The SPEAKER ( Hon. Tony Smith ) took the chair at 09:30, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.
Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business
1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 29 May 2018.
2. The Committee deliberated on items of committee and delegation business that had been notified, private Members' business items listed on the Notice Paper and notices lodged on Tuesday, 29 May 2018, and determined the order of precedence and times on Monday, 18 June 2018, as follows:
Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)
COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION BUSINESS
Presentation and statements
1 Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories:
Maintaining Australia ' s national interests in Antarctica.
The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 10.20 am
Speech time limits—
Mr Morton—5 minutes.
Next Member speaking—5 minutes.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices
1 MR FITZGIBBON: To present a Bill for an Act to provide for the appointment of an Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports, and for related purposes. ( Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports Bill 2018 )
( Notice given 29 May 2018 )
Presenter may speak to the second reading for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41. Debate must be adjourned pursuant to standing order 142.
2 MR WILKIE : To present a Bill for an Act to provide a legislative response to all people seeking asylum in Australia, and for related purposes. (Refugee Protection Bill 2018 )
( Notice given 29 May 2018 )
Presenter may speak to the second reading for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41. Debate must be adjourned pursuant to standing order 142.
3 MS COLLINS : To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) there are almost 300 older Australians who have waited more than two years for their approved home care package, without any care;
(b) a further 636 older Australians have waited more than a year for care and they currently have no care at all and there are thousands more getting less care than they need;
(c) the latest waiting list for home care packages indicates that more than 100,000 older Australians are waiting for the package they have been approved for; and
(d) the latest figures show that the waiting list grew by more than 20,000 between 1 July and December 2017 and it is likely to continue growing without funding for the release of more packages;
(2) recognises the Government's response in its budget of 14,000 home care packages is woefully inadequate;
(3) condemns the Government for the aged care crisis it has made on its watch; and
(4) calls on the Government to immediately invest in fixing the home care package waiting list and properly address this growing crisis.
( Notice given 21 May 2018 )
Time allotted—40 minutes.
Speech time limits—
Ms Collins—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
4 MRS MARINO : To move:
That this House:
(1) recognises that endometriosis is a terrible condition that afflicts 1 in 10 women globally and notes that there is:
(a) delay in diagnosis of between 7 and 10 years; and
(b) a huge need for further research on ways to treat this terrible condition;
(2) notes that the Government is committing funding to researching this dreadful disease;
(3) congratulates the Minister for Health for working with the Australian Coalition for Endometriosis to establish the first National Action Plan for Endometriosis; and
(4) further congratulates the Government for also committing funding of $160,000, through the National Health and Medical Research Council, for Professor Grant Montgomery to use genomics to investigate better treatments for women with endometriosis.
( Notice given 29 M ay 2018 )
Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon
Speech time limits—
Mrs Marino—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1 Live Sheep Long Haul Export Prohibition Bill 2018 ( Ms Ley ): Second reading—Resumption of debate (from 21 May 2018 ).:
Time allotted—20 minutes.
Speech time limits—
All Members—5 minutes.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
Notices
1 MS M. L. LANDRY: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef is the planet's greatest living wonder;
(2) further notes that it supports 64,000 jobs and contributes an estimated $6.4 billion to our economy; and
(3) welcomes the Government's record $500 million boost for Reef protection which will:
(a) invest in a $444 million partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation;
(b) spark new and innovative investment in Reef protection measures;
(c) deliver on projects which are proven to boost the health of the Reef;
(d) improve water quality;
(e) tackle the crown-of-thorns starfish; and
(f) work with traditional owners on this vital project.
( Notice given 29 May 2018 )
Time allotted—50 minutes.
Speech time limits—
Ms M. L. Landry—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
2 MR GOSLING : To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral during the Vietnam War;
(b) on 12 May 1968 two battalions, 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) and 3rd Battalion RAR with Attachments, were deployed as the 1st Australian Task Force (Forward) to Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, approximately 20 kilometres north of Bien Hoa City, and were involved in a series of actions until 6 June 1968; and
(c) the series of battles were incredibly fierce and costly, claiming the lives of 26 Anzacs, with up to 100 wounded and an estimated 300 North Vietnamese combatants killed during the almost one month of fighting;
(2) acknowledges all of the units and elements that comprised the 1st Australian Task Force (Forward) that deployed to Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral;
(3) notes that:
(a) the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal recently wrote to the Minister for Defence Personnel recommending: 'That the 1st Australian Task Force (Forward) be awarded the “Unit Citation for Gallantry” for extraordinary gallantry in action at the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral, between 12 May and 6 June 1968.';
(b) on 13 May 2018 the Minister for Veterans' Affairs announced that the Governor-General had approved the awarding of the Unit Citation for Gallantry to the 1st Australian Task Force (Forward) group and all those associated units who participated in that battle;
(c) this announcement had been long awaited and much anticipated;
(d) on this day, the 50th anniversary of the commencement of fighting, the Commanding Officer of the 3rd RAR during the battle, Brigadier Jeffrey James 'JJ' Shelton DSO MC passed away while watching the ceremony from his hospital bed;
(e) 'Jim' Shelton, who had been unwell for some time, closed his eyes and passed away peacefully at 92 years of age; and
(f) the RAR Association noted that Brigadier Shelton will be remembered by those who knew him and those who served with him as a true gentleman and a soldier's soldier;
(4) remembers those who lost their lives serving our country and all who came home wounded, or bearing the hidden scars of war; and
(5) recognises those who returned to life in Australia, that their journey from battlefield to towns and suburbs can be a difficult one and we must continue to support those who served and the people who love and care for them.
( Notice given 24 May 2018 )
Time allotted—20 minutes.
Speech time limits—
Mr Gosling—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
3 MR IRONS: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes the recent decision of the Western Australia Government to grant approval for a third runway at Perth Airport;
(2) notes that:
(a) this decision will trigger a flight path review in metropolitan Perth;
(b) the last time flight paths were altered in Western Australia was 2008 by the then Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government as part of the Western Australian Route Review Project; and
(c) in 2010 a Senate inquiry into the effectiveness of Airservices Australia's management of aircraft noise found that community consultation was inadequate; and
(3) calls on the current Minister for Infrastructure and Transport to instruct Airservices Australia to commence a review as soon as possible, which includes adequate community consultation.
( Notice given 29 May 2018 )
Time allotted—30 minutes.
Speech time limits—
Mr Irons—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
4 MS MCGOWAN : To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Commonwealth's Financial Assistance Grants are a key source of revenue for local governments, especially for regional and rural councils;
(b) the impact of the indexation freeze in the 2014-15 budget meant that local councils missed out on $925 million in funding to provide better infrastructure and better services for our local communities—in Victoria this equated to $200 million in cuts to funding for local roads and community services;
(c) the impact of the indexation freeze was magnified in rural and regional areas where local governments have small ratepayer bases and ageing infrastructure and these councils cannot afford a repeat of the indexation freeze;
(d) cost shifting onto local governments places them under increasing pressure to deliver services and maintain assets previously provided by other tiers of government and for rural and regional councils the impact is magnified due to their limited ability to increase revenue;
(e) the two main sources of funding for councils are rates and grants and as grant income declines, councils have had to fill the revenue gap by increasing rates or reducing services;
(f) the ability of rural and regional councils to increase revenue via rates is limited due to a high proportion of 'non-rateable' land and a smaller population, and revenue raising via user charges for facilities, parking fees and development applications adopted by metropolitan councils is not an option for regional councils; and
(g) rural and regional councils often have higher costs per capita than metropolitan councils, with:
(I) older, more disadvantaged or more vulnerable populations, who require more services from councils;
(ii) larger asset bases relative to the population;
(iii) an environmental stewardship role, including responsibility for weed and pest animal management and flood mitigation infrastructure;
(iv) more dispersed populations, which increase the amount of travel needed to deliver services or which require duplicate facilities to be provided in multiple locations to meet local needs; and
(v) reduced competition among service providers and suppliers, which can increase costs for councils when purchasing goods and services; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) commit to the sustainability of rural and regional councils by guaranteeing the Financial Assistance Grants will not be subject to another indexation freeze;
(b) work with the states and territories and local governments to review the funding methodology of Financial Assistance Grants so that distribution of funds supports the sustainability of rural and regional councils; and
(c) support the development of regional strategic plans with the states and territories and local governments to guide investment and avoid cost shifting and duplication.
