House debates
Monday, 16 October 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 16th report of the Petitions Committee for the 47th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 16 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present the following 54 petitions:
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following 31 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
Over the last few weeks the Petitions Committee has conducted an audit of overdue ministerial responses to petitions. As you know, once a petition is presented in the House, the committee may...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 113, I fix Monday of the next sitting week as the day for presenting the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Expanding the Water Trigger)...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following the following from occurring in relation to business for today: (1) government business...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Israel (21 speeches)
I move: That the House— (1) unequivocally condemns the attacks on Israel by Hamas, which are the heinous acts of terrorists, and have encompassed the targeting and murder of civilians,...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Mallee Electorate: Swan Hill Bridge (1 speech)
Swan Hill Rural City Council mayor Les McPhee is a proud advocate for his community. He was on the front page of the local paper last week, supporting my call for answers from the minister for...
- Cunningham Electorate: Yours and Owls Festival (1 speech)
Over the weekend, the Illawarra's biggest celebration of music, arts and culture, the Yours and Owls Festival, took place at its new home at the University of Wollongong. The two-day annual music...
- Dawson Electorate: headspace Mackay (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of headspace Mackay. It is well known that young people living in rural and regional areas have a higher rate of mental health issues than their...
- Giltinan, Ms Emily (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge an outstanding nurse in my electorate of Robertson, Emily Giltinan, who has been named a 2023 finalist for nurse of the year in the NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and...
- Goldstein Electorate: Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
Goldstein for Yes grew from the heart of our community, a broad coalition of citizens of varied political stripes and cultures. The purpose of the group was to stand with our First Nations people...
- Collingwood Football Club (2 speeches)
There's a lot of bad news in the world. There are a lot of things in this place that we can't agree on or don't agree on, but there is one thing that we do agree on. I'm co-chair of the...
- Housing (1 speech)
One in four people in my community of Kooyong are under housing stress. Mortgages are harder to pay and rents are rising. Some people are facing homelessness for the first time. Others wonder how...
- Ashdale Secondary College (2 speeches)
We are fortunate to have outstanding secondary schools in Pearce, and today I wish to give a shout-out to Ashdale Secondary College. The students of the college have had much to celebrate this...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Lyon, Captain Danniel, Nugent, Lieutenant Maxwell, Laycock, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Phillip, Naggs, Corporal Alexander (5 speeches)
I move: That the House record its deep sadness at the deaths on 28 July 2023 of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Phillip Laycock and Corporal...
- Nehl, Mr Garry Owen Barr, AM (2 speeches)
I inform the House of the death on 3 October 2023 of Garry Owen Barr Nehl AM, former Deputy Speaker and member of this House for the Division of Cowper from 1984 to 2001. As a mark of respect to...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia will be absent from question time this week. The Minister for Climate Change and Energy will answer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians are questioning the competence of this Prime Minister, knowing he's clearly not across the detail of decisions which he's making which adversely...
- Australian Constitution (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Following Saturday's referendum on the Voice to Parliament, what is the Prime Minister's message to Australia about the results?
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is Albanese Labor government working with the states and territories to ensure Australians have access to the skills they need for the jobs of the...
- Australian Antarctic Division (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for the Environment and Water. Minister, we've heard that the Antarctic Division overspent by $42 million while winding back important science programs, that our...
- Skills and Training (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its commitment to provide Australians with the skills they need for the careers and...
- Cost of Living (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Recent IMF analysis found that Australians lead the world in mortgage pain, paying a higher share of their income on mortgage payments than any other...
- Employment (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What are the key elements of the Albanese Labor government's employment white paper, and what approaches did the government reject?
- First Nations Australians (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister committed to makarrata, truth-telling and treaty?
- Visa System Exploitation (4 speeches)
MITCHELL () (): My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. What were the findings of the Nixon report and how is the Albanese Labor government acting to clean up the serious issues of visa...
- Indigenous Health (12 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, your government has spent $450 million on a failed referendum, while the Yipirinya School in Alice Springs has been asking for just $12...
- Aged Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its election commitment to get wages moving for aged-care workers and to lift the standard of aged...
- Mining Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Minister, when will you stop approving new coal and gas projects?
