House debates
Monday, 24 February 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the ninth report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament. Today there's only one petition for presentation. This is due to the combination of the sitting pattern and the...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Falun Gong; Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Economy (21 speeches)
I move: That this House notes the Government's economic mismanagement and its sustained failure to deliver improved economic outcomes for Australians during its seven year term in office,...
- Roads to Recovery Program (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) that from 2013-14 to 2023-24, the Government will provide a record $6.2 billion under the Roads to Recovery Program, with an ongoing commitment of $500...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise today in grief and horror—enraged, sad and despondent—but also determined that my time here and our time here will see us make a difference to the disastrous statistics and the...
- Coronavirus (1 speech)
I rise to note that as Australians we should all feel proud of our government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak thus far. Our swift and proportionate response has resulted in speedy...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Last week, our nation was rocked to the core by the tragic and senseless deaths of Hannah Clarke and her three children: Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey. Ms Clarke was killed in a disturbing set of...
- Senior Australians (1 speech)
We know from decades of social research and from common human experience that social connections are closely tied to physical and mental wellbeing. Having someone to talk to and to listen to you...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
It's sadly familiar to speak of the scourge of men's violence against women. The recent murder of the Clarke family has struck a collective nerve across the nation. I know that I'm not alone in...
- Bass Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Launceston City Deal is focused on making our city one of the most liveable and innovative cities in Australia. Two and a half years after it was signed, the deal is delivering for the...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
It's terrible to think that, for all women in Australia and elsewhere, the threat of physical and sexual violence is never far away. The most awful events reach out and shock us—as occurred...
- Hatfield, Mr William (Bill) (1 speech)
On Saturday, the Southport Yacht Club welcomed Mr Bill Hatfield as he claimed the world record for the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe nonstop and unassisted. His west-about voyage...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I, too, want to put on record my profound sadness at the vicious, senseless murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children by their father. Let's be absolutely clear, there is no excuse for this...
- Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
This is the face of Sally Anne Edwards, who died on 14 February of the scourge that is ovarian cancer. She was 54 years of age. This is a beautiful photo of her as a child. She is one of a...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Last Friday the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was in Adelaide for hearings, and I was quite pleased to hear that the royal commission supports transparency around staffing in...
- Assange, Mr Julian (1 speech)
As you know, I'm a conservative, and as a conservative I support free speech and press freedom. That's why I went with the member for Clark over to the UK last week to visit Australian journalist...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
The murder of Hannah Clarke and her beautiful children has impacted on all Australians. I extend my sincere sympathy to the Clarke family. But, as a lawmaker with the privilege of being elected...
- Type 1 Diabetes (1 speech)
Early in my new term as an MP, I visited the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre in Stirling and met CEO and all-round powerhouse Bec Johnson. Bec lives with type 1 and uses a continuous glucose...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Last week's brutal killing of Hannah, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey has devastated our south-side community. I want to give my condolences—and, I am sure, on behalf of the House—to Lloyd,...
- Cowper Electorate: Port Macquarie Tidal Pool (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Kathryn Butler, Josh Rummery and Ken Wilson of the Port Macquarie Tidal Pool Committee for their advocacy and hard work in the push for an ocean tidal pool in Port...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
There were two tragedies in Queensland in this last week: a woman, Hannah, and her children murdered in the suburbs of Brisbane in horrific circumstances; and another woman stabbed to death, in a...
- Shepparton Bypass (3 speeches)
In last year's federal budget the Liberal-National Party government announced a commitment of $208 million for stage 1 of the Shepparton bypass. This project will significantly boost road safety...
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
To bring about any change in the domestic violence and family violence space requires brave, uncompromising leadership, not just when an awful incident occurs, as we saw in Queensland in the last...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (3 speeches)
On indulgence, and having consulted with the Leader of the Opposition through our offices today, as the member for Barton just spoke in this place of these terrible murderous events, the sad...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Treasurer will be absent from question time today as he's representing Australia at the G20 finance ministers' and central bank governors' meeting in Saudi Arabia. I...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- New South Wales: Bushfires (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that he suggested to the New South Wales Premier that the scope of the bushfire recovery clean-up funding proposal...
