• Skip to navigation
  • Skip to content

Home - Parliament of Australia logo

  • Parliament Calendar
  • Contact
  • ParlInfo
  • ParlWork
  • Log in
  • Menu
  • Home
  • Parliamentary Business
    • Bills and Legislation
    • Tabled documents
    • Chamber documents
    • Hansard
    • Senate estimates
    • Committees
    • Statistics
    • Petitions
    • Address in Reply
  • Senators and Members
    • Senators
    • Members
    • Contacting Senators and Members
  • News & Events
    • Watch, Read, Listen
    • Events Calendar
    • Senate news and events
    • About the House News
    • Joint statements by the Presiding Officers
    • My First Speech
  • About Parliament
    • Senate
    • House of Representatives
    • Work of the Parliament
    • Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce
    • Parliamentary departments
    • International Program
    • Publications and policies
    • Employment
    • Media Rules and Filming Applications
    • Education Resources
    • Parliamentary Friendship Groups (non-country)
    • Australian Parliament House Security Pass Office
    • Sitting Calendar
  • Visit Parliament
    • What's on
    • Things to Do
    • Art at Parliament
    • Dining
    • Parliament Shop
    • Venue Hire
    • Plan your Visit
    • Accessibility
Home Parliamentary Business Hansard Hansard Display

