortunate to be the member for Reid, an electorate so rich in cultural diversity and people from different backgrounds. Being the member for Reid is like travelling around the world in one...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Health Care (1 speech)
We have now seen the impact of what an election of a Liberal state government is having on the health system, particularly in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. I would like to say that it was a...
- South Australia: Bushfires (1 speech)
It certainly has been a vigorous start to the fire season in Australia, and, while in South Australia we haven't suffered fires of the colossal size of those in the eastern states, we've...
- Moreton Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
Acacia Ridge is a suburb in the southern part of my electorate. I know it well. When I was a kid, I used to come in from the country and spend time there with my grandad, who lived there ever...
- Dementia (1 speech)
One of the largest public health challenges facing Australia today is dementia. Dementia is currently the leading cause of death for Australian women and the second leading cause of death overall...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
During the May election, some fanciful promises were made by the government in the seat of Corangamite. One promise was $2 billion for a fast train between Melbourne and Geelong. The billboard...
- Library For All (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a global organisation which is doing incredible work and which is based in Indooroopilly in my electorate of Ryan. Library For All, as it's called, is a global team of...
- Apprenticeships (1 speech)
I have on many, many occasions in this place—and, indeed, in my electorate—been very critical of the record of this government on apprenticeships An opposition member: For good...
- Sturt Electorate: Magill Village Precinct (1 speech)
I rise to report to the chamber on another great election commitment fulfilled by the Morrison government in my electorate of Sturt, that being the funding for the Magill Village precinct that...
- Cowan Electorate: Beechboro Primary School (1 speech)
I think I speak for many of us when I say one of the greatest sources of pride for all us here are the children and the young people that we get to meet in our electorates carrying out our...
- Mitchell Electorate: Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum (2 speeches)
I want to join with the member for Cowan in endorsing our young people. It's a pleasure today to rise and speak with pride about the Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum. Established 18 years ago, the...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Australian Bushfires (5 speeches)
In continuation from my contribution last night in relation to the bushfire tragedies, I want to start again by acknowledging the remarkable work of the RFS, all those emergency personnel and,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Franklin Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
I'd like talk about a constituent of mine, Mr George Howard. George is 85 years old. He's a very proud Tasmanian who's worked all of his life. He has a house and a garden that he truly loves in...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
People might often wonder why it is that this government is so determined have a strong economy. One of the reasons is that it delivers vitally important infrastructure to those people who need...
- Dobell Electorate (1 speech)
As we look forward to Christmas with family and friends, we can look back over a year of milestones on the Central Coast, starting with Blue Haven Public School's 20th anniversary. Blue Haven has...
