House debates
Monday, 2 December 2013
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
(): I present the report of the determination made pursuant to a resolution of the House on 20 November 2013 relating to private members' business today, Monday, 2 December 2013. Copies of the...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Economic Growth Plan for Tasmania (25 speeches)
I move: That this House notes: (1) with concern that Tasmania has the lowest gross state product per capita in Australia, the nation's highest unemployment rate, the lowest proportion of adults...
- Urban Public Transport Projects (6 speeches)
I move: That this House notes that: (1) as identified by Infrastructure Australia, we are an urban nation with four-fifths of our population and economic activity occurring in our cities; (2)...
- Rural Clinical Schools (4 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) celebrates the success of Rural Clinical Schools (RCS) around Australia, commenced in 1999 by the then Minister for Health, the Hon. Dr Michael Wooldridge MP, and...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Warwick West State School, from my own constituency, who are here and who are seeing a debate that is probably very relevant to their own community.
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Rural Clinical Schools (4 speeches)
I am very pleased to second this motion by the member for Murray. Rural clinical schools are often, as the member for Murray knows well, quite critical in providing the graduates so desperately...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Typhoon Haiyan (1 speech)
Yesterday, the member for Chifley, the member for Greenway, who joins us in the chamber, and I hosted a fundraising day for victims of Typhoon Haiyan—or Typhoon Yolanda, as it is known in...
- G20 (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, Queensland Treasurer Tim Nichols and Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk to commemorate...
- Brunswick Manor Aged-Care Facility (1 speech)
I wish to raise serious concerns on behalf of families and employees who are owed outstanding money and entitlements following the closure of the Brunswick Manor aged-care facility in my...
- Queanbeyan 175th Anniversary (1 speech)
I rise today to proudly tell the House that the city of Queanbeyan, in my electorate of Eden-Monaro, celebrated its 175th anniversary on 28 September this year. It was on that date in 1838 that...
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (1 speech)
The cuts being inflicted by those opposite seem to have no bounds. Contrary to pre-election promises that health and education would be spared, they are now prime targets. As of last week this...
- Flynn Electorate: Cattle Industry (1 speech)
( I rise today to speak in support of the Australian cattle industry, in particular the Queensland beef industry and those who have suffered as a result of irrational policy under the previous...
- International Day of People with Disability (1 speech)
( Tomorrow, 3 December, is the International Day of People with Disability, a day dedicated to placing a greater emphasis on the abilities and achievements of people living with a disability....
- Freney, Ms Jacqueline (1 speech)
( I rise to acknowledge a great Australian Paralympian swimmer, Jacqueline Freney, who last month was named New South Wales Young Australian of the Year. Although Jacqueline and her family live...
- Greenway Electorate: Blacktown Cancer Care Centre (1 speech)
( I rise to mention a very important issue for residents of Blacktown. Blacktown will soon have a world-class cancer facility, which is a great thing. The new Blacktown Cancer Care Centre is due...
- Banks Electorate: New South Wales Southern Region Chinese Community Association (2 speeches)
( I rise to congratulate the New South Wales southern region Chinese Community Association on its recent gala dinner. I was privileged to attend the dinner, which was held on 30 October in...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Resignation (1 speech)
I wish to inform the House that on 22 November 2013 I received a letter from the Hon. Kevin Michael Rudd resigning his seat as the member for the electoral division of Griffith. Consideration is...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Trade and Investment will be absent from question time this week as he is participating in the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On Channel 10 yesterday the Prime Minister said, 'We are going to keep the promise that we actually made.' What guarantee can the Prime Minister give that...
- Economy (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the financial challenges the government has inherited, and how addressing waste and mismanagement will help build...
- Education (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Exactly four months ago the Prime Minister said, 'We will make sure that no school is worse off.' What guarantee can the Prime Minister give under his latest...
- Typhoon Haiyan (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I remind the minister that North-West Sydney and my electorate of Mitchell are home to a large number of Australians of Filipino ancestry. I...
- Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 2 August the Prime Minister said: 'We want to end the uncertainty, by guaranteeing that no school will be worse off over the forward estimates period.'...
- Budget (13 speeches)
My question is for the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline how raising the debt ceiling to a prudent level is an imperative for the next sitting fortnight of parliament?
- Education Funding (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the coalition's election promise made on 29 August: Our policy starts with a clear commitment to all Australian schools: your funding is certain....
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to a report in today's Australian edition of the Guardian that the Australian Signals Directorate offered to share Australians' data with oversea spy...
- Education Funding (23 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Will the minister please inform the House how the government is delivering fair funding for students in Queensland like those at Mitchelton State...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I wish to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform from the Parliament of Papua New Guinea. We...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Education Funding (13 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Under the announcement made by the government today, can state governments cut their school funding budgets?
- Carbon Pricing (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. I remind the minister of comments made in The Australian Financial Review on 26 November 2013 by the chairman of Rusal Australia Ltd that they...
- Abbott Government (20 speeches)
I refer the Prime Minister to his comment today that there will be no broken promises under this government. When will the Prime Minister stop lying?
