House debates
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Parliament House: Protests (1 speech)
Last weekend at Parliament House, thousands of people, including constituents of Wide Bay, peacefully protested against vaccine mandates responsible for sacking teachers, roadworkers, police and...
- Nurses (1 speech)
[by video link] No doubt the last two years have been challenging. But, in the spirit of optimism, I would also like to think that they've presented some opportunities. One of those is a chance...
- Northern Territory News (1 speech)
Everyone's favourite, Darwin's daily newspaper, the NT News, has turned 70. The NT News is known for its crocodiles on the front pages and its tasteful headlines, but it was a sombre first...
- Nicholls Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Delivering funding for projects for the people of Nicholls right across the community is one of the highlights that we all have as local members. Major projects often overshadow local projects,...
- COVID-19: Corangamite Electorate (1 speech)
Businesses in my electorate have been doing it tough during the pandemic. Hammered by lockdowns over the past two years, they are now trying to overcome the omicron outbreak that has set them...
- Leichhardt Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Everybody loves a first, and that's why it was great to recently announce, alongside defence minister, Peter Dutton, that Cairns would be the home for the first Defence regional maintenance...
- Koalas (1 speech)
It was a dark and shameful day in Australia's history on 11 February 2022. It was the day that koalas were officially listed as an endangered species on the east coast of Australia. Since 2001,...
- Brianchon, Mr Jean-Philippe (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge Northern Beaches local Mr Jean-Philippe Brianchon, and commend his passion for building strong local communities. Jean-Philippe is an experienced IT professional and...
- Afghanistan, Immigration Detention (1 speech)
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is devastating, and I thank the government for the cooperation and efforts made in assisting with the initial evacuation efforts. I've had the...
- Fall of Singapore: 80th Anniversary (3 speeches)
Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the fall of Singapore during the Second World War, one of the worst military disasters in Australian British history. Some 15,000 Australians were...
- Bennelong Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
Today is the final day of festivities that mark the Chinese new year. The lunar new year is a big event in my electorate, as we have some of the largest Chinese and Korean diasporas in Australia....
- COVID-19: Testing (1 speech)
The chronically ill and disabled are being left behind in the rat race imposed on us by the Morrison government. Vulnerable Australians are being forced into hiding at home, and lower income...
- Moore Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
Aged-care services in my electorate continue to be in great demand due to our ageing population. I am pleased to inform House that, due to strong advocacy, the level of recurrent funding for...
- Koalas (1 speech)
At home in Moorooka, on my daily walk, I meander through Toohey Forest, lovely bushland just 10 kilometres from the CBD. So I was very pleased to hear koalas have now been listed as endangered by...
- Groom Electorate: Goombungee (3 speeches)
There is something very big happening in the town of Goombungee, the picnic town.
- Dobell Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Locals and business owners on the Central Coast have been calling on this government to fix the road through Wyong for years. It's a bottleneck that can take over half an hour to clear on a busy...
- Swan Electorate: Infrastructure, Climate Change (1 speech)
Last year I opened the Roe Highway and Kalamunda Road interchange in my electorate of Swan. In 2019 Ken Wyatt and I joined with Prime Minister Morrison to announce 80 per cent federal funding for...
- Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
We need to talk about toilets. Imagine being a woman on a powerline or construction worksite and expected to hold on all day or drive 20 minutes off-site because you've got to use the...
- Bowman Electorate: Infrastructure, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Member for Warringah (2 speeches)
Another gem in the crown of Redland road-building, the Quarry-Rickertt upgrade at Chelsea Road was complete last Friday, with lights switched on. Contrast that with state Labor, who have not...
- Morrison Government (2 speeches)
Whether it's the crisis in aged care, housing, insecure jobs, wages going backwards or the cost of living skyrocketing, this government is on notice. The Australian people are watching you,...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Indigenous Australians will be absent from question time today and for the remainder of the week. The Minister for the Environment will answer questions...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Ukraine (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. This parliament stands united in support of Ukrainian sovereignty and in opposition to Russia's attempt to intimidate the government and the people of...
- Migration (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House the importance of the Morrison government's actions to strengthen the character test so that we can...