( Notice given 13 February 2018. )
Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 1.30 pm
Speech time limits—
Ms McGowan—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
3. Pursuant to the resolution of the House of 21 May 2018, the committee determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members' business in the Federation Chamber, as follows:
Items for Federation Chamber (6.30 pm to 7.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices—continued
5 MS CLAYDON: To move:
That this House:
(1) acknowledges that for nearly two decades a 10 per cent GST has been applied to women's sanitary products;
(2) notes that:
(a) this is an unfair and discriminatory tax on women;
(b) tampons and pads are not luxury items but rather essential items;
(c) Australian women are fed up with paying extra for items that they need to live and work;
(d) Labor has announced a concrete plan to scrap the GST on sanitary products; and
(e) Labor's plan:
(I) would restore equity but also save a woman up to $1,000 over her lifetime; and
(ii) has already attracted the support of a number of state and territories, putting progress within reach; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) immediately adopt Labor's plan to abolish the tax on women's sanitary products; and
(b) work with the states and territories to end this tax once and for all.
( Notice given 22 M ay 2018 )
Time allotted—30 minutes.
Speech time limits—
Ms Claydon—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
6 MR C. KELLY : To move:
That this House:
(1) recognises the need for households and small businesses to access affordable, reliable energy;
(2) notes that the Government's National Energy Guarantee is recommended by the independent Energy Security Board and that it:
(a) involves no taxes, subsidies or trading schemes;
(b) creates a level playing field that ensures all types of energy are part of Australia's mix;
(c) provides certainty for investors in new and existing power plants; and
(d) reduces price volatility; and
(3) condemns the Opposition's plan to replicate South Australia's 50 per cent renewable energy target, which will mean more subsidies and therefore higher prices.
( Notice given 29 May 2018. )
Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 7.30 pm
Speech time limits—
Mr C. Kelly—5 minutes.
Other Members—5 minutes. each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017
That this bill be now read a second time.
Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a second time.
That the resolution of appointment of the House Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation be amended to replace 'final report no later than 31 May 2018' in paragraph 13 with 'final report no later than 28 June 2018'.
Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) Bill 2017
That this bill be now read a third time.
Road Vehicle Standards Bill 2018
Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Bill 2018
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2018
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2018
… that better capture vehicles that are of a genuine specialist and enthusiast nature through needing to meet one of six criteria:
1. Performance – high-performance vehicles with specifications significantly superior to mainstream vehicles in Australia;
2. Environmental – vehicles that offer environmental performance significantly superior to mainstream vehicles in Australia;
3. Mobility – vehicles manufactured with special features to assist people with a disability;
4. Rarity – vehicles of which only small quantities have been produced;
5. Left-hand drive – vehicles originally manufactured as left-hand-drive, of which right-have – drive versions are not available in any other country; and
6. Campervans and motor homes – vehicles that have been originally manufactured as a campervan or motorhome.
That this bill be now read a third time.
Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a third time.
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—General) Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a third time.
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a third time.
Road Vehicle Standards Charges (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a third time.
Water Amendment Bill 2018
One of Australia's largest cotton companies, Eastern Australia Agriculture (EAA), sold water rights to the federal government in July last year for $79m and then booked a $52m gain on the sale.
The deal, which was done without tender, will raise questions about whether the government paid over the odds for the water in southern Queensland.
Details of the water buyback were released to the Senate … The documents included valuations by Colliers International, which were used by the Department of Agriculture to price the water from EAA. But unlike an earlier release of documents, the valuations were heavily redacted.
In one unredacted comment, Colliers warned "there is no true market" for overland flows—the type of water rights the federal government was proposing to purchase—and that "trading was limited to sales only to the commonwealth". It warned valuing this sort of water was "very complex" because sellers were likely to seek compensation for associated structures used to harvest the water.
