House debates
Monday, 14 February 2022
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following petitions: The petitions were unavailable at the time of publishing.
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented: The re s ponses were unavailable at the time of publishing.
- Statements (1 speech)
At the first presentation for 2022, we can see a large volume of petitions and ministerial responses today, which reflects the break in the sitting period. The committee has been pleased to see...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Defence Honours and Awards (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the recent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal recommendation to create a new class of medals and clasps which recognise the loss suffered by the...
- Education (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) access to high quality education, skills and training opportunities is a fundamental right; (b) too many Australian students are prevented by social,...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent: (1) the Prime Minister making a statement in relation to the anniversary of the national apology to the...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the report 2021 regional telecommunications review: A step change in demand.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Prime Minister has refused to listen to calls to make rapid antigen tests free and accessible through the...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Rapid Antigen Testing (1 speech)
I seek leave to table the petitions. They've rejected the substance of the motion, but the motion also sought to table the petitions, and I seek leave. Leave granted.
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Collins, Mr Albert (Bert) (1 speech)
I rise to farewell my old friend Bert Collins. Bert was 105. He would have turned 106 next month. He was a lover and a fighter. Bert loved ballroom dancing, and he was good at it. He won plenty...
- National Apology to the Stolen Generations: 14th Anniversary (1 speech)
Today is an important day for this parliament as we reflect on the 14th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, and I commend the Prime Minister and the Leader of the...
- Lifeline Canberra (1 speech)
AYNE () (): Lifeline Canberra's biggest fundraising event is its annual book fair. It is loved by Canberrans and attracts over 50,000 people each year. Volunteers work all year to make it happen,...
- Bangka Island Massacre: 80th Anniversary (1 speech)
On this day 80 years ago the SS Vyner Brooke was fleeing the Fall of Singapore. The little boat was overflowing with 181 passengers, mainly women and children. Sixty-five passengers were...
- Beahan, Hon. Michael Eamon, AM (1 speech)
I rise to honour the life of Michael Beahan AM. Many among us in this place are deeply saddened by the passing of Michael. Michael was a dear friend to me. He was kind and generous with his time...
- Energy (1 speech)
Just over a year ago in Canberra, I went to see a demonstration project involving bidirectional energy charging technology funded by ARENA. For those who don't know what bidirectional energy...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Tumbatrek 2022 (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of joining with locals and visitors alike to take part in the Tumbatrek, a bush walk experience through the magnificent landscape around Tumbarumba. This year's walk followed a...
- Beijing Winter Olympic Games (1 speech)
May I take this opportunity to congratulate Scotty James on his silver medal in the snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics. Scotty grew up in Warrandyte in my electorate of Menzies. He first...
- Telecommunications (1 speech)
If you're sitting in an office on Collins Street or Macquarie Street, you never worry about your mobile phone dropping out. But, if your office is a tractor in Tallangatta or a shearing shed in...
- Mooney, Dr Tim, AM (1 speech)
In 1982, 'Eye of the Tiger' was the No. 1 song in Australia, Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister, and the average cost of a cinema ticket was $5. It was also the year that George Town Medical...
- Qantas: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I have been contacted recently by many Qantas long-haul flight attendants who are deeply concerned by Qantas management's application to the Fair Work Commission to cancel or terminate their...
- Moncrieff Electorate (1 speech)
I wish to speak directly to my electorate to say it remains a great honour and a great privilege to represent the good people of Moncrieff in this place. I adore my community, which I have been...
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (3 speeches)
The Morrison-Joyce government hate accountability, and that's why they've broken their three-year-old promise to introduce a national anticorruption commission. We know from the cabinet leak last...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
On 21 January this year, I proved positive to COVID. I wasn't too worried about that because my health advice over the last 12 months has had me on vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, B1 and other...
- Bushfire Recovery Grants (1 speech)
Today I welcome the very long-awaited announcement of the successful local applications from the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program. I say 'long-awaited' because people in my bushfire...
- Bullwinkel, Lt Col. Vivian, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to an extraordinary Australian: army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel. On this day 80 years ago, she was onboard the SS Vyner Brooke, which was fleeing Singapore and overflowing with...
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
A happy Valentine's Day to all. Labor is red, the Liberals are blue. To the Prime Minister: I've a Valentine for you. For all of the nation it's been nine long years, He's tricked, he's lied,...
- Cowper Electorate: Headspace (1 speech)
On 9 April 2019, this government committed $3.4 million to headspace in Kempsey to provide much-needed mental health services to the youth of the Macleay valley. After 2½ years of delays I...
- Ukraine (2 speeches)
Last Friday I met with the chairman of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Stefan Romaniw, and other Ukrainian community leaders in Melbourne. I indicated to them Labor's clear...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Language (1 speech)
Just before I call the Prime Minister, I have a short statement to make. On Thursday after question time, the Leader of the Opposition asked me to reflect on comments made by the Minister for...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. The Deputy Prime Minister will answer...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Language (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I thank you for your timely consideration of the matter that I raised on Thursday afternoon. It might be appropriate so that we can just move on, given your ruling, if the Leader of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General. It's been reported by journalist Peter van Onselen that last week the minister strongly argued against legislating a stronger...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. From Europe to our region, the world is facing increasing uncertainty. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is...
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the only reason he planned to introduce legislation for a national anticorruption commission was to attempt to encourage...
- Water Infrastructure (6 speeches)
' DOWD (—) (): My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is investing in building the nation's water...
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (11 speeches)
DREYFUS () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. It's been widely reported that last week a number of the Prime Minister's colleagues blocked an anticorruption commission with retrospective...
- Indi Electorate: Hospitals (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Treasurer, Albury-Wodonga desperately needs a new hospital on the border. Last year the member for Farrer said the government is 100 per cent behind a new...
- Morrison Government: Economy (13 speeches)
My question is also to the Treasurer. How are the Morrison government's tax cuts helping Australian families, particularly women, keep more of what they earn, and is the Treasurer aware of any...
- Prime Minister (10 speeches)
O'CONNOR () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Leaking from cabinet is a criminal offence. Has the Prime Minister asked the Australian Federal Police to investigate the source of the major...
- Employment (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer inform the House how the Morrison government's strong economic management is working to produce more jobs for Australian families and small...
- COVID-19: Testing (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's own department has confirmed it briefed the Prime Minister throughout the course of 2020 and 2021 on rapid antigen testing. Why didn't...
- Australian Defence Force (14 speeches)
I ask the defence minister if he would update the House on the Morrison government's commitment to a stronger Defence Force, and is the minister aware of any alternative approaches?
- Prime Minister (4 speeches)
My question as to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm he failed to order enough rapid antigen tests, said it wasn't his job and blamed the states; he failed to order enough...
- Cybersecurity (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on what steps the Morrison government is taking to keep Australians safe and protect both our way of...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (10 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Prime Minister was warned by many organisations last year of the need for rapid antigen tests, including the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- COVID-19: Western Australia (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister regret spending $1 million of taxpayers' money to support Clive Palmer's court case to force open Western Australia's borders in 2020?
- Migration (12 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's actions to protect women...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Hours (1 speech)
Just before members leave, I want to address the House on something. I note that the member for Warringah isn't in the chamber, but hopefully she's listening from her office. Last Thursday the...
- 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)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 16 of 2021-22 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 16 of 2021-22, entitled Award of funding under the Safer Communities Fund: Department of Home Affairs; Department of Industry,...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (1 speech)
Others will judge our time here. It's customary to thank friends and colleagues, but we can do that over a 'Lukiatto' or a late-night dinner. It's customary to hold our family tight and say thank...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That order of the day No. 3, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program, Respite Care for QBN (1 speech)
I rise today with a smile on my face, not because it's Valentine's Day, but because the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program has finally been announced, and there are some hugely...
- Lindsay Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
In Western Sydney, we are creating more local jobs for local people and the infrastructure to unlock even more opportunities. I am backing, at the table and fighting for more local jobs for...
- Domestic, Family And Sexual Violence (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the status of women in this country. From the scourge of gender based violence to the stubborn gender wage and superannuation gaps, Australia has a long way to go in...
- Inland Rail (1 speech)
I was at Peak Hill on 15 January 2018, when the first lot of Australian steel from Whyalla was dropped off to begin the momentous Inland Rail project. The first leg, from Parkes to Narromine, is...
- Parliament House: Protests (1 speech)
Over recent weeks, far-Right antivax protests have cropped up in Canada, Britain, France and New Zealand. Last week these protests came to Canberra, where our 99 per cent adult vaccination rate...
- South-East Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It's estimated that over the next 20 years the Sunshine Coast will have to house up to an additional 200,000 residents. Our challenge is to ensure that we do something that the likes of Sydney...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- General Practice (1 speech)
We are in the midst of a GP crisis in regional parts of Australia, particularly in my electorate of Bendigo. It has not been this bad since the Liberal and National parties were last in...
- Sturt Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
On the weekend I had the opportunity to join Premier Steven Marshall to inspect the finished Magill and Portrush roads intersection project. It was a $98 million partnership between the South...
- Lilley Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
The end of 2021 was supposed to herald the start of the 'hot vax summer' for my electorate of Lilley. Queenslanders had smashed our 80 per cent vaccination target with a week to spare,...
- Berowra Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the 15 Order of Australia recipients from the electorate of Berowra. Former RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is a hero to so many people. He was honoured with an Officer...
- Link-Up Queensland (1 speech)
Today, a local organisation based in my electorate of Griffith that facilitates reunions of members of the stolen generations and their families is holding an event to commemorate the 14th...
- Broadhurst, Mr John (1 speech)
Today I wish to mark the recent passing of a larger than life constituent, a friend and a mentor who was also a tenacious and a passionate person. His passing has left his family without a...
- Macnamara Electorate: Childcare and Early Education Services (1 speech)
I was so pleased to join literally hundreds of local families outside the St Kilda Town Hall just a couple of weeks ago, before the sitting period. We united to send a clear message to the City...
- Bonner Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
My electorate of Bonner is home to a great array of innovative businesses. In particular the port of Brisbane is a booming hub of Australian manufacturing success stories and local job...
- Burge-Lopez, Mr Daryl (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to my friend Daryl Burge-Lopez, who passed away last month. He had recently been in poor health, but his death at 78 was not expected. Daryl had three loves in his...
- The Glen for Women (2 speeches)
Sometimes there are moments that give me an enormous sense of privilege, honour and deep gratitude to be serving as the member for Robertson. I actually want to pay tribute to my colleague on the...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that under the Government, Australia's aged care sector is in crisis due to almost nine years of neglect and funding cuts; (2) notes that: (a) after 21...
- Australia-Poland Diplomatic Relationship: 50th Anniversary (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that 20 February 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and Poland; (2) acknowledges that Poland...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the significant impact that COVID-19 is continuing to have on the day-to-day lives of Australians; (2) notes that the Government has demonstrably failed in...
- Road Safety Program (5 speeches)
The priority of any government is the cultivation and the preservation of lives and livelihoods. There are few programs that truly embody this ethos more effectively than this government's Road...
- Space Industry (4 speeches)
In December last year I presented the report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources entitled The now frontier: developing Australia's space industry. On 11...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Beijing Winter Olympic Games (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Australian winter Olympic team on their fantastic achievements in Beijing to date. The Olympics aren't over yet, but from an Australian perspective they've already had...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
Delivering my election commitments means delivering for my community, and that is absolutely what I'm focused on. That's why I'm so proud that I have delivered one of Australia's first Head to...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
This Prime Minister and this government have failed my community—in the bushfires, in the floods and repeatedly throughout the pandemic. It's becoming a joke, but not a funny one, because...
- National Soil Carbon Innovation Challenge, YLAD Living Soils (1 speech)
The federal government is investing in healthier, more productive soils to help achieve the agriculture sector's quest for $100 billion by 2030. Grant guidelines for the second phase of the $50...
- Perth Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I have always promised that one of the things I will do in my time in this place is love my community, and one of the ways that all of us do that in this place is through the Stronger Communities...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
As a first responder, you wear the uniform and carry the tools to deal with an emergency, but in a natural disaster it's the community, without the uniform, that rises around you to help you. The...
- Dunkley Electorate: Delacombe Park Cricket Club (1 speech)
One of the great privileges of being a member of parliament is the opportunity to join with extraordinary people in volunteer organisations, cultural and sporting groups in my community as they...
- Fairfax Electorate: Sunshine Coast (1 speech)
The Sunshine Coast doesn't need a survey to tell us that we live in the most beautiful part of the world. We don't need a survey to say that we are the centre of the universe. We don't need a...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It is disappointing that the Morrison government is failing to recognise that the aged-care sector is in complete crisis right now, and the lack of response and the lack of planning from both the...
- Barker Electorate: Head to Health (1 speech)
In October last year, I spoke in parliament about the shadow pandemic and the need to increase mental health services in our local communities. I've been engaging with local communities about the...
- Blair Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
The people of Blair are paying 42 per cent more to visit a GP since the coalition government came to power, with a 67 per cent increase in out-of-pocket expenses for specialists as well. One of...
- Braddon Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
The Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants program ensures that Australia's wartime history is preserved and that those who have served during wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations are...
- Canberra Electorate: Afghanistan (1 speech)
Canberra is a welcoming community, and we have the privilege of having around 130 of the recently evacuated Afghan refugees joining our community. These refugees are on temporary protection visas...
- Pearce Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I want to speak about the alignment of Gnangara Road and Whitfords Avenue in my electorate of Pearce. Unfortunately, for too long this alignment has been ignored by Western Australia's state...
- Legacy Cup (1 speech)
Last Thursday morning I had the pleasure of participating in the launch of the Legacy Cup, an annual event as part of Legacy '23 in women's football. Not surprisingly, the former Matildas were...
- Wentworth Youth Advisory Committee (1 speech)
As the federal member for Wentworth, I often hear from young people in my electorate who feel disenchanted with the political process. They feel as though their voices are not being heard. I'm...
- Greenway Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Good, sufficient local infrastructure has never been more important for local jobs, for health and for our quality of life. Recent ABS data shows that, by 2041, my electorate of Greenway will...
- Ryan Electorate: headspace (1 speech)
I rise to update the parliament on a very important day for the young people of the Ryan electorate, and I talk not about St Valentine's Day but the fact that today we have a brand-new headspace...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise today to throw my support behind thousands of nurses and midwives across New South Wales who are preparing to strike tomorrow for the first time in 10 years. This strike has been a long...
- Casey Electorate: Security Cameras (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the federal government's funding program for security cameras in our communities. These security cameras, which have been funded for a long period of time now, are...
- Corangamite Electorate: Ashbury Estate (1 speech)
Buying a brand-new home in a brand-new housing estate should be an exciting and happy time for any family, especially when they've bought in at a premium price, with the promise of first-rate...
- Space Industry (1 speech)
Earlier this chamber debated a motion on the space industry. Unfortunately, because of time constraints on the debate, I missed an opportunity to speak, so I briefly want to add my support to...
- Webster, Ms Trish (2 speeches)
I rise to congratulate an outstanding community champion in my region, Trish Webster, who recently received an award on Australia Day from the three combined Rotary clubs of Murwillumbah. This...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (4 speeches)
There's nothing quite as sad as hearing aged-care nurses and carers these days talking about their love for the job that they do and then telling you why they just can't do it anymore. I can't...
- Defence Honours and Awards (3 speeches)
I rise to support the motion regarding the recommendation of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal for the creation of a new class of medals and clasps which recognises the loss...
- Education (5 speeches)
MAN () (): Access to high-quality public education is a fundamental right, particularly when you're training to work in a dangerous job. Working with horses is one of those jobs. The equine...
- Cyberattacks (2 speeches)
I'm pleased to contribute to this important motion today about the impact of cybersecurity and, moreover, the attacks that have taken place against Australia and Australians. There are many...
- Naval Shipbuilding Industry (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that naval shipbuilding: (a) is critical to: (i) the Australian economy; (ii) sovereign capability; and (iii) national security; and (b) creates thousands of...
- Australian Defence Force Cadets (4 speeches)
It is a great pleasure to speak on this motion this evening. Firstly, I'd like to thank the member who moved the motion in my absence in a previous sitting week, because debating this motion...
- Fuel (6 speeches)
I move: That this House notes that the Member for Kennedy and the Member for Clark call on the Government to provide for sovereign fuel security in Australia during the transition to reliance on...
