The SPEAKER ( Hon. Milton Dick ) took the chair at 09:00, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.
That further statements in relation to National TAFE Day be permitted in the Federation Chamber.
That further statements in relation to Women's Health Week be permitted in the Federation Chamber.
Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business
1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 5 September 2023.
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, 5 September 2023, and determined the order of precedence and times on Monday, 11 September 2023, as follows:
Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices
1 DR HAINES: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018 , and for related purposes. (National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment (Unlocking Regional Housing) Bill 2023 )
(Notice given 4 September 2023.)
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 CHANDLER-MATHER: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes the Government's failure to reign in excessive profits from corporations which are hurting everyday people by driving inflation and worsening the cost of living crisis; and
(2) calls on the Government to tax super profits and make the big corporations pay their fair share of tax so that everyone can have a better life.
(Notice given 5 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Chandler-Mather — 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.
3 MS J RYAN: To move:
That this House:
(1) acknowledges that the Government's Fee-Free TAFE policy has been hugely successful, with more than 214,300 enrolments so far in the first six months, nearly 35,000 places more than the 2023 target of 180,000;
(2) notes that:
(a) the care sector will benefit significantly, with courses across health care, aged care and disability care attracting 23.8 per cent of total enrolments, with construction attracting 9.8 per cent, technology and digital attracting 7.8 per cent, and early childhood education and care attracting 5.5 per cent of enrolments;
(b) demographic data also shows Fee-Free TAFE is supporting priority groups including young people, job seekers, people with disability, first nations Australians and culturally and linguistically diverse communities; and
(c) women make up 60.2 per cent of enrolments, with nearly 130,000 women taking on a qualification under the program; and
(3) further notes that:
(a) Fee-Free TAFE is a policy delivered in partnership with state and territory governments;
(b) funding is available for a further 300,000 Fee-Free TAFE places over three years from 2024; and
(c) Fee-Free TAFE is another example of the Government working for Australians by delivering a better future.
(Notice given 5 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 40 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms J Ryan — 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.
4 MR RAMSEY: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) the Government's rush towards 82 per cent renewable energy could expose Australia to unnecessary national security risks due to a dependence on imported solar panel components from China;
(b) that an analysis, led by the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security, Senator James Paterson, uncovered exploitable flaws and vulnerabilities in smart inverters which accompany many Australian solar photovoltaic systems;
(c) that almost 60 per cent of installed smart inverters are being supplied by Chinese manufacturers bound by China's national intelligence laws, which could require companies to be ordered by Beijing to sabotage, survey or disrupt power supplies to Australian homes, companies or Government;
(d) that energy security is national security, and the predominance of Chinese firms supplying inverters leaves Australia vulnerable to cyber-attacks;
(e) that the Government has been aware of the concerns raised by the Opposition but continues to do nothing to alleviate the risks;
(f) that providing affordable and reliable energy that is free from foreign interference should be a first order priority of Government, and that the Government is failing on all fronts;
(g) that the Opposition's concerns have been reinforced by the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) which has delivered a report revealing the threat posed by solar inverters; and
(h) that the CRC has warned of the potential for a 'black start event', which:
(i) refers to a scaled, targeted and simultaneous attack on the grid resulting in a power plant being rendered incapable of turning back on without reliance on a generator or battery; and
(ii) could shut down the entire power grid and take a week to recover; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) stop dithering and take action to ensure Australia's energy grid is free from foreign interference;
(b) immediately launch a review into the national security implications of its 82 per cent renewable target; and
(c) follow the CRC recommendation and ensure cyber security impact assessments be completed for all solar inverters being sold in Australia, and that mandatory cyber security ratings be introduced for solar inverters.
(Notice given 8 August 202 3.)
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon.
Speech time limits —
Mr Ramsey — 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.
Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices
1 DR WEBSTER: To move:
That this House:
(1) acknowledges the urgent need to invest in medical research into Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a childhood brain cancer with a 100 per cent mortality rate;
(2) recognises that:
(a) DIPG causes more childhood deaths than any other disease;
(b) just ten per cent of patients survive two years, and less than one per cent survive five years;
(c) DIPG is one of the only cancers for which there are no effective systematic therapies;
(d) DIPG typically strikes in the middle of childhood, peaking around five to seven years of age;
(e) each year, 20 to 25 Australian children are diagnosed with DIPG and pass away within twelve months; and
(f) Australia is in a unique position to improve outcomes for DIPG patients, since we are regarded internationally as one of the world's leaders in DIPG research;
(3) further acknowledges that the Kids Cancer Centre at the Sydney Children's Hospital estimates that an injection of $25 million specific for DIPG research is needed; and
(4) calls on the Minister for Health and Aged Care to allocate funding from the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund.
(Notice given 4 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 30 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Dr Webster — 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 REID: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes the Government's commitment to restore dignity to aged care residents;
(2) recognises that the Government is:
(a) delivering on the commitment to put nurses back into nursing homes with 24 hours a day, seven days a week nursing care;
(b) delivering a record 15 per cent pay increase for aged care workers across Australia, the largest ever pay rise in the history of the aged care sector;
(c) delivering support for older Australians who live in aged care homes, so that they are receiving the safe, high-quality care they deserve; and
(d) working to ensure older Australians have tasty and nutritious food in aged care; and
(3) acknowledges this is just part of the Government's commitment to significant new investments to rebuild universal healthcare in Australia.
(Notice given 5 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 50 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Dr Reid — 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.
3 MS TINK: To move:
That this House:
(1) recognises:
(a) that despite the Prime Minister declaring he wanted to 'change the way' we do politics in Australia, the Government is following the well-trodden path of the previous Government and failing to meet the transparency expectations of the Australian public; and
(b) this failure is particularly acute when it comes to the protection of whistleblowers;
(2) notes that:
(a) whistleblowers make our democracy stronger by valuing accountability and justice, and promoting good government and good governance;
(b) whistleblowing is one the most effective ways to detect and prevent corruption;
(c) the action of high-profile whistleblowers, such as Richard Boyle and David McBride, has resulted in changed policy and/or public good;
(d) the ongoing prosecutions of these individuals are having a chilling effect on anyone considering blowing the whistle to reveal unlawful and other wrongful conduct, and are not in the public interest;
(e) the Attorney-General has authority under section 71(b) of the Judiciary Act 1903 to decline to proceed further with a prosecution for an indictable offence; and
(f) this power was granted to the Attorney-General so that he may discharge his ultimate responsibility to Parliament and to the Australian people for the conduct of the prosecution process with due regard for public interest; and
(3) calls on the Attorney-General to act in the name of transparency and utilise his power to immediately cease the prosecutions of Richard Boyle and David McBride.
(Notice given 5 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Tink — 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 MS STANLEY: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month;
(b) Sunday, 15 October 2023 marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; and
(c) this date acknowledges the shared loss experienced by parents, friends, and healthcare workers of those little ones lost too soon whether through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or any other loss;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) there is a significant impact on families which have lost a baby;
(b) every year 110,000 Australians experience a miscarriage, more than 2,000 experience stillbirth, and almost 700 lost a baby within the first 28 days; and
(c) stillbirth occurrence is higher in Aboriginal and Culturally Diverse communities;
(3) further acknowledges all families that have experienced loss, either recently or over time; and
(4) commends the Government for providing $5.1 million to organisations to support women and families following stillbirth or miscarriage.
(Notice given 4 September 2 023.)
