House debates
Monday, 18 October 2021
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Privilege (0 speeches)
- Member for Pearce (2 speeches)
I wish to raise a matter of privilege under standing order 51. The matter concerns the member for Pearce and whether his failure to comply with the resolution of the House regarding the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Petitions Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the 31st report of the Petitions Committee for the 46th Parliament. The report read as follows— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT No. 31 Petitions and...
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Responses (1 speech)
I present the following ministerial responses to petitions previously presented:
- Statements (1 speech)
This report includes a large number of petitions, so I echo my previous comments on just how great it is that democracy can continue to flourish, even though many of us around the country have...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
I inform the House that, pursuant to standing order 110, the honourable member for Clark has postponed notice No. 1 standing in his name. The order of precedence of remaining private members'...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2021; Second Reading (6 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Firstly, I'd like to thank the member for Kennedy, who originally seconded this bill but who, unfortunately, cannot be here today. I'd also like...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Stopping PEP11) Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Petroleum Exploration Permit 11, known as PEP 11, covers 4,575 square kilometres of ocean, from Newcastle through the Central Coast to Manly. The...
- Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Introduction We are at a turning point in history. We are on the eve of the olympics of international relations and the world is coming together...
- Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021; Second Reading (6 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill, the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021, will make...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (6 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) acknowledges that the month of August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month; (2) notes that: (a) spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the number one genetic killer...
- International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (8 speeches)
I move: That this House: (1) notes that: (a) 15 October 2021 is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; (b) on that day, parents, families, friends and healthcare workers will...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (1 speech)
by leave—I move: (1) The House note: (a) the duties and responsibilities of members and their staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984; (b) that all members and their...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Airport Noise (1 speech)
[by video link] This morning the Petitions Committee tabled a petition, circulated in Brisbane, calling on the House to free Airservices Australia from regulatory capture and also to review...
- Sik, Mr Tristan (1 speech)
Today I rise to share a message from Tristan Sik, a 17-year-old from Rainbow Beach in Wide Bay. His message is: 'Make your dayz count.' That's something Tristan lives up to every day. The mask...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Climate Change (1 speech)
[by video link] As part of the Raise Our Voice campaign's Youth Voice in Parliament Week, the future leaders of tomorrow submitted speeches to their local members in the hope that their words...
- Moore Electorate: Community Hub (1 speech)
The Northshore estate in Kallaroo was developed 40 years ago. At the heart of the suburb is a small community facility built around a club house, including tennis courts and catering for a...
- Member for Hughes (1 speech)
Unlike a growing number of people, I don't believe that Facebook is evil, but, like Tom and Daisy in TheGreat Gatsby, they are a careless company. Facebook smashes things up—democracy and...
- Groom Electorate: Highfields Library (1 speech)
Highfields is finally on the way to having a new library, thanks to the Morrison government. After years of planning and deliberation by the Toowoomba Regional Council, I was honoured to turn the...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
I wonder whether the Prime Minister will be taking his lump of coal to Glasgow. If not, what stunt has he got in store for the Glaswegians and the international community at COP26? Will it be...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Sexual Health Education (1 speech)
This speech was written by Noah Block, 19 years old, from my electorate, as part of Raise Our Voice Australia. 'Consent: a word which has caused debate, conflict and division in recent times; a...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Climate Change (1 speech)
The Indi Youth Advisory Panel has asked me to deliver this speech also as part of the Raise Our Voice Australia campaign. 'Young people in Indi face various barriers to education. We need more...
- Covid-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Of great concern is the slow vaccine rollout in Queensland and WA, the two states most reluctant to join the national plan to reopen. The rhetoric in Queensland, of course, of Pfizer days, Pfizer...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
What is the point of this Liberal-National government if it can't grasp the environmental and economic importance of acting on climate change? What's the point after eight years and three prime...
- Bull, Mr John W (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to one of my most admired constituents, John Bull, who died at the age of 70 last month. John was a vital member of the Berowra Lions Club. He served two terms as president,...
