House debates
Monday, 11 September 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
TEMPLEMAN () (): I present the 15th report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 15...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following 72 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 35 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
I'd like to update the House on the committee's review of its procedures for the referral of petitions to ministers. Once a petition is presented to the House, the standing orders allow for the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Taxation: Corporate Profits (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the Government's failure to reign in excessive profits from corporations which are hurting everyday people by driving inflation and worsening the cost of living...
- Vocational Education and Training (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government's Fee-Free TAFE policy has been hugely successful, with more than 214,300 enrolments so far in the first six months, nearly 35,000...
- Energy (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) the Government's rush towards 82 per cent renewable energy could expose Australia to unnecessary national security risks due to a dependence on imported...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Overthrow of Chilean Government: 50th Anniversary (5 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Griffith from moving the following motion— That this House: (1) notes: (a) that 11...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
I rise to highlight responses to legislation lobbed into this chamber last Wednesday by the Minister for the Environment and Water, changing the Murray-Darling Basin Plan—a plan with...
- Overthrow of Chilean Government: 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, an event which marked the beginning of a period of pain, suffering, violence and oppression for the Chilean people, and the...
- Infrastructure: Water (1 speech)
The mighty Murray River is the lifeblood of regional communities, but I don't rise today to speak about the water that Labor is wanting to rip away from productive agriculture. Instead I want to...
- Overthrow of Chilean Government: 50th Anniversary (1 speech)
As we heard from the member for Bean, today marks the 50th year commemorating the brutal coup d'etat in Chile. The democratically elected Allende government was ousted by the brutal dictator...
- Calare Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
For over 170 years the people of central-western New South Wales have been fighting for a crossing over the Macquarie River between Mudgee and Orange at Dixons Long Point. For residents of our...
- Blair Electorate: Onam Festival (1 speech)
I thank the Ipswich Malayali Association for once again inviting me to celebrate Onam with them last Saturday at Ripley Valley State Secondary College in my electorate of Blair. I was joined by...
- Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to express my concern about the state of the Australian education system. Just last month, we heard the startling news that one-third of Australian students failed to meet the...
- Veterans: Australian National Veterans Art Museum (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, here in Parliament House, we hosted an evening of poetry, art, spoken word and music by Australian veterans. I want to thank the Australian National Veterans Art Museum for...
- Childhood Dementia Day (1 speech)
Childhood Dementia Day is 20 September. The campaign this year is called 'FACE it', with the goal of making childhood dementia impossible to ignore. Many people don't realise that there are over...
- Feng Hua Chinese School (1 speech)
LAXALE () (): Last Saturday, I had the absolute privilege of attending the Feng Hua Chinese School Moon Festival celebration. It was a delightful and enriching experience that not only celebrated...
- September 11 Attacks: 22nd Anniversary (1 speech)
Twenty-two years ago on this day, September 11, the world stopped as New York crumbled. I always remember this day and am forever grateful that my trip to New York, which would've had me staying...
- Robertson Electorate: Rubys Home Store (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge Rubys Home Store, a phenomenal local small business in Woy Woy, in my electorate of Robertson. Rubys Home Store began when, in 2019, Jane Fonti decided to realise a lifelong...
- Flinders Electorate: Infrastructure (3 speeches)
'Only a federal Labor government will make sure that the extension of the line to Baxter, benefitting residents in Frankston and the peninsula, becomes a reality.' This statement can still be...
- Hunter Electorate: Wine Industry (2 speeches)
The winners of the Sydney Royal Wine Show have been crowned, and—well, no surprise—the remarkable wines from the Hunter have risen to the top again. There were four days of rigorous...
- Health Care (1 speech)
The first week of the Albanese government's 60-day dispensing has been an absolute shambles. I've been informed that many prescribers lack clarity regarding the new 60-day prescribing guidelines...
- Hasluck Electorate: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (1 speech)
Hasluck is home to many culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and many of those communities wish to have access to good engagement with politics and government at all levels. The...
- GI Challenge 2023 (1 speech)
The 2023 GI Challenge is well underway. Run by Generation Innovation, the GI Challenge unleashes the innovative genius of young entrepreneurs who want to take an idea all the way through to a...
- Wages (1 speech)
After nearly a decade of deliberate wage suppression from the Liberals opposite, the Albanese Labor government is successfully getting wages moving again. The average full-time worker's pay is up...
- Morocco: Earthquake (1 speech)
Like many, I was shocked and dismayed yesterday to learn of the powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake that has hit Morocco in the High Atlas mountains, with its epicentre not far from the popular and...
