House debates
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III (2 speeches)
I move: That an Address of Congratulation be presented to His Majesty The King, as follows: YOUR MAJESTY We, the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives, express to Your Majesty our...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (2 speeches)
I declare that Federation Chamber order of the day No. 2, government business relating to the address-in-reply, is returned to the House for further consideration.
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (1 speech)
I have ascertained that His Excellency the Governor-General will be pleased to receive the address-in-reply, at Government House, at 10 am on Thursday 11 May 2023. I should be glad if the mover...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
I move: That: (1) standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business) be suspended for the sitting on Tuesday, 9 May 2023; (2) so much of the standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Devenish, Dookie & Districts: Good Friday Appeal (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge a fabulous group of people and a small community that does mighty things. Every year the Devenish Dookie & Districts Good Friday Appeal team raises money for the Royal...
- Australian Parliament House: 35th Anniversary (1 speech)
Thirty-five years ago today this extraordinary building was officially opened. Thank you to the Presiding Officers for recognising this significant anniversary yesterday with our First Peoples,...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
Regional Australians could be the hardest hit by the Labor government's planned changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Ahead of tonight's budget, the federal government plans to double...
- Sudan (1 speech)
Much of the focus today is, understandably, on the budget, but I want to acknowledge the extraordinary stress and emotional turmoil that families of Sudanese heritage everywhere, including in my...
- Petition: Census and Statistics Act 1905 (1 speech)
Today I rise to table this petition, calling on the House to make changes to the Census and Statistics Act 1905 to legally mandate the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people within the census. This...
- Holt Electorate: Pearcedale Primary School (1 speech)
There is nothing better in being a local MP than visiting schools and engaging with students from your electorate. I had that great pleasure again when I visited Pearcedale Primary School to...
- Indi Electorate: Helico Australia (1 speech)
Indi is home to many hidden secrets, businesses that are innovative and exciting right on our doorstep. One of those hidden secrets is Helico Australia where, inside an old hay shed on the...
- Robertson Electorate: Community Batteries (1 speech)
I rise to reaffirm the Albanese Labor government's commitment to establish a community battery in the Central Coast suburb of Narara. During the 2022 federal election, delivering a community...
- COVID 19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, I seek leave of the House to table two letters, one from Professor Ian Brighthope to the minister for health and the other from the department of health to Ms Elizabeth Hart....
- Gender Diversity (1 speech)
Australia is a nation with a degree of social cohesion that is the envy of the world, a place we like to think that people can live their lives authentically. And yet, in amongst the colourful,...
- Parkes Electorate: News Media (1 speech)
I'd like to bring to the attention of the House the shocking decision by Southern Cross Austereo to remove the Spencer Gulf nightly news program. Obviously Spencer Gulf is in South Australia and...
- Bennelong Electorate: Epping Bridge (1 speech)
If you live in Bennelong, I can almost guarantee that you've spent time stuck in traffic because of the Epping Bridge. It's one of Sydney's worst bottlenecks and more or less cuts our community...
- Victoria: Roads (1 speech)
If you fix country roads, you will save country lives. There are too many people killed and injured on our regional road network, and Gippsland motorists right now are being robbed of life-saving...
- Anzac Day (1 speech)
Whilst forming up for the Anzac Day march in Palmerston in my electorate, I had a great chat with Joey Flynn. Joey was wearing her dad's medals. Jack Yates fought in the Second World War, and...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (1 speech)
Round 6 of the Mobile Black Spot Program under this government is an absolute disgrace and an absolute rort. Let's recap what we know. We know that the minister admitted to Ben Fordham on Radio...
- Budget (1 speech)
Our Treasurer has already said tonight's budget will deliver for the most vulnerable Australians. We've already seen some announcements before tonight that demonstrate that this budget will do...
- Stanton, Mr John (1 speech)
I'd like to acknowledge a member of my community who, at 91 years old, continues to prove that nothing beats good, old-fashioned grit, dedication and life experience. Campdrafting legend John...
- South Australia: Wine Industry (1 speech)
South Australia's wine industry is kicking goals. Our wines are world renowned and a major export industry for the state. Fifty per cent of all wines bottled in Australia come from South...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
There's nothing this Labor government likes doing more than congratulating itself. But all of tonight's hugs and backslapping can't disguise the reality that this Prime Minister and his...
