House debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- Member for Cook (2 speeches)
BATES () (): I wish to raise a matter of privilege under standing order 51. The matter involves the former Prime Minister and member for Cook and whether statements made by the member for Cook...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (2 speeches)
I have two matters, Speaker. Firstly, for the benefit of members: because of the time priorities for order of the day No. 1, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will most likely...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee's report No. 5 of 2023 entitled Department of Defence—Facilities to support JP9101 Phase 1...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Energy (1 speech)
On Friday 11 August in Tamworth you will see the start of a new, organic movement of people. It is not a Barnaby movement. It is not a National Party movement. It's not a Greens movement. It's...
- Cooper Electorate: Mernda Central College Japanese Tea Garden (1 speech)
Recently I went to Mernda Central College for the opening of the new Japanese tea garden. I saw a fantastic performance by the Takio drummers. The garden has a beautiful design with a fantastic...
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Regional Queenslanders will be gathering in Brisbane on 22 August at midday to make their voices heard about their concerns on the reckless destruction of the environment for renewable energy....
- Jagajaga Electorate: Volunteer Grants (1 speech)
TES () (): One of the things that makes my local community so special is our community spirit, and this is demonstrated best by our passion for volunteering. From parents helping out at their...
- Fowler Electorate: Chaldean Community, Assyrian Martyrs Day (1 speech)
As many members in this House know, I love to shine a light on my community of Fowler—a diverse community. I'd like to highlight two significant cultural events that took place this week....
- Lidcombe Organic Waste Transfer Station (1 speech)
Lidcombe is a very special suburb with a wonderfully diverse community, but it is often an overlooked and underappreciated suburb. It was this thought that struck me last month when I held a...
- Garma Festival (1 speech)
Last weekend, I went to the Garma Festival in north-east Arnhem Land. 'Garma' means 'two-way learning'. It's become a place where Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders come together to discuss...
- Northern Territory: Homelessness Services (1 speech)
This week is National Homelessness Week. Today, I'd like to pay my respects to those in the Northern Territory who, day in and day out, try to find solutions and give hope to those experiencing...
- Gamson, Mr Anthony (Tony) (1 speech)
I was saddened by the sudden passing of Tony Gamson earlier this year. Tony Gamson and his wife, Meegan, have been mainstays of the Arcadia community, organising the annual community dinner. This...
- Holt Electorate: Clyde Creek Primary School (1 speech)
Last Friday, I got to do one of my most favourite and cherished duties as an MP: speaking with students about democracy and government. This time I was blessed to speak with grades 5 and 6 at...
- Victorian Government: Energy, Seeley International (1 speech)
Yet again I must rise to protect my community from the ways of the Victorian Labor government—actions which are heavy-handed, short in thought and completely devoid of consultation. The...
- Cassels, Mr Cunningham Norman McIntyre (Jock) (1 speech)
I've had the privilege of helping Air Force pilot Jock Cassels celebrate his 100th birthday, which falls on 11 August, at RAAF Base Richmond. Ninety seconds isn't enough to capture Cunningham...
- Agriculture Industry, SPC (1 speech)
In 1917 a group of fruitgrowers in Victoria's Goulburn Valley decided to form a cooperative, which they named the Shepparton Fruit Preserving Company. It's an iconic business, and SPC is in...
- Ukraine (1 speech)
On Monday last week, on behalf of Senator Bilyk and Senator Reynolds, I hosted a special parliamentary screening of the documentary Masha & Valentyna. It follows two Ukrainians who've been...
- Fiona Stanley Hospital (1 speech)
I want to let people in my electorate, in particular the parents, know that Fiona Stanley Hospital now has a seven-day-a-week addiction prevention and treatment service outpatient clinic that...
- Spence Electorate: Gawler Show (1 speech)
I'd like to provide the House with an update on a major event happening in the very near future in my electorate of Spence, the upcoming Gawler Show. The Gawler Show is run by the Gawler...
- Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (1 speech)
Labor does not understand regional Australia, doesn't want to and doesn't seek to. Labor's changes to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme are unworkable. The point about this is that...
- Ellenbrook Dockers Junior Football Club (1 speech)
On a recent cold and rainy Friday night, I braved the elements to attend the Ellenbrook Dockers Junior Football Club's first ever multicultural round in Western Australia, and I'm so glad that I...
- Russell Island: House Fire (1 speech)
In the early hours of Sunday, the tranquillity of Russell Island was interrupted by the horror of an engulfing house fire. Tragically, police have now confirmed the deaths of 11-year-old Zack;...
- Business Investment (2 speeches)
Boothby is home to many businesses that make up our vibrant local economy, and this government is committed to doing more for business. We know businesses see the benefit of energy transition, so...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- FIFA Women's World Cup (2 speeches)
The Leader of the Opposition will join me and all members, I'm sure, in congratulating the Matildas on such a magnificent win last night. I thank you, Mr Speaker, and the President of the Senate...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Assistant Treasurer will be absent from question time today and for the rest of this week. He's representing Australia at the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Prime Minister only releasing Voice legislation after Australians have voted? Why does the Prime Minister continue to be deceptive and not provide...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. The aged-care royal commission placed workforce at the heart of its recommendations to fix an aged-care system broken by a decade of neglect. How is...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has repeatedly stated that the Uluru Statement from the Heart literally fits on one A4 page. Is the Prime Minister aware the statement, as...
- Pensions and Benefits (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering real cost-of-living relief to almost two million Australians under the government's...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
To the Prime Minister: methane emissions are 80 times more potent in trapping heat than CO2 in the first 20 years. Methane has been documented to leak or be actively vented into the air at every...
- Economy (7 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What have been the results of the Albanese Labor government's responsible budget management and how does this compare to previous approaches?
- Makarrata Commission (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Internal talking points produced by the National Indigenous Australians Agency, released under the Freedom of Information Act, reveal...
- Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Government Services. How will the royal commission into robodebt improve the Public Service, and how does the minister respond to associated commentary about this?
- Makarrata Commission (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The minister has previously said that the makarrata commission's work is 'really code for treaty without saying it'. Can the minister...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How will an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice assist future governments to develop policies to close the gap in health outcomes...
- Makarrata Commission (26 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In August 2021, the now Prime Minister promised that Labor in government would, as a matter of priority, establish a makarrata commission to develop a...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How will an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice help to deliver better skills outcomes for First Nations Australians?
- Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct (2 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. The doctors are in the House: 85 of them are in this chamber right now. Today 2,500 health professionals warned of the dire health consequences should the...
- International Development Assistance (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for International Development and the Pacific. How is the Albanese Labor government strengthening relationships with countries across the Indo-Pacific through...
- Uluru Statement from the Heart (36 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister remain committed to a national treaty, as called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart?
- Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. What steps has the Albanese Labor government taken to stamp out migrant worker exploitation after a decade...
- Housing (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. National polling shows that 74 per cent of Australians support the federal government to work with National Cabinet to coordinate rent caps, while 80...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What is the role of political leaders in advancing reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians?
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Question Time (6 speeches)
I was wondering whether I could get a ruling from you overnight, Mr Speaker, around the answer that the Prime Minister gave to question 6. The question was 'Does the Prime Minister remain...
- 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.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Housing (19 speeches)
I have 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 housing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Uluru Statement from the Heart (1 speech)
I rise to add to an answer that I gave earlier today. During question time, I said: Senator Cash tried to up the Barnaby Joyce comment and said, 'if we put the voice into the Constitution …...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
In 1964 Donald Horne penned his book, The Lucky Country. The title soon became the nickname for Australia, which was ironic given the book was actually quite critical of Australia's rapid...
- McEwen Electorate: Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk, Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
Next Friday will mark the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, which was one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. This has since become Australia's Vietnam veterans' remembrance day. It...
