House debates
Thursday, 17 June 2021
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
On behalf of the Leader of the House I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to the business of the Federation Chamber:...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Reference (1 speech)
On behalf of the Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be...
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report entitled Report by statement: a review of regulations listing Sonnenkrieg Division as...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Member for Bowman (10 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Newcastle from moving the following motion immediately—That the House: (1) notes: (a) Government...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise in support of the United Workers Union members at General Mills in Rooty Hill. Last Saturday, I stood with those workers outside the General Mills plant with the member for Chifley. The...
- Barker Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
Every year, the Queen's Birthday Honours recognise those among us who make a real and significant difference to our country by enriching and enhancing our local communities. I'm pleased to inform...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Today marks day 14 of industrial action by United Workers Union members at General Mills, Rooty Hill, in the electorate of Chifley. General Mills is one of the largest food-manufacturing...
- Dawson Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It's show time in the Dawson electorate. Today is show holiday in Mackay. On Sunday I was at the Pioneer Valley Show and tomorrow I will be opening the Proserpine Show. Thousands of families and...
- Pensions and Benefits (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the Morrison government's plans to expand the cashless debit card to all pensioners. Pensioners right across the country know this Prime Minister wants to expand the program and...
- Hong Kong (1 speech)
Two years ago on 12 June, Hong Kong residents rose against the Chinese Communist Party's deception and oppression. Hong Kong was a vibrant city, exposing the lie that a Chinese society couldn't...
- Lilley Electorate: JobKeeper (1 speech)
Greyhound Australia at Pinkenba, in my electorate of Lilley, employs 77 local workers, but their jobs are now on the line due to the policy choices of this Morrison government, specifically the...
- O'Connor Electorate: Community Halls (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the importance of community halls, which are central to the small settlements around my electorate of O'Connor. On Saturday night, with former Albany mayor Alison Goode,...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Australians need a tax on billionaires, because Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer, Gerry Harvey, Kerry Stokes, Frank Lowy and Anthony Pratt owe us. Billionaires pay politicians, but they don't pay...
- Carswell, Ms Joan (1 speech)
If you live in Northern Tasmania and have even a fleeting interest in tennis, you will know the last name Carswell. The Carswells are an iconic local tennis family. Today I'd like to pay tribute...
- Vinnies CEO Sleepout (1 speech)
Tonight, like every night, thousands of Australians will sleep on the street or in a park or in their car. And tonight 1,657 other Australians will also experience a bit of what that's like,...
- Longman Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
In the electorate of Longman we are fortunate to have an abundance of fantastic people who love giving back to the community. I was pleased to learn this week that several Longman residents were...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Agriculture (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the resilience of Eden-Monaro farmers, who have battled through drought, survived devastating bushfires, dealt with multiple flooding events and found ways to adapt...
- Medicare (1 speech)
I'm disappointed but certainly not surprised that Labor has again decided to mislead Australians about Medicare. Labor said the government would privatise Medicare in 2016. We did not. Labor said...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
Once again, we are seeing the consequences of the Morrison government's failures on quarantine and the COVID vaccination rollout. In Sydney, a single person driving a flight crew from the airport...
- Bennelong Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (1 speech)
On Monday we celebrated the achievements of 1,190 remarkable Australians with the Queen's Birthday Honours. Each year, Bennelong is highly represented on this list, and I'm delighted to announce...
- Mouse Plague (1 speech)
Yesterday, in this place, we witnessed what has to be one of the weirdest responses to a question time question I've ever heard. Even more bizarrely, it came from the Acting Prime...
- COVID-19: Testing and Detection (1 speech)
Small COVID-19 leaks from quarantine can have dire population-wide effects. Just look at Victoria's recent two-week lockdown following a single case escaping from quarantine. If we want to make...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
It's bad enough that the Prime Minister has been caught red-handed putting QAnon code words in important speeches, but the revelations that his close mate Tim Stewart has been house-sitting the...
- Menzies Electorate: Queen's Birthday Honours (2 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate the constituents of mine in Menzies who were awarded Order of Australia honours last weekend. In particular, I acknowledge Associate Professor Edwina Wright, who was...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Does the Acting Prime Minister acknowledge that the failure to secure deals for the early supply of a diverse range of vaccines has led to a heavy...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-McCormack government's economic plan is creating and supporting jobs as we recover...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (5 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Health and Aged Care. What is the government's advice to Australians in their 50s who have had their first dose of AstraZeneca and are yet to receive their...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of how the Morrison-McCormack government's strong economic management continues to deliver yet more and more jobs for all...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question, again, is to the Minister for Health. I refer to reports that Pfizer approached the government 12 months ago offering Australia the opportunity to be among the first nations in the...
- Energy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. You have Australia on track to warm by over four degrees, running a scythe through our countryside. This is a death sentence for millions of...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I'd like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon Her Excellency Ms Ines Maria de Almeida, the ambassador of Timor-Leste. On behalf of the House, a very warm welcome...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccination (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on the latest medical advice and Australia's vaccine rollout?
- Superannuation (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer update the House on how the government's reforms to superannuation will improve the retirement savings of millions of Australians? Is the...
- Covid-19 (4 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Fewer than three per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated. The government has failed to meet any of its vaccine targets. It failed to secure...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister update the House on the labour force figures released today? How has the...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House notes: (1) despite announcing Australia would be at the front of the queue on COVID vaccines, the Morrison Government has taken too long...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Defence (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison-McCormack government is protecting Australia's interests by investing in defence and...
- Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Yesterday I met with Kate, who, while working in South Australia, was paid $25 a day to pick 800 kilos of oranges. Kate worked seven days a week but...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on what steps the Morrison-McCormack government is taking to keep Australians safe and to protect...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Does the Acting Prime Minister agree that no adult worker should be paid less than the minimum wage?
- Agriculture (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management. Will the minister please outline how the innovation and research pillar of the Morrison-McCormack government's...
- Climate Change (7 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. This morning the minister for resources said, about a commitment to net zero by 2050: … that has not been sought from the Nationals … He...
- Indigenous Australians (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison-McCormack government is securing the economic future of Indigenous...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Harriott, Mr Tony (3 speeches)
I'm sure all in this parliament will join me in offering the very best wishes to Comcar driver Tony Harriott as he moves into retirement. It's a big effort. Five decades in any job is a...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Member for Hughes: Privilege (1 speech)
On Tuesday, the member for Hughes raised, as a matter of privilege, whether the removal by YouTube from its platform, on 7 June, of a video containing a speech made in the House by the member,...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Child Care (23 speeches)
I've received a letter from the honourable member for Kingston proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The government’s...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I require that the question be put immediately without debate. Question negatived.
- Bills (0 speeches)
