House debates
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17(a), I lay on the table my warrant nominating the honourable members for Macarthur, Bonner, Adelaide, Clark and Mayo to be members of the Speaker's panel to assist...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (11 speeches)
I congratulate those members who've just been put on the Speaker's panel. I note that it is, I think, the first time ever that two members of the crossbench have been put on the Speaker's panel....
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022; First Reading (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, I congratulate you on your election to office. It was a fantastic election result. I present the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the explanatory memorandum to this...
- Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I'm honoured to be introducing the government's first bill, by introducing the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022. This bill delivers on...
- Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I'm introducing the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022. This bill repeals the National Skills...
- Climate Change Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. It's no accident that one of the first pieces of legislation introduced by the Albanese government in the 47th Parliament is in response to one...
- Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
The Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill builds on the foundation of the main Climate Change Bill, contributing to Australia's climate response and supporting net zero. Meeting the...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I'm really excited to be introducing this bill today, and particularly to follow the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, who has just...
- Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I introduce the Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022. This bill, along with the one that I will introduce next, begins the...
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022; Second Reading (8 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022. Restoring dignity, care, accountability...
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 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.
- Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I am introducing the first legislative requirement to abolish the cashless debit card—the Social Security (Administration) Amendment...
- Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill is another bill that delivers on the election commitment of the Albanese government to increase the income limits for the Commonwealth...
- Military Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment (Incapacity Payments) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Australians owe a debt of gratitude to our Australian Defence Force personnel, veterans and families, and we have a solemn duty to look after...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I'm sure the kids in the gallery—it's great to see kids up in the gallery again!—are going to be fascinated by the introduction of...
- Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022 will ensure appointments to the Australian...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (5 speeches)
It's been a heartwarming and exciting morning to be sitting in this chamber as part of a government that not only has introduced legislation that goes to fixing some of the big issues, both...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
I congratulate you, Deputy Speaker, on your appointment. I wanted to take the first opportunity I had in this new parliament to acknowledge and thank the many people in our local communities...
- Solomon Electorate: Travel Industry (1 speech)
Congratulations, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to speak about air and sea connectivity in my electorate of Solomon. Darwin, as all honourable members know, is...
- Fragile X Syndrome (1 speech)
Congratulations, Deputy Speaker, on your appointment. Last Friday 22 July I once again I joined members of our community living with fragile X syndrome, their loved ones and supporters on the...
- Bendigo Electorate: Defence Procurement (1 speech)
Last week in Bendigo we had a very special visitor come to our town. At the invitation of the City of Greater Bendigo, the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia visited Thales, where we manufacture...
- Indi Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
In the last term I fought doggedly for a new single-site hospital for Albury Wodonga, lobbying the former Prime Minister and the former Treasurer and using every opportunity to keep the pressure...
- Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
Congratulations, Deputy Speaker Claydon. We all know just how difficult it is to get in to see the doctor, particularly in regional areas like mine in the electorate of Corangamite. My...
- Disability Services (1 speech)
Congratulations, Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon. I would like to raise an impressive initiative that I'm proud to have operating in my electorate of Warringah. I was delighted to meet with a group...
- Hawkesbury Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
Yet again, residents of the Hawkesbury have faced catastrophic flooding, less than three months after the double-flood-whammy of March and April. This was the largest flood we've seen since 1978....
- Moncrieff Electorate (1 speech)
Congratulations on your elevation, Deputy Speaker Claydon. I have indescribable gratitude for my constituents in the beautiful electorate of Moncrieff on the Gold Coast, and today I speak for the...
- Pennell, Mr Arthur Keith (1 speech)
N () (): Much-loved Ipswich World War II veteran Arthur Keith Pennell passed away on Sunday 24 July at the age of 96, surrounded by his family. Keith was a pillar of the local veterans community...
- Arthur, Sister Brigid, AO (1 speech)
Sister Brigid Arthur was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to social welfare, particularly with asylum seekers and refugees, and to Catholic education. Bishop...
- Uluru Statement from the Heart (1 speech)
It's a privilege to be back in this place, re-elected as the member for Jagajaga. I must say if does feel like a very different parliament to our last one, no more so than yesterday when we were...
- Biosecurity (1 speech)
FMD, foot-and-mouth disease, is a terrible disease on our doorstep. Lumpy skin disease, LSD, is also a very real threat on our doorstep. Lumpy skin disease is a disease that can be carried by...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your appointment. I know you're a person of the highest integrity and perfect for this role. For this my first speech in the 47th Parliament I want to refer...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
I think it's important to start the 47th Parliament on a positive note. I want to thank the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for organising a briefing just moments ago in relation...
- Waste Management and Recycling: Karingal Heights Primary School (1 speech)
I'm so pleased to see so many members of the press gallery and the photographers here to hear me tell the House about the amazing grade 5 and grade 6 students at Karingal Heights Primary School,...
