House debates
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Private Members’ Business; Report (1 speech)
I present the report of the recommendations of the whips relating to committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 1 December 2008. Copies of the report have...
- Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee without amendment, appropriation message having been reported; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this bill be considered immediately. Bill agreed to.
- 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.
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (14 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 November, on motion by Ms Gillard: That this bill be now read a second time.
- 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.
- Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (49 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 November, on motion by Mr Bowen: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Member for Lyne (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
This is not to be taken as a precedent but, because the member for Lyne has no party colleagues in the chamber or a whip to make this announcement, I indicate to the chamber that last night Angus...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I inform the House that the Minister for Foreign Affairs will be absent from question time today and this week as he is attending AUKMIN—the Australia-United Kingdom ministerial...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Economy (5 speeches)
by leave—This morning I returned from APEC where my discussions with leaders from around the region confirmed what we already knew: the world economy is deteriorating rapidly. The impact of...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (19 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister’s admission a moment ago that the government is preparing to go into what he describes as ‘a temporary...
- Workplace Relations (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister outline the importance of delivering fairness and flexibility to Australian workplaces?
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question today—which is now Deficit Day—is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his own midyear economic forecast, which states that the government projects that it...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a parliamentary delegation from Singapore, led by the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Will the Deputy Prime Minister detail for the House the importance of implementing a set of workplace laws for employees...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, this is slightly unusual but, on indulgence, I want to add my remarks to those you made just before to the visiting parliamentary delegation from Singapore led by the Speaker....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to his statement on 1 May—
- Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. Will the minister inform the House of the latest developments in...
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister, and I refer him to his earlier statement that he is taking the Australian budget into deficit. I refer the PM also to his earlier statement about...
- 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 Saudi Arabia led by the Speaker of the Shura Council, His Excellency Dr Saleh bin...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Thailand: Travel Advice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Trade representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs. What is the government doing to assist Australians affected by disruptions at Bangkok International Airport?
- Unemployment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Social Inclusion. I refer the minister to the OECD Economic Outlook, which...
- Australian Council of Local Government (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How has last week’s Australian Council of Local Government meeting been received by...
- Indonesia: Budgetary Support (2 speeches)
I thank you for the call, Mr Speaker, to question the Treasurer and to seek information which will be of interest to honourable members. I refer the Treasurer to reports that the government is...
- Carers (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Will the minister update the House on challenges faced by young carers and how the government is...
- Banking (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Having caused a freezing of funds in non-bank financial institutions by its action in guaranteeing bank deposits, what is the government planning to do when on 30...
- Tourism (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources and Energy and Tourism. Would the minister update the House on the actions the government has taken to assist the tourism industry in tropical North...
- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the derisory response of APEC leaders to his plan for a European Union style Asia-Pacific Community. Can the Prime Minister...
- Binge Drinking (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister outline to the House any new developments in the government strategy to tackle binge drinking?
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (6 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (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.
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Trans-Pacific Partnership (2 speeches)
I have the pleasure to make a ministerial statement to announce to the House the government’s intention to join an important initiative to promote free trade in the Asia-Pacific region. On...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Employment (70 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Stirling proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee for further consideration; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this bill be considered at a later hour this day.
- Nation-Building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee for further consideration; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this bill be considered at a later hour this day.
- Coag Reform Fund Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Report from Main Committee (0 speeches)
Bill returned from Main Committee for further consideration; certified copy of the bill presented. Ordered that this bill be considered at a later hour this day.
- Parliamentary Zone (0 speeches)
- Approval of Proposal (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with section 5 of the Parliament Act 1974, the House approves the following proposal for works in the Parliamentary Zone which was presented to the House on 24...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, unless otherwise ordered, for the Main Committee meeting tomorrow, members’ constituency statements may continue for one hour, irrespective of suspensions for...
- Main Committee (0 speeches)
- Ministerial Statement; Reference (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That, unless otherwise ordered, the order of the day for the resumption of the debate on the motion to take note of the Prime Minister’s statement on...
- Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — Superannuation) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Senate Message (0 speeches)
Message from the Senate returning the bill and acquainting the House that the Senate does not insist on its amendment No. 1 disagreed to by the House and has agreed to the amendments made by the...
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — General Law Reform) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax — Minor Amendments) Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 November, on motion by Mr Bowen: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 7.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Mayo Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I rise this evening in this adjournment debate to discuss an issue which is the biggest issue in my electorate and probably the biggest issue in South Australia, and that is the current water...
- Port Adelaide Electorate: New Arrivals Program (1 speech)
Last week, I had the privilege of visiting three schools in my electorate that are all doing a great job educating young South Australians: Pennington Junior Primary School, Pennington Primary...
- Parkes Electorate: Wheat Growers (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about a disaster that is unfolding in my electorate. I refer to the crisis that the wheat farmers in Australia and particularly in my electorate are facing at the moment....
- Franklin Electorate (1 speech)
I rise tonight to update the House on a number of infrastructure measures and projects across the electorate that I represent: the seat of Franklin. The Rudd government has been rock solid, as we...
- Western Australia (1 speech)
On a day of the last election campaign, I recall that I was walking along a street in Girrawheen and noticed a flyer from the Labor Party blowing along the street. It talked about how Labor would...
- Overseas Aid (2 speeches)
Each year 34,000 mothers and over 400,000 children under the age of five years will die in our immediate region. These figures increase to 200,000 mothers and 3.2 million children if we include...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
The following notices were given:
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Mornington Peninsula: HMAS Otama (1 speech)
The HMAS Otama is an Oberon class submarine. It was gifted to the people of Victoria, to the people of Westernport and in particular to the people of Hastings and Crib Point by the previous...
- Lowe Electorate: Chalmers Road School (1 speech)
On Tuesday of last week the member for Maribyrnong and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten, and I visited parents, teachers and...
- Fadden Electorate: Riverside ‘Warnouts’ (1 speech)
I rise to express my great appreciation for the invitation that I accepted and the function I went to last Saturday night—the Riverside ‘Warnouts’ inaugural dinner. The...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I hosted a forum at the Cockburn City Soccer Club in my electorate on the subject of climate change. There were 90 attendees, and the room was full despite the fact that it was...
- Employment (1 speech)
There are many crises facing Australia at the moment but I have a view that is very clear on what is the single most important issue that the parliament should face and Australia should face....
- Australian Council of Local Government (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Australian Council of Local Government here in Parliament House, Canberra, along with representatives of the various local governments in...
- Mitchell Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I rise this morning to record my appreciation for the small businesses involved in the 2008 Hills Excellence in Business Awards within my electorate. The Hills Excellence in Business Awards were...
- Australian Over-60s Cricket Carnival 2008 (1 speech)
I had the pleasure of opening the Australian Over-60s Cricket Carnival on Sunday, 16 November at the Hogben-Meckiff Oval in Mentone in my electorate. I was there with Janice Munt, the state...
- Clinton Global Initiative (1 speech)
Today in the world there is a desperate need for leadership, whether it is at the community level, the state level or the national level. I think people throughout the world are desperate for...
- Prospect Electorate: Cumberland Country Golf Club (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to inform the House that a very prestigious water conservation award has been awarded to a very important institution in my electorate of Prospect—the...
- Fadden Electorate: Coomera State Primary School (2 speeches)
I wish to applaud the Coomera State Primary School, which ran the eighth annual film festival for Australian primary schools, called Dream a Better World, on Sunday, 16 November. Each year...
- Nation-Building Funds Bill 2008; Nation-Building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008; Coag Reform Fund Bill 2008 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (29 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 November, on motion by Mr Tanner: That this bill be now read a second time.
