House debates
Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Joint Committee; Approval of Work (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Environment (1 speech)
I was very happy to recently receive three wonderful letters from year 3 students at St Monica's in Oakey. They all speak to the future, and they all speak to a consideration of fairness. They...
- Crime Stoppers Western Australia (1 speech)
I recently met up with the CEO of Crime Stoppers Western Australia, Dr Vince Hughes. I knew Vince for several years during my time as a police officer, and I know just how important Crime...
- Youth Voice In Parliament Week (1 speech)
Last week was Youth Voice in Parliament Week, which gives our young people the opportunity to have their voices amplified here in the federal parliament. Young people were asked to write a speech...
- Valedictory (1 speech)
I wish all my fellow members of parliament, our staff and everyone in Holt a joyous and merry Christmas. Christmas is a time for love, compassion and the spreading of goodwill. It is a time to...
- Child and Youth Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on the Our Kids Count campaign by Smiling Mind. This campaign has collected over 11,000 signatures in support of a federal minister and calling for a transformation in how...
- Perth: Safe Night Space (1 speech)
What women want is to be safe. What women want for their children is for them to also be safe. What women don't want is safe spaces being shut down. Today, the Safe Night Space in East Perth will...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Climate pollution under Labor is up. That's what the figures out today show. In a climate crisis, emissions under Labor have gone up 3.6 million tonnes this year. Labor are approving more coal...
- Davies, Ms Sienna (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Sienna Davies of Terrigal, who recently represented Australia abroad at the 43rd Shidokan open international karate tournament in Japan. Competing across several divisions,...
- Invasive Species Management (1 speech)
Confirmation that red imported fire ants have crossed the border, from Queensland to New South Wales, this week is indeed devastating. We've been warning, on this side of the parliament, about...
- Ausmusic T-Shirt Day (1 speech)
Today is Ausmusic T-Shirt Day. It is an opportunity for all Australians to get behind Australian musicians and raise much-needed funds for industry workers. Speaker, as you know, the Australian...
- Houghton, Mr James (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to James Houghton, who passed this week during a holiday to New Zealand. A man of faith, I spoke with James at church just about 10 days ago about how he was looking forward...
- Reid Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
It's school presentation season, and I have 45 wonderful schools in my electorate. Since I've been the member for Reid, I been awarding the Sally Sitou Friendship Award to students who show care...
- Flynn Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Many things have happened this year in the electorate of Flynn. I was pleased to recently open the Ivy Anderson retirement facility in Springsure, and it was great to see this project come to...
- Arts and Culture (1 speech)
Life is always better with music. But, without our talented Aussie musicians, there would be less rhythm and groove in all our lives. So today, on Ausmusic T-Shirt Day, I stand to celebrate and...
- Bruce, Mr William Wallace Mervin (2 speeches)
Today I pay tribute to a distinguished individual, Mr William Wallace Mervin Bruce, affectionately known as 'Bill'. This week the Nebo community bade farewell to a man whose life spanned an...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- International Relations: Australia and China (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday I met with the Chinese Communist Party's top diplomat, who was here in Australia, and I commented and made clear my remarks in relation to China's...
- Housing (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How will the Albanese Labor government's Help to Buy scheme help support more Australians into homeownership, and what is standing in its way?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- European Commission (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the special visitors gallery today are representatives of the European Commission, including the vice-president of the commission, His Excellency...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, Australians are facing a cost-of-living crisis. The government has wasted $450 million on the Prime Minister's Voice referendum and $250...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the government's Help to Buy Scheme legislation ensure more Australian families can buy a home, and what is standing in the way of getting this done?
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The first job of government is to keep people safe. Today's climate statement reinforces the enormous threat of the climate crisis to Australia's national...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government's responsible economic management helping in the fight against inflation, and what approaches have been rejected?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Nepal: Parliamentary Delegation, Australia Awards (1 speech)
I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery is a parliamentary delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, led by the chairperson of the National Assembly, the Rt...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Why did the government tell the High Court that there was no real prospect of the plaintiff being removed...
- Wages (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government working to get wages moving again after a decade of wages being kept deliberately low?
- Immigration Detention (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The minister has told the parliament that the High Court's decision meant that 'every person required to be...
- Murray-Darling Basin (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering on its promise to protect the Murray-Darling river system and every Australian who...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (28 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. What steps is the Albanese Labor government taking to resolve the issues created by the High Court decision in NZYQ, and is the minister aware of...
- Fuel (2 speeches)
TINK () (): My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. In April this year you issued a media release saying that your government...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How are the Albanese Labor government's actions to strengthen Medicare helping Australians access the health care they need while...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The government brought forward legislation which it said would address the impact of the recent High Court...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How many Australians have been able to enrol in high-quality education and training for free thanks to the Albanese Labor government? And...
- Mining Industry (7 speeches)
Minister, the Eureka Stockade's 'use it or lose it' mining law was enacted by Theodore and later Bjelke-Petersen's aspirational working-class government. These laws were abolished in 1995,...
- Middle East (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How has the Australian government supported the release of hostages kidnapped by Hamas?
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Borges, Ms Luzia (3 speeches)
I want to take a moment to pay tribute to a great Australian, a wonderful human being and a person who has given so much to this place over so many years. After 35 years, Friday 8 December will...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Response to Report (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of the status of government responses to committee reports as at 24 November 2023. The schedule will be incorporated in Hansard....
