House debates
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
- Business (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day (1 speech)
I move: That the following order of the day, private Members' business, be returned to the House for further consideration: No. 4—1972 Olympic Games Terrorist Attack. Question agreed to.
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following item of private Members' business being called on, and considered immediately:...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Edwards, Dr Harold Raymond 'Harry' (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death today of Dr Harold Raymond 'Harry' Edwards, a member of this House for the Division of Berowra from 1972 to 1993. As a mark of respect to the memory of Dr Harold...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that the government's own modelling shows that Australia's domestic emissions will rise by eight per cent, not fall by five...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, what is the government's position on a negotiated plan to help restore offshore processing of asylum seekers?
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
Is the Leader of the Opposition seeking indulgence?
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (10 speeches)
I have a question to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that the RSPCA will be forced to cut services to cover the costs of the carbon tax, estimated at $180,000 a year? Why is the...
- Media (26 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. Will the minister outline for the House the role...
- Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her statement before the last election with respect to a carbon tax that: … first we will need to establish a community...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week's GST distribution report highlighted the failure of a negotiated Commonwealth-state agreement on mining royalties and today the chair of the COAG...
- Clean Energy Finance Corporation (10 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How will the passage of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill help Australia's transition to a clean energy future?
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I want to welcome into the House today representatives of the Australian Political Exchange Council—the 29th delegation from the United States of America. I welcome them to the House today....
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind the Prime Minister that the owners of Hazelwood Power Station have been forced to pump $652 million into the plant to keep it solvent because of the...
- Environment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Will the minister update the House on environmental programs the government is delivering to...
- Carbon Pricing (33 speeches)
My question without notice is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to this price list from Heatcraft, which shows refrigerant prices for 404(a) are rising from over 300 per...
- Regional Development (8 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts. How is the government spreading the benefits in our economy to support...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 51 and 52 of 2011-12 (1 speech)
I present the Auditor-General's Audit report No. 51, Financial statement audit:interim phase of the audits of the Financial statements of major general government sector agencies for the year...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings and I move: That the House...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Media (5 speeches)
Deputy Speaker, for your consideration of whether it is appropriate to incorporate the tabling of the website in Hansard, for your information the Federal Court have put all the documents up on a...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (33 speeches)
Mr Speaker has received a letter from the honourable member for Dunkley proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The adverse effect...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 7, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about an area of government policy that is causing great distress and anxiety to the people of my electorate and that is the world's biggest carbon tax. I received an...
- Refugee Services (1 speech)
Earlier this year I had in my office an intern from the Australian National University, Ms Amanda Pashley. Amanda conducted a research project that explored the development of settlement services...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
It is apparent that this government is not listening to the constituents around this great country and it is obvious that Australians are waiting to exercise their judgment on a broken election...
- Page Electorate: Community Issues (1 speech)
I want to raise some issues that are quite concerning to locals in my electorate and which they have been talking about over the last few weeks. They include the issues of workers compensation in...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
On the eve of the introduction of the world's greatest carbon tax, I want to raise some very serious concerns about the impacts on my community. The carbon tax is being loudly touted as the...
- Tibet (1 speech)
Since last year, 42 Tibetans have set themselves alight to highlight the oppression of their people. Dr Lopsang Sangay, the Kalon Tripa Prime Minister-in-exile of Tibet, said today in addressing...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech, 1 comment)
It is just five days before the world's biggest carbon tax hits our shores and the engine room of Australia's economy, small business, takes a massive hit. For many small businesses this great...
- Country Women's Association Woy Woy, Robertson Electorate: Surf-lifesaving (1 speech)
That is a very interesting claim, considering the member who represents those opposite wants to increase company tax—that is part of their mantra—and wanted to block our company tax...
- Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
The Australian people have been betrayed, Australian small business owners have been betrayed, and workers and their families have been betrayed by a government that is out of touch and fails to...
- Tea Tree Gully University of the Third Age, Tea Tree Gully GymSports (1 speech)
On Friday, 30 March 2012 the Tea Tree Gully University of the Third Age celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Along with local state MPs, Frances Bedford and Tom Kenyon, and Tea Tree Gully Councillor...
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
I want to speak on issues relating to the carbon tax in my electorate. But, before doing so, I will deal with the comments of the member for Isaacs today. He made the egregious, false, abusive...
- Media Ownership (1 speech)
As you well know, Madam Deputy Speaker, I have a longstanding interest in the role of the media and its vital importance to our precious democracy. Therefore, today I asked the Minister for...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- McPherson Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
Anyone who has picked up a copy of the Gold Coast Bulletin this week would have seen a number of articles relating to an excellent proposal to create a dive wreck site or artificial reef off the...
- Adelaide Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
Since my election in 2004 as the member for Adelaide, I have made clear that my priority is fighting for a fair health system for the people I am lucky enough to represent. This is because I know...
- Wide Bay Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
For residents of Wide Bay, Labor's $50 billion NBN stands for No Broadband Network, at least until well past 2016. That is the reality of the NBN for the vast majority of people in Wide Bay. All...
- Scullin Electorate: Bubup Wilam for Early Learning Centre (1 speech)
I invite member Warren Truss to come to my electorate to see modern telecommunications, but that is not what I am here for today. Last Friday, I joined with the Aboriginal community of the...
- Bonner Electorate: Wynnum School and Office Supplies, Belmont Rifle Range (1 speech)
Recently I had the honour of reopening a great local Wynnum business, Wynnum School and Office Supplies. The owners, Phil and Lois Troop, have operated several businesses in the Wynnum area and,...
- Chinese Community (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the importance of the Chinese diaspora in my electorate and beyond and to the Australian economy generally. Chinese migration has played a key role in Australia's history...
- Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren (1 speech)
On 27 November 2008 I spoke about my first official duty after being declared a member of parliament. It was to visit a Christmas event for GrandCare. More than four years later, on the weekend,...
- Shortland Electorate: Floraville Public School (1 speech)
Last Friday, 22 June, I had the privilege to attend a ceremony for the opening of projects at Floraville Public School funded under the Capital Grants Program and the BER program. The principal,...
- Australia Post (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to speak on an issue that has arisen in my electorate that has recently caused serious concern. Several local post offices are no longer providing the service of holding...
- Homelessness (2 speeches)
Homelessness is one of the great challenges we face in Australia. According to the last census data, almost 105,000 Australians were homeless, including nearly 7,500 families. If you are from...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- National Broadband Network Committee; Report (20 speeches)
In this, the third report by the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network on the rollout of the National Broadband Network, there are some very important criticisms made of the NBN Co....
- Education and Employment Committee; Report (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the motion and follow the recommendation that we take note of the report on the Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) Bill 2012. This report is a result of an inquiry...
- Bills (0 speeches)