- Prime Minister (1 speech)
In recent weeks we've seen the Prime Minister desperate to rebadge himself as a climate hero, trying his hardest but being held back by his coalition partner, the Nationals. We've all seen this...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
Today, for Youth Voice in Parliament Week, I will be reading a speech written by a young Chisholm local. Her name is Maahi Verma. When asked, 'What is your vision for Australia in 20 years?'...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
The Morrison-Joyce government's entire way of operating is to sit back while events unfold around them and pretend they have absolutely no control over them, other than coming up with a political...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Mental Health (1 speech)
Raise Our Voice Australia helps young diverse voices join the public policymaking process. Their Youth Voice in Parliament initiative invites young students to write a speech and have it read in...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Wonder of wonders: the Prime Minister has decided to grace the UN Conference of the Parties Climate Change Conference with his presence. Lucky them! With the Prime Minister's late RSVP, which...
- Water Safety (1 speech)
We need to stop the drownings before they happen, and right now we're losing the fight. Drownings are up by 108 per cent in the zero to four age group. This is just not good enough. We fought so...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
In August, I spoke in this House about my friend and constituent Khalil Ibrahim, who had lost both his parents to COVID just a few days apart. The deaths of Kaoukab and Hachem cast a profound...
- Sheep Meat Exports (2 speeches)
One of the largest sheep meat exporters in this country, Roger Fletcher, has this morning again hit out at the bottleneck that is the port stand-off, particularly at Botany in Sydney. He is...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
I present a revised ministry list reflecting changes to the ministry and the changes to representative arrangements. The document read as follows—
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. He is in quarantine. The Treasurer will answer...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On bushfires the Prime Minister said he didn't hold a hose. On vaccines the Prime Minister said it wasn't a race. Now the Prime Minister isn't even in the...
- Covid-19: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Australians are responding magnificently to the calls to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and, like others nationwide, my community is looking forward to...
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The coalition has been in office for nearly a decade. With just two weeks to go until the COP26 conference in Glasgow, why can't the government tell...
- Infrastructure: Regional Australia (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House how the Morrison-Joyce government is ensuring our strong economic recovery by investing in...
- Climate Change (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister confirm that his record on climate change includes claiming electric vehicles will end the weekend, saying the world's biggest battery...
- Covid-19: Morrison Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer please update the House on what the Morrison government are doing to support Australians during lockdown and how we are ensuring that our...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's comments in the House last November, less than a year ago, that 'a net zero target by 2050 would'—to quote the Prime...
- Covid-19: Vaccination (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care: Will the minister please update the House on the progress of Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout?
- Climate Change (12 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why has the Prime Minister given the Deputy Prime Minister and the National Party a veto on whether Australia takes action on climate change? And why is the...
- National Security (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on how the recent Morrison government announcement to strengthen our relationship with the United States and the...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister and minister for regional development. The then Deputy Prime Minister said in July: The likelihood of Joyce getting endorsement from his party room to...
- Covid-19: International Travel (2 speeches)
My question is to Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's national plan will ensure that Australians overseas can come home and those...
- Climate Change (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree that communities in rural and regional Australia bear the brunt of inaction on climate change, through droughts, bushfires and...
- COVID-19: National Plan (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is using world-leading technology to...
- Climate Change (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said climate change is 'absolute crap'. Can the Prime Minister confirm that Australia's current 2030 emissions reduction...
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia. Will the minister please update the House on the Morrison-Joyce government's Ag2030 plan and outline how this government's...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (8 speeches)
I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House of Representatives supports a legislative target of net zero emissions by 2050. Leave not granted. I move: That so much of standing...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is supporting victims-survivors of...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Western Australia: Telethon (2 speeches)
I commend the WA telethon, which raised $62 million. That's a record amount raised by the WA telethon. The Commonwealth was obviously pleased to provide $5 million to the WA telethon. More than...
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (9 speeches)
I move: That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition moving the following motion immediately: That the House— (1) notes that (a) the government...
- Amess, Sir David Anthony Andrew; Reference to Federation Chamber (2 speeches)
I declare that resumption of debate on the motion relating to the murder of Sir David Amess be referred to the Federation Chamber.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present report No. 8 of 2021, Referrals made June 2021. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order...
- Privileges and Members' Interests Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
The Speaker has received advice from the Chief Opposition Whip that he has nominated Ms Ryan to be a member of the Privileges and Members Interests' Committee in place of Mr Byrne.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman; Presentation (1 speech)
I present a report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under section 65(6) of the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 for the period 1 October to 31...
- Parliamentary Budget Office; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, I present the annual report of the Parliamentary Budget Office for 2020-21. Document made a parliamentary paper in accordance with...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Reports Nos 2 to 6 of 2021-22 (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General Audit reports Nos 2 to 6 for 2021-22. Details of the reports will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Documents made parliamentary papers in accordance with the...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 12, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Frontier Lighting (1 speech)
[by video link] If you've attended a Pink concert, a Jimmy Barnes concert—and I know you have, Deputy Speaker Goodenough—the AFL grand final or indeed any large event in Perth,...
- Moncrieff Electorate: Gold Coast Jobs, Skills and Industry Forum (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House about the Reimagine 2.0 Gold Coast Jobs, Skills and Industry Forum that I hosted on 24 September at the Island Gold Coast, in the heart of Moncrieff in Surfers...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, as you know, I'm the proud member for Lalor, in the west of Melbourne. I'm proud to represent a growing community, a community in a place where I was born and where I raised my...
- Gippsland Electorate: Community Resilience (1 speech)
I also rise with a great deal of pride this evening to reflect on the magnificent people of Gippsland and say thank you to them for their resilience during these very difficult times. These have...
- Defence Procurement (2 speeches)
If the Morrison government's single-minded focus on obfuscation could be turned into an antidetection technology, our Future Submarine program might be in better shape, rather than in a...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Employment (6 speeches)
I am pleased to stand to speak on this motion moved by the member for Paterson because, like the member for Paterson, I'm acutely aware of the negative impact that this tired eight-year-old...
- Black Spot Program (11 speeches)
[by video link] I move: That this House: (1) notes the vital nature of Black Spot Program (BSP) funding in reducing death and serious injury on Australian roads; (2) recognises that BSP projects...
- Mental Health (9 speeches)
The past 18 months have placed an enormous stress on our community, and young people have experienced a unique loss in the pandemic years. Too many have missed out on what should be formative...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Refugees (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, with volunteer assistance from Willunga Circle of Friends, many in my community spent the afternoon listening to CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis and director of advocacy and campaigns...
- Flynn Electorate: Resources Industry (1 speech)
Resources are still the lifeblood of Flynn. Of course, along with agriculture, it has kept us safe and economically sound through COVID. Our agriculture industry, with beef, cotton, grains,...
- Richmond: Animal Pound and Rehoming Centre (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a very exciting infrastructure project for my local community. I was so pleased last week to announce that an elected Albanese Labor government will invest $1 million...
- Barker Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
The Coorong is an internationally recognised, Ramsar-listed wetland, a national park that, pre-COVID, welcomed thousands of domestic and international visitors each year. The delicate ecosystem...
- Scullin Electorate: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech)
Prior to the 2019 election, commuters in the Scullin electorate were promised a new car park at South Morang station. However, once the election was over, the Morrison government quietly dropped...
- Grey Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
It's been a difficult time for community organisations in Grey as they make decisions about whether or not to progress with their community events, given the vagaries of COVID lockdowns and...
- Charitable Organisations (1 speech)
Around Easter, Catholic church members often hold a walk in support of refugees. Yet, as St Vincent de Paul head, Toby oConnor has pointed out, under the government's latest attack on charities...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Women (1 speech)
I rise today to share with you a speech written by 11-year-old Danni Frelic as part of the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign, where participants were asked the question: what do you want...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
Our kids future is too important to leave in the hands of the National Party, but that's exactly what the Prime Minister has done. He has left Australia's climate change policy in the hands of...
- Sturt Electorate: Campbelltown ArtHouse (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of having the opportunity to attend the anniversary of the Campbelltown ArtHouse in the heart of my electorate, particularly knowing that I would be here for...
