Tim Hammond's recent appearances (OpenAustralia.org)
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date: 2018-08-16T23:06:03+00:00
items: Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum | Delegation Reports | House debates
items: Butorac, Mrs Hazel Dawn, OAM | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Consumer Affairs | Adjournment | House debates
items: Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Consumer Protection | Questions without Notice | House debates
items: National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Report | Committees | House debates
items: Payday Lending | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
items: Banking and Financial Services | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Perth Electorate: Stronger Communities Program | Statements by Members | House debates
items: Perth Electorate: Optus Stadium Infrastructure | Constituency Statements | House debates
items: Payday Lending | Questions without Notice | House debates

Primary Industries Research and Development Amendment Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I'm delighted to rise following the member for Eden-Monaro, who not only has made a very impressive contribution to this debate but is also a most effective local member, particularly insofar as...
encoded: I'm delighted to rise following the member for Eden-Monaro, who not only has made a very impressive contribution to this debate but is also a most effective local member, particularly insofar as his recent role in providing an integral level of support to those affected by the bushfires that have ravaged his local community. He should also be commended in relation to that support he's provided. As I'm sure we are all aware, this bill amends the Primary Industries Research and Development Act to allow R&D corporations—or RDCs, as I will refer to them—regulated by the act to undertake marketing functions with funds raised by voluntary contributions, such as gifts, grants or bequests. Currently, spending on marketing is limited to money raised by a statutory marketing levy. I'm delighted to say—again, in a spirit of substantive bipartisanship—that this bill will go great lengths towards ending that restriction. Mr Deputy Speaker, as I'm sure you are very well aware, Labor supports the passage of this bill subject to, of course, the amendment moved by the member for Hunter, and I must say what a tremendous job he does as well as an advocate for regional Australia and certainly regional Australia insofar as it supports the primary production industries. Only four RDCs are governed by the Primary Industries Research and Development Act: Fisheries RDC, Cotton RDC, Grains RDC and Rural Industries RDC—and I'd like to come back to Fisheries RDC in due course. Whilst at first blush it might reasonably be said that for someone like me, as a member privileged to represent those in Western Australia who are from the inner city, the connection to primary industries appears remote, I'm pleased to say that that is not the case. Quite frankly, the importance of backing in primary industry is one which touches us all and one which has quite a connection to my own history on two levels. Firstly, I am delighted to say that from 2010 to 2013 the Fisheries RDC worked with Murdoch Universi…
date: 2018-03-27T19:24:00+00:00

Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum | Delegation Reports | House debates
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description: I present the report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 26th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18 to 21 January 2018. I ask leave...
encoded: I present the report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 26th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18 to 21 January 2018. I ask leave of the House to make a short statement in connection with the report. Leave granted. It gives me tremendous pleasure to present the report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 26th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Vietnam from 18 to 21 January 2018. I had the great honour of participating in that delegation, which was led by Senator Williams from the other place and also included the hardworking members for Wright and Whitlam. I'm delighted to see the member for Wright here. His perseverance and tenacity in seeing this through to its end was only matched by his perseverance and tenacity in a number of the plenary sessions. The APPF is an assembly of members of national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region which has met each year since 1993 to discuss matters of mutual concern. The issues the APPF deal with are mainly strategic, economic, social and cultural in nature. The APPF is important to the Australian parliament as a parliamentary association of members who share Australia's region. Key regional countries with which Australia has strong links send delegations to APPF meetings. These countries include Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, a number of Pacific island countries and, of course—not to be outdone—our wonderful hosts, Vietnam. Each conference is structured around a number of plenary sessions, working groups, and a drafting committee that considers a range of resolutions arising from the discussions. Participating countries submit draft resolutions that form the basis of the discussion sessions, and subsequent conference resolutions are finalised through consensus. The sessions were under the themes of political and security matters, economic and trade matters, and regional c…
date: 2018-03-26T15:44:00+00:00

