House debates
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report numbered 1 of 2023, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Australian...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
BURKE (—) (): by leave—I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 8, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Newcastle Beer Fest 2023 (1 speech)
Last month I joined with thousands of Novocastrians to celebrate local manufacturing and independent brewing in Newcastle Beer Fest. The was the first time that the beer fest was able to return...
- Cancer Support Fundraising (1 speech)
I know at least one of the questions you're asking, Mr Speaker, and, yes, this is for a dare, a dare for a very worthwhile cause. First, let me introduce my alter ego, Tina Leyna Turner. This is...
- Venerable Master Hsing Yun (1 speech)
I rise today to offer my condolences and pay my respects to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan, who passed away peacefully on 5 February at the age of 97. Master Hsing Yun was...
- Energy (1 speech)
I feel a little bit like what the Grateful Dead said. They said they were the most forgettable thing at Woodstock, because they came on between The Who and Jimi Hendrix. After 'Tina Turner' has...
- Syria: Earthquake (1 speech)
On Sunday night, I attended a fundraising event organised by the Australian Syrian Arab association to raise much-needed funds for those affected by the earthquakes in Syria. Hundreds of members...
- Mackellar Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
Just this week, we've seen yet another example of people power in Mackellar. With nearly 50 hectares of beautiful bushland at Lizard Rock in Belrose under threat from an unsustainable housing...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
It's welcome that the Australian community is seriously focused on the risks and impacts of climate change, but perhaps the specific impacts on human health are not yet a large enough part of the...
- Medicare: Mental Health (1 speech)
I want to speak on behalf of the 562 people in Ryan who signed my petition to the government to restore the 20 Medicare funded psychology sessions—and I speak on behalf of the many...
- Veterans Surf Project (1 speech)
Last week, early on a cloudy Tuesday morning, I had the absolute joy of my very first surf on a surfboard, at beautiful Seven Mile Beach, Gerroa. It was joyous not just because of the thrill of...
- Easter in the Country Festival (1 speech)
Roma is renowned for the mighty big rig, the largest cattle saleyard in Australia and rugby league legends Artie Beetson and Darren Lockyer. But Roma has another claim to fame. Over the Easter...
- Eating Disorders (1 speech)
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, but there are many myths and misconceptions about them. Whether it's anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, pica...
- Pennant Hills Golf Club (1 speech)
I recently spoke at the centenary of the Pennant Hills Golf Club. I raised the centenary flag and dedicated the centenary clock tower. The golf club is something extraordinary. The clubhouse was...
- International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
Tuesday 21 February was International Mother Language Day, with the theme for 2023 being to encourage the pursuit of multilingual education. I can't imagine something more delightful to...
- Superannuation: Taxation (1 speech)
Two weeks ago, the Treasurer announced that Australians would now have their superannuation tax doubled on balances over $3 million despite the Prime Minister promising no changes to super before...
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government was elected with a mandate to both enact a positive policy agenda and also fix the mess of the Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison government. A mess of the last government...
- Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last week I spent a number of days visiting the regional and rural towns of Clarke Creek, Moranbah, Lotus Creek, Nebo and Clermont. There was the same message from each visit I made to the small...
- Ngaruki Gulgul Central School (1 speech)
I had the privilege of visiting Ngaruki Gulgul Central School in Kariong recently to meet with a passionate principal, Andrea, and the teachers, and to introduce myself to some of the students...
- Sydney Airport (3 speeches)
On 2 March 2023 the sod was turned on the construction of the New South Wales government's Rouse Hill Hospital public project just outside my electorate in Mitchell. The clinical plan for this...
- Australian History: Eureka (1 speech)
s CHESTERS () (): John Joseph was an African-American who left the United States for the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s. Very little is known about him and most of his life is a mystery,...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (2 speeches)
It takes a special kind of bias—a special kind of Labor bias—to roll out the mobile coverage black spot round that they have just done. Never before have we seen in New South Wales 25...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister make a promise to the Australian people on 4 April 2022 which would 'result in energy prices coming down by $275 per...
- India (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is Australia's relationship with India so important and how will the Prime Minister's upcoming trip to India advance Australia's interests?
- Superannuation: Taxation (19 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister promise the Australian people on 2 May 2022, 'We have no intention to make any super changes'?
- Manufacturing Industry (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. Why is it important that Australia is a country that makes things again? Is there any opposition to the government's plans to support...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Lyons Family (1 speech)
I am very pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are family members of former prime minister the Hon. Sir Joseph Lyons and former member of the House the Hon. Dame Enid...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Gambling (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. AFL fans and several players have declared they want gambling ads banned from screens. Ex-Collingwood great Nathan Buckley has challenged the...
- Housing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. How are the Albanese Labor government's housing reforms improving the supply of affordable rentals for Australians, and...
- Defence Personnel (14 speeches)
NEUMANN () (): My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government cleaning up the mess left by the former government when it comes to our greatest defence...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Will the minister rule out a proposed 10 per cent annual increase to the heavy vehicle...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What does the independent Reserve Bank's decision on interest rates mean for Australians?
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Why is it important to make medicines cheaper for Australians?
- United States Inflation Reduction Act 2022 (2 speeches)
This is a question for the Prime Minister. The US Inflation Reduction Act 2022 is a global game changer, attracting capital, technology and people to the US as it leads the way towards a net-zero...
- National Reconstruction Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources. How will the National Reconstruction Fund create jobs in the critical minerals sector?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 1 May 2022, at Labor's campaign launch, the Prime Minister promised that Labor has real, lasting plans for cheaper electricity, cheaper mortgages, but the...
- Paid Parental Leave Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's historic changes to paid parental leave, which passed the parliament yesterday, provide more support...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is for the Treasurer. Recent analysis shows renters will pay an extra $10 billion to their landlords this year in rental hikes, while reports today show the proportion of rental...
- Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the royal commission into robodebt revealed about the steps the former government took to assure itself that robodebt was legal?...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election, the Prime Minister promised a $275 drop in power bills. That didn't work, so he passed laws on 12 December 2022 that he promised will...
- Infrastructure (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure. The previous government allocated 83 per cent of its Urban Congestion Fund to Liberal- and National-held electorates. Is congestion an issue...
- Cost of Living (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 1 May last year the Prime Minister promised that 'Labor has real, lasting plans for cheaper electricity and cheaper mortgages'. But, according to the...
- Telecommunications (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. What progress has been made on delivering the Albanese Labor government's investments in regional communications, including for improvements in...
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question, it is an opposition question, is to the Prime Minister. On 30 April 2022 the Prime Minister promised that Australians would be better off under a Labor government, yet evidence...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese government taking pressure off families and building a better future for all Australians? How is the government working with the states...
- 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.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (18 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 Prime Minister's broken...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022; Second Reading (2 speeches)
In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved on the second reading of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill of 2022 on...
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022; Consideration in Detail (8 speeches)
by leave—I move Greens amendments (1) to (3) together: (1) Schedule 4, item 3, page 22 (lines 32 and 33), omit "the disclosure threshold", substitute "$1,000". (2) Schedule 4, item 3, page...
- Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. It's disappointing that the opposition has refused to support this bill, a bill that it claims to largely support. In fact, now...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report entitled Report 206: International Labour Organization Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Victoria: Juvenile Detention (1 speech)
In November last year, I was provided with materials outlining disturbing allegations about the treatment of young people in youth detention in Victoria. If Victorians knew what was happening to...
- Australian Passport Office (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the Albanese Labor government's commitment, since winning government in May 2022, to supporting the Australian Passport Office, the APO, to overcome the enormous...
- Brisbane Olympic Games (1 speech)
I rise to put on record my concerns with recent government decisions with respect to Brisbane 2032, the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in South-East Queensland. As the former Prime...
- Mining Industry (1 speech)
The Minerals Council of Australia has just released the full report for the New South Wales mining expenditure impact survey for 2021-22. I'm proud to inform the House that mining is alive and...
- Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
I rise to speak on what has now become the debacle of this nation: the cashless debit card. What we have seen since Labor has come to power has had an impact in the four trial sites, and it's not...
- Foreign Interference (1 speech)
When we think or talk about foreign interference, most people's minds would turn to countries like China or Russia. But it's not just larger and powerful countries trying to interfere in...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Women's Health (1 speech)
I rise to speak about women's health in this constituency statement. In advance of International Women's Day tomorrow, I'd like to use this opportunity to really talk about it. After all, women...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise to express my support for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. As we continue our journey towards reconciliation,...
- Barker Electorate: Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre (1 speech)
The community of Mount Gambier has been discussing the need for an indoor rec centre for about as long as I've been alive. Today I stand in this place to inform the House that the 40-plus years...
- Ballarat Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
This week Australia's largest regional LGBTQIA+ event, the Chillout Festival, begins in Daylesford. There is a huge line-up of events, including Ballarat's iconic drag king, Lance DeBoyle, who is...
- Brumby Hill Aboriginal Corporation (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the outstanding work that Brumby Hill Aboriginal Corporation is doing right across the great electorate of Braddon in Tasmania. Brumby Hill is based in the...
- Bardee (1 speech)
It's not often that I get to talk about a start-up that ticks so many boxes: a win for the environment, a win for farmers, a win for high-skilled jobs and a win for women in leadership roles. So...
- Bowman Electorate (1 speech)
I recently undertook a citywide survey to determine the areas of key concern for the constituents in my electorate. The results have shown that Redland Hospital and healthcare services in my...
- Darwin: Defence (1 speech)
LING () (): Darwin is Australia's Fleet Base North, and it is increasing in value to Australia's defence as our strategic circumstances worsen. As the ADF goes on a footing of what Minister for...
- LifeFlight Bundaberg (1 speech)
Twenty-five years—what an anniversary. It's not so great if you're a horse. And, for others, it's a long time if you're married. Twenty-five years for LifeFlight Bundaberg is an incredible...
- Robertson Electorate: Australia Day Awards (2 speeches)
I rise to commend the Australia Day honours recipients in my electorate of Robertson. A division having been called in the House of Representatives— Sitting suspended from 16 : 40 to 16 :...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Fowler Electorate: Fairfield Hospital (1 speech)
In 2019 I ran as an independent candidate for the state seat of Cabramatta, which is in the Fowler electorate. One of the issues I discovered during my community consultation was that our local...
- Tangney Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
In the last few weeks, I have been so proud to host a number of ministers in my electorate of Tangney. We had a shared roundtable discussion with the member for Swan about the Early Years...
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal (1 speech)
'The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation.' So said George Orwell when...
- Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Throughout Australia, people are worried about the cost of housing. Many residents in my electorate of Bennelong are faced with growing rents while they are priced out of the housing market due...
- Rotary Club of Busselton-Geographe Bay, Busselton Health Study (1 speech)
I want to talk about the Rotary Club of Busselton-Geographe Bay and the building of the Busselton Men's Shed, and how the promise of a $50,000 donation from the Rotary club was the spark that...
- Albanese Government (8 speeches)
The Albanese Labor government has come to power at a time of significant challenges: rising inflation and the associated interest rate increases plus long-term structural deficits in the budget....
