The SPEAKER ( Hon. Milton Dick ) took the chair at 09:00, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022
The House divided. [09:06]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
any further questions necessary to complete the remaining stages of the bill to be put without delay.
The House divided. [09:19]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business
1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 2 August 2022.
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, 2 August 2022, and determined the order of precedence and times on Monday, 5 September 2022, as follows:
Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BU SINESS
Notices
1 MR WILKIE: To present a Bill for an Act to regulate suspicious gambling activities, and for related purposes. ( Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Making Gambling Businesses Accountable) Bill 2022 )
(Notice give n 2 August 2022.)
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 BANDT: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and for related purposes. ( Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 )
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Presenter may speak to the second reading for a period not e xceeding 10 minutes — pursuant to standing order 41. Debate must be adjourned pursuant to standing order 142.
3 MS WARE: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) cost of living and inflationary pressures are having a significant impact on Australian households and small businesses;
(b) current and predicted interest rate rises will have severe implications for working families and the housing market, and will create immense uncertainty in the lives of many hardworking Australians; and
(c) whilst global pressures are having an impact, the Government can implement measures to ease these burdens on everyday Australians;
(2) acknowledges that the previous Government's economic plan carried the Australian economy through the COVID-19 pandemic and was inextricably linked to the subsequent successful recovery, which was the envy of the world; and
(3) calls on the Government to adopt a plan to ease pressures on cost of living for Australian families and small businesses now, and not wait for the budget in October.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — 50 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Ware — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
4 MS THWAITES: To move:
That this House:
(1) acknowledges Australia's important role as a member of the Pacific family;
(2) recognises the renewed engagement of the Government in the Pacific, and the importance of Government ministers demonstrating this through recent visits across the region to reaffirm shared priorities;
(3) commends the many Pacific island countries that continue to be world-leading in their commitment to addressing climate change;
(4) notes that climate change poses an existential threat in the Pacific, including the likelihood of:
(a) more frequent and extreme weather events;
(b) impacts on access to fresh water;
(c) changes to industries such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism;
(d) coastal erosion and inundation; and
(e) impacts to biodiversity; and
(5) welcomes the Government prioritising the need to take action on climate change for the sake of future generations in Australia, elsewhere in the Pacific, and around the world.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon.
Speech time limits —
Ms Thwaites — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]
The Committee determi ned that consideration of this matter should continue at a later hour.
Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1 FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Resumption of debate ( from 1 August 2022 ) on the motion of Mr McCormack—That this House:
(1) recognises that Australia faces a foot and mouth disease (FMD) biosecurity crisis on its borders;
(2) notes that:
(a) to date, Indonesia has recorded hundreds of thousands of FMD cases during the uncontrolled outbreak of this disease;
(b) an outbreak of FMD in Australia would inflict catastrophic damage on Australia's $80 billion livestock industry, decimate the agriculture sector, significantly hurt the Australian economy, and increase the everyday cost of food;
(c) since FMD was detected in Bali on 5 July 2022, it took more than three weeks of indecision and delay for the Government to introduce disinfectant footbaths at international Australian airports; and
(d) the Government has failed to respond quickly and decisively to this biosecurity threat, and has failed in its responsibility to introduce critical biosecurity protections to keep Australia safe from FMD; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) immediately offer a 3D X-ray screening program with Indonesia, so that organic and plant matter in luggage can be effectively identified;
(b) immediately enforce a ban on all passengers from Indonesia bringing any food products into Australia; and
(c) immediately confirm the current biosecurity risk level and at what point, predicated on scientific data, the international border with Indonesia would need to be temporarily closed, in order to protect Australia from the threat of FMD.