- Warburton Millgrove Football Netball Club (1 speech)
Our sporting clubs have evolved in recent years, actively driving mental health, wellness and social awareness programs, just like the 'Together' Indigenous celebration at the Warburton Millgrove...
- Emmy Monash Aged Care (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, congratulations on your election to high office. Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Emmy Monash Aged Care facility in Macnamara with the Minister for Aged Care....
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
Labor's changes to the standing orders are in direct opposition to their so-called commitment to accountability and transparency, which they have been going on about for nine years. But now the...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the CFMMEU, the corrupt and criminal construction union and a significant donor—and a very successful donor—to the Prime Minister's...
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In May, the Australian people voted for an Albanese Labor government with real plans to build a better future. Can the Prime Minister update the House on how...
- Construction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, officials from the CFMMEU have been charged with thousands of offences. Has the Prime Minister met with any of the many union bosses from the...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer update the House on the latest global and domestic economic data? What does it mean for Australia's economy, and how is the government responding?
- Hughenden Irrigation Project Corporation (5 speeches)
PM, you will recall your Hughenden visit, a familiarisation with HIPCo's ballot farm, through to irrigation, delivering to Australia 300 million every year, forever. In the GG's speech, the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I'm pleased to inform the House that we have joining us in the gallery the Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Olympics, and—just as...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Given the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, what steps has the government taken to...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to comments he just made that the construction watchdog is a waste of taxpayer money. The watchdog is currently pursuing CFMMEU official Gerald...
- Defence Equipment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the Deputy Prime Minister outline how the Albanese Labor government will deliver our next generation of submarines and what changes he is making...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I refer to the Chief Veterinary Officer's briefing to the opposition on Thursday, where he...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is responding to economic circumstances, helping people with cost-of-living challenges and...
- Energy (14 speeches)
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your elevation. My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, during the campaign, Labor promised a $275 decrease in household power bills. Will the Prime...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
Congratulations, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. The report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety revealed the shocking neglect of our aged-care...
- Universities (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Minster, the recent 650 per cent increase in HECS-HELP indexation is an entirely unreasonable and, indeed, a crippling impost on a great many...
- Pensions and Benefits (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. What policy changes is the government making to ensure that seniors are not going to be forced to use the cruel cashless debit card to access...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. Can the minister inform the House as to whether he has met with any CFMEU officials regarding the abolition of the construction watchdog?
- Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. Minister, what is the Albanese Labor government doing to address rising costs of living and reduce the cost of early childhood...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that senior judges of the Federal Court have described the CFMEU's workplace behaviour as 'notorious' and 'an embarrassment to...
- Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
Congratulations, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. Can the minister please inform the House how the Albanese Labor government will address skills shortages and...
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government's decision to abolish the construction watchdog. Why is the government prioritising the interests of its union bosses ahead of...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Can the minister please outline the Albanese government's plan to take long-overdue action on climate change and how this plan will...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
I congratulate the Prime Minister and the government on their election, and the Treasurer, to whom I ask this question. Labor's stage 3 tax cuts will cost the public over $220 billion and give...
- Asylum Seekers (23 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister update the House on the findings of the SIEV915 report and its implications?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the Commonwealth Ombudsman's quarterly report under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 for the periods 1 July to 30 September...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 22 to 46 of 2021-22 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports Nos 22 to 46 for 2021-22. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers in accordance...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- 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)
- Building and Construction Industry (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The urgent need...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, congratulations on your well-deserved election. I ask leave of the House to move a motion to suspend standing order 31, automatic adjournment of the House, for this...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (16 speeches)
Before the honourable member for Dawson is given the call, I remind the House that this is the honourable member's first speech, and I ask the House to extend to him all of the usual courtesies.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Bass Electorate (1 speech)
As I reflected just a little while ago in my address-in-reply speech today, actively engaging with, listening to and working collaboratively with organisations and individuals leads to the...
- Bendigo Electorate: Gibbons, Mr Steve (1 speech)
It's with great sadness that I rise to say a few words on the passing of the former federal member for Bendigo, my predecessor, Steve Gibbons. Steve Gibbons passed away just over a week ago. But,...
- Young Australians (1 speech)
L () (): Congratulations on your elevation to chair of this House, Mr Speaker. Firstly, I would like reiterate my thanks to the Leader of the Opposition for providing me the opportunity to serve...
- Macnamara Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, it's the first time I rise with you in that seat. There are two things I will briefly indulge on. One is that there have been many times that I have been up on the second floor of...
- Sasse, Mr Harry (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, thank you for the kind invitation to speak. I congratulate you on your election to the office of Speaker. I think I have been here for all the Labor speakers since 1990. That means...
- Newcastle Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
Before I begin my adjournment speech, I'd like to take this opportunity to formally welcome you, Mr Speaker, and congratulate you in your role as Speaker of the House. I am very much looking...
