House debates
Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to support students through fairer grandfathering provisions and support our rural, remote...
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022; Second Reading (6 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. From the computers we work on to the phones in our pockets, telecommunications power some of the most important aspects of life in Australia. As...
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The question is that the amendment be disagreed to.
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; Consideration in Detail (108 speeches)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and move government amendments (1) to (150) as circulated together. FAIR WORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SECURE JOBS, BETTER PAY) BILL...
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
I put the question that this bill be now read a third time.
- National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022, National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022; Report from Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Select Committee on National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation, I present the committee's advisory report on the provisions of the National Anti-Corruption Commission...
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I'm delighted to stand to speak about the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022. As we well know, there is much about...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
The Labor government has broken yet another election promise in the budget, this time on changes to franking credit policy. Before the election, both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer ruled...
- Beef Industry (1 speech)
The LIVEXchange conference is underway in my home town of Darwin at the moment. Australia's live cattle export trade contributes more than $1 billion to our national economy each year. It employs...
- Bonner Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I'm pleased to say that the much-needed safety upgrades at the notorious Rochedale roundabout are almost complete. Traffic lights have been installed recently and the final stages are well and...
- Lissett, Mr Richard (1 speech)
Today I stand to applaud all the amazing volunteers within our communities and to recognise one of my wonderful residents, Mr Richard Lissett from the Quinns Mindarie Surf Life Saving Club....
- Middle East (1 speech)
Six weeks ago a healthy seven-year-old boy died on his way home from school when he was chased by Israeli soldiers. His little heart couldn't take it, and he was literally scared to death. He is...
- Middle East, Parke, Hon Ms Melissa (1 speech)
Last Saturday, 4 November, a former member of this place who represented the Fremantle electorate, Melissa Parke, was awarded the 2022 Jerusalem Peace Prize at a ceremony held at Melbourne Town...
- Cost of Living, Taxation (1 speech)
Over the last five years, 71 big coal, oil and gas companies made $826 billion and paid just 1.9 per cent on that in tax. That's almost a trillion dollars, and the country got less than two per...
- Herbert Electorate: AEIOU Foundation (1 speech)
There is a fantastic organisation in Townsville called AEIOU. They provide support for young families and children who have autism. I've met with this organisation since I've been elected to this...
- Chisholm Electorate: Wages (1 speech)
We are in the midst of a wages crisis, a cost-of-living crisis inherited from the previous government who sought to keep wages low, lacking ambition for Australia. Today the Albanese Labor...
- Universities (1 speech)
Across Australia, year 12 students are finishing their exams and making decisions about their studies next year—decisions that will define their future. But in a lot of cases they're making...
- Nepal: Earthquake (1 speech)
On Wednesday morning an earthquake struck Nepal, killing at least six people and destroying several homes. Nepal's seismological centre put it at a terrifying magnitude of 6.6. The victims...
- Farrer Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to the untiring efforts of emergency workers and agencies working across my electorate to protect lives and property during this spring flooding. Right now, there are flood...
- Redi Electorate: Kokoda Day (1 speech)
On 3 November I attended the Kokoda Day service at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway in Concorde West to mark the 80th anniversary of the New Guinea campaign. I felt honoured to meet some of our...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
On 21 October this year the Cairns Chamber of Commerce and James Cook University Business Excellence Awards were held. Since their inception 2017, the BEX awards, as they are commonly known,...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the decision of the Fair Work Commission last Friday to award Australia's aged-care workers a 15 per cent pay increase, with the possibility of more to come. Last sitting...
- Young, Ms Belinda (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Belinda Young, a local mum in my electorate of Casey, who is the Victorian state recipient of the Australian of the Year Award in the Local Hero category. Belinda founded...
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, a significant day in our nation's annual calendar. We reflect on the world wars and on subsequent wars, battles and peacekeeping duties that have seen Australian men...
- Safer Communities Fund (3 speeches)
All Australians deserve to feel safe and secure in their communities. Unfortunately, Labor scrapped the $50 million in the budget for the Safer Communities Fund. This was to help high-risk...
- Aged Care: Workforce (2 speeches)
Well, I'm sure multicultural communities will be feeling safer after that speech! When you change the government, you change the country. There was not one thing that those opposite did while...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the member for Barton is on leave today. Questions relating to the Indigenous Australians portfolio will be answered by the member for Kingston.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Before the election, the Prime Minister promised that, if he were elected, he would deliver a $275 cut to electricity bills, cheaper...
- Cybercrime: Medibank (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security. How is the government responding to the Medibank data being leaked?
- Cybercrime: Medibank, Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022 (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. As the Medibank crisis deepens and millions of Australians' personal health data is at risk of exposure, can the minister inform the House of any...
- National Anti-Corruption Commission (4 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Today a joint select committee tabled a unanimous report recommending the government's bill to establish a national anticorruption commission be passed....
- Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer on the housing affordability crisis. Treasurer, using the standard definition of affordable housing as used by the Victorian government where a person on a low...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Earlier today this House passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill. How will the bill help...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The budget projects that, after two years of Labor's energy policies, gas prices will be up by 44 per cent. Since the budget,...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. At a time when Australia urgently needs more gas supply, why has the government funded $9.8 million over four years to activists who...
- Paid Parental Leave (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's paid parental leave changes provide cost-of-living support for new families? How will the policy...
