House debates
Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Pacific Region (1 speech)
Tomorrow I will have the distinct pleasure of launching the Asia-Pacific Development Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue's paper about the importance of youth, civil society and media in the Pacific....
- Werriwa Electorate: Liverpool City Council (1 speech)
Yesterday, Liverpool council's Liberal mayor and Liberal councillors reaffirmed their decision to dismiss the CEO, the Hon. John Ajaka. This decision follows a series of chaotic events which led...
- Lindsay Electorate: Penrith Women's Health Centre (1 speech)
Penrith Women's Health Centre recently found out that their MUSTER program's federal funding would not be renewed by the Albanese Labor government. They provide critical domestic violent support...
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Last week was National Refugee Week, a time to raise awareness of refugee issues and celebrate the rich contributions refugees make to Australia. My parents came here from Egypt 50 years ago....
- Energy (1 speech)
We are in the middle of the greatest economic transformation of our lifetimes. Businesses have made it clear that to unlock the tens of billions of dollars this country needs to transition to a...
- Kenya (1 speech)
I was alarmed and dismayed to see the reports this week of the storming of the Kenyan parliament by protesters. At least 23 people have lost their lives in the protests and scores more have been...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
The amount of student debt that is currently sitting in my electorate of Brisbane is $1.1 billion. This is a debt people are sitting on just for getting an education. When we're in the middle of...
- Adelaide Fringe Festival (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to talk about the tremendous results released this week in the Adelaide Fringe Festival's Adelaide Fringe 2024 impactreport. As most people know, The Fringe is held in...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
Yesterday, Australia's inflation rate rose from 3.6 per cent to four per cent. I'm tired of Labor's self-aggrandisement, their reference to the fundamentals and an imagined, oft-repeated prospect...
- Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
Of the advice of two Homers, there's one that the Labor Party should have taken and the one that they did take. The Greek poet Homer said: 'Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.'...
- Hunter Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
I understand that times are tough at the moment for many. But, when I walk around the streets each and every day in my electorate, I know that the cost-of-living relief that is coming in four...
- Energy (1 speech)
Earlier this week the Prime Minister confirmed that Labor's energy policy is the Integrated System Plan. The very next day, that plan was released, and here's what it tells us. Firstly, the total...
- Parramatta Electorate: Heritage Infrastructure (1 speech)
As the second-oldest city in Australia, the history of Parramatta is also the history of our nation. Just north of Parramatta's CBD sits one of Australia's most significant heritage assets, the...
- Casey Electorate: 2024 Casey Volunteer and Community Awards (1 speech)
Volunteers are the backbone of Casey and are the glue that holds our community together. We are so fortunate to have such strong community spirit across the Yarra Ranges. The magnitude of their...
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
This morning, the Liberal shadow minister for home affairs appeared on Sky News to discuss fiscal recklessness. Kudos to Sky News for getting him on, because I can't think of a more qualified...
- Taxation (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. You may not be deaf, but I think I am. Today is the last sitting day before the celebration of a new financial year, mainly by the accountants and tax professionals in...
- Services Australia (1 speech)
Labor's recent budget is inflationary and includes too much reckless and unnecessary spending, such as $24 billion on 36,000 additional public servants. Of those, 7½ thousand will be at...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
The Liberal Party is reckless and deceptive. They care little of the struggles of the working people of this country, and they seek to widen inequality and squander opportunity. Under their...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Cheng, Ms Yixuan, Darchia, Ms Pikria, Good, Ms Ashlee, Singleton, Ms Dawn, Tahir, Mr Faraz, Young, Ms Jade; Report from Federation Chamber (1 speech)
The question is that the motion moved by the Prime Minister be agreed to. As a mark of respect, I ask all present to signify their approval by rising in their places. Question agreed to,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Core inflation, the Reserve Bank's preferred measure, is at 4.4 per cent, the highest level this year. Our core inflation is higher than that of Sweden, the...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Energy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. What is the Albanese Labor government's approach to lowering energy bills after a decade of failed policies? How is this different...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week the Reserve Bank governor said, 'We need a lot to go our way if we are going to bring inflation down.' She also said 'the narrow path is getting...
