House debates
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Road Safety Joint Select Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Opposition Whip that he has nominated Mr Thistlethwaite to be a member of the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety to replace Mr Zappia.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Youth Insearch (1 speech)
Congratulations on your elevation, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is a privilege to rise in support of the Youth Insearch charity organisation, which is doing such wonderful work in relation to youth...
- SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum (1 speech)
It has been a devastating start to summer. Unprecedented bushfires across the country have once again put in the spotlight the importance and value of volunteer firefighters. Our firefighting...
- Salama, Dr Peter (1 speech)
I am deeply saddened at the passing of Dr Peter Salama in January. Dr Peter Salama was a great Australian, a truly inspirational figure. He lived a life in service of others. He led research that...
- Redpa Football Club (1 speech)
Congratulations to everybody involved with the Redpa Football Club, which was crowned the 2019 national Good Sports Club of the Year. The club received national recognition for inspiring change...
- Mornington Service Centre (1 speech)
Today I am standing up for the 3,000 low-income households, 11,000 older people, 800 unemployed people, 1,700 single parent families and 12,000 people with a disability who are likely to feel the...
- Youth Insearch (1 speech)
Preventing suicide is one of Australia's great national challenges. We know that eight people die by suicide every single day and that suicide is the leading cause of death for young people aged...
- New South Wales: Floods (1 speech)
I'm calling on the New South Wales Premier, the New South Wales emergency services minister and the newly appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast to act now and declare floods on...
- Grey Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I'd like to pay tribute to those in the electorate of Grey who were recognised for service to community through the Australia Day Awards. Glenise Coulthard AM from Port Augusta is an Aboriginal...
- Closing the Gap (1 speech)
Today, I want to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of this place and pay respect to, and recognise, elders past, present and emerging. I also want to acknowledge that this place sits...
- Wentworth Electorate: Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
The last few months have been a difficult and trying time for many families and communities affected by the bushfires right across Australia. My community in Wentworth, like many others, was...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (3 speeches)
This government says that if you have a go you get a go, but it seems for the City of Gosnells, in the electorate of Burt, if you have a go you get a kick in the nuts. You see, the City of...
- Child Safety (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a very impressive young local, Ella Hussey. Whilst studying at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopilly she started To the Moon and Back. To The Moon and Back is an...
- Macquarie Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
There was barely time to take a breath from fires when our emergency services people were flung full-on into rain, floods, landslides and trees down right across the Blue Mountains and...
- Muecke, Dr James, AM (1 speech)
I rise today to note that, for the second year in a row, the Australian of the Year is from my electorate of Sturt. It's getting embarrassing, frankly! I do acknowledge and congratulate Dr James...
- Nowra Show (1 speech)
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 144th Nowra Show. I've been going to the Nowra Show for as long as I can remember—since before I could walk. I was honoured to attend this...
- Indigenous Australians (1 speech)
I'd like to start by thanking the Prime Minister and the opposition leader on their Closing the Gap speeches just before. I'd also like to thank the Minister for Indigenous Australians, Mr Ken...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (1 speech)
This Prime Minister can run but he cannot hide from the thousands of mums and dads and active citizens out there who volunteer hours and hours each year for their sports clubs and who have been...
- ConnectGV (1 speech)
This time last year I was trying to find some money for a disability centre in Shepparton known as ConnectGV. ConnectGV has been operating for 65 years, and their facility is literally falling...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
The Australian people want strong leadership and stronger government action when it comes to tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions, but all they are getting from the Morrison...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I inform the House that the Minister for Veterans Affairs will be absent from question time today for medical reasons. The Minister for Education will answer questions on his behalf. I'm sure...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that five out of the seven Closing the Gap targets have not been met or are not on track. Will one of the 14 new targets set in April be...
- First Nations Voice (6 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister hold a referendum in this term to enshrine a First Nations voice to parliament in our Constitution?
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is securing Australia's energy future by keeping the lights on, reducing power...
- Indigenous Health (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: There are Indigenous communities in remote Australia that don't have access to kidney dialysis because they don't have potable water. Prime Minister, I have...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the next question, I'd like to acknowledge the presence in the Speaker's gallery this afternoon of Therese Rein, the wife of former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Tourism (2 speeches)
Tourism minister, last Friday at the Cairns wildlife dome I risked my life flying in a harness only feet above a snapping 4½-metre crocodile without a gun. I know a lot of you would be...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please outline to the House how the Morrison government's resilient economy is continuing to help families, including in my seat of Chisholm,...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the electricians and plumbers union was ordered to pay a fine for minor paperwork breaches, a fine which is double the amount that celebrity chef...
- Inland Rail (2 speeches, 1 comment)
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 government is...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that, under the Morrison government, annual wages growth in every single quarter has been lower than in any quarter under the last Labor...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's— Dr Chalmers interjecting— Mr Frydenberg...
- Australian Bushfires (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the Liberal member for Bega, Andrew Constance, reflecting my own experience in the region, has stated: At the forums I've been at over the...
- Energy (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister update the House on the role technology will play in the Morrison government's plan to secure Australia's...
- Australian Bushfires (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister advise the House how many loans to businesses impacted by the fires nationwide have been approved?
- National Integrity Commission (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. In 2018, the Prime Minister claimed that he had begun work on a National Integrity Commission at the beginning of that year. It's now 2020. Where...
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison/McCormack government is backing the future of farming in...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. Can the minister confirm that of the 14 regions affected by cuts to Medicare bulk-billing...
- Western Sydney Airport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's strong financial position has enabled us to...
- Medicare (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. I refer to his previous answer, in which he claimed that there have been no cuts to bulk-billing...
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is building an even stronger Australia by supporting...
- Medicare (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. Minister, can you explain why the government has cut Medicare bulk-billing incentives in my...
