House debates
Thursday, 28 July 2022
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Language (1 speech)
SPEAKER (): I wish to advise the House that standing order 90, Reflections on members, is an important principle of the House. I want to reiterate that this is a matter I take seriously. I quote...
- 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 member for Wright to be a member of the Speaker's panel to assist the chair when requested to do so by...
- Register of Members' Interests (0 speeches)
- Registrar (1 speech)
In accordance with a resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the registration of members' interests, I have appointed Mr Peter Banson, Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust (0 speeches)
- Appointment (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this being my first occasion to speak in this parliament, I congratulate you on your new role. I ask leave the House to move a motion to appoint a member to the Parliamentary Retiring...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- National Archives of Australia Advisory Council (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the Archives Act 1983, this House appoint Mr Smith as a member of the National Archives of Australia Advisory...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-In-Reply (15 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Kooyong, I remind the House this is the honourable member's first speech and I ask the House to extend her the usual courtesies.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Economy (7 speeches)
ERS (—) (): by leave—Australians are overwhelmingly optimistic and confident people. Our optimism, and that confidence, is well founded—because it rests on our ability to...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee, Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee, Law Enforcement Joint Committee, Electoral Matters Joint Committee, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Implementation of the National Redress Scheme: Joint Select Committee, Migration Joint Committee, National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee, Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint Committee, Parliamentary Standards Joint Select Committee, Parliamentary Library Joint Committee, National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee, Trade and Investment Growth Joint Committee, Treaties Joint Committee, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Joint Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I have received messages from the Senate informing the House that it concurs with the resolutions conveyed by messages 2 to 16 of the House, relating to the appointment of certain joint...
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint Committee, Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee, Human Rights Joint Committee, Law Enforcement Joint Committee; Membership (1 speech)
I have received messages from the Senate informing the House that Senator Shoebridge has been appointed a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-In-Reply (3 speeches)
I give the call to the member for Kingsford Smith.
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Energy (1 speech)
I want to talk about the Prime Minister's signature election policy commitment of a $275 cut in electricity prices—an iron-clad commitment, a very big feature at the recent election...
- Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
SMITH ( — ) ( ): Deputy Speaker, I rise to congratulate you on your elevation but also to congratulate, encourage and support members of the ACT community who have joined a team of 435...
- Braddon Electorate: Vincent Industries (1 speech)
Today I stand to recognise a truly remarkable career. Last week I had the absolute pleasure of celebrating Lorraine Morris's remarkable 45 years of employment at Wynyard's Vincent Industries, a...
- Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
The Commonwealth Games start tomorrow. Today, I want to give a shout-out to two female athletes who will be wearing the green and gold in Birmingham. For Alyssa Polites, who lives in my...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
This past month I have received countless emails, calls and letters from primary producers in Mayo who are deeply concerned at the prospect of foot-and-mouth disease entering our community. We...
- Myanmar: Phyo Zayar Thaw (1 speech)
As this new parliament gets underway following a high-integrity electoral process and an orderly transition of power, we should reflect on the preciousness of democratic institutions and culture....
- Barber, Ms Evelyn (1 speech)
Today I have the solemn duty to announce to the House the passing of Evelyn Barber from Narromine. For over 25 years, Evelyn served the people of the Parkes electorate, working in the Parkes...
- Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (1 speech)
If you drive down Beaconsfield Parade in Albert Park, you will see that it is one of the most picturesque parts of Melbourne. It is truly beautiful, driving down Beaconsfield Parade. Along the...
- Zonta Club of Cairns (1 speech)
The Zonta Club of Cairns, in collaboration with the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, held their second masquerade ball on 23 July at the Pullman Cairns International. I had the great...
- World Hepatitis Day (1 speech)
FREELANDER () (): Congratulations on your appointment, Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon. I'd like to alert the House that today, 28 July, is World Hepatitis Day. The theme of the day today is:...
- Belmonte, Mr Jason, AM (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a central west sporting legend. I speak, of course, of a man widely regarded as the greatest tenpin bowler of all time: Jason Belmonte. Born in Orange in the...
- Boothby Electorate: Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
LLER-FROST () (): Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, can I congratulate you on your election to this position. I think most Australians would believe that sport is a really uniting part of our...
- Lyne Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, congratulations on reaching your position. I'd like to congratulate Jenny and Steve McGregor, who recently reached the milestone of 10 years of volunteering at...
- Labor Government: Northern Territory (1 speech)
It's been wonderful to see so many government ministers embrace the Northern Territory so fully and straight out of the gate. We hit the ground running with the Prime Minister's visit in early...
- Brisbane Airport (1 speech)
Congratulations, Madam Deputy Speaker, on your elevation to your new role. During our campaign to win the seat of Brisbane, we heard from thousands of locals about the issues that affected them...
- Child Care (1 speech)
Earlier this year, the Mitchell Institute released a report into the availability of child care. They called it Deserts and oases, with 'deserts' meaning that they are very few childcare places...
