House debates
Monday, 23 March 2020
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Arrangements (1 speech)
I wish to draw the attention of honourable members to the special arrangements for the operation of the chamber. The most obvious is the changed sitting arrangements, which you will have already...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (3 speeches)
I thank the Manager of Opposition Business for his assistance in settling the terms of this suspension of standing orders. I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Coronavirus (3 speeches)
We gather today at a time of great challenge for our nation and, indeed, the world. We are a strong nation and a strong people, but in the months ahead this will put us all to the test, as at no...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Home Affairs will be absent from question time today and that the Attorney-General will answer questions on his behalf as well as on behalf of the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Coronavirus (54 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the number of COVID-19 cases in Australia is doubling every three days and if this continues the pressure on...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Coronavirus (1 speech)
Can I repeat my call to spread kindness, not coronavirus at this time. This has been, up to this point today, an example of the parliament working as it should—people putting aside partisan...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Day (1 speech)
I have a statement with respect to Commonwealth Day, which is on 9 March each year. What I propose to do, if it suits the House, is simply to table that statement. I also table a message from Her...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020, Guarantee of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Australian Business Growth Fund (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Assistance for Severely Affected Regions (Special Appropriation) (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Structured Finance Support (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020, Boosting Cash Flow for Employers (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; Second Reading (14 speeches)
It is a privilege and my duty to rise and speak to these bills. As the Leader of the Opposition made the point, it's a rare moment in parliamentary history where we're debating bills of this...
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020, Guarantee of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Australian Business Growth Fund (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Assistance for Severely Affected Regions (Special Appropriation) (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Structured Finance Support (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020, Boosting Cash Flow for Employers (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; Consideration in Detail (11 speeches)
The House will now consider the bills in detail. In accordance with the resolution agreed earlier, the bills will be taken as a whole. The resolution also provided that any government amendments...
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020, Guarantee of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Australian Business Growth Fund (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Assistance for Severely Affected Regions (Special Appropriation) (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Structured Finance Support (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 1) 2019-2020, Appropriation (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill (No. 2) 2019-2020, Boosting Cash Flow for Employers (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020; Third Reading (1 speech)
In accordance with the resolution agreed earlier, I now put the question that these bills be read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. Supply Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, together with Supply Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021 and Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, seeks...
- Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020 (1 speech)
The Speaker has received a message from His Excellency the Governor-General recommending in accordance with section 56 of the Constitution an appropriation for the purposes of amendments moved by...
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; Second Reading (8 speeches)
I'm pleased to rise today to avail myself of an opportunity to speak on the supply bills but, as the member for Rankin has just outlined, to take that opportunity to make some points around the...
- Supply Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021, Supply Bill (No. 2) 2020-2021, Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2020-2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
In accordance with the resolutions agreed to earlier, I now put the question on the third reading of the bills. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting. Question agreed to.
- Days and Hours of Meeting (7 speeches)
I present the revised program of sittings for 2020. Copies of the program have been placed on the table. I move: That the program of sittings for 2020 be agreed to.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Arrangements (6 speeches)
On a matter involving the whips: a large number of members who have been paired have been raising that they wanted their names recorded in Hansard as pairs, as an indication that they wanted to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (5 speeches)
I move: That: (1) the House may meet in a manner and form not otherwise provided in the standing orders with the agreement of the Leader of the House and the Manager of Opposition Business, with...
- Standing and Sessional Orders (2 speeches)
I move: That standing order 47(c)(ii) be amended to read as follows: (ii) can be carried only by an absolute majority of Members, or by a majority of Members present if agreed by the Leader of...
