House debates
Monday, 22 February 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 22nd report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament, comprising two petitions and 44 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented. Due to the cycle of the...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Yeronga State School: 150th Anniversary (1 speech)
It was a very special day on 6 February 2021 for Yeronga State School. It was the day Yeronga celebrated its 150th anniversary with a foundation day assembly. Boggo Primary School was opened on 6...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
The vaccine rollout has begun and, representing an electorate with one of the oldest populations in the country, I'm delighted, especially given there are around five vaccine hubs on the Sunshine...
- New South Wales Government (1 speech)
As with their federal counterpart, rarely does a week go by without another scandal engulfing the New South Wales coalition government—a new day, a new rort. I've spoken in this House many...
- Ives, Mr William Herbert John (Bill) (1 speech)
On 18 January, I had the honour of presenting William Herbert John Ives, commonly known as Bill, with a National Medal for his services to Volunteer Marine Rescue Gladstone. The National Medal...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
If you listen to the Prime Minister and the Treasurer in question time, you would be forgiven for thinking that this pandemic is all over. The Prime Minister has had his vaccine and he's...
- Governor of South Australia (1 speech)
Today I rise to thank the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency the Hon. Hieu Van Le, and Mrs Lan Le for their visit on the weekend to the communities of Naracoorte and Lucindale in my...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
The events that this parliament has had to live through, let alone what Ms Higgins has had to live through, in the last week and a half have left so many good Australians incandescent with rage...
- Braddon Electorate: University of Tasmania (1 speech)
Providing local opportunities in education and training right across the north-west, the west coast and King Island is something I'm passionate about. Our region has so much untapped potential,...
- Petition: Energy (1 speech)
Today I'm presenting a petition from the Peoples Climate Assembly calling on the government to abandon its dangerous and short-sighted plan for a gas led recovery from the recent economic...
- Philippines (1 speech)
One of the privileges of the position I hold is that I am the co-chair, along with the member for Solomon, of the Parliamentary Friends of the Philippines. Last week I had the great pleasure of...
- International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
Yesterday marked International Mother Language Day, a day to celebrate linguistic diversity around the world and to celebrate how it enriches our multicultural society here in Australia. In...
- Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations (1 speech)
I want to commend Australia for signing on last week to the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations. What is this? This is the use by states of arbitrary arrest and...
- Parliament: Question Time (3 speeches)
One-hundred and eighty-nine: that's the number of times it's been reported that the Prime Minister has avoided giving answers in question time since taking office. That's 189 times he has...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I rise today to strongly support the start of the COVID-19 vaccination program. It was great to see World War II survivor Jane be the first to get the jab, alongside the Prime Minister, in Sydney...
- COVID-19: Arts and Entertainment Industry (1 speech)
The live music industry has pleaded with the government to extend support to musicians and people in the music business, with 3,500 managers, booking agents, stage crew and musicians—all...
- Goldstein Electorate: Westfield Local Heroes (1 speech)
Australia's success comes from citizens and communities taking responsibility for the foundation of our great nation. That's why we celebrate three Goldstein locals who received a Westfield Local...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I was very pleased to see Professor Rhonda Stuart become the first Victorian to receive a COVID-19 vaccine today. The success of this vaccine rollout is the most important endeavour confronting...
- Food For Schools Ltd (1 speech)
One in seven students at Townsville high schools don't eat breakfast. That is a figure that Paula and Demelza, two locals, are trying to reduce to zero. Their charity, Fuel for Schools, is doing...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Friday was the anniversary of the horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children in my electorate. Hannah's parents, Lloyd and Sue, and her family and friends have shown great strength...
- McKeon, Ms Moya, OAM (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge the life and contribution of Moya McKeon, who sadly passed away last week. Moya and her family came to Beenleigh in 1953. Through that time she was very involved in a...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (8 speeches)
My question is for the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that, under the hiring credit scheme, an employer can sack a full-time worker aged over 35 and replace them with multiple younger...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House about how the Morrison government's rollout of vaccines and plans for economic recovery are charting an Australian...
- COVID-19: Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that, in this House, the government voted down an amendment to his JobMaker legislation that was designed to stop workers over...
