House debates
Monday, 22 May 2017
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Member for Kennedy (4 speeches, 1 comment)
It has come to my attention that it is the member for Kennedy's birthday today. I think we should recognise the fact that he has been quite a personality around this place and a friend of many of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present 28 ministerial responses to petitions previously presented.
- Statements (1 speech)
It is great to see so much engagement in the petitions system addressing a large variety of issues and from people from all walks of life. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind all...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
Pursuant to standing order 113, I fix Monday, 19 June 2017 as the day for presenting the Religious Certification (Non-Discrimination) Bill 2017.
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Decentralisation (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Canberra was established to be the Commonwealth seat of Government, administration and policy support; (b) more than 60 per cent of the Australian...
- Cyclone Debbie (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises the widespread devastation in Lismore caused by flooding associated with Cyclone Debbie; (2) acknowledges the hard work of the state emergency services,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Report (5 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the fourth report for the year 2017 on referrals made December 2016 and February 2017. I ask leave of the House to...
- Public Works Committee; 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.
- Intelligence and Security Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, I present the committee's report entitled Annual report of committee activities 2015-16. Report made a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: St Anthony of Padua Church (1 speech)
On 12 August 1917 Sydney's Catholic Archbishop Michael Kelly laid a foundation stone for a new church on a block of land on the top of the hill at Arden Street, overlooking what was then called...
- Forrest Electorate: Margaret River Wine Exports (1 speech)
The first dedicated Margaret River wines retail and wholesale outlet opened in China last month. This is believed to be a world first for a wine region—to have its own dedicated store in...
- Blaxland Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
This Thursday in Bankstown there will be a jobs expo. This is a very simple idea. It brings together employers who have jobs and unemployed people who are looking for a job—it will put them...
- Shailer Park State High School (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to rise in the House today to speak about the success of one of Forde's great public schools. Shailer Park State High School is one of Logan's stand-out schools for significant...
- National Indigenous Youth Parliament 2017 (1 speech)
This week I had the honour of welcoming not one but two representatives from my electorate who have been selected to attend the National Indigenous Youth Parliament. They are 19-year-old Ashleigh...
- Ride Against Drugs (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about the Ride Against Drugs group operating in my electorate and the great work that they do for the youth in Bonner. I met with the co-founder and director, Max...
- Bass Electorate: Launceston Community Legal Centre (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Launceston Community Legal Centre for its success in Volunteering Tasmania's recent Tasmanian Volunteering Awards for 2017. It was my very great pleasure to...
- Fisher Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
The Turnbull coalition government is committed to supporting Australian small businesses. Last week, the Minister for Small Business came to visit my electorate of Fisher to talk to local...
- Brand Electorate: Rockingham Rams Football Club (1 speech)
Last Friday night I had the very great honour of presenting the first female football team for the Rockingham Rams Football Club with their inaugural team jerseys. I am so grateful for the...
- Robertson Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
Over the past week I have heard from hundreds of hardworking families and businesses on the Central Coast, to get their thoughts on the budget. Many locals stopped at an Ettalong listening post...
- Oxley Electorate Spirit of Anzac Award (1 speech)
Earlier this year I announced to the House the inaugural Oxley Electorate Spirit of Anzac Award, in partnership with our local RSL sub-branches. This was a competition open to students in year...
- O'Connor Electorate: Veterans (1 speech)
I rise today to thank the honourable Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Veterans Affairs, for his recent visit to Albany and Denmark in my electorate of O'Connor. It was an honour to show him around...
- Bruce Electorate: Dandenong Immigration Office (1 speech)
I rise to record in this House the opposition of my community to Minister Peter Dutton's callous, out-of-touch decision to close the Dandenong immigration office. This is a multicultural area...
- St Andrew's Church Choir (1 speech)
It is a privilege today to rise to honour the 175th anniversary of St Andrew's Church choir in the wonderful electorate of Goldstein. Yesterday, they celebrated this incredible anniversary of...
- Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
A couple of weeks ago, I, together with my wife, Liberty, and son, Ned, was proud to visit and lend my support to the 89 Fletcher Insulation workers who have now been on strike since 17 February....
- North Sydney Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
One of the inspiring parts of our jobs as members of parliament is the opportunity to work with individuals and organisations in our electorates who are helping others in need, be it the...
- Education (1 speech)
I rise to condemn this government's crazy $22 billion cut to schools across this country. In my electorate of Lalor it is a $24½ million cut from the state schools across the electorate in...
