House debates

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

• Business (0 speeches)
  • Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That unless otherwise ordered, so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent Question Time commencing immediately and being followed by: (1)...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Qantas (22 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her immediate ban on live cattle exports in response to Bob Brown and the Greens in June—
• Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
  • (1 speech)
    I inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon members of a delegation from the Indonesia-Australia Inter-parliamentary Group of the Indonesian parliament. On behalf of the...
• Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
  • Qantas (28 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, given the Prime Minister's statement, I believe it would assist the House if I informed her that I first heard about the grounding of the fleet at 4.45 pm on Saturday afternoon.
  • Mining (2 speeches)
    My question is to the Treasurer. Australia is the world's second-biggest goldminer after China, and Treasury's original proposal for a super profits tax included gold. It is estimated that even...
  • Qantas (29 speeches)
    My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. What has been the impact of Qantas's decision to lock out its workforce and shut down the airline on the travelling public? What...
  • Interest Rates (14 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the outcome of today's Reserve Bank board meeting?
  • Qantas (7 speeches)
    My question is to the Prime Minister. Why does the Prime Minister continue to claim that the government had no notice of the grounding of the Qantas fleet when Mr Alan Joyce has just said: We...
  • G20 Summit (3 speeches)
    My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, what are Australia's priorities for this week's G20 leaders' meetings? Mr Billson interjecting—
• Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
  • Interest Rates (1 speech)
    Mr Speaker, I would like to add to an answer I gave to the member for Fraser today during question time. The Commonwealth Bank has also announced that it is cutting by 25 basis points. I know it...
• Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
  • (5 speeches)
    Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
• Documents (0 speeches)
  • Presentation (1 speech)
    Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members earlier. Sitting suspended from 14 : 56 to 15:30
• Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
  • Qantas (12 speeches)
    I have received letters from the honourable member for Wide Bay and the honourable member for Chifley proposing that definite matters of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011, Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011; Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the following bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration: Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011; and...
• Business (0 speeches)
  • Leave of Absence (1 speech)
    I move: That leave of absence for the remainder of the current period of sittings be given to Mr K. J. Thomson on the ground of parliamentary business overseas. Question agreed to.
• Committees (0 speeches)
  • Treaties Committee; Report (1 speech)
    On behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, I present the committee's report entitled Report 121: treaty tabled on 16 August 2011, incorporating a dissenting report. I ask leave of the...
  • Education and Employment Committee; Report (2 speeches)
    On behalf of the Standing Committee on Education and Employment, I present the committee's report entitled Advisory report on bills referred on 22 September 2011, together with the minutes of...
• Bills (0 speeches)
  • Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011; Second Reading (0 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
  • Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail (7 speeches)
    Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
  • Territories Self-Government Legislation Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment of Laws) Bill 2011; 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.
  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011; Second Reading (8 speeches)
    Cognate debate. Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; First Reading (0 speeches)
    Bill—by leave—and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr O'Connor. Bill read a first time.
  • Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; Second Reading (7 speeches)
    I move: That this bill be now read a second time. General Introduction People smuggling trades on falsehoods and on the exploitation of people who seek protection or asylum in this country....
  • Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011; 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.
  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011; Second Reading (11 speeches)
    Cognate debate. Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011; Reference to Main Committee (1 speech)
    by leave—I move: That the bills be referred to the Main Committee for further consideration. Question agreed to.
  • National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011; Second Reading (6 speeches)
    Debate resumed on the motion: That this bill be now read a second time.
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • Home Insulation Program (1 speech, 1 comment)
    On 17 November 2009 the Tiaro home of Ricky Walker and his partner Billeena Chapman and their six children was engulfed by fire and reduced to a smouldering wreck of stumps, ashes and twisted...
  • Building the Education Revolution Program, McEwen Electorate: Multiple Sclerosis (1 speech)
    I wish the Leader of the Nationals well in getting that sorted out, because I think that is appalling. Last week I had the pleasure of opening the much-awaited Alexandra Secondary College BER...
  • National Broadband Network (1 speech)
    It is very interesting that the member for McEwen mentioned Senator Stephen Conroy, because I will be mentioning him as well—but in a far lesser light, shall I say. I rise tonight to speak...
  • Braddon Electorate: Forth Town Hall (6 speeches)
    I can assure the member for Barker that the NBN is going very well in Tassie, particularly in my electorate, so I hope what is happening with your allegations is not a reflection on the member...
  • Australian Light Horse Brigade (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to recognise the anniversary on 31 October of the Australian Light Horse Brigade. Their website opens with this quote from Genesis, chapter 21, verses 25 to 31: Then Abraham...
  • Fraser Electorate: Financial Literacy (1 speech)
    Early this morning, I convened a breakfast roundtable in Parliament House to discuss with 13 ACT community sector leaders the issues of poverty and disadvantage in Canberra. This is the second of...
  • Solomon Electorate: Fishing (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak on a very important issue in my electorate: fishing. Sadly, fishing in the Territory is under threat and my constituents are not happy. Conservationists are lobbying...
  • Qantas (1 speech)
    Industrial relations is on the public mind again. It is on the public mind because of Qantas's behaviour in locking out workers and leaving customers in their thousands stranded on the tarmac. No...
  • Cowan Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
    When travelling around and talking to residents in my electorate of Cowan, one of the main concerns raised with me is that of personal safety. People are deeply concerned about crime in their...
  • Holt Electorate: Diwali Festival (1 speech, 1 comment)
    I rise tonight to speak about a significant event that I attended last Saturday. It was a tremendous honour to participate in the annual Diwali festival at the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum...
  • Dunkley Electorate: Trade Training Centre (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to give an update on the vision for improved education and employment prospects for the Dunkley community and the greater Mornington Peninsula-Frankston region and what has been...
  • Greenway Electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to mention a number of associated events I have been privileged to be part of over the last few weeks with my friends from the Indian and subcontinent communities. On Sunday,...
• Notices (0 speeches)
  • (5 speeches)
    The following notices were given: