House debates
Thursday, 8 September 2022
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Federation Chamber (2 speeches)
I move: For all meetings of the Federation Chamber from Monday 12 September 2022, Members granted leave of absence by the House of Representatives, and not physically present in Parliament House,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards Joint Select Committee; Reporting Date (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received a message from the Senate informing the House that the Senate has agreed to the following resolution: That the time for the presentation of the report of the Joint Select...
- Selection Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received advice from the Chief Government Whip that she has nominated Dr Garland to be a member of the selection committee in place of Ms Claydon.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Global MND Awareness Day 2022 (1 speech)
Today I want to thank all my colleagues who are wearing their cornflowers in observance of Global MND Awareness Day 2022, which fell on a date in June when we weren't sitting. It recognises all...
- Robertson Electorate: Regional Youth Support Services (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the Regional Youth Support Services, or RYSS, on officially launching its new One3One Youth Hub in Gosford recently. This youth hub aims to be a safe learning space where...
- Petrie Electorate: Lakes College (1 speech)
The Mango Hill, North Lakes and Griffin suburbs are the fastest-growing suburbs in the Petrie electorate, with people moving into the community from around Australia and internationally....
- Boothby Electorate: Banana Boogie Bakery (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to report that the Banana Boogie Bakery of Belair in Boothby has taken out a baked goods bonanza. They were bestowed not only first place for their traditional pastie and...
- R U OK? Day (1 speech)
I'd just like to say that so often we have these badges on and, really, they are just generic even though the cause is so noble. But for this one, R U OK?, I very much support it. There was a...
- Holt Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Universal education is the pillar upon which society rests. I recently visited two exceptional government schools in the suburb of Cranbourne in my electorate, Cranbourne Secondary College and...
- Matthews, Professor Brian Ernest (1 speech)
I wish to advise the House of the passing of a distinguished Australian academic and acclaimed writer from my electorate of Mayo. Professor Brian Ernest Matthews was born in St Kilda in 1936 and...
- Global Hunger (1 speech)
Yesterday I met with representatives of Micah Australia, who, I know, also spoke with other members of this place. They drew my attention to the global hunger crisis facing people around the...
- Petition: Refugees (4 speeches)
I seek leave to table this petition from the Refugee Action Collective (Victoria). Over the last decade Australia's refugee policies have resulted in the deliberate, cruel and criminal treatment...
- Chisholm Electorate: Sports (1 speech)
Today I have the great pleasure to highlight excellence in my wonderful Chisholm community. Two of our fantastic local football clubs celebrated grand finals wins across the weekend. I extend a...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The Queensland health system is broken. Individuals are falling through the cracks and need assistance to turn their lives around after waiting unacceptable times for medical procedures and for...
- Pensions And Benefits (1 speech)
Pensioners across my electorate of Corangamite are celebrating the Prime Minister's announcement that age and veterans' pensioners will be able to earn an extra $4,000 over this financial year...
- Victoria: Education (1 speech)
One of the wonderful privileges of this place is seeing children up there wave to us when they visit this building, so, when I visited some of the 44 schools in my electorate, I was saddened to...
- RaceRunning Australia (1 speech)
A few weekends ago I went down to the racetrack at Sydney Olympic Park to watch members of RaceRunning Australia train. Racerunning, or frame running, is a game-changer for people with a...
- Henty Machinery Field Days (1 speech)
I want to take my hat off to the organisers of the Henty Machinery Field Days. For two years, southern Australia's biggest agricultural event was COVID-cancelled, but I'm delighted to tell the...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
This week I received an email from Sandy Khaloa, who is a student at Carrum Downs Secondary College in my electorate. She's in year 7. Sandy sent a very long email about climate change, and I...
- Danahay, Mr Jed William (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to commemorate the life of Mr Jed William Danahay from the town of Nanango in my electorate of Maranoa. Nanango is a small town of over 3,000 people, a place...
- Moreton Electorate: Braille House (1 speech)
It was 125 years ago, in 1897, that a group of women, including Lady Lamington, the Queensland governor's wife, got together in Brisbane and decided to transcribe books into Braille for children...
- Housing (1 speech)
I've played cricket for as long as I can recall. Usually, I open the batting and Wayne Carter of Wagga Wagga is one of those very few bowlers who I've hit for four on the first ball of the...
- R U OK?Day (2 speeches)
I rise today to remind the House that R U OK?Day is today, and say to all of my colleagues: are you okay? And, if you're not, you can find me in the chief whip's office! On a serious note, it is...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the member for Sydney is on leave today and questions relating to the Environment and Water portfolio will be answered by the member for McMahon.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister and concerns his Code of Conduct for Ministers. Following the breach of the ministerial code by the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How will the October budget help Australians deal with cost-of-living pressures and respond to the challenges facing our economy?
- Ministerial Conduct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, and it refers to the ministerial code. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments on 8 July this year when he said: 'Well, what we need is transparency. I want...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How will the Albanese Labor government plan to make medicines cheaper improve the lives of millions of Australians?
- Mining Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The federal government is now being asked to approve one of the 114 new coal and gas projects in the pipeline: the massive Mount Pleasant coalmining...
- Inquiry into Multiple Ministerial Appointments (13 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Why has the government had to establish an inquiry into secret appointments by the previous government?
