House debates
Monday, 1 August 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 Bendigo and Calwell to be members of the Speaker's panel to assist the chair when requested...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the determinations made pursuant to the resolution of the House on 27 July 2022, relating to private members' business today, Monday 1 August 2022. Copies of the report...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Barr, Mr Andrew James (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House we have joining us in the gallery the Chief Minister of the ACT, Andrew Barr.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Department of Home Affairs (15 speeches)
ANDREWS () (): I move: That this House: (1) recognises that since it was established by the previous Government in 2017 the Department of Home Affairs, as it was structured, has been important in...
- Domestic And Family Violence (8 speeches)
SWANSON () (): I move: That this House notes that: (1) the Government is committed to taking real action to end family and domestic violence; (2) women experiencing domestic violence should never...
- Mature Age Workers (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) critical workforce shortages are being experienced, particularly in regional Australia; (b) workforce participation among older Australians is lower...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating members to be members of certain committees.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That notice No. 1, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-In-Reply (9 speeches)
Before I call the honourable member for Higgins, I remind the House that this is the honourable member's first speech and I ask the House to extend to her the usual courtesies. I call the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Ocean Reef War Memorial (1 speech)
I thank the people of Moore for entrusting me as their representative for a fourth term. On behalf of the Returned Services League Joondalup city subbranch, ably led by veterans Rick Green and...
- Vietnamese Museum Australia (1 speech)
One of the highlights of the campaign for me was the now-government's commitment of $4.7 million in funding for the Vietnamese Museum Australia, which will be Australia's first museum to focus...
- Groom Electorate: Trailblazer Universities Program (1 speech)
The $50 million Trailblazer funding investment, made under the previous government, is the single largest amount of government funding that UniSQ has ever received. This investment opens a door...
- Box Flat Coalmine Disaster (1 speech)
Last weekend we mourned, remembered and commemorated the lives of 18 men who lost their lives in the Box Flat coalmining disaster in Ipswich 1972. I want to thank President Hugh Taylor and the...
- Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
One of the major brakes on economic development as Tasmania is the cost of getting people, vehicles and freight across Bass Strait, which is why we urgently need enhancement of both the Bass...
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
In the Uluru Statement from the Heart, it talks about the request for a voice in this way: We seek constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country. When...
- Goldstein Electorate: Sports Facilities (1 speech)
In Goldstein you'll find vast open spaces and sporting fields, which, on most evenings, are full of children and adults training and, on the weekend, are full of people playing sport. At this...
- Australian Football International: World 9s (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to talk about the upcoming World 9s Aussie Rules international event, coming to Darwin on Saturday 13 August. The World 9s is run by Australian Football...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
It's a truism of politics that governments, when they're elected, bring to office a set of policies, a plan, a mandate and an agenda for anything to do with the critical issues of our time. And,...
- Macarthur Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Sadly, last week, on 27 July, a man lost his life on Appin Road in my electorate of Macarthur. We've been talking about Appin Road really since 2015, when approval was mooted for a Lendlease...
- Surf Life Saving Australia (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the recent winners from my electorate of the 2022 Surf Life Saving awards. From the Far North Coast Branch, congratulations to the Assessor of the Year, Terry...
- Shrine of Remembrance (1 speech)
If you go down into the heart of Macnamara you will find the magnificent Shrine of Remembrance. It's a great and fitting tribute to the men and women who have served our country, and it stands...
- North Lakes Blues Netball Club (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, congratulations on your position. My electorate of Petrie in Queensland is rich with sporting clubs, and I am proud of the sporting culture that exists within the Petrie...
- Lyons Electorate (1 speech)
I was stuck here over the weekend. Canberra is a beautiful place, but I did miss my electorate. There was a lot on. I have given my apologies to the groups and individuals, but I want to note...
- Gippsland Electorate: Bushfire Recovery (1 speech)
Recovery from the Black Summer bushfires is ongoing across East Gippsland. Stories remain, though, of personal hardship more than two years after the fires devastated my community. There are also...
- Lalor Electorate: Election Campaign (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to thank my local community for returning me to the parliament as the member for Lalor—a very personal thankyou to the electorate of Lalor, who, with me, celebrate...
- Berowra Electorate: Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade (1 speech)
I was delighted to attend the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade to present medals to some wonderful Australians. Rod Derriman was awarded a National Medal for his...
- Jagajaga Electorate: Eltham Lions Club (1 speech)
I'm pleased to let the House know that last month the Lions Club of Eltham held their changeover dinner. While, unfortunately, I couldn't personally attend, I have heard the reports from the...