  Table of contents

  • start of business
  •   petitions
    • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • access to electoral roll: st georges terrace
  •   petitions
    • responses
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
    • climate change
    • native fauna and flora
    • infrastructure
    • lymphoedema services
    • asylum seekers
    • multiple sclerosis: sativex
    • medicare benefits schedule
    • intercountry adoption programs
  •   petitions
    • statements
      • Jensen, Dennis, MP
  •   bills
    • foreign acquisitions and takeovers amendment (strategic assets) bill 2015
      • first reading
      • second reading
        • Katter, Bob, MP
  •   private members' business
    • eureka
      • Wicks, Lucy, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • national security
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Danby, Michael, MP
      • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • Watts, Tim, MP
      • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • Ferguson, Laurie, MP
    • world aids day
      • Butler, Terri, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • King, Catherine, MP
    • domestic and family violence
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
      • Price, Melissa, MP
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
  •   bills
    • crimes legislation amendment (powers, offences and other measures) bill 2015, education legislation amendment (overseas debt recovery) bill 2015, student loans (overseas debtors repayment levy) bill 2015, fair work amendment bill 2015, health legislation amendment (ehealth) bill 2015, social services legislation amendment (no jab, no pay) bill 2015, social services legislation amendment (more generous means testing for youth payments) bill 2015
      • assent
    • defence legislation amendment (first principles) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Jensen, Dennis, MP
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
        • Nikolic, Andrew, MP
        • Baldwin, Bob, MP
        • Chester, Darren, MP
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
        • Williams, Matt, MP
        • Tehan, Dan, MP
  •   statements by members
    • climate change rally
      • Zappia, Tony, MP
    • cowan electorate: cctv installation
      • Simpkins, Luke, MP
    • kingsford smith electorate: cricket competition
      • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
    • drought
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
    • throsby electorate: top blokes foundation
      • Jones, Stephen, MP
    • petition: mobile phone coverage
      • Pitt, Keith, MP
    • indi electorate: young leaders
      • McGowan, Cathy, MP
    • zonta: 16 days of activism
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • richmond electorate: tourism
      • Elliot, Justine, MP
    • durack electorate: exmouth
      • Price, Melissa, MP
    • lalor electorate: people's climate march
      • Ryan, Joanne, MP
    • corangamite electorate: infrastructure
      • Henderson, Sarah, MP
    • newcastle electorate: hunter medical research foundation
      • Claydon, Sharon, MP
    • lindsay electorate: thoroughbred racing industry
      • Scott, Fiona, MP
    • canberra electorate: people's climate march
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
    • murray electorate: pony clubs
      • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
    • hotham electorate: hotham writing prize
      • O'Neil, Clare, MP
    • gilmore electorate: project bucephalus
      • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
    • whaling
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
  •   ministerial arrangements
    • Truss, Warren, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • climate change (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
    • child care (Landry, Michelle, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • climate change (Butler, Mark, MP)
    • climate change (Wood, Jason, MP)
    • budget (Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
  •   distinguished visitors
    • Smith, Tony, MP
  •   questions without notice
    • regional australia (McGowan, Cathy, MP)
    • taxation (Wicks, Lucy, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • trade (Sukkar, Michael, MP)
    • economy (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • mental health (Griggs, Natasha, MP)
    • taxation (Bowen, Chris, MP)
    • mining (O'Dowd, Ken, MP)
    • parenting payments (Ellis, Kate, MP)
    • azerbaijan (Simpkins, Luke, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • manufacturing (Henderson, Sarah, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • family payments (Jones, Ewen, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • infrastructure: water (Landry, Michelle, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • syrian refugees (Williams, Matt, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • economy (Christensen, George, MP)
    • special minister of state (Dreyfus, Mark, MP)
    • wine industry (Pasin, Tony, MP)
  •   documents
    • presentation
      • Pyne, Christopher, MP
  •   business
    • leave of absence
      • Burke, Tony, MP
  •   bills
    • defence legislation amendment (first principles) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Brough, Mal, MP
      • third reading
        • Brough, Mal, MP
        • Conroy, Pat, MP
    • export control amendment (quotas) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
        • Pasin, Tony, MP
        • McCormack, Michael, MP
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
      • third reading
        • Joyce, Barnaby, MP
  •   business
    • rearrangement
      • Hawke, Alex, MP
  •   bills
    • australian institute of aboriginal and torres strait islander studies amendment bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Neumann, Shayne, MP
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
      • third reading
        • Hawke, Alex, MP
  •   statements
    • terrorist attacks around the world
      • McCormack, Michael, MP
      • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
  •   bills
    • australian citizenship amendment (allegiance to australia) bill 2015
      • second reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • consideration in detail
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
        • Marles, Richard, MP
        • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
      • third reading
        • Dutton, Peter, MP
  •   ministerial statements
    • centenary of anzac
      • Robert, Stuart, MP
      • Feeney, David, MP
  •   statements
    • terrorist attacks around the world
      • Irons, Steve, MP
      • Brough, Mal, MP
      • Prentice, Jane, MP
      • Baldwin, Bob, MP
      • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • Coleman, David, MP
      • Broadbent, Russell, MP
      • Chester, Darren, MP
      • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • Pasin, Tony, MP
      • Gillespie, David, MP
      • Christensen, George, MP
      • Ruddock, Philip, MP
  •   adjournment
    • social cohesion
      • Burke, Tony, MP
    • infrastructure: south-east queensland
      • Laming, Andrew, MP
    • telecommunications
      • Mitchell, Rob, MP
    • herbert electorate: 3rd brigade
      • Jones, Ewen, MP
    • national security
      • Dreyfus, Mark, MP
