House debates
Monday, 9 October 2006
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Committee; Report (7 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties I present the committee’s report entitled Report 77: Treaties tabled on 20 June and 8 August 2006. Ordered that the report be made...
- Freedom of Information Amendment (Abolition of Conclusive Certificates) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (2 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon.
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Western Australia and Taxes (12 speeches)
I move: That the House: (1)notes that:(a)as a result of the introduction of The New Tax System on 1 July 2000, every State and Territory will be better off in 2006-07 than they would have been...
- Post-Armistice Korean Service Review (7 speeches)
I move: That the House: (1)notes:(a)the vital role that ADF personnel played in enforcing the Armistice for the Korean War, between 28 July 1953 and 19 April 1956;(b)the...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Prospect Electorate: Pemulwuy Postbox (1 speech)
I want to again bring the attention of the House to the campaign for a postbox at Pemulwuy in my electorate and update the House on the situation since I last spoke on this subject. After my last...
- Post-Armistice Korean Service Review (1 speech)
I just want to apologise to the Korean veterans, whom I count as my friends, for their having been subjected to such a lengthy delay in obtaining a final decision after the conclusion of...
- Media Ownership (3 speeches)
On behalf of the public interest and those concerned about the future of our democracy I again raise my grave concerns about the government’s Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Recently released figures show that in the 2005 financial year 5,800 employees in the Macquarie electorate benefited from the government’s superannuation co-contribution scheme. Nationwide,...
- Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Veterans (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the TPI veterans living in my electorate in the suburb of Belmore. Because of some earlier decisions by the TPI association they were likely to lose their home in Belmore,...
- Gorton Electorate: Caroline Springs Markets (1 speech)
I rise to comment upon a number of events that occurred in my electorate yesterday. Firstly, there was the inaugural opening of the Caroline Springs Market. The Caroline Springs Market is going...
- Nuclear Waste (1 speech)
I rise to commend the citizens of Alice Springs for demonstrating their concern about proposals from the federal government to site nuclear waste facilities in the Northern Territory. On Sunday a...
- Bushfires (1 speech)
The very dry conditions and the potential for drought in Victoria give rise to the possibility of another Ash Wednesday in the Otways and other national parks in Victoria. Ash Wednesday was in...
- Media Ownership (4 speeches)
I again raise my grave concerns about the government’s shotgun inquiry into the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006. This particular bill goes to the heart of our...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Merrimac State High School (1 speech)
I am pleased to rise today to speak about the terrific initiative and investment the Howard government has made in a school in my electorate. Merrimac State High School was the beneficiary of a...
- Media Ownership (2 speeches)
I again condemn this most cynical and superficial shotgun inquiry—and I am pleased that the Prime Minister is here—that was conducted by the Senate into the Broadcasting Services...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mr Albert William James (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on Saturday, 30 September 2006 of Mr Albert William James, a member of this House for the division of Hunter from 1960 to 1980. As a mark of respect to the memory...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
On 24 and 27 September I announced a number of changes to the ministry. The swearing-in took place on 29 September. For the information of honourable members, I table an updated list of the full...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- North Korea (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm North Korea has today tested a nuclear weapon? Can he confirm from unclassified sources available to the government the size...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the 23rd delegation from the American Council of Young Political Leaders who are visiting under the auspices of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Has the Treasurer seen claims that middle-income earners are missing out on tax relief? Have any serious alternative policies been put forward to deal...
- Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister recall attacking Telstra on 29 September this year on the remuneration package of Telstra CEO Mr Trujillo? Why didn’t the Prime...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Swiss Minister of Home Affairs and Culture, Mr Pascal Couchepin. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister advise the House how the government is expanding Medicare funding for mental health and what impact this will...
- Telstra (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the government’s nomination of Geoff Cousins to the Telstra board outside of the usual independence and propriety tests....
- Superannuation (8 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Treasurer. What progress is being made on the introduction of the new simplified and streamlined superannuation system? What threats are there to its introduction?
- Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the T3 prospectus released today to the ASX, and in particular to the section concerning the appointment of Mr Geoff Cousins,...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the minister advise the House of Australia’s aviation transport security...
- Telstra (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the government’s nomination of a close personal friend of the Prime Minister, Mr Geoff Cousins, to the Telstra board. Isn’t the CEO of...
- Climate Change (13 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on action Australia is taking in the Asia-Pacific region to deal with climate change?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a delegation from the Transport, Building and Housing Committee of the Federal Republic of Germany. On behalf of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Mental Health (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Minister, at the start of Mental Health Week, can you answer concerns from the New South Wales Central West Division of General Practice that...
- Energy Initiatives (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. Would the minister update the House on the progress of the government’s alternative fuels initiatives?
- Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s comments on 5 October about his extreme industrial relations laws: ... it’s all about providing people with...
- Afghanistan (2 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Defence. What is the latest role for the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan and what contribution is this making to the war on terror?
