House debates
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Energy (2 speeches)
I rise today to update the House on the future of the offshore oil and gas industry decommissioning in Australia. Throughout our history, Australia's prosperity has been closely tied to the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 18 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 16 October 2023. The report will be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I move: That notices Nos 2 and 3 be postponed until a later hour. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit I present the committee's report, incorporating a dissenting report, entitled Report 500: Inquiry into procurement at Services...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Corbley, Mr Martin (1 speech)
Our local Beenleigh community has lost a truly wonderful leader, volunteer and mentor, with the passing of Martin Corbley last week. Martin was a significant contributor to the Rotary Club of...
- Morocco: Earthquake (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the devastating tragedy in Morocco as a result of the earthquake which has so far claimed 2,800 lives. I welcome the Australian government's announcement that Australia will...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Our nation faces many challenges, including a cost-of-living crisis, housing and infrastructure struggles exacerbated by this government, national security concerns and, of course, always...
- Human Rights: Iran (1 speech)
One year ago today, Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police for what they deemed an improper way of wearing her hijab. What followed was horrifying, leading ultimately to her...
- Indigenous Youth Incarceration (1 speech)
Last month, my Curtin Youth Advisory Group held its last meeting before handing over to next year's group of students. At our meeting, each youth adviser gave a 90-second speech on an issue they...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
The rates of volunteering may be in decline generally but in these past few months in my electorate of Fraser I have seen an extraordinary turnout of people who are committed to seeing the 'yes'...
- Endangered Species (1 speech)
The Australian Conservation Foundation's Wild At Art competition is on. Over recent weeks, young people from across the North Sydney electorate have been sharing their creations with my office....
- Whitehorse Showtime (1 speech)
Recently, I had the privilege of attending Whitehorse Showtime's 2023 event, Ticket to Ride, at the Box Hill Town Hall in my electorate of Chisholm. This event is a theatrical experience...
- Hume Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
It was an absolute honour to officially open Wollondilly's fantastic new Children's Services Building in Picton just last month. The building is already being enjoyed by many local families, with...
- Invictus Games (1 speech)
The Invictus Games Foundation's mission is to inspire international communities through the power of the unconquered human spirit. This is the sixth Invictus Games, and the foundation's goal is...
- Victoria State Emergency Service (1 speech)
Last Friday we saw some of the strongest and wildest winds lash the south-west Victorian coast that we have seen for a very long time. Gusts up to 110 kilometres an hour caused severe damage to...
- Beit Shalom Synagogue (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I was honoured to be invited to the Beit Shalom Synagogue, a progressive Jewish congregation of Adelaide, for their Shabbat service celebrating their 60th year. Also in...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
We are in the Labor Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, cost-of-living crisis. The Treasurer and his economic policies have consistently failed to address the core needs of hardworking Australian...
- World Dwarf Games (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge a brilliant Central Coast local and sportsperson, Jayson Blinco, who recently competed at the World Dwarf Games, held in Cologne, Germany. The World Dwarf Games are...
- Rostrevor College: 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge Rostrevor College, in my electorate of Sturt, which celebrates its centenary this year. Established in 1923, the school has been educating young men in the eastern and...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
On Sunday 27 August, my team, along with Yes23 volunteers across the state, hosted more than 600 diverse and energised attendees at the Multicultural Yes23 WA campaign launch at Murdoch...
- Mental Health (1 speech)
Mental health reform is critically important to our nation's social and economic success. Reform of the mental health system is desperately needed and seems to have been forgotten by this...
- Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
Damien Pollard, Don Dixon, Anthony Bates, Craig Fielding, Anne Guirguis and Max Carias are six of the 1,700 employees that were left hanging in limbo following the decision by Qantas to outsource...
- Hughes Electorate: Rapid Relief Team (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to speak about the contributions of the Rapid Relief Team, an organisation largely run by volunteers that provides catering and support to our first responders during...
- Workplace Relations: Qantas (1 speech)
At the height of the pandemic, Qantas illegally sacked 1,700 workers in an outrageous act of industrial bastardry. Shamelessly attempting to use the pandemic for cover, they sought to dishonestly...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Social Services will be absent from question time today. The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme will answer questions on her behalf.
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians are watching the slow-moving train wreck that is the Albanese government. Energy, grocery prices and mortgages are up because of incompetent and...
- Workplace Relations: Qantas (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. What is the outcome of the High Court case in relation to Qantas and its workers? What was the government's role, and how is...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Yesterday the minister said in this House, 'I call on everyone involved in this referendum to act respectfully.' Yesterday, government...