Time allotted — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
All Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
Notices
1 MS CHESTERS: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Fair Work Commission has delivered a 5.2 per cent rise in the minimum wage, slightly above headline inflation;
(b) its decision means an extra $40 a week for full-time workers on the minimum wage or low-paid awards; and
(c) many low-paid workers are young, female, in casual employment, and are far more likely to find themselves experiencing financial hardship, and many of them are on the frontline delivering essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the Government put forward its own submission to the Fair Work Commission advocating for an immediate wage increase for Australia's low-paid workers;
(b) for nearly a decade, low wages were a deliberate design feature of the former Government; and
(c) high and rising inflation, and weak wages growth are reducing real wages across the economy and creating cost-of-living pressures for Australia's low-paid workers; and
(3) congratulates the:
(a) Government's action as Australia's low-paid workers will be better off because the Government fought to get them a pay rise; and
(b) Government on its position that it does not want to see Australian workers go backwards.
(Notice given 26 July 2022.)
Time allotted — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Chesters — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
2 DR HAINES: To move:
That this House calls on the Government to:
(1) act urgently to address housing affordability and availability in regional Australia; and
(2) establish a dedicated fund to build critical infrastructure to unlock more housing supply in regional Australia.
(Notice given 27 July 2022.)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Dr Haines — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
Orders of the day — continued
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: Resumption of debate on the motion of Ms Thwaites—That this House:
(1) acknowledges Australia's important role as a member of the Pacific family;
(2) recognises the renewed engagement of the Government in the Pacific, and the importance of Government ministers demonstrating this through recent visits across the region to reaffirm shared priorities;
(3) commends the many Pacific island countries that continue to be world-leading in their commitment to addressing climate change;
(4) notes that climate change poses an existential threat in the Pacific, including the likelihood of:
(a) more frequent and extreme weather events;
(b) impacts on access to fresh water;
(c) changes to industries such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism;
(d) coastal erosion and inundation; and
(e) impacts to biodiversity; and
(5) welcomes the Government prioritising the need to take action on climate change for the sake of future generations in Australia, elsewhere in the Pacific, and around the world.
(Notice given 2 Augus t 2022.)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
All Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
Notices — continued
3 MR WOOD: To move:
That this House:
(1) recognises that Sri Lanka is undergoing a significant economic crisis and unrest;
(2) acknowledges the anxiety and mental distress that the Sri Lankan Australian community is experiencing as a result of these events; and
(3) reaffirms the strong bond of friendship between Sri Lanka and Australia.
(Notice given 1 August 2022; amended 2 August 2021)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Wood — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
4 MR HOGAN: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) under the previous Government, Australia finalised 11 trade agreements; and
(b) the previous Government's ambitious trade agenda lifted the share of Australia's trade covered by free trade agreements from 27 per cent under Labor in 2013 to almost 80 per cent by 2022;
(2) acknowledges that expanding and diversifying market access has delivered significant benefits to our nation's economy, particularly businesses, industries and communities in regional and rural Australia; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) ensure that the benefits from trade can continue by immediately acting to ensure that the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement and the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement are entered into force this year; and
(b) prioritise the negotiation, and economically successful delivery of, the Australia-European Free Trade Agreement.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 1.30 pm.