- Asylum Seekers (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. Will the minister update the house on the progress of implementing the coalition's commitment to restoring temporary...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister; Censure (24 speeches)
I seek leave to move a motion that this House censures the Prime Minister for breaking his promise to parents and children across Australia that no school would be worse off under his government....
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
- (8 speeches)
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (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.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Days and Hours of Meeting (1 speech)
I present a chart showing the program of sittings for 2014. Copies of the program have been placed on the table. I ask leave of the House to move that the program be agreed to. Leave granted. I...
- Governor-General's Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (12 speeches)
Order! Before I call the honourable member for O'Connor, I remind honourable members that this is his maiden speech. I therefore ask that the usual courtesies of the House be accorded to him.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
Again this year I had the privilege to participate in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. In October, I joined the ADF in Papua New Guinea on Exercise Helicon Luk. The program...
- Seddon, Mr Joseph James (1 speech)
On 16 November, our community lost a great man. Joseph James Seddon, or Joe, as he was affectionately known, lost his battle with cancer. The name Joe Seddon is synonymous with surf-lifesaving in...
- Forde Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to celebrate some of the wonderful achievements of schools in Forde. I begin by recognising the efforts of Kimberley College. For the second year running...
- Automotive Industry (1 speech)
Madam Speaker, I do not think I have spoken in the House since your elevation to the speakership. I congratulate you and wish you every success in guiding the House. I will speak tonight on an...
- Swan Electorate: Queens Park Primary School (1 speech)
Madam Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your elevation to the position of Speaker. I am sure you will bring the dignity and humility to the role that this place deserves....
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Brand Electorate: Medicare Locals (1 speech)
I would like to talk today about the vital role Medicare Locals play in keeping Australians well and out of hospital. There are 61 Medicare Locals across the country. They are designed to put...
- Macarthur Electorate: Mr John Saliba (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to an inspirational man from my electorate who impacted on the lives of so many young people and their families across Macarthur. Last...
- Scullin Electorate: Whittlesea Community Leadership Network (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a new initiative that is doing great things for people in and around the Scullin electorate. This initiative is building stronger communities through leadership and through...
- Mount Whitestone State School (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the special opening of the Mount Whitestone State School healthy learning facility and edible garden. The Mount Whitestone State School...
- Blair Electorate: Blair Disability Links (2 speeches)
Every year on 3 December, the International Day of People with Disability, I hold the Blair Disability Links expo in the Brassall Shopping Centre in Ipswich. The event is organised and very ably...
- Gorton Electorate: Public Transport (1 speech)
I would like to draw the attention of the House to a pressing issue in my electorate: public transport infrastructure and the fact that the residents of Caroline Springs are still crying out for...
- Carbon Tax (1 speech)
I rise today to call upon the Labor Party to join with the coalition in repealing the carbon tax before Christmas. The legislation has passed the lower house. If Labor will support us, it would...
- Shortland Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay tribute to one of the outstanding surf lifesaving clubs within the Shortland electorate, Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club, a club that yesterday celebrated 85 years. It...
- Corangamite Electorate: Mobile Phone Coverage (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on the importance of mobile phone communications in my seat of Corangamite. Mobile phone black spots have placed an enormous amount of pressure on local communities, including...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month (10 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month; (2) acknowledges that more than 9,100 Australians are diagnosed with lung cancer every year; (3) recognises that...
- World AIDS Day (6 speeches)
I move the motion relating to World AIDS Day: That this House: (1) notes that 1 December 2013 is World AIDS Day; (2) recognises that: (a) more than 35 million people now live with HIV/AIDS...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the next member, I acknowledge that we have members of the PNG government here in the Federation Chamber. Honourable members: Hear, hear!
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- World AIDS Day (2 speeches)
I rise today to support this motion from the member for Higgins. As previous speakers are already noted, yesterday, 1 December 2013, was World AIDS Day. It is important to restate some figures to...
- Human Rights: Vietnam (4 speeches)
International human rights has always been an issue for Australia, which is why we have played an active role in advocating for social justice and human rights, particularly within our sphere of...
- Australia Post (13 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) Australia Post as per its Community Service Obligations, is required to achieve timely mail deliveries in all parts of Australia, not just the major...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Ipswich Motorway (1 speech)
I am very aggrieved by the attitude of the coalition to the Ipswich Motorway in South-East Queensland. Before the election the coalition said one thing to the people of the western corridor and...
- Australian Beef Industry (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about the Australian beef industry. As you probably all would know, we have the world's most efficient producers here in Australia, and they are to be congratulated for their...
- Charlton Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
There are many things that separate cities from regions, the most obvious being population density and the distance that separates where people live. This is especially evident for those people...
- Tumbarumba Shire Council (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute and compliments to Tumbarumba Shire Council in my Riverina electorate. It is in the Snowy Mountains. Today the council is celebrating its win in a highly prestigious award....
- Dr Stephen Dowrick, Dr Paul Miller (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak about the passing of two great Australian economists, Steve Dowrick and Paul Miller. Steve Dowrick was born on 7 May 1953 in Dublin, Ireland, and passed away in...
- Aquatic Centre for South Perth (1 speech)
I rise to speak in this grievance debate, and the particular issue I want to talk about is the lack of an aquatic centre for the area of my electorate covered by the city of South Perth in...