- Housing (9 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government getting on with the job of delivering more affordable housing for Australians and the economy, after a wasted decade?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
This is a question for the Deputy Prime Minister. You've not released the ONI report on the security risk of climate. We're still waiting for an integrated national climate risk assessment. Do...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How does the Housing Australia Future Fund work together with the Albanese Labor government's other housing actions to help more Australians build, rent or...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. It has been reported that a video has emerged of a member of the minister's First Nations Referendum Working Group, Professor Marcia...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How is the Albanese Labor government's broad agenda, including the Housing Australia Future Fund, helping more Australians to find a safe, affordable...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. There are at least 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups across our country. With 24 members, how will the Voice...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (18 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. Why is it important for the debate on the Voice referendum to be informed by the facts?
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (26 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The minister told Australians through the website of her agency, the National Indigenous Australians Agency, that, 'A...
- Western Sydney Airport (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Western Sydney Airport is on track to be Australia's next international transport hub,...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Murray-Darling Basin (14 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government protecting the Murray-Darling River system, and how has the parliament responded to those efforts?
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Voice architect Professor Megan Davis wrote in the Monthly: Treaties are about reparation for past injustices. How can these things be...
- Small Business (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Small Business. How will Australia's hardworking small businesses benefit from the Albanese Labor government's targeted support?
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Will you stop approving new coal and gas projects?
- Early Childhood Education (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. How is the Albanese Labor government working for Australian families by delivering practical cost-of-living relief by making early...
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Minister, what areas of government policy do not affect Indigenous Australians?
- Aged Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government working for older Australians and cleaning up the mess of a wasted decade in aged care?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Environment (15 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Clark proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The need to urgently...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- 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 2023 relisting of three organisations as...
- 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 scrutinyreport 10of 2023. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
Australians who live in regional, rural and remote areas have poorer access to health care yet have higher reported rates of chronic diseases, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and mental...
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
Support for an Indigenous voice to parliament has grown into a powerful movement of over 30,000 volunteers. It is one of the fastest-growing grassroots movements our nation has ever seen. This...
- Veterans (1 speech)
Tonight I want to talk about the work our government is doing to support veterans. It is very important work. As someone who is privileged to represent a community with many serving personnel, at...
- Newton Moore Education Support Centre (2 speeches)
I am so proud of the work done by the Newton Moore Education Support Centre. Newton Moore is a school for high school aged students of all abilities in Bunbury; however, the school goes above and...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Next Monday, 18 September, is United Nations International Equal Pay Day, a day that represents our longstanding efforts globally towards the achievements of equal pay for work of equal value. It...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
This summer Australians are set to swelter. This summer—and the next and the next—Australia is about to experience unprecedented climate change induced heatwaves, causing immense pain...
- Heart Health (1 speech)
On Monday, the Parliamentary Friends of Heart and Stroke Foundations, together with the Heart Foundation, Stroke Foundation, Sanofi, Bayer and Amgen, hosted the sixth annual heart health day here...
- Page Electorate: Community Events, Trustum, Mrs Helen Margaret (1 speech)
Today, I would like to congratulate students in my community who have competed at the national WorldSkills competition in Melbourne recently. This is Australia's largest vocational education and...
- Citizenship (1 speech)
Aussies and Kiwis are more than just neighbours; we're family. We share values, and we've shared important culture and history. Despite this close relationship, for years, many of our New Zealand...
- Flinders Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Recently I met with a number of constituents who know all too well the dangers along the Nepean Highway near Mount Martha in the northern part of Flinders. I recently joined David, who lives near...
- Lilley Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Northsiders made the most of a perfect Brisbane spring day on Sunday to join in the celebrations of the 21st annual Nundah Festival in my electorate of Lilley. This wonderful community event is...
- Fairfax Electorate: Biggest Survey (1 speech)
Each of us come to this parliament for our own reasons and wanting to make our own contribution to the nation. But every single one of us have something in common—that is, we want to serve...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
History is paved with many challenges, and the true progress of our nation starts with the acknowledgement of our First Peoples. I know that, by working together for the 'yes' vote, we can make a...
- Police Week (1 speech)
National Police Week began with the recognition of outstanding bravery and will continue with the solemn acknowledgement of police who died in the line of duty. This year, National Police...
- Vietnam War (2 speeches)
Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War officially ended over 50 years ago, in January 1973. By that time, more than 60,000 Australians, including around 300 Indigenous Australians and some...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- World Suicide Prevention Day (6 speeches)
It's a privilege to speak on such an important issue that unites this parliament. It's one of the few issues where there is genuine bipartisan support, because people on both sides understand...
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
I'm really pleased to rise in support of the Albanese Labor government's strategy to revitalise national planning in vocational education and training. We know that, right across Australia, we...
