House debates
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 19 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 19 October 2020. The report will be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
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On behalf of the Assistant Treasurer, I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
The Speaker has received messages from the Senate informing the House that Senator Rice has been appointed a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Senator...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
[by video link] When you boil Mr Morrison's budget down, it's a plan for a trillion dollars of debt with no plan for how to get us out of it. This Liberal Party that once carried on hysterically...
- Roads (1 speech)
The Bruce Highway, spanning the state of Queensland, is predominantly two lanes. It's not safe and it's not fit for purpose when the purpose is bringing the country out of the COVID-19 recession....
- Budget (1 speech)
() (): [by video link] This budget racks up over a trillion dollars in debt, but it leaves far too many Australians behind. It particularly leaves behind those older Australians who are expecting...
- Wittunga Botanic Gardens (1 speech)
Wittunga Botanic Gardens is one of the many reasons everyone should visit my electorate of Boothby. Set over 13 hectares, Wittunga was created by Mr Edwin Ashby in 1902 and showcases waterwise...
- Australian Public Service (1 speech)
[by video link] We need to invest in our public servants and not hand their roles to private companies for profit. It is the Public Service, with its developed processes, corporate knowledge and...
- O'Connor, Mr Terry, AM, QC, Quinlan, Dr Michael, AO (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to two outstanding Western Australians who passed away this year, Mr Terry O'Connor AM, QC and Dr Michael Quinlan AO. The contributions and service of both men to...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the needs of my constituents and the government's attempt at a budget that we saw delivered last night. My community is crying out for investment from this government. We've...
- Gardiner, Mrs Val (1 speech)
Jane McNamara, Lenore Johnson, Denise Jeitz, Gay Hammond, Miranda Broekman, Gil Burke, Fiona Nash, Kay Hull—the National Party is run by women. It is absolutely essential, if you have any...
- Western Magic Australian Football Club, Van Halen, Mr Edward Lodewijk (Eddie) (1 speech)
Today I want to give a massive shout-out to the mighty Western Magic AFL club women's team who notched up a grand final win in the AFL Sydney Women's Division Two 2020 season on Sunday 27...
- Rural Fire Service Volunteers (1 speech)
Nights like the 2020 Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai District RFS medal presentation are an important reminder of the extraordinary contribution that volunteers make to our country. Where would we be without...
- Budget (1 speech)
The government has racked up a trillion dollars of debt and is still leaving Territorians behind. It's a huge spending budget, but the Territory is still losing out on Commonwealth funding, and...
- Women's Economic Security (1 speech)
Today I'm speaking on the Morrison government's ongoing commitment to women in our economy. This government is increasing women's workforce participation, improving earning potential and...
- Budget (1 speech)
There are many aspects of last night's budget that I want to explore further, but I'm going to start with just one, which I think is so glaringly obvious it beggars belief I even need to....
- Health Care (1 speech)
To anyone who is struggling with their mental health right now, the message from your government is clear: we have your back. You are not alone. The Morrison government has made mental health and...
- Budget (1 speech)
We've gone from 'Back in Black' to 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap'. They're chopping JobKeeper, uni fees are up by 113 per cent in a dirty deal with the South Australian crossbench, they've done...
- Lindsay Electorate: Roads, Lindsay Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
Last night the Treasurer of Australia delivered one of the most important budgets in our country's history. The budget is about jobs. As the Treasurer said, there is no economic recovery without...
- Queensland State Election (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, you probably remember, as most people here do, the occasion on which One Nation in the Senate moved a motion inspired by a white supremacy slogan, 'It's okay to be white.' You also...
- Budget (1 speech)
The Sunshine Coast is a big winner in this year's budget. Our region's average income is below the national median, which means the tax cuts will help thousands of hardworking locals and their...
- JobKeeper Program (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, we saw Labor's concerns come to fruition, with dnata workers losing their jobs. This is a direct result of this government's stubbornness to leave some workers behind. Back in May,...
- 1770 Cultural Connections Immersion Festival (2 speeches)
On Friday 2 October I attended the 1770 Cultural Connections Immersion Festival, held over two days—a history of the traditional owners of the region. It was a two-day event. I attended...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. By Christmas, 160,000 Australians will join the one million already unemployed. Why is the Prime Minister racking up $1 trillion of Liberal debt...
- Economy (1 speech)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's economic recovery plan is focused on rebuilding our economy from the effects of...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is for the Treasurer. Nearly one million Australians on JobSeeker over the age of 35 are ineligible for the government's hiring credit announcement. Why has the government blown out...
- Australian National Audit Office (7 speeches)
To the Treasurer: we have no national integrity commission and the only department shining a light on outrageous misuse of public funds like the Leppington land sale is the Australian National...
