House debates

Monday, 2 May 2016

  • Committees (0 speeches)
    • Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
      I present the Selection Committee's report relating to consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business for today, Monday, 2 May 2016. In accordance with the...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Petitions (0 speeches)
    • Responses (1 speech)
      The following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented to the House have been received:
    • Statements (1 speech)
      There is potential for this to be one of my last statements as Chair of the Petitions Committee in the 44th Parliament. It is a role I have enjoyed, not only as the chair in this parliament but...
  • Committees (0 speeches)
    • Procedure Committee; Report (3 speeches)
      On behalf of the Standing Committee on Procedure, I present the committee's report entitled Division required? Electronic voting in the House of Representatives, together with the minutes of...
    • Reference to Federation Chamber; Report (5 speeches)
      On behalf of the Standing Committee on Procedure, I present the committee's report entitled Maintenance of the standing orders, together with the minutes of proceedings. I am pleased to present...
    • Reference to Federation Chamber; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
      I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Mr Albanese interjecting— I take the interjection from the Manager of Opposition Business and commend...
    • Standing Committee on Economics; Report (12 speeches)
      On behalf of the Standing Committee on Economics, I present the committee's report entitled Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2015 (first report), together with the minutes of...
    • Standing Committee on Economics; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
      I move: That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate. Question agreed to.
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Delegation Reports (0 speeches)
    • Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Canada (1 speech)
      From 6 to 12 June last year I was privileged to be one of four members of this parliament to participate in a delegation to Canada. The delegation formed part of the official 2015 bilateral...
  • Committees (0 speeches)
    • Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report (1 speech)
      On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report entitled Human rights scrutiny report: thirty-seventh report of the 44th Parliament. Report made a...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
    • Middle East: Assyrian People (3 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) recognises that the Assyrian people, who are Christian by religion, are an original and Indigenous people of Iraq and Syria; (2) is concerned by the ethnic, religious...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Statements by Members (0 speeches)
    • Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
      In the short time available I wish to raise three urgent issues. Firstly, I note the tragic passing of young Iranian refugee Omid Masoumali, who set himself alight on Nauru last week after a...
    • Gilmore Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
      In Gilmore last week, the Minister for Health, the Hon. Sussan Ley, came to address a number of issues in our local community. The first task was to explain the new free dental benefits available...
    • A-League Grand Final (1 speech)
      Yesterday afternoon a capacity crowd of over 50,000 people, virtually creating a sea of red around Adelaide Oval, turned out to watch Adelaide United win the 2016 Australian Soccer League grand...
    • Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
      Last week I took the opportunity to comb through the Victorian state budget, searching, on behalf of my constituents, for funding for the missing link in Melbourne, and that is the East West...
    • Jenkins, Mr Robert (1 speech)
      I rise to talk about a very important event in my electorate recently. It was such an absolute privilege to present the French Legion of Honour to Mr Rob Jenkins, a 92-year-old gentleman who...
    • Apprenticeships (1 speech)
      I am proud to share with the chamber that my electorate of Forde has the second largest uptake of participants for trade support loans in Australia, with the program supporting over 660...
    • Girl Guides Australia (1 speech)
      I would like to congratulate Monak Guides 3rd Wangaratta for their first 60 years of service. I am very proud to be a guiding ambassador for the Hume region, supporting and promoting guiding,...
    • Bonner Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
      Today I would like to talk about some outstanding capital projects in Bonner. I have been proud to support these projects through the Stronger Communities Program. The fantastic thing about...
    • New South Wales Government: Environment (1 speech)
      Yesterday I joined thousands of Sydneysiders who came together at Moore Park in a last-ditch effort to rally to save Sydney's historic Anzac Parade trees. The community is justifiably outraged...
    • Obesity (1 speech)
      Australia is a food secure nation, exporting 70 per cent of what we grow—and that is a $19 billion food export surplus—and 90 per cent of everything we eat here is local. As a medical...
    • Child Dental Benefits Schedule (3 speeches)
      There are precious few opportunities remaining for members of the coalition government to come into the House and apologise for axing the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
    • Braddon Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
      On Thursday of last week I presented the Prime Minister and the Premier of Tasmania with a detailed plan to deliver a fibre-to-the-node service to the mining towns of Queenstown, Rosebery and...
    • Western Australia (1 speech)
      WA's economy is struggling. Today's CommSec report shows WA has the sixth ranked economy in Australia, spiralling downwards from top spot in 2014, yet the Commonwealth Grant Commission's latest...