Speech time limits —
Mr Hogan — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
Items for Federation Chamber (4.45 pm to 7.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices — continued
5 MS PRICE: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's July 2022 gas inquiry interim report, which forecasts that demand for gas for electricity generation will grow by 70 per cent next year and that gas supplies will remain tight;
(b) the implication of this forecast is that gas prices will remain elevated for at least another 12 to 18 months and, by extension, electricity wholesale prices will remain two to three hundred per cent higher than their average under the previous Government for the foreseeable future;
(c) that there is now no prospect of the Government delivering on its promise, made in December 2021 and repeated throughout the 2022 federal election campaign, that it would reduce household power bills by $275 by 2025; and
(d) the silence from the Prime Minister and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on these issues, and the Minister for Resources' refusal to call on southern state governments to develop new gas resources; and
(2) condemns the Government's abandonment of its election commitment to cut power prices and its failure to come up with any concrete actions or plan to respond to the east coast energy crisis after nine weeks of dithering and delay.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Pr ice — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
6 MR J WILSON: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the State of the Environment Report 2021 is an alarming story of environmental neglect and decline in Australia;
(b) the report found that:
(i) since 2016, more than 200 species of flora and fauna have been listed as threatened matters of national environmental significance;
(ii) Australia has seen the extinction of more species of mammal than any other continent, and has one of the highest rates of species decline in the developed world;
(iii) marine heatwaves have caused mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016, 2017, and 2020;
(iv) the 2019-2020 summer bush fires burnt 80 per cent of the Greater Blue Mountains area, almost 60 per cent of our Gondwana rainforests, and more than 40 per cent of the Stirling Range National Park;
(v) at least 19 Australian ecosystems are showing signs of collapse or near collapse; and
(vi) waterways, beaches, and shorelines are in generally poor condition in areas near urban centres; and
(c) over the last decade, the former governments of Prime Minsters Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison presided over Australia's escalating environmental crisis by:
(i) failing to respond to Professor Graeme Samuel's independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act);
(ii) refusing to acknowledge and respond to the failure of their own threatened species strategy to meet its targets with respect to the most at-risk species;
(iii) delivering 95 per cent of environmental approval decisions late and outside statutory timeframes in 2018-2019;
(iv) issuing environmental decisions that contained errors or were non-compliant in 79 per cent of approvals; and
(v) refusing to release the State of the Environment report prior to the 2022 federal election despite formally receiving the report six months prior; and
(2) welcomes the Government's commitment to:
(a) making the nation's environment laws work better for everyone by providing a full response to Professor Samuel's review of the EPBC Act by the end of 2022; and
(b) establishing an environment protection agency to ensure compliance with environmental laws, improve processes for proponents, and centralise data collection and analysis—so there is consistent and reliable information on the state of the environment across the country.
( Notice given 26 July 2022.)
Time allotted — 40 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr J Wilson — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should cont inue on a future day.
7 MR HASTIE: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the 2020 Defence Strategic Update makes clear that Australia's strategic environment has deteriorated rapidly;
(b) as a result of decisions taken by the former Government, substantial progress has been made in transforming the Australian Defence Force into a more capable, agile, and potent force able to shape, deter, and respond; and
(c) the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) security pact:
(i) is the biggest development to our national security since the signing of the Australia-New Zealand-United States (ANZUS) treaty 70 years ago;
(ii) will maintain stability across the region and keep Australians secure through the acquisition of capabilities, including nuclear submarines, which will be crucial to Australian naval and defence power in the 21st century; and
(iii) goes beyond submarines and critical defence capabilities, it is about nation-building; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) ensure that spending on defence remains at two per cent of gross domestic product, or higher;
(b) guarantee that there will be no cuts to spending on defence, or defence projects as a result of the Government's promised 'Force Posture review'; and
(c) commit to implementing AUKUS rapidly at all levels to ensure Australia's security and regional peace are strengthened.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Hastie — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
8 MR BURNS: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 27 January 2022 marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 77 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, a day where we remember the atrocities committed by Hitler's Nazi regime, their six million Jewish victims and millions of other victims including LGBTIQ, Roma, Sinti, people with disabilities, political dissidents and more;
(b) Australia has been enriched by the presence of one of the world's largest populations of Holocaust survivors per capita, and their descendants, in contributing to our vibrant multicultural society; and
(c) a landmark study released this year by the Gandel Foundation and Deakin University showed that nearly one quarter of Australians have little or no knowledge of the Holocaust;
(2) acknowledges the importance of Holocaust remembrance in honouring the memory of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, and promoting tolerance, inclusivity and combating antisemitism and other forms of bigotry and prejudice;
(3) endorses the work of:
(a) the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in its work promoting Holocaust remembrance, combating antisemitism and combating Holocaust denial and distortion, and endorses their definitions; and
(b) federal and state governments in helping to fund and support Holocaust remembrance and education;
(4) calls on all states and territories to follow the lead of Victoria and New South Wales and make Holocaust education a mandatory aspect of their school curriculum; and
(5) condemns:
(a) antisemitism in all its forms, in line with the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and resolves to combat it; and
(b) Holocaust denial and distortion, including those who appallingly and inaccurately seek to compare the Holocaust to modem-day pandemic health restrictions and measures.