- COVID-19: Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's vaccination rollout will help chart our Australian way out of the COVID-19 recession through...
- Workplace Relations: Food Delivery Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week the United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers are not independent contractors. Why won't the Australian government extend the role of...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. My question is regarding the alleged rapist of Brittany Higgins and at least two other women. Has the alleged rapist of Ms Higgins held a lobbyist pass, been...
- COVID-19: Regional Australia (3 speeches)
Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack government is rolling out COVID-19 related health services in regional Australia, including in my electorate of Dawson,...
- Workplace Relations (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why isn't the Prime Minister willing to stand up to tech giants like Uber and Deliveroo to stop Australian workers from being paid less than the minimum wage?
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the minister please outline how the Morrison government is guaranteeing the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to all Australians and how this approach...
- Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. When asked whether gig workers should be paid at least the minimum wage, the Minister for Industrial Relations said, 'It's complicated'....
- COVID 19: Vaccine (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's vaccine rollout, which commenced today? Who will be receiving the vaccine...
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Alex is a delivery driver for Uber and Deliveroo. He worked through the pandemic, providing food to Australians in isolation. Alex earns well below the...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services. Will the minister please inform the House about what the Morrison government is...
- Industrial Relations (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. Is someone who delivers food on a bike through an app like Deliveroo a worker? Should Australian workers be paid at least the minimum...
- COVID-19: Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Will the minister inform the House about how the Morrison government is backing our manufacturers to boost our sovereign...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In the first question of this sitting fortnight I asked the Prime Minister whether his government had provided an appropriate duty of care for Brittany...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison-McCormack government plans to protect...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Eleven days after her reported rape in March 2019, Brittany Higgins received a text message from a government staffer which read: Spoke to PMO. He was...
- 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 approach to ensuring that families and businesses have...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm a member of his staff knew about the reported rape two years ago, another member of his staff said it would be raised with his...
- Agriculture (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 and their Ag2030 plan is supporting...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer. What steps has the Prime Minister taken to ensure that in future he would be informed immediately about a...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government's plan for a stronger defence industry is creating jobs and opening...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answers. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that the report by the secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and...
- National Security (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is backing our national security agencies and personnel with the funding and...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Staff (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I want to add to an earlier answer in relation to the member for Melbourne's question.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 29 of 2020-21 (1 speech)
(): I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 29 of 2020-21, entitled Management of the national collections—follow-on: National Library of Australia: National Film and Sound Archive...
- 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, No. 1 of 2021 relating to a referral made in April 2020....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Sydney Technical High School (1 speech)
Tonight, I wish to speak about a visit I made to a school in my electorate: Sydney Technical High. It's a boys school. I was honoured to be invited to attend, on Friday 12 February, the annual...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Today I rise to report on an issue members of my community raise with me. I know people want Australia to do more on climate change—it's a message I've taken back to Canberra—and...
- Members of Parliament: Conduct (1 speech)
I rise tonight to address a few matters which I really wish I didn't have to. I rise tonight to address matters and behaviours of this government which I really don't want to but which I feel I...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Yesterday marked the beginning of a huge win for Australia. 21 February 2021 was a truly historic day as the first COVID-19 vaccinations were rolled out in Australia. Last year the Prime Minister...
- COVID-19, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
As we approach March 2021, we look forward to a brighter and more optimistic economic and social future than seemed possible as this pandemic was ramping up to its early stages almost 12 months...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the important work that the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention will be undertaking in coming months. I am proud that the Prime Minister has named me...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Spirits Industry (1 speech)
As some of you may know, I, along with Senator Perin Davey, am the co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Australian Spirits. In the first sitting week of the year, we here at Parliament House...
- Petrie Electorate: Deception Bay (1 speech)
I just wanted to talk a little bit about Deception Bay, one of the suburbs in my electorate. It is a great suburb. Recently the Morrison government announced a new grant for them, which has come...
- Workplace Relations, Gregson, Mr Ross (1 speech)
Time and time again we come into this place and we discuss what the government are doing to screw over the working class. Are they making it easier for employers to fire their employees? Are they...
- Lyne Electorate: Bushfires, Lyne Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
In my most recent tour of the wonderful Lyne electorate, I visited communities in the upper valleys of the Hastings and Manning. Both these communities were severely affected by the bushfires...
- Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (1 speech)
This Friday the government will receive the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Many Australians will remember that this was the royal commission the...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
On Friday we paused to remember the loss of three innocent souls through one of the most callous and devastating acts of domestic violence Australian had ever seen. The murder of Hannah Clarke...
- Employment (1 speech)
Senior members of this government like to come into this place and claim that jobs are being created and then unfurl the mission-accomplished banner behind themselves, as though the job were...
- Burgess, Mr Richard (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge an incredible individual in Narrabeen who is living an eventful century. Mr Richard Burgess, being one of seven children, was born in 1920 and turned 100 last year....
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, Canberra Raiders (1 speech)
I rise with an update on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for frontline healthcare workers in the mighty Eden-Monaro. Last week I was contacted by doctors and nurses in the Bega valley, who were...
- Casino Beef Week, Vickery, Ms Jean (2 speeches)
Madam Deputy Speaker Bird, you know, I know, we all know that Casino is the true beef capital of Australia. After it was cancelled last year, we're all very much looking forward to beef week...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Perth Freight Link (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Perth Freight Link, announced by then Treasurer the Hon Joe Hockey in 2014, was comprehensively rejected by the people of Western Australia at the...
- Polio (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) leads the world's efforts to end polio, bringing together Rotary International, the World Health...
- Tourism Industry (6 speeches)
The tourism sector has been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic induced economic downturn, as borders have closed, non-essential activities have been discouraged and international tourism...
- Youth Allowance (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) extends its condolences to the Field and Leadbetter families for their tragic loss in Alexandra Hills on 26 January 2021; (2) supports the trial of earlier detection,...
- Foreign Owned Data Centres (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) calls on the Government to: (a) immediately terminate all contracts with foreign owned external data storage centres, in particular, the Chinese owned...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Tasmania: Duck Hunting (1 speech)
On 6 March, the Tasmanian duck hunting season begins. Over the three-month season, it's estimated that almost 50,000 ducks will be shot. Some will be killed outright, but as many as 13,000 will...
- National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
People in the veteran and defence space should not have to pay money to have their voices heard by the national commissioner into ADF and veteran suicide, but, sadly, that is the case. Next...
- Australia Post: Armstrong Creek Post Office (1 speech)
Today, the people of Armstrong Creek and I are feeling vindicated. We have stood firm and robustly demanded a post office for the rapidly growing community of Armstrong Creek. Since 2014, the...
- Forde Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It's been my honour over recent weeks to take part in leadership induction ceremonies at Loganlea and Windaroo Valley state high schools. It's always inspiring to witness these impressive young...
- Oxley Electorate: International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
I'm proud to represent an electorate that is one of the most multicultural in this country. There are 60,000 people who live in the Oxley electorate who were born overseas, and we have one of the...
- Bonner Electorate: Central Moreton Bay OzFish Chapter (1 speech)
I'd like to thank my colleague the Assistant Minister for Environmental Management for joining me at the port of Brisbane to catch up with the volunteers from the Central Moreton Bay OzFish...
- Overseas Students (1 speech)
It's almost a year since O-week celebrations were cancelled, semester 1 was postponed and classes moved online for university students across the country, but for many students it's also marked a...
- News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
Facebook's ban on publishing Australian news content is an attack on our democracy. This is an attempt by a multinational corporation to bring the Australian government and its people to heel,...
- Calwell Electorate: Hume City Council (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to three long-serving local councillors who retired at the recent Hume City Council elections. I want to begin with Councillor Drew Jessop, who served for 23 years. He was...
- Mallee Electorate: Mallee Track Health and Community Service (1 speech)
I am passionate about healthcare delivery in regional and rural towns and cities. In Mallee, we have one of the poorest ratios of GPs to patients. Last week, I visited a particular service in...
- Bruce Electorate: Living Treasures (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute and express our community's love and appreciation to two living treasures of the city of greater Dandenong, so awarded on Australia Day: my dear friends Youhorn Chea and Roz...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Just last Monday, 142,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Sydney airport. Today, priority groups will begin receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations. This includes aged-care...
- Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
When Western Sydney airport's EIS was approved by the then minister, Josh Frydenberg, in 2016, it required a huge environmental offsets package to give this project any hope of being accepted....
