House debates
Monday, 25 October 2021
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Petitions, and in accordance with standing order 207, I present the following petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
Ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received as follows:
- Statements (1 speech)
In contrast to last week's presentation, which had 153 petitions, this presentation has only two. The combination of the sitting pattern and the four-week period that e-petitions are open to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Member For Pearce (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) last week, the Morrison-Joyce government voted down a privileges motion given precedence by the Speaker for...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australia's Family Law System Joint Select Committee, Implementation of the National Redress Scheme Joint Select Committee, National Broadband Network Joint Committee, Road Safety Joint Select Committee, Public Works Joint Committee; Membership (1 speech)
The Speaker has received messages from the Senate informing the House that Senator Grogan had been appointed a participating member of the following committees: Joint Select Committee on...
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee, Employment, Education and Training Committee, Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Committee, Economics Committee, Environment and Energy Committee; Membership (1 speech)
On behalf of the Leader of the House, I move: That: (1) Ms Flint be appointed a member of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit; (2) Mr Irons be appointed a member of the Standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Lalor Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Across New South Wales and Victoria last week, students went back to school. It was terrific to see photos of preps rejoining their classmates in classrooms across my state and across my...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
People in Wide Bay don't wait for other people to step in; they step up. Take Yvonne Pattinson of Cooroy, a police officer's mum who makes children's clothes for disadvantaged kids out of old...
- Building Better Regions Fund (1 speech)
[by video link] Every member here is happy when money is spent in their electorate, but every member here has a duty to ensure that money is spent wisely and with the best interests of the...
- Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
Last week was Raise Our Voice Australia, and I had a number of excellent submissions. There is still one that I wanted to read and didn't get the opportunity. It reads: My name is Dipika...
- Child Safety (1 speech)
Any missing child is a national emergency. Four-year-old Cleo Smith has been missing since the early morning of Saturday 16 October. Her parents, Ellie Smith and Jake Gliddon, woke to a tent...
- Redland Strawberry Festival (1 speech)
[by video link] Last Saturday was the mini RedFest. The Redland Strawberry Festival originated back in 1953. So it is one of oldest community festivals in the state of Queensland. Despite the...
- Environment (1 speech)
Now that the Minister for Resources and Water and his lot have finally caught up with the rest of Australia on the need to have net zero by 2050, he needs to catch up with the rest of Australia...
- Domestic And Family Violence (1 speech)
Australia is a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the international agreement that helps a parent recover a child who has been abducted...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
After a fake stand-off, the Liberals and Nationals have struck a terrible deal that will do nothing to stop the climate crisis, baking-in 2030 targets that will cook our kids while mining and...
- Chisholm Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm so glad to be back in Chisholm to see our community coming out of lockdown and back to life. On Saturday, as I stopped in for my morning coffee at Toro Cafe in Hamilton Place,...
- COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
Victoria is roaring back to life! Cafes and restaurants were bustling, hairdressers had queues around the block and the streets of Melbourne were full of atmosphere and optimism. Not yet, member...
- World Teachers' Day (1 speech)
This Friday is World Teachers' Day and, with students in years 2 to 11 returning to school in New South Wales today, I don't think there has ever been a more important time to thank and celebrate...
- Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
There are thousands of pensioners right across Australia who are at risk of being forced onto the cashless debit card scheme. This is a heartless plan by the Morrison government to limit and...
- Water Safety (1 speech)
Months of lockdown, hundreds of thousands of missed lessons and a tragic rise in drowning rates over the last year—we're on a path towards a national tragedy this summer. I've met with so...
- Age Pension (1 speech)
I represent one of the oldest electorates in the country, and my elderly constituents do not want to be told by this government how and when to spend their pension. But there is a real...
- Parkes (1 speech)
It was known as Currajong because of the trees; then it became Bushmans, after the nearby mine; then Henry Parkes, the father of Federation, visited the area in August 1873, and in December that...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Meaghan has lived in the same apartment in Carrum Downs for 14 years. She gets by on a disability support pension. Meaghan can't afford to buy a house, and just this week she received a rent...