- Budget (2 speeches)
I rise in anticipation of what will be a considered budget that goes to the heart of the way we govern for all Australians. I know that families in my electorate of Pearce in Western Australia...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Members Sworn (2 speeches)
I have received a return to the writ which I issued on 27 February 2023 for the election of a member to serve for the electoral division of Aston, in the state of Victoria, to fill the vacancy...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the member for Rankin is absent from question time today. I will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (8 speeches)
No-one's got a problem with that, Mr Speaker! My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised Australians cheaper mortgages, but since his election interest rates have gone up...
- Budget (12 speeches)
Ms Doyle: My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese government cleaning up the mess of the last decade and laying a stronger foundation for a better future?
- Defence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister: how is the Albanese Labor government cleaning up the mess of a wasted decade under the Liberals and Nationals when it comes to defence?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. During the last election campaign you identified climate change as the greatest threat to our national security. In May 2022 your government committed to an...
- Aged Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government improving the lives of workers in the aged-care sector?
- Cost of Living (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The cost-of-living crisis under this government is crippling Australian families. David, from Meridan Plains in my electorate of Fisher, contacted me...
- Commonwealth Procurement (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What did the recent hearing of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit uncover about procurement and contracting in the government...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A family with a $750,000 mortgage is now paying $1,723 more every month compared to May 2022 because this government hasn't taken any action to reduce...
- Budget: Parenting Payment (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's changes to parenting payment single deliver targeted cost-of-living relief?
- Environment (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Can the minister advise how many hectares of remnant vegetation will be cleared for the 106 renewable projects that have received or...
- Trade With The United Kingdom (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. When will Australia's free trade agreement with the United Kingdom come into force, and how will it benefit Australia's businesses, Australia's consumers and...
- Consulting Firms (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has been warned that consulting firms are tailoring advice to earn more money instead of giving frank and fearless advice for the nation. What...
- Cost of Living (16 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How will the Albanese Labor government help households with the cost of living through energy bill relief? Have there been any...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (6 speeches)
My question is to the minister for health: how is the Albanese Labor government making medicines cheaper for millions of Australians, what advice has informed the government's policy and who will...
- Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for industrial relations. One of your arguments for last year's IR reforms was the need to increase wages for childcare workers. Six months later, no multi-employer...
- Infrastructure Funding (9 speeches)
My question is to the minister for infrastructure. How will the Albanese Labor government clean up previous failures affecting the infrastructure investment pipeline and ensure that Australians...
- Cost of Living (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. My constituent Robert Withers lives in Port Macquarie, in my electorate of Cowper. His recent electricity bill showed that he had reduced his usage by 10 per...
- Online Safety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support the safety of Australians, and what challenges has the government been facing to deliver...
- Prime Minister (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised cheaper electricity bills, cheaper mortgages, no changes to superannuation, and that Australians would be better off, interest...
- Housing (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Homelessness. What were the outcomes of the recent housing ministers council meeting, including in relation to the housing...
- Interest Rates (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, you promised Australians cheaper mortgages, but after 10 interest rate rises in a row on your watch the average borrower is now paying 62 per...
- Environmental Conservation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government caring for our environment and heritage after a decade of neglect?
- Migration (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. With Australians facing record net overseas migration of 715,000 people over the next two years, why is there no plan to address the further pressure this...
- National Collecting Institutions (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Arts. How has the Albanese Labor government changed previous approaches in order to recognise the importance of the national collecting institutions to...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. EY economist Cherelle Murphy says additional net spending in the budget makes inflation worse, whatever it's form, saying: … the cost will potentially...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. What support does the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament have in our Australian community?
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
Before members leave the House, I have a statement to make about proceedings for the budget and budget reply. I ask all members to note the usual arrangements in place for budget week and,...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (6 speeches)
Mr Speaker, in accordance with standing order 105(b), I wish to draw your attention to two overdue questions in writing: questions Nos 71 and 69. On 6 February 2023, I asked the Minister for...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 17 to 20 of 2022-23 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports Nos 17 to 20 for 2022-23. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers.
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (12 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Manager of Opposition Business proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The cost of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- 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 5 of 2023. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 9 of the Standing Committee on Petitions for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 9 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
by leave—I present the following 55 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 31 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
by leave—Mr Speaker, as you know, there is a dedicated time for the presentation of petitions and ministers' responses to petitions every sitting Monday. In fact, after the acknowledgement...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee (1 speech)
I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the Parliamentary...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Documents (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present the following documents in connection with the budget for 2023-24: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2023-24. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
I also present the following ministerial statements: Women's budget statement 2023-24, 9 May 2023. Regional ministerial budget statement 2023-24—Working together to Build Strong and...
- Bills (0 speeches)