- National Week of Deaf People (2 speeches)
I believe in an Australia where everyone belongs. Next week is national deaf week, and it's an exciting opportunity for all members of parliament to have a look at doing events in their community...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- September 11 Attacks: 22nd Anniversary (3 speeches)
Today is 22 years since an act of terrorism shook the world and changed the world forever: 2,977 lives were lost in this atrocity in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Ten Australians were...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House the Assistant Treasurer will be absent from question time today, and the Treasurer will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, you've completely mishandled your Canberra Voice proposal, and it's increasingly clear that the Voice referendum is not going to deliver the...
- Housing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister update the House on additional funding for public and community housing he has agreed to with the Greens today to ensure that the...
- Aviation Industry (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister or his office provide any direction, information or advice to Minister King or her office at any time prior to the minister's decision...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and Homelessness. Why is it important that the Housing Australia Future Fund legislation pass the parliament?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Chomali Garib, Mr Jaime Andres (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is His Excellency Mr Jaime Chomali, the Ambassador of Chile. On behalf of the House I extend a warm welcome to you. Honourable...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. A new report by the UN has concluded that meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement to limit warming to 1.5 degrees will...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering more homes for Australians and how will this help strengthen the economy?
- Aviation Industry (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On what date was the Prime Minister or his office first informed of Minister King's decision to block the application for additional flights to and from...
- Housing Australia Future Fund (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How will the Housing Australia Future Fund support vulnerable or disadvantaged Australians, particularly women? Why is it important this bill...
- Aviation Industry (3 speeches)
My question is the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The minister has said she consulted with ministerial colleagues prior to her decision to...
- Housing Australia Future Fund, Veterans: Homelessness (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. What does the Albanese Labor government's Housing Australia Future Fund mean for Australian veterans?
- Aviation Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. I refer to the minister's answers in question time last week in relation to her decision...
- International Relations: Australia and South-East Asia (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Albanese Labor government has made serious and sustained engagement with our region a priority. What benefits is the Prime Minister's most recent...
- Aviation Industry (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Australia lags behind on consumer protections for air travellers. The US, Canada and the...
- Broadband (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How is the Albanese Labor government working with charitable organisations to help families with school-age children connect to the internet?
- Aviation Industry (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On what date was Mr Alan Joyce last at Kirribilli House, at the Lodge or on board the Prime Minister's private plane, and was the application for additional...
- Wages (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government working to get wages moving again? And what policies have been rejected?
- Climate Change (7 speeches)
To the Minister for Climate Change and Energy: it's now nearly a year since the parliament legislated a minimum target of a 43 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Given that the...
- Wages (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitment to close loopholes and get wages moving? What impact has...
- Aviation Industry (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 14 August this year the Prime Minister attended a VIP 'yes' campaign event with former Qantas CEO Mr Alan Joyce. Was Qantas support for the 'yes' campaign...
- Aged Care (3 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government helping support the aged-care workforce to end the era of neglect and provide dignity to older Australians?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Aviation Industry (4 speeches)
On 31 August, I am advised, after the Business Council of Australia dinner, to get to the Jobs and Skills Summit a number of people travelled on a special-purpose aircraft. They were Jennifer...
- 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 Report by statement: Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Petrie Electorate: Survey (1 speech)
Residents in my electorate of Petrie would have received the biggest survey in their mailbox. It was an electorate-wide mailout of all of my constituents to get a better understanding of what...
- Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
Recently I became the proud sponsor of the southern brown bandicoot. This all came about from a meeting in my electorate office with the dedicated team from the Australian Conservation Foundation...
- Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (1 speech)
The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program was established by the Liberal-National coalition government to provide federal financial support to Australian councils to deliver priority...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Climate change is one of the sharpest security issues facing Australia. Globally, one billion people are at risk of heat stress. That will affect communities around our sunburnt country as well,...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Tonight, I want to talk about the Voice referendum, which will be held in less than five weeks. I'm concerned about a few things. I'm concerned about the unfair playing field that the Albanese...
- Housing (1 speech)
I wanted to make one comment on the previous contribution before I speak about my topic tonight. Yes, we cannot change the past, but we can all change the future, and that's what excites me the...
- National Police Week (1 speech)
In the short time left before the House closes tonight, I would like to acknowledge that it is National Police Week. Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing the Parliamentary Friends of Policing to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Goldstein Electorate: Men's Sheds (1 speech)
Being the community Independent for Goldstein has given me the most wonderful opportunities to meet with the many fabulous community organisations in my electorate. One that many of us will be...
- Bean Electorate: The Fred Hollows Foundation, Bean Electorate: National Threatened Species Day (1 speech)
I recently met with Ian Wishart, CEO, and Oliver White, head of government relations, at The Fred Hollows Foundation. The foundation's mission, to end avoidable blindness, is being actualised in...