… … …
The documents also raise the question about whether Colliers, the valuer, had a potential conflict of interest. Twelve months before, in September 2015, it had been retained to sell EAA's two huge properties in Queensland—Kia-ora and Clyde.
EAA is a private company, which is controlled by a number of investment funds including a large Hong Kong fund, Pacific Alliance, via a Cayman Islands registered company.
… … …
The deal for $79m was signed in July last year, allowing EAA to report a large uplift in the value of its water rights. It booked a $52m gain on the water rights sold and a $40m uplift in the value of its water licences.
… … …
A senior water researcher at the Australia Institute, Maryanne Slattery, said the average price paid for water licences in the Lower Balonne between 2011/12 and 2016/17 was $1,500 per megalitre and the maximum paid in that period was $2,200 for two trades.
The government paid $2,745 per megalitre.
… … …
The Guardian reported last year on the sale of water by Tandou … There are questions about the reliability of the water rights purchased for $78m because of extractions further upstream. The Guardian also revealed the government relied on a valuation provided by the NSW government and ignored its own valuation.
Last week the Australia Institute raised questions about another buyback in Queensland, which involved a $17m purchase of 10,611 megalitres of water in the Warrego valley in March 2017.
Joyce paid more than twice that paid by Labor when in government, a purchase he had criticised because little of the Warrego—just 6%—flows through to the Darling.
The efficiency contributions to the proposed adjustments achieve neutral or improved socio-economic outcomes compared with the outcomes under benchmark conditions of development as evidenced by:
(i) the participation of consumptive water users in projects that recover water through works to improve irrigation water use efficiency on their farms …
… the participation of consumptive water users in projects that recover water through works to improve water use efficiency off-farm …
(ii) alternative arrangements proposed by a Basin State, assessed by that State as achieving water recovery with neutral or improved socio-economic outcomes.
Improving confidence in the Northern Basin Review data.
There has been significant drying across southern Australia, especially across the cool April-October growing season—
The recent drying across southern Australia is the strongest recorded large-scale change in rainfall since national records began in 1900. This decrease, at an agriculturally and hydrologically important time of the year—
is associated with a trend towards higher mean sea level pressure in the region … A known response to global warming is an increase in mean sea level pressure across southern Australian latitudes … This means that years with lower-than-average growing season rainfall are expected to be more frequent than in the past. Southeast Australia—
had below-average rainfall in sixteen of the last twenty April-October periods since 1997.
The reduction in rainfall across southern Australia is amplified in streamflow.
Since the mid-1990s, streamflow in the southeast is around half the long-term average. During the same period—
streamflow in the Murray-Darling Basin was 41 per cent lower than average and in some basins in the west and central regions of Victoria, such as the Campaspe Basin, streamflows have declined more than 70 per cent.
I am 9 years old and I love cats and big cats. I drew the pictures myself.
One of nature's great predators, tigers, are feared and admired in equal measure. But a long history of persecution has brought them to the brink of extinction. Many continue to be shot or trapped every year out of fear or greed.
The unusual cousin of the big cats is named for the gorgeous markings on its coat. It is among the most arboreal cats in the world and its agility when moving around in the woodlands and forests of southern Asia is second to none.
We must try and protect them so they don't get killed.
Thank you, Leticia.
Whilst the Minister may have an interest in the outcome of this proceeding, she is not a party to it and ought not be burdened with making substantial enquiries in the search for documents unless and until it is apparent that the documents sought may be of assistance to the AWU’s case.
… clearly the industrial left and CFMEU in particular are very focused on supporting Bill Shorten …
… been penalised on numerous occasions. Ask yourself what those prosecutions were for.
… the history of mankind and our progress … has been built on civil disobedience.
I think Australians pay enough tax at the moment.
I don't believe that another tax is going to be what Australians need or want at this stage.
The failure of the government to be accountable to the Australian people.
We've always said that employment conditions should be considered properly and should be considered by the Fair Work Commission.
Ministers are required to provide an honest and comprehensive account of their exercise of public office, and of the activities of the agencies within their portfolios, in response to any reasonable and bona fide enquiry by a member of the Parliament or a Parliamentary Committee.