- Cost of Living (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to ease cost-of-living pressures on Australians, and what approaches have been rejected?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Education. One of the biggest cost-of-living pressures facing families in Wentworth is early childhood education. In my pop-up office last week, several mums...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What additional cost-of-living support will the Albanese Labor government deliver to help Australians from 1 July and what measures have been rejected...
- Economy (21 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Labor's homegrown inflation has increased for four months in a row, in stark contrast to peer countries. Markets and leading economists don't see any rate cuts...
- Renewable Energy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How has the Albanese Labor government made progress on renewable energy project applications after a decade of neglect? What...
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. A support service for people who are homeless in my electorate of Dawson is at breaking point. Operator of Orange Sky Laundry in my electorate, Lisa Jamison,...
- Energy (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry and Science. What do scientific experts, including at the CSIRO, tell us about the best way to deliver reliable, affordable clean energy? Which...
- Economy (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. In three failed budgets, Labor has made the fight against inflation worse, with bad decisions and the wrong priorities. Betashares' chief economist, David...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. What reforms are the Albanese Labor government implementing to ensure the long-term sustainability of the National...
- Housing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Skyrocketing rents, increasing at close to twice the rate of inflation, and corporate price gouging are driving inflation and threatening homeowners and renters...
- Health Care (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. What action is the Albanese Labor government taking to tackle the public health menace of vaping? Why is urgent action required? What...
- Energy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The annual St Vincent de Paul Society tariff tracker has exposed the impact of eye-watering energy prices, with households in some regional areas now paying...
- Cost of Living (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. What cost-of-living relief is the Albanese Labor government delivering to Australian households, including low-income households?
- Whistleblowers (6 speeches)
My question is for the Attorney-General, and I'll be reading it! Integrity in our political system is hugely important to the people of Mackellar, and whistleblowers are a vital pillar of that...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering more affordable housing, and what are the risks?
- Energy (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Mount Gambier based food manufacturers, Sugar and Spice, in my electorate of Barker is at breaking point. Since 2020—
- Veterans: Homelessness (6 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. How will the Albanese Labor government's Home for Australia Plan respond to the housing challenges confronting Australia's veterans, and why...
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the last year, South Australia relied on electricity imports from Victoria for every single week of the year, including seven weeks where imported...
- Wages (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How is the Albanese Labor government helping deliver pay rises for Australian workers after a decade of low wages?
- Energy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Given the Prime Minister never delivered the promised $275 cut to power bills, why should we believe that US President Biden, French President Macron,...
- Cost of Living (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to provide cost-of-living relief to students and workers? What approaches has the government rejected?
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 49 of 2023-24 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 49 of 2023-24 entitled Compliance with corporate credit card requirements in the Australian Research Council: Australian Research Council....
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
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)
- Economy (20 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This government's...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 39 of 2023-24 (1 speech)
I present a corrigendum to the Auditor-General's audit performance report No. 39 of 2023-24, entitled Evaluation of Australian government pilot programs: Department of Health and Aged Care,...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Muntz, Mr Robert Howard (Bob), Taxation (1 speech)
Bob Muntz, a longstanding member of the Victorian Greens, passed away last month. I express on behalf of the Australian Greens our condolences to his family. Bob was the cherished husband of...
- Future Made in Australia, Pearce Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Albanese Labor government is investing in a future made in Australia by funding more local infrastructure, targeting investments to resources and a clean energy future and supporting small...
- Housing (1 speech)
Housing is more than just a basic human need. It is the foundation upon which individuals build their lives, their dreams and their futures. For those living with disabilities, accessible and...
- Lachlan Macquarie Institute, McCallum, Mr Luke, Parliamentary Friends of Nutrition (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the work of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute. The institute is an organisation that raises up Christian leaders to engage in the political sphere. The institute offers...
- Anderson, Mr Neil William (1 speech)
I rise to speak today about a remarkable young man, Neil William Anderson, a brilliant scientific mind and an inventor, with a loving network of family and friends. Born in 1995, Neil grew up in...
