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I present report No. 43 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members business on Monday 11 April 2022. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today, and the committee's determinations will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business

1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 29 March 2022.

2. The Committee deliberated on items of committee and delegation business that had been notified, private Members' business items listed on the Notice Paper and notices lodged on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, and determined the order of precedence and times on Monday, 11 April 2022, as follows:

Items for Ho use of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Orders of the day

1 YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Resumption of debate (from 18 October 2021) on the motion of Ms Templeman—That this House:

(1) notes with dismay that suicide is the leading cause of death among Australians aged 15 to 24 years;

(2) recognises that for young people the decision to access mental health care is fragile, and if they do not have a positive experience they may not make another attempt to seek help;

(3) further notes that youth-friendly mental health services are not available uniformly to young people; and

(4) calls on the Government to:

(a) increase access to effective mental health services and supports for young people across all stages of mental ill-health; and

(b) build a youth mental health workforce to meet the current and future needs

Time allotted 30 minutes.

Speech time limits

All Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that c onsideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Notices

1 MR ENTSCH: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) 24 March 2022 is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day marking the anniversary of the discovery of the bacterium that causes TB, and a day to commemorate those who lose their lives to this deadly disease each year;

(b) TB is preventable and curable, yet prior to the COVID-19 pandemic it was the world's leading infectious disease killer;

(c) TB killed approximately 1.5 million people around the world in 2020, an increase for the first time in over a decade;

(d) the World Health Organization has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has already reversed the progress made in the fight against TB, with reduced access to treatment and diagnosis of the disease causing more deaths;

(e) the impacts of COVID-19 on TB have been forecasted to be considerably worse during 2021 and 2022;

(f) over 60 per cent of the global TB burden continues to be in our region, the Asia-Pacific;

(g) our region has also accounted for 84 per cent of the reduction in TB case notifications globally between 2019 and 2020, highlighting the effect COVID-19 is having on the detection, and thus treatment, of TB in many of our regional partners;

(h) funding for essential TB services went backwards in 2020; and

(i) global spending to end TB was less than 50 per cent of the 2022 target of the USD$13 billion set each year at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB;

(2) acknowledges that the Government:

(a) has provided significant bilateral support to our regional partners to strengthen their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including committing to share 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2022;

(b) has contributed over $920 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) since its inception, over which time 44 million lives have been saved from deadly diseases (77 per cent of international financing for TB is provided by the Global Fund);

(c) pledged to commit $242 million at the Sixth Replenishment of the Global Fund in 2019, (the United States have announced they will host the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference in 2022); and

(d) commitments to the Global Fund and other global health initiatives, such as the $130 million investment in the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, have contributed to supporting the global COVID-19 response and saved countless lives; and

(3) calls on the Government to make an increased financial contribution to the Global Fund at the Seventh Replenishment Conference in the United States.

(Notice given 18 February 2022.)

Time allotted 50 minutes.

Speech time limits

Mr Entsch 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Orders of the day — continued

2 AGED CARE SECTOR: Resumption of debate (from 14 February 2022) on the motion of Ms Coker—That this House:

(1) recognises that under the Government, Australia's aged care sector is in crisis due to almost nine years of neglect and funding cuts;

(2) notes that:

(a) after 21 expert reports, the Government knew older people were suffering in residential aged care and did nothing to fix the problems;

(b) the pandemic has exacerbated the structural problems and exposed the weaknesses in the aged care sector and the Government has done nothing to protect or support aged care workers or residents; and

(c) the Government has failed to plan ahead and has failed to supply aged care workers with adequate supplies of personal protection equipment; rapid antigen tests (RATs) and surge workforce which has led to tragic, unnecessary suffering and deaths of residents; and

(3) calls on the Government to:

(a) urgently supply resources, such as RATs needed to help aged care workers get back to work and to ensure residents in aged care get the care they deserve; and

(b) implement all the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and end the neglect.

Time allotted remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon.