(Notice given 27 July 2022.)
Time allotted — 40 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Burns — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
9 DR SCAMPS: To move:
That this House:
(1) recognises that climate change is a health emergency as it will impact the core determinants of health, such as food, housing, employment, and water security;
(2) notes further impacts of climate change on human health including, increasing:
(a) transmission of infectious diseases;
(b) mental health disorders; and
(c) mortality and morbidity due to heat stress;
(3) commends the Government's commitment to developing a 'national climate change, health, and wellbeing strategy'; and
(4) calls on the Government to outline, the:
(a) timeline for the development of the strategy;
(b) scope, contents and objectives of the strategy;
(c) funding arrangements for the strategy; and
(d) consultation process for the strategy.
(Notice given 2 August 2022.)
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 7.30 pm.
Speech time limits —
Dr Scamps — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 5 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should c ontinue on a future day.
THE HON D. M. DICK MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
3 August 2022
Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022
That this bill be now read a third time.
The House divided. [09:34]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
Defence, Veterans' and Families' Acute Support Package Bill 2022
That this bill be now read a second time.
Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 2) Bill 2022
That this bill be now read a second time.
Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Amendment Bill 2022
That this bill be now read a second time.
That Dr Charlton, Mr Hill, Ms Miller-Frost and Dr Mulino be appointed members of the Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services.
That—
Senator Bragg had been appointed a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services;
Senators Payne and Waters had been appointed members of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Joint Committee; and
Senators Babet and Van had been appointed members of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
That—
(a) the following matter be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs for inquiry and report:
The application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Australia, with particular reference to:
(i) the international experience of implementing the UNDRIP,
(ii) options to improve adherence to the principles of UNDRIP in Australia,
(iii) how implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart can support the application of the UNDRIP, and
(iv) any other related matters;
(b) in conducting the inquiry, the committee may consider the relevant evidence and records of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee relating to its inquiry into the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia in the 46th Parliament; and
(c) further consideration of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022 be made an order of the day for the first day of sitting after the committee presents its report.
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following from occurring in relation to proceedings on the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022:
(1) there being a second reading debate on both bills together, and, from the conclusion of the Matter of Public Importance on Wednesday 3 August 2022, the time limit for Members speaking on the debate being 10 minutes;
(2) the second reading debate continuing until either:
(a) no further Members rise to speak; or
(b) a Minister requires that the debate be adjourned at no earlier than 10 pm;
at which point, debate being adjourned and the House immediately adjourning until Thursday 4 August at 9 am;
(3) from 9 pm on 3 August if, in the opinion of a Minister, the number of speakers remaining on the debate means the House will sit unreasonably late, the Minister requiring the time limit for second reading speeches be reduced to 5 minutes;
(4) during the sitting of Thursday 4 August, the bills being called on together and then without delay one question being put on any amendments moved to motions for the second readings and one question being put on the second readings of the bills;
(5) the consideration in detail stages on the bills, if required, being taken together, with any detail amendments to be moved together, with:
(a) one question to be put on all government amendments;
(b) one question to be put on all opposition amendments; and
(c) separate questions then to be put on any sets of amendments moved by crossbench Members;
and one question to be put that the bill/s [ as amended] be agreed to.
(6) should a Minister require, any question provided for under paragraph (5) being put after no less than 10 minutes of debate on each set of amendments;
(7) at the conclusion of the detail stage, one question being put on the third readings of the bills together; and
(8) any variation to this arrangement being made only on a motion moved by a Minister.
