House debates

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I present report No. 42 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 14 February 2022. The report will be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It gives me great pleasure to move the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill 2022. Australia's farmers are some of the most important...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will establish a reinsurance pool for cyclones and related flood damage. The pool will be backed by a $10 billion annually reinstated...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Tax Integrity and Supporting Business Investment) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Schedule 1 to the bill makes it easier for small businesses to comply with their record-keeping obligations. If a business is genuinely...
  • Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill makes amendments to impose a tax relating to schedule 6 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Tax Integrity and Supporting Business...
  • Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 1) 2021-2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    (): I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Appropriation ( C oronavirus R esponse) B ill ( N o. 1) 2021-2022 Today, the government introduces the Appropriation (Coronavirus Response)...
  • Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 2) 2021-2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 2) 2021-2022 along with Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 1) 2021-2022 which was...
  • Regulator Performance Omnibus Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It is more important than ever to ensure our regulatory settings are the best they can be. The Morrison government is committed to implementing...
• Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
  • Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2022 (1 speech)
    I move: Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2022. Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 1) 2022 is for amendments to the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to insert the correct heading to which blood grouping reagents...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 1) 2021-2022, Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 2) 2021-2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Bill read a third time.
  • Appropriation (Coronavirus Response) Bill (No. 2) 2021-2022; 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.
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (9 speeches)
    Too often the only thing people know about the Christian faith is what they learnt before they left primary school and what they see in the news headlines. At the heart of this is the growing...
• Statements by Members (0 speeches)
  • Hunt, Mr Harry, OAM (1 speech)
    This morning I was advised of the passing of one of my community's great citizens, Mr Harry Hunt, OAM. Harry was affectionately known as 'Mr Liverpool', and anyone who has driven down the Hume...
  • Waldock, Mr John (Jack) (1 speech)
    Happy birthday to one of Gympie's great characters, Jack Waldock, a returned serviceman who celebrated his 102nd birthday yesterday. Christened John, but all his life known as Jack, the...
  • Timor-Leste, Collaery, Mr Bernard (1 speech)
    On 19 February 1942, Darwin was bombed. Labor Prime Minister John Curtin said that Darwin had been bombed but not conquered. We will soon commemorate the 80th anniversary of those events. What is...
  • Mackellar Electorate: Northern Beaches Clean Up Crew (1 speech)
    It might interest the member for Lingiari to know that it's Gareth Evans's signature that sits on the bottom of that treaty, not John Howard's. The most impressive organisations are often those...
  • Health Care (1 speech)
    I rise today to pay tribute to our incredible nurses and to thank them for their ongoing work on the front lines of this pandemic. Our nurses undertake incredibly valuable work, and the COVID-19...
  • Sturt Electorate: Kensington Gardens Reserve (1 speech)
    Four weeks ago it was my pleasure to represent the Deputy Prime Minister at the opening of the Kensington Gardens Reserve redevelopment, of which we were a happy cofunding partner with the local...
  • Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
    Imagine your husband has collapsed. You try to ring the ambulance, but there is no signal. You run outside and finally get through. The ambos want you to monitor your husband, but you can't,...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
    It was almost a year ago that my community experienced those devastating floods, particularly in Llandilo, Castlereagh, Londonderry and Agnes Banks. There were families there who lost everything...
  • Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
    Later this month the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will complete a regulatory review into live sheep exports, deciding whether to reduce the number of days that live export...
  • Regional Australia: Employment (1 speech)
    The jobless rate in regional Australia at present is 3.8 per cent, a remarkable statistic. There are vacancies in the regions—figures given to me today by the Regional Australia...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Agricultural Show Societies (1 speech)
    I would like to share with the House the rich tradition that agricultural show societies hold across the electorate of Gilmore. From the Kiama Show Society in the north, which just a few weeks...
  • Women's Shed Week (1 speech)
    I am delighted to announce in this, the Australian parliament, that the inaugural Women's Shed Week will be held this year between 6 and 12 March. Most Australians would be very familiar with the...
  • Macquarie Electorate: General Practitioners (1 speech)
    Three years ago the Morrison government took away the ability of Blue Mountains medical practices to attract GPs, when the entire mountains east of Blackheath was stripped of its priority status....
  • Flynn Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    The Paradise Dam is a prime example of a failure of the Queensland Labor Party. Labor built it then broke it and now have committed only half the money required to repair it. The Queensland...
  • Blair Electorate: GP Workforce Classification (1 speech)
    Across my electorate of Blair GPs are under pressure. There is a critical shortages of doctors across Ipswich, the Karana Downs region and the Somerset region. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated...
  • Barker Electorate: Sports Funding (1 speech)
    In October last year I was pleased to announce almost $2 million for stage 1 of the Murray Bridge regional sports stadium. After much discussion with the local council and the Murray Bridge...
  • Morrison Government (1 speech)
    As omicron begins to spread through my electorate, Western Australians look to this Prime Minister's failures with fear: scared of a man who stands for so little that he would fund a million...
  • Braddon Electorate (1 speech)
    In the past three years more than 330 individuals, not-for-profits, sole traders, small and medium businesses and local councils have rolled out over 700 projects across the electorate of Braddon...
  • Women in Parliament (1 speech)
    I want to pay tribute to Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, who've made an extraordinary address in the National Press Club. Their address demonstrated significant integrity and significant...
  • Willowie Forest Trails (2 speeches)
    Last week, I was very pleased to participate in the opening of the Willowie Forest bike and walking trails, which are in the southern Flinders, between Melrose and Wirrabara. They are part of the...
• Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Grimes, Hon. Dr Donald James (Don) AO (2 speeches)
    I move: That this House record its deep regret at the passing, on 20 November last year, of the Hon. Dr Donald James (Don) Grimes AO, a former senator for Tasmania, Minister for Social Security,...
• Ministry (0 speeches)
  • 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)
  • Domestic, Family And Sexual Violence (2 speeches)
    My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Just now at the National Press Club we heard Ms Grace Tame and Ms Brittany Higgins deliver powerful calls for change. Will the Prime Minister act...
  • Domestic, Family And Sexual Violence, Women's Economic Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please update the House on actions the Morrison government is taking to improve the safety and economic security of women and girls?
  • National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why didn't the Prime Minister agree to the recommendation of the Respect@Work report that employers have a positive duty to protect workers from sexual...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Australia is facing one of the most significant shifts in our global and regional security environment since before the Second World War. Will the Prime...
  • National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did the government vote against implementing the Respect@Work report recommendation to establish a positive duty on employers to protect workers from...
  • Tasmania: Health Care (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. The latest Report on government services highlights again that Tasmania's health system is one of the worst in the country. Indeed, 42 per...
  • Infrastructure: Regional Australia (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister please outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government responded to supply chain challenges in the Northern...
  • Members of Parliament: Staff (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. A year ago the Prime Minister told the House he'd asked his former chief of staff to investigate what his office knew and when about the reported assault of...
  • Taxation (15 speeches)
    [by video link] My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of the Morrison government's strong record of helping families and small businesses keep more of the money...
  • Economy (16 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer inform the House of how the Morrison government's strong economic management is driving thousands of new jobs around the country every week,...
  • Prime Minister (10 speeches)
    My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister, and I refer to his official statement on Saturday. Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm he has served with the Prime Minister in the parliament for...
  • National Security (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister inform the House of the Morrison government's commitment to and record in strengthening our national security and keeping Australians...
  • Prime Minister (11 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. When bushfires were threatening communities across my electorate, Gladys Berejiklian said she could not trust the Prime Minister, telling a Liberal cabinet...
  • National Security (5 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minster please update the House on how the Morrison government's strong border management has helped keep Australians safe and now...
• 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)
  • Aged Care (16 speeches)
    I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hotham proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: "The years of Government...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • National Australia Day Council; Presentation (1 speech)
    I table documents in relation to the National Australia Day Council.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Inquiry into constitutional reform and...
  • Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for further debate. Question agreed to.
  • Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the following reports: Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation...
  • Procedure Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Procedure, I present the committee's report entitled Maintenance of the standing orders, together with the minutes of proceedings. Report made a...
  • Agriculture and Water Resources Committee; Report (4 speeches)
    On behalf of the best committee in the House, the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources, I present the committee's report titled Supporting a strong future for Australian...
  • Agriculture and Water Resources Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
  • Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report Report 1/2022: referrals made December 2021. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance...
• Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
  • Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 42nd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (1 speech)
    I present the report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 42nd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, hosted by Brunei Darussalam from 23 to 25 August 2021, and I ask leave of the House...
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Human Rights Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: report 1 of 2022. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (12 speeches)
    Before this debate was interrupted earlier today by members' statements, I was speaking to the House about my frustration that the government, through their work on this bill, have created such...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to business for today: (1) consideration of the following bills...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (33 speeches)
    Throughout history, governments, parliaments and the judiciary have grappled with the concepts of human rights, personal freedoms and discrimination. In Australia, for all of the laws,...
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail (47 speeches)
    by leave—I move Greens amendments (1) to (12): (1) Schedule 1, page 4 (after line 10), after item 5, insert: Fair Work Act 2009 5A Section 12 Insert: educational institution means a...
  • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Third Reading (2 speeches)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time.
  • Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) 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.
  • Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021; Consideration in Detail (13 speeches)
    I move Centre Alliance amendment (2): (2) Schedule 1, page 6 (after line 10), at the end of the Schedule, add: 10 At the end of section 37 Add: (3) Paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to an act or...
  • Human Rights Legislation 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.
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Bill 2021; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    We'll try and get through this as soon as possible. It's been a long night for all members. The opposition will agree to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For...
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) 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.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    I move: That government business order of the day No. 5, National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021, be postponed until the next...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021; Second Reading (1 speech)
    Given it's two minutes before 5 am, I'm reading the room and I suspect people want me to be relatively brief! Labor supports the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other...
  • Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures 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. House adjourned at 05:00 The DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Llew O'Brien) took the chair at 10:00.
• Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
  • Queen's Commonwealth Canopy, Macarthur Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    As a staunch republican I'm probably the last person one would expect to see here speaking about the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Alas, here I am. This week marks 70 years since the Queen ascended...
  • Goldstein Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Beijing Winter Olympic Games (1 speech)
    The Goldstein electorate is a proud one because it is built on the success of its citizens, families and communities coming together to build the foundation of the strength of our nation. Each...
  • Gold Coast Airport (1 speech)
    I rise to talk about the curfew at the Gold Coast Airport. Locals are extremely concerned that the Morrison government has recently announced plans to change the curfew for the airport to allow...
  • Lindsay Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
    I want to acknowledge the dedicated and selfless local Lindsay Australians who were acknowledged on the honours list on Australia Day for their outstanding contributions to teaching, history,...
  • Warringah Electorate: Businesses (1 speech)
    Businesses in Warringah are in dire straits. In their words, 'Right now is the worst we've experienced since the pandemic started two years ago.' The omicron summer destroyed consumer confidence....
  • Inland Rail (1 speech)
    I would like to talk today about the case to connect Inland Rail from Gladstone to Toowoomba and then on to Melbourne. A business case study is underway and $10 million has been allocated for...
  • van Moorst, Mr Harry (1 speech)
    It is with deep sadness that I rise today to speak on the passing of Harry van Moorst. I rise to pay tribute to my friend and to a leader in my community. Our community lost a humble, fiercely...
  • Barker Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
    Every year on 26 January Australians reflect on what it means to be Australian. For me, Australia Day is a reminder of the tremendous freedoms we enjoy and how lucky we are to live in the...
  • Bui, Dr Cuong Trong, OAM, AM, Passfield, Mr Patrick Thomas (1 speech)
    Today I rise to congratulate local hero Dr Cuong Bui, who was appointed a member of the Order of Australia in the recent Australia Day honours. A caring GP, refugee advocate and multicultural...
  • Tasmania: Economy (2 speeches)
    One thing I'll never shy away from is the importance of having a job. Not only does employment provide security in life; it also instils a sense of self-worth. It gets us out and about in our...
• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Queen Elizabeth II: Platinum Jubilee (10 speeches)
    By celebrating her Platinum Jubilee, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has achieved what no other British monarch has in history. For 70 years she has presided over the Commonwealth. Across these...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Rearrangement (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That order of the day No. 1, committee and delegation business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Northern Australia Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
    I won't detain the chamber for too long but I did want to take the opportunity to speak about this report as it is important to northern Australia and to my electorate. But before I do that, I...