- Albanese Government: Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
Before the election we heard that an Albanese government would support Australian manufacturing like never before. But what we have seen so far is the so-called party of the worker put jobs at...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Roach, Mr Archibald William (Archie), AM (3 speeches)
on indulgence—We mourn the passing of Archie Roach. Our country has lost a brilliant talent, a powerful and prolific national truth teller. Archie's music drew from a well of trauma and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. ABS data shows electricity prices increased, on average, by 12.9 per cent per year when Labor was last in government, compared to just 0.3 per cent during...
- Australian Constitution: First Nations Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. How is the Australian government progressing the Uluru Statement from the Heart? What is the way forward on a referendum to enshrine an...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that under your government, Prime Minister, households are facing rising power bills and your plan to address this is in disarray. Will...
- Australian Constitution: First Nations Voice (6 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Why is it so important to include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution? And why does it have to happen in this parliament?
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. We are in a wage and cost-of-living crisis, but corporations are making record profits and the gas corporations are gouging us all. In the upcoming budget, will...
- Australian Constitution: First Nations Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. After your attendance at the Garma festival on Saturday, what is the government doing to bring Australians together to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres...
- Energy (12 speeches)
My question goes to the Prime Minister. I refer to the fact that the official Labor Party website continues to promote the promise of a $275 cut in people's household bills. If you're not sure,...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how much higher is the cash rate today compared to when you came into government? How much more are Australians paying on a typical mortgage...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources. What action is the Albanese government taking to address the east coast energy crisis while maintaining Australia's reputation as a reliable trading...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the admission by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the Senate that almost four weeks following the Bali foot-and-mouth...
- Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, congratulations on your new role. My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. What is the impact of gas price hikes on Australia's manufacturing industry? What would a...
- Covid-19 (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Repeated infections of COVID-19 tend to be more severe and carry a high risk of persistent symptoms for as long as six months, as well as...
- Energy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to put more energy into the grid for Australian households? Why is it so...
- Aged Care (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. I refer the minister to her answer last week that 869 new nurses would be needed for Labor's 24/7 nurses in aged care policy. In April, when asked...
- Cybercrime (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. The impact of scam text messages is increasing at an alarming rate. What steps is the Albanese Labor government taking to better protect...
- Aged Care (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, when asked about how many nurses would be required in aged care to meet your election commitment, your aged-care minister said there would be...
- Education Workforce (5 speeches)
KINOU () (): My question is to the Minister for Education. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to alleviate the teacher shortage and ensure that we have more teachers where they...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament: Conduct (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I congratulate you on your elevation to high office. Well done. I just want to raise a matter with you, which I flagged. On page 162 of the Practice, it outlines the standards of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022; Second Reading (10 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation. You have big shoes to fill, and I am certain that you will. Firstly, I'd like to acknowledge at the outset...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-In-Reply (13 speeches)
I've always made it my practice to begin my first speech in every new parliament by giving thanks to the people who have put their trust in me to represent them in this place. Thank you to my...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Groom Electorate: Infrastructure, Groom Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, I congratulate you on your role. How wonderful it is to have a Queenslander. I would prefer one from our side, but I'll take a Queenslander nonetheless. It is good to be back here...
- Migration (1 speech)
It would indeed be hard to pick the biggest mess that this government has to clean up after the wasted last decade. You could pick the aged-care crisis, the state of the budget and the fiscal...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
I want to urge the government to take foot-and-mouth disease very seriously, especially here during question time, which we haven't seen them do. At the dairy conference I was at recently and...
- Biosecurity: Foot-And-Mouth Disease, Homelessness (1 speech)
This is the second time I've followed the member for Forrest on FMD. I will just reiterate, for the benefit of the House: the government is doing everything it's been asked to by the authorities...
- Regional Australia (1 speech)
I would like to speak tonight about the attack by the Albanese-Marles Labor government on regional Australia. With the changes to the distribution priority area for health, we are already seeing...
- Pether, Mr Robert (1 speech)
Dr Yang Hengjun is an Australian citizen arbitrarily detained in China. Sean Turnell is an Australian citizen arbitrarily detained by the military junta in Myanmar. Chau Van Kham is a 72-year-old...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
I wish to talk about the original teal campaign—ovarian cancer and its lack of funding for research, support and treatment. Ovarian cancer has the lowest survival rate of all women's...
