House debates
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 19 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business, and private members' business on Monday, 13 November 2023. The report will...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on Wednesday 18 October 2023: (1) further...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Tariff Proposals (0 speeches)
- Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 5) 2023 (2 speeches)
I move: Customs Tariff Proposal (No. 5) 2023. Customs Tariff Proposal No. 5 2023 proposes to amend Section 18A of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to extend for a further 24 months the additional duty...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Treaties Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report 212: Audiovisual Co-production Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the...
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee; Report (3 speeches)
On behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, I present the committee's report entitled Report 499: Inquiry into the annual performance statements 2021-22. Report made a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme (1 speech)
Last week, I hosted Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, in my electorate of Flynn. We met with local growers in the North Burnett region who are concerned about the Labor government's...
- Corangamite Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I rise to recognise an amazing group of volunteers in my electorate of Corangamite in Victoria. Tucked behind the Drysdale Community Church, a dozen volunteers of all ages tend the Springdale...
- Cost of Living (1 speech)
As the world erupts in death, despair and carnage, we still have regard for what is going on here in Australia. There are also people distressed here, not only about the world events. Forty-eight...
- Spence Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
In late September I was given the honour of representing the Minister for Aged Care at the official opening of Healthia residential aged-care homes, which is run by the ACH Group and located in...
- COVID-19: Response (1 speech)
The COVID-19 pandemic was the most disruptive event to Australia in modern times. Our response asked Australians to prioritise national health outcomes over individual rights. It saw the nation...
- Wages (1 speech)
RLAND () (): Today, dairy workers, including those who live in my electorate and work at Peters, in Mulgrave, are taking action for fair wages that enable them to keep up with the cost of living....
- Veterans (1 speech)
The Australian War Memorial is a long way from my electorate of Mayo, but recently I met with Dr Robyn van Dyk, the head of research at the Australian War Memorial, here in the Speaker's...
- Lung Foundation Australia (1 speech)
This afternoon we will be welcoming patients from across Australia who are battling cancer and rare diseases at the Lung Foundation Australia event in Parliament House. Their resilience and...
- Cardiac Challenge 2023 (1 speech)
The Cardiac Challenge took place last month, on 16 September. It was a three-day bike ride from Cairns to Cooktown. It's a mission deeply rooted in personal and community stakes. For Jo Piggott...
- Vietnamese Museum of Australia (1 speech)
Congratulations to Tammy Nguyen, who was named Volunteer of the Year at the Victorian Museum and Galleries Awards for her tireless work on the Vietnamese Museum of Australia. When it is completed...
- Fadden Electorate: Paradise Point Meals on Wheels (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the Paradise Point and Districts Meals on Wheels Association for their annual general meeting. Over a sausage sizzle, I was able to chat with the...
- Robertson Electorate: Pippi Point Dog Park (1 speech)
The residents of Davistown and surrounds have come together and created a petition to save their beloved Pippi Point dog park from closure. Since the petition was created on change.org on 4 July,...
- Defence Personnel (1 speech)
I want to thank the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program officers and senior NCOs, who help to put on so many programs for many in this building. I do have a background in defence, but...
- City in the Community (1 speech)
I am proud to host a delegation from City in the Community, Melbourne City Football Club's charitable arm, today and tomorrow. They have gotten off to a great start since beating the team of MPs...
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation And Disinformation) Bill 2023 (1 speech)
The farce and outrage that is the Albanese government's misinformation bill continues. Last time we met in this chamber, we knew there were a lot of people who were angry about the bill and we...
- Green, Mrs Edna Olwyn, OAM (1 speech)
Last month a contingent from the Australian Army, including the Chief of Army and some members of 'Old Faithful', the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, were honoured to join the...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
Australians are at risk of being killed and injured on our roads while the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government fails to do her job and deliver the...
- Mundaring Hills Open Studios (1 speech)
As Minister Burke said when launching the Revive national cultural policy, there's a place for every story, and the place to be this coming weekend is the Mundaring Hills Open Studios Art in the...
- Economy (1 speech)
Australians have enthusiastically embraced the digital economy over the past decade. Many millions of us regularly get around with ride-sharing services, like Uber, Ola and Ingogo; order meals...
