House debates
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
- Business (0 speeches)
- Federation Chamber (1 speech)
I advise the House that the Deputy Speaker has fixed Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 10 am as the time for the next meeting of the Federation Chamber, unless an alternative day or hour is fixed.
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Member for Spence; Resignation (1 speech)
he SPEAKER (): I inform the House that on the 22 February 2022 I received a letter from Nicholas David Champion resigning his seat as the member for the electoral division of Spence. With a...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics Committee, Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources Committee, Publications Committee, Regional Australia Select Committee, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee, Public Works Joint Committee, Implementation of the National Redress Scheme Joint Select Committee, Road Safety Joint Select Committee, Treaties Joint Committee, National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee, Public Accounts and Audit Committee, Trade and Investment Growth Joint Committee, Parliamentary Standards Joint Select Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I report to the House that on 11 March 2022 I received advice from the Chief Government Whip nominating members to be members of certain committees. In accordance with standing order 229(b), as...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing Orders 31 and 33 (1 speech)
I move: That in relation to the presentation of, and reply by the Leader of the Opposition to, the 2022-2023 Budget that: (1) standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
'He used his access to the children to terrorise here, refusing to bring them back at the time they had agreed to. He stole his middle daughter's comfort toy and refused to give it back. Aaliyah...
- Bennelong Electorate: Liberal Party Preselection (1 speech)
Last week I was delighted to see the Liberal Party in Bennelong conduct a full and open preselection meeting to decide who will be the candidate to represent Bennelong at the upcoming election. I...
- Petition: Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
For the second time in this parliament, I am tabling a petition in this chamber regarding treatment for Australians with cystic fibrosis. The petition read as follows— The PBAC have now...
- headspace (1 speech)
In my first speech I spoke about my cousin Matthew. I was very close to Matthew. He had a beautiful but troubled soul. Back in the 1990s there were very few mental health services and even fewer...
- Morrison Government (1 speech)
The past few years have shown us that when the going gets tough we can rely on this Prime Minister not being there—on this government and this Prime Minister failing to take responsibility...
- Menzies Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I was delighted recently to be able to support a number of community groups in my electorate of Menzies to obtain grants under the Stronger Communities Program: the clubroom fit-out of furniture...
- Palmer, Mr Clive (1 speech)
On 27 February this year, it was reported that Mr Clive Palmer had purchased a Mercedes-Benz 770 Grosser Offener Tourenwagen used by Adolf Hitler. This was purchased from an unnamed Russian...
- Reid, Mr Rex 'Harry' (1 speech)
On Tuesday 15 February 2022, Rex 'Harry' Reid passed away in his 102nd year. He was a World War II veteran. I had the privilege of meeting Harry when I presented him with a commemorative...
- Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
I am delighted to read a speech by Caitlin Woolley, a 19-year-old student from Hobart, as part of the Youth Voice in Parliament campaign. Caitlin works as the Tasmanian health ambassador for Down...
- Malaria Vaccine Project (1 speech)
Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the fifth anniversary of the malaria vaccine project at the Institute for Glycomics at my own alma mater, Griffith University, Gold Coast, in...
- Budget (1 speech)
Another budget will be handed down tonight. As we've already heard, there will be more promises—lots and lots of promises. We know that some infrastructure funding has already been...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
One thing that I've learned after being in and out of this place since 1990 is to never forget who brought you to the party, to never forget who you represent. People like myself, who represent...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
Well, it's budget day, and it's absolutely extraordinary that, just now, on the eve of an election, after almost a decade in government, apparently the Liberals and the Nationals have discovered...
- Assistance Dogs (1 speech)
As a long-time supporter of assistance dogs, I was disappointed and frustrated to be contacted by the Australian Defence Force veteran who had been refused access to a taxi with their dog. The...
- Queensland: Floods (1 speech)
My community on the north side of Brisbane has been smashed by torrential rains and floods over the past four weeks, and the Morrison government has abandoned us, right when we needed public...