- Australian Constitution: First Nations Voice (1 speech)
The Prime Minister gave, I thought, one of the finest speeches he's given, at the Garma Festival, where he showed some vulnerability and he showed some humility when he outlined his vision for...
- Neuendorf, Mr Wilson (1 speech)
I want the name Wilson Neuendorf recorded in Hansard so that it remains in perpetuity within this place. Wilson Neuendorf is an amazing Australian who lives in the community of Kalbar. He's the...
- Adelaide Electorate: National Homelessness Week (1 speech)
GEORGANAS () (): This week is National Homelessness Week, and the theme this year is 'To end homelessness we need a plan'. I'm really proud to be part of an Albanese government that is addressing...
- National Missing Persons Week (1 speech)
For more than 30 years, National Missing Persons Week has raised awareness of the issues surrounding missing persons and profiled long-term missing members of the community in hopes that answers...
- Werriwa Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, I'll take this opportunity to welcome you to the chair and to congratulate you on your deputy speakership. Australia is home to communities of many backgrounds, especially so in...
- McPherson Community Achiever Awards (1 speech)
WS () (): I've been very proud to represent the people of McPherson since 2010, and my first priority is always to fight for what we need on the Gold Coast: helping small businesses to grow and...
- Cowan Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Claydon, may I congratulate you on your elevation to Deputy Speaker. The last time I was in this chamber speaking about my fabulous Cowan community was a while ago,...
- Election Campaign, Aged Care (1 speech)
It's always an honour to follow the member for Cowan, and I would say, 'Here's to all the Daves and the Daves of this parliament who support us in our work in and outside the parliament and put...
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 speeches)
As I have done for many, many years now, on 11 July this year I attended the South Australian Bosnia and Herzegovina society's service, commemorating the victims of what is now known as the...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that 21 August 2022 is the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism; (2) remembers those Australians who have lost their...
- National Homelessness Week (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the week of 1 to 7 August 2022 is National Homelessness Week, with the theme of 'To end homelessness we need a plan'; (b) National Homelessness Week...
- Broadband (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) after 6 years under the previous Labor Government only 51,000 premises were connected to the national broadband network (NBN) at a cost of $6 billion;...
- Pensions and Benefits (11 speeches)
I move: That the House: (1) welcomes the Government's commitment to abolish the previous Government's cruel cashless debit card scheme, an insidious form of privatised welfare; (2) notes that the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Many constituents of Kooyong have contacted my office to convey their distress regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme. One example is that of Fraser Hill, a 12-year-old boy from...
- Education (1 speech)
I rise today to add my voice to that of the new Minister for Education, and I quote something he said in question time about teaching: 'There aren't many jobs in this country more important than...
- Goldstein Electorate: Beaumaris Landmark Mural (1 speech)
I was honoured to attend the opening of the Beaumaris Landmark Mural on the Beaumaris Concourse. The mural is one of several around Goldstein painted by the ultra-talented Daiana Ingleton, a...
- Home Ownership (1 speech)
With the rising cost of housing, rents are rising and so too is homelessness. It's a serious social issue in my electorate and elsewhere throughout Australia that must be addressed. I therefore...
- Public Transport (1 speech)
More and more, everyday people are finding themselves struggling at the moment. Inflation is at a 20-year high. Wages are still stagnant and falling in real terms. One of the biggest strains on...
- National Battery Strategy (1 speech)
The future of battery manufacturing is here. It's already happening in my home electorate of Swan, in Bentley. On 11 July, the cathode precursor pilot plant opened at Curtin University. This...
- Rigger, Ms Michele (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the life of a true local champion from my electorate of Longman, Michele Rigger, who was sadly taken from us last week—I missed her funeral today because I'm here...
- Calwell Electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
I recently met with a group of seniors in my electorate who have arrived in Australia from India under the contributory parent visa program. Some of the most pressing challenges they raised with...
- Hauser, Mr Matthew (1 speech)
You might not know this, Mr Deputy Speaker, but Matty Hauser from Hervey Bay, the first Australian medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, got the bronze medal in the triathlon. It...
- Jagajaga Electorate: Banyule Support and Information Centre (1 speech)
Jagajaga is a community of proud volunteers and proud community organisations. I'd like to especially acknowledge the work of BANSIC, who do amazing work to support people in the local community,...
- Wright, Ms Merewyn (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge one of my constituents, Merewyn Wright, who recently lost her husband, Stan. Merewyn and Stan have been tireless advocates for the Airlie Beach community through their...
