House debates

Thursday, 19 October 2023

• Motions (0 speeches)
  • Closing the Gap (20 speeches)
    I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House calls on the Prime Minister to: support the Opposition's call for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities;...
• Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (2 speeches)
    Today I rise to acknowledge the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. Three weeks ago, the Minister for the...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Albanese government is working every day to deliver on our positive agenda to boost economic inclusion and broaden opportunity for all...
  • Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Labor has a long and proud history of improving the lives of Australian families with critical, nation-building reforms. It was Labor governments...
  • Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme No. 2) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Australians are rightly proud of Medicare and of the committed group of doctors and other health professionals who deliver Medicare services....
• 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 following reports: A review of regulations relisting Islamic State East Asia as a terrorist organisation...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
    I'm very pleased that the Senate has agreed to the passage of the bill, with amendments. I move: That the amendments be agreed to.
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    The question is that the amendments moved by the honourable member for Warringah be agreed to.
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
  • Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Report (4 speeches)
    On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and as deputy chair of the trade subcommittee, I present the committee's report entitled Inquiry into Australia's...
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    The Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 is incredibly timely. What this bill ultimately does is enable us to continue to keep our communities safe from terrorism while...
• Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
  • Services Australia Security Risk Management Review (2 speeches)
    by leave—I rise to update the House on the Security Risk Management Review into staff safety at Services Australia. This review was in response to a serious physical attack on a staff...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I thank all of our parliamentary colleagues for their contributions to the debate on the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. This bill would provide for the continuation...
  • Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
    I present the supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill, and I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) and (2), as circulated, together. Leave granted. I move government...
  • Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023; Third Reading (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Days and Hours of Meeting (13 speeches)
    I present a chart showing the proposed parliamentary sittings for 2024. Copies have been placed on the table, and I ask leave of the House to move that the proposed parliamentary sittings be...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023, Disability Services and Inclusion (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    Firstly, may I note upfront that, whilst the opposition has some concerns with aspects of the bill in front of us, which I will briefly outline, we won't stand in the way of this bill progressing...
• Statements by Members (0 speeches)
  • Roads (1 speech)
    I rise today to speak about a transparency issue that I'd like to see the government act on. This is a transparency issue which has been put forward by the Australian Automobile Association: that...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    There's a huge challenge before us when it comes to decommissioning offshore oil and gas infrastructure. Six million tonnes of pipelines, rigs, risers and floating kit will need to be removed and...
  • Lyne Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    The referendum last weekend shows how the Albanese government isn't listening to average Australians. The Prime Minister wouldn't change. He and Minister Bowen aren't listening, too, regarding...
  • Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    I want to say a big thankyou to all the 'yes' volunteers and supporters across the country for believing in a better future for all Australians during the Voice to Parliament referendum. While...
  • First Nations Australians (1 speech)
    The results of the referendum on the weekend were painful for many people, and we hear the hurt and distress, especially from First Nations people who worked so hard for change. We know that now...
  • Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
    Sarbjeet Kaur is a generous-hearted young woman who simply wants to give back to her community. That's why she grasped fee-free TAFE with both hands, completing an aged-care course at Gordon...
  • Ashley Youth Detention Centre (1 speech)
    Tasmanians are horrified by the reports of systemic harm and abuse on young detainees at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. Moreover, the evidence of physical and sexual abuse, inhumane isolation...
  • Hunter River Times (1 speech)
    The New South Wales Country Press Australia awards were held in Sydney on Friday night, and our cherished newspaper, the Hunter River Times, was honoured with two awards, a highly commented award...
  • Closing the Gap (1 speech)
    Last weekend just on 79 per cent of the people of Grey voted 'no' in the referendum. In that message they voted for equality in the eyes of the law in Australia, and encompassed in that is that...
  • National Skills Agreement (1 speech)
    In the ACT alone, 2,500 students have already taken up the offer of fee-free TAFE. After a decade of neglect and decay under the previous government, our VET system is again on its way to being...
  • O'Connor Electorate: First Nations Australians (1 speech)
    I rise to give a real-life example of escalating Indigenous disadvantage in my electorate under this Labor government. In a three-week period earlier this year, there were four alcohol related...
  • Reid Electorate: Greek Seniors Friendship Group (1 speech)
    I've had the opportunity to meet with members of the Greek Seniors Friendship Group at Concorde Library. The group meet monthly and have been catching up regularly for decades now. They grab a...
  • First Nations Australians (1 speech)
    For too long, a select few have laid claim to funding to support Indigenous communities but have not made good on their commitments. The most egregious example is Noel Pearson. He presides over a...