- Business (0 speeches)
- Leave of Absence (1 speech)
I move: That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting. For the information of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present the status of government responses in the House of Representatives to parliamentary committee reports as at 30 September 2023. These documents are tabled in accordance with the list...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (34 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Jabbour, Mr Ramzi (1 speech)
I appreciate the opportunity to speak on indulgence and thank the Leader of the House. During my time as the home affairs minister, Ramzi Jabbour was a deputy commissioner of the Australian...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living, Housing (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is focusing on matters that people in my electorate are concerned about. Our No. 1 priority remains addressing cost-of-living challenges. I know a lot of people are...
- Eating Disorders, Climate Change, Multiculturalism (1 speech)
More people die each year in Australia due to eating disorders than on our roads. This shocking statistic reflects what I'm hearing from our community. I was recently approached by a young woman...
- Albanese Government, Canberra Electorate (1 speech)
In one of the last speaking opportunities I will have this year, I want to reflect on what a big year 2023 has been—the first full year of the Albanese Labor government. There is a lot to...
- Electric Vehicles: Rural and Regional Australia (1 speech)
Parts of Australia are already dealing with bushfires, and we know the Labor government is trying to force Australians into buying, by majority, electric vehicles. But how would these vehicles...
- Bean Electorate: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Bean Electorate: Christmas Lights for MS, Bean Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
If ever there was an arts program significantly influencing and changing the lives of creative teenagers across the ACT, it is the Messengers program of the Tuggeranong Community Arts...
- Nicholls Electorate: Albanese Government (1 speech)
I thought I might take the opportunity to sum up the year and how things that have happened in this place have affected my electorate. My electorate had a tough start to the year, because there...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Breen, Mrs Bev (1 speech)
Before I call the adjournment, I have one notice to make. That is, to wish Mrs Bev Breen the best for her retirement. Bev Breen has worked as the Speaker's attendant for a number of years and has...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week, Gas Industry: Protests (1 speech)
Thanks to everyone in Melbourne who submitted speeches for Youth Voice in Parliament. This is a speech from Arwa Millwala: Australia must listen to its youth, hear our voices and participate in...
- Zyngier, Dr David (1 speech)
I rise with sadness to acknowledge the passing of Dr David Zyngier this past weekend. David was a sitting councillor in the city of Glen Eira and a passionate advocate for social justice,...
- Fairfax Electorate: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Sunshine Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in Australia—and for good reason. We are a lifestyle capital. Our natural environment is second to none. We have a very tight-knit...
- Fraser Electorate: Casa Bonita (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the work of Liliana Bravo and the great partnership that her social enterprise and her social enterprise empowerment hub have with Victoria University and Maribyrnong City...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
I'm very excited today to rise and present two speeches written by Emma and Samuel Gardner from the Mornington Peninsula Shire as part of the Raise Our Voice Youth Voice in Parliament Week. Emma...
- Eden-Monaro Electorate: Remount, Eden-Monaro Electorate: Gravity Eden, Waste Management and Recycling (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual open day of Remount, which is a not-for-profit organisation assisting those who have served to get 'back in the saddle' and reconnect through...
- Lindsay Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
2023 has been a hard year right across Western Sydney because of the Albanese Labor government. The cost-of-living crisis is crippling families in my community. In parliament this year I've...
- Lilley Electorate: Infrastructure, Lilley Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
The suburb of Banyo in my electorate of Lilley is home to the only group that's building batteries made out of 100 per cent Australian compounds and materials. I recently took the Minister for...
- Human Rights: Armenia (1 speech)
In recent weeks the world's attention has rightly been focused on the aftermath of the Hamas terror attacks in Israel. We've also seen Putin's war on Ukraine, where autocrats and dictators are...
- McMahon Electorate: Fairfield West (2 speeches)
I want to tell the House about a very important new book Fairfield West:From Rural to Residential, which was recently published in my electorate. I want to congratulate: Florence Callicott, for...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Hayden, Hon. William George (Bill), AC (8 speeches)
Bill Hayden was a favourite son of Queensland. He was a servant of our party. He was an eminent Australian, and he was a friend of mine. Bill Hayden's loss did not come as a surprise to those of...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Democracy (1 speech)
In the last few months I've noticed, with increasing concern, the worsening division in our communities. On Gaza, the Voice referendum or immigration detention, there's a constant pressure to...
- Gilmore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Quite frankly, I have had enough of the absolute rubbish coming from local Liberals with ambition to progress their own careers, with little care about the harm they cause to our community with...
- Hinkler Electorate: Constituents, Hinkler Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Christmas and the new year are rapidly approaching, and I think it's an appropriate time to look at the year in review, the challenges that have been overcome and the great things that have...
- Education (1 speech)
There is untapped human potential in all of us—yes, even over there across the parliament! It doesn't matter where you come from. There is untapped potential, and a good education is the...
- Rookwood Weir (1 speech)
I rise before you today with a profound sense of accomplishment, as last week we reached the end of a decade-long endeavour, the completion of the $568.9 million Rookwood Weir. With the...
- Hawke Electorate: Child Care, Hawke Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Local families in Ballan won't have to wait much longer, with more early childhood education spots on the way thanks to a brand new federally funded service. The Albanese Labor government is...