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
In August last year the factophobes in this place got upset when I pointed out the ineffectiveness of restrictive COVID measures and called for society to reopen. Seven months later the results...
- Australian Natural Disasters (1 speech)
In the weeks following the February floods in Queensland, I was out in places like Goodna in my electorate, helping with the recovery effort. Let me tell you: it is heartbreaking to stand across...
- Myanmar (1 speech)
The situation in Myanmar is both confronting and heartbreaking. Since the coup more than a year ago, we've seen terrible atrocities. My heart goes out to the Burmese community, who I know are...
- Australian Natural Disasters (1 speech)
The people of Western Sydney, like so many Australians, have been impacted by flooding over recent weeks—not as badly as the people of Brisbane or the Northern Rivers but still badly...
- AUS Blue Bins (2 speeches)
I recently had the pleasure of informing Port Macquarie businesswoman Erin Matthews from Blue Bins of her successful grant application to fund an important project in our region. Blue Bins is a...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Treasurer will be absent from question time today as he is preparing for this evening's budget, and I will answer questions on his behalf. The Minister for Trade,...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Veterans (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Can the minister confirm that the backlog of 60,000 unprocessed compensation claims for our veterans is a national disgrace, as he told the...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please outline to the House how tonight's budget will continue to secure our economy and create a stronger future for all Australians?
- Veterans (8 speeches)
My question is also to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, and I refer to his previous answer. In that answer, the minister just said that the backlog of unprocessed veterans' claims has been...
- Dams (2 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Following the announcements of the Urannah and Hells Gates dams, will the Deputy Prime Minister outline to the House why delivering for regional...
- Cost of Living (10 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister cares about cost-of-living pressures for working families, why has he spent a decade undermining real wage growth and job security?
- Public Trustees (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, imagine being under the control of a state appointed guardian or public trustee and not being allowed to grab an iced coffee for a treat or...
- Australian Defence Force (10 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the minister update the House on the Morrison government's commitment in ensuring that the Australian Defence Force has the resources and the...
- New South Wales: Floods (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. New South Wales Liberal MP Catherine Cusack said: The idea that being a flood victim in a National Party-held seat makes you more worthy than a flood victim...
- Endometriosis (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is supporting the more than...
- Queensland: Floods (2 speeches)
LS () (): My question is to the Prime Minister. The Schlegel family in my electorate of Lilley lost their business and 90 per cent of their possessions in the February floods. They're currently...
- Health Care (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on how and why the Morrison government is supporting access to life-saving medicines, including...
- Queensland: Floods (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Khan family, who live in an apartment complex in my electorate, applied for disaster payments when their basement was flooded and they were without power...
- Home Ownership (3 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government's...
- Statement by the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Covid-19 (1 speech)
Just before all members leave the chamber, I have an announcement to make. It is a fairly long one, so bear with me. I ask all members to note the usual arrangements in place for budget week and,...
- Auditor-General's Reports (0 speeches)
- Audit reports of 2021-2022 (1 speech)
I present the following Auditor-General's reports for 2021-22: No. 18—Remote housing in the Northern Territory: National Indigenous Australians Agency; No. 19—Management of threatened...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Speaker (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I apologise for demoting you to the position of Deputy Speaker during my question. I thought that was—
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Economy (12 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable Deputy Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The...
- Parliamentary Representation (0 speeches)
- Valedictory (1 speech)
PORTER () (): on indulgence—I gave a first speech in this place almost a decade ago, and in that first speech I told a story about my father as a 19-year-old boy achieving something...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Accounts and Audit Committee (1 speech)
I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit concerning the draft budget estimates for the Australian National Audit Office and the Australian...
- Public Works Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the following reports: report 2, 2022, Referrals made December 2021, and report 3, 2022, Referral made February 2022....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Documents (1 speech)
For the information of honourable members I present the following documents in connection with the budget for 2022-23: Budget strategy and outlook—Budget paper No. 1—2022-23. Budget...
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