Butorac, Mrs Hazel Dawn, OAM | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: Indeed! As the member for Perth, it is an absolute privilege to have someone of Hazel's experience, competence, capacity and expertise around the place. We speak often and run into each other at...
encoded: Indeed! As the member for Perth, it is an absolute privilege to have someone of Hazel's experience, competence, capacity and expertise around the place. We speak often and run into each other at all sorts of community events. She is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable in our society as well as a font of endless wisdom. I commend Hazel for all she has been able to achieve so far and congratulate her on her induction into the WA Women's Hall of Fame. Hazel, I must say, your star continues to shine just as bright in your local community, across the state and across Australia. Well done, Hazel.
date: 2018-03-26T13:36:00+00:00

Butorac, Mrs Hazel Dawn, OAM | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary woman, Hazel Butorac OAM, who, on International Women's Day, on 8 March, was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame. Hazel has...
encoded: I rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary woman, Hazel Butorac OAM, who, on International Women's Day, on 8 March, was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame. Hazel has long been an advocate for women and is passionate about supporting marginalised people. She was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2013 for services through a range of organisations, including the Council on the Ageing WA, Mature Adults Learning Association, Midland Women's Health Care Place, Citizens Advice Bureau, Koolkuna women's refuge, the soroptimists and a host of others. Hazel is no stranger to this place. She is a former staffer of long standing and was instrumental in the creation of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 after finding herself in the frustrating position of being the sole typist and secretary to three male MPs and two male researchers.
date: 2018-03-26T13:36:00+00:00

Consumer Affairs | Adjournment | House debates
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description: I was really struck by the government's announcements, both two days ago in relation to the new ministry and, more importantly, in relation to the reshuffle that occurred in December last year,...
encoded: I was really struck by the government's announcements, both two days ago in relation to the new ministry and, more importantly, in relation to the reshuffle that occurred in December last year, because something appears to have dropped off the radar of almost anyone on the government side—well, one of two things may have happened. Either it dropped off the radar or it was just a convenient omission. I should take this opportunity to say that it was not all bad news, particularly in December. We saw, for instance, the most appropriate recognition of the hard work that the honourable member for Durack has been doing for so many years; her ascension to the frontbench was entirely appropriate. But that might be a silver lining to what is otherwise a very dark cloud, and it's a very dark cloud because of this: a funny thing happened on the way to the drafting office, because there is no longer a minister for consumer affairs. I have many failings, and one of them is not paying attention to detail sometimes. But I looked at the list three, four, five times. It's gone, vanished like Houdini: no minister for consumer affairs. Now, that means either the government don't care about vulnerable consumers or they just find them to be an inconvenience—so much so that, if they just pretend they don't exist, the problem might go away. I'm really proud to be part of a Labor team that not only championed reforms for vulnerable consumers through the introduction of the Trade Practices Act but improved those reforms with the introduction of the Competition and Consumer Act, annexing of course the Australian Consumer Law. All of those things were done by a Labor governments for the benefit of vulnerable consumers. But it is not just us who are working for vulnerable consumers. I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all the incredible hard work that the groups who champion the cause of vulnerable consumers do. In no particular order, they are CHOICE, who do a terrific job all a…
date: 2018-02-28T19:30:00+00:00

Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Like the member for Isaacs, the most excellent shadow Attorney-General, I rise to support the Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018. In relation to the Bankruptcy Act, as we...
encoded: Like the member for Isaacs, the most excellent shadow Attorney-General, I rise to support the Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018. In relation to the Bankruptcy Act, as we know, these amendments reform the Commonwealth debt agreement system. The debt agreement system is a good thing in that it provides an alternative to bankruptcy, and it is increasingly being used in that way. The bill contains a number of measures that the government claims will improve the existing debt agreement system. The reason why this is very important at this point in time is the unprecedented level of financial stress that we see in Australian communities and families today. Further analysis released as recently as earlier this month confirmed what we hear and see in our electorates every day—that many households' financial situation is getting worse, with the culprit being living expenses. Forty per cent reported this as a key reason their situation is worsening. It is cited that almost 46 per cent of households surveyed also claimed the cost of necessities, such as fuel, utilities and groceries, is their biggest worry in relation to financial stress. The reason why these reforms are clearly required as an alternative to bankruptcy is apparent when we see the increased level of bankruptcies prevalent in our community. More than 32,000 Australians went bankrupt in 2017, which is a 6.1 per cent year-on-year increase, according to an analysis of bankruptcy figures by illion, who were recently recognised as the Dun & Bradstreet credit reporting agency. Now that has increased in itself, with a 4.7 per cent year-on-year hike recorded in 2016. When we look at the causes for that it is very apposite to hear illion's Chief Executive Simon Bligh saying: Consumer debt levels are rising steadily in Australia as a result of record mortgages and a surge in everyday essentials such as utilities, petrol and healthcare. As we know, those factors, combined with the very poor wage growth…
date: 2018-02-28T12:09:00+00:00

Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Plenty of material with the new one!
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date: 2018-02-26T18:27:00+00:00

Imported Food Control Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I second the motion and reserve my right to speak.
encoded: I second the motion and reserve my right to speak.
date: 2018-02-26T17:56:00+00:00

Consumer Protection | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Almost one year ago the minister said that legislation which would reform payday lending and rent-to-buy schemes would be...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. Almost one year ago the minister said that legislation which would reform payday lending and rent-to-buy schemes would be introduced at the earliest opportunity. Is the minister aware that there are reports today of a Queensland rent-to-buy business which charges more than $8,000 for a laptop worth $1,900? Is this conservative government so inept that it has allowed this sort of behaviour to continue unchecked because it has delayed legislation to fix it?
date: 2018-02-26T14:50:00+00:00

National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I suspect none of us in this place will be unfamiliar with the scourge placed upon hundreds and thousands of vulnerable consumers all through the...
encoded: I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I suspect none of us in this place will be unfamiliar with the scourge placed upon hundreds and thousands of vulnerable consumers all through the community as a result of being trapped hopelessly in a debt spiral that is occasioned as a result of being caught up in an endless circle of a payday loan or a rent-to-buy scheme. They are technically known as small amount credit contracts, which have significant history in this place. Just to make it clear as to the size and scale of this problem, whilst individual examples are well known to all of us, when one sees the impact across the country of being trapped in a cycle of financial stress occasioned as a result of a payday loan or a rent-to-buy scheme, one truly gets an indication as to just how desperate the situation is and how urgent it is that we do something about it. In 2015-16, there were almost 620,000 new payday loans, with a book of about $500 million advanced. Two in five of those people who entered into a small amount credit contract loan during this period were unemployed, and one in four small amount credit contract loans were given to people receiving more than 50 per cent of their income from Centrelink. Tellingly—and this is really where that never-ending cycle of financial stress comes into play—one in six of these loans were entered into with a customer with an existing loan. In the second quarter of 2015, 75 per cent of lenders admitted to providing small amount credit contract loans to customers who had had two or more small amount credit contract loans in the previous 90 days. In relation to the burden placed upon households of those who are exposed to this debt cycle, it is important at this stage to reflect upon the impact on women as to trying to escape out of a cycle of poverty but at the same time requiring money to survive. While it has been the case that women have traditionally only taken up about a quarter of payday loans, that proportion…
date: 2018-02-26T10:22:00+00:00

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2017; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I am delighted to rise to speak on the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2017, which performs a vital community service insofar as it agrees to continue to support the...
encoded: I am delighted to rise to speak on the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2017, which performs a vital community service insofar as it agrees to continue to support the wonderful medium of digital radio. Digital radio, as we all know, is an incredibly important service, over and above radio as a standard transmission that has provided information and entertainment in Australia for over 90 years, back in the day when it was known as the wireless. Of course, wireless means something completely different these days from what it meant back in the days of The Sullivans. In government, Labor introduced digital radio in Australia to supplement rather than replace traditional analog AM and FM radio services. Digital radio offers many features and benefits, including an enhanced choice of stations, clear reception, exceptional sound quality, song and artist information, and pause and rewind functionality. In order to receive digital radio services one needs a receiver or digital device with a DAB chip in it. For those at home not familiar with a DAB chip—I understand 'dab' can mean many things. The dab was made famous by Usain Bolt. I will not demonstrate one in this chamber, because it would be awkward, quite frankly. But in the context of digital radio, DAB means digital audio broadcasting. Digital radio services from commercial radio broadcasters and national broadcasters have been operating in the metropolitan licence areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth since 1 July 2009, as well as in Canberra and Darwin on a trial basis. We know that the rollout of digital radio across regional Australia involves significant cost and complexity, and it is being planned by the Digital Radio Planning Committee for regional Australia, which was formed in September 2015 following a federal government review of digital radio. I'm delighted to rise in support of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill. It is another step in the ch…
date: 2018-02-15T10:36:00+00:00

Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs; Report | Committees | House debates
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description: I'm delighted and feel quite privileged to be able to rise to address this place in relation to this report as a member of the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs. At the outset, I would...
encoded: I'm delighted and feel quite privileged to be able to rise to address this place in relation to this report as a member of the Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs. At the outset, I would like to give the appropriate thanks to those who were involved in the very challenging work of putting such an impressive report together. It is entitled The power of education: from surviving to thriving. On that note, I pay tribute to our chair, the member for Durack, who I must say chaired proceedings in an efficient but also a very impressive manner in terms of keeping a large volume of evidence and information moving along; our deputy chair, the effervescent member for Lingiari; and of course, Madam Deputy Speaker, as the member for Newcastle. In my view, as very much a newcomer to this role, I was blown away by the depth of knowledge that you brought to the proceedings. I also acknowledge the other committee members and the secretariat, who played an invaluable role in ensuring things kept moving along so smoothly—Ms Brocklehurst, Ms Mazzarella, Ms Milligan and Ms Jones. My journey to having the privilege of being on this committee started a long way back. It actually started with a seminal moment in one's life, one of those forks in the road that steers one in a direction that one could never possibly anticipate, but in many ways it really was responsible for steering me here at this point in time. That related to the time and place when the Bringing them home report was released, in 1997-98, and it's apposite that we talk about this now in the context of the 10th anniversary of the apology to the stolen generation, particularly in relation to addressing the Closing the Gap targets. I will never forget walking into the office of Cedric Wyatt, who has now passed away, sadly. Cedric, for those who don't know, was then the CEO of Aboriginal Affairs in the state of Western Australia and was also the very proud father of Ben Wyatt, who is the current Treasurer of Western Aust…
date: 2018-02-14T18:11:00+00:00

Payday Lending | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I'm sure you'll all agree that both the gallery and the community at large quite rightly expect bipartisanship from this place. There is a reform that is capable of bipartisanship right here,...
encoded: I'm sure you'll all agree that both the gallery and the community at large quite rightly expect bipartisanship from this place. There is a reform that is capable of bipartisanship right here, right now. It's been on the table for two years. They are reforms to protect those vulnerable consumers who are trapped in a vicious debt spiral as a result of vultures and mercenaries offering payday loans and rent-to-buy schemes in a circumstance where we see repayment obligations spiralling out in a never-ending story, as high as 800 per cent. We know there are times of need and times of crisis, where the fridge blows up, the washing machine needs to be fixed or a new one needs to be bought. But these reforms strike a sensible middle ground. The government had legislation ready to go through their cabinet in October last year with a promise that it would be delivered in 2017. Guess what? The parliamentary friends of payday lending, the conservative rump of the right wing, have struck, and at the moment, under the new assistant minister and the Treasurer, they are trying to pretend this legislation never existed. That will not do. The Labor Party has introduced the legislation word for word, sentence for sentence, comma for comma. The Liberal Party has the option: do you vote for your own legislation to protect vulnerable consumers or do you walk away? If you won't stare down your backbench, Prime Minister, we will. If you are too scared, we're not.
date: 2018-02-14T13:56:00+00:00

Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: I rise to bring attention to a diabolical state of affairs that, at this point in time, affects over 650,000 Australians who are vulnerable: those who are crippled financially by an ever-present...
encoded: I rise to bring attention to a diabolical state of affairs that, at this point in time, affects over 650,000 Australians who are vulnerable: those who are crippled financially by an ever-present debt spiral that they simply do not have the capacity to crawl out of. The reason they are stuck in that debt spiral under insidious and crippling circumstances relates to a largely unregulated area of finance and lending commonly known as payday loans and rent-to-buy schemes. They are finance arrangements that are commonly called small amount credit contracts, or SACCs. Quite frankly, what we have seen from this government in relation to its inability to do anything meaningful about reform in this area is disgraceful. The government got off to a promising start on the back of Labor's good work in putting regulation and restraint around this area—firstly in 2009, and then, secondly, in 2012, in relation to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act. It was a very good start. It put some efficacy into the area to make sure that the mercenary sharks who were preying upon vulnerable consumers in the payday loan and rent-to-buy space were reined in somewhat. One of the things that was built into those reforms in 2012 made sure that the industry was the subject of a regular review. That was the SACC review. The SACC review was implemented back in 2015, and the industry was covered very well by those in charge of the review. They reported back to government in March 2016. Understandably, these things take some time, and there is no criticism of the steps the government took at that point. The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services—by that stage, Minister O'Dwyer—had conduct of these reforms. In November 2016, to her credit, she published a comprehensive analysis from the government of the 22 reforms that were recommended in this small-credit space in order to make sure the balance was maintained between those who desperately need credit at short notice and those who wanted t…
date: 2018-02-14T12:49:00+00:00

Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2017-2018, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2017-2018; Second Reading | Bills | House debates
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description: Is it written in English?
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date: 2018-02-14T10:50:00+00:00

Banking and Financial Services | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: 'Once more with feeling', as they say in the classics. I tell you what, it is the blind leading the blind over that side when it comes to reforms to the small amount credit contracts. These are...
encoded: 'Once more with feeling', as they say in the classics. I tell you what, it is the blind leading the blind over that side when it comes to reforms to the small amount credit contracts. These are more commonly known as payday loans or rent-to-buy schemes. Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Australians are being ripped off as a result of a lack of action on behalf of that side over there. What do we hear? In a circumstance where we have bipartisan support to get these things fixed, where we saw draft legislation with bipartisan support, we hear that scurrying, scuttling sound. It sounds to me very much like a crab walk. They reckon that we get organisers coming from the trade union movement. I hear from over the other side the slow but sure sounds of an organisation starting called 'Parliamentary friends of payday lenders'. I just hope that the litany of parliamentary friends does not include those who I see opposite. I'm sure it wouldn't, because these are otherwise upstanding individuals. There is the member Tangney and the member for Wright, but I'm not sure about the member for Berowra or the member for Fisher. The parliamentary friends of payday lenders are on the march. They are determined to make sure that vulnerable Australians are not protected. They are determined to make sure that people are being left behind. What could they do with the stroke of a pen? What could they do right now? They could introduce the legislation that the consumer action legal group have said is okay to protect Australians today. But they are doing nothing.
date: 2018-02-12T16:43:00+00:00

Perth Electorate: Stronger Communities Program | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I would like to give a big shout-out to the wonderful group Inglewood on Beaufort, who were responsible for putting together the Great Monster Hunt on the weekend. The Great Monster Hunt is a...
encoded: I would like to give a big shout-out to the wonderful group Inglewood on Beaufort, who were responsible for putting together the Great Monster Hunt on the weekend. The Great Monster Hunt is a terrific community based initiative made possible through the Stronger Communities grants process. Inglewood on Beaufort are a voluntary not-for-profit group who have gone to great lengths to make sure Beaufort Street, north of Walcott Street, is thriving as a village-like community. The Great Monster Hunt involved young kids all going into a competition to design their own monsters, which they did at the local library. Having designed their monsters, the top 16 were selected to have monsters then transposed onto adhesive material which was then carefully hidden around the forecourt of the library so kids could go on their own great monster hunt. I took my two girls down, aged six—on Thursday—and two, and they had a great time foraging around, finding these terrific little creatures. Well done to Inglewood on Beaufort for constantly coming up with new and inventive ways to make sure our local communities thrive. We were absolutely delighted to support the City of Stirling with the Stronger Communities grants. It's precisely these sorts of projects that see us go from strength to strength in our local community.
date: 2018-02-12T16:37:00+00:00

Perth Electorate: Optus Stadium Infrastructure | Constituency Statements | House debates
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description: It has been my privilege to attend a number of events at Perth's new stadium—or the 'craypot' as it is becoming affectionately known—since it opened this summer. Notwithstanding a...
encoded: It has been my privilege to attend a number of events at Perth's new stadium—or the 'craypot' as it is becoming affectionately known—since it opened this summer. Notwithstanding a streaker and Australia's loss to England in the one-day international, the facility is absolutely magnificent, world class and second to none. I encourage all Australians and overseas visitors to come and visit the craypot. It is a tribute to both the McGowan Labor government and also the previous government in relation to the world-class standard set both in terms of the cultural infrastructure and as a viewing venue for sports. Like most of these things, there are some kinks to be ironed out. Tremendous work is being put in to make sure that that is being achieved: managing the traffic flow in and out of the facility, and facilitating getting a cold beer and a hot pie. For those who don't know, the stadium is not in my electorate but is directly across the Swan River. That's where it becomes relevant to the federal electorate of Perth. As many in this place will know, the planned footbridge from East Perth over to the stadium has not yet been completed. Whilst it was very impressive to see some enterprising young men and women with their tinnies ferrying people from one side of the river to the other, my sense is that's not a sustainable, long-term solution. The footbridge was due to be delivered in June 2016, but the overseas contractor failed to meet deadlines. I'm pleased to say that, as part of a McGowan Labor government initiative of increased local content, it is now being built at home. However, both now and into the future, we are seeing a knock-on effect on some of my constituents in East Perth, Mt Lawley and Maylands of being inundated with an influx of punters who are parking in suburbs of my electorate and then heading over to the stadium. It's happening already and it's likely to get worse as the footbridge gets up and running—pardon the pun—but there is a solution. It's all…
date: 2018-02-12T10:47:00+00:00

Payday Lending | Questions without Notice | House debates
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description: My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. I refer to reports that a group of government backbenchers, known as the parliamentary friends of payday lending, have enlisted...
encoded: My question is to the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services. I refer to reports that a group of government backbenchers, known as the parliamentary friends of payday lending, have enlisted the Treasurer to water down the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services' payday lending legislation. Why is this government protecting unscrupulous operators in the payday lending industry by watering down this important legislation, instead of protecting vulnerable Australians who are already doing it tough?
date: 2018-02-12T15:03:00+00:00

Banking and Financial Services | Statements by Members | House debates
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description: I think it's safe to say that the one thing that we can all agree on in this place, no matter where we sit, is that when we are out in the community we constantly hear from mums and dads and from...
encoded: I think it's safe to say that the one thing that we can all agree on in this place, no matter where we sit, is that when we are out in the community we constantly hear from mums and dads and from those people who vote for us about the need for genuine bipartisanship in this place, and more of it. Well, have I got a deal for you! To her credit, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services put into place reforms called the SACC reforms by way of review back in 2015 and 2016. For those who aren't aware of what the SACC reforms do, they go to the heart of the payday-lending and rent-to-buy industry. Those reforms were released in March 2016. The government commented in relation to those reforms in November 2016. The government, to their credit, recommended in principle to support all of those reforms. Those reforms will help vulnerable Australians achieve some relief from a relentless debt spiral that comes from entering into payday loans and rent-to-buy schemes that they cannot afford. Federal Labor support those reforms. The minister supported those reforms. So why, you might ask, has it taken from November 2016 until the present day to actually get something meaningful to vulnerable Australians done? Well, the answer is that the government are not taking the step they need to. I challenge them to put their money where their mouth is. (Time expired)
date: 2018-02-08T13:33:00+00:00