- Taxation (17 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to his previous answers in this House and to this report in today's Financial Review headlined 'Liberal MP backs inheritance taxes'. Now that the...
- Regional Australia: Infrastructure (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 delivering critical infrastructure to regional and remote...
- Emergency Response Fund (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night at Senate estimates an official confirmed that, three years after it was announced, not a single cent of the $4.8 billion Emergency Response Fund...
- Small Business (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer Just this morning I received an email from a local business in Manly on the verge of closing their doors after 63 years of trading. Revenue's down, they're...
- COVID-19: Morrison Government (11 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer remind the House how the Morrison government's tax cuts have helped to strengthen our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and is the...
- Morrison Government: Bushfire Recovery Support (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Over the weekend the New South Wales Premier said South Coast communities were still struggling with bushfire recovery and admitted his government could have...
- National Security (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister outline to the House why it's important to take a consistent position on law enforcement and national security to keep Australians...
- Prime Minister (10 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. I refer to his last two answers in response to members whose electorates were ravaged by bushfires, where people are still living in caravans....
- Migration (12 speeches)
Thanks, Mr Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison...
- Safer Communities Fund (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. The Prime Minister expanded the Safer Communities Fund after the Christchurch terrorist attack to address risks associated with racial...
- Illicit Drugs (8 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's strong border security and ongoing focus on law enforcement are tackling...
- Child Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Childcare fees have gone up nearly 40 per cent since this government came to office, but real wages have gone backwards, falling $700 in the last year alone....
- Domestic, Family And Sexual Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister inform the House on how the Morrison government's reforms are helping to prevent...
- Aged Care (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. More than 700 people have died of COVID in aged care just this year alone and tens of thousands are not receiving the care they deserve. The Prime Minister...
- National Security (12 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Would the minister please update the House on the Morrison government's strong and effective measures to protect Australians from harm? Is the minister...
- Prime Minister (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet confirmed at Senate estimates that no-one has investigated the leaking of text messages between the Prime...
- National Security (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, representing the Attorney-General. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison...
- Cost Of Living (18 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The price of beef has increased by 65 per cent since this government came to office, but real wages have gone backwards, falling $700 in the last year alone....
- National Security (4 speeches)
My question is to the Special Minister of State. Will the minister explain to the House the importance of protecting Australia's electoral system from foreign influence and the actions the...
- Prime Minister (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister always fail to anticipate problems before they occur, fail to listen to expert warnings and act too little, too late? Why doesn't...
- Veterans (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Defence Personnel. Will the minister inform the House how the Morrison government is continuing to support veterans and...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
A document is tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the document will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Morrison Government (16 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 5, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2021-2022, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2021-2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
Thank you, Deputy Speaker Vasta, for the opportunity to speak in favour of these appropriation bills before us in advance of the budget in 42 days time or thereabouts and maybe 88 days before the...
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2021-2022, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2021-2022; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I declare that the following bills are referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration: Appropriation (No. 3) 2021-2022 and Appropriation (No. 4) 2021-2022.
- Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Bill 2022; Second Reading (12 speeches)
This should be the workplace that sets the standard, but it has in no way been that workplace, and too many people, especially young women, have been harmed by that and by what has occurred here....
- Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Bill 2022; 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.
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Foreign Influences and Offences) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present the explanatory memorandum to this bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. The bill amends the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act) and the Referendum...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present the explanatory memorandum to this bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Bill 2022. This bill...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (COVID Enfranchisement) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present the explanatory memorandum to this bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce the Electoral Legislation Amendment (COVID Enfranchisement) Bill 2022. This...
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Foreign Influences and Offences) Bill 2022, Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Bill 2022, Electoral Legislation Amendment (COVID Enfranchisement) Bill 2022; Second Reading (1 speech)
To make it clear, Labor supports this package of bills. I'll come to each of the bills in a moment, but first I move: That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Brand Electorate (1 speech)
The Morrison government continues to ignore the people of Brand, having not made an election commitment locally for the last two elections. That's a staggering almost nine years that the Liberals...
- Flynn Electorate: Water (1 speech)
On Friday last week, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Keith Pitt, state member for Callide Colin Boyce and I were in Bundaberg for the announcement of the $600 million to match the Queensland...