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the question I asked on 13 September concerning an AWA offered to one of my constituents, Reynaldo Cortez, by Lipa Pharmaceuticals which reduces...
- Vocational Education and Training (5 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education. Would the minister advise the House on how school based apprenticeships are providing increased choice and...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Questions in Writing (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I seek your assistance, under standing order 105(b), in relation to a number of questions that have been outstanding on the Notice Paper for 60 days or more. The first one is question...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (12 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: Petitions have been lodged for presentation as follows and copies will be referred to the appropriate ministers:
- Private Members’ Business (0 speeches)
- Work Choices Legislation (13 speeches)
I move: That the House: (1)recognises the adverse affects of the federal Government’s Workchoices legislation;(2)take immediate action to protect working Australian men and women;(3)take...
- Mr Steve Irwin (8 speeches)
I move: That the House: (1)notes:(a)the immense contribution to Australia, particularly through wildlife conservation, made by the late Steve Irwin;(b)its appreciation to the late Steve Irwin...
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- (0 speeches)
Question proposed: That grievances be noted.
- Climate Change; Indigenous Communities (1 speech)
I rise to talk about two things this evening—the first being climate change. There can be no question that climate change presents an enormous threat to the future prosperity and security...
- Drought (1 speech)
I rise today to raise an issue which is very important in the electorate of Barker, which I have the honour to represent. It is affecting many people across this nation of ours, including, as I...
- Gwydir Electorate (1 speech)
I grieve tonight for the loss to country people of a federal electorate in New South Wales. I think that it is a great shame that the Electoral Commission have moved in the way in which they have...
- Paterson Electorate: Crime, Roads (1 speech)
I would like to use the opportunity in the grievance debate today to highlight critical local issues in my electorate that require urgent attention. The first is the recent spate of crime in the...
- Telstra; Australia Post (1 speech)
I rise to comment on the announcement of Telstra’s new network last Friday and to bring to the attention of the House a range of problems in the communications portfolio still facing the...
- Queensland Election: Sunshine Coast (1 speech)
Australia, quite appropriately, is full of aspirational voters, but I have to say that I find the aspiration that was just expressed by the member for Newcastle, in which she assumed that this...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
The Prime Minister returned from another overseas trip earlier this year and, following his meeting at the White House and with a backdrop of drought and record temperatures attributed to global...
- Australian Values (1 speech)
We have come to that time of the year when many members of parliament find themselves attending final presentation events in many of the schools in their electorates and, during our most recent...
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006; Ohs and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006; Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006; International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006; Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Bill 2006; Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Mutual Recognition with New Zealand) Bill 2005; Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2006; National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006; Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006; Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems) Bill 2006; Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2006; Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- Assent (0 speeches)
Message from the Governor-General reported informing the House of assent to the bills.
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2006; National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006; Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2006; Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems) Bill 2006; Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006; Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 5) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Returned from the Senate (0 speeches)
Message received from the Senate returning the bills without amendment or request.
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2005 (0 speeches)
- Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill received from the Senate, and read a first time. Ordered that the second reading be made an order of the day for the next sitting.
- Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill received from the Senate, and read a first time. Ordered that the second reading be made an order of the day for the next sitting.
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (13 speeches)
Debate resumed from 14 September, on motion by Ms Julie Bishop: That this bill be now read a second time. upon which Ms Macklin moved by way of amendment: That all words after “That”...
- Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (15 speeches)
Debate resumed from 22 June, on motion by Mr Pearce: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Consideration in Detail (8 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 9.00 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Internet Content (1 speech)
Recently I was contacted by a constituent expressing his disgust at an offensive website, which continues to remain online, despite the fact that I have lodged complaints about it and so has he....
- National Education Standards (1 speech)
I rise tonight to add my support to the Minister for Education, Science and Training’s calls for the development of a common-model national curriculum. As a society we ought to be confident...
- Telstra (1 speech)
Who benefits from the sale of Telstra? Certainly it is not the taxpayers who used to own Telstra but now have to put their hands in their pockets if they wish to keep any of that ownership....
- Lions Club’s 50th Anniversary; Long Jetty Ring Road (1 speech)
Last week I had the honour of attending a local function to celebrate The Entrance Lions Club’s 50th anniversary. As the federal member for Dobell I was honoured to be asked to propose a...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
I have read with great interest a number of reports warning that climate change will have a huge impact on the Pacific islands. Today’s report by a coalition of 12 humanitarian and...
- Paterson Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
I have raised on many occasions in this House the importance of roadworks and construction in my electorate. Recently, I had the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, Jim Lloyd,...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australian Law Reform Commission (0 speeches)
- Report (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 September, on motion by Mr Abbott: That the House take note of the document.
- Local Government (0 speeches)
- (7 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 September, on motion by Mr Lloyd: That the House:(1)recognises that local government is part of the governance of Australia, serving communities through locally elected...