- Flynn Electorate: Indigenous Health (1 speech)
Recently I visited the Indigenous community of Woorabinda, a three-hour drive west of Gladstone in my electorate of Flynn, to witness a remarkable program currently being delivered there. The...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The coming election will be a contest between two very different outcomes for our shared future as a nation. This government's actions will create two Australias. Labor's mission is to bring...
- Mental Health (2 speeches)
Much of the nation's focus during the COVID-19 pandemic has been on the development and distribution of vaccines. While the rollout has gained momentum and we're seeing restrictions lifted, it...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present a revised ministry list reflecting changes to the ministry. The document read as follows— SECOND MORRISON MINISTRY Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in...
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. The Treasurer will answer questions on his behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Minister for Resources and Water (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Water. Can the minister confirm he traded away his opposition to net zero for the resources sector for a cabinet promotion with extra salary? Why...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The return of New South Wales students back to school today is yet another significant milestone in our fight against COVID-19 and further proof that the...
- Minister for Resources and Water (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Water. Last week, the minister told question time: 'Find me a solar panel that works in the dark.' Is the minister aware that batteries can store...
- Infrastructure: Regional Australia (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government plans to deliver infrastructure projects creating jobs in the...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Water. Does the minister agree with the New South Wales Treasurer, who said yesterday: We have some of the best renewable resources anywhere on...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Glasgow summit is demanding the whole world lift its 2030 climate targets before it's too late to stop runaway global warming. You boast of meeting and...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to our Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House how the Morrison government's strong economic management and its commitment to lower taxes is helping to strengthen our...
- Climate Change (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Now that the Prime Minister supports Labor's policy of net zero emissions by 2050, will he also support Labor's policy to legislate net zero emissions by 2050?
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Minister, will you please outline for the House how the vaccine rollout is providing protection for Australians and supporting the...
- Morrison Government: Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answer in which he said he would release his climate plan 'soon enough'. The minister for regionalisation has said with regard to the...
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister update the House on the progress of the Morrison government's technology led approach to reducing...
- Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government has supported regional Australia through droughts,...
- Climate Change (13 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to his comments in this House last week concerning net zero. Did the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday oppose a policy of net zero emissions by 2050?
- Australian Curriculum (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education and Youth. With students in my electorate back in the classroom from today, why is it important for the national curriculum to lift learning standards...
- Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Now the government has signed up to Labor's policy for net zero emissions by 2050, will it also sign up to Labor's policy to fix electricity transmission and...
- Defence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister inform the House how the Morrison's government's investment in defence capability will provide the Australian Defence Force with the...
- Building Better Regions Fund (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that between 2016 and 2021, 90 per cent of the $1.1 billion doled out through the Building Better Regions Fund...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is creating a stronger and safer Australia and protecting our way of life...
- National Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did the Prime Minister fail to make every effort to properly consult Australian of the Year, Grace Tame, on his national strategy to prevent child sexual...
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's legislation to protect...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House of Representatives supports a legislated target of net zero emissions by 2050. Leave not granted. I move: That so much as standing orders...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Environment (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the Minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is taking a world-leading position in protecting and preserving our...
- 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.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, under standing order 105(b), I ask that you write to the Prime Minister to ask for a response to question in writing No. 662. This question was placed on the Notice Paper on 24 August...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
[by video link] I've had concerns in recent weeks about cuts to the NDIS. I'm concerned that this government is slashing NDIS plans by stealth. Constituents have been contacting me by email and...
- Richmond, Mr Tom (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to a great historian and lifelong educator who passed away in September. Tom Richmond was born on 4 July 1941 at Hornsby. He was the son of Bob and May Richmond and was...
- Hospitals (1 speech)
Public health sits at the intersection of individual responsibility and collective action, two concepts that the Morrison government appears to have no grasp of at this point. Throughout COVID,...
- Chisholm Electorate: Ashwood Reserve (1 speech)
[by video link] Today I would like to talk about a proposed sports infrastructure project in my electorate of Chisholm. The Waverley Hockey Club is looking to expand by constructing a second...
- Death Penalty, Cook, Mr Luke (1 speech)
On 10 October we commemorated World Day Against the Death Penalty. On that day we as a nation and concerned members of the international community reaffirmed our commitment to the ultimate...