… this is a chamber made up of people's representatives and it is constituted for the purposes of discussion, scrutiny and debate of legislation and other important matters …
Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022
That the resumption of the debate on the Prime Minister's motion of condolence in connection with the death of the Hon. Robert James (Bob) Brown be referred to the Federation Chamber.
(Mr Hanssen) was blinded by his hatred of the applicants in preventing the taking of logical, rational and reasonable steps of entry and inspection that would have protected and assisted his employees. That was not to their benefit.
The need for the Government to urgently end the practice of indefinite detention of refugees—both offshore and onshore.
Under Labor's policies, unauthorised arrivals who enter for the purpose of seeking asylum will be mandatorily detained, for management of health, identity and security risks to the community. Labor will strive to ensure this is for no longer than 90 days.
Many people think about buying a house, flying to Europe, visiting their friends … My dream was receiving sunlight. Something that people who are free, they never think about it. They have this beautiful gift, they can walk and they have sunlight. I was dreaming of this.
With my own eyes I witnessed the suicide of one soul destroyed by this island. Death by self-immolation was the worst scene I had watched in my life. This was the new reality for us on Nauru.
Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022
Climate change has important implications for the health and futures of children and young people—
yet they have little power to limit its harm, making them vulnerable to climate anxiety. This is the first large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people globally and its relationship with perceived government response.
We believe … in preserving Australia's natural beauty and the environment for future generations.
We really have to decarbonise, but it is going to cost us lifestyle and money. What are we willing to pay for it?
They are becoming marginal. The increased growing season temperatures have resulted in lower fruit quality, compressed harvest periods, and a subsequent greater pressure on winery infrastructure.
Here in Tasmania, where the prediction models have us being the least affected of the viticultural regions from a climate change perspective, we are still experiencing challenges.
Fire and the subsequent effect of smoke damage on fruit, has resulted in significant losses in 3 of our past 10 years and dry lightning strikes are a relatively new phenomenon in Tasmania.
Tasmania also has limited resources. The eastern side of Tasmania, where the majority of vineyards are planted, is dry. As the climate continues to change, and as more vineyards and farming operations move to Tasmania, it will put further strain on our resources. We will then need to have discussions on whether vineyards are the best use for this increasingly valuable land. So, the threat of climate change on the wine industry is multi-faceted, both in the short and long term.
… if EVs are typically charged during peak demand periods, EV charging will be more costly for owners and electricity demand will increase to levels that require our relevant local networks to be upgraded. That cost will ultimately be reflected in increased electricity prices for everyone.
Not a single Australian coal mine will be impacted by our safeguards mechanism …
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has argued any new gas or coal project will automatically come under the remit of the mechanism …
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 acknowledges that for the Government to reach their target of Net Zero by 2050, not one new coal, oil or gas project can commence".
As a Culburra Beach property owner, I have been advocating for the installation of an EV charging station in this popular seaside town. As it is only 180 kilometres from Sydney and 211 kilometres from Canberra it is well within the range of an electric vehicle but not near enough to return on one charge. A charging station would be an excellent investment for the town encouraging sustainably minded tourists to visit in the knowledge they could recharge for travelling around the area and return. I do hope you can support the proposal.
Young people across Australia are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The letters we have brought to Parliament today for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are filled with the stories of young people facing bushfires, flooding, and heat waves. But young people are resilient, we are hopeful and we're not going to stop demanding bold, ambitious climate action from our political representatives.
Millions of people voted for action on climate change this election, and now the Albanese Government needs to tackle the number one cause of the climate crisis by ending coal and gas expansion. We do not need any new coal mines or gas wells to transition to 100% renewable energy.
The Albanese Government should listen to Traditional Owners standing against gas expansion on their Country from Kimberly in Western Australia, to Narrabri in North West NSW and the Beetaloo in the Northern Territory.
Climate action is good for people, the community, the environment and the economy … We've had the climate election. The climate war is over. Climate ambition is back!
I am proud that our government has a strategy and target of achieving net zero by 2050. It is an investment in our local and global futures.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ) took the chair at 09:54, a division having been called in the House of Representatives.
