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Wednesday, 9 May 2018 · House of Representatives

⬅️ Previous debate Treaties Committee; Report
All House debates on this day
Next debate ➡️ Interstate Road Transport Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2018; Second Reading
⬅️ Previous debate Treaties Committee; Report
All House debates on this day
Next debate ➡️ Interstate Road Transport Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2018; Second Reading

What are House debates?

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.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

  • Interstate Road Transport Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    It's 128 years since the 'Father of Federation', Sir Henry Parkes, delivered his famous speech in Tenterfield, which was seen as a landmark on the road to the creation of our nation. One of...
  • Interstate Road Transport Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2018; 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.
  • Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2018; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    I rise to support the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. Jacques Cousteau, perhaps the greatest oceanographer of the 20th century, once despaired that the sea and the air had...
  • Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2018; 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.
  • Statute Update (Autumn 2018) Bill 2018; Second Reading (2 speeches)
    Labor supports this bill, the Statute Update (Autumn 2018) Bill 2018, which is a standard piece of legislative housekeeping—that is the proper term for it. These bills, under both the...
  • Statute Update (Autumn 2018) Bill 2018; 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.
  • Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017, Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017 and the Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017 and I move the...
  • Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017, Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017; Reference to Federation Chamber (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017 and the Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017 be referred...
  • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Lottery Betting) Bill 2018; Second Reading (5 speeches)
    I rise to speak on the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Lottery Betting) Bill 2018. Labor has long been on record with concerns about the impact of lottery betting or synthetic lotteries on...
 

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