- America's Cup (2 speeches)
Forty years ago Australia II famously won the America's Cup, and Fremantle recently held an event to celebrate the occasion. In the 1970s Alan Bond acquired 20,000 acres of land in Yanchep, and...
- Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 (1 speech)
It was called the 'restoring our rivers' bill, but what it will be is a 'destroying our river towns' bill. That's what passed the lower house earlier today, and it will have such an effect on...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Rabuka, Hon. Sitiveni Ligamamada, CF, OBE, MSD (2 speeches)
It is indeed an honour to welcome to the Australian parliament the Fijian Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, here with us today, as well as Mrs Rabuka. I give you a very warm welcome. I thank you...
- Ministry (0 speeches)
- Temporary Arrangements (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence will be absent from question time today and tomorrow. The Minister for Skills and Training will answer questions on his...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Uluru Statement from the Heart (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is it the Prime Minister's position that he doesn't know if he personally supports makarrata, treaty and truth-telling until he speaks with the Referendum...
- Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Water. How is the Albanese Labor government working to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, and why is it important for both houses of...
- First Nations Australians (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The minister has previously stated that the makarrata commission is 'really code for treaty without saying it'.
- Cost of Living (6 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How is the Albanese Labor government's responsible economic management and budget strategy helping to clean up the mess we inherited and ease cost-of-living...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Fuel (2 speeches)
RYAN () (): My question is for the minister for infrastructure and transport. The ABC recently reported that major car companies are lobbying for multiplier loopholes in the government's fuel...
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How is the Albanese Labor government helping relieve cost-of-living pressures on Australians, and is there any opposition to these actions?
- Central Australia (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. On 6 February this year, the Albanese government announced a $250 million package for Central Australia. How much money has been...
- Temporary Work Visas (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. The recently released Nixon report exposed extensive exploitation of the visa system, but it's not the first review to do so. What actions are the...
- Albanese Government (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister promised on 97 occasions to reduce power bills by $275. The Prime Minister has also promised on 34 occasions to implement the Uluru...
- Defence Procurement (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. How is the Albanese Labor government ensuring the Australian Defence Force has the weapons and equipment needed for Australia's national...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Did the Prime Minister ever receive advice from a member or members of the Referendum Working Group suggesting the referendum be delayed to a date later than...
- Vocational Education and Training (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Skills and Training. How will the Albanese Labor government's landmark five-year National Skills Agreement embed national cooperation and strategic investment...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Community Grants (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Considering the situation in Israel and Gaza, many members of the Goldstein community and other diverse communities are feeling anxious, insecure and unsafe....
- Early Childhood Education (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Early Childhood Education. How is this Albanese Labor government building a strong and sustainable early childhood education workforce by investing in quality...
- Western Australia: Gas (8 speeches)
My questions is to the Prime Minister. Families in Western Australia are bracing for a price hike of 12 per cent for gas, as WA's major distributor is looking to increase charges by 39 per cent...
- Employment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Social Services. How is the Albanese Labor government delivering incentives to help more Australians take up work as one of the immediate actions of the...
- Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Households are struggling with their power bills because of high fossil fuel prices. The best way to reduce these is by helping them...
- Health Care (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. How is the Albanese Labor government working for Australians to strengthen Medicare after a decade of cuts and neglect?
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Mainey, Mr Richard (2 speeches)
on indulgence—My thoughts and, I'm sure, the thoughts of all members of the House are with the family, friends and community of Mr Richard Mainey, who has passed away in Temagog. That's a...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Aluminium (2 speeches)
I have a question of you, Mr Speaker, where you might be able to assist. During question time, the Minister for Defence Industry misled the House. He said that aluminium rusts. That is just not...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Department of Parliamentary Services; Presentation (1 speech)
Pursuant to section 65 of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, I present the annual report of the Department of Parliamentary Services for 2022-23. I also present a corrigendum relating to table...
- 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.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Labor Government (17 speeches)
I've received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: A weak and incompetent Prime...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Human Rights Joint Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the committee's report, entitled Human rights scrutiny report: report 11 of 2023. Report made a parliamentary paper in...
