House debates
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- Statements on Significant Matters (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 30 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 9 September 2024. The report will be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report Report 219: Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union; CITES; Scientific balloons Report made a parliamentary paper...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Middle East (11 speeches)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Griffith moving the following motion—That the House: (1) notes: (a) the recent opinion...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Nicholls Electorate: Arts and Culture (1 speech)
I want to talk about investment in regional communities. I'll use two examples: SAM and MOVE. And no, I'm not talking about myself. SAM is the Shepparton Art Museum. You may not know that...
- North-West Mobile Force (1 speech)
In recent weeks over Territory skies Exercise Pitch Black was in full flight, with 21 nations, 140 aircraft and 4,000 crew. Unfortunately, an Italian pilot encountered some complications with his...
- Flynn Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
The wider Gracemere community has been advocating for a high school for almost 30 years. In this time various petitions and campaigns have been formed by the local community. Last week there was...
- Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission (1 speech)
The standards you walk past are the standards you accept. It's clear that during the 46th Parliament there were allegations of harassment and bullying. Frankly, it was unacceptable. This is the...
- Gawler Show (1 speech)
It's that time of the year again. The Gawler Show, which is South Australia's largest regional show and the historic beating heart of the community spirit in the town of Gawler, returns this...
- Great Artesian Basin (1 speech)
There was a very foolish initiative by the federal government which allowed the contamination of the Great Artesian aquifer. People are ignorant of the history of our nation, but there were not...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise on behalf of James Newell, a valued member of the Clark community who recently interned in my office. James, a young man with high-functioning autism, is dedicated to advocating for reform...
- Nuclear Energy (3 speeches)
I know I've only got 90 seconds, but I've got a rather serious matter to speak about. I need bit of guidance, because, when we have divisions and people move around the chamber, sometimes people...
- Council of Mayors (South East Queensland) (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure today to announce and welcome the Council of Mayors (South East Queensland), chaired by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Adrian Schrinner. They are in the House today. They...
- Gilmore Electorate: Malua Bay Beach Reserve (1 speech)
During the Black Summer bushfires, hundreds of residents took refuge at the beach reserve on the shores of Malua Bay, in the Eurobodalla, as flames and smoke bore down on them. After such a...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
This week children across Australia are celebrating Book Week. This morning my two youngest daughters went along to daycare dressed in a unicorn theme, inspired by one of their favourite books,...
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Australia going from a fossil fuel giant to the 'sun king' just came a step closer with the approval of the Sun Cable project by Tanya Plibersek. Sun Cable is an audacious project that will...
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Today I'm calling out the shameless and despicable greed of our major banks, as reported across several media outlets yesterday. These financial giants have shown nothing but contempt for the...
- Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises program (1 speech)
I know and the Albanese government knows that small business is the engine room of our economy. To boost small business, we've just rolled out two amazing rounds of energy efficiency grants....
- Inland Rail (5 speeches)
Over the years, I've heard magnificent speeches in this place about decentralisation, regional development, lower carbon emissions, cheaper prices in our capital cities, better access to ports...
- Homelessness (1 speech)
Yesterday, I met with David Pearson, the CEO of Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, and Tim Richter, from the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. David and I worked together in the...
- Middle East: Migration (1 speech)
The Albanese government has punched a hole into Australia's border security. They've ignored vital security checks and issued thousands of tourist visas to people from a war zone controlled by...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
If we had a dollar for every time those opposite said no to cost-of-living relief, we wouldn't need to worry about the cost of living. We'd be rich. They're like the grumpy, strict grandparents...
- Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (1 speech)
I want to recognise three great moments of people acting surprised in the performing arts when something very bad is revealed that they knew about all along: Casablanca'I'm shocked, shocked, to...
- Future Made in Australia (5 speeches)
The coalition are just starting to realise that the Albanese government's Future Made in Australia policy is not just good; it's pretty popular too. The students up here in the gallery will know...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness will be absent from question time today. The Treasurer will answer questions on her behalf.
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Middle East: Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Journalist Mark Riley from Channel 7 has reported that, of the 43 tourist visas the government granted—and then cancelled—to those from the...
- Cost of Living (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering cost-of-living relief? Why is this so important, and what approaches has the government ruled out?
- Middle East: Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Of the almost 3,000 visas approved for people from the terrorist controlled Gaza war zone, how many were approved by an automated process and did not involve...
- Cost of Living (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Why are decent earnings an important part of the Albanese Labor government's efforts to help ease cost-of-living pressures? How does this approach differ to what...
- Gambling Advertising (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This week a mum in my electorate emailed me: 'I am the daughter of a gambler,' she said, 'I grew up walking on eggshells. One minute, home was full of love...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring Australians have access to life-changing medicines on the PBS after a decade of cuts and...
- Middle East: Migration (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Of the reported 43 tourist visas your government has granted and then cancelled for people from the terrorist controlled Gaza war zone since 7 October, 20...
- Education: Rural and Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support university students and give more people from the outer suburbs and regional Australia the...
- National Security (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, why have we fast-tracked visas for nearly 3,000 people from the terrorist-controlled Gaza war zone since 7 October, yet our allies like the...
- Cost of Living: Women (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering cost-of-living relief for highly feminised sectors, including for early childhood...
- Middle East: Migration (23 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister concede that, in cutting corners on security assessments to bring in 1,300 people from the terrorist controlled Gaza war zone on...
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. What will the Albanese Labor government's reforms to veterans' entitlements mean for Australian veterans?
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Housing is a critical need, but the industry and now the RBA are saying that record public non-energy infrastructure is putting pressure on inputs and wages and...
- Paid Parental Leave (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government's record investment in paid parental leave supporting Australian families? What approaches has the...
- Middle East: Migration (16 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, why is Australia handing out tourist visas to Gazans from a terrorist controlled war zone in an average of 24 hours and, in some cases, as...
- Housing (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government's Housing Support Program helping to make housing...
- Fossil Fuel Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Labor has approved 23 coal and gas projects and is giving $1½ billion to the gas-expanding Middle Arm precinct. Will you work with the Greens to ensure...
- Telecommunications (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How is the Albanese Labor government working with industry to ensure the 3G switchover is conducted with public safety at the centre?
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliamentary Standards (2 speeches)
I rise to ask the Speaker to make a statement on behaviour in the House. In this parliament, we have a behaviour code, soon to be legislated, that requires parliamentarians to 'treat all those...
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, in accordance with standing order 105(b) I wish to draw your attention to an overdue response to question in writing No. 603. On 15 May 2024, I asked the Minister for Veterans'...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
These documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to the honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Renewable Energy (24 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Page proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This Government's 'renewables...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (3 speeches)
on indulgence—I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples. Thank you for allowing us to be on your country. As I stand here today, I am deeply reflective and immensely grateful for the...
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
On Monday the Manager of Opposition Business raised as a matter of privilege whether the Prime Minister had deliberately misled the House such as would constitute a contempt of the House. The...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the following reports: Human rights scrutiny report: Report 7 of 2024and Annual report 2023. Report made a parliamentary...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Fishing Industry (1 speech)
I rise this evening to support the recreational and commercial fishers of my electorate, whose lifestyles and livelihoods are being threatened by state Labor's plans to lock up fisheries along...
- Bean Electorate: Community Services, Jack, Ms Maeve (1 speech)
Volunteers are the backbone of all the communities represented here in this place. They keep our community organisations running, our sporting clubs functional, our museums and attractions open...
- Menzies Electorate: Public Speaking (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the topic of public speaking—the power and joy of public speaking. The reason I do so is there was a competition in my electorate that was broken up into component...
- Werriwa Electorate (1 speech)
We all live in a community of one sort or another, but our communities are far more complex than a collection of homes and streets. The real essence of a community consists of the areas of common...
- Longman Electorate: Meals on Wheels (1 speech)
Meals on Wheels runs six centres in Moreton Bay, four of which are in my electorate of Longman, situated in Burpengary, Woodford, Caboolture and Bribie Island. This trusted organisation receives...
- Reid Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
My electorate of Reid is home to some amazing things: great food, culture, wonderful parks and a great diverse community. But, unfortunately, Reid is also home to Australia's worst roundabout....
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Fowler Electorate: Education, Fowler Electorate: Community Events, Vietnam Veterans' Day (1 speech)
My community of Fowler was filled with celebrations in the past few weeks, and I had the honour to participate and share in the great milestones reached by many in my wonderful and diverse...
- Gilmore Electorate: Mental Health, Gilmore Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Mental health support is something that I am passionate about, because I know how crucial it is to communities in regional and rural areas like my electorate of Gilmore. Providing free,...
- AgriFutures Rural Women's Award (1 speech)
Last night I had the great pleasure of attending the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award event in the Great Hall. There were 600 of us there, celebrating the best and finest of Australia's young...
- Carter, Ms Sarah (1 speech)
Last Friday I attended the funeral of Sarah Carter at Flemington Racecourse. She was just 45 years old. I acknowledge the loss to her family and I acknowledge her mother, Gaynor, who's listening...
- Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games (1 speech)
The Olympics might be over, but we're only halfway; we've got the Paralympics coming up. Like every member of this place, I had a number of participants in the Olympics, and I do want to give...
- Taylor, Ms Carole (1 speech)
I take the opportunity today to mark the recent death of Carole Taylor, a long-time and highly respected Labor branch member in my electorate of Lingiari. Carole passed away peacefully earlier...
- Braddon Electorate: Environmental Approvals (1 speech)
The Albanese government's list of broken promises to the electorate of Braddon and the great state of Tasmania is long, but it's getting longer. The local Labor representative says she is...
- Hunter Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
The Hunter has produced a stack of professional and elite athletes, and I want to make sure that we support the next crop of our local sporting talent so that our next generation of superstars...
- Bowman Electorate: Olympic Games (1 speech)
On a very similar theme to the member for Hunter, I want to acknowledge some athletes from my electorate who stood on the world stage and competed in the recent Paris Olympic Games. Melissa Wu...
- Menslink Great Walk (2 speeches)
Last year I participated in a 142-kilometre walk around Canberra over five days, with an amazing group of Canberrans, to raise awareness about and support Menslink, and we are starting to prepare...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Pritchard, Mr Thomas Page (8 speeches)
I wear the poppy pin in respect, remembrance and, indeed, awe. Today we gather again to pay tribute to Thomas Page Pritchard. We should respect him, we do remember him, and we are in awe of him....
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