- Mitchell Electorate: Greek Community (1 speech)
The Australian Greek community is one of the great migrant multicultural success stories of all of the migration waves that we have seen in Australian history. I want to pay tribute to the...
- Lingiari Electorate: Government Initiatives (1 speech)
CRYMGOUR () (): Over my long period of public service in the Northern Territory I've seen many federal governments come and go. Many have purported to care for, and have a focus on, the...
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (1 speech)
Recently I held an afternoon tea in my Penrith electorate office to talk to local families who have a family member with type 1 diabetes. The Mayo Clinic says: 'Type 1 diabetes, once known as...
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
When it comes to installing rooftop solar, Australians are world champions. Almost a third of Australian households have rooftop solar—the highest rate in the world. According to the...
- Petrie Electorate: Sport Infrastructure (1 speech)
Sport and the connection that it provides are important in a young person's life. Less than a decade out from the Brisbane Olympics, the Queensland Labor government has slashed funding to...
- Werriwa Electorate: Servian Folkloric Festival, City of Liverpool and District Historical Society, Young, Mrs June (1 speech)
One of the aspects of my electorate that I love the most is its diversity. Werriwa is home to almost every language, religion and culture on earth. One of the greatest pleasures of my role is...
- Forrest Electorate: Margaret River Discovery Co. (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Margaret River Discovery Co. and its owner, Sean Blocksidge. They recently won a very prestigious Trip Advisor traveller's choice best of the best award. This is a...
- Swan Electorate: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
There is a tidal wave of support for the Voice in my community, and I could not be more proud. On Friday, I had the privilege of participating in a diversity panel with the amazing elders, Carol...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the urgent need to invest in medical research into Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a childhood brain cancer with a 100 per cent mortality rate;...
- Aged Care (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes the Government's commitment to restore dignity to aged care residents; (2) recognises that the Government is: (a) delivering on the commitment to put nurses...
- Whistleblower Protection (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises: (a) that despite the Prime Minister declaring he wanted to 'change the way' we do politics in Australia, the Government is following the well-trodden path...
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month; (b) Sunday, 15 October 2023 marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; and (c) this date...
- Black Spot Program (5 speeches)
I'm very happy to rise in support of this motion, and it's a very timely one. It wasn't that long ago I was up at Highfields, in the north of my electorate, opening Road Safety Week. It's a great...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Indi Electorate: Al's Skate Co (1 speech)
'Drop in and take off'—this is the catchcry at Al's Skate Co, an indoor skate park in Wodonga. It was my pleasure to drop in myself recently to hear of the incredible work they're doing in...
- Werriwa Electorate: Thomas Hassall Anglican College (1 speech)
On 26 August I attended the South West Festival at Thomas Hassall Anglican College. It was the first festival since the COVID pandemic, the last being held in 2019. It was an opportunity for...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
r BATES () (): The date for the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been announced for 14 October of this year. I'll be voting 'yes' and here's why. First Nations people are the...
- Hasluck Electorate: North Metropolitan TAFE (1 speech)
Of the more than 3,500 students studying at Midland campus at the North Metropolitan TAFE in Hasluck, one in seven has been able to take advantage of the Albanese government's fee-free TAFE...
- Calare Electorate: Daffodil Wig Library (1 speech)
We all know, or love, someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. On top of everything that cancer takes, the loss of one's hair during treatment is devastating. Each strand that falls can have a...
- Holt Electorate: Janmashtami Celebrations (1 speech)
I was blessed to join the Hindu community at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan temple in celebrating Krishna Janmashtami last evening. Janmashtami celebrates the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, the...
- Flinders Electorate: Women in Sport (1 speech)
Over the weekend just passed, the prowess of the Mornington Peninsula's sporting women was on full and fabulous display. I had the pleasure to meet with the President of the Peninsula Surfriders...
- PAMA SpringFest (1 speech)
The Philippines-Australia Multicultural Association, or PAMA, invited me to celebrate SpringFest 2023 with them at Springfield Central in my electorate. As well as PAMA president, Jomar Nieva,...
- Gold Coast Community Fund (1 speech)
Gold Coasters supporting Gold Coasters—that's what my community does on the Gold Coast, and I'm so proud to be associated with those organisations who raise funds to help those in need....