- Abdominoplasty Surgery (1 speech)
Bringing new life into the world is an incredibly positive and life-changing event for many parents, but we know that for some parents the delivery of the baby may result in physical or...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Scullin Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
As you'd be well aware, Mr Deputy Speaker Mitchell, for Melburnians the past few days have been very emotional. People have been reconnecting with the things they've been so desperate to be doing...
- Walsh, Richie (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the life of the little legend that is Richie Walsh, the most inspiring boy that I have ever met. My introduction to the Walsh family was in October last year, when I...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I remain very concerned about the way the NDIS is operating under this Morrison government. Under this government, the NDIS is not delivering for people with disability, their families and their...
- Sunshine Coast Electorate: Education (1 speech)
My mission is to help make the Sunshine Coast the place to be for education, employment and retirement. To make that a reality as we look forward from COVID-19, we need to encourage growth in new...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a very difficult and confusing time for all of us. There are many loud voices being heard around the country. One voice that we don't hear very often is the voice...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
As of yesterday afternoon, there have been over two million vaccine shots administered in South Australia. That represents 79 per cent first dose and 62.3 per cent second dose. While this is a...
- Armenia (1 speech)
I'm proud that, for many years now—more recently, with the member for North Sydney—I've co-convened the Australia-Armenia parliamentary group. My relationship with the community was,...
- du Plessis, Dr Charl, O'Connor Electorate: Health and Emergency Service Workers (1 speech)
First and foremost, I acknowledge the dedicated work of Dr Charl du Plessis, who practices medicine in some of the most remote northern Goldfields towns and Aboriginal communities in my...
- Cunningham Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Today, across New South Wales, children and young people are returning to school. It's been just a delight, as you look through your Facebook feed, to see all the photos of the smiling, happy,...
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
I rise to speak about a new program that really will help those experiencing domestic violence in our community. We know that the statistics are far too high and that the experience is all too...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Forestry (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Australia has a severe timber shortage; (b) a report by the Master Builders Association and the Australian Forest Products Association concludes...
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the critical work of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) in safeguarding Australia's security and national interests; (2) notes that...
- Centrelink (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that: (a) Australia's social security system is a proud Labor legacy; (b) social security payments provide economic stability, fostering smooth...
- Cybersecurity (16 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) a number of Australian businesses have been impacted by cyber-attacks including by ransomware in 2021; and (b) ransomware is a common and dangerous type of...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Bright: Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to tell you about the historic town of Bright, set along the Ovens River. Bright has long been a favourite tourism and tree-change destination for its proximity to the snowfields, outdoor...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
On 23 September, it gave me the greatest pleasure to host the 2021 Moncrieff community volunteer awards at the Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre. The awards provide us with the opportunity to...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Raise our Voice Australia asked young people to speak up about something that matters to them so their voices could be heard at the highest level. I received a speech from 12-year-old Twaha Noor...
- Girls Day Out in STEM (1 speech)
Only three short years ago, Girls Day Out in STEM was launched in Port Macquarie. I was there at Charles Sturt University with 250 10- to 14-year-olds and their mums and dads, and they were very...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
I'm introducing Brydie Zorz, and her speech as part of Raise our Voice Australia's Youth Voice in Parliament program: My name is Brydie, and I'm a proud 18-year-old Wiradjuri woman currently...
- Regional Victoria: COVID-19 (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the millions of Victorians who are have endured some of the strictest lockdown conditions during the COVID pandemic and to acknowledge the stress and anxiety that has been...
- Petition: Airservices Australia (1 speech)
On Monday, the Standing Committee on Petitions tabled a petition calling on the House of Representatives to free Airservices Australia from regulatory capture and ensure the Air Services Act...
- National Security (1 speech)
Our Indo-Pacific region is in the midst of the most significant strategic realignment since World War II. Australia must be able to deploy military power to shape our environment, deter actions...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
On Saturday I joined Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, at SolarHub, which has installed solar panels for more than 10,000 Canberra families since it was founded a decade ago. Yet, while Australians...
- Nicholls Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It is my absolute pleasure to bring to the House's attention the works that have commenced on the $17 million redevelopment of Shepparton's Maude Street Mall. The Maude Street Mall is right in...