- Dobell Electorate: PEP 11 (1 speech)
My community on the Central Coast of New South Wales is against PEP 11. People living up and down the coast, from Sydney to Newcastle, are against PEP 11. And yet Minister Pitt still hasn't made...
- Beenleigh State High School: Paddock to Plate Luncheon (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege, during the parliamentary break, of joining the talented students of Beenleigh State High School for their seventh annual Paddock to Plate luncheon. This has become...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
[by video link] For Youth Voice in Parliament Week, this speech was written by Chelsea Rossignolo, a very talented 17-year-old constituent of mine, and the topic was 'What do you want Australia...
- Vasta, Mr Angelo (2 speeches)
I rise today to honour and celebrate the life of my father, Angelo Vasta. On Wednesday 29 September Dad passed away. At 80 years of age, he'd lived a full life dedicated both to his career and to...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
I'm proud to deliver this speech written by 19-year-old Stephanie Gallavich from Skye in my electorate as part of the UNICEF, YWCA Australia, Run for It and Generation: Politics inaugural Youth...
- Sunshine Coast Veterans Day (1 speech)
COVID-19 disrupted many of our plans in 2020, but one of the saddest losses for me was the cancellation of my Sunshine Coast veterans day. However, I'm delighted to say that, thanks to the...
- Illegal Fishing (1 speech)
Last week, there were reports of illegal fishing vessels at Rowley Shoals within a marine sanctuary in Australian waters. It's vital we maintain and apply the capacity to police our oceans in...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (2 speeches)
I rise to commend the many students and young people in the electorate of Robertson who entered the Raise Our Voice Australia competition this year to write a speech to be read by members in this...
- Future Drought Fund (1 speech)
Dorothea Mackellar had it in one: I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, … … … Of droughts and flooding rains. While drought has...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Australia (1 speech)
To celebrate Youth Voice in Parliament Week this week I am honoured to give voice to 16-year-old Maddie Sheehan from Earnshaw State College in Banyo in my electorate of Lilley. This is Maddie's...
- Youth Voice in Parliament: Climate Change (1 speech)
The voices of young people in our community are often overlooked in this place, and that's why I'm participating in Raise our Voice Australia's Youth Voice in Parliament campaign this week. Sam...
- Petition: Climate Change (1 speech)
I have to say that in all my work as the member for North Sydney I'm constantly amazed and inspired by the knowledge and enthusiasm of young Australians on issues like protecting our environment....
- Youth Voice in Parliament: Mental Health (1 speech)
I give this speech as part of Raise Our Voice Australia's Youth Voice in Parliament project. 'Dear members of the 46th Parliament of Australia, my name is Anthony Baltatzis, a 16-year-old...
- COVID-19: New South Wales (1 speech)
For over 100 days we have waited for today, through lockdown, isolation, missed anniversaries, endless Zoom meetings, confusion, chaos and this eternal virus. We are finally at the day we have...
- Macarthur Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I enjoyed that ending; thank you to the member for Bennelong. I just want to say thank you to my community for what they have done during the pandemic. They have demonstrated the reason I am so...
- Ashburton Traders Association (1 speech)
The Ashburton Traders Association in my electorate represent and support a diverse array of businesses, including amazing coffee shops like Mr Brownstone; the friendly local butcher, Ashburton...
- Youth Voice in Parliament Week: Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I also rise to speak as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament this week. I have the privilege of delivering a speech by Angelie Beterov, a 20-year-old university student who lives in the...
- Menzies Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Two years ago I managed to secure some $5 million in funding for congestion-busting works in Eltham. I'm pleased that just recently the Nillumbik Shire Council has approved the project and that...
- Private Members' Business (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Integrity Commission (11 speeches)
by leave—at the request of the member for Clark, I move: That this House: (1) notes that the: (a) Government has failed to establish a strong independent federal integrity...
- Australian Reading Hour (11 speeches)
by leave—at the request of the member for Moreton, I move: That this House: (1) recognises that: (a) books can be an escape from the worries of everyday life; (b) reading reduces stress by...
- Australian Defence Force Cadets (13 speeches)
by leave—At the request of the member for Ryan, I move: That this House notes that: (1) membership of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Cadets: (a) gives young people the opportunity to be...