- Bowie, Dr James OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise an extraordinary man, Dr James Bowie, who's dedicated most of his professional life to keeping people in Australia's south-west healthy and happy. In this age of...
- Kingston Electorate: Christmas Appeal 2020 (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge the extraordinary generosity of my local community. Christmas, while it seems a little way away now, was always a difficult time for vulnerable Australians. Household...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I welcome the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the tremendously important milestone that it is for our nation. The Gold Coast University Hospital, in my central Gold Coast...
- Western Australia: Arts Industry (1 speech)
On Saturday I was rapt to be down at Victoria Quay with my fellow Freo representative, Simone McGurk, for the announcement by Premier Mark McGowan and arts minister David Templeman of a...
- Energy, Media (1 speech)
Today I'd like to take this opportunity to set the record straight over my stance on nuclear power. There's an ongoing debate regarding a move to lift the ban on nuclear energy as a fuel source...
- JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
Last March, retail billionaire Gerry Harvey told 60 Minutes that COVID was 'pretty much nothing to get scared of'. He went on to boast that sales of his freezers were up 300 per cent. Since then,...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Well, imagine telling anyone in December 2019 that they would be spending the following 12 months in their pyjamas working from home. Imagine telling anyone in December 2019 that terms like...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I, along with many Moreton constituents, will be listening intently to the aged-care royal commission's final report, due to be handed down this Friday. I guarantee that we'll all be listening...
- News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
I would like to join the pile-on against Facebook. Facebook's decision to ban news is lamentable, and, hopefully, it will be sorted out in the coming days or weeks, as they walk back from this...
- Bendigo Electorate: Indigenous Fashion (1 speech)
On Friday I had the opportunity to attend a very special opening here in Canberra—special because it is first time that a Bendigo Art Gallery exhibition has been on display in one of our...
- Higgins Electorate: Lunar New Year Celebrations (1 speech)
Ni Hao Xinnian Kuaile! Happy Lunar New Year. I wish to extend my best wishes to all those celebrating the Lunar New Year across my electorate of Higgins, Melbourne and of course across Australia....
- Gilmore Electorate: St John the Evangelist Catholic School (1 speech)
One of the best things about being a member of parliament is having the opportunity to hear directly from local people about what matters to them. On Friday last week, I was absolutely delighted...
- Gosling, Mr John Francis OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate for his award of a Member of the Order of Australia John Francis Gosling. Mr Gosling would be known indirectly to members of this place because he is the father of...
- Fraser Electorate: Vietnamese-Australian Community (1 speech)
Chuc mung nam moi and happy new year—happy Year of the Buffalo—to all of the members of the Vietnamese-Australian community in Fraser and throughout Australia. I was delighted to join...
- Reid Electorate: Rotary Club of Strathfield (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of the Rotary Club of Strathfield. Our local Rotarians create opportunities for genuine connection and community service, and this is more important now than ever...
- Chifley Electorate: Doonside Railway Station (1 speech)
I'm sick and tired of Liberal governments at a federal and state level making infrastructure decisions prioritising their political need above community demand. What has triggered my comments is...
- Goldstein Electorate: Sandringham Bowls Club (2 speeches)
Last year, Victorians endured a long lockdown associated with COVID-19, and of course it was one of those times where strong community bonds came to the fore, as did people's commitment to...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Myanmar (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: notes: (a) the actions of the Myanmar military is a direct assault on Myanmar's transition to democracy and the rule of law; and (b) Australia is a great...
- COVID-19: International Travel (21 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the economic and personal impact of state government international arrival caps, including; (a) economic costs of skilled visa workers and international...
- Closing the Gap (5 speeches)
It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak in support of the motion moved by Mr Anthony Albanese, the Leader of the Opposition, that acknowledged that, on 13 February, back in 2008, the then...
- Australian Made Products (6 speeches)
This week we started rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to aged-care residents and frontline health workers. This is an important milestone for Australia as we continue our economic recovery from...
- Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (18 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) it is now more than a year since the Prime Minister announced a National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention; (b) many veterans...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
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Dad's deserve meaningful relationships with their children, and with that cheeky interjection, I move: That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn.
