House debates
Monday, 27 May 2013
Bills
- Imported Food Warning Labels Bill 2013; First Reading (1 speech, 1 comment)
I present the Imported Food Warning Labels Bill 2013 and explanatory memorandum. I move: That leave be given to introduce the bill. Question agreed to. We are introducing this bill so that... - Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2013; First Reading (2 speeches)
Evidence emerged in 2011 of cattle being systematically tortured in Indonesia: their eyes gouged and their tails broken, repeatedly stabbed until the ground below then ran red with blood. Many... - Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2013; First Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That notice No. 3, private Members’ business be amended by deleting the words “and promoting” from the long title of the bill. Question agreed to. by... - Infrastructure (Priority Funding) Amendment Bill 2013; First Reading (2 speeches)
For too long Commonwealth funding on transport has been dominated by the road lobby and the pork-barrelling of the old parties. Rational transport decisions based on evidence and need have rarely...