Our fathers and grandfathers lived in a time that saw Kokoda and Sandakan . How many young Australians, with bright futures to come, lost their lives? For those who made it through the war, how much trauma did they feel years and years later from these painful memories? I can find absolutely no words to say; I can only stay humble against the evils and horrors of history. May I most humbly speak for Japan and on behalf of the Japanese people here in sending my most sincere condolences towards the many souls who lost their lives.
Just as the plum blossoms announce the arrival of spring after the harsh cold of winter and bloom splendidly in all their glory, all Japanese will be able to make their own blossoms come into full bloom, together with their hopes for tomorrow.
Anybody here seen our old friend Shinzo?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lot of people, but it seems the good, they die young
You know, I just looked around and he's gone.
Our fathers and grandfathers lived in a time that saw Kokoda and Sandakan. How many young Australians, with bright futures to come, lost their lives? For those who made it through the war, how much trauma did they feel years and years later from these painful memories? I can find absolutely no words to say; I can only stay humble against the evils and horrors of history. May I most humbly speak for Japan and on behalf of the Japanese people here in sending my most sincere condolences towards the many souls who lost their lives.
In everything we say and do, we must follow the law and never fall back onto force or coercion.
Thanks to the devoted efforts of many, Japan and Australia have achieved reconciliation and have become special strategic partners driving regional peace and prosperity.
That further proceedings be conducted in the House.
He was a big influence on me—a good influence. I'll love him to the day I die.
He finished the song and there was still dead silence.
… Archie thought he'd bombed, that everybody hated it, so he just turned and started to walk off stage. And as he walked off, this applause started to build and build and build. … people were so stunned at the end of the song that it took them a while just to gather themselves to applaud.
Oh I wish I had grown
With my mother back home
Cause I miss her sweet kisses and her smile
And when I'm alone
I wish I had known
My mother for just a while
Won't you walk with me, darling
Just a couple of miles
Won't you tell me the stories
Of when I was a child
I'd be so happy
As the stories unfold
Won't you walk with me, darling
Down that old mission road
Oh I wish I'd gone fishing
With my father, I'm still missing
And the touch of his strong, gentle hands
Now I'm gone from the mission
Cause someone's decision
Kept me away from that man
Won't you walk with me, darling
Just a couple of miles
Won't you tell me the storiеs
Of when I was a child
I'd be so happy
As the storiеs unfold
Won't you walk with me, darling
Down that old mission road
So kiss your mother goodnight
Hold your father tight
And keep your family near
Or else one day they might
Slowly fade out of sight
Just reflections in those tears
Won't you walk with me, darling
Just a couple of miles
Won't you tell me the stories
Of when I was a child
I'd be so happy
As the stories unfold
Won't you walk with me, darling
Down that old mission road
It's very raw. It's very real. It's a lot to lose, but I think Ruby might be calling him home.
The welfare and the policeman
Said you've got to understand
We'll give them what you can't give
Teach them how to really live.
Teach them how to live they said
Humiliated them instead
Taught them that and taught them this
And others taught them prejudice.
You took the children away
He finished the song and there was still dead silence ... Archie thought he'd bombed, that everybody hated it, so he just turned and started to walk off-stage.
And as he walked off, this applause started to build and build and build. It was this incredible reaction. I'd never seen it before—people were so stunned at the end of the song that it took them a while just to gather themselves to applaud.
The Foundation is a way for me to give back and pass on what's been given to me from people I've met on my journey who have pointed me in a different direction to a better way of life and understanding, to freedom.
We need to understand and write about the First People's experience and history as well [as migrants' experiences] because they're both connected, they're intertwined.
You can reach the darkest point in your life and come back, and come good, even better.
Being the greatest means you transcended the genre, and what you do impacts culture. You change culture around the world. You change the discussion.
He was a big influence on me—a good influence. I'll love him to the day I die.