House debates

Monday, 26 October 2020

  • Documents (0 speeches)
    • Member for Melbourne; Presentation (1 speech)
      The member for La Trobe can remove his scarf. I think the photograph has probably been taken. It would bring things to a sudden halt if I have to remove him under 94(a)! I table a document that...
  • Committees (0 speeches)
    • Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
      I present the 17th report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament, comprising 17 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented. The presentations contain no new petitions due...
  • Petitions (0 speeches)
    • Responses (1 speech)
      Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Motions (0 speeches)
    • GO LOCAL FIRST Campaign (16 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes the longevity of the 'Australian Made, Australian Grown' logo since its creation more than 30 years ago as Australia's most trusted, recognised and widely used...
  • Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
    • National Disability Insurance Scheme (11 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) there are real issues with consistency and fairness in NDIS access and planning decisions but there is not enough information available about the...
  • Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
    • Groom Electorate; Issue of Writ (1 speech)
      Members would remember that, back on 8 October, I said it was my intention to issue a writ today in connection with the by-election for the division of Groom on Saturday 28 November. I issued...
  • Business (0 speeches)
    • Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
      I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in the Federation Chamber to facilitate the consideration of the appropriation bills: (1) on...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Statements by Members (0 speeches)
    • Covid-19 (1 speech)
      [by video link] To the people of Wills: I know you are frustrated, angry and hurting—I know, because I am too. My family and I in Pascoe Vale have lived through this long lockdown. We are...
    • Lupus Awareness Month (1 speech)
      October marks Lupus Awareness month. Around one in 600 Australians are currently diagnosed with lupus, although this autoimmune disease, where onset begins anywhere from the age of 15 to 45, is...
    • National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
      [By video link] Today I highlight the urgent need for Australia to have a federal corruption watchdog. Over the weekend, I read numerous media reports of the Prime Minister's outrage at the CEO...
    • Moncrieff Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
      On the Gold Coast, as our tech ecosystem accelerates, more of the people who enjoy a morning wave will be getting ready for a day of coding or software marketing. Total tech innovation points to...
    • Privatisation (1 speech)
      [by video link] People are sick of privatisation. People are sick of seeing our essential services sold off to be run by big corporations making billions of dollars of profit out of us, the...
    • COVID-19: Health Care (1 speech)
      2020 has required every Australian, every business and every government to do things differently. We have been forced to adapt and to innovate. Necessity is said to be the mother of all...
    • Hogan, Mr Ted (1 speech)
      Ted Hogan passed away in September this year, aged 88. I pay tribute to Ted and to his life. He was a beloved member of the Ipswich community and of the Labor Party in particular. He and his...
    • Cowper Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
      Today I would like to update the House on the great wellbeing and mental health support activities Fortem Australia has delivered in my electorate of Cowper. On 12 June this year, this government...
    • South Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
      Tragically, four babies have died in recent weeks at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital. The deaths have been attributed by some medical experts to the absence in Adelaide of a paediatric...
    • Best, Mr Ronald Alexander (Ron) (1 speech)
      Ronald Best passed away on 14 August this year after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Ron was a National Party member of the Victorian legislative council from 1988 to 2002, and he...
    • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
      I was delighted and privileged to meet with year 11 students from Marrara Christian College recently. These bright, passionate young Australians are driven to be good local and international...
    • Hearing Health (1 speech)
      One of the most important inquiries of the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport was our 2017 inquiry on hearing health, the report of which we entitled Still waiting to be...
    • Gilmore Electorate: A Taste of Paradise Farm (1 speech)
      I recently had the pleasure of visiting A Taste of Paradise farm in beautiful Berry to hear about the fabulous work Tim and the team are doing to support local young people. A Taste of Paradise...
    • Sachdev, Dr Sudarshan, OAM (1 speech)
      Today I rise to acknowledge the work of Dr Sudarshan Sachdev, a proud resident of Dee Why and recipient of the Order of Australian medal for service to the community and to medicine, particularly...
    • COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
      In recent months I have been inundated with Novocastrians reaching out from all corners of the globe. While their stories vary, their reason to contact me is the same. They are stranded, they're...
    • Queensland State Election (1 speech)
      The people of Townsville have a very simple choice this weekend at the state election. They can choose what has been happening in Townsville for the last two terms—where people feel trapped...
    • Relay for Life (1 speech)
      On Saturday 17 October, I was honoured to once again attend and MC the Cancer Council Relay for Life Joondalup-Wanneroo at HBF Arena in Joondalup. This is the 13th year that it has been held at...
    • Lyne Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
      I would like to take this opportunity to express my support for Maitland City Council's plans to upgrade Larg's Park and Ernie Jurd Oval, in my electorate of Lyne. The council has been working...
    • COVID 19: Transport Industry (1 speech)
      There's a fleet of coaches from all over Sydney outside parliament today, desperate to get assistance to keep their family owned businesses afloat. The group includes Rod Williams from Near or...
    • Perth Royal Show (2 speeches)
      For 186 years, the Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia has been holding an annual show. Originally called the Fair and Cattle Show, now the Perth Royal Show, it has grown into an...
  • Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      I inform the House that the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. The...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (9 speeches)
      My question is to the Treasurer. Why did the Treasurer claim the Auditor-General's concerns about ASIC's leadership were only brought to his attention last Thursday?
    • Covid-19 (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the Morrison government is protecting lives and livelihoods through the COVID-19 pandemic, and how our...
    • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Treasurer. Why did the Treasurer consider that concerns over ASIC's misuse of taxpayer funds were not significant enough to warrant immediate action when he's just admitted...
    • COVID-19: Freight (6 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 how the Morrison-McCormack...
    • Australia Post (9 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Communications. How many of the eight non-executive members of the Australia Post board are either former Liberal politicians or candidates or former senior...
    • Climate Change (6 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week, Joe Biden said, 'Global warming is an existential threat to humanity, and we're told by all the leading scientists in the world that we don't have...
    • COVID-19: Employment (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of the significant level of income support the Morrison government is providing to help business and families get through the...
    • Australia Post (2 speeches)
      My question is to the minister for communications. Why do the minister and the Liberal stacked board of Australia Post allow post offices to display Liberal-National Party election signs in their...
    • COVID-19: Health (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please update the House on how Australia's containment strategy is helping keep Australians safe from coronavirus and, in particular,...
    • Australia Post (4 speeches)
      My question is to the minister for communications. Why did the minister say last week he was shocked and concerned by developments at Australia Post when it had already been reported that...
    • Covid-19 (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please update the House on how the twin pillars of testing and tracing are helping to keep Australian lives and livelihoods safe...
    • Administrative Appeals Tribunal (7 speeches)
      () (): [by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. If the test 'if you're good at your job, you'll get a job' applied to these 70 Liberal mates appointed to Administrative Appeals...
    • COVID-19: Vaccine (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is backing our manufacturers to deliver a COVID-19...
    • Prime Minister (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Evidence at Senate estimates today confirms that long-term Liberal mate and former Crosby Textor pollster Jim Reed received more than $1 million in...
    • COVID-19: National Security (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is managing our borders to protect Australian lives and livelihoods? Will the...
    • National Integrity Commission (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the reason why the Morrison government hasn't introduced legislation for a national integrity commission the corrupt sports rorts scheme, the Leppington...
    • COVID-19: International Students (9 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is working to support the return of international students to Australia; and...
    • Morrison Government (3 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister 'appalled and shocked' at the behaviour of a government employee who spent $20,000 of taxpayers' money on Cartier watches when the...
    • Biosecurity (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison-McCormack government's commitment to ensuring a...
  • Motions (0 speeches)
    • Morrison Government (11 speeches)
      I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes the Morrison Government is weighed down by scandal and integrity issues, including: (a) the corrupt sports rorts scheme, with...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Multiculturalism (3 speeches)
      My question is to the Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister outline how the Morrison government is supporting all Australian...
  • 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.
  • Business (0 speeches)
    • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
      I move: That leave of absence from the determination of this sitting until 14 March 2021 be given to Mr Gorman, for parental leave purposes. Question agreed to.
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Adjournment (0 speeches)
    • Community Development Program (1 speech)
      This evening I want to talk about the Community Development Program, which is an Indigenous welfare program which operates across northern Australia. I want to point out how bad it is and why it...
    • Braddon Electorate: Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (1 speech)
      In the electorate of Braddon, which covers the north-west, the west coast and King Island are eight great local councils who are all doing an outstanding job of representing those who live and...
    • COVID 19: Australians Overseas, Army Combat Badge (5 speeches)
      I'd like to take this opportunity to raise with the House the plight of two Australians from Bean. Steven Douda and Tenille Raynor are two constituents of mine who are currently abandoned...
    • South Australia: 2020 Spirit of Excellence in Agriculture Awards (1 speech)
      Last Friday night, I had the honour of attending the South Australian Spirit of Excellence in Agriculture Awards, hosted by the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia and attended by the new...