- Paterson Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
My father's grandparents lived in a place called Dagworth. Now it's called Testers Hollow. They had a little wooden boat, and when the rains came, they would have to row the boat because there...
- Hughes Electorate: Cafe Y (1 speech)
Today I stand to recognise Cafe Y, located in Menai in the electorate of Hughes. I had the pleasure of visiting Cafe Y during the election campaign and meeting with Karen Sambaras, the manager,...
- Saint Francis Catholic College (1 speech)
Edmondson Park is one of Sydney's fastest-growing suburbs. On 1 July I was pleased to attend the blessing and opening of the Saint Francis Catholic College buildings which house the multipurpose...
- Wyatt, Corporal Constance 'Connie' (Retd) (1 speech)
I was pleased to join president Bill Dobson, Chris Newell and Janet McGregor from Lilydale RSL to celebrate Connie Wyatt's 100th birthday. It was a privilege to meet Connie and hear more about...
- Heron, Ms Allicia (1 speech)
I would like to offer my congratulations to a wonderful local Bean athlete, Allicia Heron. Allicia competed in the Asia and Oceania 24-hour running championships in Bangaluru, India—it's...
- Young Liberal National Party, Bonner Electorate (1 speech)
I know with great certainty that I would not be where I am today if it weren't for the tremendous sacrifice and efforts of my supporters, volunteers, team and family and the Queensland LNP....
- Reid Electorate: St Paul's Anglican Church (1 speech)
St Paul's Anglican Church is a beautiful sandstone church in Burwood. Go there on any given day, at any given hour, and it will be a hive of activity. That is because of the incredible work of...
- Sturt Electorate: Sporting Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to give what will be the final update—I promise the chamber—on the Max Amber Reserve project, which I've been speaking about for the last three years, since I was first...
- Garma Festival (1 speech)
Over the weekend I had the absolute privilege to attend the Garma Festival with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Minister Burney, Special Envoy Pat Dodson and Assistant Minister Malarndirri...
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (1 speech)
Sadly, I'm not quite sure that the new government is actually getting the urgency of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, including in Bali. Last week I attended a briefing from...
- Gilmore Electorate: Club Malua (1 speech)
On New Year's Eve 2019, Club Malua's clubhouse was completely destroyed by the ferocious bushfires that devastated much of the South Coast. Two and a half years later, the community finally has...
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
I doubt that there would be a federal member of parliament who does not want Indigenous Australians to have the same opportunities as non-Indigenous Australians—the opportunity to have an...
- Anderson, Dr Robert (Uncle Bob), OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to wish a big happy birthday to Robert 'Uncle Bob' Anderson, a proud Ngugi elder from Mulgumpin in Quandamooka country, now residing in my electorate of Moreton. He celebrated his...
- Fisher Electorate, Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
It's a great privilege to be here today. As I'm no longer Speaker, I once again get the opportunity to talk in the Federation Chamber and also the House. It's been an unbelievable privilege for...
- Russell, Mr William Felton (Bill) (1 speech)
One of the greatest ever sportspeople died overnight: the incomparable basketball player Bill Russell. Bill Russell's talent, character and commitment to the game were remarkable and relentless,...
- O'Connor Electorate: Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
Tomorrow the House will be debating the repeal of the cashless debit card and, sadly, we've just heard that the government intends to gag this debate. But today I rise to give a shout-out to the...
- Canberra Electorate: Arts Sector (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the arts sector. COVID has been an incredibly challenging time for the arts sector, and this was compounded by the Morrison government abandoning the sector and excluding...
- Wright Electorate: Council of Mayors (1 speech)
On 7 September this House will host a delegation travelling from Queensland, particularly from the south-east corner, and it is the Council of Mayors. The Council of Mayors is made up of seven...
- Employment (4 speeches)
With respect to the member for Wright—commiserations to those two LNP state MPs who did their best to defeat me in the election as well. I want to talk about the Blair jobs summit in my...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Biosecurity: Foot-and-Mouth Disease (15 speeches)
by leave—At the request of the member for Maranoa, I move: That this House: (1) recognises that Australia faces a foot and mouth disease (FMD) biosecurity crisis on its borders; (2) notes...
- Health Care (16 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) commends the Government for delivering on its commitment to address doctor shortages in rural, regional and outer metropolitan areas by updating the distribution...
- Gender Pay Gap (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the most recent research from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency showing that the gender pay gap in Australia impacts women across every industry, in...
