House debates

Tuesday, 27 March 2007

  • Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      I inform the House that the Special Minister of State will be absent from question time today. He is in Sydney on official business. The Minister for Health and Ageing will answer questions on...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
      My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister celebrates today the one-year anniversary of his government’s industrial relations laws, will the Prime Minister repeat his...
    • Mr David Hicks (2 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister update the House on progress in the United States military commission trial of David Hicks?
    • Workplace Relations (5 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and relates to the government’s industrial relations policy. I refer the minister to this Treasury document I am...
    • Economy (10 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Would the Prime Minister outline to the House how economic reform has strengthened the Australian economy? Is the Prime Minister aware of any...
  • Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
    • (2 speeches)
      I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Poland led by the Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Poland,...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and relates to my last question but not his last answer. Doesn’t this Treasury document prove that the government has...
  • Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
    • (2 speeches)
      I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the Special Committee on Kashmir from the Parliament of Pakistan. On behalf of the House, I extend a very warm...
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Would the Deputy Prime Minister advise the House of how the government’s workplace...
  • Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
    • (2 speeches)
      I inform the House we have present in the gallery this afternoon the Hon. Rick Barker, New Zealand Minister of Veterans’ Affairs. On behalf of the House I extend to him a very warm welcome.
  • Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
    • Workplace Relations (15 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, didn’t the Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Nick Minchin, say to the HR Nicholls Society,...
    • Future Fund (7 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer inform the House when the next Intergenerational report will be released? Has the Treasurer seen comments regarding the importance...
    • Broadband (7 speeches)
      My question is directed to the Treasurer. Has the Treasurer seen comments from the Australian’s national political editor, Paul Kelly, who has said that the government’s attacks on...
    • Trade Practices (2 speeches)
      My question is also addressed to the Treasurer. Would the Treasurer outline to the House how new trade practices regulations will help small business? Are there any risks for small business?
    • Workplace Relations (21 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer to the minister’s frequent assertions that workers—particularly women workers—are better off on...
    • Zimbabwe (2 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Would the minister update the House on how Australia’s aid program is supporting basic human rights and the development needs...
    • Workplace Relations (11 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. When will the minister front the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission and tell the truth under oath about whether...
    • Mental Health Services (22 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Would the minister update the House on how the government is helping to deliver better mental health services? Is the minister...
    • Biosecurity: Quarantine (4 speeches)
      My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Is the minister aware that the Senate, after forcing an apple and pear revisit and a scathing indictment of meat imports...
    • Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks (3 speeches)
      My question is addressed to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Is the minister aware of the release today of the 2005 national literacy and numeracy benchmarks? What do the results...
  • Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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      Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
  • Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
    • Speaker’s Ruling (2 speeches)
      Mr Speaker, I have a question to you. During question time, you made a ruling requiring the manager of government business to use the correct term of address with respect to the Leader of the...
  • Documents (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      Documents are tabled as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. I move: That the House take note of the...
  • Department of Health and Ageing (0 speeches)
    • Report (11 speeches)
      Mr Speaker, on indulgence, it gives me great pleasure to table the report that I referred to in question time last Wednesday entitled Review of place allocation decision—2006 aged care...
  • Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
    • Economy (21 speeches)
      I have received a letter from the honourable member for Griffith proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
  • Native Title Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Senate Message (0 speeches)
      Bill returned from the Senate with amendments. Ordered that the amendments be considered at the next sitting.
  • Committees (0 speeches)
  • Migration Amendment (Border Integrity) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
    • Second Reading (4 speeches)
      Debate resumed from 26 March, on motion by Mr Robb: That this bill be now read a second time.
    • Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
      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.
  • Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
      Consideration resumed from 26 March. Senate’s requested amendments— (1)    Schedule 1, item 17, page 5 (table item 1), omit “by the Council by...
  • Private Health Insurance Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
      Consideration resumed from 26 March. Senate’s amendments— (1)    Clause 23-10, page 10 (line 26), omit “policy to which subsection (1) applied”,...
  • Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
      Consideration resumed from 26 March. Senate’s amendments— (1)    Clause 2, page 2 (table item 8), omit “and 2”, substitute “to 9E”....
  • Aged Care Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
    • Consideration of Senate Message (2 speeches)
      Consideration resumed from 26 March. Senate’s amendment— (1)    Clause 2, page 1 (lines 7 and 8), omit the clause, substitute: 2 Commencement...
  • Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
    • Aged Care: Review (17 speeches)
      You would remember that at the conclusion of question time I tabled the Review of place allocation decision—2006 aged care approvals roundQueensland south coast region. At that point in...
  • Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
    • Second Reading (24 speeches)
      Debate resumed from 28 February, on motion by Ms Julie Bishop: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Main Committee (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      by leave—I move: That unless otherwise ordered, for the Main Committee meeting tomorrow Members’ 3 minute statements shall continue for a period of 90 minutes, irrespective of...
  • Adjournment (0 speeches)
    • (1 speech)
      Order! It being 9.00 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
    • Workplace Relations (1 speech)
      Today is the first anniversary of Work Choices. This legislation was conceived in secret, forged from the Prime Minister’s own ideology and designed to abolish long-held rights of employees...
    • Leukaemia Foundation (1 speech)
      Mr Speaker, with your indulgence, I would like to recognise in the gallery tonight Mr Russ Chaney and Mr Alan Inlow, from the United States, and Michael Kefford, from Victoria, who have supported...
    • Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
      Today is the first birthday of Work Choices. Since I have been in this parliament I have seen this government celebrate what it thinks are its victories. I have seen the backslapping and the wine...
    • Braddon Electorate: Manufacturing Industry (2 speeches)
      I wish to discuss some wonderful, great things that are happening in the manufacturing industry in Tasmania, just to repudiate some of the nonsense that we have heard from the other side of the...
  • Notices (0 speeches)
    • (6 speeches)
      The following notices were given: