House debates

Monday, 24 May 2021

  • Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. They knew. The big coal, oil and gas corporations knew, in some cases as far back as the 1970s, that their product was causing damage and could...
  • Independent Office of Animal Welfare Bill 2021; Second Reading (4 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill establishes an independent Commonwealth statutory authority, called the Office of Animal Welfare, that is responsible for protecting...
  • Budget (15 speeches)
    I move: That this House: (1) recognises the important work being carried out in Australian businesses to research and commercialise new ideas; (2) acknowledges that the Government has supported...