Chris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes.

Jason Clare (Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Employment) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social security, and for related purposes.

Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to private health insurance, and for related purposes.

Mike Kelly (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, and by reason of the urgent nature of the works, it is expedient that the following work be carried out without having been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works: Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.

to 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 Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Proposed fit-out of the ANZAC Park West Building, Parkes, ACT.

to 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 Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Proposed fit-out of leased premises for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs at Tuggeranong Office Park, ACT.

to move:

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Reconstruction of housing on Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, NT.

to move:

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Enhanced Land Force Stage 2 Facilities Project at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, and other Defence bases and training areas around Australia.

to move:

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Midlife engineering services refurbishment of the Australian Embassy in Paris, France.

Joanna Gash (Gilmore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the extent of abuse and neglect inflicted on Australian children who were placed in the care of the Government in institutions or out of home care during the last century;

(2)

acknowledges the neglect of all governments that allowed this abuse, pain and suffering to continue for so many years;

(3)

condemns the Government for failing to apologise to these forgotten Australians whose lives have been adversely affected as a result of their childhood abuse; and

(4)

calls on the Government to issue an unequivocal apology immediately to all victims of such abuse.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the service of those Australians who were employed as field constabulary officers (Kiaps) in the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary between 1949 and 1974;

(2)

acknowledges the hazardous and difficult conditions that were experienced by the members serving with the Royal Papua and New Guinea constabulary;

(3)

notes that former members of the Regular Constabulary of the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary may be entitled to long service and good conduct medals, such as the National Medal, subject to meeting eligibility criteria;

(4)

supports moves to allow former members of the Field Constabulary to count their service towards the National Medal;

(5)

notes that qualifying service to meet the eligibility criteria for the National Medal must include at least one day of service on or after the medal’s creation on 14 February 1975;

(6)

expresses concern that many former Kiaps may not meet the eligibility criteria for the National Medal, as eligible Kiap service ceased on 30 November 1973;

(7)

recognises that the Trust Territory of New Guinea, under the terms of the Papua New Guinea Act 1949 and the Trusteeship Agreement for the Territory of New Guinea, held sovereignty unto itself and as such, was at law an international country (and foreign to Australia);

(8)

recognises that the Governor-General’s assent of the Papua New Guinea Act 1949 and the signing of the “Trusteeship Agreement” for New Guinea by the Australian Government, prescribed service activity whereby the service was carried out by members of the Australian Police Force and the service was undertaken as part of an international operation; and

(9)

calls on the Australian Government to change the eligibility criteria applying to the Police Overseas Service Medal so as not to prevent the award of the medal to those:

(a)

Australian public servants who were employed through the Australian Government and served in the Australian administered United Nations Trust Territory of New Guinea between 1949 and 1974; and

(b)

individuals serving in Papua New Guinea as sworn and armed Commissioned Officers of the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary (at the time an Australian External Territorial Police Force).

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the impact that the noise generated by aircraft landing at Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport in Sydney has on all residents of surrounding suburbs;

(2)

recognises the importance of the Long Term Operating Plan (LTOP) for Sydney Airport and Associated Airspace as a mechanism to implement a policy of noise sharing;

(3)

acknowledges the Ministerial Direction issued under sub section 16(1) of the Air Services Act 1995 dated 30 July 1997, requiring Airservices Australia to implement the general structure and layout of the flight paths shown within LTOP;

(4)

expresses concern:

(a)

at the failure of Airservices Australia to fully implement the jet flight paths prescribed in the LTOP; and

(b)

with the actions taken by Airservices Australia to develop and utilise new jet flight paths at will, particularly the use of Boree Four Standard Terminal Arrival Route which involves aircraft arrivals using airspace over the electoral divisions of Bradfield, North Sydney, Lowe, Grayndler, Watson, Barton and Cook, particularly during the operation of the airport curfew; and

(5)

calls on the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government to take all necessary steps to direct Airservices Australia to confine jet aircraft arrivals to the jet tracks indicated in the LTOP.