House debates
Thursday, 10 February 2022
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (11 speeches)
on indulgence—Firstly, I'd like to thank the House for its indulgence to allow me to make a valedictory speech. To the Deputy Prime Minister and to the ministers and shadow ministers, thank...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Proposed Works (1 speech)
At the request of the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, I move: That in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the House approves the following proposal...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Raper, Mr John William (Johnny), MBE (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to rugby league legend Johnny Raper, who died yesterday aged 82. Johnny and his family were from Kingston Road, Camperdown, in my electorate. I'm also a Camperdown boy. Like...
- Wentworth Electorate: Safer Communities Fund (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the federal government's support for important local security infrastructure upgrades in my community of Wentworth, made possible by the federal government's Safer...
- Standen, Ms Janice (Jan) (1 speech)
[by video link] I rise today to talk about Jan Standen, who is an incredibly deserving recipient of the WA Senior Australian of the Year award. It has been an absolute honour to get to know Jan...
- Robertson Electorate: Entertainment Industry (1 speech)
I recently met with a number of local entertainment business owners about their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the Morrison government can best continue to support their...
- Assange, Mr Julian Paul (1 speech)
Julian Assange has now spent over a thousand days in England's maximum-security Belmarsh prison whilst the US attempts to extradite him to face 18 charges which carry a possible 175-year prison...
- Casey Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
The electorate of Casey that I have the honour of representing encompasses the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges. As members would be aware, tourism is very important. It's driver of so many...
- Bendigo Airport (1 speech)
After five years of asking, and sometimes begging, the City of Greater Bendigo has finally been told by this government that their key project, the upgrade of the Bendigo Airport terminal, may...
- Reid Electorate: Gallipoli Turkish Cultural Foundation (1 speech)
RTIN () (): The Gallipoli Turkish Cultural Foundation is responsible for the care and maintenance of the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, an important place of worship for people in my electorate of...
- Reinsurance Pool for Cyclone and Related Flood Events (1 speech)
We have now reached a major milestone in the fight to reduce the crippling cost of insurance premiums in North Queensland. This sitting fortnight, the Assistant Treasurer will introduce...
- Macquarie Electorate: Domestic, Family and Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
This week two women have again been unafraid to call out the failures of this government to keep women safe. As Grace Tame said, it needs to be more than empty announcements, and Brittany Higgins...
- Powering Communities Program, Centre for Women & Co. (1 speech)
Last Friday, the Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, the member for Goldstein, and I had the pleasure of visiting the Centre for Women & Co. in my...
- Menopause (1 speech)
I rise to address the House about a topic we seldom speak about—a topic that many people avoid and people speak about quietly, hoping no-one will overhear. I want to talk about menopause. A...
- Powering Communities Program, Bonner Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I'm a proud supporter of the local sporting clubs in my electorate of Bonner. I rise today to share how the Morrison government's Powering Communities initiative has successfully delivered for...
- Proxy Firms (1 speech)
Proxy firms advise on issues such as executive pay, director appointments and corporate social responsibility. They've done important work holding firms to account on excessive CEO pay, the use...
- Mallee Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Australia Day is a time for communities across this vast continent to pay tribute to some of their outstanding people: citizens of good character who have selflessly served their local community...
- Koalas (1 speech)
Koalas face the real possibility of extinction in New South Wales by 2050. Under those opposite, this uniquely Australian icon has never been more vulnerable. This government and their state...
- Ryan Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
At the last election I made a commitment to fix our local roads and I'm happy to report on important milestones for these key projects in the electorate of Ryan. This week I visited Sir Fred...
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (1 speech)
The national anticorruption commission the Prime Minister promised Australians over three years ago has not been established. With the long list of government rorts, corruption scandals and...
- Western Australia: Bushfires (2 speeches)
In my time as the member for O'Connor, I've seen serious bushfires on many occasions, but last weekend my constituents faced an unprecedented challenge, with four major fires spread across the...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Garland, Hon. Sir Ransley Victor (Vic), KBE (2 speeches)
I move: That the House record its deep regret at the death on New Year's Day of the Honourable Sir Ransley (Victor) Garland KBE, former member for Curtin, minister in the McMahon and Fraser...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (27 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister claimed he began work on an anticorruption commission four years ago. The Prime Minister pledged to legislate one three years ago. Why has...
- Economy, National Security (11 speeches)
Will the Prime Minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is securing our recovery and building a stronger Australia by delivering on our plans to grow the economy, securing...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Assistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction claimed this week, in relation to the climate policies of the government...
- Regional Australia (6 speeches)
' BRIEN (—) (): My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister please outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is delivering infrastructure...
- Tame, Ms Grace (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Ms Grace Tame told the Press Club she received a threatening phone call from a government funded agency. Can the Prime Minister guarantee the results of his...
- Water Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Prime Minister, are you aware 93 per cent of Australia's land mass contains 74 per cent of our water but only one million people? Are you aware that North Queensland's north-western gulf has...
- Taxation (20 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House of the Morrison government's strong record in delivering tax cuts to Australian families and businesses, including in my...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
I won't ask about my year 6 history essays! My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Today I met with Christine from Penrith who has spent 16 years caring for aged-care residents....
- Covid-19: Economy (13 speeches)
My question goes to the Treasurer. How is the Morrison government's strong and decisive economic management throughout the COVID-19 pandemic ensuring the Australian economy will respond strongly...
- Aged Care (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today the shadow minister met with Christine from Penrith, who has spent 16 years caring for aged-care residents. Christine says things have got much worse...
- Defence (14 speeches)
My question is to be Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's actions to create and maintain strong defence regional security relationships keeps...
- COVID-19: Aged Care (4 speeches)
CHALMERS () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Jeta Gardens, to the south of Brisbane, is the site of the worst aged-care COVID outbreak in the state, with 100 residents and 82 staff...
- National Security (3 speeches)
McINTOSH () (): My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is keeping Australians safe in an increasingly complex...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Staff (1 speech)
I'm sure the Leader of the Opposition would join me in thanking all of the attendants and all of those parliamentary staff who supported us in what was a very late sitting into the early hours of...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I table, for members' information in relation to matters that were dealt with over the course of the morning, the letter from the Attorney-General to the member for Mayo—copying in the...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Staff (1 speech)
I do want to take the opportunity to join with the Prime Minister in thanking staff for what was a very late night sitting. There were a range of staff here and outside the chamber. The security...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions Without Notice (8 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question for you. I would ask that you examine—I don't have access to the Hansard, but I particularly refer to the answer given by the Minister for Defence in his last...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanation (3 speeches)
I've got another one! Mr Speaker, in compliance with the standing orders of the House, I wish to give a personal explanation. It goes to a point of order that I made earlier.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Hours (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, in relation to the thanks about the length of the sitting hours that we have just gone through, I wanted to raise my concern that, only one day after the delivery of the statement...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Hours (2 speeches)
I just want to follow on from the member for Warringah's recommendation to consider sitting hours in light of the Jenkins report. Those opposite talk about family values and family work hours. I...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the reports on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016, for the periods 1 January to 31...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (25 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Bruce proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's failure to...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Behaviour (2 speeches)
I'm aware of the dispute that's gone back and forth, and I don't want to enter too much into the argument now. But the concept of offensive words applies to the words themselves, regardless of...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (12 speeches)
The one consistency we can talk about with the government is that truth is never at the forefront of their thinking. Each and every day we come in here and we hear mendacious claims by ministers...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Mehdi Ali is a 24-year-old asylum seeker. He was 15 when he arrived in Australia from Iran seeking sanctuary. He has been held in immigration detention for nine years. He spent time on Nauru and...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
All of us return to our states tonight, and I return to Queensland, a state that still has emergency powers that were introduced in mid December and extended to April. I make an appeal to leaders...
- Veterans (1 speech)
Our veterans are waiting too long for assistance and are being let down by this Morrison-Joyce government. Claims processing by the Department of Veterans' Affairs is far too slow, and the...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
Since I commenced my telco campaign last year, I've heard from hundreds of people across my electorate and around Australia who face the same problems caused by inadequate service by big telco....
- Moore, Mr Fred (1 speech)
It's my great honour to deliver a short eulogy to my friend and mentor and local legend Fred Moore. Fred was born in September 1922 just outside of Cobar. His dad was an underground miner, and...
- National Archives of Australia (1 speech)
Knowing our history and handing it on from generation to generation is vital for our Australian democracy. In that endeavour, it's hard to say anything is more vital than preserving the critical...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Today I will be advising the House of one of the most offensive cuts to a constituent's NDIS plan I have even seen by the Morrison-Joyce government. The NDIS is being undermined by the Liberals...
