House debates
Monday, 9 November 2020
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 18th report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament, comprising 53 petitions and four ministerial responses to petitions previously presented. The House petitioning...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Communications and the Arts Committee (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts, I rise to make a statement on the results of a survey conducted as part of the inquiry into Australia's creative and cultural...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Remembrance Day (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that Wednesday, 11 November 2020 marks Remembrance Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, when the guns fell silent during the First World War; (2) recognises:...
- South-West Sydney (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges south-west Sydney: (a) is one of the key contributors to economic growth in the Australian economy; (b) is in need of investment to support jobs and...
- Rabin, Mr Yitzhak (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 4 November 2020 marks 25 years since Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at an anti-violence rally in support of the Oslo peace...
- Nuclear Weapons (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) 6 and 9 August 2020 will mark, respectively, the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; (b) by the end of 1945, it is estimated...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (2 speeches)
by leave—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 Appropriation...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Petition: Media Ownership (1 speech)
I table Petition EN1938 on a strong and diverse news media. The petition read as follows— Our democracy depends on diverse sources of reliable, accurate and independent news. But media...
- COVID-19: Mental Health (1 speech)
Although restrictions are lifting, the lasting effects of the COVID crisis continue for many as they face an uncertain future. That is why the Morrison government is rolling out a COVID-19 mental...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
We would normally have been marking NAIDOC Week in July, but, as with so many important events in this year of coronavirus, it has had to be adjusted. It is a year that has brought loss. But,...
- Child Abuse (1 speech)
It's getting close to that time of year when you can't go anywhere without hearing Christmas songs. 'Do they know It's Christmas?', released over 35 years ago, featured the biggest music artists...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Yesterday morning, like many people, I exhaled a massive sigh of relief at the news that Joe Biden will be the next US president. I cried tears of joy and relief as I listened to Kamala Harris...
- Foley, Dr Cathy, AO, PSM (1 speech)
Today I welcome the appointment of accomplished physicist Dr Cathy Foley AO as the Chief Scientist of Australia. In Moncrieff young women tell me that great role models like Dr Foley matter at...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
'Always Was, Always Will Be' is the theme for this year's NAIDOC Week celebrations. I have the enormous privilege of representing the La Perouse Aboriginal community, the saltwater people, the...
- Dawson Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
Few industries have been impacted more by the pandemic than tourism. My electorate boasts the most spectacular tourism destination in the Whitsundays, yet state and international border closures...
- United States Presidential Election (1 speech)
Hate and climate denial have been defeated at the ballot box in the United States this week. Congratulations to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the thousands of activists who helped get rid of...
- Diwali, Australia-India Relations (1 speech)
This Saturday, 14 November, marks Diwali, the Festival of Light, celebrated during the Hindu lunar solar month, Kartika. Here in Australia, it will be celebrated by our vibrant Indian community,...
- Solomon Electorate (1 speech)
It's great to be back in Canberra again after a huge week in Darwin in my electorate, hosting not only Labor leader Anthony Albanese, and deputy leader and shadow defence minister Richard Marles,...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
This season in the Goulburn Valley and across most of eastern Australia we've had fantastic rainfalls, creating incredible inflows into our storages. But now is not the time to become complacent...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
NAIDOC Week is an important week in our national calendar. It's a time to acknowledge and celebrate Australia's rich cultural identity. Our ancient lands are home to the world's oldest continuous...
- Carter, Mr Norris (1 speech)
I'd like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to a former North Queensland Airports CEO, Norris Carter, who recently stepped down from this role. For the past four years, Norris's exemplary...
- Brand Electorate: Kwinana Refinery (1 speech)
In a devastating blow to my local community across Rockingham and Kwinana, BP announced that it will close the Kwinana fuel refinery. After 65 years of refining fuel for aviation, for...
- Mackellar Electorate: Northern Beaches Cancer Care (1 speech)
'You have cancer' are three words every one of us fears, and the grim reality is that more than 145,000 Australians will receive this message this year. That grim statistic moves me today to...
