House debates
Thursday, 5 August 2021
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (19 speeches)
I present the Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, and I ask leave of the House to make a ministerial statement relating to the report. Leave granted. Here and in other locations...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Approval of Work (1 speech)
I, on behalf of the Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out...
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled...
- Law Enforcement Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the committee's report entitled Operation of the Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021; Second Reading (6 speeches)
It seems like only a minute ago I was up on my feet! I understand that I am towards the end of a long list of speakers on this bill, the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care...
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail (5 speeches)
by leave—I move together amendments (1) and (2) as circulated in the name of the member for Kingston: (1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add: (2) Page 12 (after line 25), at...
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (11 speeches)
On behalf of the member for Brand, who will be speaking shortly by teleconference, I move: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: "whilst not...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment Bill 2021, Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Bill 2021, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I speak today on the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2021 and three related bills: the Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies)...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
In the middle of tough times, our Olympians have lifted our entire nation: 15 gold medals and, hopefully, more to come; Emma McKeon, our greatest ever Olympian now, winning the 50-metre and...
- Anti-Semitism (1 speech)
Last week Julian Burnside, a Greens candidate at the last election, tweeted a post where he equated Israel's treatment of Palestinians to the actions of Nazi Germany. This was not condemned by...
- Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (1 speech)
Major infrastructure projects often divide communities, but not in the case of the western Victoria transmission lines. The project has, with very few exceptions, united the community. From...
- Flynn Electorate: Port of Gladstone (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about one of our great assets: the Port of Gladstone. The Gladstone port is Queensland's largest commodity port. It handles over 30 different products, including coal, pork,...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
The Morrison government's failure to secure vaccines is the country's most pressing issue as tragic lockdowns on the mainland attest. But the vaccines will come, so the next challenge is to get...
- Barker Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue affecting many around the country but, in particular, I speak for those living on the eastern edge of my electorate of Barker, which borders Victoria and New South...
- Dobell Electorate: Covid Vaccination (1 speech)
[by video link] People on the Central Coast have been left confused, frustrated and angry because of the Morrison government's botched vaccine rollout. The Central Coast has been in lockdown for...
- Braddon Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of opening the Study Centre Circular Head in Smithton. This facility signals a new era for north-west Tasmania, which has historically lacked accessibility to...
- Welfare Reform (1 speech)
[by video link] The decision to extend cashless debit card trials is a terrible one. Remember, the card has been trialled since 2014, at the cost of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars....
- Grey Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
In the middle of July, I had the great pleasure of hosting the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, Linda Reynolds, in my electorate. I...
- Werriwa Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I'm sick of my community being vilified by government leaders and by the media. The virus didn't start in my community; it started from another breach of quarantine spread from Bondi. We've...
- Wentworth Electorate: Childcare and Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
[by video link] Last week was Education Week in New South Wales and, with the theme of lifelong learners, celebrated education and educators from early childhood through to tertiary education. I...
- Newcastle Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
This week my office has been inundated with calls from disappointed and frustrated Novocastrians who were notified that their Pfizer vaccine appointment had been cancelled in order to redirect...
- Ryan Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
As you know, my community's the epicentre of the Queensland outbreak, with many local schools impacted. I want to thank everybody in our community for complying with the state government's...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Yesterday in question time, the Prime Minister was asked about the member for Dawson's Facebook posts perpetuating vaccine disinformation. He was unable and unwilling to give any assurances that...
- COVID-19: South Australia (1 speech)
I'd like to take the opportunity to thank my community in Sturt and all the people of South Australia in the wake of the lockdown that we went through just a little over a fortnight ago. I think...
- Centrelink (1 speech)
I recently found out via a Facebook post advertising office space that the government is looking to close the Braddon Centrelink office in my electorate. There has been no community consultation...
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
The world is in a pretty dark place right now, and millions of Australians are in lockdown. But there's been a big shining light over the last couple of weeks and that's been in the form of...
- Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
Today the Closing the Gap report was tabled in this parliament. In a really terrific speech the Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese, made a number of commitments to take real action for...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Vaccine supply in the Central Coast and Hunter region right through to Greater Sydney is an absolute mess. Isn't it true that there wouldn't be a desperate...
- Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Will the minister outline to the House how the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme, announced today by the...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Simone, from my electorate, has to drive the youngest of her five children to Westmead Hospital in Sydney three times a week for dialysis. She had her...
- National Agreement on Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I ask him to please outline to the House how the Morrison government's first Commonwealth implementation plan to deliver outcomes under the National...
- COVID-19: Quarantine (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In May, the Prime Minister announced that he had increased the capacity of the Howard Springs quarantine facility to 2,000 people. But last Friday his own...
- Housing Affordability (3 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. Last fiscal year, Hobart's median house prices increased by almost 20 per cent, and average rent rose by nearly nine per cent. Consequently,...
- Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on how the Morrison-Joyce government is delivering critical infrastructure projects,...
- Vaccination (10 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in this House the Prime Minister admitted it was not possible to have domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccines for years. So why did...
- Morrison Government: Economy (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer explain to the House how the Morrison government's strong economic management is empowering Indigenous businesses and supporting...
- COVID-19: Lockdowns (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today was the worst day in the Sydney outbreak so far. Does the Prime Minister take any responsibility for the failure to lock down Sydney in the early...
- Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's measures in relation to health and mental health are helping to...
- COVID-19: State and Territory Border Closures (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister just said he, 'seeks to support all the premiers in the work they do in this country to save lives', so why did he intervene in the High...
- Closing the Gap: Indigenous Women (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government's implementation plan on closing the gap...
- Urban Congestion Fund (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the answer the minister for urban infrastructure gave yesterday on the Commuter Car Park Fund. Yesterday the minister claimed decisions were based...
- Indigenous Australians: Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children...
- Western Sydney Airport: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts. Can the minister confirm that he signed a brief on 1 February 2018 about the Leppington Triangle...
- Closing the Gap: Access to Justice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, representing the Attorney-General. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's...
- National Integrity Commission (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for urban infrastructure. Has the minister been interviewed by fraud detectives in the course of the Australian Federal Police's investigation of the Leppington...
- Closing the Gap (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister outline how the Morrison government's partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on...
- Minister for Education and Youth (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. I refer directly to comments he made yesterday regarding his previous portfolio. The minister said in regard to the commuter car park fund...
- Veterans, Indigenous Australians (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans' Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison government is continuing to support our veterans, including our...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (11 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Macquarie proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The impact on communities...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Anti-corruption Commission (1 speech)
[by video link] A federal Labor government will establish a powerful, transparent and independent national anticorruption commission. The people of Australia are, frankly, sick of this federal...
- Religious Freedom Legislation (1 speech)
Australians pride ourselves on being fiercely patriotic and free. In fact, we also have a spirit of egalitarianism. As a former army officer, I can attest that we were always very familiar with...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
We all remember the Prime Minister saying repeatedly that the vaccine rollout was not a race and that we didn't have to hurry. And we all know where that has got us, with my own home state of...
- Cowper Electorate, Aviation (1 speech)
I'd like to start by thanking all the business owners in my electorate for the efforts that they have put in over the past two years, over and above COVID. For almost six months in Port Macquarie...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Sixteen per cent of Australians are vaccinated, the second-lowest rate in the advanced world. The Grattan Institute estimates that we need to reach 80 per cent vaccination of the entire...
- Inland Rail (1 speech)
I'd just like to update the House on the progress of the Inland Rail. There would be no one in this place that wouldn't know about the Inland Rail—that corridor of commerce that will...
