House debates
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating a member to be a supplementary member of the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport for the purpose of the committee's...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
It's a great opportunity to stand on the floor the House, which I have served for 13 years, and share with the great Australian public that the largest contributor to GDP in my electorate is...
- Gilmore Electorate: Schools Upgrade Fund (1 speech)
Last Thursday was Public Education Day, and what better time is there to talk about the funding that we've delivered to schools on the South Coast. The Schools Upgrade Fund will see $233,810...
- Budget: Defence (1 speech)
The Deputy Prime Minister must come clean to this House and Townsville's Australian Defence Force members about the future of a number of units at Lavarack Barracks. The Deputy Prime Minister,...
- Hodgens, Ms Marie (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to Marie Hodgens, an extraordinary local activist in Chisholm who impacted the lives of so many as a loving mother, a wife to Howard, grandmother, great-grandmother, a...
- Wentworth Electorate: Dementia (1 speech)
More than 400,000 Australians currently live with dementia, a condition for which there is no known cure. Over the last few weeks, I have been meeting with people in my electorate who are...
- Aukus (1 speech)
The successful delivery of AUKUS, the technology sharing agreement, is of vital national interest and it is only fitting that there be a bipartisan group in this place to support it—an...
- Petition: Eating Disorders (1 speech)
I rise to table a petition with almost 7,000 signatures which has been considered by the petitions committee and found to be an order. It was initiated by one of my constituents Alissa Booth to...
- Werriwa Electorate: Sewa Australia (1 speech)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sewa Australia, a volunteer-led, not-for-profit organisation that operates in south-west Sydney and the electorate of Werriwa. Sewa began in 1997 with a...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (1 speech)
In December 2021 the now Prime Minister said: Taxpayers deserve better than to have their funds funnelled into marginal electorates on the basis of a political whim. But what did the Prime...
- Premier of Western Australia (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, who yesterday announced that he will be resigning as premier and as the member for Rockingham. Mark's energy, enthusiasm and...
- Cowper Electorate: National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I missed the chance to speak during National Volunteer Week earlier this month, so I'd like to take the opportunity now to thank each and every volunteer on the mid-north coast for their tireless...
- Bendigo Electorate: Defence Equipment (1 speech)
Last week I shared with the House the great news that the Albanese Labor government had secured the jobs at Bendigo Thales with a new contract to manufacture Bushmasters in our electorate. There...
- Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
Last week, one of the most well-respected and loved organisations in Australia celebrated its 95th birthday. The Royal Flying Doctor Service, set up by Reverend John Flynn all those years ago,...
- National Reconciliation Week (1 speech)
I rise to commend Umina Beach Public School, my former primary school, on a moving Reconciliation Week assembly. Reconciliation Week is a time that we as a nation reflect on our shared history...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Entrepreneurship Facilitators Program (1 speech)
I rise today to shine a light on the government's decision to terminate the Entrepreneurship Facilitators program in their recent budget. This short-sighted decision will have a severe impact in...
- Premier of Western Australia (1 speech)
Premier Mark McGowan showed what leadership looks like in a crisis. He unified West Aussies during their darkest days and saved thousands of lives. My community of Swan witnessed this firsthand....
- Lyne Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Congratulations to Midcoast Hearing from Taree, which was recently named champion of Health Improvement Services at the Australian Small Business Champion Awards, the most prestigious national...
- Citizenship (6 speeches)
The day my parents became Australian citizens was one of the proudest moments in their lives. Becoming an Australian is an affirmation of belonging, a symbol of unity and a celebration of shared...
- Energy (1 speech)
Australians are grappling with a cost-of-living crisis, with households experiencing rising electricity prices and frequent bill shock. The Albanese Labor government promised that Australian...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
In 1967, 56 years ago, the people of Australia went to a vote—a vote to give First Nations people the right to be counted in our census. Later this year we will go to another important...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence will be absent from question time today and the Minister for Skills and Training will answer questions on his behalf. I...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, yesterday I visited a food manufacturer in the Yarra Valley that has seen its energy bills skyrocket by $200,000 since Labor came to office....
- Employment: Women (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What impact have the Albanese Labor government's policies had for women wanting to work full time?
- Energy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 97 occasions before the last election the Prime Minister promised to reduce every Australian's power bill by $275. But the government's own budget papers...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What are the impacts of the global inflation challenge, and how is the Albanese Labor government's budget and economic plan helping address price pressures in our...
- Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Last year, former Victorian police commissioner Christine Nixon was commissioned to investigate Australia's migration system. In your own words,...
- Western Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese government working with the government of Western Australia to deliver real benefits and a better future for Western Australians?
- Cost of Living (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. UBS data shows that in the last month alone the price of Vegemite has increased by eight per cent, peanut butter by nine per cent. Yoghurt has increased by...
- Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How will Australians benefit from the Albanese Labor government's action on energy prices? What has been the response to the...
- Forestry (18 speeches)
ESTER () (): My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer to his answer in question time last Thursday where he said, 'Through the National Reconstruction Fund, we specifically set aside...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Sport. What has the Albanese Labor government done to address the aged-care crisis it inherited and to lay the foundations for a better sector...
- Energy (9 speeches)
McKENZIE () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Under the government's price increase announced last week, the average Victorian will pay a further 25 per cent more for their energy or $532...
- Environment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government—
- Artificial Intelligence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Science and Industry. Leading AI experts and industry leaders have warned that unregulated AI development presents profound risks to society and humanity. Last...
- Indigenous Australians (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. During Reconciliation Week, what can Australians do to promote reconciliation?
- Timber Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his answer last Thursday, when he told the House the National Reconstruction Fund was an example of how his government is supporting timber...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese government working to give Australians the skills and training they need for secure and rewarding employment, and...
- Local Government (7 speeches)
Prime Minister, you're a strong supporter of local government. Federal assistance grants used to be distributed to help the most disadvantaged local council communities based on the SEIFA index....
- Global Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. What money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks does Australia face, and how are these risks made worse by the mess left by the former government?
- National Reconstruction Fund (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's previous answer, where he continues to mislead native hardwood timber workers and their families and suggests they will share...
- Housing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its ambitious housing commitments? What obstacles may block further...
- Forestry (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will native hardwood timber workers receive direct support from your government?
- Medicare (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Has there always been uniform support for Medicare bulk-billed GP services, and how is the Albanese Labor government ensuring that...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- National Reconciliation Week (1 speech)
To commemorate National Reconciliation Week, tonight at 5 pm I'll be officially lighting Australia's Parliament House facade in the shapes, colours and landscapes of Central Australia. I'd invite...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions Without Notice (4 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I have a question for you about the rules in relation to relevance. We've asked a series of very tight questions this afternoon. My question to you is: how could questions possibly be...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 27 of 2023 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Performance Audit Report No. 27 of 2023 entitled National Indigenous Australians Agency's management of provider fraud and noncompliance . Document made a...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (20 speeches)
SPEAKER (): I've received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This government's...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration Of Legislation (2 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Long, Mr Jeff (1 speech)
IOLI () (): On a terrible weekend on our roads, we lost a very special member of our community, Jeff Long. I didn't know Jeff well, but like anyone who played cricket and sport in the Yarra...
- Industrial Relations (1 speech)
I'd like to associate the government with the member for Casey's heartfelt tribute to his constituent. I met some wonderful people at parliament today: Sam, Ben, Ella and Pip travelled here to...
- Homelessness (1 speech)
HOWARTH () (): You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that homelessness is an issue across Australia. People in my electorate are telling me they have seen an increase in people living in...
- Markets (1 speech)
When many people hear the word 'market', they immediately think 'free markets'. But most markets aren't free. There are all sorts of ways in which they are regulated—disclosure...
- Rural And Regional Health Services (1 speech)
Last week marked one year of the Labor government and on behalf of my electorate of Cowper I want to put regional health—and I emphasise regional health—in the spotlight. Sadly, in my...
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about supporting refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an area of the work that our government has been doing that is important to me, and I know it's important to many...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- South Australia: Hospitals (1 speech)
I rise with really good news today. We have quite a milestone in my community. Our emergency department at Mount Barker opens next week. On Friday I had a tour with the SA health minister, Chris...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Last Friday was Sorry Day. In the morning I joined dozens of community members in the City of Whittlesea's annual sorry walk, listening to elders, paying my respects and saying sorry. It was also...
- Herbert Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
The No. 1 issue in Townsville is crime. There is rarely a day that goes by where the morning news updates don't outline the latest incident contributing to our youth crime. This morning it was a...
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to say I am proud of the 2023 budget, which delivers the stronger foundations for a better future. When it comes to what that means for the people in the Perth electorate, I have proudly...
- Parry, Mr Ethan, Laybutt, Mr Zac (1 speech)
I rise to give the House an update on a couple of athletes from my patch, and they are both absolute crackers. They're from different fields. Firstly, Ethan Parry, who I've spoken about before,...
- Solomon Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
As you know, Deputy Speaker Chesters, the Northern Territory—Darwin, Palmerston, the rural area, the Top End of the Northern Territory that I'm so proud to represent—is blessed to...
- Tanami Road (1 speech)
I rise to express my deep concern regarding the Labor government's decision to delay the sealing of the Tanami Road. The Tanami is not any old piece of road. It is a critical and strategic...
- Bennelong Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
Before I became a member in this place, I ran a small family owned business, the one that my father started way back in 1987 out of the back of a van. He worked hard to build it up. It paid for...
- Grey Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
Much has been made in this place, particularly since the budget, by those on the government side of the increased support for child care in Australia: $4.7 billion over the forwards. Generally...
- Chifley Electorate: Coral McLean Awards (2 speeches)
Late last month I had the honour of hosting the 12th annual Coral McLean Awards in our community, dedicated to the memory of the late Coral McLean. I set the awards up as the member for Chifley...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 4, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin, Marine Plastic Pollution (1 speech)
I have two matters of importance that I wish to talk about today: the scourge of plastics in our ocean and the Murray-Darling Basin—specifically, the great challenge and opportunity that is...
- Asbestos (1 speech)
Australians know asbestos kills. This parliament banned the deadly substance in 2003, and this year, in December, we will mark 20 years since asbestos was completely banned in Australia—no...
- Stronger Communities Program, Barwick, Mrs Flora (1 speech)
As they say: 'Grievances? Well, I've got a few!' It's good to have this opportunity. My first grievance is this: the Albanese government has stopped funding the Stronger Communities Program. We...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
The Morrison coalition government was a sinking ship not only within Australia but also overseas. Like their polling numbers, the reputation of Australia as a fair, just and committed...
- Crime (1 speech)
I rise today as the federal member for Durack to once again address a matter of grave concern that is gripping our regional communities in Western Australia. That is the unprecedented and...
- Housing (2 speeches)
Throughout Australia, people both young and old are worried about the cost and supply of housing. In my electorate of Corangamite in Victoria, many residents are facing rising rents, inflated...