- South Australia: Floods (1 speech)
RAMSEY (—) (): Earlier this week I gave a bit of quick run down on the flooding situation on the Stuart Highway in South Australia. A number of outback highways were cut. I gave a bit of an...
- Franklin Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
In Tasmania yesterday, public schools went back to school. I want to wish the students and parents well as they deal with the challenging times of living with COVID-19 during the school year. I...
- Wentworth Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to put on record my congratulations and appreciation for the many residents of Wentworth who were honoured in the recent Australia Day honours awards. If you'll forgive me, I would like to...
- Employment (1 speech)
The Morrison government crows about the unemployment figures but turns a blind eye to the human damage inflicted by the rapid growth of insecure work across our nation. Over the eight long years...
- Powering Communities Program (1 speech)
An important part of my plan for Ryan is protecting our local lifestyle, protecting our community so my kids and their kids grow up enjoying everything I did and more. The local environment is...
- Women in Sport (1 speech)
[by video link] There are deep cultural and institutional shortcomings in Australia that continue to put women at risk and continue to mean women face inequality and experience harm. This week we...
- Casey Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
All of us know here in the House of Representatives that to do our job to the best of our ability we work in partnership with our local community. In that vein, I want to thank in this speech so...
- Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (1 speech)
[by video link] The Jenkins report revealed some pretty ugly truths about this place. I just want to take the time to pay heed to all the women who came forward and shared their stories. In...
- Brisbane Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
The Australia Day Honours List recognises great Australians for the extraordinary contributions they make to our nation. Some remarkable Brisbane residents have been recognised this year,...
- Gilmore Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
Mental health is a huge issue in the electorate Gilmore. However, sadly, it is all too commonly a hidden issue. Local GPs tell me that a large proportion of their work is supporting and helping...
- Herbert Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
As members of parliament, many of us get to go to different launches and openings, but one recently in the electorate of Herbert really stood out for me, and I think it's particularly important...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (1 speech)
Summer: seeing family and friends, watching some cricket, reintroducing myself to my children and maybe catching up on a bit of extra reading—that's what I would normally do over the...
- Petrie Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to start with an email I received yesterday from Terzi, a constituent living in my electorate of Petrie. The subject line is 'Enough is enough'. Terzi says: 'The north side has been...
- Adelaide Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
As we speak, Lunar New Year celebrations are continuing around the nation and, indeed, around the world. My wonderful electorate of Adelaide is no exception. I am very blessed to have huge...
- Moore Electorate: Centenary of Anzac Memorial Arch (1 speech)
Eight years ago I successfully secured an $86,000 federal Anzac Centenary Grant to build an iconic memorial arch for our local community as a permanent reminder of the 100th anniversary of the...
- World Cup, Freedom and Heritage Flag of Vietnam (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a matter which has been raised with me by the Victorian chapter of the Vietnamese Community in Australia. I attended Lunar New Year celebrations recently and they...
- Health Care (1 speech)
Ensuring people in regional Australia have the very best access to the very best quality health care continues to be a priority for this government. A great example of this is the funding...
- Holt Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I want to talk about an exceptional group of people and organisations that I honoured on Australia Day as part of the 18th annual Holt Australia Day awards. Thirty-eight individuals and six local...
- Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge this year's winners of the Australia Day awards in the Richmond Valley. Congratulations to Sonya Marks, who was awarded the Emergency Services Medal. Citizen of the Year...
- 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. by leave—I move: That order of the day...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Lyons Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It's been clear to me since my election in 2016 that regional communities have been getting hollowed out for far too long under the Liberals. The Liberals talk a big game on the regions, but they...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise to talk on an issue that is close to my heart and one that touches the lives of all Australians, and that is mental health. Mental health affects one in four Australians each year with 75...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise today in this House, once again, to condemn the Morrison government's attitude towards Australia's aged-care system. Right now aged-care industry bodies, staffed residents and their...
- Moore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
GOODENOUGH () (): The connection of Whitfords Avenue with a realigned Gnangara Road at the Wanneroo Road intersection represents a priority infrastructure project worthy of federal support. It...
- Dobell Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
My community on the Central Coast of New South Wales is in the middle of a health crisis, but it's not a crisis that's COVID related. What people are facing on the north end of the coast is a...
- Higgins Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I'm delighted again to see so many constituents in the Higgins community recognised in the Australia Day 2022 Honours List. This year, there were 18 award recipients from Higgins—men and...