  • Parliamentary Friends of Palestine (1 speech)
    The other day, the member for Petrie referred to the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine in a speech he gave in the Federation Chamber. He called for the disbanding of the Parliamentary Friends of...
  • First Nations Australians (1 speech)
    As a co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, I'd like to associate myself with the remarks of the member for Caldwell. Last weekend in my electorate, which has a very high Indigenous...
  • Sharp, Mr Peter James, ACM (1 speech)
    I rise to commend Peter Sharp of Tascott, who has received an Australian Corrections Medal for his 32-year career with Corrective Services NSW. Peter has led a distinguished career with...
  • Child Sexual Abuse (2 speeches)
    I stand here to add my support for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely to experience...
  • Australia-Korea Next-Generation Political Leaders Exchange (1 speech)
    Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting the Australia-Korea Next-Generation Political Leaders Exchange right here in Parliament House. This program was established by the voices of...
  • Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
    Childhood sexual abuse does not discriminate on race or income. Childhood sexual abuse occurs in white families, brown families, black families, rich families, middle-income families and poor...
  • Ride to Work Day (2 speeches)
    Cycling rocks, and yesterday was ride your bike to work day. How many people here rode their bikes to work? Cycling is one of the most exciting ways that you can get to work, and luckily, Swan...
• Ministry (0 speeches)
  • Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
    ALBANESE (—) (): I inform the House that the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts will be absent from question time today. The Minister for Skills and...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • First Nations Australians (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the last 12 months Senator Jacinta Price, a proud Indigenous woman, has led calls, Prime Minister, for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in...
  • Pensions and Benefits (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How will the Albanese Labor government's paid parental leave legislation deliver extra support for working families?
  • Uluru Statement from the Heart (15 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. On Monday, the Prime Minister said: I believe that when you make a commitment, including a commitment to Indigenous people, it should be fulfilled. At the...
  • Economy (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. What are today's job figures, and what do they mean for the challenges, obstacles and uncertainty the Australian economy faces?
• Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
  • Tyrer, Her Excellency Ms Jana, Wilkinson, Hon. Mr Jim, Thebault, His Excellency Mr Jean-Pierre, Strohmayer, His Excellency Mr Wolfgang (1 speech)
    I am pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today is Her Excellency Ms Jana Tyrer, the ambassador of the Czech Republic; Mr Jim Wilkinson, a former member of the Tasmanian...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Israel (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. This morning the Times of Israel reported the foreign minister of Israel as saying: At the end of this war … the territory of Gaza will also decrease....
  • Cost of Living (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to provide cost-of-living relief to Australians, and what measures are being rolled out in the coming months?
  • Visa System Exploitation (15 speeches)
    My question is to the minister for Home Affairs. The Nixon report identified numerous examples of exploitation and abuse enabled by a broken migration system. What sorts of abuses have been...
  • Migration (19 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Can the minister inform the House how many visas she has cancelled under section 501 of the Migration Act and then deported since she became the...
  • Medicare (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government working for Australia by strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect, and why is this...
  • Australian Constitution (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister stand by his claim that no member or members of the referendum working group ever suggested to him or his office that the referendum...
  • NBN Co (2 speeches)
    S () (): My question is to the Minister for Communications. What changes has the Albanese Labor government made to reduce cost-of-living pressures and ensure that broadband services remain affordable?
  • Environment (4 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. Organisations like the Surfrider Foundation, Surfers For Climate Action and the World Surf League are working hard to reduce plastic...
  • Vocational Education and Training (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government working in partnership with the states and territories, employees and employers to build Australia's...
  • Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (6 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm the referendum working group suggested to his chief of staff that the referendum be delayed to a date later than 14 October?
  • Renewable Energy (8 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How will the Albanese Labor government's plan to get more renewables into the energy grid set Australia up for the opportunities of...
  • Donations to Political Parties (5 speeches)
    This is a question for the Prime Minister. Voters have a right to know who is funding their political candidates. In the last 20 years, 21 per cent of private funding to the major parties has...
  • Vocational Education and Training (3 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Small Business. How will this week's new skills agreement help address labour shortages for small businesses and build on the government's agenda to support...
• Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
  • International Relations: Australia and The United States of America (2 speeches)
    The United States is of course our closest ally, our principal strategic partner and our largest two-way investment partner, and our alliance with the United States is a central pillar of our...
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (1 speech)
    These 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.
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (3 speeches)
    I move: That leave of absence from the determination of this sitting until the end of the spring sittings be given to the honourable member for Griffith for parental leave purposes.
