House debates
Monday, 22 May 2023
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Member for Fadden (1 speech)
I inform the House that on 18 May 2023 I received a letter from the Hon. Stuart Robert, resigning his seat as the member for the electoral division of Fadden. I also inform the House that it is...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 10th report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 10 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following 33 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
TEMPLEMAN () (): I present the following 34 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
Petitions to the House of Representatives give us a glimpse into the issues that are important to Australians at a particular time. The Petitions Committee is always interested to see the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I inform the House that, pursuant to standing order 110, the honourable member for Mayo has postponed notice No. 2 standing in her name. The order of precedence of remaining private members'...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that Sunday, 21 May 2023 marks 12 months since the election of the current Government; (2) acknowledges that after a decade of mismanagement, chaos and neglect...
- Budget (27 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that in the budget the Government chose to: (a) spend half a trillion dollars on Stage 3 tax cuts for the wealthy, handouts for wealthy property investors,...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
Before the next item on the Notice Paper is called on, I thought I might give members a bit of information as to how the debate for the referendum bill will proceed. Obviously, it being a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Twilight Festival Penrith (1 speech)
Last Friday night, the Penrith CBD was aglow with the Twilight Festival Penrith having returned. It was a magical night. Families came out in spite of the cold. There were thousands of people...
- Hawke Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
Last week, my electorate of Hawke was left heartbroken by the horrific accident in Eynesbury. Little kids simply coming home from school have had their lives changed forever because of this...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise to present one of the remarkable speeches I received through the Youth Voice in Parliament program last year, from young Faelan in the Flinders electorate. I read it today because it's...
- United States of America (1 speech)
In a consequential meeting on Saturday the President of the United States and our Prime Minister signed a statement of intent to advance climate cooperation. This new compact affirms the position...
- Coalmining Industry (3 speeches)
I was going to speak about something else, but I must answer this because I represent the coal industry, which is 200,000 jobs in this country. The CFMMEU in Queensland has just had enough of the...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Yesterday marked one year since the Albanese Labor government was elected, and what a year it has been. I am so proud of what we have delivered for my community, cleaning up the mess left behind...
- Calare Electorate: Special Disaster Grants (1 speech)
In March of this year the Hill End area of my electorate was devastated by bushfire. Eighteen thousand hectares of land was burnt, several homes were lost, and livestock and native species...
- Dunkley Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Y () (): After a year in government, this Albanese government has delivered a budget which has measures in it that make life easier for so many people across the country and in my electorate of...
- Smeed, Ms Suzi (1 speech)
It's 1944 and two-year-old Suzi Smeed is being smuggled out of a Hungarian ghetto into hiding. In three days, her grandparents will be on a cattle train to Auschwitz—a place they will never...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
I was proud to celebrate the first anniversary of the Albanese Labor government by doing what I enjoy the most: speaking to the constituents of Holt at mobile offices across the electorate. Every...
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Last week—would you believe?—was National Volunteer Week, and where would we be without volunteers in this country? The Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2021 found that nearly three...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
It's been 12 months since the Albanese Labor government was elected, and this government is not wasting a moment. We have done something those opposite were never able to do: multitask. While...
- National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I just want to echo some of our colleagues in this place as we celebrate National Volunteer Week last week. Today I wish to acknowledge the tireless contributions that our volunteers in the...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
It's been one year since we were elected to this place and formed a new government. Reflecting on this government's achievements, I start by asking myself: what do we need for a progressive,...
- Hall, Mr Rex, AFSM (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to an extraordinary Australian, Rex Hall AFSM, who was honoured last week with life membership of the SA Volunteer Firefighters Museum. This honour follows Rex being awarded...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
As they say, don't just count your years; make them count. That has definitely been a truism of the Albanese Labor government, a government now a year and a day old. It may speak a little to what...
- Bowman Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Community and sporting groups in the Redlands are facing significant funding cuts due to actions taken by the Labor government. The Labor government has reduced funding for the Redlands from the...