    • Banks Electorate: Service Officer of the Year Awards (1 speech)
      On 20 April I attended the Rotary Club of Padstow annual service awards presentation dinner. The Padstow Rotary service awards are a great event on our annual calendar in the Banks electorate....
    • Victoria (1 speech)
      I rise today to commend the Andrews Labor government on a terrific budget delivered last week in the great state of Victoria. It is a budget that does some really important things—they have...
    • Sport (1 speech)
      I want to speak on the West Torrens Cricket Club, which was formed in 1857 and has been a part of the sporting fabric of the western suburbs of Adelaide since then. The club has won four club...
    • Liberal Party (2 speeches)
      Australian voters—
    • Marsh, Ms Katharine (1 speech)
      I rise today to speak on behalf of Katharine Marsh, a young woman from a farm near Kojonup in my electorate of O'Connor. I plan to present a petition of 15,000 signatures in the near future on...
    • United Nations (1 speech)
      I rise to speak about the position of UN Secretary-General, which has been debated somewhat in the media in recent months and, indeed, years, and to say how important it would be, should an...
    • La Trobe Electorate: Monash Freeway (2 speeches)
      For the last 12 months I have been fighting for an upgrade of the Monash Freeway. It has been a major issue in the electorate of La Trobe. We had fantastic news recently when Prime Minister,...
  • Condolences (0 speeches)
  • Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
    • Lewis, Hon. Thomas Lancelot (Tom), AO (2 speeches)
      I rise on indulgence to acknowledge the passing of the Hon. Tom Lewis, former Premier and Treasurer of New South Wales, on 25 April. I want to place on record the House's appreciation of his...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Taxation (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister explain why his government is cutting $5,000 a year from a family earning $60,000 but giving a $2,600-a-year tax cut to an individual...
    • Economy (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the government's economic plan to deliver jobs and growth? How will the government's plan encourage Australians...
    • Budget (6 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister: data from the Australian Tax Office shows that four out of five Tasmanian workers earn less than $80,000 a year. Why is the Prime Minister giving large...
    • Taxation (14 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Four out of five workers in Queensland earn less than $80,000. Why is the Prime Minister giving the top one per cent of income earners a tax cut at the same...
    • Rail Infrastructure (6 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Minister, the Victorian government has committed, as an interim measure, to refurbishing rolling stock for the North East Line...
  • Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      I would like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon a delegation of parliamentarians from the Fijian parliament. On behalf of the House I extend a very warm...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Defence White Paper (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House of the vital role of Australia's defence industries in the government's economic plan for jobs and growth and our...
    • Budget (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Why is the Turnbull government giving large multinationals a tax cut while cutting billions of dollars from Australian schools?
    • Defence Procurement (8 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister advise the House how the government's historic decision to construct the next generation of Australian submarines in South...
    • Education Funding (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. The Abbott-Turnbull government cut $30 billion from Australian schools. Yesterday, the Prime Minister promised to reverse $1 billion of those cuts. Does the...
    • Shipbuilding Industry (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Defence Materiel. Minister, will you tell the House what the government is doing to create a sustainable shipbuilding industry in Australia?
    • Taxation (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with his Liberal colleague the member for Bennelong that, because of the government's current negative-gearing policy, 'Too...
    • Steel Industry (3 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science. Will the minister explain the challenge facing Australia's steel sector and the actions the government is taking to deal with...
    • Dental Health (8 speeches, 1 comment)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's $1 billion cut to dental services. Prime Minister, isn't it better for kids to get easy access to check-ups from their local...
    • Climate Change (2 speeches, 1 comment)
      My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister outline how the government is tackling climate change without a tax on electricity? Is the minister aware of any alternative...
    • Secretary-General of the United Nations (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister join with the opposition today on a bipartisan basis and support the nomination of an Australian candidate for the position of...
    • Water (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister update the House on what action the coalition government is taking...
    • Liberal Party (8 speeches)
      My question is to the Treasurer, representing the Special Minister of State. I refer to the case of Damien Mantach, the former director of the Victorian Liberal Party, who has pleaded guilty to...
    • Department of Immigration and Border Protection: Policy (3 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the House on the importance of strong and consistent border protection policies? What are the risks...
  • Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
    • Reports Nos 27 and 28 of 2015-16 (1 speech)
      I present the Auditor-General's Audit reports of 2015-16 No. 27 entitled Strategies and activities to address the cash and hidden economy: Australian Taxation Office,and Audit report No. 28,...
