House debates
Thursday, 16 May 2013
- Australia Council Bill 2013, Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading (6 speeches)
While there are some who choose to regard Gough Whitlam as the founding father of the Australia Council, it was in fact the creation of Liberal prime ministers John Gorton and Harold Holt. Mr... - Australia Council Bill 2013, Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Consideration in Detail (2 speeches)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum of the bill. By leave, I move government amendments (1) to (5) together: (1) Clause 4, page 3 (before line 15), before the definition of appointed... - Australia Council Bill 2013, Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Tax Laws Amendment (Countering Tax Avoidance and Multinational Profit Shifting) Bill 2013; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of those members who have contributed to this debate. The Tax Laws Amendment (Countering Tax Avoidance and Multinational Profit... - Tax Laws Amendment (Countering Tax Avoidance and Multinational Profit Shifting) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (New Mandate and Other Measures) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Australia Council Bill 2013, Australia Council (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Report from Committee (1 speech)
I seek leave of the House to make a statement in respect of the discharge of the request of the Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts to inquire into the Australia... - Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013; Second Reading (5 speeches)
As I was saying in my earlier remarks before the debate was interrupted: you can imagine that the economies of scale are such that just a few vacancies—perhaps only three or four over...
