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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 · House of Representatives

⬅️ Previous debate Economy
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Next debate ➡️ Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013; Consideration in Detail
⬅️ Previous debate Economy
All House debates on this day
Next debate ➡️ Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013; Consideration in Detail

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Debates in the House of Representatives are an opportunity for members from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

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  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013; Consideration in Detail (6 speeches)
    by leave—I move opposition amendments (1) and (2) as circulated in my name together. The purpose of these amendments is, as I foreshadowed in my speech on the second reading debate, to...
  • Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
    I gave some comments on this legislation when summing up the previous bill. These two pieces of legislation—the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures)...
  • Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013; 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.
  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013; Second Reading (7 speeches, 1 comment)
    At this moment, this chaotic and dysfunctional government, this government devoid of any purpose but a desire to survive, is turning this parliament into a farce. It is currently doing a dirty...
  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
    In accordance with standing order 133(b), I shall now proceed to put the question on the motion moved by the honourable member for Wentworth on which a division was called for and deferred in...
  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013; 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.
  • Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013; 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.
  • Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2013; 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.
  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013; Second Reading (37 speeches)
    I was not planning on speaking at this stage of the debate on the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013, but, given some of the confusion about the chaos that this...
 

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