- Attorney-General (4 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. It relates to the ministerial code. I refer to the fact that he has disclosed an investment in an actively managed Australian equities fund, the Pengana...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Why is it so important to be upfront with the Australian people about the reliability and affordability of energy supplies? What are...
- Ministerial Conduct: Attorney-General (9 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General, and it relates to the ministerial code. I refer to the Attorney-General's disclosure—
- Defence Procurement (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What policy changes will the Albanese Labor government make to ensure effective procurement of our nation's ADF capability in order to defend...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Conduct (32 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion forthwith: That the House: (1) notes: (a) the Prime Minister has repeatedly claimed to be bringing a higher standard of accountability,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's delivery of its election commitment to establish a royal commission into robodebt bring justice to...
- Charitable Organisations (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, regarding the last government's $18 million grant to the Australian Future Leaders Foundation, an initiative of the Department of the Prime Minister and...
- Climate Change (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, what can we expect will be the response of the Australian business community to the passing of the government's climate change legislation?
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Abe, Mr Shinzo, AC (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I will visit Japan from 26 to 28 September to attend the state funeral for Mr Abe Shinzo, AC, former Japanese Prime Minister. We've spoken previously in this parliament and, across...
- 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)
- Pensions and Benefits (27 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Deakin proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This government's...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Rollinson, Harper (1 speech)
This afternoon I'm going to talk about a wonderful little girl and her family who I had the great pleasure of meeting last week and again today in the parliament. Last Wednesday had been a...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Suicide Prevention Australia's State of the nation report was released on Tuesday. The report revealed an unprecedented 70 per cent of Australians are experiencing elevated stress beyond their...
- Libraries (1 speech)
Australia's future is built upon shared values and the colourful diversity of its many citizens and guests, and their many stories. But I may suggest that the very cornerstone of Australian...
- Durack Electorate: Government Services (1 speech)
In 2022 it is inexplicable that any town in our nation could be likened to that of a war zone, yet early last month reports from the beautiful town of Carnarvon in my electorate of Durack said...
- Micah Women Leaders Network, Global Hunger (2 speeches)
Yesterday, on 7 September, I had the great pleasure of meeting with members from the Micah Women Leaders delegation. I met with Edwina, Rachel, Sylvia and Tracy, who were part of a much larger...
- Australian Parliament (1 speech)
Thank you, Mr Speaker—saving the best for last! This has definitely been an eventful sitting week in the heart of the nation's democracy. My constituents sent me to this place to work for...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Employment (1 speech)
In the lead up to last week's Jobs and Skills Summit, I held the Gilmore Jobs and Skills Summit survey to canvass the views across our community, because I believe everyone deserves to have their...
- Sunshine Coast: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
Enough talk—time for action. I'm referring, of course, to the $3.2 billion new rail line that will run from Beerwah to Maroochydore. This rail line has been well studied and long wanted....
- Women's Health Week (1 speech)
I rise to address the chamber about Women's Health Week, which is taking place this week. Like many girls, I learned at an early age that women and girls would face additional challenges in life....
- Merriwa to Willow Tree Road (1 speech)
I rise today in the Federation Chamber to talk about a road that I have been fighting for for some time for the farmers, after arriving home in the seat of New England. Back in 2016, we got $5.4...
- Robertson Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Since my election, I've been meeting with as many constituents and community groups as possible to ensure that I am across all the issues in my electorate. Through this process, I have met with...
- Page, Mr Brian (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to a true gentleman and pillar of the Limestone Coast community, Mr Brian Page. Brian was Mount Gambier through and through. His breadth of knowledge of all things...
- Health Care (1 speech)
I have risen in this chamber many times to speak on the issue of healthcare access in our electorate of McEwen. Under the previous government, access to healthcare services and particularly GPs...
- Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
New data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences shows that Australia is on track to hit a new record for agricultural exports. The value of our exports is...
- Dunkley Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program (2 speeches)
Everyone in my community knows that I am an unapologetic sports tragic and a huge advocate for the benefits and opportunities that being involved in sport, on and off the field, can bring all of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 3, Government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Brown, Hon. Robert James (Bob), AM (5 speeches)
It is an honour to be able to rise in this chamber today to speak to a condolence motion marking the passing of the Hon. Robert James—or 'Bob', as we all knew him—Brown AM. Bob was so...
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich (2 speeches)
On 30 August the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, died in Moscow at the age of 91. Those who remember or have heard about how tense the late Cold War was in the seventies and...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Health Care (1 speech)
Universal access to health care is something that Australia and Australians have been proud of for many, many decades, but no-one can deny that that important principle is under extreme stress in...
- Broadband (1 speech)
During my election campaign and in the months since the election, numerous residents in the seat of Ryan have reached out to me with their problems with getting decent broadband internet to their...
- Robertson Electorate: Surf Lifesaving Clubs (1 speech)
The Central Coast is home to some of the most spectacular beaches in the entire country—and I would go as far as to say the planet. These beaches, rich in natural beauty, represent...
- Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I'm going back a long time, to when I was a detective at the Boronia criminal investigations branch, but I will never forget every Monday morning. When you came in, you would speak to the weekend...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
Today is R U OK? day, a day to check in on your mates and a day to remind us that mental health matters. Mental health support is something that I am passionate about because I know how important...
- Banks Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Lugarno Football Club is a mighty institution in our electorate, and on Saturday 23 July it was great to attend its 60th anniversary dinner at the Conca D'Oro in Riverwood. Established way back...