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. After a decade of cuts and neglect, how is the Albanese Labor government working for Australia to strengthen Medicare and make medicines...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister; Attempted Censure (6 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1) condemns the Prime Minister for: (a) dividing Australians through his Voice referendum; (b) failing to listen to all Australians;...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What assistance is the Albanese Labor government providing for Australians under cost-of-living pressure, and what has been the opposition to this assistance?
- Hughenden Irrigation Project Corporation (3 speeches)
PM, your great inland highway halved transport costs between Victoria and North Queensland. Ninety-two per cent of Australia has depopulated to under a million people with no firestick farming,...
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government working to take the pressure off Australian families through targeted cost-of-living relief, and what...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Thomas, Mr Adam (2 speeches)
I rise—and my contribution will be followed by the member for Cook—to pay tribute to a great Australian public servant, Mr Adam Thomas. Adam Thomas, in recent times, has celebrated,...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Department of the House of Representatives; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, I present the annual report of the Department of the House of Representatives for 2022-23. Document made a parliamentary paper.
- Parliamentary Budget Office; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Services Act 1999, I present the annual report of the Parliamentary Budget Office for 2022-23. Document made a parliamentary paper.
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 6 of 2023-24 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Performance Audit report No. 6 of 2023-24 entitled Defence assistance to the civil community: Department of Defence. Document made a parliamentary paper.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I update members on procedures for the rest of the day. There'll be some variation from the program that came out this morning. We will now move back to private members' business. There's about...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Energy (5 speeches)
This is a very important motion. Shadow minister Ted O'Brien is not present because he has had a baby. I wish him and his family all the best. Industrial-scale renewable projects are being rolled...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the postponement of notice No. 2 be rescinded, and the bill be presented immediately. This notice was rescinded because the papers weren't available at the time. With the change to...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Israel (11 speeches)
Running through the dirt and dust to try to find refuge from rockets and guns, the young Israelis who, moments before, were enjoying a festival, were suddenly trying to take refuge in a horrible,...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister; Attempted Censure (7 speeches)
This Prime Minister stated in the course of the last parliament, right through the election campaign, that he would take debates. He was critical of the previous Prime Minister for not taking...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Israel (11 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, statements relating to Hamas attacks on Israel and ongoing conflicts may now be made.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
I rise to speak tonight to address the painful process we as Australians have all been through in the Voice to Parliament referendum. This weekend past, not one state supported the referendum....
- Women in Parliament (1 speech)
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Australian Local Government Women's Association annual breakfast, which was held at the Western Australian Local Government Association's...
- Infrastructure: Tiaro Bypass (1 speech)
Before the last federal election I warned that the greatest risk to the four-lane Tiaro bypass would be the election of an Albanese Labor government, and the deafening silence now coming from the...
- Azerbaijan (1 speech)
In December last year, Azerbaijani forces blocked the highway connecting the Republic of Artsakh and Armenia. This deliberate action left 120,000 people trapped without secure access to essential...
- Herbert Electorate: Australian Army (1 speech)
Townsville is the capital of the Australian Army. Our city will be the new home for all of the Army's tanks, Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles, Redback infantry fighting vehicles and Huntsman...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Fraser Electorate: WEstjustice (1 speech)
I'd like to thank the many hundreds of Fraser residents who gave up so much time to campaign for a 'yes' vote in the Voice referendum. While, as a nation and even as a state, we did not get the...
- Hamas (1 speech)
Hamas is ISIS, Hamas is the Taliban; Hamas is a terrorist organisation that must be condemned by everyone in this House and around the world. House adjourned at 20 : 00
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Lawson, Dr Celeste Rae (1 speech)
There are many unsung heroes who work behind the scenes to better the lives of fellow Australians. I rise today to pay tribute to one of those people, Dr Celeste Lawson from my electorate of...
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
The results of the referendum on Saturday left many in our community feeling disappointed and disheartened. Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude and care to all First Nations people. We...
- Banks Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
On 24 September, I attended the Greek Orthodox parish annual fete celebrations in Kogarah. It was a great celebration in particular this year because it coincided with the 12th Clergy-Laity...
- University of Wollongong Alumni Awards (1 speech)
I rise this morning to acknowledge this year's University of Wollongong alumni award recipients and to celebrate their outstanding achievements in our local community, across the country and...