- Federal Election (1 speech)
We continue to see and hear about the rise of Independents in the lead-up to the next federal election, and, almost universally, these incumbents and candidates are working on election platforms...
- South Australia: Bushfires, Hincks, Ms Louise, SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum (1 speech)
The south-east of South Australia is no stranger to bushfires. We've certainly had our fair share. While the memory of Ash Wednesday is still very raw for many in the Limestone Coast community,...
- Ballarat Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
I commend the member for Barker on his fitting tribute to the loss of Ms Hincks. I think it's very important to mark that here in this place. I come from a very proud manufacturing town. Ballarat...
- Braddon Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
It's my absolute pleasure to rise tonight to recognise Braddon's 2022 Australia Day award recipients. Their dedicated service to our region is worthy of national recognition in this place. My...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Kadous, Mrs Abla, Lunar New Year (1 speech)
BURKE (—) (): Abla Kadous is the New South Wales Senior Australian of the Year for 2022. Hajji Abla has worked in my community for over 35 years. In the year 2000 she established the...
- Medical Workforce (1 speech)
I said in my maiden speech that your health should not be determined by your postcode. However, in my electorate of Mallee accessing health care continues to be a real challenge due to workforce...
- Western Sydney Airport: Landholders (1 speech)
Unfortunately, I have to rise again in the House to defend the property rights of the people of Horsley Park, Cecil Park and Mount Vernon—people whose property rights have been ripped up by...
- Western Australia: Grain Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to give a call-out to the 3,800 grain growing businesses across WA who have produced an extraordinary harvest this year in the 2021-22 season. Over the weekend the Grain Industry...
- New South Wales Government: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The Liberals are no strangers when it comes to selling off our public assets. But the dodgy deal struck by the New South Wales Liberal government to sell off Botany, Kembla and Newcastle ports is...
- North Sydney Community Awards (1 speech)
Over the duration of the pandemic, I've witnessed extraordinary acts of kindness and generosity by residents of my electorate. At its core, it represents the vibrant spirit of volunteerism, which...
- Coalition Government (1 speech)
As we near the end of this parliament and nine years of coalition governments, it is timely, as we head towards the federal election, to reflect on the government's record. A three-minute...
- Bennelong Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
It's an honour to speak today about some of the wonderful people from the electorate of Bennelong. I've always been so proud of the vibrant sense of community within Bennelong and the generous...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
Last time I spoke in this chamber it was to wish everyone a merry Christmas. I think we all hoped, after the last two years that we've had, that it was going to be a good summer. Summer is...
- Arts (2 speeches)
The arts and creative organisations across Melbourne are some of the most vibrant and diverse in Australia. Just look at some of the amazing major theatre productions in my home town, including...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Beahan, Hon. Michael Eamon, AM (10 speeches)
I rise today to pay tribute to Michael Beahan AM, the 19th President of the Australian Senate. Michael Beahan was a true Labor man and a great Australian. His story is one to which so many of us...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The controversy around Novak Djokovic's visa brought to light again a much greater tragedy, one that unfortunately has not received nearly enough attention. Djokovic was detained in Melbourne's...
- North Sydney Electorate (1 speech)
For me, coming to this parliament was about two things. It was about service to our community and delivering for our community. I have to say that most of us are in here not just as elected...
- International Mother Language Day, Covid-19: Aged Care, Morrison Government (1 speech)
I'm proud to represent an electorate that is amongst the most multicultural in this country. Sixty-thousand of the people who live in the Oxley electorate were born overseas, and we have the...
- High-Speed Rail (1 speech)
In July the Japanese ambassador to Australia, Yamagami Shingo, spoke at the National Press Club. Mr Yamagami is the most senior diplomat to hold the post of ambassador to Australia. His seniority...
- New South Wales North Coast: Land Development, New South Wales: Nurses (1 speech)
I rise tonight to highlight our community fight to save Cudgen state significant farmland. Last week it was revealed that a private consortium will seek New South Wales government approval to...
- Indigenous Australians (2 speeches)
I rise to speak about an issue that's very important to the people of Higgins, and that is the recognition of our Indigenous Australians and their wonderful culture, which stretches back more...