- Albanese Government (4 speeches)
It's been a year since the Morrison government was confined to the dustbin of history where it belongs. It's been a year that the adults have been back in charge. From day one, we on this side of...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Staley, Hon. Anthony Allan (Tony), AO; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I declare that the resumption of the resumption of the debate on the Prime Minister's motion of condolence in connection with the death of the Hon. Anthony Allan Staley is referred to the...
- Kerin, Hon. John Charles, AM, AO, FTSE, West, Hon. Stewart John, Yunupingu, AM; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I understand it is the wish of the House to consider the matters immediately. The question is that the motions moved by the honourable the Prime Minister be agreed to. As a mark of respect, I ask...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Attorney-General will be absent from question time this week, and the Minister for Communications will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Defence...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Johnson, Mr Arthur (1 speech)
Before I call questions, I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is Mr Arthur Johnson, a veteran of World War II, who, early next year, will be turning 100. On behalf of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. It's only been a year under an Albanese government, and middle Australia is hurting, with the typical Australian family at least $25,000 worse off as the...
- Quad Leaders' Summit (2 speeches)
ER () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. How is Australia's work with the Quad helping to advance our national interest? What were some of the outcomes of the Quad leaders' meeting held...
- Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. One year ago, the Prime Minister promised a $275 cut to electricity bills, but power prices have increased. One year ago, the Prime Minister promised cheaper...
- G7 Summit (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What were the outcomes of the Prime Minister's recent meeting with President Biden, and how will they shape the alliance between Australia and the United...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
I'm 78 years young, Mr Speaker! Minister for Indigenous Australians, are you aware that life expectancy for homelanded First Australians is just 56. Under the ALP government in Queensland, 36,000...
- Employment, Wages (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How have outcomes improved for employment and wages after the first 12 months of the Albanese Labor government?
- Budget (12 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Middle Australia is hurting. The Treasurer had one job in the budget—to reduce pressure on inflation, not increase it—and the Treasurer failed. Why...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. In its first 12 months, how has the Albanese government delivered on its promise to deliver better health care for Australians after a...
- Economy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm Australia has a core inflation rate higher than the US, the UK and the euro area?
- Early Childhood Education (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. How is the Albanese Labor government laying the foundations for a better future for Australian children and families by making early...
- Economy (22 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm Australia has a core inflation rate higher than the US, the UK and the euro area?
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How has the Albanese Labor government used its first 12 months to end a decade of denial and neglect, to deliver stronger, more...
- Natural Disaster Insurance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, in the central west of New South Wales communities like Eugowra, Molong, Cudal and Canowindra were devastated by the storms and floods of...
- Wages, Employment (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister of Employment and Workplace Relations. In its first 12 months in office how has the Albanese Labor government reversed previous policies, to get wages moving and to...
- Budget: Tourism (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Tourism accounts for billions of dollars of vital economic activity across Queensland, including in my electorate of Dawson. Labor are slugging Queenslanders...
- Cybersecurity (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Financial Services. Australians lost $3 billion to scams in 2022. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to end a decade of neglect and to fight back...
- Julian Assange (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, you would be aware that Stella Assange is in Parliament House and is, in fact, in the gallery right now. Prime Minister, why are you not...
- Albanese Government: Women (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. How has the Albanese Labor government delivered for Australian women in its first 12 months?
- Housing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. New dwelling construction is at its lowest level in over 10 years, builders are collapsing and housing investment is dropping on the government's...
- Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering for Australian manufacturers? Has there been any opposition to these initiatives?
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley says there are 16,400 dwellings in Sydney approved, but not yet commenced—the highest number in four years....
