House debates
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 2 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 12 September 2022. The report will be...
- 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Rusty Iron Rally (1 speech)
Over the weekend I was lucky enough to open the annual two-day Rusty Iron Rally in Macksville, in my electorate of Cowper. This great event celebrated its silver jubilee milestone this year....
- Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Today United Workers Union early education members are taking action to highlight how critical it is that more support be given to ensuring the sector can attract more educators and retain the...
- Hermidale Future Farmers (1 speech)
I'd like to bring to the attention of the Australian parliament a wonderful project that's happening in my electorate in the village of Hermidale. Hermidale Public School has seven students. Due...
- Guildford Songfest (1 speech)
This weekend I'll be here and not in my Hasluck electorate in Western Australia, and so I'll be unable to attend the Guildford Songfest. The Guildford Songfest is an annual coming together of...
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (1 speech)
Next week we will see the government's legislation for the National Anti-Corruption Commission. It will be a significant moment in the national push for an integrity watchdog at a federal level...
- Petitions: Paid Parental Leave Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents Peta and Shane Arthurson, who are here today. The petition read as follows— The Australian Parental Leave Pay (PLP) policy is...
- New South Wales Government: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I bring to the House's attention the continued incompetence of the New South Wales government and Sydney Water, as well as their lack of support and provision for infrastructure for Austral. When...
- Legacy Week (1 speech)
Last Monday I attended the launch of Legacy Week, an event that was a first, in taking place at the HMAS Cairns base. It was a great opportunity to engage with the defence community and come...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Lalor Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to update the House on more good news for the community that I represent in the federal seat of Lalor. Today I know that it will be music to the ears of locals that the Albanese Labor...
- Lyne Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Tom Christie and Dominique Northan, owners of the Flower Shop at Dungog, who sold bunches of daffodils for Daffodil Day and donated $6 from every bunch sold to the Cancer...
- Africa (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Africa right now. In 2019, 135 million people were facing acute food insecurity. Today, that number has exploded to 345 million....
- Sandakan Day (1 speech)
I was honoured to attend the commemorative service to mark Sandakan Day on Sunday 21 August at the Sandakan memorial in Kings Park. We paused to remember the sacrifice of more than 3,400...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
When William Cooper advocated for representation of First Nations people to our parliament over 80 years ago, he did so because he understood the power of representation, the power of a voice....
- Burstow, Mr Graham Stephen, OAM (1 speech)
Today I'd like to pay tribute to a much-loved member of the Toowoomba community who, sadly, passed away last month, Mr Graham Stephen Burstow. It would take more time than I have here to list...
- Aged-Care Employee Day (1 speech)
Today is Aged-Care Employee Day. It's a day where we stop to say, 'Thank you for working in aged care.' But we on this side of the House stand with the workers and say that 'thank you' is not...
- Western Australia: Health Care (1 speech)
In July, I rose to speak about the McGowan government's failure to address WA's hospital crisis, including at my local hospital, the Peel Health Campus. In the six weeks since, nothing has...
- McEwen Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
After nine years of neglect by the hopeless mob over there, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition yesterday finally acknowledged one of the sad results of their inaction and useless time in office,...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
I'm getting up to give some friendly advice to the new government. There has been a lot of hubris on the other side of the chamber since the election, but I just want to look at some statistics...
- President of Timor-Leste (2 speeches)
I'd like to acknowledge that the President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta is in Australia at the moment. He spoke today at the Press Club. I wasn't able to watch that but I look forward to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. The Code of Conduct for Ministers was published online on 8 July 2022. Had the minister taken any action...
- National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022 (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the government's cheaper medicines bill impact Australian families and help people with rising costs?
- Minister For Regional Development, Local Government And Territories (2 speeches)
My question is again to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. Since she became a minister, for how many days did either she or her husband hold shares in breach...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (8 speeches)
) ( ): My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to make medicines cheaper for millions of Australians?
- Employment (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Since June, my office has received 48 urgent inquiries from anxious constituents waiting for their passports to be...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What are the implications of today's national accounts, and how does the Albanese Labor government's economic plan respond to the challenges facing our government...
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, before the election, you looked the Australian public in the eye and promised on 97 occasions that you would reduce their power bills by...
- Jobs and Skills Summit (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How will the Albanese Labor government build on the outcomes of the Jobs and Skills Summit to encourage agreements and to...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: In the last week, the government has: re-announced changes to make medicines cheaper, that the coalition actually promised in April; celebrated a pension...
- Electric Vehicles (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to ensure more Australians have more choice and better access to electric...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: Yesterday, the Prime Minister refused to rule out increasing taxes on Australian families. With Australians facing five consecutive increases in interest...
