House debates
Monday, 9 August 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 28th report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament, together with 73 petitions and 96ministerial responses to petitions previously presented—you might need a...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I inform the House that pursuant to standing order 110 the honourable member for Hughes has postponed notice No. 1 standing in his name. The order of precedence for remaining private members...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I inform the House that pursuant to standing order 110 the honourable member for Clark has postponed notice No. 3 standing in his name. The order of precedence for the remaining private members'...
- Job-ready Graduates Package (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Government's Job-ready Graduates Package is getting more Australians into the degrees that will get them the skills and qualifications to get a job;...
- Waste Management and Recycling (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the 2021-22 budget continues to support significant reforms in Australia's onshore waste and recycling industries, including: (a) $67 million to support...
- Climate Change (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the recent statement by the International Energy Agency that new coal, oil and gas projects must cease by 2021 to be able to reach net-zero by 2050; and (2)...
- Employment (14 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) many Australian workers are being employed by labour hire companies on low wages and without access to entitlements such as annual leave, sick leave...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Tchamkertenian, Mr Ardashes (1 speech)
Those of us who enjoy the privilege of serving in this national parliament do not get here by ourselves. Family and friends matter, but so do local party members who preselect us and then...
- Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
Whether they win gold, silver or bronze or don't make it onto the podium, I believe that every single Australian who competed in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo is a champion. Through pure...
- Burt Electorate: Burt Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
[by video link] Our community is home to so many generous individuals who go above and beyond to help their neighbours and make our community a better place to live. Volunteers don't do what they...
- Adelaide: Lot Fourteen (1 speech)
Disappointingly for me, the fantastic Lot Fourteen precinct, the subject of the city deal between the Commonwealth, state and Adelaide council, is just outside of my electorate of Sturt. But it's...
- Wills Electorate (1 speech)
[by video link] Last week on social media, I asked my electorate what issues they wanted me to raise in parliament. I was flooded with responses. People want the government to fix this bungled...
- Forde Electorate: Lives Lived Well (1 speech)
I was delighted to join the Lives Lived Well team at the end of last month for the opening of their brand new office in the heart of the Forde electorate, in Beenleigh. Lives Lived Well provides...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
We're in the middle of a national emergency with half the country locked down because of the Prime Minister's failure to take responsibility and do the two jobs he set for himself at the start of...
- Bonner Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the Bayside Mental Health Roundtable I recently convened in my electorate of Bonner. I believe there is a great need for increased mental health services, particularly...
- COVID-19: Travel Cancellation (1 speech)
[by video link] When the pandemic hit, many Australians obviously had thousands of dollars tied up in travel plans that had to be suddenly cancelled, replaced instead by lengthy periods of...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Country Women's Association (1 speech)
Last month I enjoyed my second visit to the Country Women's Association Mermaid Beach Branch for their 60th annual meeting, albeit masked. At the meeting I had the opportunity to share updates...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
[by video link] Last November, Scott Morrison said that he would place Australia at the front of the queue for a safe and effective rollout. Yet this time last year, in August, the United States...
- COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
This morning the Premier of Victoria announced that regional Victoria will be released from lockdown at 11.59 pm this evening. Over the weekend, I wrote to Premier Andrews urging that he review...
- Cabaero, Ms Lina (1 speech)
I acknowledge the tragic death of Lina Cabaero, who sadly lost her fight with cancer over the weekend. To know her was to love her. Lina was an incredible person, someone who was motivated to...
- Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
My electorate of Lilley is iconic, hosting many iconic things, among them the Royal Flying Doctor Service airport hub for Queensland. The Royal Flying Doctor Service has been providing vital...
- Robertson Electorate: Tokyo Olympic Games (1 speech)
[by video link] I really want to congratulate our Central Coast athletes for their amazing performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games. So many local sports men and women have done our region and our...
- Galvin, Mr Jenson (1 speech)
Today we celebrate the next generation of responsible citizens who take responsibility not just for themselves but for others in our community, like Jenson Galvin. I recently had the opportunity...
- COVID-19: Lockdowns (1 speech)
I have a daughter with a birthday this week and I can't begin to tell you how happy I am that she's turning 30 and not 13! That's because it's the mums and dads stuck at home, occupying under...
