House debates
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Lyons Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Today I recognise five men and women from my electorate who were honoured with Order of Australia medals in the Australia Day honours list. Colin Howlett, a former mayor of the Southern Midlands,...
- Usher 1F Collaborative (1 speech)
Four hundred million people globally are affected by rare genetic diseases, many of which are not well understood. In a quest for more treatment options, patients with rare diseases and their...
- Liverpool City Council (1 speech)
The majority of the Liverpool City Council falls within the boundary of the electorate of Werriwa. The council has had a chequered history: ICAC raids, four CEOs in eight years, police being...
- O'Reilly, Ms Laura (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge a young and determined member of our Mackellar community, Ms Laura O'Reilly. A recipient of the 2019 Westfield Local Heroes award as well as a finalist for the 2015...
- Macarthur Electorate: Unemployment (1 speech)
'Unemployment'—it's a phrase that is often thrown around in this place when we are discussing the budget and the stagnant economy. We use it, and associated figures, as throwaway lines so...
- Chisholm Electorate (1 speech)
As much as I love my work in this place, I must confess that I like spending time in my community and talking to people face-to-face even more. This is why, last Friday, I went out to Blackburn...
- Apollo Bay Seafood Festival (1 speech)
During the break between sitting weeks, I had the great pleasure of opening the Apollo Bay Seafood Festival, a fantastic event that celebrates the amazing local produce of Bass Strait and the...
- Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
The Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club has been patrolling Rainbow Beach at Bonny Hills since 1958, and last weekend they took four crews to Mollymook Beach because the surf conditions...
- Indigo Power (1 speech)
Indi has for many years been a leader in renewable energy. This month that leadership continues with the recent launch of Australia's first community owned renewable energy retailer, Indigo...
- Edith Cowen University (1 speech)
Teaching, research and development, and scientific activities at Edith Cowan University in my electorate have taken a quantum leap with the recent opening of the new science building at the...
- National Rental Affordability Scheme (1 speech)
Just in my electorate of Wills there are many people who have and are currently benefiting from the National Rental Affordability Scheme, which was created and put in place by the Rudd Labor...
- Cat Haven (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the Cat Welfare Society, also known as Cat Haven WA, which is based in my electorate of Curtin in the suburb of Shenton Park. Established in 1961, it is WA's largest...
- Roads (1 speech)
The Prime Minister has proven that there isn't a taxpayer funded program that he won't use for his own political purposes. This time it's the congestion-busting fund. This time it's high rhetoric...
- Defence Industry (1 speech)
Australia may be one of the wealthiest, resource-rich countries in the world, but our manufacturing base is under great pressure, and the demise of Holden and our car industry is of great...
- Toukley 50 Plus Leisure & Learning Centre (1 speech)
Last Monday I was delighted to join the official opening of the Toukley 50 Plus Leisure & Learning Centre Art & Craft Show with David Harris, the member for Wyong. The centre proudly...
- Coronavirus (1 speech)
Obviously today we saw that the markets went down by two per cent with regard to concerns about the coronavirus. They are clawing back some ground as we speak. This is an issue that is going to...
- International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
Friday was United Nations International Mother Language Day. On this day, UNESCO and UN agencies participate in events to promote linguistic and cultural diversity. In particular, in Bangladesh,...
- Grant, Mr Barry (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate Mr Barry Grant, the President of the Woronora River RSL Sub-branch for being recognised in the most recent Australia Day honours and awarded the Medal of the Order of...
- Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin (1 speech)
On Wednesday 19 February, about a thousand people gathered at the Darwin Cenotaph to pay their respects on the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Among the crowd was Sam Logan. He...
- Education (2 speeches)
A word of congratulations to Queensland and to its curriculum assessment agency, QCAA, for releasing important data on school performance. I table a couple of graphics supporting the great work...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Thalidomide (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the global thalidomide disaster meant that babies were born with injuries including hearing loss, shortened limbs, loss of sight and missing...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House why it is important to take responsible and considered decisions when it comes to economic and financial...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night, the Director-General of ASIO said the extreme right-wing threat in Australia is real and it's growing. Also last night, the UK government...
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question goes to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please— Mr Dreyfus interjecting— Mr Dutton interjecting—
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I'd like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the German-Pacific Parliamentary Friendship Group of the German Bundestag. On behalf of the House, I extend a very...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts. By November 2019, NBN had assigned satellite NBN to 2,379 premises within 25 kilometres of the Adelaide GPO. Sydney...
- National Bushfire Recovery Fund (3 speeches)
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister critical of the New South Wales government for committing to net zero emissions by 2050?
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is delivering on its commitment to reduce our emissions while...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (14 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has now had more than one full sitting day to correct his mislead of the parliament—that only eligible projects were...
- Agriculture Industry (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Given the significant challenges facing our agriculture sector as a result of the drought and recent bushfires,...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Program (2 speeches)
My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answer, where he again misled the parliament when he said there was nothing in the Audit Office report that...
- Coronavirus (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on what actions the Morrison government is taking to keep Australians safe and to protect Australians from the...
- Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his misleading of parliament in a previous answer. Isn't it a fact that the evidence given by the Australian National Audit Office to the Senate...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is keeping Australians safe by delivering on its commitment to protect...
- Defence Procurement (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Can the minister explain why she counts nights in the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort as Australian industry content for the Future Submarines?
- Defence Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister outline for the House how the Morrison government is keeping Australians safe by delivering on its commitments to back...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney outline to the House how the Morrison government is delivering on its commitment to keep Australians safe, including through critical...
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The community of Williamtown and surrounds in my electorate has been deeply affected by PFAS contamination. When will the Prime Minister release the...
- Coronavirus (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister please update the House on how Australian scientists and researchers are contributing to the global effort...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Is the minister's so-called announcement of 60 per cent Australian industry content on the Future Submarine contained in any contract between...
- Ovarian Cancer (5 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Women. Would the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting women diagnosed with...
- 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.
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the Commonwealth Ombudsman's quarterly reports under section 712(F)6 of the Fair Work Act 2009 for the periods 1 January to 31 March 2019, 1 April to 30 June 2019, 1 July to 30...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Democracy (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Clark proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's disregard...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Recycling (1 speech)
Next week there will be the National Plastics Summit here in Parliament House. It was announced by the government on 30 December and, perhaps not surprisingly, didn't catch a lot of attention at...
- Wide Bay Electorate (1 speech)
When I ask people why they choose to live in Wide Bay or start a business there, the answer rarely varies: it's just a fantastic place to live with incredible natural beauty, friendly people and...
- Tasmania: Infrastructure (1 speech)
My home state of Tasmania is the best place in the world to live, but it's governance is appalling. If you hand a Tasmanian state government a great wad of federal cash for a project, you can be...
- Nuclear Energy (3 speeches)
It feels quite odd to be rising in this chamber tonight to give credit to the Australian Workers Union and the CFMEU. I am happy to do so—
- Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
In 1964, Donald Horne wrote: Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck … most of its leaders so lack curiosity about the events that surround them...
- Flynn Electorate: Water (1 speech)
After a long dry spell on the east coast of Australia, rain has suddenly started to fall on my electorate of Flynn, and dam levels are on the rise, fortunately. Dams and weirs are so important to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Ballarat Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
Travelling around my electorate of Ballarat, I can see the incredible work that our older generations carry out throughout our communities. After a lifetime of work, it is often the older...
- North Sydney Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate those in my electorate who were honoured on Australia Day this year by their appointment to the Order of Australia. These awards and honours highlight that, as...
- Hazara Shamama Association, International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
Firstly, I want to give a shout-out to the Hazara Shamama Association, a fantastic local community organisation in my electorate that has been helping Hazara people settle into life in Australia...
- Herbert Electorate: Ultimate Rural Training Centre (1 speech)
It's a well known fact that Townsville is suffering significantly from a crime epidemic, and there are very few solutions that have been offered by the state Labor government. The three local MPs...
- Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
I take the opportunity to thank the many individuals, charities, businesses and religious and cultural groups in my community who contributed to the bushfire appeal. I acknowledge the efforts of...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise to join with my parliamentary colleagues on both sides of the chamber, and in the other place, to add to the record my absolute sadness, disbelief and anger at the recent and shocking...
- Darwin (1 speech)
It's been over 300 days now since the Prime Minister last came to Darwin. That was during the election campaign. Noting that the Prime Minister loves visiting tropical destinations like Fiji and...
- Menzies Electorate: Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
I acknowledge all the brave firefighters who assisted during the devastating bushfires over summer. I acknowledge the work done by local brigades in my electorate of Menzies in assisting in the...
- Indian Pacific (1 speech)
Tomorrow marks 50 years to the day since the Indian Pacific first rolled into East Perth railway station, travelling from Sydney to Perth. Each year, 55,000 people take this trip. It travels the...
- Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge and congratulate members of my electorate who received OAMs and Australia Day Awards in the Coffs Harbour City Council area. Annette and Jean-Pierre Reifler of Glenreagh...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (14 speeches)
I rise to reflect on the Prime Minister's Closing the gap statement, delivered in the House of Representatives. While we have cause to reflect on the achievement of some progress towards reducing...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Climate Change, Domestic and Family Violence, Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I've spoken numerous times in this place—and all of us have—about climate change as a policy issue. It's important to us. It's important to me. It's important to people in my...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
It's with a great deal of disappointment that I use the opportunity of this grievance debate to once again talk about the plight of the live export trade; in particular, the live sheep trade....
- Environment (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to speak up for the oceans and for all the life that depends on the health of our marine environment. That means all the plants and animals in the sea from whales...
- Bonner Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to share with the Chamber how the Morrison government's decision to fast track vital infrastructure funding is benefitting my electorate of Bonner. With our...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme, Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise in this grievance debate to represent the interests of my constituents who are participants and carers under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is these people who are worse off...
- Forde Electorate: Environment (2 speeches)
It's always a pleasure to speak in this debate. Tonight I want to focus on some positive news. We are blessed to live in such a wonderful country abundant in natural beauty and rich...