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Closing the Gap (14 speeches)
    I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Family Law Amendment Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message (6 speeches)
    I understand it's the wish of the House that the amendments be considered together.
  • Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
    I understand that it is the wish of the chamber to consider the amendments together.
  • Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023; Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
    I move: That the amendment be agreed to.
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
    Thank you for attending this speech, all those that are gathered to hear it. I begin this contribution by acknowledging the traditional owners of where we are and the Yuggera people in my...
  • Housing, National Leadership Forum (1 speech)
    Lack of housing, affordability of housing and availability of housing is a critical issue for many Australians and more so for my community in Fowler. As many members would have heard when I have...
  • Gilmore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
    PHILLIPS () (): One of the main issues that people talk to me about in Gilmore is the state of our roads. It doesn't matter if they're local roads managed by local council, state roads or roads...
  • Adelaide Park Lands (1 speech)
    I didn't know it at the time, but I hold a unique distinction, being one of the few people on the planet that can say they grew up in a UNESCO World Heritage site. I spent a few years as a...
  • Road Safety (1 speech)
    I rise to speak on a matter that is close to most Australians' hearts. Indeed, it's regularly front of mind for those living in regional and rural Australia, as every death in a small community...
  • Hawke Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
    I'd like to thank the very many people who worked on the 'yes' campaign in Hawke. We were guided by the leadership of Kylie Spencer, a proud Wurundjeri woman and someone whom I am fortunate to...
• Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
  • Energy (1 speech)
    I rise to register my absolute disappointment at the Australian Energy Regulator rejecting the legal challenge made by concerned farmers and community members against the VNI West energy...
  • Holt Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
    The electorate of Holt is one of the youngest in the nation. Over one in four in my electorate are under the age of 14—the highest rate of young people in the country. It is self-evident...
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month (1 speech)
    INK () (): October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual event that for years has given both me and thousands of Australian women and their families reason to pause, reflect and, in many...
  • Patel, Ms Arni (1 speech)
    I've recently hosted a wonderful year 10 work experience student, Arni Patel, from Nossal High School, a great selective public school in Berwick. One of Arni's tasks was to write me a speech...
  • War Graves (1 speech)
    A question I often ask myself is what type of legacy I'll leave behind when I die and how will my family honour the life I lived? I know, what a sad start to a speech this morning! However, the...
  • Greening, Professor Chris, Chisholm Electorate: Arts and Culture (1 speech)
    I want to provide the House with some updates on local events and achievements in Chisholm. This week it was really wonderful to meet Professor Chris Greening at Parliament House and congratulate...
  • Casey Electorate (1 speech)
    LI () (): Spring is a wonderful time. The weather is normally shining, although this weekend just gone we had the Wandin field day, which in the Yarra Valley we know means there must be rain in...
  • Zaidi, Mr Rahim Shah (1 speech)
    Today I rise to speak about a remarkable man and his remarkable migrant story in my electorate. That is Rahim Shah Zaidi. I have a message today from Rahim. He said to me the other day that just...
  • Eating Disorders (1 speech)
    I rise today to tell a story of resilience, love and the power of advocacy. It is a story about a constituent of mine who's watching as I make this speech, Mr Rob Evans, and who in April this...
  • Scullin Electorate: Emergency Services (2 speeches)
    Today I rise to talk about an event I've had the pleasure to attend many times as members for Scullin—the blessing of the emergency services fleet. It brings together faith leaders and many...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading (12 speeches)
    People shouldn't bet with money they don't have. It's really as simple as that. But betting with money they don't have is exactly what happens to people who are experiencing gambling harm. At the...
  • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
    by leave—I move amendments (1) and (2) as circulated in my name together: (1) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (line 24), omit "currency;", substitute "currency.". (2) Schedule 1, item 15, page...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Dental Health (1 speech)
    You shouldn't have to choose between feeding your kids, paying your rent and taking care of your teeth. I want to thank all of the Ryan locals who signed my petition to put dental into Medicare,...
  • Singleton Learning Community Education Week Awards (1 speech)
    The Hunter has amazing students who are taught by even better teachers, so it's absolutely no surprise to see an astonishing 68 students and teachers from all over the Hunter being recognised by...
  • Robertson Electorate: Wamberal Beach Seawall (1 speech)
    I rise to discuss an important issue that has been developing in my electorate of Robertson on the New South Wales Central Coast. I'm referring to the proposed seawall for Wamberal Beach. As many...
  • Canning Electorate: Double Reds Resilience Award (1 speech)
    One of the great privileges we all share in this vocation is participating in awards and graduation ceremonies for schools in our electorates. As all members would agree, seeing students flourish...