House debates
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
The previous speaker mentioned that it takes a village to raise a child. The other thing that is required to keep children safe is that the village speak up when the children are being abused and...
- Suicide (1 speech)
A mother told me last week of the combination of heartbreak and loss that swallows you when a child dies by suicide. Tragedies like this often can be twofold because anguish swirls with grief,...
- Immigration Detention (1 speech)
Since the parliament last met, we have marked a devastating milestone. It is three years that Priya, Nades, Tharunicaa and Kopika have been in immigration detention. It is three years during...
- Ryan Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
At the last election I made a commitment to fix local roads, and that's exactly what I am doing with federal funds I've secured for key projects across Ryan. One of these important projects is...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
I was pleased to see the Leader of the Opposition and the member for Dunkley get the second shots of their COVID-19 vaccination this morning. Getting all Australians vaccinated is the only way...
- Sturt Electorate: Waite Gatehouse (1 speech)
One of the great congestion-busting initiatives in my electorate—in fact, on the border of my electorate and the great electorate of Boothby—is the Fullarton Road and Cross Road...
- Miller, Mr John William, OAM (1 speech)
The Hawkesbury is mourning the passing of John Miller, OAM, who died on 12 March aged 91. He was one of the most passionate, relentless and determined gentlemen that I have met in the Hawkesbury,...
- Townsville: Tourism (1 speech)
Townsville is about to get an influx of visitors, thanks to the half-price flights made possible by our announcement last week. I've been meeting with dozens of tourism, accommodation and...
- March 4 Justice (1 speech)
The women of Australia are speaking loudly and speaking clearly, but the men of this government are still not listening. But they can't ignore it and hope women will go away. The more the...
- Garner, Mrs Eve (1 speech)
It was my great privilege to attend the 100th birthday celebrations for Mrs Eve Garner on Friday in Bethania. Mrs Garner, the youngest of seven children, was born in Aldershot in the UK to a...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The title of the aged-care royal commission interim report says everything about this government's approach to aged care. The title was simply one word, Neglect, and the findings of the aged-care...
- Bonner Electorate: Wallum Nurseries (1 speech)
I'd like to thank Treasurer Josh Frydenberg for visiting the Bonner electorate last week to meet with a local business that had graduated from JobKeeper. Wallum Nurseries managing director Peter...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (1 speech)
It is not hard to see why this government has given all of the responsibility of managing this coronavirus pandemic to the states and territories. The last time they tried to do something to help...
- Fisher Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
On Thursday 4 March, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme joined me in Bokarina, in my electorate of Fisher, for an NDIS roundtable. Some of Fisher's fantastic NDIS providers...
- Women's Economic Security (1 speech)
Yesterday, we saw thousands and thousands and thousands of Australian women and the good men who support them marching and rallying across this country, saying: 'Enough is enough. This government...
- Mallee Electorate: Wycheproof Early Learning Centre (1 speech)
Wycheproof is a small but enterprising community in my electorate of Mallee. People in Wycheproof do things well, and the construction of a brand-new early learning centre is no exception to that...
- Travel Agents (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the problems that travel agents, and people who work in the travel industry, are approaching on 31 March with the cut-out of JobKeeper. Travel agents have realised people's...
- Outback Way (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the progress of Australia's most remote road infrastructure project, the Outback Way, Australia's longest shortcut. Connecting Laverton, in the northern...
- March 4 Justice (2 speeches)
by leave—I table this record of the petitions I received from yesterday's March 4 Justice, calling on government to act on violence against women. They have been signed by more than 135,000...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- March 4 Justice (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time the Prime Minister said that the more than 100,000 people who joined the women's March 4 Justice around the country were lucky...
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is building relationships with our regional partners in order to create a...
- March 4 Justice (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to his previous answer and his statement on indulgence in this parliament yesterday, where he said: Not far from here, such marches, even now, are...
- COVID-19: Pacific Islands (2 speeches)
My question is to Minister for Health and Aged Care. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government is providing support to our Pacific island neighbours for the...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (4 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday I asked the Prime Minister if Brittany Higgins was right to say that the Prime Minister's office was briefing against her loved ones. The Prime...
- National Integrity Commission (6 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. On 29 March 2018, the Attorney-General told the media that the government was considering detailed models for a national integrity commission. It has now...
- COVID-19: Aviation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Leader of the Nationals, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Will the Deputy...
- Members of Parliament: Staff (9 speeches)
My question is again to the Prime Minister. Why has the Prime Minister not asked his staff whether they sought to undermine Brittany Higgins's loved ones? Why does the Prime Minister still have a...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer please remind the House how the Morrison government's commitment to lower taxes is helping our economy recover strongly and giving Australian...
- Attorney-General (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to reports that, if the Prime Minister allows the Attorney-General to resume his duties without an independent inquiry, the Attorney-General's...
- Family and Domestic Violence (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Women. Will the minister please update the House on the bipartisan approach adopted by successive Commonwealth governments to reduce...
- Attorney-General (8 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson SC says the allegations against the Attorney-General should be referred to the current Solicitor-General. Why did the...
- Employment (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. Will the minister please update the House— Mr Dreyfus interjecting—
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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Before I call the member for Sydney, I'd like to inform the House that we have present in the gallery this afternoon His Excellency Mr Shingo Yamagami, the new ambassador of Japan. On behalf of...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Members of Parliament: Staff (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. During the election campaign, on May 4 2019, the Prime Minister said about rape: 'One of the things that often happens with that is they're not believed and...