- Petition: Basketball (1 speech)
Whether it be gymnastics at the local PCYC, soccer at Churchill Park, hockey and athletics at St Leonards, footy in Launceston, netball at Hoblers Bridge, swimming at the aquatic centre or...
- Books n Boots Inc. (1 speech)
In light of the Matildas' exciting win last night, the continuing debate around the Voice to Parliament proposal and recent discussions around Closing the Gap, I'd like to talk about a charity...
- Australian Space Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to express my disappointment with the way this government has downgraded one of Australia's emerging and enabling industries: our space sector. When I was the minister for industry,...
- Local Content Broadcasting (2 speeches)
Australians love their entertainment. We love our sporting games and we love our news programs on TV. For decades, we've benefited from a robust community minded approach by free-to-air channels....
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Hardworking young Australians are working more, getting less and paying the price for Labor's broken promises. They have a job, but they can hardly afford the cost of fuel to get to that job...
- Cooper Electorate: Edwardes Lake Park, Cooper Electorate: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Today I'd like to tell you a love story. It's a story that started when two gorgeous birds fell in love—meet Kevin and Mabel. Kevin is a wild black swan that has lived at beautiful Edwardes...
- Casey Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Driving through my electorate of Casey, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that you're within 100 kilometres of Melbourne. Our community is made up of hundreds of kilometres of unsealed roads, from...
- Macarthur Electorate: Telecommunications Infrastructure (1 speech)
I just want to acknowledge the hard work by our communications minister on including a number of suburbs in Macarthur in the fibre-to-the-premises upgrades to the NBN recently. This $2.4 billion...
- Bonner Electorate: Bayside United Football Club (1 speech)
I think we can all agree that it is beyond exciting to see our Matildas make it through to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women's Soccer World Cup. They were on fire last night, and what...
- Tangney Electorate: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
A lot has been said about the Voice, and a lot of negativity oozes from the opposition. Today I want to share a very positive experience. Our electorate of Tangney is one of the most diverse in...
- Forde Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The electorate of Forde is the epicentre of one of the fastest-growing regions in Queensland, the south-east corner. South-East Queensland is expected to grow by up to 2.2 million people by 2046,...
- Parramatta Electorate: Sydney Metro West (1 speech)
I rise to show my support for the New South Wales government's Sydney Metro West project. Parramatta is Australia's most dynamic CBD, and it deserves that title for a number of reasons. First of...
- Schools (1 speech)
Education is critical to the future success of every child and of Australian society more broadly. But this future is under threat, with school quality and student outcomes continuing to decline...
- Peter Hopper Lake, Syro-Malabar Cultural Centre (2 speeches)
GILES (—) (): I want to talk about the Peter Hopper Lake, which is at the very centre of Mill Park and at the centre of the Mill Park community. The lake in recent times has fallen into...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Gender Equality (5 speeches)
The recently released Globalgender gap report from the World Economic Forum shows that, since the Albanese Labor government took office, Australia's world gender equity ranking has jumped 17...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Housing Affordability, Energy (1 speech)
Governments have begun to speak more and more about affordable housing, but their definition of the term 'affordable' shows that they are really living in another world. The south-east region of...
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
Australians are doing it tough. Right around the country there are families that are seeing the cost of their groceries go up, the cost of their fuel go up, in many cases their real wages go down...
- Indigenous Art (1 speech)
Indigenous art is a very important part of Australia's cultural landscape. Recently, it has gained some negative attention with allegations that Indigenous art is a big con job and that the works...
- Robertson Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I want to take a moment to acknowledge some of the outstanding environmental groups that operate within my electorate of Robertson at the southern end of the Central Coast in New South Wales....
- Victoria: Australian Labor Party (7 speeches)
In tonight's grievance debate I'm going to outline the biggest grievance that I and many other Victorians have, and that is the way in which the Labor Party—both the Labor Party at a state...
- Migration (2 speeches)
My grievance is about the global movement of people and how it is being handled—or not handled. I recently attended a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Adult Migrant English...