- Small Business (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. Have any small business groups met with the minister to raise concerns about the government's industrial relations bill?
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Homelessness. How will the Albanese Labor government's ambitious housing reform agenda in the budget address cost-of-living pressures?
- Medicare (5 speeches)
KIE () (): My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Last week I met with Darren and Vicky, pensioners from my electorate. Vicki has a lung disease but cancelled her last medical...
- Defence (10 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What was the former coalition's legacy in defence, and what is the Albanese Labor government's plan to fix this?
- Victoria: Infrastructure (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer to the $9.3 billion in delayed or cancelled infrastructure funding in the budget,...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government changing lives by making medicines cheaper for millions of Australians?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. COP27 is currently bringing together world leaders to address climate change. The planet has already warmed by 1.2 degrees, with escalating climate-induced...
- Infrastructure: Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How will last month's budget deliver much-needed investment in infrastructure for regional...
- Veterans (15 speeches)
I thank the member for his very important question about our Veterans' and Families' Hubs, which are a very important initiative to support our veterans, defence personnel and their families as...
- Emergency Services (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to better assist our emergency services to protect the lives of Australians in times of crisis or...
- Economy: Help to Buy Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. Goldman Sachs's Chief Economist Andrew Boak says the cash rate will rise five more times to 4.1 per cent over the next six months—they are one of...
- Budget: Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What will be the impact of the additional university places announced in the budget?
- Energy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. I refer to soaring concern amongst Australians on the spiralling cost of living occurring under the government's watch, including...
- International Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What upcoming international summits will the Prime Minister be attending? And how will this enhance Australia's security and our economy?
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Quorums (3 speeches)
KER (): Following an incident earlier today, for the benefit of all members—and in particular for all new members—I want to remind members of the procedures for when the attention of...
- Statements (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)
- Budget (27 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: This government’s broken...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Berowra Electorate (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate St Stephen's Anglican Church in Normanhurst on their centenary. I was honoured to join members of St Stephen's for their centenary service and celebrations. More than...
- Pearce Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to recognise and support small business in my electorate of Pearce. Small businesses are often referred to as the heart of our local economy. When you buy...
- Aircraft Noise (1 speech)
I've had countless people from my electorate, from as far out as Upper Brookfield all the way in to Indooroopilly, get in touch with my office every week to tell me how badly flight noise is...
- Mental Health: First Responders (1 speech)
Our emergency responders are the go-to people for our communities' safety and resilience at a time of crisis. When we experience floods, bushfires and other emergency situations, our first...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
This week the Albanese Labor government passed through this House of Representatives the all-important Respect@Work legislation. This is great news for Australian women, great news for our...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Canning Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
It didn't take long for the Albanese government to take a sledgehammer to one of the most important infrastructure projects in Canning. It has been only six months since the election, and Labor...
- FIFA World Cup (1 speech)
We're less than a fortnight away from Australia's first game in the FIFA 2022 World Cup, and this week I was really proud to see the announcement of the Socceroos 26-man squad for the tournament....
- Energy (1 speech)
GILLESPIE () (): There is a an enormous challenge confronting Australian households and businesses—that is, the skyrocketing cost of electricity. Households are really feeling the pinch of...
- Calwell Electorate: United Khalsa Hockey Club, Dougall, Ms Gina (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge two very different community events which took place in my electorate in recent weeks. The first was the end-of-season awards presentation of the United Khalsa Hockey Club,...
- Moore Electorate: North Shore Country Club and Residents Association (1 speech)
On behalf of the North Shore Country Club and Residents Association Inc., I wish to place on the parliamentary record my strong support for plans to redevelop the facility as a community hub...
- Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Today I'm glad to bring the voices of young people in my electorate into this place. As part of the Youth Voice in Parliament campaign, young people across Australia were invited to prepare a...
- Focus HR Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
Last Saturday, the Toowoomba business community came together for its night of nights: the Focus HR Business Excellence Awards, organised by the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce. It's a fantastic...
- Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
I'd like to deliver speeches written by some young people in Cowan as part of the Raise Our Voice program. The first speech is by Liora Fletcher in response to the question: what should...
- Israel (1 speech)
The power of place cannot be understated to a people who were unmoored and adrift for thousands of years. The 14 million Jewish diaspora, of which I have 6,500 in Higgins, are anchored to Israel....
- Health Care (2 speeches)
For how long do Tasmanians have to put up with a health system that is consistently failing to deliver on so many different fronts? Barely a day goes by without constituents relating health...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Australia: Floods (8 speeches)
MITCHELL () (): Like many others in this place, communities in my electorate have recently been dealing with severe weather, storms and flooding. Flooding occurred across the Meander Valley,...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Senior Australians (1 speech)
On my tour to Fisher just a few weeks ago, I spoke with local community icon Deb from Witta in the north-west of my electorate. Deb has struggled to find aged-care service providers to deliver...
- Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival (1 speech)
The last few years have been incredibly difficult for many, particularly in the state of Victoria, firstly due to the impact of COVID and the disruptions that it had on our lives, and then this...
- Environment (3 speeches)
I rise today to speak about gas. This is a complex policy area, but the bottom line is incredibly simple: Australia will blow its carbon emissions budget if gas projects already in the...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
Just under a week ago I was thrilled to hear that aged-care workers across our nation are in line for a much-deserved pay rise. The Fair Work Commission has made an interim decision for an...
