House debates
Tuesday, 26 October 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Western Sydney (1 speech)
A report by the Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre named Pulse of South West Sydney CALD communities: amplifying voices during COVID-19 was released at the beginning of this month. The report...
- Tasmania: Economy, Transport Industry (1 speech)
[by video link] I am pleased to report that Tasmania's economy continues to lead the nation. According to the latest CommSec State of the states report, for the seventh consecutive quarter our...
- Child Care (1 speech)
[by video link] Well, another report says that childcare fees are out of control under this Morrison government. The latest data shows that childcare fees rose by 2.4 per cent over the 12 months...
- Protecting Pensioners from the Cashless Debit Card Bill 2021 (1 speech)
Labor's actions yesterday in this chamber, in moving a bill for the abolition of the cashless debit card, had a broader and more sinister purpose—to establish a platform based on a lie to...
- Morrison Government: Economy (1 speech)
Listening to the Treasurer in recent weeks, it's become painfully obvious that this government has absolutely no economic plan and no reform agenda for the Australian economy. Instead, the...
- Wentworth Electorate: City2Surf (1 speech)
The City2Surf is the largest fun run in the world and much of it runs through my electorate of Wentworth, starting in the heart of Sydney's city at Hyde Park and finishing at Bondi Beach. Due to...
- Davison, Aunty Delma (1 speech)
I wish to pay tribute to an elder of the La Peruse Aboriginal community, Aunty Delma Davison, on her recent passing. Delma was born in Nowra and always remembered her father's words: 'In a white...
- Ryan Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity in the House to highlight some fantastic community events in the electorate over last couple of weeks. First of all, The Gap Lions Club celebrated the opening of...
- Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
Recently, one of Lilley's many aviation workers wrote to me, a 38-year-old father of three who was one of the 2,000 Qantas ground-handling staff made redundant earlier this year. Chris told me he...
- Covid-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
At some point in the last few hours in my home state of South Australia we will have reached the 80 per cent mark for first doses of COVID vaccination for those in the 16 years and over category....
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
[by video link] I'm delighted to read a speech by Franklin Legge, a 14-year-old student from Clark as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament Week campaign: 'What do I want Australia to look like...
- Herbert Electorate: Building Better Regions Fund (1 speech)
[by video link] I'd like to take this opportunity to update the House on two fantastic projects in the electorate of Herbert that will be going ahead thanks to the Building Better Regions Fund....
- COVID-19: Income Support Payments (1 speech)
Today the case numbers are in for Bendigo and we have 24 new COVID cases. We all here wish them well, and hope that they have a speedy recovery. But these 24 cases have close contacts and they're...
- Forde Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
The Albert Valley Wilderness Society and Cedar Creek State School have been working together to educate the community on how they can live an ecofriendly and sustainable life, and recently...
- Treasurer (1 speech)
The elite and out-of-touch British aristocracy would often address their servants by their job titles—cook and boots—instead of having to learn their names. The Duke of Portland took...
- Bonner Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to bring attention to Bonner's amazing school communities. Over the last few weeks I've been dropping off the graduation certificates for our year 6 and year 12 students and visiting...
- Australia Post (1 speech)
People who have to go to the post office to pick up parcels in the Hawkesbury, and small businesses in the Blue Mountains who Australia Post is refusing to collect parcels from, from, will be...
- Fisher Electorate: Camp X-Ray (1 speech)
Near the Ewen Maddock Dam in Fisher is a campsite which once educated thousands of school students every year. Today it lies empty, but one dedicated group of Fisher veterans have a bold vision...
- COVID-19: Hospitals, Webb, Mr Robert (1 speech)
This month, every single state and territory wrote to the federal government requesting support to ensure their hospital systems can withstand pressure from COVID. The fact is that our health and...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
Our government understands how important it is to have a coordinated global effort to reduce emissions. Confronting these challenges is a shared responsibility, and we are playing our part. We...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (25 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What is the cost of the Prime Minister's net zero by 2050 policy?
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister inform the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is delivering not only nationally significant infrastructure but...
- Morrison Government: Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Isn't it the case that, instead of delivering a climate change policy after almost a decade in government, today the Prime Minister presented a 15-page slide...
- National Integrity Commission (2 speeches)
[by video link] My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the community has had a gut full of the lack of integrity in politics. Your government in particular has been beset with...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer inform the House about the Morrison government's ongoing commitment to keep taxes low for Australian businesses and families, helping generate...
- Climate Change (5 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How does he reconcile his earlier statement that the likelihood of the government adopting net zero is zero to his changed public answers this week...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on Australia's vaccine rollout and how it's providing protection for all, including older...
- Climate Change (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Net zero is a commitment meant to last for 30 years. Yesterday, Senator Canavan said the government would scrap its net zero policy after the election...
- Productivity Commission (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. I refer to his statement: 'These people actually did read the Productivity Commission reports. I use them when I run out of toilet paper.' Given this...
- Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's plan to reduce emissions will protect jobs and...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question as to the Deputy Prime Minister, and I refer to his previous answers, such that they were. How can Australians trust this government to deliver on net zero by 2050 when you will be...
- Climate Change: Agriculture (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister informed the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is supporting the agriculture industry through the...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Water. Yesterday the member for Mallee said about solar panels: They don't work in the dark, and neither do our wind farms. Does the minister agree?