- National Rugby League (1 speech)
I rise today in support of the seven Manly rugby league players and their stance on refusing to wear the jersey in this weekend's NRL round. These seven individuals are not allowed to go to work,...
- Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
First, let me join others today in congratulating you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on your position. The 28th of July is finally here; the wait for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games is over. I know...
- Canning Electorate: Peel Health Campus (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a problem that has been ignored by WA Labor and is putting lives in Mandurah at risk—that is, the McGowan government's failure to fix the Peel Health Campus. The...
- Mahon, Hon. Hugh (1 speech)
Speaker, I congratulate you as my next-door neighbour on your elevation. I am sure you will look after me as your neighbour throughout this 47th Parliament. I want to talk, particularly with you...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2 speeches)
You need to do something about FMD—there we go!
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pensions and Benefits (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The coalition strongly supports the cashless debit card for welfare payments to working-age recipients where alcohol and drugs are a problem. Research from...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Given the growing challenges facing Australia's economy, how is the Albanese Labor government responding?
- Australian Building and Construction Commission (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that the construction watchdog investigated Mr Luke Gibson, who allegedly told a female work safety officer, 'Go call the police; off you...
- Manufacturing Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A key part of the economic plan that Labor took to the election was for a future made in Australia. What work is the government doing to bring about that future?
- Murray-Darling Basin (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. I thank the minister for today reaffirming the government's commitment to deliver the promised 450 gigalitres of water to South...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What did Treasury's revised forecast for the economy mean for the budget and what are the Albanese Labor government's budget priorities?
- Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining And Energy Union (17 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Since the construction watchdog was last abolished by the Prime Minister, the militant CFMMEU has been handed well over $10 million to the Prime Minister's...
- Small Business (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to assist Australia's small businesses to grow and to create more jobs, given the challenges facing...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (11 speeches)
LEPROUD (—) (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Given foot-and-mouth disease will cost the Australian economy $80 billion and hit everyday family budgets for milk and meat, does the...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What is the Albanese government doing to get wages moving again after a decade of low wage growth?
- First Nations Australians (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What message will the government take to the Garma Festival, given the importance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and of Closing the Gap?
- Heritage Listing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Congratulations, Minister, and thank you for visiting the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust sites in Warringah with me. These are...
- Australian Constitution (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. How is the Australian government delivering the Uluru Statement from the Heart and, in particular, progressing an Indigenous Voice to...
- Energy (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. You promised a $275 decrease in household power bills. Will you guarantee to the House that Australian families will see that $275 cut?
- Medicare (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. After a decade of cuts and neglect, what are the Albanese Labor government 's plans to strengthen and protect Medicare?
- Aged Care (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport. How many additional nurses are needed to fulfil the government's commitment to have 24/7 nursing in aged care by 2023?
- Environment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. What actions is the government taking to address the decade of neglect of our environment, as highlighted in the State of the...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
Y (—) (): My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Sport. I refer the minister to her previous answer, and I ask: what is the number of additional nurses needed to fulfil the...
- Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What progress is the Albanese government making towards establishing a royal commission into robodebt?
- Biosecurity: Foot-And-Mouth Disease (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your appointment. My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Indi is sheep and cattle country. If...
- Defence (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What is the Albanese government's plan to meet the national security challenges facing Australia in the region? Why is deeper engagement in the region...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Games (2 speeches)
The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is tonight. Along with the Minister for Sport and all members of the House of Representatives, I'm sure we wish all of our athletes, the men and women who...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions Without Notice (6 speeches)
I rise with a question for you, Mr Speaker: how do you intend to handle the approach of ministers when they're asked a question about policy and then turn to a generalised attack on the previous...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 1 of 2022-23 and 45 of 2021-22 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's performance audit report No. 1 of 2022-23 entitled Award of funding under the Building Better Regions Fund: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional...
- 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)
- Cost of Living (22 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need for the Government to...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
The sum of $80 billion is about to be cut from the agricultural sector if we don't move quickly on addressing the real and true threat that sits right on our doorstep at the moment in the way of...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Tasmania: Storms (3 speeches)
I may be late to the party, but I extend my congratulations to you, Speaker, on your ascension to the chair. Before I get to the meat of my submission, I will just reflect on the comments by the...
- Gippsland Electorate (1 speech)
The new Prime Minister has made a lot of claims about no Australians being left behind, a fresh approach to his role and building consensus across our community. We're about to find out if the...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Climate Change; Presentation (1 speech)
Speaker, I congratulate you on your elevation to the chair. Today I have the great honour to table, on the behalf of thousands of women and non-binary people from around Australia, the...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
We need to talk about climate adaptation and risk mitigation. Yesterday the CSIRO released its megatrends report for the decade ahead, titled Our future world. It should come as no surprise that...
- Medical Workforce (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, congratulations. Well done, Milton. In 2019 the Morrison government cut back the areas of Australia where overseas trained doctors and doctors in the Bonded Medical Program can...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (3 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip and the Chief Opposition Whip nominating members to be members of certain committees.