    • wright electorate: scenic rim business excellence awards
      • Buchholz, Scott, MP
    • ladies in black
      • Butler, Terri, MP
  •   federation chamber
    • start of business
    • constituency statements
      • hiv-aids
        • Watts, Tim, MP
      • second sydney airport
        • Markus, Louise, MP
      • scullin electorate: bubup wilam
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • forde electorate
        • Van Manen, Bert, MP
      • canberra electorate: national broadband network
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • dobell electorate: coast shelter
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • corio electorate: economy
        • Marles, Richard, MP
      • solomon electorate: capital grants program, solomon electorate: australian football league
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • fowler electorate: grand cultural festival
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
      • ryan electorate: defence international training centre
        • Prentice, Jane, MP
    • private members' business
      • syria, refugees
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
        • Hayes, Chris, MP
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • adoption
        • Buchholz, Scott, MP
        • O'Neil, Clare, MP
        • Andrews, Kevin, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Hastie, Andrew, MP
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Stone, Dr Sharman, MP
        • Watts, Tim, MP
        • Claydon, Sharon, MP
      • illicit drugs
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
        • Jones, Stephen, MP
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
        • Chesters, Lisa, MP
        • Marino, Nola, MP
        • Feeney, David, MP
      • diabetes
        • Hall, Jill, MP
        • Markus, Louise, MP
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • iraq and syria
        • Byrne, Anthony, MP
        • Ruddock, Philip, MP
    • statements by members
      • road safety
        • Bird, Sharon, MP
      • mcgrath foundation
        • McNamara, Karen, MP
      • young archie 2015
        • Elliot, Justine, MP
      • bennelong electorate: royal rehab
        • Alexander, John, MP
      • brazil: mining disaster
        • Parke, Melissa, MP
      • mallee electorate: nutbush dance
        • Broad, Andrew, MP
      • petition: climate change
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • deakin electorate: deakin student leadership roundtable
        • Sukkar, Michael, MP
      • shortland electorate: justices of the peace
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • gilmore electorate
        • Sudmalis, Ann, MP
      • fraser electorate: electorate office
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • macarthur electorate: camp quality escarpade
        • Matheson, Russell, MP
      • scouts victoria
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • lyne electorate: australian air force cadets
        • Gillespie, David, MP
      • churchland, ms kira
        • Brodtmann, Gai, MP
      • brisbane electorate: design competition
        • Gambaro, Teresa, MP
      • indi electorate: wodonga gold cup
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • la trobe electorate: fleetwood primary school
        • Wood, Jason, MP
      • shortland electorate: merchant mariners
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • sport
        • Irons, Steve, MP
      • horin, ms adele
        • Leigh, Andrew, MP
      • bonner electorate: wynnum
        • Vasta, Ross, MP
      • victoria: public housing
        • Bandt, Adam, MP
      • capricornia electorate: men's sheds
        • Landry, Michelle, MP
      • indi electorate
        • McGowan, Cathy, MP
      • south australia: arts funding
        • Williams, Matt, MP
      • christmas card competition
        • Hall, Jill, MP
      • reid electorate: maronite community
        • Laundy, Craig, MP
      • petrie electorate: rothwell roundabout
        • Howarth, Luke, MP
    • grievance debate
      • turnbull government
        • Giles, Andrew, MP
      • fiscal policy
        • Griggs, Natasha, MP
      • calwell electorate: muslims
        • Vamvakinou, Maria, MP
      • hughes electorate: infrastructure
        • Kelly, Craig, MP
      • turnbull government, korea: industrial relations
        • O'Connor, Brendan, MP
      • taxation
        • Hutchinson, Eric, MP
      • wakefield electorate: bushfires
        • Champion, Nick, MP
      • research and development
        • Goodenough, Ian, MP
      • kingsford smith electorate: urban planning
        • Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
      • page electorate: sport, hosking, mr keith
        • Hogan, Kevin, MP
      • perdjert, mrs bilimbi agatha, tudor, ms jill
        • Snowdon, Warren, MP
  •   questions in writing
    • department of finance: travel (question no. 1238) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: events and photography (question no. 1334) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of prime minister and cabinet: indigenous advancement strategy (question no. 1491) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • attorney-general: torres strait communities visit (question no. 1512) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • environment: departmental media events (question no. 1555) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: multicultural access and equity policy (question no. 1558) (Rowland, Michelle, MP)
    • stolen medical files (question no. 1562) (King, Catherine, MP)
    • shangri-la hotel: sydney (question no. 1564) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • ao3 independent computer search pty ltd (question no. 1569) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • paragon printers pen rebranding (question no. 1580) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: conferences (question no. 1641) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of social services: hospitality (question no. 1646) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: office fitouts (question no. 1655) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of immigration and border protection: office fitouts (question no. 1656) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • environment: department amalgamation costs (question no. 1684) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture and water resources: fraud and theft (question no. 1766) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of the environment: fraud and theft (question no 1769) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • minister for health: replenishing drinks cabinet (question no. 1872) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture and water resources: ministerial staff global roaming (question no. 1902) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of agriculture and water resources: departmental and agency staff global roaming (question no. 1928) (Conroy, Pat, MP)
    • department of employment: tender (question no. 1976) (Conroy, Pat, MP)

Chamber
on
Item
Questioner :
Answer :
Speaker :
Download Hansard
View XML
Download speech
View Video
Top

Senate

  • Senate
  • Work of the Senate
  • Dynamic Red
  • Senators
  • Seating plan

House of Representatives

  • House of Representatives
  • House of Representatives chamber and business documents
  • