House debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (8 speeches)
Before we proceed with business today, I want to address a very serious and grave incident that occurred during a division yesterday afternoon. I thank the Leader of the House for raising this...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Family Law Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The family law system has a fundamental impact on the lives of many Australians. The government has committed to ensuring it is safer, more...
- Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 is a significant step to ensure that children and families do not fall between the gaps...
- National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. In Australia, as in many other similar democracies, the powers of intelligence and security agencies have changed dramatically in recent...
- Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2023 will update, improve and clarify the intended operation of certain provisions in...
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Australia's security environment is complex, challenging and changing. As the threats to our country evolve, so too must our response. We need to...
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Last year, the government passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act. Secure Jobs, Better Pay delivered on the next...
- Nature Repair Market Bill 2023; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Our government is determined to protect more of what's precious, to repair more of what's damaged, and to manage nature better for our kids and...
- Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 supports the operation of the nature repair market being established under the...
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Labor has a proud history of improving the lives of Australian children and their families. It was a Labor government that introduced Paid...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I move: That notices Nos 11 and 12, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Fairfax Electorate (1 speech)
There are fewer greater honours than to represent people in this chamber, in Australia's parliament. I can't tell you how grateful I am every single day to represent the people of Fairfax on...
- Pakistan (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the concerns raised with me by many of my constituents who have written regarding the current political situation in Pakistan, in particular they are concerned about the...
- Outback Way (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the team representing the Australian Outback Way, Australia's longest shortcut to the House. The Outback Way is a journey through the heart of Australia, a 2,700 kilometre...
- Kerin, Hon. John Charles, AO (1 speech)
This morning I was informed of the passing of the former member for Werriwa, the Hon. John Kerin AO. Mr Kerin was elected to the federal parliament as the member for Macarthur in 1972, losing in...
- National Library of Australia: Trove (1 speech)
The National Library is pleading that without additional government support it's going to be forced to shut it's incredibly important and popular resource Trove by July. Trove is the free online...
- Kerin, Hon. John Charles, AO (1 speech)
I also rise to mark the passing of a great Australian and, more recently, a great Canberran. Born in Bowral in 1937, John Kerin began his career on the family farm before going on to work in the...
- Myelofibrosis (1 speech)
Today I'd like to speak about Murray, a constituent of mine in Wentworth. Murray is 41 and suffers full myelofibrosis, a deeply serious condition which requires a bone marrow transplant. Murray...
- National Reconstruction Fund (1 speech)
Today is an historic day. Today, in this place, we passed the National Reconstruction Fund. This is the largest government investment in industry since World War II. What does the National...
- Women's National Basketball League: Townsville Fire (1 speech)
How good are the Townsville Fire? When it comes to sport, it's pretty special to take victory in enemy territory. It's even better when it's a premiership-winning victory. That's what happened...
- Macquarie University: Girls to Graduates Program (1 speech)
I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Associate Professor Taryn Jones and the Girls to Graduates project, engaging and empowering women to succeed in the STEM program at Macquarie...
- Forde Electorate: Sporting Clubs (1 speech)
As all my colleagues in this House would well know, one of the great joys of going around our electorates is visiting our local sporting clubs. I've got 50-odd great sporting clubs right across...
- Canberra Electorate: Canberra Forum (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the Canberra Forum, my deliberative democratic panel, which I'm running with the support of democracyCo, who are generously donating their time to run this...
- Richie's Rainbow Foundation (1 speech)
I rise to update the House on the incredible success of childhood cancer charity Richie's Rainbow Foundation. It was established after local little legend Richie Walsh tragically lost his battle...
- International Women's Day (1 speech)
ID () (): I rise to acknowledge International Women's Day this month and the continued fight for women's rights, gender equality, reproductive rights and the elimination of violence and abuse...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Labor has abandoned Melbourne's outer east. Local residents tell me about skyrocketing inflation, cost-of-living pressures and mortgage stress. They worry about their children's mental health and...
- Hawke Electorate: Industrial Relations (1 speech)
Workers at Melton City Council will tomorrow stop work as part of protected industrial action. Like most communities, Melton had an enormously challenging few years with COVID-19, through which...
- Fisher Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
WALLACE () (): Building infrastructure which boosts our digital and mobile connectivity is crucial if we want to encourage growth in our regions. Mobile phone reception has been a big problem for...
- Federation (1 speech)
Today is a very important day in the history the nation. On 29 March 1901, 122 years ago, the first ever federal election was held and the colonies that made up this continent came together as...
- Tobias, Hon. Murray Herbert, AM RFD KC (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a giant of a man and a giant of the legal world in New South Wales. I speak of the Hon. Murray Herbert Tobias AM RFD KC, who passed away on 4 March this year. At...
- National Reconstruction Fund (3 speeches)
What a great day it is to be the member for Spence! The community, my community, are supercharged, excited, lit up. That's because of the passage this morning of the legislation for the NRF, a...
- Parliamentary Office Holders (0 speeches)
- Speaker's Panel (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 17(a), I lay on the table my warrant nominating the honourable member for Bass, Mrs Archer, to be a member of the Speaker's panel to assist the chair when requested to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. During the five-week election campaign the Prime Minister promised to cut energy prices by $275 per year on 97 occasions. Prime Minister, people took you at...
- Vietnam War: 50th Anniversary (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This year marks 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War. What action is the Albanese government taking to honour the service of...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week's ANZ consumer confidence survey showed consumers are as pessimistic as when the pandemic started, it's a bad time to buy major household items and...
- National Reconstruction Fund (13 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. What has the Albanese Labor government done to support Australia's manufacturers, and what progress has there been on the National...
- Macquarie Point Stadium (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to my repeated lobbying of you and your government to not contribute funding for a third AFL stadium in Tasmania—specifically, at Macquarie...
- Defence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. What challenge is the Albanese Labor government facing as a result of the former coalition government's mismanagement of the Defence budget?
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Gas producers have warned that the Prime Minister's deal with the Greens will create more hurdles and reduce investments in new gas projects. With new...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change: Safeguard Mechanism (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How do the Albanese Labor government's safeguard reforms deliver policy certainty for business and industry? What will be the...
- Cost of Living (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Before the election, the Prime Minister promised Australians that they'd be better off and have cheaper mortgages under a Labor government. But NAB yesterday...
- Housing Australia Future Fund (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. How will the Housing Australia Future Fund help build more social and affordable homes? What will the impacts be on...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, and it concerns what my constituents in Petrie have said to me about Labor's cost-of-living crisis. Georgina said, 'Two of us spend $300 plus on groceries....
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. In light of today's monthly consumer price index, how is the Albanese Labor government responding to the inflation challenge in the economy?
- Housing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When electricity bills were rising, you pulled together all the states and territories and got parliaments across the country recalled to deal with it. With...
- Paid Parental Leave (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services: how will the Albanese Labor government's paid parental leave changes increase support to working families after nearly a decade of policy...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The body representing small businesses in the hospitality sector, the Restaurant and Catering Association, has warned Australians that cafes and restaurants...
- Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education: How is the Albanese Labor responsible cost-of-living relief to Australian families by making early childhood education and care more...
- Community Batteries for Household Solar Grants Program (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The department's FOI response on selection criteria for the Community Batteries for Household Solar grants program stated: 'The...
- Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
OU () (): My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting students with cost-of-living pressures as part of its plan to build a highly...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (27 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, will the Voice be justiciable?
- Health Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering cheaper medicines for Australians and why is it important? How have pressures on the cost...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Kerin, Hon. John Charles, AO, West, Hon. Stewart (1 speech)
I report to the House the sad news that former ministers in the Hawke government John Kerin and Stewart West have both passed away today. We will have formal recognition of their contribution to...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Defence (2 speeches)
The Deputy Prime Minister has indicated he needs to add to an answer.
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (6 speeches)
Yesterday in the House we witnessed an unparliamentary and dangerous scene which fell below the standards of the code of conduct that we as a parliament have endorsed. What measures are you...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- STEFFEN, Emeritus Professor William Lee (Will) (1 speech)
Yesterday, Australians from around the country gathered in Canberra to honour a giant of Australian science. Professor Will Steffen sadly passed away in January. He was one of the country's and...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Procedure: Condolences (4 speeches)
I have a question of you, Mr Speaker. It's in regard to the deaths that were announced today by the Prime Minister, which are quite shocking and tragic. Many of us have memories. John Kerin, as...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present the Commonwealth Ombudsman quarterly report under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 for the periods 1 July to 30 September 2022...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (16 speeches)
I've 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: The Prime Minister's failure...
- 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 208 International Labour Organization Convention Concerning the Elimination of...
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report entitled Advisory report on item 250 of the National Anti-Corruption Commission...
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (4 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: report 4 of 2023. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Anti-Corruption Commission, I present the committee's report entitled Report on proposed recommendations for...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this is my first adjournment speech, so I'm glad you're in the chair. In the last two days, we heard the beginning of the proper debate about amending the Constitution. There were...
- Tangney Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Australia is a multicultural society. The contributions made by our multicultural communities shape our country for the better. It is the addition of colour, flavour, depth and dimension, in the...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Around Australia, the broken promises of the Albanese Labor government are causing great difficulty. That is certainly true in my electorate of Bradfield, where broken promises in relation to...
- Transport Industry (1 speech)
This is the time to make real reform. That is what I and many other members heard today. We heard that today because we are seeing the transport industry united—united for workers, united...
- Gold Coast IMPACT Youth Summit (1 speech)
I believe in the youth of our nation. They represent the future and they deserve our attention, our guidance and our support. As the shadow minister for youth, I want to deliver real and...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
During last year's election campaign, I lost track of the number of people who raised three key issues with me: climate, integrity and treatment of women. That hasn't changed much. When I was out...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- People with Disability: Housing (1 speech)
The simple act of jumping out of bed every morning and getting dressed is something we all take for granted. Earlier this month I had the opportunity to listen to people living with extreme...
- McEvoy, Mr Danny (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the work of a local resident in my electorate of Pearce who has recently received an accolade for his longstanding and valuable community work. Danny McEvoy has accepted the...
- Queensland: Youth Justice (1 speech)
There really is no place like home, but what happens when your home becomes less of a safe haven and more like a horror movie, where fear of the worst happening soon becomes a reality? This was...
- Robertson Electorate: Long Jetty Festival (1 speech)
Long Jetty Festival was recently held on the New South Wales Central Coast, with thousands of festival goers from the region and across the state attending the event. Long Jetty Festival took...
- Groom Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
Price caps simply do not work. This is a longstanding truism in politics and economics. It was true in recent times in South America, as it was true back in Roman times. The edict on maximum...
- Brand Electorate: Defence (1 speech)
My electorate of Brand has a long and proud history of association with the Royal Australian Navy and Australia's submarine fleet. So I was delighted earlier this month to join Treasurer Jim...
- Nicholls Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the need to pick up the pace of funding facility upgrades for community sport. I've made it my mission during my first term to train with every football and netball club in my...
- Broadband (1 speech)
For many years I have been talking about the poor internet connections in my community. There was some reprieve from that between 2007 and 2013; we started to see action when it came to internet...
- Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Passions of Paradise (1 speech)
I rise today with pride as I congratulate two outstanding organisations in my local community on their remarkable achievements at the 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards, held in...
- Hawke Electorate: Avenue Bowling Club, Rehmat Sandhu Foundation (2 speeches)
AE () (): Eight weeks ago I stepped onto the greens of the Avenue Bowling Club in Bacchus Marsh for the annual corporate challenge. This event has been running for some 25 years. Businesses,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
