Parliament of Australia

Draft Minutes

No. 70

Thursday, 3 September 2020

- 9:30:24 AM

1The House met, at 9.30 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable A. D. H. Smith) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.

- 9:31:48 AM

2Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020

Mr Porter (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to counter-terrorism, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Porter presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 9:32:18 AM

Mr Porter moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 9:39:14 AM

Debate adjourned (Ms M. M. H. King), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 9:39:39 AM

3Fair Work Amendment (Improving Unpaid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Mr Porter (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 in relation to unpaid parental leave, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Porter presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 9:40:06 AM

Mr Porter moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 9:48:34 AM

Debate adjourned (Mr Bowen), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 9:50:04 AM

Mr Bowen, sought leave to move a motion..

- 9:50:45 AM

4SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS MOVED

Mr Bowen moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for McMahon from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1)notes that:

(a)the Member for Hughes and the Member for Dawson continue to claim that hydroxychloroquine should be used against COVID-19;

(b)these claims are contradicted by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and Chief Medical Officer, who said in a press conference on 31 August 2020 that ‘the medical advice is it is not useful as a medicine’ for COVID-19; and

(c)in the same press conference, when given an opportunity to support the Therapeutic Goods Administration and Chief Medical Officer, the Minister for Health instead supported the ‘people on many sides of this Parliament who will express individual views’; and

(2)commends the Therapeutic Goods Administration and Chief Medical Officer for accepting and promoting evidence, and urges the Minister for Health to do the same.

- 9:51:56 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge (Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 9:52:16 AM

Division 425

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 40

Dr Allen	Mr Frydenberg	Dr Martin	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Gee	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Mr Goodenough	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Ms Hammond	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hawke	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr Hunt	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Ms Ley	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr Littleproud	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Mr McCormack	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 9:58:34 AM

Mr Husic (seconder) addressing the House—

- 9:58:50 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 9:59:02 AM

Division 426

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 40

Dr Allen	Mr Frydenberg	Dr Martin	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Gee	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Mr Goodenough	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Ms Hammond	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hawke	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr Hunt	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Ms Ley	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr Littleproud	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Mr McCormack	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:01:58 AM

Question—That the motion for the suspension of standing orders be disagreed to—put.

- 10:02:26 AM

Division 427

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 42

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr Pasin	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Dr Haines	Mr Pitt	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Ms Hammond	Mr Porter	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hawke	Ms Price	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr Hunt	Mr Ramsey*	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Robert	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Ms Ley	Mr Sharma	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr Littleproud	Mr Simmonds	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Mr McCormack	Ms Steggall	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg	Dr Martin

NOES, 33

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Mr Hayes	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:04:43 AM

5Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020

Mr Porter (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to protect and manage Australia’s foreign relations, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Porter presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 10:05:10 AM

Mr Porter moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 10:14:19 AM

Debate adjourned (Ms M. M. H. King), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 10:14:34 AM

Ms Plibersek, sought leave to move a motion..

- 10:15:07 AM

6SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS MOVED

Ms Plibersek moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Sydney from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1)notes that:

(a)Australia is in its worst recession in nearly a century;

(b)more than one million Australians can’t find work, including nearly 350,000 young people;

(c)now is the worst possible time to make it harder and more expensive for Australians to go to university, including more than doubling the cost of degrees for thousands of students; and

(d)this week, the government gagged debate on a bill that will make it harder and more expensive for Australians to go to university, preventing proper scrutiny; and

(2)invites the Prime Minister to attend the chamber and make a statement on this matter.

- 10:16:35 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge (Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 10:16:39 AM

Division 428

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 36

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Sharkie
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Ms Steggall
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor	Mr Zappia

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:23:08 AM

Ms Templeman (seconder) addressing the House—

- 10:23:24 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 10:23:32 AM

Division 429

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 36

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Sharkie
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Ms Steggall
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor	Mr Zappia

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:26:43 AM

Debate ensued.

- 10:26:50 AM

Mr Burke addressing the House—

- 10:27:05 AM

Closure

Mr Tudge moved—That the question be now put.

Question—That the question be now put—put.

- 10:27:18 AM

Division 430

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 36

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Sharkie
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Ms Steggall
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor	Mr Zappia

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:29:13 AM

And the question—That the motion for the suspension of standing orders be disagreed to—being accordingly put—

- 10:29:15 AM

Division 431

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 44

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Ms Steggall
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Stevens
Mrs Archer	Dr Haines	Mr Pasin	Mr Sukkar
Mr Conaghan	Ms Hammond	Mr Pitt	Mr Taylor
Mr Connelly	Mr Hawke	Mr Porter	Mr Tehan
Mr Coulton	Mr Hunt	Ms Price	Mr Tudge
Mr Dutton	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Ramsey*	Mr van Manen
Mr Falinski	Ms Ley	Mr Robert	Mr Wallace
Mr Fletcher	Mr Littleproud	Ms Sharkie	Dr Webster
Ms Flint*	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Mr Frydenberg	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman

NOES, 33

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Mr Hayes	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:31:29 AM

7Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020

Mr Porter (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters in connection with the Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Porter presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 10:32:05 AM

Mr Porter moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 10:34:49 AM

Debate adjourned (Ms Collins), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 10:35:10 AM

Ms Collins, sought leave to move a motion.

- 10:35:32 AM

8SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS MOVED

Ms Collins moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Franklin from moving the following motion immediately—

That the House:

(1)notes:

(a)reports in this morning’s News Corp newspapers that up to 100 older Australians are being assaulted in residential aged care every week;

(b)that number could be up to ten times higher;

(c)it will have taken more than four years for the government to establish a Serious Incident Response Scheme, after it was recommended by the Australian Law Reform; and

(d)aged care is clearly and unambiguously a Commonwealth responsibility, and the Prime Minister must take urgent action to fix this; and

(2)invites the Prime Minister to attend the chamber and make a statement on this matter.

- 10:36:38 AM

Closure of Member

Ms Ley (Minister for the Environment) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 10:36:52 AM

Division 432

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:42:49 AM

Mr Conroy (seconder) addressing the House—

- 10:43:04 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge (Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 10:43:15 AM

Division 433

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:45:28 AM

Debate ensued.

- 10:45:30 AM

Mr Burke addressing the House—

- 10:45:39 AM

Closure

Mr Tudge moved—That the question be now put.

Question—That the question be now put—put.

- 10:45:52 AM

Division 434

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:47:32 AM

And the question—That the motion for the suspension of standing orders be disagreed to—being accordingly put—

- 10:47:37 AM

Division 435

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 35

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Ms Plibersek
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 10:51:07 AM

9Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020

Mr Hawke (Assistant Defence Minister), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the Australian Defence Force, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Hawke presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 10:51:38 AM

Mr Hawke moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 10:56:17 AM

Debate adjourned (Mr O’Connor), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 10:56:58 AM

Mr O’Connor, sought leave to move a motion.

- 10:57:10 AM

10SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS MOVED

Mr O’Connor moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Gorton from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:

(1)notes that:

(a)this week, Australia has plunged into the worst recession in nearly a century;

(b)there are a million Australians unemployed;

(c)in the midst of this crisis, the Prime Minister has deliberately chosen to cut Jobkeeper, Jobseeker, and wages; and

(d)the actions of this Prime Minister will make this recession deeper and longer, and will hurt more Australians; and

(2)invites the Prime Minister to attend the chamber and make a statement on this matter.

- 10:58:13 AM

Closure of Member

Ms Ley (Minister for the Environment) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 10:58:36 AM

Division 436

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 34

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 11:05:23 AM

Ms Owens (seconder) addressing the House—

- 11:05:43 AM

Closure of Member

Mr Tudge (Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 11:05:52 AM

Division 437

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 34

Mr Albanese	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 11:07:53 AM

Debate ensued.

- 11:07:55 AM

Mr Thistlethwaite addressing the House—

- 11:08:02 AM

Closure

Mr Tudge moved—That the question be now put.

Question—That the question be now put—put.

- 11:08:10 AM

Division 438

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 33

Dr Aly	Ms Collins	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Mr Bowen	Mr Conroy	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Burke	Mr Dick	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Ms Burney	Dr Freelander*	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gorman	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Dr Chalmers	Dr Haines	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia
Mr Clare

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 11:10:00 AM

And the question—That the motion for the suspension of standing orders be disagreed to—being accordingly put—

- 11:10:05 AM

Division 439

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 42

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Dr Haines	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Ms Hammond	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hawke	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr Hunt	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Mr C. Kelly	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Ms Ley	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr Littleproud	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Mr McCormack	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg	Dr Martin

NOES, 32

Dr Aly	Mr Clare	Mr Hill	Mr O’Connor
Mr Bowen	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Mr Burke	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Plibersek
Ms Burney	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Ms Rishworth
Mr M. C. Butler	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Ms T. M. Butler	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Dr Chalmers	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Mr Thistlethwaite
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hayes	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Zappia

* Tellers

Pairs

Mrs McIntosh	Ms Swanson
Dr McVeigh	Mr R. G. Mitchell
Mr Ted O’Brien	Dr Mulino
Mr Irons	Ms Kearney
Mr Morton	Mr Snowdon
Mrs Wicks	Mr Watts
Ms Liu	Ms M. M. H. King
Dr Gillespie	Mr Perrett
Mr Thompson	Ms Murphy
Ms Landry	Ms C. F. King
Mr Vasta	Ms Vamvakinou
Mr Hastie	Mr Georganas
Mr Young	Ms O’Neil
Mr Alexander	Ms Bird
Mr Hogan	Ms Rowland
Ms Bell	Ms Owens
Mr K. J. Andrews	Mr Burns
Mr T. R. Wilson	Mr J. H. Wilson
Mr Evans	Ms Payne
Mr Pearce	Ms Templeman
Mr Broadbent	Mr Byrne
Mr Drum	Mrs Elliot
Mr Howarth	Mr Giles
Mr Christensen	Ms Coker
Mr Leeser	Mr Shorten
Mr L. S. O’Brien	Ms Thwaites
Mr Buchholz	Mr Champion
Mr Wood	Ms Wells
Mr Coleman	Mr Dreyfus
Mr Joyce	Ms Ryan
Mr Entsch	Mr Fitzgibbon
Mrs Marino	Mr Marles
Mr D. J. Chester	Ms Claydon
Mr Laming	Mr Khalil
Mr R. J. Wilson	Mr Neumann

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 11:12:55 AM

11Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020

Ms Ley (Minister for the Environment), for Mr Hunt (Minister for Health), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes.

Document

Ms Ley presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

- 11:13:14 AM

Ms Ley moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

- 11:15:50 AM

Quorum called, Mr Giles.

- 11:18:17 AM

Quorum formed.

- 11:18:30 AM

Debate adjourned (Mr Giles), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

- 11:19:10 AM

12Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Parliamentary Joint Committee—REPORTS—STATEMENT BY MEMBER

Mr Conaghan (Chair) presented the following documents:

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Parliamentary Joint Committee—

Examination of the annual report of the Integrity Commissioner 2018-19—Report, September 2020.

- 11:19:10 AM

Report on the visit to New Zealand and Vanuatu, December 2019—Report.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the reports were made Parliamentary Papers.

- 11:19:19 AM

Mr Conaghan, by leave, made a statement in connection with the reports.

- 11:22:36 AM

Quorum called, Mr Giles.

- 11:24:49 AM

Quorum formed.

- 11:24:56 AM

13 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

- 11:25:16 AM

Debate resumed by Ms T. M. Butler who moved, as an amendment—

That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“The House declines to give the bill a second reading as it is of the opinion that the outdated proposals from the Government ignore recommendations from the Samuel Review and fail to protect the environment, create jobs and provide certainty for business”.

Debate ensued.

- 11:55:39 AM

Quorum called, Ms Swanson.

- 11:58:19 AM

Quorum formed.

Mr Albanese, 11:58:54 AM. Mr Fitzgibbon, 12:13:54 PM.

- 12:28:49 PM

Quorum called, Mr Fitzgibbon.

- 12:31:12 PM

Quorum formed.

Mr Keogh, 12:31:20 PM.

- 12:42:00 PM

Quorum called, Mr Keogh.

- 12:44:34 PM

Quorum formed.

Mr Thistlethwaite, 12:44:33 PM.

- 12:59:40 PM

Quorum called, Mr Thistlethwaite.

- 1:02:29 PM

Quorum formed.

- 1:02:33 PM

Mr Burns (by video link),

- 1:17:45 PM

Mr Bandt (by video link),

- 1:29:56 PM

Mr Bandt addressing the House—

- 1:30:08 PM

It being 1.30 pm, the debate was interrupted in accordance with standing order 43, Mr Bandt was granted leave to continue his speech when the debate is resumed, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

- 1:30:19 PM

14MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements being made—

- 1:30:28 PM

Mr Shorten (by video link),

Mr L. S. O’Brien, 1:31:24 PM.

- 1:33:05 PM

Mr Neumann (by video link),

Mr Leeser, 1:34:41 PM. Ms Stanley, 1:36:16 PM. Mr Pearce, 1:37:47 PM. Ms Owens, 1:39:08 PM. Mr Ramsey, 1:40:41 PM. Ms Sharkie, 1:42:13 PM. Mr Sharma, 1:43:51 PM. Ms Swanson, 1:45:20 PM. Mr Simmonds, 1:46:56 PM. Mr Gorman, 1:48:18 PM. Mr Stevens, 1:49:47 PM. Ms M. M. H. King, 1:51:22 PM. Mr van Manen, 1:52:56 PM. Ms L. M. Chesters, 1:54:30 PM. Mr Vasta, 1:56:04 PM.

- 1:57:40 PM

Document

Mr Vasta, by leave, presented the following document:

List of signatures and locations.

- 1:58:02 PM

Members’ statements continued.

Mr Dick, 1:58:05 PM. Mr Wallace, 1:59:12 PM.

- 2:00:49 PM

15QUESTIONS

- 2:00:57 PM

(1)Mr Albanese to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:04:43 PM

(2)Ms Flint to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:08:11 PM

(3)Mr Albanese to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:11:46 PM

(4)Mr Conaghan to Mr McCormack (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development)

- 2:15:17 PM

(5)Dr Chalmers to Mr Frydenberg (Treasurer)

- 2:18:44 PM

(6)Dr Haines to Mr Frydenberg (Treasurer)

- 2:21:42 PM

(7)Mr Sharma to Mr Frydenberg (Treasurer)

- 2:24:59 PM

(8)Mr Albanese to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:28:43 PM

(9)Dr Martin to Mr Hunt (Minister for Health)

- 2:32:36 PM

(10)Mr Burns (by video link) to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:36:03 PM

(11)Dr Allen to Mr Tehan (Minister for Education)

- 2:39:31 PM

(12)Ms Murphy to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 2:41:51 PM

(13)Mr Falinski to Mr Robert (Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme)

- 2:45:13 PM

(14)Mr Shorten (by video link) to Mr Robert (Minister for Government Services)

Point of order, Mr Shorten. 2:46:23 PM. Mr Robert, 2:46:48 PM.

- 2:48:21 PM

(15)Mr Simmonds to Mr Dutton (Minister for Home Affairs)

- 2:52:00 PM

Mr Albanese (Leader of the Opposition), by indulgence, made a statement added to the previous response.

- 2:52:31 PM

(16)Ms McBain to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

Point of order, Mr Burke. 2:54:29 PM. Mr Littleproud, 2:54:40 PM.

- 2:56:46 PM

(17)Mr Wallace to Mr Porter (Attorney-General)

- 3:00:12 PM

(18)Mr Albanese to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 3:03:39 PM

(19)Mr Connelly to Ms Price (Minister for Defence Industry)

- 3:06:42 PM

(20)Dr Chalmers to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

Point of order, Mr Albanese. 3:09:40 PM. Mr Frydenberg, 3:10:41 PM.

- 3:11:24 PM

(21)Ms Hammond to Mr Morrison (Prime Minister)

- 3:14:50 PM

16DOCUMENTS

The following documents were presented:

Migration Act 1958—Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—

Personal identifier 1000109-O4, 1001921-O3, 1002595-O3, 1002956-O1, 1003154-O, 1003169-O, 1003172-O, 1003176-O, 1003190-O, 1003212-O—

Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman’s reports—Report No. 28 of 2020.

Government response to Ombudsman’s reports.

Personal identifier 1001062-O3, 1001782-O, 1002459-O3, 1002570-O3, 1002937-O1, 1003018-O1, 1003038-O1, 1003144-O, 1003149-O, 1003156-O—

Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman’s reports—Report No. 29 of 2020.

Government response to Ombudsman’s reports.

Personal identifier 1002473-O3, 1002726-O3, 1002727-O2, 1002741-O3, 1002955-O1, 1003164-O, 1003167-O, 1003173-O, 1003178-O, 1003194-O—

Commonwealth and Immigration Ombudsman’s reports—Report No. 30 of 2020.

Government response to Ombudsman’s reports.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003—

Operation of Section 12(G)(2) of the Act—Report for 2019-20.

Operation of Section 54(2) of the Act—Report for 2019-20.

Quarterly reports on the operation of Section 12G(1) for the periods—2020—

1 January to 31 March.

1 April to 30 June.

Quarterly reports on the operation of Section 54(1) for the periods—2020—

1 January to 31 March.

1 April to 30 June.

Treaties—Bilateral—National interest analysis with attachment on consultation—

Suspension of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Hong Kong concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

Suspension of the Agreement for the Surrender of Accused and Convicted Persons between the Government of Australia and the Government of Hong Kong.

