House debates
Thursday, 7 November 2024
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Nuclear Energy Select Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating a member to be a supplementary member of the Select Committee on Nuclear Energy for the purposes of the committee's inquiry into...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Migration Amendment Bill 2024; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The decision of the High Court yesterday is not the one the government wanted—but it is one we were prepared for. That's why the government...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (1 speech)
I declare that Federation Chamber orders of the day Nos 1 and 2, government business, are returned to the House for further consideration.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Ask yourself if you feel better off compared to 2½ years ago. I bet the answer is no. The answer is no because the Albanese Labor government's bad decisions are crippling our country. It's...
- GROW Clinical Psychology, People First Healthcare (1 speech)
Two excellent primary healthcare providers in Calwell received Medicare Champion awards at the Stronger Medicare Awards ceremony the other day. GROW Clinical Psychology in Roxburgh Park led by Dr...
- Endangered Species (1 speech)
Environment Minister Plibersek has announced that she will delay a threatened species assessment on Macquarie Harbour's maugean skate for a period of 12 months. This decision prolongs the...
- Financial Security (1 speech)
Last week, Stephen Jones, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, delivered an educational scams forum to Dunkley locals. Older Australians are particularly vulnerable to...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to present a speech from Jasmin, a 22-year-old resident of the Curtin electorate, as part of the Raise our Voice program. Jasmin says: It wasn't until I joined the WA Justice...
- Holt Electorate: Hampton Park Transfer Station (1 speech)
Since my election as the federal member for Holt, I have heard from countless residents who are deeply concerned about the proposed Hampton Park waste transfer station. On Monday, the City of...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week (1 speech)
At a Mackellar Youth Partnership Meeting recently, the students each prepared a 90-second statement on a topic that was important to them. Today, I'm delighted to be reading one of these, from...
- Clingan, Professor Philip, OAM (1 speech)
I am honoured to speak about an exceptional member of our community, whose dedication and impact have left a profound mark on the Illawarra: my good friend Professor Phil Clingan OAM, who is here...
- Bowman Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
(): Over recent decades, the Redlands has faced significant growth, but our local infrastructure has been neglected. Thankfully, there have been two major road projects currently...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
(): Cutting students' HECS debt and making TAFE permanently free is cause for celebration, because we know a quality education opens doors to new opportunities. For many young people,...
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
(): I bring the House's attention to a piece by Charlie Peel, that intrepid reporter from theAustralian: 'Fears for habitat on the rise … alongside the turbines'. Mr Peel...
- Chisholm Electorate: 1st West Waverley Scout Group (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the 1st West Waverley Scout Group on 60 amazing years. Since 1964 the 1st West Waverley Scout Group has played an important role in our community by supporting our local...
- 36 Months (1 speech)
Earlier today the Leader of the Opposition and I met with representatives of the 36 Months campaign, which is doing extraordinary work in advocating for the protection of children from social...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Australia has been built on education, built on young minds in primary schools around the country and built on the skills Aussies learn at a tertiary level in our world-class TAFEs and...
- Energy (2 speeches)
How bad does it have to get before the Albanese government starts taking the economy seriously? Gas has increased in price by 34 per cent since Labor came to government. On electricity, they...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- United States of America: Presidential Election (2 speeches)
After 10 am this morning, I spoke with President Trump, and I congratulated him on his election victory. It was a very constructive discussion. We affirmed the strong relationship between our two...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Defence, will be absent from question time today. I say, I think fairly, on behalf of all the House that our thoughts are with...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Gambling (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. The government has been sitting on its hands for 498 days since the former member for Dunkley, the late Peta Murphy, handed down her report on...
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how will a social media age limit for children under 16 years old help keep young people safe online, and why is this so important?
- Vocational Education and Training (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training and the former minister for immigration. Of the 500,000 people—
- Cybersafety (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. How is the Albanese Labor government helping parents keep their kids safe online?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Banking and Financial Services (6 speeches)
SPENDER () (): My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. Organised crime syndicates are scamming households, who are losing life-changing sums of money, including in Wentworth. Ninety-four per...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. What progress is the Albanese Labor government making in the fight against inflation? What obstacles are standing in the way?
- Visa Refusal or Cancellation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the ankle bracelets and monitoring conditions were removed from 215 dangerous noncitizen offenders, including 12 murderers, 66 sex offenders, 97...
- Education (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education: What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support Australian students and build a better and fairer education system? And what has been the response?
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
CONAGHAN () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm the 215 hard-core criminals released into the Australian community are receiving welfare and housing benefits...
- Housing (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Homelessness. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring we have the skills to reach our target of 1.2 million homes? How is the...
- Immigration Detention (2 speeches)
My question's to the Minister for Home Affairs. Since releasing the 215 hardened criminals into the community, have any been charged with an act of sexual assault?
- Housing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government making housing more affordable by supporting...
- Aukus (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Donald Trump's win is bad for women, bad for people of colour, bad for the climate and bad for democracy. Many people are terrified about what having this...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. What reforms has the Albanese Labor government made to the NDIS to get it back on track? What changes are being made,...