- Mineral Industry (2 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Resources and Water. Will the minister inform the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is positioning Australia as a leading supplier of critical...
- Electric Vehicles (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister now supports Labor's policy on net zero, will he also support Labor's policy for a discount on electric cars which will make...
- Great Barrier Reef (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister outline to the House the Morrison government's commitment to the long-term health and sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef?
- Vaccination Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction. Can the minister confirm that in October last year, industry minister No. 6 said that we would establish mRNA...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Workforce Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is protecting jobs and keeping...
- COVID-19: Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This month every state and territory wrote to the government requesting support to ensure their hospital systems can withstand increased pressure from COVID....
- Cybersafety (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, who is representing the Attorney-General. Will the minister please inform the House how the Morrison...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (13 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) after almost a decade in office, instead of delivering a climate change policy, the Prime Minister has today presented...
- 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)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Privilege (1 speech)
Just before we go to the matter of public importance, I just want to say, for the information of members—I'm not seeking to get involved in political discussion—that obviously there...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Regional Australia (23 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Ballarat proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's decade of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Electoral Roll (1 speech)
I'm rising tonight to show my utter contempt and disgust with this government in their announcements today about bringing in voter suppression laws at the next general election. We have just had...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Having worked in the community housing sector, I have a good understanding of the housing spectrum and, particularly on the needs front, of how we need to protect our most vulnerable Australians...
- Defence Procurement (1 speech)
[by video link] Today's Australian Financial Review splashed this: The taxpayer-owned shipbuilder ASC is offering jobs to hundreds of employees from the axed French submarine program at the same...
- Yarrangobilly Caves (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about some caves and some trees, which seem rather insignificant when we've got little Cleo Smith in Western Australia still missing as the search enters its 11th day. For...
- COVID-19: Indi Electorate (1 speech)
I rise today to make the House of Representatives aware of what's happening in my electorate of Indi and to call for urgent attention and resources for the COVID-19 situation in towns like...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
Wide Bay's pioneers were instrumental in building Australia. Our gold gave the nation wealth, and our Gympie messmate hardwood built railways, wharves and homes. Sawmills and goldmines supported...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Victorian Certificate of Education (1 speech)
Today I would like to pay tribute to the hundreds of year 12 students in my electorate of Isaacs who begin their final exams this week. I want to acknowledge them and congratulate all of them on...
- North Sydney Community Awards, Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
Like every member of this House, I think, over the last 18 months I have seen some extraordinary acts of kindness and generosity by residents in our electorates. At its heart, it represents the...
- Climate Change: Morrison Government, Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
This week we heard from the government that they have finally managed to reach an agreement on net zero. After campaigning against any action on climate change for almost nine years, after days...
- Bennelong Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
This week, the state of New South Wales has reached another COVID landmark, and the parents of Bennelong have all breathed a collective sigh of relief. School is back. Bennelong is blessed with...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I'm going to use my time to reflect on the climate debate and the circus we have witnessed within the Liberal and National parties over the last few weeks—in fact, over the last eight...
- Page Electorate: 2021 Business Awards (1 speech)
The Lismore Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Awards were held recently. Congratulations to Peta Tillet, the owner of Lazuli and Co, who won the categories of retail and personal services, the...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
There are few things better than being out in my community planting trees. It's good for the soul, good for native wildlife and good for the planet. In the Freo electorate there are numerous...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Gold Coast Recreation & Sport Inc (1 speech)
On 21 September, I visited the Gold Coast sport and recreation centre in Southport in my electorate, to present a cheque from Stronger Communities funding round 6 for $14,042. The funding was...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Today, after eight years, three prime ministers and 21 energy policies, our Prime Minister got up, less than two weeks shy of going to Glasgow, to announce a plan for climate action. The problem...
- Women in STEM (2 speeches)
STEM is one of the essential keys that will help unlock Australian jobs for the future. As a scientist, I'm proud to be part of a government that is committed to unlocking our great nation's...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Northern Australia Joint Committee; Report (3 speeches)
I'm glad for the opportunity to speak on this report. It's a very serious and timely piece of work. I recognise at the outset the effort and commitment of all committee members. It's notable that...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That order of the day No. 2, committee and delegation business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Victoria: COVID-19 (1 speech)
It's great to be back here in this place as a Victorian, but it has been an almighty two years in the great state of Victoria. I remember that at a similar time last year, Mr Deputy Speaker, I...
- Financial Literacy (1 speech)
Financial literacy is commonly understood to be a combination of the awareness, knowledge, skill, attitude and behaviour necessary to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve...
- Job Security, Manufacturing Industry, Climate Change (1 speech)
It has been a really difficult time in our country for so many people, and it continues to be for so many people. In my community in Melbourne we are now emerging from lockdown and we are very...
- Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
In Western Sydney, now is the time to put the puzzle pieces of opportunity together. Western Sydney has the opportunity to create and sustain more local jobs for local people, to be at the heart...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety shone a light on an aged-care system in crisis. It showed us the tragic outcomes of eight long years of neglect by the Morrison government,...
- Industrial Relations: Patrick Terminals (2 speeches)
Next Tuesday is the day of the race that stops the nation. But hundreds of wharfies are threatening action to stop the ports, and we just don't need that; we cannot afford it. An article in the...