- Gender Equality (1 speech)
My wonderful electorate is named after a woman who fought for gender equality, for the value of work and for the transformative power of collective action. Louisa Dunkley achieved an equal pay...
- KinderGym (1 speech)
This year marks the 40th birthday of KinderGym, which was pioneered in South Australia by Dr Carole Pinnock. KinderGym started in Unley with 47 children. Today, it operates around Australia,...
- NAIDOC Week (2 speeches)
NAIDOC started 60 years ago; it is not a recent thing. The theme for NAIDOC Week this year, which started yesterday, is 'Always Was, Always Will Be'. That was the saying that was born of the...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- United States Presidential Election (2 speeches)
The United States of America is a great democracy—vibrant, passionate, heartfelt, resolute. And the people of the United States have spoken again and elected its 46th President in its 244...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
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For the information of honourable members, I present a revised list of the full ministry. The document read as follows— Commonwealth Government 30 October 2020 SECOND M ORRISON MINISTRY...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that now more than 70 countries have committed to net zero emissions by 2050, including Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Canada, the UK and...
- NAIDOC Week (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Will the minister please update the House on the Morrison government's commitment to empowering Indigenous Australians and the...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why won't the Prime Minister commit to net zero by 2050 when it is supported by every state and territory government, the Australian Industry Group, the...
- Covid-19 (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline to the House how, by taking a uniquely Australian approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrison government has acted to...
- Child Care (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In Senate estimates, the department of education said that it expected childcare fees to increase by 5.3 per cent this financial year. Why will families face...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
Truth and facts matter. We are not meeting and beating our emissions—
- COVID-19: Transport (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the McCormack-Morrison...
- Morrison Government: Cabinet (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that in August 2018 he established a cabinet committee in charge of delivery of announcements? Can he also confirm that on 30...
- COVID 19: Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's uniquely Australian approach to responding to the COVID-19 recession will help create jobs,...
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm the Priorities and Delivery division in his department, which he announced in August last year, lasted around six weeks, and...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline to the House how the Morrison government's JobMaker hiring credit and other economic supports are providing incentives to support...
- Australian Bushfires (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can I draw your attention back to bushfires. Last year the Morrison government announced an annual $200 million recovery and mitigation fund to help...
- Covid-19 (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please provide an update to the House on the global status of the COVID-19 pandemic and how Australia's unique response to the...
- Emergency Services Workers (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Home Affairs has confirmed that, despite announcing a mental health national action plan for emergency workers on 12 January this year, at the height of the...
- COVID-19: Vaccines (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister update the House on Australia's progress in securing and producing a vaccine for COVID-19 and will the minister outline the importance...
- Water Infrastructure (7 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to the government's defunct National Water Infrastructure Loan Facility, which was announced 50 times. Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm...
- Science (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister please advise the House how the recent appointment of the new Chief Scientist will support the development...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This government spent less than 20 per cent of its announced Urban Congestion Fund last year but committed $10.6 million to advertise infrastructure promises...
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister update the House on how Australia's approach to the development and deployment of new energy technologies will...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- 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.
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (2 speeches)
On 29 October, a point of order was raised in regard to the content of a ministerial statement, and I wanted to just make some further comment. I obviously spoke to that point of order at the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Journalism (4 speeches)
As our world tries to deal with this pandemic and as one of the world's most important democracies held its presidential election, questions about how we get our information and worries about the...
- Drought Communities Program (1 speech)
I rise this evening to update the House on how the Morrison government's extension of the Drought Communities Program is making a real difference to regional communities in my electorate of...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
Over recent times, public confidence and faith in what traditionally were perceived as upright pillars of society—including major financial institutions, religious organisations, reputable...
- Longman electorate: Community Radio (1 speech)
On Saturday, I attended the AGM for one of my electorate's most important community organisations—Moreton Bay's own 101.5 FM, a community radio station in Caboolture. Community radio plays...
- Palmer, Mr Clive (1 speech)
Over the last few days, Western Australians have witnessed an out-of-touch billionaire suffer a huge defeat and spit the dummy. And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump. I'm talking about...