  • Documents (0 speeches)
    • Presentation (1 speech)
      Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
  • Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
    • Speaker (1 speech)
      On indulgence: Mr Speaker it is perhaps not known as broadly in the community as it should be that you are visiting electorates in order to visit schools to promote the parliament and to promote...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Business (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
      by leave—I move: That the proceedings on the following bills, which lapsed on 15 April 2016, be resumed immediately at the point where they were interrupted: Tax Laws Amendment (Tax...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
    • Anzac Day Commemorations (3 speeches)
      I ask leave of the House to make a ministerial statement relating to Anzac Day commemorations. Leave granted. I present a copy of my ministerial statement. I rise to update the House on the...
  • Bills (0 speeches)
  • Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
    • Address-in-Reply (25 speeches)
      It is rare to be able to speak twice in your first term in the address-in-reply debate. The last time I spoke during the address-in-reply debate was actually my first speech, and that was the...
  • Adjournment (0 speeches)
    • A-League Grand Final, Blacktown Nepalese Community (3 speeches)
      I want to reflect on a remarkable event that occurred yesterday, played out in front of 50,000-plus fans in Adelaide. I refer, of course, to the A-League grand final featuring Adelaide United...
    • Durack Electorate (1 speech)
      As a proud member of the Fremantle Football Club, I know far too much about losing at the moment, so I certainly have quite a bit in common with the Wanderers at the moment. But well done to...
    • Melbourne Ports Electorate: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech)
      Mr Deputy Speaker Scott, it is good to see you better. Ever since they measured the halfway point between Sydney and Melbourne wrongly to make the nation's capital closer to New South Wales than...
    • Grey Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
      I rise tonight to inform the House about progress in Whyalla to establish a headspace or headspace-like unit to assist the younger people in the community with issues with their mental health....
    • Petition: Syrian Christian Refugees (2 speeches)
      Whilst mankind continues to make tremendous progress and achieves scientific breakthroughs that we never thought were possible, it seems extraordinary that we live in a world that is as barbaric...
    • Western Sydney (2 speeches)
      The time has come for our region of Western Sydney to be reimagined, for our potential is truly unlimited. In fact, the concept of innovation is by no means a new one for our region. Many great...
  • Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
    • Health Care (1 speech)
      The Turnbull government has really let our community down when it comes to the delivery of health services and, in particular, Medicare. In the first Abbott budget, we saw $50 billion in cuts...
    • Dobell Electorate: Education (1 speech)
      Recently the Assistant Minister for Innovation, the Hon. Wyatt Roy, visited Dobell, where the agenda of innovation was well and truly on the table. During the assistant minister's visit I was...
    • Petition: Live Animal Exports, Petition: Falun Gong (1 speech)
      Today I wish to speak on two issues that constituents have requested I raise. The first relates to the live export trade. World Animal Protection has collected over 200,000 signatures over the...
    • Lindsay Electorate: Llandilo Rural Fire Brigade (1 speech)
      On Saturday night many people from the Penrith community came together to celebrate 65 years of the Llandilo volunteer rural fire brigade. Sixty-five years of the Llandilo volunteer rural fire...
    • Calwell Electorate: CSL Behring (1 speech)
      On Monday 25 April, CSL Behring celebrated 100 years of operations. I was very fortunate to attend a commemorative tour of the CSL Behring's facility in my electorate of Calwell, and later a...
    • Robertson Electorate: BlueWave Living (1 speech)
      In recent weeks, I have been able to visit many wonderful aged-care centres and retirement villages across my electorate on the Central Coast. Every facility demonstrated a fantastic commitment...
    • Corio Electorate: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1 speech)
      When the Turnbull Liberal government cuts funding to Australia's peak science and research body, the CSIRO, at a time when we are in a so-called ideas boom, questions need to be answered. Every...
    • Lyons Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
      I rise today to speak about the Stronger Communities Program in the electorate of Lyons. Lyons is a large electorate, at least by Tasmanian standards. There are no really large towns, but there...
    • Cunningham Electorate: Youth Issues (1 speech)
      Like many of my colleagues in this place, I have been sharing the national Youth Action online survey as they seek the views of young people aged 15 to 24 on what they see as important issues for...
    • Swan Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
      The budget will be delivered tomorrow. I am sure it will be a budget about the economy, growth and jobs, and I am sure the Treasurer will deliver a fine budget that will put the economy on the...
  • Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
    • Workplace Relations (36 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes the Government's multiple attacks on the pay, rights and conditions of workers, including but not limited to: (a) advocating for a reduction in penalty rates;...
    • Steel Industry (30 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes with concern that one of Australia's major steel manufacturers, Arrium, has recently been placed into administration, highlighting the risk to Whyalla's economy...
    • School Funding (17 speeches)
      I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the Government has: (i) implemented the biggest ever cut to Australian schools, ripping $30 billion out of our classrooms over the next decade; and...
    • Universal Health Care (18 speeches)
      I move that: This House condemns the Government for its repeated attempts to undermine universal healthcare and drive up costs for patients, as evidenced by: (1) its repeated attempts to...
    • Australia: International Relations (2 speeches)
      I move: That this House recognises: (1) the importance of effective political and diplomatic relationships and economic exchange between Australia and our region; and (2) a responsible and...
  • Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
    • Richmond Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
      I rise to talk about tomorrow's federal budget and the concerns that locals in my area on the north coast of New South Wales have about the budget. Locals are demanding that the...
    • Dobell Electorate: Tip Top Bakeries (3 speeches)
      It is exciting to share with the House that growth and development on the Central Coast are well and truly on the rise. I would like to warmly welcome Tip Top Bakeries to the electorate of...
    • Shortland Electorate: Young Sporting Champions (2 speeches)
      On Wednesday last week I had a group of young people come to the office and receive their Young Sporting Champions grants. This is a fantastic program that sees young people assisted when they...
    • Indi Electorate: Broken Creek Primary School (1 speech)
      Colleagues, let me tell you about a school in my electorate, Broken Creek Primary School. On Saturday, it celebrated 150 years of continuous education to the people of this fantastic community,...
    • Herbert Electorate: Minister for Defence (1 speech)
      It was just over a week ago that the Minister for Defence, the Hon. Marise Payne, came to Townsville and visited Defence facilities and had discussions with our corporate sector. The Air Force...
    • Melbourne Electorate: Mr Mohamud Mohmud Muketar (1 speech)
      I rise to express my deepest condolences to the family of Mohamud Mohmud Muketar. He was a constituent of the Melbourne electorate, living in Fitzroy. Two weeks ago he was returning home from...
    • Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
      Since being elected I have been working hard for Capricornia. I have helped to secure over $550 million in infrastructure funding that will help to grow jobs. This includes $2.34 million for a...
    • Canberra Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
      My constituents are paying iiNet for a standard of telecommunication services that they are not receiving. Businesses have experienced on-again off-again service that is quite frankly...
    • Tasmania: Bushfires (1 speech)
      On 3 February I spoke in the main chamber on the bushfires that had ravaged Tasmania this summer. In that speech I informed the House that more than 107,000 hectares had been burnt and, at the...
    • Wine Industry (1 speech)
      I take this opportunity to speak about the Australian wine sector, and particularly about the beautiful wines from Western Australia. Wine is a unique high-quality product created in 65 wine...
    • Economy , Taxation (1 speech)
      I am very pleased today to talk about our government's economic record and negative gearing. I start by reminding all here in the chamber today of the Turnbull government's economic record of...
    • Bendigo Electorate: School Visits (1 speech)
      Recently, I had the great honour to attend a couple of our local primary schools to talk with the years 5 and 6 students about parliament and about what my role is. I asked the students what they...
    • Cusumano, Mr Angelo: Trauma Centre for Children Affected by Homicide (1 speech)
      Last week I met with a local business owner Angelo Cusumano. Angelo has experienced immense tragedy in his life. His father, a local business owner, was tragically murdered in December 1995,...
    • Richmond Electorate: Mullumbimby Community Gardens (1 speech)
      I rise today to talk about a wonderful initiative in my electorate, which is the Mullumbimby Community Gardens. Of course, it is based in the fantastic town on the North Coast of New South...
    • Lyons Electorate: Tasmanian Heritage Festival (1 speech)
      The Tasmanian Heritage Festival is taking place in May. It is run by the National Trust. I certainly would encourage everyone to get along to an event. There are events all around the state. In...
    • Fowler Electorate: Mr Alen Wale (1 speech)
      I rise today to pay tribute and bid farewell to a hardworking local member of the Labor Party, Alen Wale. Sadly, Alen passed away on 24 March this year following a very long battle with illness....
    • O'Connor Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
      I rise today to speak on the results for community groups in O'Connor in round 2 of the Stronger Communities Program. Last Thursday my Stronger Communities Program committee, comprised of former...
    • Shortland Electorate: University of the Third Age Conference (1 speech)
      U3A—the University of the Third Age—is a fantastic organisation which provides learning experiences for people who have retired and older Australians. They are very active...
    • Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
      I rise today to congratulate many local sporting organisations in the Lindsay electorate that have been successful recipients in the latest round of the Stronger Communities Program. Firstly,...
    • Eildon Primary School Centenary (1 speech)
      Colleagues, on Saturday I had the delight of participating in the centenary celebrations of Eildon Primary School, No. 3931. The highlight of the day had to be meeting Vi (McKay) Weeks, who was a...
    • Alzheimer's Australia NT (1 speech)
      I rise today to talk about our recent visit to Alzheimer's Australia NT, where I met with the chief executive, Ray Norman, and his team. We talked about the great work that they do. During the...
    • Melbourne Electorate: cohealth (1 speech)
      We have had a win in my community of Melbourne, which I want to share with the parliament. Melbourne is home to the country's only community pharmacy. It services low-income earners in the area...
    • Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
      Across the Wimmera, Mallee and Mildura regions, renewed focus on regional areas has allowed the expansion of social services. The oncology wing at the Horsham Base Hospital, the St Arnaud Street...
    • Canberra Electorate: Jennings Germans (1 speech)
      Last week, after six long years of advocating, I was absolutely delighted to attend the official ceremony to acknowledge the contribution of the Jennings Germans to the Canberra community and...
    • Hindmarsh Electorate: Adelaide United (1 speech)
      What a great day, yesterday, for football in Adelaide—or soccer as some of us call it—with Adelaide United winning the national A-League championships with a three-one victory over...
    • Bendigo Electorate: Saltworks' Community Dinner (1 speech)
      On Wednesday 20th, in Eaglehawk, I had the great privilege of hosting, with Ewan Grant who is a 3BO presenter, this Saltworks' community dinner, a fundraiser to raise vital funds for this...
    • Deakin Electorate: Man with a Pram Initiative (1 speech)
      Recently, I was very pleased to have the opportunity to join with the mayor of Maroondah, councillor Natalie Thomas, to launch Ringwood's Man with a Pram initiative, an event that aimed to break...
    • Housing Affordability (1 speech)
      Victoria is facing a housing crisis and, right now, over 25,000 people are homeless and 32,000 people are on the waiting list for public housing. According to Anglicare, fewer than one per cent...
    • Bass Electorate: Duck Reach Power Station (3 speeches)
      2016 marks 120th anniversary of the commissioning of Australia's first publicly owned hydro-electric power station in my electorate of Bass. In 1896, the Duck Reach power scheme started...
  • Condolences (0 speeches)
    • Patterson, Dr Rex Alan (3 speeches)
      It is with great pleasure, and a little bit of sadness as well, that I speak on this motion of condolence for the late Rex Patterson, the former member for Dawson. He was a member for the Labor...
  • Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
    • Education Funding (1 speech)
      It is that time of the electoral season—a time where, as we seem to understand, in a few weeks we will face the people with our parties and our respective policies. I feel it is my duty,...
    • Banks Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
      I am very pleased to have the opportunity this afternoon to speak on a number of community organisations that are so important in my electorate of Banks. Yesterday afternoon, I attended the...
    • National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
      I would like to address my comments this evening to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and its rollout in Indi. I strongly support the introduction of the National Disability Insurance...
    • Dobell Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
      I take this opportunity to share with the House an outstanding imitative by this government to deliver social benefits to communities across Australia, the Stronger Communities Program. Not only...
    • Religious Tolerance (1 speech)
      Australia has long exhibited an admirable level of religious tolerance and provided for freedom of religious expression. People of all faiths—and none—are free to express their views....
    • Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
      Tonight, I take the opportunity to speak about an issue of great importance to the people who live in my electorate of Deakin, and that is the ever-growing problem posed by traffic congestion,...
    • Road Infrastructure, Turnbull Government (1 speech)
      It is always good to listen to the Liberal Party cry about road funding. Let us not forget that they are now announcing a project for the M80 that they actually cut in 2014. They are actually...
    • Page Electorate: Crackin' Cancer, Page Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
      The karaoke cup fundraiser for the Crackin' Cancer Compassionate Fund was held at the Workers Club recently and was a great success. Over $23,000 was raised to financially help cancer in-patients...
    • Holt Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
      This is one of the last remaining opportunities I will have to speak in this particular parliament in this chamber. In particular, I would like to talk about priorities for the Australian economy...
    • Housing Affordability (2 speeches)
      When in opposition I spoke in this place about the stark contrast between the commitment to the development of policy that we were involved in and the policies of the then Labor government. We...

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