House debates
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water, I present the committee's report entitled Drowning in waste: plastic pollution in Australia's oceans and...
- Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water 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.
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present committee report No. 4 of 2024, Department of Defencefacilities to support Advanced Growler Phase 6. Report made a...
- Law Enforcement Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the committee's report, together with a dissenting report, entitled Australia's illicit drug problem: challenges and...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 4, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Unless otherwise ordered, I declare the following matter stands referred to the Federation Chamber: resumption of debate on the motion, moved by Mr Burke, to take note of a document relating to a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (1 speech)
I declare that Federation Chamber order of the day No. 3, government business, Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024, is returned to the House for...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Discrimination (2 speeches)
I remind Australians of what is at stake in our democracy when we hear our most respected leaders saying, 'Hitler would be proud.' I say: never again. We must remember that during the Second...
- Werriwa Electorate: Local Government, Discrimination (1 speech)
Liverpool City Council is in turmoil yet again. Last month, police were called to the council meeting, and yet again the mayor, along with some councillors, tried to remove the current CEO. It's...
- Edwards, Mr Dylan (1 speech)
A bit of positivity for the day: as a proud New South Welshman, there's one sporting event that I especially look forward to, and of course that's the State of Origin. This year, there will be...
- Moreton Electorate: Moreton Youth Advisory Council (1 speech)
When our government was elected, we promised to govern for all Australians, including young people. But, while young people may be our nation's future, the issues of today affect them now, too....
- Middle East (1 speech)
How many children need to be killed in Gaza before this government withdraws its support for Israel's invasion? What is the number? Over 10,000 children killed is not enough for them to stop...
- Heard, Mr Colin (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to one of my distinguished constituents, Mr Colin Heard, and congratulate him on his 100th birthday. Originally from the south, Colin was selected by the Air Force to fly...
- ReLove (1 speech)
We need to take stronger action to address domestic violence, and that includes more support for frontline services. I want to pay tribute to one such service in Wentworth, called ReLove....
- Gosford Hospital, Budget (1 speech)
Recently we had the Prime Minister visit the beautiful Central Coast to meet with staff and students at Gosford Hospital. We had the privilege of meeting nurses, doctors and support staff on J8,...
- Flynn Electorate: Agricultural Shows (1 speech)
It is well and truly show season across the Flynn electorate. The tradition of agricultural shows is still going strong, with 128 shows across rural Queensland. The dedication of volunteers every...
- Budget (1 speech)
My Friday afternoon doorknocks over the past fortnight have been very positive, with people in my community expressing their appreciation for the government's budget measures to address the...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
A Nobel Prize winning drug was discovered in Japan in the 1970s. The drug has been safely used in over 3.7 billion doses since 1987 and has been added to the World Health Organization's list of...
- Budget (1 speech)
Two weeks ago the Treasurer stood in this place to deliver a budget that delivers for every Australian, every part of our economy and every corner of our country, and in Bennelong it was no...
- Labor Government (1 speech)
You just can't trust Labor in this country anymore. Most people today are actually worse off as a result of Labor's budget. The low and middle income tax offset is gone, so, if you were relying...
- Budget, Hasluck Electorate: Volunteering (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government understands that it's not just industry, business or major projects that need financial backing to have a sound economic foundation. Volunteers, who are the social...
- Fadden Electorate: Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (1 speech)
Last week, I had the pleasure of opening the 35th Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Credit goes to Mulpha Australia, who were supported by the Gold Coast city council and Tourism and Events...
- Budget (1 speech)
Our budget has kept the focus on more housing for Australians. We're starting to see the benefits of the Albanese Labor government's $32 billion investment to build new homes, with extra help in...
- Child Care (1 speech)
Today the Parenthood released a report titled Choiceless, which focuses on the plight of parents in accessing regional, rural and remote learning and care. I urge all members opposite to find 20...
- Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
Is it just me, or is the Leader of the Opposition becoming more and more like Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons every single day? Think about it: they both hate workers, neither of them smiles...
- Mobile Black Spot Program (1 speech)
In December 2021, when the now Prime Minister was not the Prime Minister, he said: 'Taxpayers deserve better than to have their funds, their taxpayer funds from their hard work, funnelled into...
- Australian Greens (2 speeches)
Today I raise accountability. The Greens aren't a party of government, but they could plausibly hold the balance of power. As a fringe party, the Greens are too often given a free pass, and that...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Papua New Guinea: Landslide (2 speeches)
Earlier today and over the weekend I have had contact with Prime Minister James Marape, who addressed this parliament just a short time ago. I informed him that all Australians were grieving for...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Lieberman, Mr Louis Stuart (Lou), AM (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death, on 17 May 2024, of the Hon. Lou Stuart Lieberman AM, a member of the House for the division of Indi from 1993 to 2001. As a mark of respect to the memory of Lou...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Health and Aged Care will be absent from question time this week, and the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport will answer questions on his behalf.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for immigration. An immigration detainee referred to as CHCY had his visa cancelled after he was convicted of raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter whilst his wife...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the budget helping to deliver cost-of-living relief for Australians and building a better future? What is standing in the way of making our future here?
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The visa of a Sudanese national, Emmanuel Saki, was cancelled after he was convicted of serious domestic...
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government easing cost-of-living pressures for all Australians and helping to fight inflation? What approaches were rejected?
- Western Sydney: Manufacturing (11 speeches)
Prime Minister, in 2022 you announced $15 billion in the National Reconstruction Fund, supposedly to support manufacturing. In this budget, you announced $22.7 billion for your Future Made in...
- International Humanitarian Assistance (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government assisting our neighbours and friends in the Pacific with humanitarian assistance and Australian defence support...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. I refer to the minister's previous answer about Emmanuel Saki, a noncitizen convicted of serious domestic...
- Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government continuing to invest in women's safety initiatives that support the National Plan to End Violence Against...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. A Kenyan national known as XLFM had his visa cancelled after he was convicted of raping the 17-year-old...
- First Nations Australians (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. How are Australians marking Reconciliation Week in 2024, and how is the Albanese Labor government supporting survivors of the stolen...
- Immigration Detention (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. The Congolese national known as HWGF had his visa cancelled after being jailed for aggravated assault and...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Albanese Labor government building the workforce for a future made in Australia and opening the doors of opportunity wider for all Australians?
- International Criminal Court (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will you condemn the calls from the Leader of the Opposition that Australia should consider cutting ties with the International Criminal Court if it issues...
- New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (6 speeches)
My question as to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering cheaper-to-run, low-emissions cars for...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the minister for immigration. An Afghan national referred to as ZJFQ had his visa cancelled after being convicted of both raping a 16-year-old girl and intercourse with a...
- Energy Prices (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How is the Albanese Labor government reducing the cost of energy for families and small businesses? What policies would lead to...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. One in eight Australians are currently living in poverty with, according to the Grattan Institute, payments currently received by those under our JobSeeker...
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government's 'closing the labour loopholes' laws delivering a better deal for workers, including...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Lebanese national Abdel Wahab Trad had his visa cancelled after being convicted of two counts of raping a...
- Vocational Education and Training (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How is the Albanese Labor government supporting more people to complete their training and get into secure, well-paid work? What approaches...
- Taxation (14 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer.
- Budget (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government's responsible economic management repairing the budget and cleaning up the mess it inherited?
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 27 to 30 of 2023-24 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's audit reports Nos 27 to 30 of 2023-24. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers.
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Ausgrid and other New South Wales energy service providers will introduce new rooftop solar feed-in tariffs that will charge solar panel owners per kilowatt for exporting power to the grid during...
- Foster, Mr Tony, AM, Mies, Mr Peter, Lyons Electorate: National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Tasmania's longest-serving local government mayor, Brighton Council's Tony Foster, died peacefully at the age of 81 yesterday, 27 May, after a short illness. Tony served on the council for 35...
- Longman Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to raise the issue of what can only be described as flagrant pork-barrelling by the current Labor government. As one of the fastest-growing areas of new dwellings in Australia, the...
- Cybersecurity (1 speech)
If I was giving this speech 20 years ago, the focus would be on warning Australians, especially older people, against falling prey to door-to-door salespeople pushing a scam or products they...
- Budget (1 speech)
The budget went over like a lead balloon. The budget left the entire nation feeling like they were stuck in the middle of the ocean without a life raft, barely keeping their heads above water....
- National Reconciliation Week (1 speech)
'Now more than ever'—that is the theme for National Reconciliation Week. It's a reminder that, despite setbacks and disappointments, we must stand together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (1 speech)
SPENDER () (): 2023 was the hottest year on record, and these records are already being broken in the first few months of 2024. The climate crisis is accelerating and the world's top climate...
- Invasive Species Management: Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (1 speech)
Western Australia has a new enemy. This one is not political, it does not play sport and, like a submarine, it is very hard to detect. This new enemy is the polyphagous shot hole borer. More and...
- Wordsworth, Major-General Robert Harley, CB, CBE (1 speech)
Just before Anzac Day I stepped across the electorate boundary into Lyons to speak at the launch of the book Lastof the cavalrymen: memoirs of Major General Robert Harley Wordsworth, edited by...
- Budget (1 speech)
When we were elected, Prime Minister Albanese he said that under our government no Australian would be held back and no Australian would be left behind. That's why the 2024 federal budget...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Since the beginning of 2024 and the school year, I've been visiting many schools to present school leaders with certificates and to engage in discussions about leadership skills. In the heart of...
- HMAS Armidale (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue that's very important to me and, I think, to our nation, and that is the loss of the HMAS Armidale north of Darwin, between Darwin and Timor-Leste, or East Timor,...
- Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government recently announced that it was going to shut down the WA live sheep trade from May 2028. This decision was not backed by science. It was not backed by legitimate...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
We hear a lot about infrastructure. No newspaper, TV or radio bulletin fails to mention the term on a daily basis. It's a term bandied about with, at times, little thought to what it actually is...
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
In April, I hosted guest speaker and noted environmentalist Steven Nowakowski for an open discussion on Central Queensland's energy future including wind, solar, coal fired power and nuclear. It...
- Chisholm Electorate: Small Business, Chisholm Electorate: Story House Early Learning (2 speeches)
It is so important that we shop local, love local and support our local businesses, and I've been working with our local community in Chisholm to encourage support for some terrific local...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
People are worried. They're worried about how they're going to pay the rent or the mortgage. Of those on low incomes, 42 per cent are in rental stress and in danger of being pushed into...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
Deputy Speaker, I wonder if I could maybe start again given the unusual interruption of the speech.
- Budget (2 speeches)
The Albanese government knows that many families in Australia are doing it tough and that cost of living is front and centre in their minds. During the Dunkley by-election campaign, I heard from...
- Green Energy Transition (1 speech)
I've been happy to see the steadfast commitment of the government to our future prosperity in the transition to a green economy. The budget delivered by the Treasurer just a fortnight ago was a...
- Gippsland Lakes (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I rise tonight to contribute to this debate and focus my attention on the magnificent Gippsland Lakes. Although they are magnificent, they are also exposed to many...
- Climate Change (2 speeches)
For too long, Australia has been caught in climate wars, hampered by a decade of negligence, political infighting and lack of genuine climate action. Over the last decade, the Liberals and...