- Special Broadcasting Service (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate SBS on 40 years of outstanding broadcasting on television, a milestone it recently celebrated. It is a great privilege for me, alongside the member for Calwell, to be the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
It is really good to be here delivering these remarks in person. I would start by thanking the parliamentary staff, who have really worked so hard to enable the contributions of members from...
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
On 11 November, 102 years ago, the guns fell silent across the Western Front of World War I. At 5.45 am, representatives of the allied powers in Germany signed an armistice that entered into...
- Barton Electorate, Jack and Jill Preschool: 70th Anniversary (1 speech)
Today I would like to give a big-shout out to all my constituents in Barton. We all know that 2020 has been a tough year for all. As we move into the festive season next month, I would like to...
- Travel Agents (1 speech)
Travel agents have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. International border closures have prevented travel agents from recovering in the same way as other businesses. In July, I...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
Today we celebrate the commencement of NAIDOC Week, the theme of which is 'Always Was, Always Will Be'. I know that communities and organisations around my electorate will be actively involved in...
- Higgins Medal (1 speech)
One of the most highly anticipated events in the year for students in my electorate of Higgins is the Higgins Medal award presentation. The Higgins Medal acknowledges and recognises the efforts...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
I want to start my contribution today by acknowledging the First Nations people of this country and, in particular, the original owners and custodians of the land on which this parliament meets...
- Playgroup Tasmania (1 speech)
When we think of our local playgroup, many of us would think of community halls filled with young children and their parents, playing and connecting. Playgroup has a long and credible history as...
- COVID-19: Education (1 speech)
I think I will spend some time today on congratulating all the schools and all the school students out there who have made it through—or almost—a particularly challenging year this...
- Lawrence, New South Wales (2 speeches)
I'd like to recognise the historical significance of the town of Lawrence in my community. The first record of Lawrence being recognised as an official town was in 1858. Prior to this the area of...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Electronic Cigarettes and Personal Vaporisers (4 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport held an extensive inquiry into the use and marketing of electronic...
- Manufacturing (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the role that Australian manufacturing businesses continue to play in ensuring our nation has vital supplies, including food and personal protective...
- Tasmanian Health System (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1)notes that: (a)the Tasmanian public health system is fundamentally broken and that is directly resulting in prolonged illnesses and avoidable deaths; (b)this dire...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- South Australia: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
The South Australian Marshall Liberal government is determined to dismantle the TAFE sector in South Australia. When it came into office in 2018, the Marshall government immediately closed down...
- COVID-19: Chief Health Officers (3 speeches)
I'm glad that we have informed opposition members on the other side, as I want to refer to the CHO-Premier contrivance that has driven what have turned out to be eight different responses to...
- COVID-19: Arts and Entertainment Industry (1 speech)
At the start of the pandemic, artists and those in the entertainment industry watched as the Prime Minister made announcements on the restrictions and limits on people gathering. When you take...
- Travel Agents (1 speech)
The other day, I was in Armidale and a lady chased me down the street. She was a travel agent, and travel agents are getting absolutely smashed during this pandemic. We must be able to do...
- Chifley Electorate: Coral McLean Awards (1 speech)
Every year, I host the Coral McLean Awards, which recognise the contribution of women in our community in building better neighbourhoods or improving the quality of lives of people across the...
- Canning Electorate: Men's Sheds (1 speech)
I encourage Men's Sheds across Canning to apply for funding under round 21 of the Morrison government's National Shed Development Program. Round 21 of the Men's Shed program will prioritise...
- HMAS Parramatta II Memorial (1 speech)
COVID-19 restricts our numbers to many events. So on Sunday 22 November a much smaller group than usual will gather at the HMAS Parramatta II Memorial at Queens Wharf Reserve. There, we, and many...
- Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Action Week (1 speech)
This week is Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Action Week. Started 15 years ago by PANDA, this week helps to raise awareness of perinatal mental health and encourages parents, healthcare...
- NAIDOC Week (1 speech)
Standing here on the land of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as a representative of an electorate that is part of the land of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, I am glad that today marks...