- Coronavirus (4 speeches)
A question for the Minister for Health: will the minister update the House on what actions the Morrison government is taking to protect Australians' health from the outbreak of the coronavirus?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
May I add to an answer. The departmental brief that I received in relation to the member for Eden-Monaro's question about bushfire recovery grants indicated 232 applications were received. I'm...
- Medicare (1 speech)
I would like to add to an answer. I am advised that, in fire affected areas of the electorate of Eden-Monaro, there are no practices under the modified Monash 1 classification. Therefore, all...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek leave to give a personal explanation.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Events (2 speeches)
Members will be aware—certainly, on our side, through the member for Macquarie—that the Parliamentary Friends of Orchestral Music made sure that yesterday there were moments in this...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A single document is tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (12 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Barton proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Export Control Bill 2019; Second Reading (7 speeches)
In addressing the Export Control Bill 2019, the previous speaker—the member for Groom—made a very big point of saying that the government have done a lot for jobs in rural Australia...
- Export Control Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Export Charges (Imposition — Customs) Amendment Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Export Charges (Imposition — Excise) Amendment Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Export Charges (Imposition — General) Amendment Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019; Second Reading (11 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 and the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019. Labor will...
- Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019, Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; Second Reading (26 speeches)
I'm pleased to be speaking on the Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019 and the second reading amendment that has been circulated in my name, which I now formally move: That all words after "That" be...
- Commonwealth Registers Bill 2019, Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019, National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Business Names Registration (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Corporations (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (Registries Modernisation) Bill 2019; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (1 speech)
Education is at the heart of closing the gap. I want to make a few remarks today about the Closing the Gap statement as it relates to education. Four of the Closing the gap report's seven goals...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
I want to highlight all the amazing things that the Morrison coalition government has been doing to promote cybersafety and cybersecurity and to make the internet a much safer place for business,...
- People with Disability (1 speech)
Congratulations, Deputy Speaker, on your position. The member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly, asked me in my capacity as shadow spokesperson for government services and disability to visit Nardy...
- Stirling Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Today I'd like to reflect on some of the challenges that Australia faces, but do this within the context of a reflection on what makes Australia prosperous and resilient. We began this year in...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (1 speech)
You either have integrity or you don't, and this government simply doesn't. On this side we know it, and even some on the other side of the chamber know it. Unless you've been living under a...
- Forde Electorate (1 speech)
Given that this is my first time speaking in the chamber since you have been elected to your position, my congratulations, Deputy Speaker Llew O'Brien, on your elevation to the deputy...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Coalition Government, McEwen Electorate: Basketball (1 speech)
It's hardly surprising that across Australia people have turned off politics. We've had six years of a chaotic, self-serving government preaching stability but losing control of their own actual...
- Groom Electorate: Community Sport Infrastructure Program (1 speech)
I'm very pleased to say that the Groom electorate attracted more than $250,000 under round 1 and round 2 of the Community Sport Infrastructure grants program. In February 2019, I joined the...
- Fraser Electorate: Lunar New Year, Fraser Electorate: Keilor Gift (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the celebration of the Lunar New Year in my electorate. 2020 is the Year of the Rat, the first animal in the Vietnamese zodiac. The rat is an animal that symbolises...
- Coronavirus (1 speech)
The coronavirus has created some tough times for Australians, both at home and overseas. I want to update the House on the amazing work that volunteers are doing in looking after their fellow...
- Schools (1 speech)
Fifty-seven thousand, eight hundred and eighty-five dollars—that's how much it costs in this country, on average, to give a child a public education from prep to year 12. When you take into...
- Internet Safety Day (1 speech)
Yesterday was Internet Safety Day, and I want to take this opportunity to talk about this incredibly important issue. Reid is made up of many families with young children, and as a developmental...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
A 90-year-old man who is blind, deaf and incontinent, with heart disease and poor circulation, was assessed three years ago as needing a home care level 3 package but was in receipt of a level 1...
- Lindsay Electorate: Emergency Services, Robar, Mr Malcolm (1 speech)
From bushfires to torrential rain and localised flooding, our local RFS and State Emergency Service personnel have been on the frontline, protecting our community and our fellow Australians...
- Murwillumbah: Health Care (2 speeches)
I rise today on behalf of my community to speak on an incredibly important issue facing the regional township of Murwillumbah in my electorate of Richmond. Recent changes under the Modified...
- Berowra Electorate: Softball (1 speech)
The year 2020 marks 25 years of softball in the Hornsby Shire. The Hornsby District Softball Association started in 1995 to give women in the shire the opportunity to play softball. The...
- Holt Community Spirit and Leadership Awards (3 speeches)
On Monday 16 December last year, at the Cranbourne Community Theatre we honoured students who had made a difference to their community at the 18th annual Holt Community Spirit and Leadership...
- Forrest Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I want to talk about a major running event in my electorate, the WesTrac Bunbury Geographe Gift, which will be held on 29 February and 1 March this year. It's the third consecutive year of this...
- Lalor Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
After a busy sitting week last week, it was wonderful to return to my seat and celebrate the incredible multicultural and inclusive events across Wyndham over the weekend. I attended the Lunar...
- Braddon Electorate: Devonport High School (2 speeches)
I'm here today to congratulate the students and staff of Devonport High School in my electorate of Braddon, who were recently announced as the 2019 national Anzac Day Schools' Awards winners....
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Australian Bushfires (9 speeches)
I join with colleagues in endorsing the words of this motion and expressing my condolences and sorrow to the families and friends of those who died, who were injured, who stared death in the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Environment and Energy Committee; Report (17 speeches, 1 comment)
I'm glad to make some comments on the tabling of this Environment and Energy Committee report, which covers the inquiry we were tasked with by the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction to...
