House debates
Monday, 20 March 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the seventh report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 7 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following 18 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 30 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
I mentioned in my most recent presentation statement that the committee was working to reduce the number of requests for petitions that don't comply with the standing orders. Our first step has...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- New South Wales: Roads (16 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Government's $3 billion in funding in the 2022 October budget for the infrastructure that residents of New South Wales need, including: (a) $40...
- Agriculture Industry (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) the Government has set a target of net-zero emissions by 2050; and (b) Australia's agriculture sector currently generates 16 per cent of...
- National Security (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee tabled its report into the human rights implications of recent violence in Iran on 1...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Gumdale State School (1 speech)
On Friday last week I had the pleasure of running a mock parliament for the very talented and intelligent students of 6SB at Gumdale State School. I must say they were absolute pros, especially...
- Werriwa Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
'Rome wasn't built in a day.' 'You have to be patient.' 'The infrastructure will come.' I'm quoting the Liberal candidate for Leppington in the New South Wales state election. Leppington covers...
- Hughes Electorate: Monkeys Softball (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise to speak of two of my constituents from Hughes, Clare and Scott O'Brien from Bangor. Ten years ago, Clare and Scotty established the almighty Monkeys...
- Bean Electorate (1 speech)
A belated happy Saint Patrick's Day to everyone across this chamber. I'd like to mention three great examples of the Canberra region's Irish connection. Firstly, Bentspoke, Australia's best craft...
- Benalla Agricultural and Pastoral Society (1 speech)
We all know about the devastation that the floods caused across regional Australia in October last year to homes and businesses, but the effect on our community groups, our sporting clubs and so...
- Robertson Electorate: Central Coast Libraries (1 speech)
REID () (): Libraries around the Central Coast are turning 75 years old this year, and I want to wish our outstanding libraries across the Central Coast a huge happy birthday. Libraries are...
- Darwood Spilstead Service (1 speech)
I wish to raise visibility for an important local service in Warringah within the early childhood intervention and education space. The Darwood Spilstead Service has a long history in Warringah....
- Cancer (1 speech)
Cancer is something that has affected every one of us in this building and nearly every one of us in Australia. I had the incredible honour of being an MC for A Day for Wendy. Wendy is a friend...
- Brumfitt, Ms Taryn (1 speech)
I was very pleased earlier today to meet with the 2023 Australian of the Year, Taryn Brumfitt, who's in the gallery this afternoon. Taryn has made it her mission to empower Australians to contend...
- Wanneroo Business Association (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a true champion of local businesses in my electorate of Pearce: the Wanneroo Business Association. A not-for-profit organisation, the WBA has more than 440 members and was...
- Casey Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
Like many communities across Australia, my community of Casey is feeling the pressure of the increasing cost of living, whether it be higher grocery prices felt by families or increasing...
- Medicare (1 speech)
The Albanese government was elected on the promise of strengthening Medicare, and that is exactly what we're doing. But the effects of the Liberals' GP crisis are still being felt in our...
- Taylor, Ms Alannah (1 speech)
Going out on the road and meeting people in Mallee is one of the joys of my job as a member of parliament. Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Alannah Taylor from Manangatang, who is this...
- Harmony Week (1 speech)
I'll read a poem I wrote, inspired by Dorothea McKellar and Harmony Week: I love my sunburnt country, With its brilliant starry skies. My mum and dad chose this land, Hope flickering in their...
- Dawson Electorate: Mackay Women's Service (1 speech)
I rise today to shine a light on an organisation doing some great work in my electorate. Mackay Women's Service is an all-round women's health and safety centre focusing on providing women's...
- Victorian Parliament House: Protests (1 speech)
This past weekend, we saw confronting sights on the streets of Melbourne as antitrans activists were supported by a squad of Neo-Nazis giving Nazi salutes. Both of these groups were seeking to...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
The way we debate the referendum this year matters. For several years, a central tenet of the Voice has been that all matters relating to it should be non-justiciable. The risks are obvious....
- Brumfitt, Ms Taryn (1 speech)
Today I rise in this place to acknowledge a wonderful Australian who happens to be here with us in the gallery: Taryn Brumfitt, our Australian of the Year. Back in 2012 Taryn founded the Body...
- Agriculture Industry, Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate West Australian grain growers on a record grain crop for the second year in a row: 26 million tonnes. This confirms beyond doubt that we are the most efficient...
- Harmony Week (2 speeches)
This week is Harmony Week. and I want to share my best wishes with everybody in my electorate who will be celebrating Harmony Week in our schools. Our youth services had an event on the weekend....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Months before the election the Prime Minister declared that under his government almost all families will be better off and that there would be a $275 cut in...
- Defence Procurement: Submarines (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the AUKUS agreement, announced last week, bolster Australia's security in the years to come?
- Cost of Living (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Tomorrow marks 10 months since the 2022 election. Can the Prime Minister identify—
- Aukus (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister: why is it important for Australia to acquire conventionally armed nuclear powered submarines through the AUKUS partnership?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Bushfire Recovery Grants (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In the recent bushfires around the Hill End area of New South Wales, homes and livelihoods have been devastated. When will a disaster declaration be...
- AUKUS: Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why is the AUKUS announcement important for the Australian economy?
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Senex Energy has announced they will shelve a 120-petajoule per year investment in domestic gas supply because of the government's...
- Defence Procurement: Submarines (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. What opportunities will there be for defence industry and the Australian workforce under the AUKUS agreement?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Interest Rates (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that this year more than half of mortgage holders in every state will move from a fixed rate to a variable rate, with Victoria...
- AUKUS: Defence Personnel (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Personnel. What role will Defence personnel play in the historic AUKUS agreement?
- Energy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Some half a million Victorian families and businesses will see their electricity bills rise from July. Yearly household bills will rise from $1,400 to over...
- Aukus (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How will AUKUS deliver jobs and infrastructure across regional Australia?
- Iraq War: 20th Anniversary (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It is 20 years since the invasion of Iraq on the basis of the preposterous lie that Saddam Hussein possessed an immense arsenal of weapons of mass...
- Aukus (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training: how will the AUKUS skills and training academy drive Australia's workforce and skills development?
- Power Prices (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under the default market offer, energy prices are to rise by $383 for South East Queenslanders. Why did the Prime Minister break his promise that energy...
- International Relations: Australia and India (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How did the Prime Minister's recent trip to India work to strengthen the links between our two nations on trade, renewable energy, education and security?
- Cost of Living (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. In a cost-of-living crisis, why can Labor's budget find more than half a trillion dollars for stage 3 tax cuts for billionaires and for nuclear submarines but not...
- International Relations: Australia and India (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening defence ties with India as a key strategic partner in the region?
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister would know, because he is always across these sorts of details, under the default market offer in his home state of New South Wales...
- International Relations: Australia and India (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources. How will the Albanese-Labor government's partnership with India create economic opportunities for Australians, particularly in the critical minerals...
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under the default market offer, energy prices are to rise by $485 on an average bill in South Australia. Why did the Prime Minister break his promise that...
- International Students (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What are the benefits to Australia of a stronger partnership with India in education?
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Herald Sun last week reported that Victorian families are now paying on average 25 per cent more on groceries this year than in 2022. The average...
- Higher Education (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multiculturalism. How is the Albanese Labor government facilitating the return of international students to Australia?
- 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 207: Australia-Iceland Double Taxation and Underwater Cultural Heritage. Ordered that the...
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: Report 3 of 2023—Quality of Care Amendment...
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report on its inquiry into the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Grey Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Last week I attended the opening of the original and rejuvenated Joy Baluch AM Bridge in Port Augusta. The previous government commissioned the work, through the South Australian government, and...
- Iraq War: 20th Anniversary (1 speech)
Today marks 20 years since the war in Iraq started, a war now widely accepted as being based on false and misleading information, one that was not sanctioned by the UN and whose purpose and...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the cost-of-living crisis that all Australians are enduring under this government. This evening as I stand here in the House, many families are gathering around their...
- Defence Procurement: Submarines (2 speeches)
Last week the Prime Minister announced the key features of our future submarine program under the AUKUS arrangement. It's another example of the Albanese Labor government acting decisively to...
- Assange, Mr Julian Paul (1 speech)
In June it will be 11 years since Julian Assange lost his freedom. He is an Australian citizen. He was first confined to the Ecuadorian embassy in London for seven years from mid-2012, and since...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- North Sydney Electorate: Vehicle Emissions (1 speech)
Recent media reports have excitedly proclaimed that the number of electric vehicles on Australian roads has almost doubled in the past year, growing from 44,000 to more than 83,000 by year end....
- Cunningham Electorate: International Women's Day Scholarships (1 speech)
On Friday 3 February, in celebration of International Women's Day, the IWD Illawarra Committee held their annual awards luncheon. The committee, led by the amazing Vicki Tiegs OAM, comprises...
- The French Beauty Academy (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a local business success story. It's an amazing story of achievement by a family owned business that is helping people, particularly young women, to gain valuable...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
Next Saturday is election day in New South Wales. What a great day! I have four of the best local Labor candidates running in my area: Jason Yat-Sen Li, in Strathfield; Julia Little, in...
- Bonner Electorate: AnteoTech (1 speech)
Ensuring Australia has strong, reliable and resilient sovereign capabilities is a priority we all should and must share. In Australia, it's no small thing to say that we are lucky to have some of...
- Bendigo Electorate: Festivals (1 speech)
March is a very special time in Bendigo in Central Victoria. It is very much known as the festival month. Starting with the Labour Day long weekend, two festivals that I was really proud to go to...
- Casey Electorate: Festivals (1 speech)
It was a big weekend in Casey celebrating many festivals and markets. The Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival ran over Saturday and Sunday, celebrating its 21st birthday. It is a great event that...
- Parramatta Electorate: Senior Australians (1 speech)
Last week I hosted a seniors morning tea in Parramatta. Around 300 seniors from all across the electorate came for a morning of local entertainment and a talk on eSafety by the local police...
- Local Sporting Champions Program (1 speech)
ALLACE () (): The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for athletes aged between 12 and 18 who are participating in state, national or international competitions. Today...
- National Library of Australia: Trove, New South Wales Australian of The Year Awards (2 speeches)
I have just returned this morning from the most amazing behind-the-scenes tour of the National Library. The National Library is an integral part of our national identity and heritage, and it is...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) climate change will cause irreversible damage to Australia's unique ecosystem; (b) communities across Australia are experiencing the impacts of more...
- Aged Care (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Government: (a) has failed to admit that the headline aged care promises they made to older Australians and their families, at the 2022 election, are...
- Endometriosis Awareness Month (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) March is Endometriosis Awareness Month; (b) endometriosis is a progressive, chronic condition that can start at puberty and continue beyond menopause;...
- Government Services: Digital Identity (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (2) acknowledges: (a) the release of the myGov User Audit, which stated that the previous Government's investment in the platform was 'well-crafted and implemented' and...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement (1 speech)
Australia's record is shameful when it comes to miscarriages of justice. Indeed, you just have to look at Chamberlain, Keogh, Splatt, Wood, Mallard and Button to see how our criminal justice...
- Gilmore Electorate: Moruya Mardi Gras (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of officially opening the Moruya Mardi Gras street parade. I must say it was a spectacular celebration of our community's diversity and creativity. The call went to...
- Melbourne Electorate: Royal Exhibition Building (1 speech)
The Royal Exhibition Building sits in the beautiful Carlton Gardens within my electorate of Melbourne and its history is firmly linked to the building we stand in today. The Royal Exhibition...
- Yulianti, Dr Lily (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Dr Lily Yulianti from cancer in Melbourne on 10 March 2023. The news shocked many people both here in Australia and in Indonesia. Lily...
- News Media and Digital Platforms (1 speech)
Regional print media is a crucial part of our nation's fabric, vital in supporting the wellbeing of our rural communities. Supporting regional print media also ensures media diversity in a highly...
- Tasmania State Emergency Service (1 speech)
Over the weekend the Tasmania State Emergency Service volunteers came together for the annual state skills workshop at Carrick in the northern part of my electorate. Members from across the state...
- Economy (1 speech)
I recently had a year 12 student from Redlands College named Ellie Taylor join my office for work experience. She has raised an important, real issue that I'd like to share with you all. Ellie...
- Canberra Innovation Network (1 speech)
Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting the Canberra Innovation Network in my electorate to learn about the work they have been doing to support entrepreneurs and innovators in the...
- Bonner Electorate: Men's Walk & Talk (1 speech)
I rise to share the incredible success story of the men's mental health group Men's Walk & Talk. Two years ago, this group was started by Jeff Kruger and Mitch Rowing. Geoff and Mitch were...
- Nowruz (1 speech)
On Sunday, I had the absolute pleasure of attending Nowruz festivals at Dandenong Park in the neighbouring electorate of Bruce. I thank the Victorian Afghan Associations Network for successfully...
- March On Challenge (1 speech)
Last Saturday I laced up my sneakers and hit the road with around 22 other walkers and a dozen supporters to march in the local Soldier On walk to raise money to support the mental health of...
- Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
s COKER () (): Mobile connectivity in my electorate of Corangamite can be frustrating and inconsistent, but after listening to my community in public forums and advocating to the telcos, we have...
- Longman Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
At the 2019 election, I made the election commitment that, if the coalition was elected, we would fund eight chemotherapy chairs at the Caboolture Hospital once the extensions were completed. As...
- Multiple Birth (1 speech)
FROST () (): The week of 19 to 26 March is Multiple Birth Awareness Week, and it was great to see the Australian Multiple Birth Association in Parliament House today. While I'm here, I would like...
- Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
This surf lifesaving season has been an exceptionally challenging one for clubs on the Sunshine Coast. Over the 2022-23 summer season, 54 people have drowned on Australian beaches, with 6,000...
- Baker, Mr Bruce (1 speech)
I was privileged enough to emigrate to Australia with my family in 2002. My family moved into a house in Bull Creek, just down the road from where my electoral office is now. My family and I were...
- The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a major milestone in my local community and the Hughes electorate, the official opening of the Pavilion Performing Arts Centre at Sutherland on 4 March this year. I was...
- Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures (1 speech)
Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures is a phenomenal tourist attraction located in the picturesque Glenworth Valley on the Central Coast. Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures is known locally,...
- Dawson Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
Imagine you wake up each morning in the beautiful Whitsundays or take in the sunset off the Mackay foreshore, then you and your team head down to Sydney for the Australian Tourism Awards. Ocean...
- National Electric Vehicle Strategy (1 speech)
Last month I was invited to visit the Mainfreight warehouse in the suburbs of Prestons. It was an important day for the warehouse. They received their first fleet of new electric trucks in a...
- Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
In my role representing the vast regional electorate of Mallee in Victoria, mobile offices are an essential part of being available to my community. Turning up in towns across Mallee and having a...
- Bennelong Electorate: Cultural Celebrations (1 speech)
Bennelong is a vibrant and multicultural community that I am proud to represent in this chamber. We're a melting pot of cultures, with people from all corners of the globe calling this beautiful...
- O'Connor Electorate: Wagin Woolorama, Live Sheep Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the 50th Wagin Woolorama, recently held in the wheatbelt region of WA. This show reminds us of the massive contribution that farmers make to the Australian economy. In...
- Sports Gambling (1 speech)
Well, the 2023 AFL season has got off to a cracking start, particularly given that the Magpies have defeated the reigning premiers, Geelong, thumping them at the MCG on Friday night. I'll remind...
- Greek Independence Day (1 speech)
More than half of this nation are first- or second-generation migrants. In my seat of Menzies that figure is 70 per cent, one of the highest in the nation. Melbourne is the largest Greek city...
- Macnamara: Space2b Social Design (2 speeches)
It was one of the most memorable visits I have had with the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs coming to Space2b Social Design, just off Carlisle Street, on Chapel...
- Schools (1 speech)
I bring the House's attention to a well-written article I read this morning in the Financial Review from Julie Hare, the education editor. The headline is 'Principals deal with abuse and violence...
- Men's Sheds (1 speech)
I am proudly wearing the display pin sent to me last week by the Australian Men's Shed Association. Men's Sheds, an Australian innovation, celebrated 30 years just last month. From the first shed...
- Rotary Club of Beenleigh (1 speech)
I was fortunate enough to attend the Rotary Club of Beenleigh's 70th birthday celebrations earlier this month. It was outstanding evening, listening to some of the coverage of the history of the...
- Boothby Electorate (1 speech)
I'd like to really thank the people of Boothby for their generosity in coming out to share with me their concerns and interests over the last 10 months. Particular thanks to Jason and Kelly from...
- Schools (1 speech)
I'd like to follow up on the comments by the member for Wright a few minutes ago about the report in the AFR today about the abuse that principals receive on a daily basis. I know this firsthand...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Kids Helpline (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) yourtown has been providing vital services for young people across Australia since 1961, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term...
- Plastic Recycling (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) the Australian community is justifiably dismayed at the collapse of REDcycle's return-to-store soft plastics recovery program, with reports that over...
- Murray-Darling Basin (16 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the October 2022 budget contained an undisclosed amount intended for water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin, and that confirmation of the...
- Teachers (7 speeches)
Before I call the member for Werriwa, I will advise the House that, as you can see, the clocks are not working, so at the 4½-minute mark I will give you a 30-second notice. I call the member...
- Forestry Industry (5 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) forestry destroyed or degraded 40,000 hectares of Australian public native forests in 2020, and each year releases an estimated 30 MtCO2-e of...