Time allotted — 20 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Ms Stanley — 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
1 BLACK SPOT ROAD SAFETY PROGRAM: Resumption of debate ( from 4 September 2023 ) on the motion of Mr Pasin—That this House:
(1) acknowledges the importance of the Black Spot Road Safety Program, which has been delivering funding continuously since 1996 to reduce the risk of road crashes;
(2) notes that half of all road crashes are on local government roads, and these crashes account for 52 per cent of all casualties and 40 per cent of all road deaths;
(3) recognises that local government is responsible for around 77 per cent of the road network but only collects around 3.5 per cent of the total tax revenue raised by governments in Australia, and as such is heavily reliant on road funding from other levels of government;
(4) further notes that:
(a) two thirds of all road fatalities occur on regional roads; and
(b) the Black Spot Road Safety Program intention is to allocate funding on a half-half basis between urban and rural roads;
(5) further acknowledges that not all councils, in particular rural and regional councils with lower rate bases, have the resources necessary to make applications that meet criteria for the Black Spot Road Safety Program; and
(6) calls on the Government to amend the Black Spot Road Safety Program guidelines to make it easier for the local Government sector to access that fund.
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 1.30 pm.
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.
Items for Federation Chamber (4.45 pm to 7.30 pm)
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Notices — continued
5 DR ANANDA-RAJAH: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) safe and affordable housing is central to the security and dignity of all Australians;
(b) the Government has committed to an ambitious housing reform agenda, which will boost the supply of all housing, including more public and social housing, more affordable housing, more homes to rent and more homes to buy;
(c) Australia's housing challenges did not happen overnight and cannot be solved by one government alone; and
(d) the Government is working with state, territory and local governments to deliver better housing outcomes including the work being undertaken through the National Cabinet;
(2) acknowledges the measures agreed to at National Cabinet, including:
(a) federal funding of $3 billion through the New Homes Bonus to help incentivise states and territories to build more homes where people need them;
(b) a $500 million Housing Support Program for initiatives to help kickstart housing supply, including connecting essential services and amenities to support new housing development and building planning capability;
(c) federal funding of $2 billion through the Social Housing Accelerator to deliver thousands of social homes across Australia;
(d) the National Planning Reform Blueprint with planning, zoning, land release and other measures to improve housing supply and affordability;
(e) A Better Deal for Renters to harmonise and strengthen renters' rights across Australia; and
(f) the National Housing Accord that will support planning and zoning reforms to deliver 10,000 affordable rental homes over five years from 2024, to be matched by the states and territories; and
(3) further acknowledges that:
(a) after a decade of little action, the Government is delivering measures to turn around the housing challenges in Australia today; and
(b) there is more work to do and we need governments at all levels to work together.
(Notice given 5 September 2023.)
Time allotted — 50 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Dr Ananda-Rajah — 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.
Orders of the day
2 MISINFORMATION LAWS: Resumption of debate ( from 4 September 2023 ) on the motion of Mr Coleman—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Government is seeking to impose new misinformation laws in Australia which are deeply flawed;
(b) even before submissions closed on 20 August, the Government's exposure draft bill had already been the subject of an avalanche of criticism;
(c) some of the most vocal criticisms have come from leading lawyers who have clinically taken the Government's bill apart, piece by piece; and
(d) the Minister appears to have had few defenders of her plan;
(2) acknowledges that, under the Government's exposure draft bill:
(a) the definition of 'misinformation' is so broad that it could capture many statements made by Australians in the context of political debate;
(b) authorised content by the Government cannot be misinformation, but criticisms of the Government by ordinary Australians can be misinformation;
(c) nothing an academic says can be misinformation, but statements by somebody disagreeing with an academic can be misinformation;
(d) good faith statements made by entertainers cannot be misinformation, but good faith statements made by ordinary Australians on political matters can be misinformation;
(e) journalists commenting on their personal digital platforms could have their content removed as misinformation; and
(f) if the Minister has a favoured digital platform, then that platform could be entirely removed from the application of the misinformation laws;
(3) condemns the Government for delivering this appalling exposure draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023; and
(4) calls on the Government to:
(a) admit that the Government's plan is deeply flawed; and
(b) bin the bill.
Time allotted — 70 minutes.