Speech time limits

All Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Notices

1 DR ALY: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune health condition that cannot be prevented and affects 127,000 Australians;

(b) continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is life saving and life changing technology that measures blood glucose, eliminates finger pricks, prevents long term complications and alerts the person for both dangerously high blood glucose readings and for low blood glucose readings;

(c) CGM saves lives of people living with T1D;

(d) tragic deaths have occurred because people in Australia have not been able to access CGM; and

(e) CGM is currently government funded for:

(i) those under 21 years of age;

(ii) those planning and during pregnancy; and

(iii) a small group of those with concession cards over the age of 21;

(2) commends:

(a) JDRF Australia (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) for the research undertaken that has seen many advancements in preventing T1D, treating T1D and moving closer to a world without T1D;

(b) JDRF's Access For All campaign which aims to make T1D technology affordable and accessible for everyone who wants it; and

(c) Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre, in Western Australia, for their support and advocacy on behalf of the T1D community; and

(3) calls on the Government to:

(a) increase availability and access to CGM so that these technologies are consistent, equitable and available to everyone who wants them; and

(b) prioritise the welfare of those living with T1D.

(Notice given 2 December 2021.)

Time allotted 45 minutes.

Speech time limits

Dr Aly 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 9 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should cont inue on a future day.

2 MR CONAGHAN: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that approximately 500,000 Australians including an estimated one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not have a birth certificate;

(2) recognises the impact this can have on an individual's ability to access services, and participate in the workforce and community such as:

(a) access to government and health services;

(b) enrolment and participation in education;

(c) employment opportunities;

(d) obtaining a driver's licence for transport and mobility;

(e) opening an account with a financial institution;

(f) buying property; and

(g) registering for sporting teams and organisations;

(3) further notes the contribution to the risk factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly in remote communities with limited access to birth registration services;

(4) acknowledges the work undertaken by the Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to:

(a) educate and inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities;

(b) provide sign-up days for registration; and

(c) visit juvenile justice and correction centres to facilitate registration; and

(5) calls on state and territory governments to commit to removing the barriers for birth registration as a key measure under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

(Notice given 19 October 2021.)

Time allotted 30 minutes.

Speech time limits

Mr Conaghan 5 minutes.

Other Mem bers 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

3 MR BANDT: To move:

That this House notes that:

(1) the mining and burning of coal, oil and gas is the primary cause of global heating and is causing more frequent and more intense floods, heatwaves, fires; and

(2) to protect lives and livelihoods, no new coal, oil and gas projects should be started in Australia.

(Notice given 29 March 2 022.)

Time allotted 35 minutes.

Speech time limits

Mr Bandt 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 7 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

4 MR CHRISTENSEN: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) 1 December 1961 is commonly known by the people of West Papua as Independence Day;

(b) the New York Agreement of 15 August 1962 resulted in Dutch colonial authorities handing over the territory of West Papua to the Indonesian Government;

(c) conflict between West Papuans who seek independence and Indonesian authorities continues, and has resulted in the perpetration of grave human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture, rape, arbitrary arrest and detention, and destruction of property by Indonesian authorities; and

(d) as a result of the wide-spread and grave documented human rights atrocities, legal experts have labelled the situation in West Papua as a 'slow moving genocide' and

(2) calls on the Australian Government to:

(a) cease all Australian financial support and training of Indonesian military, police and security personnel until human rights abuses are eradicated;

(b) continue Australian engagement with the Indonesian Government on pressing human rights and humanitarian concerns, including taking steps to ensure a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict, and the protection of human rights defenders;

(c) provide humanitarian assistance and aid, including to displaced West Papuans;

(d) seek assurances from the Indonesian Government to allow visit for the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner to Papua as agreed by Joko Widodo in 2018; and

(e) encourage the Indonesian authorities to participate in dialogue with indigenous Papuan leaders, supported and chosen by the Papuan people, to seek a peaceful resolution to the long-running conflict in West Papua.

(Notice given 23 November 20 21.)

Time allotted remaining private Members' business time prior to 1.30 pm.

Speech time limits

Mr Christensen 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Items for Federation Chamber (4.45 pm to 7.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Orders of the day

1 COVID-19: Resumption of debate (from 14 February 2022) on the motion of Dr Freelander—That this House:

(1) recognises the significant impact that COVID-19 is continuing to have on the day-to-day lives of Australians;

(2) notes that the Government has demonstrably failed in preparing the nation to be able to live with COVID-19, with;

(a) significant shortages of basic necessities prevalent in our supermarkets and shops;

(b) many communities being unable to access Rapid Antigen Tests, and countless examples of price gouging of these essential medical supplies; and

(c) issues in supply chains, workforces and a lack of support from the Government continuing to wreak havoc on small businesses and employees;

(3) further notes that the Prime Minister and the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services would rather go to the cricket than show up and do their jobs while Australians continue to suffer; and

(4) condemns the Prime Minister and the Government for:

(a) their lack of foresight;

(b) their lack of planning;

(c) their lack of leadership; and

(d) abrogating their responsibilities to everyday Australians.