- Statements (0 speeches)
- Israel (25 speeches)
In accordance with the resolution agreed to earlier today, statements relating to Hamas attacks on Israel and ongoing conflict may now be made.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Dyslexia Awareness Month, Pacific Tug (1 speech)
This month is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and 11-year-old George Rowland from Hervey Bay wrote to me recently about the fact that it is Dyslexia Awareness Month, which is held right through...
- Youth Voice in Parliament, Aged Care (1 speech)
Raise Our Voice Australia is an initiative that's been running for the last three years, connecting young people in our communities with their local representatives. Each year, young voices are...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice (1 speech)
On Saturday, the Prime Minister's proposition for an untried voice to be inserted into the Constitution was rejected in every state of our nation. The result could not have been more conclusive....
- Blair Electorate: JBS Dinmore Meatworks, Vocational Education and Training, Employment (1 speech)
I'll speak about local jobs in my electorate, the new National Skills Agreement and the employment white paper. Recently I visited JBS meat processing plant at Dinmore, after JBS announced it...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
Today, sadly—even shamefully—this House passed the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023. During the debate, in the last parliamentary session, I made a contribution on...
- Jacaranda Community Centre, Cybercrime (1 speech)
Swan is home to some amazing community organisations, and Jacaranda Community Centre is one of the best. It's one of the not-for-profit grassroots incorporated community organisations. Jacaranda...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
CHANDLER-MATHER () (): There are over 10,000 people across Australia who legitimately sought asylum, fleeing war and persecution, who have now lived in Australia for 10 years but have been left...
- Australian Constitution: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice, Albanese Government (1 speech)
I want to begin by offering my heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers across my electorate of Franklin for Saturday's referendum and the countless hours of work that they put in to support...
- Forde Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
As we all know across this chamber small to medium businesses are a very important part of our electorates. In fact, 97.3 per cent of all businesses in Australia, around 2.5 million of them, are...
- Shortland Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
We live in turbulent times and I want my constituents to know I'm keenly aware of the pressures that they and their families are confronting, and that the government's No. 1 priority is...
- Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
The port of Brisbane in my electorate of Bonner is an economic powerhouse. Last financial year alone, the port contributed over $7.8 billion to the Queensland economy and supported around 63,000...
- Cowan Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
I'd like to provide an update on the commitments that the Labor government made in the beautiful electorate of Cowan in the previous election campaign. I'm pleased to report that the Albanese...
- Menzies Electorate: Community Volunteers (1 speech)
All of us are passing through a time on Earth, and we don't know how long that will be. When you look at the blocks of time that we have and when you take out sleep and work, and travel to and...
- Education (1 speech)
Across the electorate of Lalor, year 12 students are preparing for their final exams. I want to congratulate all of our local students studying year 12 this year on the year so far and the work...
- Hughes Electorate: World Environment Day (1 speech)
In my electorate of Hughes, our local environment is tremendously important. We have the Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park, waterways, beaches and beautiful green open spaces. That's...
- Richmond Electorate: Natural Disaster Funding (2 speeches)
Last week, in my electorate of Richmond, I was so proud to announce more than $121 million in joint federal and state disaster funding for more than 50 projects to future-proof and rebuild our...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Identity Verification Services Bill 2023, Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Second Reading (14 speeches)
There isn't an Australian from any walk of life who does not interact with the digital economy. Every Australian has an expectation that their data, personal information and identity will be...
- Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023; Second Reading (1 speech)
As it is necessary to resolve this question to enable further questions to be considered in relation to this bill, in accordance with standing order 195 the bill will be returned to the House for...
- Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; Second Reading (13 speeches)
Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death and disability in our country, so I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023. After a...
- Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; Consideration in Detail (7 speeches)
by leave—I move amendments (1) to (4), as circulated in my name, together: (1) Clauses 57 and 58, page 53 (line 3) to page 56 (line 17), omit the clauses. (2) Clause 60, page 57 (lines 1 to...
- Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading (12 speeches)
'You win some; you lose more.' 'Chances are you're about to lose.' 'What is gambling really costing you?' These warning messages are all very familiar to us. They appear at the end of...