- Bennelong Electorate: Schools (2 speeches)
In recent weeks I have had the good fortune to visit many local schools in my electorate, including Carlingford High, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary, Truscott Street Public School,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Pauline Hanson's One Nation (4 speeches)
(—) (): My question is to the Prime Minister. Today The Courier-Mail reports allegations that One Nation conspired to defraud money from Queensland electoral authorities using inflated...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is fully funding the National Disability Insurance Scheme so that all Australians with a...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the bank tax which the government announced in its budget tax deductible for the big banks?
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the. Will the minister update the House on the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how the government will ensure that it is fully funded? Are there any...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Budget Paper No. 2 states that the bank tax will raise $6.2 billion over the forward estimates. Is that $6.2 billion before or after the banks claim a tax...
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. According to a transcript published on your ministerial website, you said yesterday that in this country we have 7,500 people...
- Budget (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer update the House on how the budget is providing certainty and support to Australians with a permanent and significant disability, including in...
- Health Care (8 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Will the Minister update the House on how the government is taking action to guarantee Medicare and fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme? Is...
- Budget (3 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. In the budget, what is the dollar value of the tax deductions forecast to be claimed by the banks in connection with the bank tax? Mr Pyne interjecting—
- Agriculture Industry (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how third parties have responded to the...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Today both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer have refused to say the dollar value of tax deductions forecast to be claimed by the banks in connection with...
- Defence Procurement (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister update the House on the government's national defence industry project that guarantees the future security of the nation and...
- Budget (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The government has confirmed today that the big banks can claim an unspecified tax deduction for the bank tax. Can the Prime Minister advise whether bank...
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Can the minister update the House on the importance of strong and consistent border protection policies? Is the minister...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's confirmation that people who are negatively geared can claim an increased tax deduction if banks pass on the cost of the bank...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on how the government is delivering fair, transparent and needs based funding for every Australian student,...
- Banking and Financial Services (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. For years now, whenever costs for banks have increased the banks have invariably passed those costs straight onto customers. But it seems that whenever costs...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy representing the Minister for Education and Training. Will the minister update the House on how the government's Gonski needs based...
- Budget (25 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is it fair that in this budget the Prime Minister can find a spare $65 billion for big business but Nowra East Public School in Gilmore loses $1.32...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 50 and 51 of 2016-2017 (1 speech)
I present the following Auditor-General's performance audit reports for 2016-17: No. 50, Child support collection arrangements between the Department of Human Services and the Australian Taxation...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A document is tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. I recommend it to the...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Security (1 speech)
I have a short statement to make to the House. At the start of Senate estimates today, the President of the Senate updated Senate estimates on the proposed security works that members will be...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Mr Speaker, I rise to make a personal explanation.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Kingsford Smith Electorate: Housing Affordability (1 speech)
In the community that I represent in Sydney's south-eastern suburbs, housing affordability is now more topical than the weather. It is the No. 1 issue in our community. The cost of homes in...
- Groom Electorate: Flanagan, Mr Kevin (1 speech)
I would like to recognise tonight the efforts of the retiring general manager of water and waste in the Toowoomba Regional Council, Mr Kevin Flanagan. Kevin has been in local government for more...
- Gorton Electorate: Roads (3 speeches)
The government's budget has failed in many ways, but it has particularly failed the residents of my electorate of Gorton when it comes to infrastructure funding. The western suburbs of Melbourne,...
- Welfare Reform (1 speech)
I am in this place to do everything I can to make lives better. I am in this place to empower people to take control of their lives and for government, where it needs to, to co-invest in an...
- Budget (1 speech)
Once again the Liberal government has delivered a budget that supports big business and high-income earners and leaves hardworking families throughout McEwen as the biggest losers. Once again I...
- Small Business (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the mighty effort our small business owners put into the economy. There are 5.6 million people employed by small businesses across the country. I know my colleagues on...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- North Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise in this place to stand up for Townsville and to stand up against the Turnbull government's complete inaction in North Queensland. The Turnbull government seems to be hell-bent on doing...
- Swan Electorate: Volunteer Grants (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the Volunteer Grants program and the positive impact it has on sporting clubs and not-for-profits in my electorate of Swan. On Tuesday last week, the Minister...
- Macquarie Electorate: Community Events (4 speeches)
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, IDAHOT day, is an important one in the Katoomba calendar in my electorate of Macquarie. IDAHOT day is celebrated on 17 May,...
- Australian War Memorial, National Boer War Memorial (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to give a special thank you to the director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, for giving me the truly great privilege of participating in the cleaning of...
- BHP Billiton (1 speech)
Last week we received further confirmation of BHP's $1.4 billion tax evasion through its Singapore tax haven—or, to use BHP's Orwellian term, their 'marketing hub'. Vulture fund Elliott...
- Groom Electorate: First Coat (2 speeches)
I take this opportunity today to laud the internationally recognised First Coat festival, which was held in Toowoomba over the weekend. Over the last four years, it has drawn together national...
- Budget (1 speech)
But Ipswich is a lot better than Toowoomba and always has been! They have been great rivals for many, many years. I speak today in relation to the failed opportunity of this government with...
- Berowra Electorate: Northcott (1 speech)
I visited the Northcott office in Hornsby on 2 May to see their efforts in preparing people with disability for work, especially young people with disability in the electorate. I want to...
- Lalor Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Last week Shayne Neumann, the member for Blair and shadow minister for immigration, visited my community. I was proud to take Shayne to meet with Wyndham City Council' Mayor, Henry Barlow, its...
- South Asian Film, Arts and Literature Festival (2 speeches)
I often boast that my electorate is the most multicultural in the country and use opportunities like this to share stories of the wonderfully integrated community which I represent. While these...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Volunteers (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) pursuant to a decision of the 2016-17 federal budget, the Department of Social Services is currently undertaking a redesign of the Strengthening...
- Energy (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) congratulates the Australian Government for its sensible and pragmatic approach to ensuring energy security and affordability in Australia; (2) acknowledges that...
- Infrastructure (9 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) Australia's cities require investment and leadership from the Government to deal with a number of pressing challenges, especially urban...
- Internet Content (7 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) the easy access of violent sexually explicit material online poses a risk to our children's wellbeing; and (b) authoritative research has linked...
- Labour Hire Industry (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) condemns the shocking findings uncovered by the Victorian Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work, including revelations of widespread underpayment,...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Melbourne Electorate: Kensington Neighbourhood House (1 speech)
I cannot imagine Kensington without the contribution of the Kensington Neighbourhood House. The house connects the Kensington community by running programs, including tutoring classes, community...
- Calare Electorate: Ironfest (1 speech)
The great city of Lithgow is famous for many things, but in particular Ironfest. I attended Ironfest for the first time in April, and it certainly did not disappoint. Behind this unique and...
- Port Adelaide Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
I was delighted to host the annual Volunteer Awards in Port Adelaide last Friday, which were again held at the Western Link Uniting Church in Findon. We were able to hand out well over 40 awards,...
- Menzies 'Forgotten People' Address: 75th Anniversary (1 speech)
Three-quarters of a century ago, Robert Menzies set out his political philosophy in a series of radio presentations, which have since become known as 'the forgotten people' broadcasts after the...
- Broadband (1 speech)
Last Monday I held an NBN forum in my electorate of Franklin, along with the member for Lyons, Brian Mitchell, and Senator Catryna Bilyk. We had over 120 people come to talk to us about the...
- Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival (1 speech)
On Saturday I had the honour of representing the Prime Minister at the opening ceremony of the Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival, now in its 22nd year. The festival is a major annual...
- New Leaf Medical Clinic (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to congratulate Dr Umber Rind on the opening of the New Leaf Medical Clinic, in Campbellfield in my electorate, where I had the great pleasure of cutting the ribbon, just...
- Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
Last Friday and Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the Mildura horticultural field days. I saw there a level of confidence that I have not seen for a long time. The federal government has...
- Public Transport (1 speech)
The New South Wales government's planned privatisation of inner-west bus services will result in worse, not better, transport for commuters across the region. As the member for Grayndler and the...
- Salvation Army Australia (1 speech)
There are a group of people who go where no-one else will go. If you are not on fire, you do not need the fire brigade. If you have not broken the law, you do not need the police. If you are not...
- Edmunds, Ms Carol (1 speech)
With Mother's Day just a few weeks ago—and I hope every mother in this place and every mother around the country had a lovely, lovely day—I would like to congratulate Burnie mother...
- Wright Electorate: Horse Industry (1 speech)
Once again, Beaudesert, situated in the heart of the Scenic Rim, is putting its case forward to be known from this time on as the thoroughbred capital of Australia. It is doing an enormous job in...