- Live Sheep Exports (1 speech)
I will continue to raise the catastrophic actions of this government which are threatening so many of our proud Western Australian farmers. Of course, I'm referring to the ideological crusade...
- Parramatta Electorate: Tamil Community (1 speech)
Today, I'd like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the Tamil community in my electorate. Parramatta is home to one of the largest Tamil communities in the country, with more than 7,500 Tamil...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice (3 speeches)
On the weekend, 60.59 per cent of Australians voted to keep Australia united. They voted against the referendum proposal. In South Australia, 64.6 per cent voted no. In my electorate of Grey,...
- Bendigo Electorate: Defence Industry (1 speech)
A little over five months ago, I stood in this place celebrating with the people of Bendigo and, in particular, our many hard workers at Bendigo Thales, because our government had awarded them a...
- Gas Industry (1 speech)
In the last year, more than 400 Curtin constituents have contacted me about their concerns regarding the expansion of Woodside's North West Shelf gas processing plant at the Burrup Hub in the...
- Australian Constitution (2 speeches)
I rise to thank the people of Newcastle for voting yes in the referendum last weekend. Newcastle has recorded the highest 'yes' vote outside of any capital city in Australia, and that is...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Energy Supply (12 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes: (a) Australia's energy grid is under imminent threat of blackouts as soon as this summer, as the Government's energy plan drives the premature closure of...
- National Cultural Policy (9 speeches)
I move: That this House notes that: (1) the arts and creativity make a valuable contribution to the quality of life, cultural identity and individual wellbeing in regional communities; (2) the...
- Stronger Communities Program (14 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the: (a) Stronger Communities Programme delivered on the former Government's commitment to deliver social benefits in communities across Australia; (b)...
- Medicare (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government is working for Australia by delivering our commitment to strengthen Medicare and making it easier to see a doctor by: (a) tripling...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- McGrath, Mr Barry (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a valued member of the Ormeau and Forde community, Barry McGrath, who, sadly, passed away peacefully at home on 9 October. Barry's passing marks the end of an era,...
- Solomon Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge three extraordinary Larrakia leaders that I've had a bit to do with over the last few days. First of those is Nicole Brown. On Saturday morning I went down to catch up...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
While campaigning for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, I had the great privilege to speak alongside a Bondi Indigenous leader, Gene Ross. Something he said stuck with me: 'We have...
- Compassionate Hands (1 speech)
My electorate of Holt is home to many older Australians from India. While some of them are empty-nesters, many periodically move between India and Australia to be with their children and...
- Glen Orme Tennis Club (1 speech)
DANIEL () (): If you look out the window on the train to Ormond, you might spy the charming Glen Orme Tennis Club tucked away under the gum trees in the small street by the railway line. My...
- National Rugby League (1 speech)
On the long weekend, the mighty mountain men the Penrith Panthers did what many believed couldn't be done. They won their third straight NRL grand final. They didn't just repeat their success;...
- Gosford Quarries (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge a sandstone milestone. It's the centenary of that great local business Gosford Quarries. In some ways, every Australian knows the work of Gosford Quarries. The...
- South Coast Food and Wine Festival, Berry Gardens Festival (1 speech)
I have the delight of living in one of the most beautiful areas in the country, the New South Wales South Coast. Not only is it a beautiful place to live; it is also full of wonderful events and...
- Arthur, Mr William (1 speech)
I am proud to share the story of World War I Brunswick Junction war veteran Bill Arthur, who will be honoured for his military service later this month. The commemoration will be held at the Old...
- Neighbourhood Watch (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the very active Marino and Kingston Park Neighbourhood Watch AGM by the president Darren Bailhache. We had speakers from the RSPCA speak about their role in...
- Bushfires (1 speech)
It is again that time of year when those who live in a bushfire-prone area need to start paying serious attention to making sure they have a plan in the event of the worst occurring and a fire...
- Ingham Institute Research Excellence Awards (1 speech)
I was privileged to receive an invitation to the 11th annual research excellence awards held by the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. The Ingham institute is a unique facility in...
- Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to call for more transparency when it comes to the allocation of road funding. What we're seeing from states and territories is them hiding data that shows the conditions of roads...
- Ladies Like To Lunch (1 speech)
Last week I met with the wonderful and committed Antoinette Sulfaro and Grace Newcombe, who are the directors of Ladies Like To Lunch. Ladies Like To Lunch is a non-profit organisation that works...
- Breast Cancer (1 speech)
Six years ago, my electorate of Lindsay, particularly Nepean Hospital, had no breast care nurses. Today, we have four, and that is thanks to the tremendous efforts of Gai Hawthorn of the Penrith...
- Australian Constitution (1 speech)
I'm proud to be part of a country that has the world's oldest continuous culture. This should be a source of pride for all Australians. While Australia was not ready to recognise Aboriginal and...
- HMAS Magnetic (1 speech)
r THOMPSON () (): The electorate of Herbert has a proud defence history, and Anzac Memorial Park in Townsville is a place where those from near and far come to reflect and acknowledge this...
- Chisholm Electorate: Mid-Autumn Festival (1 speech)
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a significant time in the lunar calendar and is very important in my community in Chisholm. I was privileged to attend many Moon Festival celebrations in my community,...
- Kooyong Electorate: Voice Referendum (1 speech)
On Saturday our country had an opportunity to take another step towards reconciliation, but the nation indicated that it was not yet ready to do so. This time is a particularly difficult one for...
- Corangamite Electorate: Queenscliff Coast Guard (1 speech)
COKER () (): Today I want to emphasise the critical importance of the Queenscliff Coast Guard and the heroic role they play in safeguarding our coastal waters. This emergency crew was recently...
- Bonner Electorate: Disability Services (1 speech)
I'm excited to update the House on the remarkable initiatives undertaken by Makeables in Tingalpa. On a mission to increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities, Makeables is a...
- Bean Electorate: Dashain Festival (1 speech)
This week is the Nepali festival of Dashain. Last night I was privileged to attend Dashain Night in Canberra to mark the beginning of this weeklong festival. Dashain is an annual festival...
- Hughes Electorate: St Pats Baseball Club (1 speech)
I rise as a softball and baseball tragic to speak about one of the greatest sporting clubs in my electorate, that of St Pats Baseball Club. Sport brings our community together and provides...
- Bowden, Mr Scott, Lyons Electorate: Tasmanian Seafarers Memorial (1 speech)
I rise today to mark the passing of Scott Bowden, 62, who died on 12 September. Scott—or Scotty, as he was well known—was a longtime councillor in the Central Highlands in my...
- Volunteering (1 speech)
Volunteering is something that is sadly in decline in our society. It needs to be encouraged so it does not become a thing of the past. In my travels throughout Mallee recently, I had the...
- Gawler Community Retirement Homes, Eastick, Dr Bruce Charles, AM (1 speech)
It was an honour to be invited to speak at a ceremony last week in my electorate of Spence. The ceremony was part of the unveiling and naming of a new facility at the James Martin Village, which...
- Men's Sheds (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight two very important initiatives for the people in my electorate of Dawson. In celebration of Seniors Month, I recently attended two men's sheds meetings. The men's sheds...
- Israel (1 speech)
The situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories is heartbreaking. We have witnessed a devastating loss of innocent lives on both sides. In the aftermath of the Hamas attack, 34...
- Live Sheep Exports (1 speech)
Peter Dutton gave the keynote address at the WA Pastoralists and Graziers Association's annual convention, reaffirming the coalition's unwavering support for the WA live export industry. Today, I...
- Queensland Country Women's Association (2 speeches)
This Saturday, I'll be attending a dinner to celebrate the Queensland Country Women's Association in rural Esk in Somerset in my electorate. The dinner is one of many events celebrating 100 years...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Cost Of Living (6 speeches)
SCAMPS () (): I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) everyday Australians are experiencing a cost of living crisis; and (b) the Government is investigating ways to respond to the United...
- Illicit Tobacco and Vapes (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that the supply, distribution and sale of illicit tobacco and vapes: (a) is a significant source of revenue for organised crime and criminal gangs connected...
- Pensions and Benefits (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government is working to relieve the cost of living pressure for Australians on low and fixed incomes, with around 5.5 million Australians...
- Infrastructure (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that it is now over 130 days since the Government announced a 90-day review into the Infrastructure Investment Pipeline; (2) recognises that: (a) investment in...