- Robertson Electorate: Ettalong Beach (1 speech)
The Central Coast is blessed with spectacular beaches, waterways and national parks. Our community has a great affinity with our coastal environments and recreational spaces. However, there is...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Advisers in the Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I would like to make some comments about the proper conduct of advisers in the Federation Chamber. The roped-off gallery areas to my left and right in this chamber may be accessed by advisers to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Antidiscrimination Laws (1 speech)
Equality Australia recently published a report, Dismissed, denied and demeaned. This report laid out just how rife discrimination against queer students and staff in religious schools can be....
- Higgins Electorate: Malvern Central School, Women in Sport (1 speech)
A visit to Malvern Central School on 11 June to meet the year 5s and 6s was a joy. The students quizzed me on my role as an MP and I visited their STEM lab. Everything was on the table, from my...
- Hume Electorate: Penrose Village Hall, Pickles, Mr Bailey (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege of attending the official opening of the new Penrose Village Hall. More than four years ago, the Morton bushfire swept through parts of the Southern Highlands,...
- Dunkley Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
In my first speech, I spoke to the need for a blend of more affordable and social housing in Dunkley. With 59.9 per cent of the Dunkley electorate being low or very low income, and higher than...
- Moore Electorate: Neil Hawkins Park (1 speech)
I refer to the government's recently announced Thriving Suburbs Program and Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program and nominate a very worthy project in my electorate: Neil Hawkins Park, a...
- Assyrian People, Ziton, Ms Ayla (1 speech)
Earlier this week, I received in Canberra a delegation from the Assyrian National Council, well known to the member for Werriwa and others in this place. They brought with them an international...
- Casey Electorate: Arts (2 speeches)
Casey is home to a thriving creative arts community and culture. As the son of an artist and a musician, I enjoy going to many community events where we celebrate the arts. Unfortunately, that...
- Bonner Electorate: Bonner Volunteer Awards (1 speech)
It takes a special kind of person to sacrifice their own time and energy to help another. While they may not necessarily have the resources to give, it is those who are of exceptional character...
- Spence Electorate: Kaurna Plains School (2 speeches)
The communities of the northern suburbs of Adelaide are home to an incredibly strong collective of people. Over the decades, families in our patch have not always had an upper hand, sometimes in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Cheng, Ms Yixuan, Darchia, Ms Pikria, Good, Ms Ashlee, Singleton, Ms Dawn, Tahir, Mr Faraz, Young, Ms Jade (4 speeches)
I rise to make a brief contribution to a debate that is important, and I think it is also appropriate that the debate around the awful incidents of 13 April is conducted in Australia's...
- Nairn, Hon. Gary Roy, AO (2 speeches)
One of the great, unexpected joys of this job is the ability to bring other people's words, feelings and ideas to life in this place. I did not know Gary Nairn particularly well. He was in his...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Migration: China (1 speech)
The story of the Chinese Australian community is one of our country's greatest success stories. Our vibrant and thriving country has benefited enormously from the 1.4 million people of Chinese...
- Hawke Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
Last week, I was delighted to have the Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth, Anne Aly, join me at Hawke's very own Yaluk Burron Early Learning Centre in Ballan. This...
- Society, Nuclear Energy (1 speech)
Today I open a new book, a new gospel. I'm going to read a verse from the gospel of Adam: Adam Creighton of the Australian, with a new book called a new book called 'The Book of Common Sense'....
- Gilmore Electorate: Arts and Culture (1 speech)
I'm not going to sing for you today, but I am going to sing the praises of the many cultural groups that bring joy to my community in Gilmore. Whether it's through live gigs in local venues,...
- Casey Electorate: Rotary Clubs, Homelessness, Mental Health (1 speech)
June is an important time for Rotary Clubs all across the country and across the communities of Casey. It's a time when we get together to celebrate changeover. We say thank you to those outgoing...
- Sydney Electorate: Aviation Industry (1 speech)
I'm rising today with a slight sense of deja vu, because I've just heard some troubling news once again from Qantas about a proposed retirement of some of its aircraft. There was a media release...