Michaelia Cash: despite a recent stumble when a member of her staff tipped off media about a police raid, she goes from Employment Minister to the new portfolio of Minister for Jobs and Innovation.
Senator Cash: I had nothing to do with the whiteboard. You think you were surprised …
Do you think you were surprised? You should have seen the look on my face.
The failure of the Government to be accountable to the Australian people.
That Mr Christensen be appointed a member of the Standing Committee on Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources; and that Ms Bird and Mr Conroy be appointed members of the Select Committee on Intergenerational Welfare Dependence.
Water Amendment Bill 2018
That this bill be now read a third time.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No. 1) Bill 2018
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls upon the Government to seriously tackle phoenixing and the black economy, including by urgently introducing legislation requiring every company director to be issued with a unique Director Identification Number”.
The black economy refers to people who operate outside the tax and regulatory system or who are known to the authorities but who do not correctly report their tax obligations. It encompasses a wide range of practices, including understatement of takings, the payment and acceptance of cash wages off the books, welfare fraud, sharing economy contractors not declaring their income, grey trading, activities in the so-called dark web, moonlighting and phoenixing (where businesses deliberately liquidate to avoid paying employees and creditors). Complex interactions with illegal activities, including money laundering, must also be taken into account.
… including by urgently introducing legislation requiring every company director to be issued with a unique Director Identification Number".
These strong new measures will shut down the avenues that organised crime syndicates have to access illicit tobacco to fund criminal activity.
(1) Schedule 2, Part 2, page 10 (after line 14), at the end of the Part, add:
3 General exemptions
(1) As from the commencement of this Schedule, the Commissioner is taken to have determined, under subsection 396‑70(4) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 , the matters in subitems (2) and (3).
Exemption in relation to cleaning services
(2) Where the amended provision requires an entity to prepare and give a report for a transaction that is described in item 11 of the table in that provision and that happens during a particular period (the reporting period ), the entity is not so required if:
(a) the total value of the consideration that:
(i) is received by the entity during the reporting period; and
(ii) relates to the supply by the entity, including by a contractor or subcontractor on behalf of the entity, of a cleaning service;
is less than 10% of the entity's relevant GST turnover as at the end of the reporting period; and
(b) the transaction is not described in another item of the table in the amended provision; and
(c) the entity has not, before the time by which the amended provision requires the report to be given, or within such further time allowed by the Commissioner, chosen to be required to prepare and give a report for the transaction.
Exemption in relation to courier services
(3) Where the amended provision requires an entity to prepare and give a report for a transaction that is described in item 12 of the table in that provision and that happens during a particular period (the reporting period ), the entity is not so required if:
(a) the total value of the consideration that:
(i) is received by the entity during the reporting period; and
(ii) relates to the supply by the entity, including by a contractor or subcontractor on behalf of the entity, of a courier service;
is less than 10% of the entity's relevant GST turnover as at the end of the reporting period; and
(b) the transaction is not described in another item of the table in the amended provision; and
(c) the entity has not, before the time by which the amended provision requires the report to be given, or within such further time allowed by the Commissioner, chosen to be required to prepare and give a report for the transaction.
Determination not a legislative instrument
(4) The determination under subitem (1) is not a legislative instrument.
Repeal or amendment of determination
(5) The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument under subsection 396‑70(4) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 , repeal or amend the determination as if the Commissioner had made it by legislative instrument under subsection 396‑70(4).
Note: See subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 . The legislative instrument would provide that the determination under subitem (1) is repealed or amended.
(6) For paragraphs (2) (c) and (3) (c), giving a report for the transaction is sufficient evidence of the making of the choice.
Definitions
(7) In this item:
amended provision means section 396‑55 in Schedule 1 to theTaxation Administration Act 1953 , as amended by item 1 of this Schedule.
relevant GST turnover , as at the end of a reporting period, means:
(a) if the entity has been making supplies for at least 12 months—the entity's current GST turnover as at the end of the reporting period; or
(b) otherwise—the entity's projected GST turnover, within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 , as at the end of the reporting period.
[general exemptions]
That this bill be now read a third time.