Time allotted 45 minutes.

Speech time limits

All Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 9 x 5 mins]

The Committee de termined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Notices — continued

5 MR SHARMA: To move—That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) the Normalisation Agreements with Israel are a series of agreements signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain that seek to normalise relations between their respective countries;

(b) September 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the signing of the agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in Washington, DC; and

(c) since then, other Arab countries have entered into similar agreements for the normalisation of relations with Israel, including Morocco and Sudan;

(2) welcomes the changes to the region, that are part of a process to end decades of conflict by seeking to build strong regional relationships; and

(3) hopes that these agreements will encourage Israelis and Palestinians to build on earlier agreements in mutually negotiating a peaceful and enduring two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

(Notice given 25 November 2021.)

Time allotted 45 minutes.

Speech time limits

Mr Sharma 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 9 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

Orders of the day — continued

2 COVID-19 YOUTH RECOVERY STRATEGY: Resumption of debate (from 29 November 2021) on the motion of Ms Rishworth—That this House:

(1) recognises that young Australians have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are being left behind in our recovery;

(2) notes that young people:

(a) are facing an extraordinary jobs crisis, further noting that:

(i) during the peak of the pandemic 15 per cent of all jobs were filled by young people yet 40 per cent of all jobs lost since March 2020 were held by a young person;

(ii) the youth unemployment rate soared four times the national average to 13.1 per cent in October 2021 and is now higher than pre-pandemic levels; and

(iii) 50 per cent of young Australians have said that getting more reliable work is of most importance to them when it comes to employment;

(b) are struggling with their mental health, with:

(i) more than 50 per cent of young Australians saying their biggest concern with COVID-19 was mental health;

(ii) one in two young Australians reported to not being able to carry out their daily activities during the pandemic due to a decline in wellbeing;

(iii) one third of young Australians reporting high or very high levels of psychological distress; and

(iv) 75 per cent of Australia's young people describing their mental health as worse during the COVID-19 pandemic;

(c) are suffering severe social disruption, as:

(i) many have missed out on once in a lifetime milestones and rites of passage; and

(ii) more feel isolated due to lockdowns with distributions to school attendance, campus life extinguished, and social gatherings restricted or prohibited;

(d) are grappling with disruptions to education and training, and:

(i) many feel their motivation and career plans have been dented; and

(ii) nearly 50 per cent of young Australians reported being worried about their education being disrupted or held back as a result of the changes to schooling; and

(e) feel they do not have a voice in politics, with:

(i) almost 60 per cent of young Australians feeling the biggest barrier to getting involved in politics was 'feeling like they won't be listened to'; and

(ii) 52 per cent of young people feeling they had a say 'none of the time' in public affairs; and

(3) calls on the Government to work with young people and urgently design a comprehensive COVID-19 Youth Recovery Strategy that puts young Australians at the centre of our economic and social recovery and builds our future generations.

Time allotted 45 minutes.

Speech time limits

All Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 9 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

3 WASTE AND RECYCLING: Resumption of debate (from 9 August 2021) on the motion of Mr T. R. Wilson—That this House:

(1) notes that the 2021-22 budget continues to support significant reforms in Australia's onshore waste and recycling industries, including:

(a) $67 million to support new food and garden organic waste initiatives that assist Australian households to better understand what can be recycled, divert the amount of waste going to landfill and produce top quality compost;

(b) an additional $5.9 million to expand the existing National Product Stewardship Investment Fund to invest in innovative industry-led solutions to improve the way products are designed, reused, repaired and recycled; and

(c) $5 million to help small businesses to adopt the Australasian Recycling Label to help make recycling easier and to boost recycling rates;

(2) further notes that the $190 million Recycling Modernisation Fund is leveraging more than $600 million of investment in state-of-the-art recycling infrastructure to sort, process and remanufacture waste materials onshore; and

(3) congratulates the Government for its leadership in driving a once in a generation $1 billion transformation of our waste and recycling industries that will reduce Australia's waste footprint by 10 million tonnes, protect our environment and create more than 10,000 jobs over the next decade.

Time allotted remaining private Members' business time prior to 7.30 p m.

Speech time limits

All Members 5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

THE HON A. B. WALLACE MP

Speaker of the House of Representatives

30 March 2022