House debates
Monday, 27 March 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the eighth report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 8 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following 9 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 22 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (2 speeches)
The referral of petitions to ministers is a valuable part of the petitioning process. Most petitions presented to the House are referred to the minister responsible for the matters raised in the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Economy (19 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Government inherited an economy defined by a decade of stagnant wages, flatlining productivity, weak business investment, skills shortages and energy...
- Retirement Villages (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that the regulation of retirement villages in Australia is highly complex and varies significantly between states and territories; (2) acknowledges that...
- Live Animal Exports (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Australia's live sheep export industry employs more than 3,000 people in Western Australia and is worth $85 million; (b) since 2018, this industry has...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Bell Cares (1 speech)
Bell is a tiny rural community in my electorate and, today, I rise to recognise the dedication and hard work of one of our local champions, Lesley Bryce, the founder of Bell Cares. We know that...
- Strathaird Primary School (1 speech)
On Friday I had the pleasure of attending the assembly of Strathaird Primary School and delivering the Australian flag. I was honoured to speak with the students about the importance of education...
- Forrest Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the local sporting champions and local para champions in my electorate of Forrest who were recently awarded funding for their sporting endeavours...
- Young Endeavour (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the news that local Hunter resident Riley Dodson has received a scholarship from Lake Macquarie council which will enable him to participate in the Young Endeavour youth...
- Budget (1 speech)
CHANDLER-MATHER () (): Three hundred and eighty-eight billion dollars on nuclear submarines, $254 billion on tax cuts for the rich, $12 billion every single year on tax concessions for property...
- Tolliday, Ms Laura (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the lifelong work of a much loved member of our community, Laura Tolliday, a Western Australian who lives in my electorate of Pearce and who has contributed a significant...
- Health Care (1 speech)
Eleanor, from Hawthorn, wrote to me recently. She's only 19. She has multiple chronic physical problems and she's increasingly concerned about how expensive it is to see her GP. Arne, from...
- Energy (1 speech)
IA () (): Recent commentary that Australia is facing a looming gas shortage deifies logic. Australia is the world's largest LNG exporter. Australia has an abundance of gas on tap. What also...
- Wyangala Dam (1 speech)
Wyangala Dam in the state's Central West is a piece of infrastructure that needs to be enhanced. When in government, the coalition federal government put in place $650 million to increase the dam...
- Norfolk Island (1 speech)
Norfolk Island is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, defined by jagged cliffs, a beautiful national park and World Heritage sites. In 1788 the tenant Philip King went ashore and took...
- Cost Of Living (1 speech)
Mortgage stress is hitting Western Sydney residents hard. It's a top issue for many Lindsay constituents who have faced interest rate rise after interest rate rise time and time again. In August...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
Last Saturday voters in New South Wales elected a Minns Labor government. We saw huge swings in the state seats in my local area: Parramatta, Drummoyne, Strathfield and Auburn. These results...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise to express my concern and some real sadness with the direction in which the Prime Minister is taking the Australian people in relation to the Voice to Parliament. Last Thursday, the Prime...
- Medicare (1 speech)
This week we learned yet another bulkbilling GP in Canberra has shut its doors, with the Hobart Place General Practice closing. For about 40 years, this clinic has provided affordable health care...
- Waldock, Mr John (Jack) (1 speech)
On 17 March, the Gympie RSL sub-branch honoured World War II veteran, John 'Jack' Waldock with a poppy ceremony as he was buried with his mum and dad in Gympie Cemetery. At 103, he was the oldest...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Let's stop pretending. This Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the 'no' campaign in the upcoming referendum. He says no, but Australia will say yes. This Leader of the Opposition does not...
- Denny, Mr Frederick Francis (Fred), OAM (1 speech)
Last week, I had the great pleasure of presenting Fred Denny from Thirlmere with a certificate to mark his upcoming 100th birthday. Fred's achieved so many remarkable things in the course of his...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
The federal electorate of Macquarie comprises two very different state electorates. They don't call the Blue Mountains the 'red mountains' for no reason. My state Labor colleague Trish Doyle...
- Barker Electorate: Keith Diesel and Dirt Derby (1 speech)
The short break from parliament over the weekend afforded me the opportunity to get back to Barker, and on Saturday I attended the Keith Diesel and Dirt Derby. The 10th year of this popular event...
- New South Wales State Election (2 speeches)
There is Christmas, there is new year and there are birthdays. Now there is 25 March 2023, because, on 25 March, the people of New South Wales voted for a fresh start. On the Central Coast, Sam...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (15 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Brendon's Quality Meats in my electorate has been serving our community for 42 years. Owner Brendon says he has seen the impact of the rising cost of living...
- Climate Change: Safeguard Mechanism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister: how will the passage of the safeguard mechanism help Australia achieve our climate change targets, provide business with certainty and build a better future?
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Hugh Saunders, a resident of Brighton East in the electorate of Goldstein, was told in January that his energy bill would rise by over $1,700 dollars this...
- Climate Change: Safeguard Mechanism (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening the safeguard mechanism, and what will be the environmental and economic outcomes...
- Infrastructure (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In 2014 you told this House that independent cost benefit analysis of infrastructure proposals was necessary to: ensure that there is proper value for...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What will the passage of the safeguard mechanism mean for the Australian economy and for Australian businesses?
- Cost of Living (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Increased mortgage payments and rising costs of living mean Victorians with a mortgage will pay more than $19,000 extra this year. They'll be $19,000 worse...
- Medicare (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government addressing the current challenges confronting Medicare? What factors have contributed to the current...
- Cost of Living (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A typical Australian family with a mortgage today is paying $1,700 a month more than when the coalition was in government last year. Power bills are rising...
- Budget (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What pressures are placed on the budget when ongoing programs are left unfunded?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Regional Australia: Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer the minister to the government's failure last week in parliament to address the...
- Online Safety (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications: what is the Albanese Labor government doing to support online safety for Australians, and what challenges does the eSafety Commissioner face in...
- Aukus (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has committed to spending $368 billion on acquiring nuclear powered submarines when people are struggling to pay the grocery bills, yet we...
- Arts and Culture (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Arts. Why are the national collecting institutions so important to Australia? What funding situation are they currently in?
- Pensions and Benefits (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Since the government abolished the cashless debit card the consequences have been devastating, with police records showing an almost doubling of offences in...
- Nuclear Waste (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring responsible management of the Commonwealth's radioactive waste inventory?
- Student Debt (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Student HELP debt hangs over entire generations, adding more financial stress to people already struggling through the cost-of-living crisis. If the government...
- Health Care (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Why is it important to provide continuity of funding for vital health programs?
- Voice to Parliament (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor governments have routinely released Solicitor-General advice when convenient to do so, on at least three occasions. Why won't the government release...
- Biosecurity (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: why is funding certainty so important for essential government functions like biosecurity, and...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The proposed Voice to parliament will have a constitutional function of making representations to the executive government on matters...
- Public Sector Governance (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What were the findings of the Watt review about probity and transparency in awarding government contracts?
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (4 speeches)
Earlier today in the chamber the member for Hawke interjected with statements about my own family life, which were unacceptable, especially post the Jenkins report. I wrote to you regarding the...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Audit report No. 16 of 2022-23 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 16 of 2022-23 entitled: Management of migration to Australia—Family Migration Program: Department of Home Affairs. Document made a...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
One year ago today, the member for Fairfax and I stood up in Maroochydore and announced the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken on the Sunshine Coast: $1.6 billion committed by the...
- Housing Australia Future Fund (1 speech)
To be sent to this place to represent our communities is an immense privilege. It's not lost on me the gravity of the responsibility we have here in this place. We're trusted to make decisions of...
- Casey Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
My community in Casey has been left devastated by the Albanese government's decision to break their promise on the roads for community funding in my electorate. This was $150 million to seal 150...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the voice and the referendum ahead of us, and in doing so I acknowledge those Australians living in the state of South Australia for establishing a voice at a state level. That...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise tonight to shine a light on mental health in our regional, rural and remote areas, and particularly the mental health of our young people. Mental health is the single biggest health issue...
- Greek Australian Community (2 speeches)
I rise to speak about Australia's Greek community and the incredible contribution they have made to our life, economy and culture in Australia. Over the weekend, on 25 March, it was Greek...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
I come to this place this morning off the back of a Labor win in the great state of New South Wales. Let me tell you, I am absolutely delighted. I congratulate the members for Maitland, Cessnock,...
- International Relations: Azerbaijan and Armenia (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago, I was treated to a surprise visit in my electorate office by students of the AGBU Alexander Primary School in Duffys Forest in my electorate of Mackellar. AGBU is an...
- Bangladesh, Iran (1 speech)
To all Bengali Australians, I convey my best wishes following celebrations of the anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh on Sunday. It's now been 52 years since that momentous time, 26...
- Gordon, Lance Corporal Bernard Sidney (1 speech)
Anzac Day is nearly upon us, and more and more Australians are turning out to support Anzac Day. Across my electorate alone, 27 ceremonies will be conducted. A back-of-the-envelope calculation is...
- Carpenter, Mr Robert Francis (Bob), OAM, Koalas (1 speech)
AN () (): The Hawkesbury has said farewell to Windsor's Robert Francis Carpenter, known to many of us as Bob, the co-founder of One Giant Leap Australia Foundation along with his wife, Jackie....
- Roads (1 speech)
If you fix country roads, you save country lives. Think about that. If we invest in our regional roads, we'll actually save lives and reduce trauma in our regional communities. I accept that road...
- Werriwa Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
April this year will see many in my community celebrating important religious events and festivals. The community of Werriwa is so diverse and multicultural. There are so many different events...
- Penshurst West Football Club, Chinese Australian Services Society, Fiona Education (1 speech)
Penshurst West Football Club is a tremendous community with a long and proud tradition of playing football down at Olds Park in Penshurst. It was really good to visit Neil Pittams recently. Neil...
- Franklin, Mr Brian, Fanning, Ms Katrina, AO, PSM (1 speech)
Brian Franklin, 'Bodge' to his mates, a lifelong member of the Western Creek Woden Basketball Club, passed away recently following a lengthy battle with cancer. Brian was devoted to basketball in...
- Domestic And Family Violence (2 speeches)
I would like to take this opportunity to speak about something that every member in this House is passionate about: eradicating domestic violence. Both sides of this House abhor domestic violence...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) under the Government we have now seen interest rates rising for nine straight months; and (b) we have not seen consistent rate hikes like this in more...
- Housing (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) Saturday, 1 April 2023 will mark the six month anniversary of the introduction of the Government's Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee; and (b) the...
- Cybersecurity (8 speeches)
I move: That this House (1) notes that: (a) foreign interference online poses a unique risk to the national security of Australia, particularly on social media platforms; (b) these platforms have...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Discrimination (1 speech)
I rise to speak on behalf of Warringah constituents experiencing age discrimination in employment recruitment. The right to work is a fundamental human right, but one that far too many older...
- Gambling (1 speech)
I have stopped watching sport with my sons because of the blanket gambling advertising. It is far too much, is dangerous and destroys the great spectacle that sport should be. Even more so, it...
- Northeast Health Wangaratta (1 speech)
In Indi our largest employers are health services. Today I pay tribute to one of these health services, where, I'm proud to say, I worked for 30 years as a midwife, nurse and researcher. This...
- Housing (2 speeches)
With the number of mortgages in Hasluck 20 per cent higher than the national average, it is clear that many people are choosing to establish themselves in Perth's fastest-growing north-eastern...
- Libraries: Lending Rights (1 speech)
I want to talk about libraries and the lending rights which compensate authors every time their book is borrowed rather than bought. It's a modest but fair source of income. It was the Whitlam...
- Surf Life Saving Queensland (1 speech)
I was honoured to attend the Surf Life Saving Queensland aviation awards in Carrara, where I presented the national medals to Paul Gibson, David O'Brien and Kurt Brumley. The national medal is...
- Chisholm Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I want to draw the attention of the House to some local activities that I attended in my electorate of Chisholm, squeezing in some visits between trips up here to Canberra. I'm so fortunate to be...
- Nicholls Electorate: Hailstorms (1 speech)
Mr Drum: I draw to the attention of the House the impact of three severe hail events in my electorate. The latest was, unfortunately, last Thursday, and the damage is still being assessed. It is...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
On Saturday the people of New South Wales voted for a fresh start with the election of a Minns Labor government. In my community, that fresh start means a $22 million upgrade for Wollongong...
- Defence Procurement: Submarines (1 speech)
OYCE () (): Last week, with my fellow Central Queensland colleagues, I called on the federal government to consider Central Queensland as home to Australia's first nuclear submarine base,...
- South Australia: First Nations Voice (1 speech)
On Sunday I was honoured to be present at a historic event. Despite the rain, approximately 5,000 people gathered on the steps of South Australian Parliament House to witness history being made....
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I'd like to identify myself with the words of the member for Boothby and what has happened in South Australia. I'd like to speak about an issue of the moment, as the member for Boothby has just...
- Brennan, Ms Elizabeth (1 speech)
As the federal member for Robertson, I am a huge supporter of women's sport. When you play sport, there are so many more positive benefits than just exercising. You are developing interpersonal...
- Profluid Pty Ltd (1 speech)
Profluid Australia is a Western Australian family-owned business specialising in industrial valves. Nearly three years ago, I met founder Jerome Monteiro, a migrant, who established the business...
- Swan Electorate: Canning Show (1 speech)
The greatest show on earth is actually in the heart of Swan at the Cannington showgrounds, and it is called the Canning Show. Magical mermaids, real snakes to embrace, colourful clowns on stilts,...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
The Bendigo Bank spin doctors like to say they're 'the better big bank'. As we all know, self-praise is no recommendation. I'm sorry to say the contagion of arrogance has spread from the big four...
- Hewett Primary School (1 speech)
I had the pleasure recently of visiting Hewett Primary School, one of the many schools located within my electorate of Spence. I'd like to thank the school for their kind invitation to present...
- Belgrave Country Fire Authority (1 speech)
On Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the Belgrave Fire Brigade's 100th birthday celebration. It was a wonderful night—an amazing opportunity to hear about the work that the...
- Southern Women's Action Network (1 speech)
I was really proud and privileged to be asked to launch this book, When Women Meet, written by two extraordinary women, Diane McDonald and Judith Graley. It's a book about the history of the...
- New South Wales State Election: Oxley Electorate (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank and farewell a colleague and fierce representative of the Mid North Coast community, the Hon. Melinda Pavey, for her incredible contributions and also...
- Sunbury Basketball Association (1 speech)
Basketball Victoria recently announced the 2023 under-16 state teams, and it was a slam dunk for Sunbury. Impressively, the under-16 Victorian country men's team includes Alex Gray, Finn McGinty,...
- Baaka Cultural Centre (1 speech)
Next week I'll be travelling to Wilcannia to attend a ceremony that I've been looking forward to for some quite some time. It will be the sod turn—the ceremonial start—of the Baaka...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
The west and the south-west came back to Labor in the New South Wales state election on Saturday. Chris Minns will make a wonderful premier, and I congratulate him on his victory. I want to pay...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Pharmacies (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate two local pharmacies in my electorate of Leichhardt for their success in the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition on the Gold Coast over...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
On Saturday we saw democracy in action in the best possible way. I observed polite, reasonable conversations and behaviour between volunteers and voters. Thank you to all the volunteers who...
- Lyne Electorate: Sporting Achievements (1 speech)
I congratulate the Gloucester Athletics Club on their excellent performance at the recent regional carnival. Forty personal-best times were achieved and six out of the 10 athletes who competed...
- New South Wales State Election (1 speech)
I congratulate Chris Minns, the new Premier of New South Wales, and his New South Wales Labor team for a stunning victory on the weekend. The people of New South Wales spoke loudly and clearly....
- Wright Electorate: Agricultural Shows (1 speech)
In the electorate of Wright it's showtime. Every agricultural show—and there are eight across the electorate—has been planned. There is no greater show on earth. Tamborine Mountain...
- Pine Mountain District War Memorial (2 speeches)
Yesterday I was honoured to lay a wreath at the Pine Mountain District War Memorial group's dedication ceremony. They received a $9,000 Saluting their Service grant. We added 50 local people to...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- National Security (9 speeches)
I move: That this House acknowledges that: (1) the social media platform TikTok poses a serious national security threat and should be banned on all government devices; (2) Australian user-data...
- Labor Government (9 speeches)
It's amazing, when you see these motions get brought into the parliament and brought up here, to sit there and have a look at some of the things that are being said. I want to rise on this one...
- National Reconstruction Fund (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the COVID-19 pandemic showed us how vulnerable Australia's supply chains are; (b) revitalising Australian manufacturing will diversify our economy and...
- Trucking Industry (14 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the vital role the Australian trucking industry plays in the transportation of goods along the supply chain; (2) recognises that the trucking industry is...
- Economy (3 speeches)
It is an honour to speak on this motion. The member's motion talks about the decade of challenges. I was looking for where it acknowledges the COVID crisis which we all lived through for three...