- Budget (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the Morrison government is delivering further tax relief to ensure hardworking Australians can keep more of what they...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House of how the Morrison-McCormack...
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that the burden of the Morrison recession has disproportionately fallen on women. Why is the government racking up a trillion...
- Aged Care (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the past three years, 30,000 Australians have died while waiting for approved home-care packages to be delivered. There are 102,000 Australians on the...
- COVID-19: Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's plan for economic recovery is guaranteeing education and research funding and...
- Australian Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that last year the Morrison government announced an annual $200 million recovery and mitigation fund to help communities...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister tell the House how the Morrison government is guaranteeing Australia's national security capabilities and keeping the Australian...
- Broadband (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Cyber Security and the Arts. I refer to the National Broadband Network. Will the minister now admit that fibre is better and more economical...
- Regional Australia: Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister outline how the Morrison-McCormack government's plan for economic recovery is supporting jobs...
- Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises Guarantee Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. Only $1.8 billion of the announced $40 billion SME loan guarantee scheme, meant to help small businesses through the coronavirus crisis, had been delivered...
- Housing Affordability (3 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's plan for economic recovery is supporting jobs in...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Rankin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of this...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 20 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation of business and private members' business on Monday 19 October 2020. The report will...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
[by video link] This budget spends big, but it spends very, very badly. Not only are the 2020s the critical decade to rapidly drive down pollution in a last chance to secure a safe climate; they...
- Energy (1 speech)
I thought I would give the House some reflections on some of the technology innovations that have been happening in this wide brown land as we try to solve the climate conundrum by technology,...
- King, Mr Walter Murdoch (1 speech)
Everyone who serves in this place knows that they are able to be here as elected representatives only because of the support provided by their family and friends. Today I want to reflect on the...
- Budget (2 speeches)
When the MYEFO was released in December last year, few if any among us could have predicted the economic, environmental and health impacts of 2020. Bushfires, drought, COVID-19 and the recession...
- Petition: Abdominoplasty Surgery (1 speech)
As a parent of four children, I know that bringing new life into the world is beautiful and life changing. However, for one in three Australian mothers, this experience is tainted by birth...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
Last week, the Department of Defence released a detailed investigation into PFAS in the vicinity of the RAAF base at Amberley in Ipswich, and, having read 1,500 pages of the report into the...
- Esperance Tjaltjraak Cultural Rangers (1 speech)
The Morrison government is providing almost $1 million to support the Tjaltjraak Indigenous ranger team in the Esperance region of Western Australia. This will inspire and empower Esperance...
- Ballarat Electorate: Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (1 speech)
Today, I rise to speak about the Western Victorian Transmission Network Project in my electorate. This project will see 190 kilometres of overhead powerlines built by AusNet between Ararat and...
- Goldstein Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
The Goldstein school community should be proud of the resilience they've shown throughout the obstacles thrown at them by COVID-19. It's been a tough year for students. This year, students have...
- Defence Equipment (1 speech)
The Prime Minister recently came to South Australia and failed to guarantee the Collins class sustainment jobs would remain in South Australia and not be shifted, at great cost, to Western...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to speak today in support of the measures announced in last night's federal budget. I would, in particular, like to commend the lifting of the cap on the instant asset write-off. This is a...
- Environment (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the EPBC report that was conducted by Mr Samuel, the former ACCC chief. We know that our environment is under serious threat. While the recent bushfires have been...
- North Sydney Electorate: Chinese Community (1 speech)
Early October is a very special and important time for Australians who have Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese heritage because, in 2020, 1 October was the time when those communities celebrated what...
- Morrison Government: Education (1 speech)
The Morrison government's massive increase in university fees for humanities courses is unfair and will undermine our future productivity and hold our nation back. At high school I was fortunate...
- MCDONALD, Mr John (JJ), PERKINS, Mr Peter, ROGAN, Ms Glenda and Buddy (1 speech)
I'd like to recognise John McDonald, or JJ, from Casino. John recently passed away and will be sadly missed by his family and, indeed, the whole community. Just before he passed, John had an oval...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Fahey, Hon. John Joseph AC (9 speeches)
I stand today to pay tribute to the legacy of John Fahey, who sadly passed away on 12 September this year. Born in New Zealand to Irish migrant parents, John led a life of service in many ways....
- RYAN, the Hon. Susan Maree, AO (20 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to a woman who was a trailblazer in this place and whose actions spoke not only to her own generation but those who followed. In 1975, the Honourable Susan Maree Ryan AO...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Joint Standing Committee on Migration; Report (3 speeches)
I rise to speak about the Interim report of the inquiry into the Working Holiday Maker Program. Obviously, there will be a final report to come, but it was important in the face of the COVID-19...