- Cunningham Electorate: Green Connect (1 speech)
I rise today to extend very joyful congratulations to a social enterprise in my electorate, Green Connect, which is an organisation headed up by General Manager Kylie Flament. I congratulate her...
- Tropical North Queensland Tourism Industry Excellence Awards (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to highlight the winners of the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Industry Excellence Awards, which were held last Friday evening in the Rainforestation Nature Park at...
- COVID-19: Victoria (1 speech)
Restrictions are beginning to ease in Victoria, which is a very welcome development for so many families and students, business owners and residents in my electorate of Fraser. While we have a...
- Butler, Mrs Meryl (2 speeches)
I rise today to share some cheer during this torrid time in Australia's history. In my electorate of Mackellar there is a jewel of a woman, Mackellar's own version of the charming and charismatic...
- Paterson Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
In 2020 nearly 4.9 million adults in New South Wales volunteered their time. The value of the 1.5 billion hours they volunteered is worth $127 billion to our state—what a staggering amount,...
- Moore Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Since 2005 Ramsay Health Care has collaborated with the WA Department of Health to develop and operate Joondalup Health Campus using a public-private model, which has seen our local hospital more...
- Whitlam Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
With lockdowns coming off and the weather warming up, the beautiful beaches of the southern Illawarra are the place to be at the moment. It has been fantastic to see families and friends enjoying...
- 4 Aussie Heroes Foundation (1 speech)
I recently attended the 4 Aussie Heroes Foundation community dinner at the City Golf Club, Toowoomba. The dinner was held to celebrate the efforts of all those who competed in the 2021 Pedals 'n...
- Western Australia (1 speech)
The Prime Minister's attacks on Western Australia must stop. We need a friend, not a frenemy, in Canberra. They have attacked Mark McGowan. They said that New South Wales and Gladys Berejiklian...
- Curtin Electorate: VitalTrace (1 speech)
I offer a hand of friendship to my colleague the member for Perth—he always does give me a smile to my face! I want to speak about something really important today. It's the fact that all...
- Covid-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I'm delighted to announce that Werriwa has now vaccinated over 80 per cent of eligible residents. Although the rollout was slow because of the lack of vaccine availability, Werriwa has done a...
- Bangladesh: Violent Extremism (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the senseless violence perpetrated against Hindus in Bangladesh. Recent celebrations of the Hindu festival of Durga Puja have been overshadowed by the atrocities perpetrated by...
- Bendigo Electorate: Respiratory Clinic (1 speech)
After COVID hit, it took the government a few months, but after a while they did set up a respiratory clinic in my electorate of Bendigo. The respiratory clinic in Spring Gully was opened in...
- Reid Electorate (1 speech)
When it comes to multicultural Australia, Reid is the jewel in the crown. I'm so proud of our multicultural small and medium-sized businesses in Reid. Small and family businesses are truly the...
- Welfare Reform (1 speech)
Today I'm speaking on behalf of the 12,580 pensioners in the Oxley electorate—people I proudly represent. I want to make sure their voices are heard in this parliament. When I talk to local...
- Breast Cancer (1 speech)
Today, around 55 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer. That adds up to almost 20,000 people this year. Everyone in this chamber and across our country will likely know a family...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Sonja is a young constituent in my electorate who joined the Youth Voice in Parliament Week campaign, raising awareness of the need for better access to domestic violence services in our...
- Education (1 speech)
One of the best things that we can give our children, apart from a happy home, is education. It forges a future for them. It enables so many opportunities to be open to them. There are 130...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
Next week, as the shadow minister assisting for climate change and the shadow minister for international development in the Pacific, I'll be representing the alternate government, the Labor...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) asylum seekers are still being held in alternative places of detention, such as hotels, in Australia; (b) many of these individuals have now been...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Workforce (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the Government's commitment to ensuring there is a strong, skilled and sustainable National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) workforce by launching the...
- Dementia (10 speeches)
) ( ): I move: That this House notes that: (1) dementia is the leading cause of death of women in Australia; (2) over 42,000 Western Australians are living with dementia and some 242 new...
- Biosecurity (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) on average, 2.5 million containers, 122,000 air and sea vessels, 22 million passengers and 144 million mail items arrive in Australia each year; (b)...