Export Legislation Amendment (Live-stock) Bill 2018
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes the Turnbull Government’s failure to protect Australia’s reputation as an exporter of clean, green, safe, high quality and ethically produced food”.
That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes the Turnbull Government’s failure to protect Australia’s reputation as an exporter of clean, green, safe, high quality and ethically produced food”.
One high-mortality voyage each for 2013 and 2014 will not be included in some analyses, as the high mortalities occurred under exceptional circumstances, and would distort the study of long term trends.
… if a decision were to be made on the future of the trade purely on animal welfare grounds, there is enough evidence to stop the trade. The trade is, in many respects, inimical to good animal welfare, and it is not in the interests of the animal to be transported to the Middle East for slaughter.
I've seen the footage and I was absolutely shocked and gutted. … This cannot go on.
Be careful when you walk through this land brother because a child was born here.
Many, many years ago some elders decided
That our people needed a meeting place
Where they could come and be united
So like animals are drawn to water holes
the people began to come
Gathering together like Honey ants
For there was much work to be done.
Their aim was community control
To make decisions of their own
But it was more than just a meeting place
For many it was home
Slowly as the years passed by
It began to take its shape
Triumph and tribulation lying in its wake
Changing camp a new beginning
Though many hearts have cried
For the dedicated and community people
Who have left the camp or died
Good times are still celebrated
Hard times take their toll
But the people have kept walking on
To new-found water holes
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Hogan ) took the chair at 10:00.
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2018-2019
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2018-2019
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2018-2019
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2017-2018
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2017-2018
The National Catholic Education Commission has warned that fee rises are being considered for 766,000 students under changes also questioned by Lutheran Education and the Victorian Ecumenical System of Schools.
Catholic education aspires to provide a low-fee, modest, faith-based, inclusive schooling option for all families who seek one.
The program's resources have been better utilised by being reinvested into the ABC Investigations team, the Specialist Reporting Team, and new programs Matter of Fact, National Wrap and a 10.30pm news bulletin.
That consideration in detail of the bill be made an order of the day for a later hour this day.
… although I had seen many atrocities, I saw the evil compulsion of the system on the individual.
It's not people who create the savagery, but the systems of government … Human nature depends upon the political and social environment in which it finds itself.
… distinguished service in the area of educational reform in Australia, particularly through the advancement of early childhood education and to the development and support of new initiatives in the tertiary sector …
A true Liberal was described by Sir John Carrick in 1967 as someone who was always concerned about the welfare of the individual, for the creation of opportunities, for the preservation of human dignity and the development of human personality.
Sir John Carrick has made an enormous contribution to our country.
… … …
He did many things, but one of them was the establishment of the National Tertiary Education Commission, to play for the first time, a serious role in co-ordinating the higher education sector throughout Australia and at arm’s length from Government ... of all of the people that I have met in my adult life there are few that I consider more noble and decent, nor intelligent nor committed to the cause of education ...
An old man going a lone highway,
Came, at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
Through which was flowing a sullen tide
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near,
“You are wasting your strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day,
You never again will pass this way;
You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide,
Why build this bridge at evening tide?”
The builder lifted his old gray head;
“Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said,
“There followeth after me to-day
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
… … …
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him!”
Man has always shown himself more willing to seek to understand his material environment than to understand himself or his neighbours. Indeed, in recent decades, we have given great prominence to the physicists, the chemists, the engineers, and their kindred scientists, while failing to appreciate that mankind's currently intractable problems are those essentially for the philosopher, the educator, the psychologist and the political scientist.
I have one great hope. I believe that in the vision of the future to meet the challenges of the future, the great solutions and the great motivations not being created by economic instruments will be created by a new philosophy of education. … in rethinking our education research, in studying as our main subject not material science but man, we will come some way towards the solutions. It is high time man was less preoccupied with material science and more preoccupied with the only study that matters—man.
That further proceedings be conducted in the House.
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2018-2019
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… one of the key mechanisms assisting in the delivery of the Reef 2050 Plan, focusing on known critical areas for investment—improving water quality and coastal habitat along the Great Barrier Reef …