Speech time limits —
All Members — 5minutes.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 14 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
Notices — continued
6 MR SMITH: To move:
That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 11 September 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup in the Republic of Chile; and
(b) the coup and subsequent military dictatorship was supported and enabled by the interference of foreign powers; and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the coup was an abrogation of the democratic rights of the people of Chile;
(b) the subsequent military dictatorship was a period of intense suffering and repression for the Chilean people;
(c) the Government in 1973 initiated a program which brought thousands of refugees from Chile to Australia;
(d) the contribution of those Chileans to the life and society of Australia has been outstanding;
(e) the peoples of Australia have and continue to enjoy strong and happy relations; and
(f) today Chile is a strong and progressive democracy and a key partner of Australia.
(Notice given 4 S eptember 2023.)
Time allotted — 25 minutes.
Speech time limits —
Mr Smith — 5minutes.
Other Members — 5minutes each.
[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 5 x 5 mins]
The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.
7 MS STANLEY: To move:
That this House:
(1) acknowledges the success of women's sport in Australia, particularly the:
(a) Australian women's cricket team which retained the Ashes in 2023 after winning the World Cup in 2022, and the T20 World Cup in Melbourne in 2022;
(b) Diamonds which recently won the Netball World Cup for the twelfth time, beating England 61-45; and
(c) Matildas' success in the FIFA Women's World Cup;
(2) notes:
(a) that many codes are moving to pay parity and are providing women opportunities previously only seen in men's sport; and
(b) the prestige of women's sport with increasing numbers of people watching sport at the ground, at 'live sites', or on television;
(3) encourages greater free-to-air availability for sports; and
(4) further notes the importance of supporting women's and men's sport to encourage health and fitness—'you can't be what you can't see'.
(Notice given 8 August 2023.)
Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 7.30 pm.
Speech time limits —
Ms Stanley — 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.
THE HON D. M. DICK MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
6 September 2023
Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a second time.
Social Security Amendment (Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a second time.
That the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Mr David McBride, a former military lawyer, is facing five charges relating to the disclosure of information that is undeniably in the public interest, including credible evidence of war crimes committed by Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan;
(b) Mr McBride faces court on 13 November 2023, and will be the first person on trial in relation to alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan and he faces the very real prospect of spending years in prison, simply for telling the truth, because of this Australian Government prosecution; and
(c) Mr Richard Boyle, a former Australian Tax Office official, is also facing the prospect of life in prison within the year, for revealing information about serious improper conduct within the Australian Taxation Office, which was also undoubtedly in the public interest; and
(2) calls on the Government to immediately intervene pursuant to the Judiciary Act 1903 and discontinue the politically-motivated prosecutions of Mr McBride and Mr Boyle.
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Clark from moving the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Mr David McBride, a former military lawyer, is facing five charges relating to the disclosure of information that is undeniably in the public interest, including credible evidence of war crimes committed by Australian Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan;
(b) Mr McBride faces court on 13 November 2023, and will be the first person on trial in relation to alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan and he faces the very real prospect of spending years in prison, simply for telling the truth, because of this Australian Government prosecution; and
(c) Mr Richard Boyle, a former Australian Tax Office official, is also facing the prospect of life in prison within the year, for revealing information about serious improper conduct within the Australian Taxation Office, which was also undoubtedly in the public interest; and
(2) calls on the Government to immediately intervene pursuant to the Judiciary Act 1903 and discontinue the politically-motivated prosecutions of Mr McBride and Mr Boyle.
The House divided. [10:31]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a third time.
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a third time.
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
As the legislation now makes abundantly clear, the economic impact fails to take into account the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of service contractors and workers in related entity businesses that will be captured by the legislation.
The only loophole this bad legislation is looking to close is that of plummeting union membership.
The Government is proposing major changes to core aspects of our workplace relations system. They are changes that will, collectively, impact most sectors of the economy …
It is crucial that Parliament properly scrutinises the changes and isn't misguided by efforts to downplay the adverse impacts of the changes or their significance.
… we should be blind to everyday facts and events, if we failed to observe that the aim of industrial struggles is to raise the personal status and condition of the workers.
all human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity—
of economic security and equal opportunity …
Australians should have safe jobs, well paid jobs and rewarding jobs, but the government's radical shake-up of the industrial relations system will not deliver that …
"These changes will create confusion and extra costs for consumers, make it harder to hire casual workers and create uncertainty for employing anybody.
"Any government that's serious about cost of living would not do this.
"They should not add cost and complexity at a time when people are struggling to pay their bills.
At a time when small businesses are managing increased costs of supply, of rent, of power, of wages; we don't need changes that detract businesses from their sales and service delivery.
If you're in labour hire or want a casual job, prepare for unemployment.
If you are a service provider and want to advertise online, prepare for unemployment.
That all words after "House" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"whilst not supporting a Senate Inquiry into the bill and not declining to give the bill a second reading:
(1) notes that in 2001 a far North Queensland sugar mill was sold by a bank and receivers at allegedly an undervalued asset price, leaving millions owing in original farmer shareholders …
That all words after "House" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"whilst not supporting a Senate inquiry into the bill and not declining to give the bill a second reading:
(1) notes that in 2001 a far North Queensland sugar mill was sold by a bank and receivers at allegedly an undervalued asset price, leaving millions owing in original farmer shareholders;
(2) notes that despite continuous calls for an ASIC investigation, the only accountability came through civil proceedings successfully brought on by affected farmers;
(3) notes that in 2012 a mine in far North Queensland collapsed placing 450 people out of work and leaving millions owing in wages and entitlements to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers;
(4) notes that in July 2023 another mine in far North Queensland collapsed placing 250 people out of work and leaving millions owing in wages and entitlements to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers;
(5) notes that both mining companies had the same Director prior to collapse and complaints made to the ATO about unpaid super for the second company date back to September 2021, nearly two years before the collapse;
(6) notes that in March 2023 a transport/wholesale fruit company collapsed leaving millions owing to transport and farming entities across Australia;
(7) notes that the Director of this company, who resigned days before the collapse, has approximately 285 office holdings in various other companies and is the subject of a number of ASIC complaints;
(8) notes that workers and contractors, subcontractors and suppliers cannot be adequately protected by regulation alone and we must have improved oversight and enforcement;
(9) notes that ASIC and the ATO either are ill-equipped or otherwise unwilling or unable to fulfill the role of a tough and accountable enforcer of companies and their officeholders; and
(10) calls on the government to:
(a) remove corporate oversight from the ATO and ASIC;
(b) place corporate oversight with the Fair Work Commission or a similar "oversight and enforcement" body; and
(c) provide this "oversight and enforcement" body with the resources, accountability and powers to adequately protect employees and contractors, sub contractors and suppliers from corporate wrong doings."
Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023
This was about holding universities to account. It wasn't about the students.
… starting university can involve significant adjustment stress for students, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who have never been in an environment like university before and who don't have the family financial resources to fall back on. These are the very students whose participation in tertiary education we should be fostering, rather than impeding.
Access to higher education has many positive flow-on effects on broader First Nations families and communities, as well as individuals, embedding generational accessibility to tertiary education.
They completed those, and some of those Indigenous women have told me that when they were in year 9 at school the thought that someone would call them 'Doctor' one day never occurred to them. It's great, and I really believe in encouraging Indigenous people who, as with all of us, are ready to go to university to be supported. I've seen some really good outcomes in my patch. I couldn't be prouder of those women who did that, and I'm also proud of the University of Melbourne for making it happen.
As much as there are economic barriers that we need to deal with in this place, through things like the tertiary access allowance and supporting disadvantaged students to give them the opportunity to go to university, there is also a challenge, for those of us who live in rural and regional communities, to make sure we're doing everything we can to build aspiration amongst young people.
The House divided. [13:15]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
That this bill be now read a third time.
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill 2023
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023
A lack of investment in research, monitoring and disease surveillance in Australia has made it impossible to quantify the current prevalence and long-term direct and indirect effects of silicosis on Australian workers …
That the Speaker's ruling be dissented from under standing order 87.
