House debates
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Member for Groom; Resignation (1 speech)
I inform the House that on 18 September 2020 I received a letter from the Hon. Dr John Joseph McVeigh, resigning his seat as the member for the electoral division of Groom. Consideration is being...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (11 speeches)
I move: That in relation to the presentation of, and reply by the Leader of the Opposition to, the 2020-2021 Budget that: (1) standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Support Payments (1 speech)
[by video link] Right now, Melburnians, people in my electorate of Wills, are doing the hard work—and it has been hard—to get the second wave of COVID-19 under control. We've done...
- McFadyen, Mr Roy (1 speech)
Thanks to the Morrison government's commemorative medallions for World War II veterans, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Victor Roy Docking—or Roy McFadyen, as he is commonly called...
- COVID-19: Support Payments (1 speech)
[by video link] I too want to thank all those in my community, in Victoria, who are following the rules. Our hard work, our sacrifices, are working. Just two months ago, our community had 942...
- Oyster Industry (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of meeting Dean, Steve, Tina and Paula Cole of Cole Bros Oysters on the banks of the Karuah River. They are one of the 11 oyster farmers on the Karuah River where it joins Port...
- Budget (1 speech)
[by video link] This budget is shaping up to a trickle-down con job that spends big but spends badly. The government has actively chosen high unemployment, low wages and tax cuts for those who...
- Manufacturing (1 speech)
COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in Australia's manufacturing capacity and our supply chains, but the Morrison government is committed to taking action to fix it. That's why we held a virtual...
- Hession, Mr Kevin John (1 speech)
I cannot remember visiting the Parramatta Memorial Swimming Club and not seeing Kevin Hession there. It seemed he'd been there forever. He was the life of the pool and the pool side. Sadly, he...
- Dragons Abreast Bribie Island (1 speech)
I would like to share a recent visit I had with the wonderful and inspiring members of Dragons Abreast Bribie Island. They were kind enough to invite my wife Alexandra and I out for a paddle on...
- Queensland State Election (1 speech)
The Liberal National Party have sold out all decent Queenslanders with their latest grubby political deal, preferencing One Nation candidates over Labor candidates in every seat in Queensland. It...
- Armenia (1 speech)
2020 has been a horrific year for many around the globe but, on top of the horsemen of pestilence and death, war has now raised its ugly head between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the republic of...
- Travel Industry (1 speech)
Too many people have been left behind by the Morrison government. The arts, local government, universities, aviation and casual workers have all been left to fend for themselves through the...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
As we face the COVID crisis together, it's now more important than ever that we prioritise mental health, particularly as Victorians battle an extended lockdown. I note World Mental Health Day on...
- Queensland State Election (1 speech)
The people of Queensland have a clear choice on 31 October—a Labor government led by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with a strong economic plan to unite and recover our state post the COVID...
- Flinders and Cape Barren Islands: Telecommunications Upgrade (1 speech)
My planned trip earlier this year to Flinders Island was thwarted due to COVID-19, so I was thrilled to get back to the beautiful island at the end of September. I met with small businesses,...
- Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
Margaret and Simon at the Bilpin Fruit Bowl, one of the major fruitgrowers in the Hawkesbury hit by fires last summer, are worrying about whether their current crop of apples and figs will make...
- COVID-19: Travel Industry (1 speech)
I recently met with representatives from the travel industry from my electorate. Travel agencies around Australia are invariably mum-and-dad owned businesses, often in the family for generations,...
- Qantas (1 speech)
Last week I met with local Qantas workers who, along with 2½ thousand of their co-workers, had recently been sacked by our national airline. Many of them had given over 20 years of loyal...
- Nicholls Electorate: Water (1 speech)
Last Thursday and Friday I held two virtual manufacturing forums, engaging with some of the Goulburn Valley's biggest employers. On Thursday, we invited those from the food and drink processing...
- Indigenous Australians (1 speech)
On 30 September, Pat Turner, the chair of Coalition of Peaks, made an impassioned plea to the Press Club. She's also a member of the government's advisory committee on a voice to the parliament....
- Wildlife Habitat (2 speeches)
On Friday 18 September I had the pleasure of officially opening the $2.3 million expansion of Wildlife Habitat in sunny Port Douglas. With the federal government's financial contribution of...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
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I inform the House that the Treasurer will be absent from question time today. He is preparing for the budget. I will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship,...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The average worker will likely receive a tax cut of less than $50 a fortnight under the government's budget announcement. How will this make the millions of...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan to create jobs and rebuild our economy will secure our economic future and...
- COVID-19: Economy (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Won't the Morrison recession be longer and deeper because the Prime Minister's cuts to JobKeeper, JobSeeker and wages are leaving businesses and...
- COVID-19: Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan to manage the health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has kept Australians safe?
- Budget (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On budget night last year the Prime Minister and the Treasurer released an ad, and announced in this chamber that the budget was already back in black even...
- South Australia: Roads (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Yesterday, ahead of today's federal budget, the government announced $200 million of federal funding for transport infrastructure for the Hahndorf...
- COVID-19: Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is also to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Budget (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before coming to office this government announced that it would produce a surplus in its first budget and every year after that. Last year the Prime Minister...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan for jobs is...
- Infrastructure (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: This government has spent $1.7 billion less on road and rail projects than it announced in last year's budget, making it six budgets in a row that this...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan for jobs is driving our gas-led recovery from the...
- Western Sydney Airport (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. According to the Auditor-General, this government paid $30 million for the Leppington Triangle—which...
- Manufacturing (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan for jobs is backing Australian manufacturers...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget (4 speeches)
As in previous years, I would like to briefly deal with housekeeping arrangements for this year's budget speeches. I ask that all members note—
- 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 report for 2018-19 on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Australian National Audit Office; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the annual report of the Australian National Audit Office for 2019-20. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Independent Auditor; Presentation (1 speech)
In accordance with the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the report of the Independent Auditor, dated 24 September 2020, on a performance audit of internal budgeting and forecasting processes...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 37 of 2019-20; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the corrigendum to the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 37 of 2019-20, entitled Procurement of garrison support and welfare services: Department of Home Affairs. Ordered that the...
- Report Nos 6 to 11 of 2020-21; Presentation (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General's Audit reports Nos 6 to 11 for 2020-21. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Ordered that the reports be made parliamentary papers.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
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I have received a letter from the Manager of Opposition Business proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The gap between this...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020; Second Reading (2 speeches)
In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved earlier today by the honourable member for Burt, on which a division was called for and...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee (1 speech)
by leave—I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the...
- Public Works Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present Report 5/2020:referral made in May 2020, and a corrigendum to Report 3/2020:referrals made November 2019 and February...
- Migration Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, I present the corrigendum to the committee's report of the 45th Parliament entitled Report of the inquiry into efficacy of current...
- Migration Joint Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
- Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report (1 speech)
It's always good to hear the member for Berowra talk about the importance of labour! On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Documents (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members I present the following documents in connection with the budget of 2020-21: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2020-21. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Regional Australia (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial statement: Regional Australia—growing a strong and resilient regional Australia 2020-21.
- Bills (0 speeches)