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 (4 speeches)
r JOSH WILSON () (): My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government's electric car discount benefit Australians, and what are the risks to these benefits being realised?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
This is a question for the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The government recently approved the release of 10 new fossil fuel exploration sites, demonstrating that it's willing to...
- Jobs and Skills Summit (2 speeches)
My question is to the . How did the Albanese Labor government take the views of local government into account at the Jobs and Skills Summit?
- Biosecurity: Lumpy Skin Disease (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. How many Indonesians have now been trained to protect Australia from the dangerous cattle...
- Women in Sport (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sport. How is the Albanese Labor government working to promote women's participation in all aspects of sport, on and off the field?
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Ahead of the anti-corruption legislation being introduced next week, will the government also establish an independent whistleblower protection...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Minister, how will the outcomes of the Jobs and Skills Summit deliver proper jobs and wages for Indigenous Australians in remote...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Does the departure of the former chief executive of Snowy Hydro indicate the minister is unwilling to accept frank and fearless...
- Defence Personnel (5 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring our defence personnel have the skills and training to operate our future naval capabilities and defend...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. According to the latest ABS data, the average Australian mortgage is just over $600,000. A homeowner with this mortgage is now paying more than $760 more a...
- Seasonal Workers (3 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for International Development and the Pacific. How is the Australian government building a more prosperous region and supporting Australian businesses through...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (1 speech)
I wish to advise the House that, as part of the relaunch of the Parliamentary Friends of Orchestral Music, a string quartet made up of members from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra have been...
- Documents (0 speeches)
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BURKE ( — ) ( ): 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)
- Trade Unions (31 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Bradfield proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The role of the unions in...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Human rights scrutiny report: Report 3 of 2022....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Bunbury Primary School (1 speech)
rs MARINO () (): I want to congratulate the Bunbury Primary School. It is a school of around 450 students in my electorate and recently took out two national awards, being crowned Education...
- Climate Change, Population Growth (1 speech)
Over the past 75 years, since World War II—after which the world embarked on a massive rebuild and growth phase—climate change, environmental degradation and global population growth...
- Redland Hospital (1 speech)
I wish to alert the House to the state of Redland Hospital, the only public hospital within the boundaries of my electorate. It is the major health centre for the Redlands, operating 172...
- Diabetes (1 speech)
Today I rise to shine a light on a condition very close to my heart and very close to the hearts of thousands of Australians. My grandson, our beautiful Caleb, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes...
- Hinkler Electorate: Anzac Park Memorial Pool (1 speech)
When you think about the English language, admittedly with an Australian bent, and you think about a single word that can evoke so many others—words like patriotism, loyalty, courage,...
- Senior Australians (1 speech)
Last week I attended the Seniors Expo in Alice Springs as part of Seniors Month. Organised by the Council on the Ageing, or COTA, it was a hive of activity. There were the information stalls one...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (1 speech)
Since becoming the member for Kooyong I have been contacted many times by people in my electorate who are caring for somebody struggling with mental ill-health or suffering from mental illness...
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
ANDRY () (): The 18th of August was Vietnam Veterans' Day. It was an honour to be invited to Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat to remember the soldiers who sacrificed so much and to lay a wreath to...
- Pearce Electorate: Maar Koodjal (1 speech)
Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we are meeting on, the Ngunnawal people. I would also like to acknowledge and welcome other Aboriginal and Torres...
- Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
Twenty-six years ago today my father took his own life. This is a subject I spoke about in my maiden speech in order to encourage more Australians to notice the signs that people around them...
- Kitteringham, Mr Murray (1 speech)
On the day the Prime Minister announced my appointment as education minister, one of the first text messages I received was a from a friend, Murray Kitteringham. The text read: Congratulations on...
- South West Refuge (1 speech)
The South West Refuge provides critical support to women and families in my electorate. It is a not-for-profit that provides safe and secure accommodation, advocacy and support to women and...
- Boothby Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
'Opportunity' and 'potential' were two of the key terms raised in the discussion at the first Boothby jobs and skills roundtable last week at Marion. I was delighted to welcome leaders from all...
- Bradfield Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I'm very pleased to rise to draw attention to several valuable organisations in my electorate of Bradfield which received grants under round 7 of the Stronger Communities Program. I'm very...
- Wollondilly Shire: Motor Vehicle Accident (4 speeches)
Last night in Wollondilly Shire, just outside of Picton, five teenagers lost their lives in a single motor vehicle accident. These five teenagers attended Picton High School. We don't know all of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
