The SPEAKER ( Hon. Tony Smith ) took the chair at 9:00, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.
… the victory of the 1967 Referendum was not a change of white attitudes. The real victory was the spirit of hope and optimism …We had won something.… We were visible, hopeful and vocal.
That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate.
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017
Up until 29 November 2018, it will allow building industry participants whose enterprise agreements are not Building Code compliant to tender for and be awarded Commonwealth-funded building contracts.
The Employer will ensure all Employees are lawfully entitled to work in Australia performing work under the Agreement. Before employing overseas workers [on] any temporary visa, the Parties will confer to ensure that all parties are satisfied that all laws in relation to sponsorship, engagement and employment of a person who is not an Australian citizen.
In the event of redundancies required during the life of the Agreement, in occupational classifications where both Australian workers and temporary foreign workers are employed, temporary foreign workers will be made redundant first, given that temporary foreign workers are intended to supplement the Australian workforce.
To backup my 64 gigabyte phone to the internet it would take me 94 days!
I was living in Munich last year. With the standard 10 megabytes per second connection over there it would only have taken 2.5 hours!
I may as well invest in a carrier pigeon at this point.
Hi Gai—I'm currently flying 12 kilometres over Siberia in a Finnair A350, and the internet connection is faster than the copper network back at home... oh my.
Download 3.01 megabits per second
Upload 1.59 megabits per second
… the way the energy system is working at the moment, it is dysfunctional.
Although there is no specific rule set down by standing order, the House follows the practice of requiring Members’ speeches to be in English.
That the report be made a parliamentary paper.
That the order of the day be referred to the Federation Chamber for debate.
The Government's failure to address the national energy crisis.
It's fair to say the way the energy system is working at the moment, it is dysfunctional. What we saw on Friday was a genuine system security risk ...
… the business had suffered due to "massive" electricity price rises and had been forced to make cutbacks.
"The price we pay for megawatts per hour has tripled in the past two years," Mr Forster said.
We are running a big international experiment right now … We have got a long, skinny transmission system and we will soon have 50 per cent renewable energy, including a lot of wind and some solar … We want to get as close to 100 per cent renewable power as possible … We know there are challenges here. But with big risks, go big opportunities.
Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Amendment Bill 2017
… the legislation was killing them—
This conduct has taken place among a wide variety of unions and industries. Those responsible have ranged in seniority from the most junior levels to the most senior ... Of course what has been described is not universal. It may not even be typical. But you can look at any area of Australia. You can look at any unionised industry. You can look at any type of industrial union. You can select any period of time. You can take any rank of officeholder … You can search for any type of misbehaviour. You will find rich examples over the last 23 years in the Australian … union movement.
The misconduct exhibits great variety. It is widespread. It is deep-seated.
At a blockade of a Grocon site by the CFMEU a driver of a minibus, who happened to be suffering from cancer, attempted to drive out of the blockaded area. He described how CFMEU members surrounded his van, yelling abuse and punching the windscreen. One of them was John Setka, then Assistant State Secretary, who was found by Tracey J to have used foul and abusive language, to have punched the windscreen, and to have shouted: ‘I hope you die of … cancer’.
A code covered entity must not be covered by an enterprise agreement in respect of building work which includes clauses that:
(a) impose or purport to impose limits on the right of the code covered entity—
to manage its business or to improve productivity …
… promote an improved workplace relations framework for building work and promote compliance with this code of practice, the Act and designated building laws and encourage the development of safe, healthy, fair, lawful and productive building sites for the benefit of all building industry participants …
… assist industry stakeholders to understand the Commonwealth's expectations of, and requirements for, entities that choose to tender for Commonwealth funded building work …
… important elements of the Government's economic plan for jobs and growth, …
(1) A code covered entity must not be covered by an enterprise agreement in respect of building work which includes clauses that:
If a document issued under subsection (1) includes requirements in relation to the content of building enterprise agreements, a building industry participant may, before 29 November 2018 …
… submit expressions of interest, tender for and be awarded building work funded … by the Commonwealth …
The Employer agrees that it will, within three months of the commencement of this Agreement, schedule a nationally accredited asbestos awareness training course, for each employee covered by this Agreement.
Further, the Employer agrees that it will, within three months of the each new Employee commencing employment, ensure that the Employee successfully completes a nationally accredited asbestos awareness training course.
That the question be put.
The House divided. [19:00]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
The House divided. [19:07]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the motion for the third reading being moved without delay.
The House divided. [19:12]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
That this bill be now read a third time.
That the question be now put.