- Gilmore Electorate: Ulladulla Milton Lions Club (1 speech)
On Saturday, I had the absolute delight in attending the 60th anniversary of the Ulladulla Milton Lions Club, held at the Mollymook Surf Life Saving Club. What a celebration it was. It's easy to...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Carla Papac (1 speech)
Noosa resident Carla Papac is a 25-year-old ironwoman making waves in and out of the surf. Carla's dedication is unmatched as the reigning champion of the Coolangatta Gold, the iconic five-hour,...
- Robertson Electorate: Kincumber Public School (1 speech)
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Kincumber Public School to meet with several students who are The Eco Warriors. The Eco Warriors are a group of students committed to reducing the...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I want to live in an Australia where you can still buy Aussie fruit and vegetables and do it affordably. Last month, the Minister for the Environment and Water visited South Australia and...
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month (1 speech)
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and I want to acknowledge the great work done by the Leukaemia Foundation. The foundation helps Hunter residents with blood cancer who need to travel...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
Last week, I had the great pleasure of participating in the Australian Defence Force's parliamentary exchange program. This important program is close to my heart and important to the parliament,...
- Aston Electorate: Knox InfoLink, Knox City Council (1 speech)
It's been a busy few weeks in the Aston electorate. I was recently invited to visit Knox InfoLink, in Boronia. This organisation has been servicing the local community for 32 years. They offer a...
- War Widows Day (1 speech)
I recently attended the Australian War Widows Queensland branch Friendship Day event at the Redlands RSL in Cleveland. It was a wonderful afternoon of fellowship and friendship, and was well...
- Jewish University Experience Survey (1 speech)
This afternoon I rise to speak about the Australian Jewish University Experience Survey, a survey conducted by the Scanlon Foundation in collaboration with the Australasian Union of Jewish...
- Hinkler Electorate: Netball (1 speech)
Right across the weekend in Hinkler we saw finals everywhere, in particular at the netball. As a former netball dad I know just how many parents are out with their kids. Those kids were out...
- Swan Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government knows that a good education is a ticket to a good life, and we are unlocking investment. At the 2022 election, Labor promised to invest in schools, and we have...
- Live Sheep Exports (1 speech)
The live sheep trade is a key industry in my electorate of Durack and in Western Australia. The feedback that I'm receiving on the ground is that the government's decision to ban live sheep...
- West Welcome Wagon (1 speech)
West Welcome Wagon helps refugees and asylum seekers rebuild their lives by providing everything needed to create a home, including beds, cots and mattresses, white goods, pots and pans, kitchen...
- National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (1 speech)
The Kimba community have been struggling to digest the impact of the government decision not to pursue the establishment of the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility in their community....
- Hunter Electorate: IronBark Hill Brewing Co (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the remarkable achievements of IronBark Hill Brewing Co at the recent Independent Brewers Association's Indies awards. These awards honour excellence in the brewing industry...
- September 11 Attacks: 22nd Anniversary (1 speech)
On this day 22 years ago the world stopped. The world changed forever. We all remember where we were on 9/11 when we saw the tragic news and we heard how many lives had been taken and how many...
- Spence Electorate: Book Week (1 speech)
A few short weeks ago I was joined in my electorate of Spence by Senator Marielle Smith and the Assistant Minister for Education, Senator Anthony Chisholm, to visit Playford College for Book...
- Deakin Electorate: Netball, Deakin Electorate: Australian Football League (1 speech)
It's football fever at the moment in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has been fantastic to be able to visit a number of games in the football and netball leagues. This weekend we had mixed...
- Newcastle Electorate: Newcastle Knights (1 speech)
When my plane touched down in Canberra last night there was fabulous news awaiting me. In a nail-biting game, my beloved Newcastle Knights had beaten the Canberra Raiders in the first home final...
- Turner, Ms Leonie (1 speech)
I wish to express my condolences to the family and fellow volunteers of Leonie Turner, long-time CFA captain of the Hoddles Creeks Fire Brigade. Leonie's sudden passing in July this year has left...
- Northern Territory: Bushfires (2 speeches)
As I speak, Northern Territory emergency services are battling a bushfire in the Barkly region more than 9,300 square kilometres in size. That's four times the size of the ACT. A total fire ban...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Housing (19 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) safe and affordable housing is central to the security and dignity of all Australians; (b) the Government has committed to an ambitious housing reform...
- Freedom of Speech (15 speeches)
Thank you for the opportunity to continue my opposition to this crazy bill that's going to be put before the parliament eventually. For 45 years Professor Ian Brighthope has practised medicine,...
- Overthrow of Chilean Government: 50th Anniversary (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 11 September 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup in the Republic of Chile; and (b) the coup and subsequent military dictatorship was...
- Women in Sport (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the success of women's sport in Australia, particularly the: (a) Australian women's cricket team which retained the Ashes in 2023 after winning the World...
