House debates

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

  • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
    This bill effectively returns the unemployment payments to the old Newstart rate after the 31 March 2021 by removing the minister's power to make a regulation to pay the coronavirus supplement...
  • Exports (1 speech)
    Australia's exports have performed remarkably well, despite the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures for October 2020 indicate that exports of...
  • Dairy Industry (1 speech)
    The dairy industry is one of Australia's most important agricultural sectors. Each year 5,700 dairy farms produce 8.8 billion litres of milk, employing 46,200 people and generating around $3.2...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    Creating and sustaining local jobs is the key to our economic recovery plan. Businesses are the job creators of our economy. As we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic we are putting in place the...
  • Valedictory (1 speech)
    I think everybody in this place would agree that it's been one hell of a year. We are very much looking forward to Christmas. I stopped by Harris Farm fruit markets on Friday. I saw the first...
  • Energy (1 speech)
    I was thinking about giving the member for Sydney an extension of time so she'd get to thanking me, but that's fine. I thank her for the job she's done, and I concur with her remarks about all...