- National Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
I rise in this place today to speak about the importance of palliative care in the healthcare continuum. This week is National Palliative Care Week, and the theme is: 'You matter, your care...
- Marchetti, Mr Francesco 'Frank' (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise to pay tribute to an exceptional man from Mackay in my electorate who died last night chasing a dream he had been pursuing for much of his life. Francesco...
- Oxley Electorate: Brisbane Rotary Fun Run, Oxley Electorate: 4074 Family Fun Day (1 speech)
Like hundreds of other Oxley locals in the Centenary suburbs, I was up bright and early last Sunday morning to take part in the Rotary Fun Run at Rocks Riverside Park. Now in its 12th year, the...
- Banks Electorate: Padstow RSL Youth Swim Club (1 speech)
On 6 May I attended the presentation day for the Padstow RSL Youth Swim Club. It was great to be there again this year. It is one of the largest, if not the largest, swimming group in the entire...
- Greek Festival of Sydney (1 speech)
On Friday, 5 May this year I had the great pleasure of attending the closing night of the Greek Festival of Sydney, at The Grand Roxy, Brighton-Le-Sands. Over a month earlier I had attended the...
- Menzies: Caring for Kids (1 speech)
Menzies: Caring for Kids, is an organisation based in Frankston in my electorate of Dunkley. Menzies: Caring for Kids supports young people in Frankston and on the Mornington...
- Macquarie Electorate: Mental Health Services (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of facilitating the annual Dean's Forum at the University of Sydney for the Dean of Health Sciences, Kathryn Refshauge. This important gathering brings together people from the...
- Murray Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
On Tuesday last, the Treasurer handed down the 2017 budget. The people of rural and regional Australia are applauding the commitment that this government has to education, the disability sector...
- Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Today I am calling on the government to schedule a debate in this House about wages. If they will not do it, I will, because wages growth in this country is at an all-time low. At 1.9 per cent in...
- Veterans' Affairs (1 speech)
Last week I was honoured to host the Prime Minister and the Minister for Veterans Affairs at the Colonel Light Gardens RSL in my electorate of Boothby. The Prime Minister, minister and I met with...
- Hinder, Mr Jayson (1 speech)
This morning nearly a thousand Canberrans filled St Paul's Manuka to bid farewell to Jayson Hinder, a much loved and significant contributor to our community, who tragically died in a motorbike...
- Legal Aid (1 speech)
Over recent weeks I have been able to catch up again with many of the community legal centres around Brisbane. Thanks to the Women's Legal Service, the Youth Advocacy Centre, Basic Rights...
- National Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
Time is such a precious commodity. I also believe it is relative. It slips by so quickly when the task is enjoyable or demanding and inversely can drag on when it is not. On a broader scale, none...
- Dink, Mr Hrant (1 speech)
In March I had the privilege of attending an event to commemorate and honour Hrant Dink, his life and the incredible work he did for Turkish and Armenian communities. Hrant Dink dedicated his...
- Jetty Road (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, I rise in support of the City of Holdfast Bay in my electorate, especially in and around the suburb of Glenelg, which you had the pleasure of visiting with me last...
- Rotary Foundation (1 speech)
On Saturday night I attended a fantastic event hosted by the Rotary Club of Mossman to celebrate the centenary of the Rotary Foundation. At the event, held on the beautiful High Falls Farm, which...
- Higher Education (1 speech)
As one of 10 children from the bush raised by a single mum, a battler, I know that education is the great enabler in Australian society. When I visit Griffith University's Nathan campus, I see...
- Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (2 speeches)
I will speak today about the remarkable achievements of a group which operates in my electorate, Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, and probably in yours too: Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children,...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Adult Migrant English Program (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) recognises that the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP): (a) has been operating since 1948; (b) aims to promote and support English language skills for new migrants...
- Schools (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges the pivotal and vital role that our schools play in preparing our children to be active and contributing citizens; (2) notes: (a) that school education...
- Israel (11 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Israel is a legitimate democratic state and ally of Australia; (b) Australia remains committed to Israel's right to exist in peace and security, and...
- Asylum Seekers (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) according to the UNHCR, the number of displaced people fleeing from war, conflict or persecution is the highest since World War II, and includes...
- Telecommunications (9 speeches)
I move: That this House notes: (1) the Government's $220 million commitment to fixing mobile phone blackspots in regional Australia; (2) that rounds 1 and 2 of the Mobile Black Spot Program have...