If a Member dissents from a ruling of the Speaker, the objection or dissent must be declared at once.
A Member moving a motion of dissent must submit the motion in writing.
If the motion is seconded, the Speaker shall then propose the question to the House, and debate may proceed immediately.
That the question be put.
The House divided. [14:51]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
The House divided. [14:58]
(The Speaker—Hon. Milton Dick)
We can't have an airline with very deep pockets undercut, undercut, undercut and … people go to them as opposed to an airline that may be majority Australian-owned and unable to compete with this unfair undercutting of prices.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023
The comprehensive mishandling of transport and infrastructure policy under this government.
I am thrilled to be here today to see this fantastic space and what our investment in critical regional tourism infrastructure means to the communities it benefits.
The Australian Government's investment is making a real difference to the safety, flood resilience and capacity of vital infrastructure.
Whether it's through improvements to the Bruce Highway or our investments in the Black Spot Program or Roads to Recovery, we are delivering the upgrades that get people home safely, get people home quickly and support connected a community.
That business intervening before notice No. 5, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day.
That:
(1) the resolution of appointment for the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs be amended to replace paragraph 3 with the following:
"(3) the committee consist of 13 members, five Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Government Whip or Whips, two Members of the House of Representatives to be nominated by the Opposition Whip or Whips, one Member of the House of Representatives to be nominated by any minority group or independent Member, two Senators to be nominated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, one Senator to be nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and two Senators to be nominated by any minority group or independent Senator;"
and;
(2) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.
That:
(1) the following matter be referred to the Climate Change Authority for review, in accordance with section 59(1)(a)(ii) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 :
(a) the potential technology transition and emission pathways that best support Australia's transition to net zero emissions by 2050 for the following sectors:
(i) electricity and energy;
(ii) transport;
(iii) industry and waste;
(iv) agriculture and land;
(v) resources; and
(vi) built environment;
(2) the review must identify:
(a) existing and prospective opportunities to achieve emissions reductions;
(b) which technologies may be deployed in each sector to support emissions reductions;
(c) how public and private finance can support and align with these emission pathways;
(d) barriers to implementation, such as short-term or longer-term pressures on cost and supply chains and the pace of technology commercialisation;
(e) workforce matters, including skills and opportunities for women;
(f) any gaps in existing evidence and data; and
(g) any other relevant factors;
(3) the review must take into consideration:
(a) the principles for the Climate Change Authority set out in section 12 of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 , including the global goals in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement and boosting economic, employment and social benefits; and
(b) the range of emissions reductions achievable through the deployment of available and prospective technologies;
(4) the Climate Change Authority must give the report of the review to the Climate Change Minister, in accordance with section 60(1)(b) of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 , by 1 August 2024 to assist the Government in developing a national net zero by 2050 plan; and
(5) a message be sent to the Senate acquainting it of this resolution and requesting that it concur and take action accordingly.
Development of plans for each sector of the economy is the only way to effectively 'build up' to nationally determined contributions for 2035 and beyond, that are both ambitious and pragmatic and navigate an orderly transition to a resilient, prosperous net zero economy.
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022
Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Bill 2023
Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill 2023
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a third time.
National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023
That this bill be now read a third time.
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
Australians should have safe jobs, well paid jobs and rewarding jobs, but the government’s radical shake-up of the industrial relations system will not deliver that …
These changes will create confusion and extra costs for consumers, make it harder to hire casual workers and create uncertainty for employing anybody.
Any government that's serious about cost of living would not do this.
We need a system that drives productivity, not stifles it, because that will stifle wages growth.
The case has not been made for this radical shake-up.
The changes will inflict immense harm to the economy, the weight of which will fall on the shoulders of the most vulnerable Australians who will pay more for groceries, housing, and energy.
The MCA calls on the Albanese Government to rip up this bill and head back to the drawing board.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Archer ) took the chair at 09:29.
That order of the day No. 1, government business, and order of the day No. 1, statements, be postponed until a later hour this day.