- Paid Parental Leave Scheme (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese government's enhanced Paid Parental Leave scheme just one way the government is making up for almost a decade of lost time...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Under standing order 105(b), I wish to draw your attention to an overdue question in writing—question No. 102, which concerns whether the government will honour the existing City Deals...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 22 and 23 of 2022-23 (1 speech)
I present the following Auditor-General's reports for 2022-23: No. 22—Performance audit:implementation of parliamentary committee and Auditor-General...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Bass Electorate: Anzac Day (1 speech)
On Anzac Day 2023, as I've done for many years prior, I gathered with the George Town community to pay my respects at their dawn service. This year, I was struck by a wonderful speech and...
- Hunter Electorate: Liddell Power Station (1 speech)
It's the end of an era for our region in the Hunter, with the closure of the Liddell Power Station. Liddell was built in 1971 and served our region and our state for well over 52 years. It...
- Energy (1 speech)
To make a comment on the member for Hunter's speech, I find it quite unreal that a fellow boilermaker would make such a speech. Having said that, you're entitled to your opinion, Sir. Last week,...
- Blair Electorate: Ipswich Show (1 speech)
Last Friday I was delighted to welcome the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defence to the 150th Ipswich Show in my electorate, and he opened the show on a glorious Queensland autumn day. I...
- COVID 19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I won't muck around. I'm here to stop the jabs and the mandates, protect the kids and tell the truth—my body, my choice. Every day I engage with people who are suffering from vaccine...
- Tibet, Macquarie Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
The Blue Mountains has a small but strong Tibetan refugee community, many of whom have taken the path to citizenship. It's because of the stories of struggles that they've shared with me that I...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Juvenile Incarceration (1 speech)
Townsville, Cairns, Mount Isa and Mareeba have the highest crime rates ever recorded probably in Australian history. Over three cars are stolen every day in Cairns. Every family in Townsville...
- Tangney Electorate: Levkovskiy, Mr Petr (1 speech)
Today in this House I would like to pay my respects to a constituent who, unfortunately, I have never met, but his story resounds closely to my heart. His name is Petr Levkovskiy. Like many...
- Gold Coast: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last week I joined with state and council colleagues to host a community meeting on stage 4 of the Gold Coast Light Rail. It was standing room only, with over 600 people attending and many more...
- Housing (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the Albanese Labor government's $91.7 million commitment to continue funding the Reconnect program that assists young people experiencing homelessness or at risk of...
- Western Australian Government (1 speech)
At the 2021 state election, tens of thousands of Western Australians in the Peal region put their trust in Mark McGowan and Labor. But now I hear nothing but buyer's remorse. People ask why the...
- Housing (1 speech)
Not one of the members in this parliament who are blocking the social housing package that we have put forward is currently waiting on a social housing waitlist—not one of them. Not one of...
- Bell, Mr David Scott (1 speech)
HAMILTON () (): Last Tuesday there was an extraordinary coming together of the greater Queensland GPS community, as Mr David Scott Bell was laid to rest at a very moving ceremony at Brisbane Boys...
- International Mother Language Day (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge International Mother Language Day. International Mother Language Day is celebrated every year on 21 February. It was formally declared by UNESCO in 1999 and has been...
- Mitchell Electorate: Hills Relay for Life (1 speech)
It's a pleasure to rise and speak about the 22nd annual Cancer Council Hills Relay for Life, which was held this weekend, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May, in my electorate of Mitchell at the Castle...
- Bendigo Electorate: National Volunteer Week (2 speeches)
Last week, 15 to 21 May, was National Volunteer Week. That gives me a chance today to give a shout-out to all of our amazing local volunteers in the Bendigo electorate. This year I would like to...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Superannuation (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Government's superannuation tax will unfairly impact younger Australians; (2) recognises that: (a) a 20-year-old today earning an average salary will...
- Aged Care (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the Government's second budget delivers a record 15 per cent pay increase for aged care workers across Australia, and that this represents the biggest...
- Gambling Advertising (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the consequences of harm from gambling are poorer health and wellbeing for individuals who gamble, their family members, friends and community; (b)...
- Small Business (7 speeches)
I move the motion relating to small businesses in the terms in which it appears on the Notice Paper: That this House: (1) recognises that Australia's millions of small businesses are the engine...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (9 speeches)
I move: That this House acknowledges that: (1) the Government: (a) has not consulted with or listened to the genuine concerns of community pharmacists in regard to its proposed pharmaceutical...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Western Australian Government (1 speech)
In 2021, the three Labor MPs in the Peel region promised big on health care. David Templeman, Lisa Munday and Robyn Clarke were elected promising to fix our local hospital and have even dubbed...
- National Women's Health Advisory Council (1 speech)
On 17 April I held a successful women's healthcare town hall in Hasluck, which was attended by the honourable Ged Kearney, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care; and Dr Fei Sim, the...
- Cybercrime (1 speech)
Last week I met with Jenny and Michael Yeo from Canterbury in my electorate. They described an extraordinarily sophisticated scam in which they lost $300,000 to Australian and international...
- Parramatta Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Last week was National Volunteer Week, and I want to thank our team of local volunteers in Parramatta. Volunteers are the heart and soul of any thriving community. They play an important role in...
- Goldstein Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
Two years ago, Flynn Megahan delivered his own 90-second statement. Flynn identified a need in our community for a safer pedestrian crossing on Thomas Street, around the corner from my electorate...
- Arts and Culture (1 speech)
It's been terrific to visit MPs around the country who understand the power and value of artistic creativity like the members for Calare, Lingiari, Robertson and Newcastle. Their communities,...
- Darragh, Mr Bill (1 speech)
Bill Darragh of Darragh's Butchers in Casino has retired after working as a butcher for 64 years. Bill started out as an apprentice butcher in 1959 at the age of 15. He then went into partnership...
- Creator Academy (1 speech)
I stand before you today to celebrate the achievements of our young students at Creator Academy, which is an esteemed robotics centre located in Eastwood. Since 2022, these bright minds have...
- Bathurst Proclamation Day (1 speech)
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending Bathurst's proclamation day celebrations, when the city's newest Living Legends were announced and honoured. Ten minutes before the ceremony,...
- Love, Mr Geoff, Australian Conservation Foundation Community Macnamara, Kinglake Friends of the Forest (1 speech)
I begin just by paying my respects to Geoff Love, who was a local activist and someone who loved environmental issues. In fact, we met on the polling booth, where he was proudly supporting the...
- New South Wales Government: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise to put on record my condemnation of two decisions of the newly elected Minns government in New South Wales. We haven't had a Labor government in New South Wales for a very long time. The...
- Greene, Mr Stephen (1 speech)
Today I stand before you to pay tribute to a remarkable individual whose presence left an indelible mark on our community in Chisolm. Stephen Greene, a beloved local, dedicated himself...
- Clive Berghofer Stadium (1 speech)
I was pleased to see in the budget funding the proposal to redevelop the much-loved Clive Berghofer Stadium in the beautiful city of Toowoomba. I urge all levels of government now to rapidly...
- McEwen Electorate: National Volunteer Week, McEwen Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Last week was National Volunteer Week. I know that we can never actually quantify just how much value volunteers put into our communities, but we should acknowledge the amount of work that they...
- 2023 Petrie Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
Last week I had the chance to celebrate the contribution of 26 outstanding volunteers in Petrie who go above and beyond, and always show service over self at my volunteer awards. This event is an...
- Hunter Electorate: Musgrove Realty (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the achievement of a great small business in my electorate. I congratulate Musgrove Realty on two awards they received at Rate My Agent's Agent of the Year Awards ceremony,...
- Lyne Electorate (1 speech)
I congratulate the Forster Ironman Local Organising Committee, who ran the 22nd Matt Nixon Memorial Golf Day at Forster Golf Club. It began in 2002 in memory of Matt, a serving policeman and avid...
- Timor-Leste (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the people of Timor-Leste on a peaceful parliamentary election on Sunday, the country's fifth parliamentary election since the restoration of their independence in 2002....
- Environment: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Graziers just a half-hour drive from Rockhampton are facing a David-and-Goliath battle against conglomerate renewable energy companies that are planning to destroy acres of untouched land that is...
- Macarthur Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I want to speak about Appin Road. Appin Road is an essential link in my electorate that connects my electorate of Macarthur in the Illawarra to Wollondilly, Camden and Western Sydney airport....
- Northwest Lightning Alliance (1 speech)
It's always dangerous to predict the future, but I'll give it a shot. I think in my lifetime women's AFL will be as big and successful, if not more so, than the men's game. I've seen an inkling...
- Bendigo Electorate: Defence Industry (1 speech)
Last week, the Minister for Defence Industries, the Hon. Pat Conroy, visited Bendigo to make a very important announcement, an announcement that will save and secure jobs at our Bendigo Thalis...
- Forrest Electorate: Oakway Estate, Forrest Electorate: Donnybrook Pharmacy (1 speech)
There have been some exciting things going on in Donnybrook in my electorate. Congratulations to Oakway Estate, located in Palmdale, which recently won Best Cellar Door Experience for WA at the...
- Lyons Electorate: National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I am sure every member here will join me in thanking our incredible volunteers across the country. Last week was National Volunteer Week. I would like to thank the volunteers in my electorate for...
- Kapooka Tragedy: 78th Anniversary (1 speech)
Yesterday at the memorial service on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the Kapooka tragedy, I witnessed, as did the others who were lucky enough to be present, one of the most inspirational...
- Fraser Electorate: National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Volunteers are the backbone of our communities. 'Robbo keeps the footy club alive. She is the heart and soul of the club,' so says the Braybrook Football Club president, Robyn Cowell, winner of...
- Lindsay Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
TOSH () (): I was talking to the member for Kooyong about young people, in particular young women, and the sorts of pressures they had during COVID. I've seen in my portfolio in mental health...
- Gilmore Electorate: Ulladulla Blessing of the Fleet (1 speech)
If ever there was the perfect example of community coming together, it was on full show at the Blessing of the Fleet Festival at Ulladulla on Easter Sunday. The Blessing the Fleet Parade, made up...
- Casey Electorate: RSL Anzac Day Services (1 speech)
Almost one month ago across the country and across Casey we gathered to commemorate Anzac Day. I want to take a moment to, firstly, acknowledge the Monbulk RSL, who are struggling at the moment...
- Newcastle Youth Forum (2 speeches)
Last month I was joined by my colleagues the member for Paterson and the Minister for Youth to host the Newcastle Youth Forum. The Newcastle Youth Forum was attended by young people aged 16 to 24...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- National Parks (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the Government will invest an extra $262.3 million in the 2023-24 budget to address the chronic underfunding of Australia's iconic national parks; (2)...
- Manufacturing Industry (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Australian manufacturers continue to be significantly impacted by the cost-of-living crisis; (b) the Government still has no plan to tackle...
- Citizenship (7 speeches)
RYAN (—) (): I move: That this House: (1) celebrates: (a) the close trans-Tasman relationship between Australia and New Zealand; and (b) the contribution New Zealanders living in Australia...
- Budget (15 speeches)
ON () (): It gives me pleasure to speak to this motion put by the member for Forde. Following the budget, I spent a week out in the community reflecting upon it. I have formed an image where...
- Cybercrime (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) in 2022, Australians lost an estimated $3.1 billion to scams; and (b) in the last 12 months to April 2023, almost half of all Australians have been...
- Education (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that; (a) financial literacy rates in Australia are in decline; (b) enrolments in economic based subjects, which incorporate financial literacy in the...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government: Health Care (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the Government is easing cost-of-living pressures and making hundreds of common medicines cheaper by allowing millions of Australians to buy two months' worth...