- Defence Industry (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison government is developing and delivering a world-class defence industry that is...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (3 speeches)
My question is for the Prime Minister. Does the call by the Deputy Leader of the National Party in the Senate, Senator Canavan, for the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine to be suspended reflect...
- Crime (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs. Will the minister update the House on how the Morrison government is protecting Australian families from the threat posed by dangerous non-citizen...
- COVID-19: Vaccination (3 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister had committed to four million vaccinations by the time JobKeeper is cut. The Prime Minister is running nearly four million vaccinations...
- Energy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Will the minister please update the House on the Morrison government's commitment to ensuring Australian families and business...
- JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. More than 5,500 workers in my electorate of Lilley are going to lose JobKeeper at the end of the month. That's nearly $3 million in support that's about to...
- COVID-19: Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia. Will the minister please outline to the House how the Morrison-McCormack government's commitment to the resources...
- JobKeeper Payment (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. More than 10,000 workers in my electorate of Parramatta will lose JobKeeper at the end of this month, with more than $5 million a week in support ripped away...
- Immigration, COVID 19: Economy (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. Will the minister please update the House on how the Morrison government's immigration...
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- JobKeeper Payment (23 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Macquarie proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government's decision...
- 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 194: Certifications—Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; Amendments 2020—CITES....
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Macarthur Electorate: Western Sydney Airport Rail Link (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on an issue of critical importance to my electorate of Macarthur and to its residents' future economic prospects and our region's livability. It's now been almost five years...
- Australian Labor Party (1 speech)
Yesterday I sat in this place and listened to the Leader of the Opposition express outrage at the treatment of women in politics and suggest that we all need to listen to what women are saying....
- Tasmania: Medicare (1 speech)
Tasmania has the highest rate of chronic disease and the poorest-performing public health system in the country. One reason for this is that so many Tasmanians simply can't afford to go to their...
- Mallee Electorate: COVID-19 (1 speech)
Recovery from COVID for many in the tourism and accommodation sector is challenging, to say the least, while international borders remain closed. There are several businesses in my electorate,...
- March 4 Justice (1 speech)
Yesterday I joined many of my parliamentary colleagues and hundreds of thousands of women around the country in calling for change. What impressed me most about the rally yesterday was the...
- Gambling (1 speech)
I want to talk tonight about credit card gambling. I started the day talking about this, and I want to end the day talking about this. Australians spend $25 billion a year on gambling. We are,...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- March 4 Justice (1 speech)
Yesterday I stood with thousands of women out the front of this house on the front lawns of Parliament House to demand action and to demand change—genuine, lasting change—for women in...
- Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise an intrepid lady of the O'Connor Wheatbelt who supports the Royal Flying Doctor Service by traversing huge distances on foot. The travels of Ann McLeish include walking...
- Wilson, Ms Kerrie, Forest Lake RSL Service Dogs (1 speech)
I’m proud today to speak today about a good friend and an irreplaceable member of the community in my electorate of Oxley. Kerrie Wilson, director of the Aspen Community Early Learning...
- Bonner Electorate: Moreton Island (1 speech)
Last week, I took the ferry over to Moreton Island in my electorate to meet with constituents, community groups, rangers and tour operators to see how they fared during the summer holiday season....
- Shortland Electorate: Health (1 speech)
I'm providing the House with an update today on some very disturbing developments regarding health in the Shortland electorate, which is particularly worrying when we're facing a global pandemic....
- Fairfax Electorate: Rail (1 speech)
Never in our history has the Sunshine Coast been the recipient of so much federal government funding—never before. This is evidenced particularly with infrastructure. Between Pine Rivers...
- March 4 Justice (1 speech)
Yesterday, it was a real privilege to walk outside of this building with many of my Labor colleagues, and some from the other side, in the March 4 Justice. This was an optimistic moment when over...
- Sturt Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
It's an exciting time in the electorate of Sturt for three major congestion-busting infrastructure projects that've being jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the state government of South...
- Corangamite Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, and members in the chamber, I want to share a story with you. It is a story of frustration and anger, a story that will resonate for many in the Bellarine, the Surf Coast and...
- Holbrook, Mrs Gundula (1 speech)
I rise today to honour the life of a wonderful woman who hailed from Austria. Her links, and those of her husband, to my electorate of Farrer are well known locally but worth retelling here. At...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Somare, Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas (5 speeches)
I rise this afternoon privileged to acknowledge the extraordinary life of Papua New Guinea Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, who sadly passed away last month. My community and those that call...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Grievance Debate (0 speeches)
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I want to speak about the consequences and the fallout from this government's irrational decision to leave lingering in perpetuity a large number of refugees on temporary protection visas and the...
- Aged Care (1 speech)
It's a pleasure to be able to speak this evening, particularly on the issues facing aged care following the royal commission on aged care. I don't think I would be alone in this chamber and...
- Citizenship, JobKeeper Payment (1 speech)
I recently met with community leaders and settlement services officers in my community in relation to lengthy wait times, from application to citizenship, for applicants originally from Myanmar...
- Inland Rail (1 speech)
I wish to talk about the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project. The design of the Inland Rail needs to be reconfigured to include a link from Toowoomba to the Port of Gladstone. There are...
- El Halabi, Mr Mohammed, Philippines, Myanmar (3 speeches)
I should start by saying I feel reassured with you in the chair.
- Agriculture Industry (2 speeches)
In the north-west region of Victoria, which is most of my electorate of Mallee, growers produce 100 per cent of the almonds grown in Victoria, with a gross value of over $840 million. We also...