- National Security (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. At Senate estimates, officials gave evidence that the Attorney-General released a convicted terrorist into the community by granting him parole. Prime...
- Medicare (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Why is bulk-billing important in Medicare, and what pressure has bulk-billing faced in the past? What has the Albanese Labor government been...
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2 speeches)
My question is for the Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery. On 28 October, Israel's parliament voted to ban UNRWA from the country within 90 days. With aid trucks entering Gaza...
- Cost of Living (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will cutting student debt and making fee-free TAFE permanent and other cost-of-living measures help build a stronger future? What other approaches are there?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority; Presentation (1 speech)
The President of the Senate, the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority and I have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the exercise of...
- 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)
- International Relations (22 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Manager of Opposition Business proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The importance...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Headstone Project South Australia (1 speech)
The Headstone Project SA is a voluntary organisation that was established in 2017 and is dedicated to locating World War I veterans buried in unmarked graves throughout South Australia. In the...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It's so incredibly vital that we improve aged care. We all witnessed what was going on in the sector only a couple of years ago. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation were vocal about...
- Berowra Electorate: Epping and North Epping (1 speech)
When boundary changes were recently announced by the independent Electoral Commission, I received calls from friends, residents, local businesses and community groups based in Epping and North...
- Floods: Insurance Industry (1 speech)
When I talk to people who live on the Nepean River or the Hawkesbury River about cost-of-living pressures, one particular cost rears its head. For those who live on the flood plain, it's home...
- Renewable Energy (1 speech)
On behalf of my communities in the south-west of WA, I want to sincerely thank the Leader of the Opposition, who recently came to my electorate to announce that, under a coalition government,...
- Member for Werriwa (1 speech)
Lurnea, in the seat of Werriwa, has been my home for my entire life. It's the place where I was born, raised and educated, but, more than that, Lurnea in the seat of Werriwa is the place that I...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- City of Joondalup: Arts and Culture (1 speech)
There is an emerging need in our community to provide additional resources to support our cultural, creative, visual and performing arts sector. It has been a common theme expressed in responses...
- Raise Our Voice Australia (1 speech)
Recently, we celebrated Raise Our Voice in Parliament week. I'd like to raise the voice of Rahan, a young person in my electorate of Fraser, by reading this speech that he prepared. The following...
- Mitchell Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to continue my campaign on the Rouse Hill Hospital to ensure this vital public service is not just completed but constructed within a reasonable timeframe. The former coalition...
- Kavanagh, Ms Skye (1 speech)
On behalf of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and the entire Australian parliament, I'd like to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of...
- Sutherland Shire Police Area Command Medals and Awards Ceremony, Wanda Surf Life Saving Club Tradies One Club Carnival, Harding, Taylor (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the members of the police who received awards at the Sutherland Shire Police Area Command medals and awards ceremony. The following officers received the National Police...
- Gorton Young Leaders Awards (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the talented and hardworking recipients of this year's Gorton Young Leaders Awards. Since 2009, through these annual awards, I've been acknowledging selected year 12...
- Albanese Government (1 speech)
Sunshine Coast residents have never done it tougher. Rental prices have increased by 27 per cent in just one year. Families with an average mortgage are now paying an additional $22,000 a year....
- Hotham Electorate: Sports Clubs (1 speech)
Nathan Ephraums and his family are very familiar faces around the electorate of Hotham. That's because Nathan is, of course, part of the Kookaburras, Australia's national men's field hockey team,...
- New England Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
I want to read an article from the local paper in Tamworth: In one incident, a 24-year-old man at The Heights— a nice suburb in Tamworth— was awakened at 4.40am and threatened by...
- Bennelong Electorate: Raise Our Voice Australia (2 speeches)
Each year since I was elected to this place, I've had the privilege of delivering a speech on behalf of the voices of young people in my community through the Raise Our Voice Australia program....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Central West Early Childhood Awards (1 speech)
I wish to draw the attention of the House to the crucially important contribution that early childhood educators make to our communities and nation. Our early childhood educators are true...
- Australian Capital Territory Election, Community Events (1 speech)
The ACT election produced a fantastic outcome for the ACT and the residents of my electorate of Bean. Congratulations to Chief Minister Andrew Barr and all his team on their re-election and a...
- Infrastructure: Roads (1 speech)
I know the Albanese Labor government is sick of hearing me talk about the Bruce Highway. However, the issues are not going away, and neither am I. The Bruce is a national disgrace. Fifty per cent...
- McDonald, Superintendent Christine (1 speech)
SITOU () (): There is a photo that I have with Superintendent Christine McDonald, and I think it captures who she is and what she brings to the role. It's a photo that I have with her in her...
- Mallee Electorate: Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
There are a myriad of threats to Australia's food security in my electorate of Mallee. I want to quote a Mallee constituent, 93-year-old Jim Hepworth, known as Spud. Jim himself is a...
- Tertiary Education (1 speech)
Off the back of the excellent news over the weekend—and today, with the introduction of the Free TAFE Bill—that a re-elected Albanese government will legislate to guarantee 100,000...