The House divided. [19:17]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
The House divided. [19:21]
(The Speaker—Hon. Tony Smith)
Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
We will continue to focus on key priorities – from preconception and the early years through school, providing a positive start to life …
Here … you see this one of the most congested roads in Australia. That congestion is coming to an end …
Representatives of Australian communities, including civil society, households, workers, investors, business energy users and energy suppliers today challenged all political leaders to stop partisan antics and work together to reform Australia's energy systems and markets to deliver the reliable, affordable and clean energy that is critical to wellbeing, employment and prosperity.
There is simply no room for partisan politics when the reliability, affordability and sustainability of Australia's energy system is at stake.
The status quo of policy uncertainty, lack of coordination and unreformed markets is increasing costs, undermining investment and worsening reliability risks. This impacts all Australians, including vulnerable low-income households, workers, regional communities and trade-exposed industries.
The finger pointing will not solve our energy challenges. More than a decade of this has made most energy investments impossibly risky.
This has pushed prices higher while hindering transformational change of our energy system. The result is enduring dysfunction in the electricity sector.
… made significant contributions to Isaac, the Clarke Creek community, and the state and national education of geographically isolated children.
He worked full-time in a job that paid up to $2000 a week, he’d ride his bicycle for up to 40 kilometres …
But that all changed when … diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis three years ago.
A diagnosis of severe lumbar scoliosis soon followed, as did multi-level disc degeneration.
He began to shed weight – more than 30 kilograms … He now walks with a walking cane.
… … …
He also takes more than 20 different types of medication a day …
But despite all that, and letters from three different doctors and specialists saying that he can never work again, he is being forced to live on $270 a week, with his application for a disability pension refused by Centrelink.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Wicks ) took the chair at 16.00
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes … the ones who see things differently—they're not fond of rules … You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things … they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
The Australian Government should review the mix, extent and coordination of settlement services … for all permanent immigrants with the aim of improving their labour market and social engagement outcomes.
We have been severely impacted. Access to Esperance in the east and Albany to the west has been cut, which are our supply lines for us. We have limited access to the north but that is by four-wheel-drive only. We managed to get trucks in from Perth with limited supplies today and we are working with our neighbours in Esperance to find alternative routes. We have elderly people in homes that are stuck and medication is beginning to become an issue.
…a carefully contrived but disingenuous mind control program, melded together…
… … …
Utilising many of the strategies developed by the Soviets and then the Nazis, they have gone on to apply and perfect these principles so as to make them universal in their application…
… the department did not effectively implement the Strategy.
The department's grants administration processes fell short of the standard required to effectively manage a billion dollars of Commonwealth resources. The basis by which projects were recommended to the Minister—
was not clear and, as a result, limited assurance is available that the projects funded support the department's desired outcomes. Further, the department did not:
•assess applications in a manner that was consistent with the guidelines and the department's public statements;
•meet some of its obligations under the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines;
… … …
•establish performance targets for all funded projects.
The performance framework and measures established for the Strategy—
do not provide sufficient information to make assessments about program performance and progress towards achievement of the program outcomes.
We need greater focus on improving child health, education and well-being and to support Indigenous families to give them the best start in life. It should involve a holistic early childhood strategy which informs high quality, locally responsive and culturally appropriate programs with stable, long-term funding.
…the best start in life for mothers and babies, focusing on the first 1,000 days—from conception to the age of two.
The target to halve the gap in child mortality by 2018 is not on track this year.
… Indigenous life expectancy would need to increase by 16 years and 21 years for females and males respectively, with average annual life expectancy gains for Indigenous Australians of between 0.6 and 0.8 years required.
… were largely a result of more prevalent risk factors such as smoking, cancer not being detected until later stages, inadequate education about health risks and issues with access to healthcare.
The lot of our Indigenous peoples has been racked with poverty, ill-health and lack of opportunity since European settlement.
We'll find you, we'll track you down and you will have to repay those debts and you may end up in prison.
Even when we know that words are not enough, sometimes, offered humbly and humanely, they are all we have.
The most prominent image chosen in the centre facing Anzac Parade across the lake to the parliament is neither the light horseman nor a Naval Officer.
It is a nurse.
In her hands is a basin containing instruments. Immediately above her head is the Red Cross—universal symbol of charity. Further above it is a pelican feeding her young directly from her bleeding heart, the ultimate symbol of the quality named below—Devotion.
To completely subsume yourself into the people and the cause to which you have committed.
Straddling Anzac Parade are our nation’s sacred Memorials.
The nurses’ memorial simply says, Beyond all praise.