- Climate Change (29 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is it important to have a clear and balanced plan to meet our environmental commitments to reduce emissions while supporting our economy—
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Deputy Prime Minister, how is the Morrison government delivering on its balance...
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, and I refer to his previous answer. Is the government aware that both the National Farmers Federation and Meat & Livestock Australia have plans...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. How is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to reduce electricity prices and ensure stability in our...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the member for Rankin, I'd like to inform members that we have present if the Speaker's gallery this afternoon the former premier of New South Wales the Hon. Nick Greiner....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. I refer to the Prime Minister's earlier failure to answer the question from the member for Warringah. Has the government...
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. How is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to support our farmers and agricultural producers?...
- Morrison Government: Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister: why is the government's climate change policy still being driven by extreme climate sceptics on its backbench when net zero emissions by 2050 is supported...
- Agriculture Industry (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. How is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to support our farmers to ensure they can deliver...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. So far in this parliament the Prime Minister has used his numbers to shut down debate with me on 42 occasions. If the Prime Minister is so confident of his...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. How is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to support Australian manufacturers to remain competitive and...
- Roads (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did $2.5 billion out of $3 billion of the Prime Minister's Urban Congestion Fund go to projects in Liberal seats and seats targeted by the Liberal...
- Trade (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Minister, how is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to...
- Roads (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did 94 per cent of the Central Coast package from the Urban Congestion Fund go to one seat—the marginal Liberal seat of Robertson? Is traffic...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. How is the Morrison government delivering on its balanced plan to support our resources industry and the local jobs it...
- Roads (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why was over $700 million—almost one-quarter of all the funds allocated from the Urban Congestion Fund—channelled to the three Liberal seats of...
- Mallee Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. How is the Morrison-McCormack government delivering on its balanced plan to...
- Roads (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can you confirm that 42 per cent of the Urban Congestion Fund for South Australia is allocated to the marginal seat of Boothby? Is there no traffic...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's policies and clear and balanced plans are providing certainty for Australian...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 25 of 2019-20 entitled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation targets in major procurements: across entities. Document...
- 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip discharging Mr LS O'Brien from certain committees.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
In this role we get the opportunity to meet some very brave and inspirational Australians, none more so than those living with a disability, their parents and carers. When Labor established the...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise today to bring attention to the issue of domestic and family violence. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one woman is killed every nine days and one man is...
- Global Security (1 speech)
Almost one year ago an Australian armed with semiautomatic weapons walked into two Christchurch mosques and murdered 51 people. As we approach the 12-month anniversary of this atrocity we need to...
- Herbert Electorate: Queensland Country Bank Stadium (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, you may notice that I'm wearing probably the best tie in the House. For those southerners who might not know what it is, it is the tie of the mighty North Queensland Cowboys NRL club...
- Defence Procurement (1 speech)
The mishandling of the replacement submarine contract and Collins class maintenance program highlights the utter incompetence of the Morrison government. But one should not be surprised, given...
- Toowoomba: Defence Properties (2 speeches)
Last Friday, on behalf of the Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon. Darren Chester MP, I announced to my local community of Toowoomba that Defence Housing Australia was not to proceed with its...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Blacktown Girls High School, Dacey, Reverend John (1 speech)
The thing that will define success for our nation increasingly in the years ahead will be the smarts of our people. This will require not only a patient investment but, as we see that talent and...
- Boothby Electorate: Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge the incredible bravery of a group of Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club nippers, whose courageous actions helped save the lives of two tourists at Glenelg Beach. On 31...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
We have seen a bit of an easing of conditions across New South Wales lately, but I want to reassure this chamber, this building, that I intend to keep the feet to the fire, so to speak, on the...
- Lake Cathie Medical Centre, O'Keeffe, Mr John, Taree High School (1 speech)
Congratulations to the Lake Cathie Medical Centre on the official opening of the new rehabilitation centre as part of an $1.8 million expansion. The expansion was made possible thanks to the...
- Scullin Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I rise to mention in this place two wonderful community organisations in my electorate of Scullin and these are the Lalor Men's Shed and the Whittlesea U3A, an organisation that you would be...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
Arguably, one of the most universal and inescapable truths is that we will all get old and we will all die. As we age, our physical and mental health decline. As this occurs, we progressively...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The National Disability Insurance Scheme was announced by the Gillard government on 1 July 2013 and was lauded as the most significant economic and social reform since the introduction of...
- Curtin Electorate: Sculpture by the Sea (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on a culturally unique experience that takes place annually in my electorate of Curtin, the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. In fact, one of my very first contributions in...
- Geelong: Limeburners Point (1 speech)
As this summer comes to a close, it has again been clear that many people chose to spend their summer gravitating towards Geelong's Corio Bay and all that it has to offer. I like to start some of...
- Canning Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (2 speeches)
This morning I rise to address a matter of public record. On Saturday morning an article was published by the ABC on the funding of Lakelands train station. The journalist reported that plans for...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Ovarian Cancer (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month in Australia; and (b) 26 February 2020 is Teal Ribbon Day; and (2) acknowledges that: (a) ovarian...
- Defence Industry (9 speeches)
Last week I held the latest in my series of Fisher Defence Industry Initiative events, a roundtable meeting with Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AFC, retired—try saying that too...
- Chile: Human Rights (3 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes with concern the ongoing violence and political instability in Chile, driven by rising economic inequality; (2) condemns the use of lethal force against...
- Vocational Education and Training (8 speeches)
I am very grateful to the member for Braddon for this motion. We desperately need more of our young people in vocational education. We need to fill the skills gaps in our economy, which in some...
- Backbone Youth Arts (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) the importance of grassroots youth arts organisations, including Backbone, based in the electoral division of Griffith; (b) that for thirty years Backbone...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
Last Tuesday, 200 people from across Indi packed Beechworth Courthouse to launch the Beechworth Principles. The Beechworth Principles call on the government to introduce an integrity commission...
- Sandringham Primary School (1 speech)
I'm sad to report that a fortnight ago the grounds of Sandringham Primary School were set ablaze, leaving one of the most historic campuses beyond repair. It was tragic news for local residents,...
- Footscray RSL Sub-Branch (1 speech)
I rise in this place to acknowledge the recent centenary of Footscray RSL. Established in 1920, two years after the end of the First World War, the sub-branch absorbed some of the 160,000...
- Longman Electorate: Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment (1 speech)
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, at this very moment there are more than 25 million people living in Australia. Every single one of these Australians are at different stages in...
- Wilyuka, Mr Kunmanara (1 speech)
Last Thursday I travelled to the small community of Titjikala on the edge of the Simpson Desert to attend the funeral of Kunmanara Wilyuka. The old man was someone I knew well. He was a teacher,...
- Moore Electorate: Ocean Reef Marina (1 speech)
I am pleased to inform the parliament that preliminary infrastructure works are due to commence in order to progress the Ocean Reef Marina redevelopment. Construction works for the...
- Scullin Electorate: Greek Cypriot Community, Scullin Electorate: Al Siraat College (1 speech)
The Greek Cypriot community has made an enormous contribution to Australia as a migrant community, in particular to the northern suburbs of Melbourne. I was thrilled to be able to greet a high...
- Bennelong Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
I would like to continue celebrating great Australians from Bennelong who have received awards as part of the Australia Day honours list. One recent recipient of the Medal of the Order of...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Today in this place we mourn the loss of Hannah Clark, an active and dedicated citizen of Brisbane, and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey, all of whom were slain at the hands of a...
- Higgins Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to honour the recipients of Australia Day honours in 2020—in particular, the women in my electorate. This year, across Australia, 43 per cent of those who received Australia Day...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to talk once again about the state of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the level of support that we provide to those most in need. Last week I had the privilege of hosting a...
- Environment (1 speech)
The northern beaches of Sydney are home to some of the most pristine and beautiful waterways in the country. From the sandy shores of Avalon Beach to the creeks of Bantry Bay, we are very...
- Parliamentary Book Club (1 speech)
We made history in this building a couple of weeks ago when we held the first meeting of the Parliamentary Book Club. I'm told it is the only one of its kind in the world. While the Parliamentary...
- McCartie, Ms Cheryl (1 speech)
Living in a rural community can be very challenging and isolating at times, but there are some wonderful people who step up to help. Australia Day provides a terrific opportunity for local...
- Wollongong City Council: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Each year, Wollongong City Council provides awards for the citizens of the year for Australia Day. I don't envy them the task, because the nominations are all amazing and my congratulations go to...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
The Gold Coast is an amazing multicultural city, and it's enriched by the presence of migrant groups who bring a wealth of diversity. This was on display just a couple of weeks ago when I joined...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Over the weekend, the Prime Minister visited a Northern Territory defence base to spruik a billion-dollar investment. The community he was in was Katherine, and they're living in a...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
ACAT teams—they have another name as well—across Australia do the assessment for people who are about to go into aged care. I've been through it myself, with my own father. Members of...
- Werriwa Electorate: Thomas Hassall Anglican College (1 speech)
I was very pleased to be able to attend and take part in the thanksgiving service for the 20th anniversary of Thomas Hassall Anglican College. The service was attended by local church ministers...
- North Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
About a year ago I stood with Ash Dodd and other representatives of the traditional owner company Shine Energy to support their vision for a high tech coal-fired power station at Collinsville....
- Macnamara Electorate: Centrelink (3 speeches)
I know the Liberals and Nationals like to wake up in the morning and think about what government services they can cut and save a penny from. This government hasn't met a vulnerable Australian it...
- Lindsay, Mr Thomas (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Thomas Lindsay, who received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the road industry and to the community. Mr Lindsay, the...
- Dunkley Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Australians woke up over the weekend to news that the government is engaged not just in sports rorts but in the nuclear rorting that has been going on with the infrastructure fund. The people of...
- Stirling electorate: Mens Sheds (1 speech)
So often people live struggles that are unknown to others. That's why I was so thrilled last week to spend some more time at Karrinyup Community Men's Shed, along with Richard, Jim, Frank, Norm...
- Holt Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I'd like to talk about the mental health of young people in the south-eastern region. Young people have been pretty badly affected, particularly in the past, with some challenges relating to a...
- Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
I will add my voice to a growing band of stakeholders that are really concerned about the Labor government in Victoria. The Labor government is attempting to walk away from the Melbourne airport...
- Dobson, Mr Barry Robert, Hayden, Mrs Dallas (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Mr Barry Dobson on receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia for his invaluable service to the community. Barry is a retired builder from the great suburb of Inala and...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Far North Queensland Cairns Medical and Skin Cancer Centre (1 speech)
I officially opened the $1 million expansion of the Far North Queensland Cairns Medical and Skin Cancer Centre. The expansion includes a dedicated surgery space with a view to being accredited as...
- Fenner Electorate (1 speech)
It is festival season in Australia's greatest city, and over the weekend around 200,000 Canberrans came to the National Multicultural Festival, enjoying Korean deep fried chicken with cheese,...
- Menzies Electorate: Community Services (2 speeches)
I mentioned in this place on many occasions before the wonderful work that the various seniors groups in my electorate do. I wanted to list a number of these groups that provide such magnificent...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (15 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT) are teams of medical professionals which run clinical and psychological checks on older Australians who...
- Black Spot Program (6 speeches)
I'm pleased to speak to this motion. We all know we need to do more to make our roads safer. That's why the Black Spot Program has bipartisan support. This program was first introduced under the...
- Climate Change (19 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) declares an environment and climate emergency; (2) recognises that: (a) the recent report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),...
- Recycling (5 speeches)
Now, after that, we are going to get into something exciting! We are going to talk about the Northern Beaches of Sydney, home to some of the most pristine and beautiful waterways in the country....
- Macquarie Electorate: Waste Management (3 speeches)
There are few better examples of waste management and waste reduction than what's occurring in restaurants and cafes in the beautiful Blue Mountains. Leura and its amazing cafes, which I urge...
- Captioned Telephone Handsets (4 speeches)
Imagine you're facing a heatwave and your city has just experienced the worst air quality in the world. Now imagine you're facing those threats while living alone. Now imagine that your only way...
