House debates
Thursday, 9 February 2023
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (2 speeches)
I rise to speak in continuation on the address-in-reply. When I left off, I was talking about the cost of living and how Australians are really feeling it and have been doing it tough. That's why...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- National Security (2 speeches)
by leave—The first responsibility of government is to provide for the safety and security of its people. The compact between a government and its citizens includes the defence of borders, a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (7 speeches)
I wish to start by thanking the Governor-General for his remarks upon the opening of the 47th Parliament last year. His Excellency highlighted the fact that 'in hard times, Australians have been...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-In-Reply (2 speeches)
I want to begin by thanking the people of my electorate, the electorate of Calwell, for re-electing me as their representative in the 47th Parliament. It's a great privilege, and I'm sure other...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Maranoa Electorate: Chinchilla Melon Festival (1 speech)
Sadly, many events on the world stage have had to hit pause over the last couple of years: the Olympics, the Grand Prix and, of course, the Chinchilla Melon Festival. But I am pleased to announce...
- Turkiye: Earthquake (1 speech)
I rise to extend my condolences to all those affected by the earthquakes in Turkiye, Syria and across that region. The images of collapsed buildings, victims being pulled from the rubble and...
- Cybersafety (1 speech)
I am really passionate about young people, in particular, being safe online, and I have put so much time into this in my time as an MP. Tuesday was Safer Internet Day 2023, and it focused on...
- International Visitor Leadership Program (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of visiting the United States earlier in January as a part of the International Visitor Leadership Program. It was my first time in the United States, and their comprehensive...
- Medicare (1 speech)
Last week I met with two members of the Doctors Reform Society, Dr John Furler and Dr Tim Woodruff, who shared with me their deep concern about the state of Medicare and our primary healthcare...
- Surfing Victoria (1 speech)
Did you know that last year, across our nation, 141 people drowned along our coastline? It was the worst outcome in more than 20 years, and unfortunately, the drownings keep happening. Every...
- Housing (1 speech)
We're in the midst of a shocking housing crisis. Residents in my electorate are in extreme distress. They struggle to pay their rent or their mortgages, and the situation is getting worse, with...
- Human Rights: Azerbaijan (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the House's attention an issue of concern to many local Australian Armenian constituents in Bennelong—that is, the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the...
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
My community of Lindsay is No. 1 in the state of New South Wales, but it is not a badge that we should be wearing with honour—we are No. 1 when it comes to domestic violence. The high...
- Murrumbeena Bowls Club (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of opening The Green at Murrumbeena Bowls Club last year. It's a 100-year-old institution nestled down a quiet, wide, tree lined street. Malcolm, the club president, led a...
- Flinders Electorate (1 speech)
I rise to thank the Leader of the Opposition for his visit to my electorate recently. It was not a hardship task, of course, to visit the most beautiful part of Australia at a most splendid time...
- Bushmaster (1 speech)
People in this place know that I am a big fan and supporter of the Bendigo-built Bushmaster. It is a vehicle that is credited with saving Australian men and women in the armed forces, not just in...
- Harris, Ms Linda, OAM (1 speech)
If the community around her were a ship, Linda Harris would be at the helm. Linda is a trailblazer, a female mayor when they weren't all that common; a female director of the Canegrowers...
- Turkiye and Syria: Earthquake (1 speech)
Like all of us in this place, I have watched in horror the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. In my electorate of Hawke and across Melbourne there is a very proud Turkish...
- Veterans (1 speech)
Veterans have an advocate and ally in Julie-Ann Finney. Last week was the fourth anniversary of the loss of her son Petty Officer David Stafford Finney, a proud member of the Royal Australian...
- Education Workforce (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the member for Blaxland, the Minister for Education, on his getting on with the job and addressing some of our critical needs in teaching across this country. In my...
- Roads (2 speeches)
Grain Producers SA is the peak body that represents grain farming businesses across South Australia. Last week, I met with Grain Producers SA to discuss their recently released Worst Grain...
- Mountain Culture Beer Co (1 speech)
Congratulations to Blue Mountains business Mountain Culture, who've won the No. 1 spot on the GABS Hottest 100 with their status quo pale ale. I recently had the pleasure of pulling a schooner of...
- Bennett, Mr John Patrick, AM (1 speech)
In Tasmania, we recently lost a legend in the Australian dairy industry with the passing of John Bennett AM. The Ashgrove Farms and Ashgrove Cheese co-founder was instrumental in shaping the...
- CORE Community Services (2 speeches)
Last week, I met with CORE Community Services staff to discuss the work they do in south-west Sydney and their participation in the new Community Partnership Pilot program with Services...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Molan, Senator Andrew James (Jim), AO, DSC; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
The question is that the motion moved by the honourable Prime Minister be agreed to. As a mark of respect, I ask all present to signify their approval by rising in their places. Question agreed...
- Arnold, Constable Matthew, Dare, Mr Alan, McCrow, Constable Rachel; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
The question is that the motion moved by the honourable Prime Minister be agreed to. As a mark of respect, I ask all present to signify their approval by rising in their places. Question agreed...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election, this Prime Minister misled Australians when he said families would be better off under a Labor government. Since Labor was elected,...
- National Reconstruction Fund (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. How has the National Reconstruction Fund been received by industry? Are there any threats to helping Australian industry access the fund?
- Economy (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the course of the previous coalition government's time in office, the Reserve Bank of Australia met almost 100 times and raised interest rates once....
- Mining Industry (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to establish new supply chains in the resources sector, and what...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Crawford, Hon. Craig, Robinson, Dr Mark (1 speech)
Order! Before I call the member for Brisbane, I am pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is Hon. Craig Crawford MP, the Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Housing Affordability (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. There are 36,566 dwellings under the National Rental Affordability Scheme across the country, with Queensland home to almost one-third of these. All...
- Energy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting regions in the transition to a clean energy economy? How does the government's energy...
- Interest Rates (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. We've now seen eight consecutive interest rate rises under this government. Yesterday on Sky News the Assistant Treasurer said about these rises: 'What's...
- Gender Pay Gap (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What steps are the government taking—and what obstacles have there been—to boost wages and to close the gender...
- Energy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Kalafatis Fresh Produce, a major supplier of apples, pears and stone fruit in the Goulburn Valley, is facing a skyrocketing monthly electricity bill, rising...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How does getting wages moving again, after a decade when they were kept deliberately low, help to address the inflation challenge in the economy?
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. I refer to her response in the House yesterday when she said that there was quite a process involved in redesignating Nauru as a regional...
- Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the government's cheaper child care plan and our update to paid parental leave make life easier for Australian families?
- Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Yesterday you blocked a new coalmine in Queensland because of its adverse environmental effects on the Great Barrier Reef. This was...
- Paid Parental Leave Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its budget commitment to improve the Paid Parental Leave scheme, after nearly a decade...
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Brendan in my electorate of Bowman runs a shed-building business. In October last year his quarterly energy bill was just $400. In January this year his bill...
- Ukraine (3 speeches)
LAXALE () (): My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to support Ukraine in defending against Russia's illegal and immoral invasion?
- Minister for Communications (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. In the context of the current inquiry into online gambling reform, could the minister confirm reports that Sportsbet paid for a campaign dinner...
- Housing (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Homelessness. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitment to ensure more Australians have a safe, affordable place to call home?
- Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Alan; his wife, Maureen; and their 56-year-old son with a disability, David, in my electorate of Wannon were told last month that their energy bill will...
- Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. At the recent public hearings of the royal commission into robodebt, what have we learned about the former coalition government's shameful...
- Pensions and Benefits (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor's decision to scrap the cashless debit card has led to an increase in crime, gambling, alcohol fuelled violence and child neglect. I'm receiving...
- Australian Constitution (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. What progress has been made towards recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution and including an...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (25 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the government is committed to a referendum that, if successful, will establish a single body in our Constitution. What aspects of the...
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. How is the Albanese Labor government reforming our federal administrative review system and cleaning up the coalition's mess?
- COVID-19: Aged Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that there were more COVID related deaths in residential aged care in the last eight months under your government than in the...
- Modernising Business Registers (3 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. What has the Albanese Labor government discovered about the Modernising Business Registers program since coming into office and how is the government...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Turkiye: Earthquake (1 speech)
I am deeply saddened to have been given a report during question time that one Australian has tragically lost their life in the devastation that has occurred in Turkiye and Syria. The House will...
- 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.
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the annual report of the Parliamentary Service Commissioner for 2021-22. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 12 and 13 of 2022-23 (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General's reports Nos 12 and 13 of 2022-23: report No. 12—2021-22Major Projects report: Department of Defence; and report No. 13—Annual performance statements...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (3 speeches)
on indulgence—I would like to inform the House that I'll be resigning from parliament effective from next week. I informed the Prime Minister and the Speaker of my decision earlier today,...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Minister for Communications (7 speeches)
WILKIE () (): I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) notes that the Minister for Communications has responsibility for the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 and other relevant...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Page Electorate: 2022 Floods (1 speech)
The 12-month anniversary of the natural disaster that devastated my community is coming up on 28 February. There are a number of events happening to commemorate this, including a medal...
- Child Care (1 speech)
Children are our most precious resource. We know the first five years of a child's life are crucial. The early years shape the person we each become. When we invest in our children we invest in...
- Indi Electorate: Mansfield RESPOND (1 speech)
Obesity rates in Australia are among the highest in the world. One in four of our children are overweight or obese. Last year the ABC ran a series called Magda's Big National Health Check, and it...
- Harding, Professor Margaret Ann, AO (1 speech)
It is with immense sadness that I rise to speak following the death of Professor Ann Harding AO, a groundbreaking economist and the founder and director for 16 years of the National Centre for...
- Petrie Electorate (1 speech)
I had great feedback from my online post asking members from the Petrie electorate to tag an issue that they'd like me to speak about today. As your federal MP, I'll always raise issues in this...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (1 speech)
This week in parliament, the Labor government, with the support of the Liberals and Nationals, voted together to redesignate Nauru as an offshore processing country, a move which will see...
- Greenway Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
Access to reliable mobile services is not a nice-to-have; it is a necessity. Residents expect that when they move into a suburb they're going to have electricity, roads and schools, and they also...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Voices, voices crying in the wilderness. Who are these voices crying in the wilderness? Who are these voices that are not being heard, and who put them in the wilderness? Who placed them there?...
- Pearce Electorate: Riding for Disabled Capricorn (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a fantastic community organisation in my electorate of Pearce in Western Australia that has been doing excellent work for the past half a century. I have been the patron of...
- Mini Farm Project (1 speech)
Last year, 1.2 million children and one in six adults went hungry. In the past 12 months, two million households experienced severe food insecurity. Severe food insecurity is where people skip...
- Health Care (1 speech)
The Albanese government's key priority is strengthening our healthcare system. We know that under the previous government our healthcare system was not delivering, and of course, residents in my...
- Rural and Regional Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
I rise to again raise my concerns about the arrogant contempt the big four banks are displaying towards their customers, particularly in remote, rural and regional Australia. In September last...
- Lilley Electorate: Floods (1 speech)
28 February marks 12 months since devastating floods wreaked havoc on homes, businesses, schools and sporting clubs in my electorate of Lilley on the Northside of Brisbane. Over three days, our...
- Schneider, Mr Matthew (1 speech)
Last week, I attended the funeral of much-loved Gold Coast son Matthew Schneider, where over 2,000 people from his family, his church community and the Gold Coast community gathered at the...
- Kesby, Mr Ryan (2 speeches)
Recently I became aware of a rising sporting star from the Central Coast named Ryan Kesby. Ryan has been dealt a few challenges in his early life. However, he has not allowed this to alter his...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (11 speeches)
As the chair of the Joint Select Committee on Parliamentary Standards, I am beyond delighted to speak to the Prime Minister's motion that this House endorse the committee's draft behaviour...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Defence Equipment (1 speech)
We have just concluded the expenditure of $40.2 billion to build patrol boats and drones. You, Mr Deputy Speaker Wilkie, would know that 15 machine guns are the only lethal ordinance that we got...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Since being elected, the Albanese Labor government has focused on delivering the positive change Australians voted for. I know and we all know there is a lot of work to be done to ease the...
- Wannon Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
I rise this afternoon to thank the wonderful surf lifesaving clubs in my electorate for what they have done over the summer in keeping our beaches and swimmers safe and for what they continue to...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It really is no secret that the aged-care system has been in crisis for well over a decade. I applaud the measures taken by the Albanese government and the Minister for Aged Care to try and...
- Hume Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a number of outstanding locals living right across my electorate of Hume. In the recent Australia Day honours, each one was recognised by their local council for the...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Reconciliation Park in Eden Hills in Boothby is the site of the former Colebrook children's home. From 1944 to 1972, Aboriginal children from across South Australia were sent to Colebrook house...