- 3:15:06 PM

17Intelligence and Security—Parliamentary Joint Committee—MEMBERSHIP

The House was informed that the Speaker had received advice from Mr Morrison (Prime Minister) nominating a Member to be a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

Mr Porter (Leader of the House), by leave, moved—That in accordance with the provisions of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, Dr Aly be appointed a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

Question—put and passed.

- 3:15:50 PM

18Leave of absence to all Members

Mr Porter (Leader of the House) moved—That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting.

- 3:16:11 PM

Debate ensued.

Mr Albanese, 3:16:19 PM.

- 3:17:29 PM

Question—put and passed.

- 3:17:36 PM

19Auditor-General’s Report

The Speaker presented the following document:

Auditor-General—Audit report No. 5 of 2020-21—Performance audit—Regulation of the National Energy Market: Australian Energy Regulator.

The document was made a Parliamentary Paper.

- 3:17:53 PM

20DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—Challenges confronting Australians

The House was informed that Mr Albanese (Leader of the Opposition), had proposed that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely, “The Government’s failure to take responsibility for the significant challenges confronting the Australian people”.

- 3:18:08 PM

The proposed discussion having received the necessary support—

- 3:18:14 PM

Mr Albanese addressed the House.

- 3:28:24 PM

Discussion ensued.

Mr Pitt, 3:28:28 PM.

- 3:38:29 PM

Mr Marles (by video link),

Mr Stevens, 3:43:34 PM.

- 3:48:44 PM

Ms O’Neil (by video link),

Dr Martin, 3:53:47 PM. Mr Gorman, 3:58:45 PM. Mr Conaghan, 4:03:49 PM. Mr D. P. B. Smith, 4:08:59 PM. Dr Allen, 4:14:01 PM. Point of order, Mr Burke. 4:21:39 PM.

- 4:23:22 PM

The time allotted under standing order 1 having expired, the discussion was concluded.

- 4:23:35 PM

21Documents

The Speaker presented the following documents:

Battle of Long Tan—Constituency statement—Mr Georganas MP.

- 4:23:35 PM

Environment laws—Constituency statement—Mr Georganas MP.

- 4:23:35 PM

Local government services—Constituency statement—Mr Georganas MP.

- 4:23:35 PM

Condolence speech for Ray Cody—Ms Ryan MP.

- 4:25:23 PM

22SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS MOVED

Mr Burke (Manager of Opposition Business) moving a motion—

- 4:26:08 PM

Closure of Member

Mr Porter (Leader of the House) moved—That the Member be no longer heard.

Question—put.

- 4:26:21 PM

Division 440

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens
Mrs K. L. Andrews	Mr Goodenough	Mr O’Dowd	Mr Sukkar
Mrs Archer	Ms Hammond	Mr Pasin	Mr Taylor
Mr Conaghan	Mr Hawke	Mr Pitt	Mr Tehan
Mr Connelly	Mr Hunt	Mr Porter	Mr Tudge
Mr Coulton	Mr C. Kelly	Ms Price	Mr van Manen
Mr Dutton	Ms Ley	Mr Ramsey*	Mr Wallace
Mr Falinski	Mr Littleproud	Mr Robert	Dr Webster
Mr Fletcher	Mr McCormack	Mr Sharma	Mr Wyatt
Ms Flint*	Dr Martin	Mr Simmonds	Mr Zimmerman
Mr Frydenberg

NOES, 34

Mr Albanese	Ms Collins	Mr Husic	Mrs Phillips
Dr Aly	Mr Conroy	Mr Jones	Ms Rishworth
Mr Bowen	Mr Dick	Mr Keogh	Mr D. P. B. Smith
Mr Burke	Dr Freelander*	Dr Leigh	Mr Snowdon
Ms Burney	Mr Gorman	Ms McBain	Ms Stanley*
Mr M. C. Butler	Mr Gosling	Ms McBride	Ms Steggall
Ms T. M. Butler	Dr Haines	Mr B. K. Mitchell	Mr Thistlethwaite
Dr Chalmers	Mr Hayes	Mr O’Connor	Mr Zappia
Ms L. M. Chesters	Mr Hill

* Tellers

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

- 4:32:48 PM

Adjournment negatived

It being past 4.30 pm—The question was proposed—That the House do not adjourn.

Mr Porter (Leader of the House) requiring the question to be put immediately without debate—

Question—put.

- 4:33:30 PM

Division 441

The House divided (the Speaker, Mr A. D. H. Smith, in the Chair)—

AYES, 41

Dr Allen	Mr Gee	Mr Morrison	Mr Stevens

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