- Schur, Mr Basil (1 speech)
There are few more idyllic spots than Denmark on the south coast of my electorate, and I rise to recognise someone who has done more than most to protect Denmark's outstanding natural...
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
In 2019, the Prime Minister tried to get Brian Houston invited to a state dinner at the White House, which he was attending as part of an official visit to the United States. That invitation was...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Martyr, Mr John Raymond (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death, on 18 June 2021, of John Raymond Martyr, a member of this House for the division of Swan from 1975 until 1980, and a senator for the state of Western Australia...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Tokyo Olympic Games (2 speeches)
I want to extend the country's congratulations and thanks to our Australian Olympic team, as well as to the organisers of the Tokyo Olympic Games, for what has been a truly extraordinary...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. The Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia will answer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Vaccination (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports the government approached Tabcorp about conducting a lottery as an incentive for more Australians to get vaccinated against COVID. Are...
- COVID-19: Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please update the House on the Morrison government's national plan to chart our way back from COVID-19 and build a stronger economy?
- COVID-19: Vaccination (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has repeatedly said the national vaccine rollout is not a race. How many Australians are in ICU today?
- Economy (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House how the Morrison government's strong and cautious management is helping the Australian economy to continue...
- COVID-19: Aged Care (7 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. The government announced aged-care workers would be fully vaccinated by Easter. It's August. Less than half are fully vaccinated and...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The birthplace of democracy, Athens, is on fire and so is the west coast of the United States. Europe is flooding and, here in Australia, our own bitter...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on how Australia's COVID-19 vaccine program is reaching record numbers of Australians, including...
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government's substantial investment in agriculture and...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to the Prime Minister's October 2020 release of the three-step Framework for National Reopening. The Prime Minister said then that Australia was...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of the Morrison government's success in delivering significant tax reform and how this is providing real tax cuts for...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister constantly change his plans instead of delivering them? Last year it was 'reopening by Christmas' and 'we're at the front of the...
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is working towards the goal of ending...
- Urban Congestion Fund (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his press conference on Thursday, where he said five times in 50 seconds that ministers made the decisions on the commuter car parks program. If...
- COVID-19: Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government has continued to protect the health of Australians throughout...
- Urban Congestion Fund (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last month, the Audit Office gave evidence to the parliament that his office was involved in a canvassing process to select commuter car park projects to...
- COVID-19: Biosecurity (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government continues to deliver on keeping Australia's borders secure and...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received advice that the Chief Opposition Whip has nominated Mr Conroy to be a member of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in place of Ms Thwaites.
- Migration Joint Committee; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration, I present the committee's report, incorporating dissenting reports, entitled: Final report of the inquiry into Australia’s skilled...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Member for Warringah; Presentation (1 speech)
It was agreed by the government previously that if crossbenchers sent a formal record of how they would have voted during these sittings to either myself or the Leader of the House, we would be...
- Member for Clark; Presentation (1 speech)
I seek leave to table the intentions of the voting record for the member for Clark. Leave granted. I table the document.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 9, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Closing the Gap (10 speeches)
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which this parliament sits, the Ngunawal people, and pay my respects to elders past and present. I also acknowledge my own country, the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Fraser Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
[by video link] My electorate of Fraser has been hard hit by COVID. Victoria is now in its sixth lockdown. These lockdowns have been necessary, but they have hit small and medium-sized businesses...
- Australian Recycled Plastics (1 speech)
I'd like to update the House on a significant business that's in my electorate of Parkes, at Narrabri. The business is called Australian Recycled Plastics, and it was started by Dale and Helen...
- COVID-19, McEwen Electorate (1 speech)
[by video link] Right now Australians across this country and in our electorate of McEwen are fed up. We've been plunged into uncertainty and disruption because of a non-existent federal...
- Agricultural Visas (2 speeches)
I'd like to start with acknowledging the former Leader of the Nationals, Michael McCormack, and the work that he and David Littleproud have put into generating what is going to be known as an...
- Whelan, Ms Louise (1 speech)
I rise tonight to share the trials of a constituent in my electorate. Louise Whelan is 65 years old. She lives alone in a lakeside shack in Interlaken, a town in the Central Highlands, about two...
- Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I don't often find myself agreeing with the member for Kennedy on much of anything, but recently something strange has occurred. I've found myself agreeing with him on an issue that he has...