    • Foodbank, Aged Care (1 speech)
      The COVID pandemic has put many of our most vulnerable in a state of crisis. Two particular areas of concern in my electorate are food insecurity and aged care. Recently I had the opportunity to...
    • Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
      There is no doubt that buying or even building your first home, or any home for that matter, can be a challenging but rewarding experience. For many Australians the process is relatively simple...
  • Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
    • Veterans Health Week, Heart Health: Automated External Defibrillators (1 speech)
      At Seiffert Oval in Queanbeyan on the weekend, I celebrated the launch of Veterans Health Week with the federal Veterans Motorcycle Club, Open Arms and the Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, who was there...
    • COVID-19: Employment (1 speech)
      I rise today to pay tribute to young Australians, particularly young Australians in the seat of Fairfax on the Sunshine Coast. We've all been hit by COVID-19 in many different ways. The youth...
    • Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
      (   I've been contacted by many of my constituents concerned about the financial difficulties that they're facing as pensioners. There's no doubt that the COVID-19 health and economic crisis...
    • Barker Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
      I rise to discuss an issue of great concern in my electorate of Barker. I appreciate that the 151 electorates around this country, I think it's fair to say, are all unique. The issue is the...
    • Cleanaway (1 speech)
      I want to draw to the attention of the House an article written by Michael Roddan of The Australian Financial Reviewthat indicated that the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority...
    • Braddon Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
      'Burnie booms' was the headline of a full-page newspaper ad that was recently placed in The Advocate, our great local regional newspaper. The ad was placed by Hampton Peters Real Estate, and I...
    • COVID-19: Queensland (1 speech)
      Mr Deputy Speaker, as you well know, 2020 has been a year like no other, challenging even the most resilient of us, particularly our Victorian colleagues. Queenslanders have been relatively...
    • Pedestrian Road Safety (1 speech)
      I have spoken in this place before about the importance of pedestrian road safety. As the ambassador of Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation, an organisation that promotes child pedestrian safety...
    • Racism (1 speech)
      I rise to talk about priorities, about the standards we set in public life, the choices we make and the signals that they send. It took the Prime Minister an hour to act when it came to the...
    • Herne, Mr Nathan, The Buckleys (2 speeches)
      ():I'd like to recognise 17-year-old Nathan Herne from Lismore. Nathan recently raced in the Aussie Tin Tops, a support race of the famous Bathurst 1000. He came third overall and placed first in...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
    • World Mental Health Day (11 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 10 October 2020 was World Mental Health Day; (b) World Mental Health Day aims to raise awareness of mental health issues worldwide and to encourage...
    • Infrastructure (11 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) recognises that the Government has failed to manage critical infrastructure within the City Deals program; (2) notes that the Government:   (a) will spend...
    • Australian Space Agency (8 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) recognises the opportunities for Australian businesses, especially our advanced manufacturers, in the growing Australian space industry; (2) acknowledges that the...
    • Climate Change (8 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 2019 was the hottest and driest year ever recorded in Australia, resulting in catastrophic bushfires, extensive coral bleaching of the Great Barrier...
  • Statements by Members (0 speeches)
    • Mayo Electorate: Community Hub (1 speech)
      Currently South Australia is one of the safest places in the world for coronavirus, but community events in Mayo are thin on the ground. But, when we do host an event, we do it well. One example...
    • Queensland Election (1 speech)
      This Saturday the people of Queensland will go to the polls and get to decide who will lead the next state government in Queensland. They have a choice between an LNP led by Deb Frecklington,...
    • Child Care (1 speech)
      Raising young children can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling parts of life, but it's also one of the most challenging things that you can do, especially if you're trying to juggle being...
    • Ronald McDonald House (1 speech)
      McHappy Day is just around the corner, on 14 November. We are very fortunate in Townsville to be able to see firsthand exactly where the proceeds of this grand fundraiser go. Ronald McDonald...
    • Nuclear Weapons (1 speech)
      It is a momentous achievement that the nuclear weapon ban treaty yesterday achieved its 50th ratification, which means it will come into force in January. At a time when global cooperation in the...
    • Defence Industry: Naval Group (1 speech)
      Only 10 days ago, on 16 October, it was my pleasure to attend the opening of Naval Group's new Port Adelaide offices at the old Port Adelaide TAFE. Naval Group is the French company that is...
    • JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
      There's no dispute that JobKeeper has helped many businesses in keeping jobs, despite this government being dragged kicking and screaming towards a wage subsidy scheme. Since the introduction of...
    • Project Displaced (1 speech)
      We should fight for Australians who want the dignity of work and the independence that it provides. That's the foundation of liberalism—the empowerment of individuals. And that is what...
    • Morrison Government (1 speech)
      Between ad rorts, water rorts, regional rorts, reef rorts, robodebt, stacking the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and forging documents, the Morrison government is making the Rum Corps look like...
    • COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
      I want to speak about the government's recent decision to open the border up to people arriving from New Zealand and the encouragement that this has given to those working in the travel industry....
    • Higher Education (1 speech)
      Young people are bearing the brunt of the COVID crisis, facing record-high unemployment—15.7 per cent in Parramatta—and it's estimated that the COVID recession will cost them $7...
    • Grey Electorate: Grape Industry (1 speech)
      It's been a tough year for grape producers in the electorate of Grey. They've battled a drought that affected them with low yields, but it has led to extremely high-quality wines. Due to the...
    • Chifley Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
      It is a fact that Sydney has more kilometres of toll roads than any other city in the world. By 2023, we will have 12 toll roads. The obsession of the federal and New South Wales Liberal...
    • Braddon Electorate: North West Football League (1 speech)
      Recently I headed over to the great town of Latrobe to watch the North West Football League senior grand final. It was a classic Devonport Magpies versus Burnie Dockers final. This year bragging...
    • COVID-19: International Travel (1 speech)
      In the late 1990s the then Australian government quickly accommodated 10,000 people from Kosovo for 10 weeks to get them out of a war zone. They did this at very short notice: brought them here...
    • Barker Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
      On the Friday before last, I welcomed to the electorate of Barker Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to see firsthand the incredible impact the HomeBuilder program is having on the residential...
    • Adelaide Electorate: Women's and Children's Hospital (1 speech)
      I rise to speak about the Women's and Children's Hospital in my electorate. Recently I was approached by the Women's and Children's Hospital Alliance, which is made up of doctors, nurses,...
    • Flynn Electorate: Water (1 speech)
      On the weekend, my electorate of Flynn received some much needed rain—not near enough, but it was a start. A slight increase in dam levels was most important. The capacity of Callide Dam at...
    • Corangamite Electorate: Ocean Grove Bike Park (1 speech)
      Ocean Grove in my electorate is a beautiful coastal township with a rapidly growing population. It will soon reach 20,000, when you include the neighbouring township across the Barwon River, at...
    • Travel Agents (1 speech)
      Over the past months, I've been speaking and corresponding with travel agents, not only in my electorate but around Australia, about the need for an industry-specific support package, along with...
    • Australian Capital Territory Election (1 speech)
      Last weekend the final votes were counted in the ACT election—an election where 70 per cent of all voters voted early. The ACT government was returned, with particularly strong swings in...
    • Wide Bay Electorate: Commercial Fishing (1 speech)
      I am unashamedly pro-commercial fishing. Not only do our small fishing operators provide us with high-quality seafood from our clean oceans instead of low-quality, poor, imported seafood; they do...
    • Crossett, Ms Janelle (Nell), Jones, Mr Russell (Russ) (1 speech)
      There is no greater privilege than standing in this place and talking about a local person who is an inspiration. Today I want to talk about Janelle Crossett and Russell Jones, the recipients of...
    • National Rugby League Grand Final: Penrith Panthers (1 speech)
      Tensions certainly were running high last night as the Penrith Panthers took on the Melbourne Storm in the NRL Grand Final. A sold-out ANZ stadium of 40,000 people watched the two best teams in...
    • Local Government NSW 2020 Excellence in the Environment Awards (1 speech)
      I rise today to congratulate Shoalhaven City Council on its amazing achievement at the recent Local Government NSW 2020 Excellence in the Environment Awards. Shoalhaven City Council has faced so...
    • National Unification Advisory Council (1 speech)
      We recently celebrated the 20 year anniversary of the Sydney Olympic Games, which took place in my electorate of Reid. The Sydney Olympics were known as the games of the new millennium. They had...
    • Goodna State School: 150th Anniversary (2 speeches)
      I was recently privileged to attend the 150 year anniversary of Goodna State School, a longevity that speaks to the passion and dedication of all students and staff. There was a new commemorative...
  • Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
    • Horticultural Workers (12 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes that the: (a) exploitation of migrant workers on short-term visas in the Australian horticultural sector is an ongoing priority for the Fair Work Ombudsman and...
    • Australian Made Products (10 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the renewed interest, both in Australia and overseas markets, in Australian made products in the wake of the global pandemic; (2) recognises that: (a)...

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