House debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: House of Representatives Procedure (1 speech)
Members, just bear with me. I have a short statement to make before we get underway. I wish to draw the attention of members to the altered arrangements in the chamber and the Federation Chamber...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I move: That in relation to the presentation of, and reply by the Leader of the Opposition to, the 2021-2022 Budget that: (1) standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing...
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the order of business for this sitting being as follows: (1) Address of condolence moved by the Prime Minister...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh (5 speeches)
I move: That: An address to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the following terms be agreed to: YOUR MAJESTY: We, the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Treasurer will absent for question time today as he is preparing for the budget. I will answer questions on his behalf. I present a revised ministry list reflecting...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccines (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. Can the minister confirm that, more than a year since this pandemic started, the only money the Morrison government has spent...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government's 2021 budget will secure Australia's recovery and create a stronger economy...
- COVID 19: Vaccination (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. How many applications for funding to support the manufacture of mRNA vaccines in Australia has the government received and how...
- Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack government is securing our recovery by continuing to stimulate the economy...
- Budget (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This government has underspent on its infrastructure announcements by an average of $1.2 billion every year for the eight long years that it's been in...
- Women's Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on the actions the Morrison government is taking to guarantee essential services, including for...
- JobMaker Hiring Credit (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In last year's budget the government announced that its signature JobMaker program would support 450,000 jobs. But the program only supported 1,000 jobs....
- Women (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is focused on the needs and priorities of Australian...
- JobMaker Hiring Credit (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the central program announced in last year's budget, JobMaker. Can the Prime Minister confirm that, instead of the 450,000 jobs that were...
- Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting Australian families, including in my electorate of Lindsay,...
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his government has failed to achieve its forecasts on wages in every one of the last seven budgets? Why should any wage...
- Australian Natural Disasters (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is strengthening Australia's resilience...
- Aged Care (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his record on aged care includes: up to two-thirds of aged-care residents malnourished; maggots in wounds; 685 COVID...
- Australian Defence Force (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is investing in our northern Australian defence facilities and, importantly, how we...
- Disability Services (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. For eight months before 23-year-old Liam Danher choked to death during an epileptic seizure in his sleep, his family fought the government for a $445 seizure...
- Defence Industry (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government's investment in world-class defence infrastructure, like that she...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
Before members leave the House, I'll just update the House about arrangements for this evening and Thursday evening. I ask all members to note the usual arrangements and, importantly, the...
- 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.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report Nos 33 to 36 of 2020-21 (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General's audit reports Nos 33 to 36 for 2020-21. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers in accordance with...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (22 speeches)
I have to report that the House that on 23 April 2021 I received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating members to be members of certain committees. In accordance with standing order...
- Employment, Education and Training Committee; Membership (19 speeches)
I move: That Mr Laming be discharged from the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training.
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a brief personal explanation.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report entitled Report 195: Film Co-ProductionMalaysia; Radio RegulationsWRC-19; Tax Information...
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee (1 speech)
I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Committee concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the...
- 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 2021-22: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2021-22. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