- Moore Electorate: Westfield Local Heroes (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the three Westfield Local Heroes for 2020, selected at our local shopping centre Whitford City—Darra Mills, Azelene Williams and Lorraine Lekias—for their...
- International Travel Ban (1 speech)
For two years, Dipy Malik and her husband saved up to pay the $10,000 fee for a sponsored parent visa. It was granted on 25 January 2020, the day before Australia Day and India's Republic Day. Mr...
- Lyne Electorate: Saxby's Stadium (1 speech)
Recovery from the bushfires that ravaged the Mid North Coast of New South Wales is gathering momentum. I was pleased to meet at Taree Saxby's basketball stadium, which was built in the early...
- Queensland Storms (1 speech)
On Saturday 31 October, when Queenslanders were voting in the state election, over 1,700 properties in the Springfield Lakes and Ipswich area, which fall into the Oxley and Blair electorates,...
- Boothby Electorate: Price Memorial Oval (1 speech)
On Saturday 31 October 2020 it was my absolute pleasure to officially open the new facilities at Price Memorial Oval in Hawthorn alongside my good friend the very hard-working member for Elder,...
- Qantas (1 speech)
Qantas is at it again. The once proud national airline is sacking even more of its workers. From a workforce of around 29,000 at the start of the year, Qantas made 6,000 workers redundant a few...
- Mackellar Electorate: Love for Lachie (1 speech)
The Northern Beaches community never ceases to inspire me. The Pittwater not-for-profit Love For Lachie has managed to raise more than $200,000 for children's brain cancer research during its...
- Defence Procurement (1 speech)
We need to break the defence procurement cycle of always retrofitting capabilities at great financial and strategic cost. The ADF should not get platforms decades too late and for the wrong war....
- Parer, Mr Justin (1 speech)
It gives me pleasure to pay tribute to Cairns businessman Justin Parer, managing director of BSE Maritime Solutions. Mr Parer's name has been synonymous with Cairns' marine industry for more than...
- ACT Australian of the Year Awards (1 speech)
In NAIDOC Week 2020, with its theme of 'Always Was, Always Will Be', I would like to congratulate two constituents of my electorate of Bean, Pat Turner, a proud Arrernte and Gudanji woman, and...
- Nicholls Electorate: Fruit Industry (1 speech)
The coming fruit harvest in the Goulburn Valley is in jeopardy due to the lack of available labour to pick and pack this fruit. The fruit harvest in the Goulburn Valley has traditionally relied...
- Weston, Lieutenant Olive (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to local and Australian hero Olive Weston and to give my sincere condolences to her loved ones following her death. Olive served as a nurse in World War II, helping to...
- Stirling Electorate: Safety Direct Solutions (1 speech)
When the men and women of our Australian Defence Force transition into civilian life, there are two key determinants of success. One is supportive family and friends and the other is a job....
- Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (1 speech)
Today the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre is being officially opened in my electorate of Adelaide. It's the culmination of decades of hard work by the Jewish...
- Hardman, Ms Louise (1 speech)
Today I'd like to congratulate Louise Hardman, founder of Coffs coast company Plastic Collective for being named as one of the four nominees in the New South Wales section of the Australian of...
- International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife (1 speech)
Well, 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and, as the year draws to a close, I want to pay tribute to them in this House. Midwife is an ancient word, meaning 'with...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Manufacturing needs affordable, reliable energy to produce more jobs for families. In Moncrieff, whether I'm talking to a parent working hard to meet their mortgage payments and school fees or a...
- Health Care (1 speech)
I've spoken about health and the looming medical crisis in my electorate on many occasions in this place, and I think COVID-19 and the global pandemic have shown us one thing: if you have your...
- Dawson Electorate: Road Infrastructure (2 speeches)
During the recent Queensland election we saw a lot of misinformation being bandied around by the Labor Party. One of the bigger lies was that the Morrison Liberal-National government's recent...
- Australian Bushfires (2 speeches)
Last week 3 November marked the 40th anniversary of when five volunteers of the Sutherland Shire headquarters bushfire brigade, which had the call signal Heathcote 81, tragically lost their lives...
- Bills (0 speeches)
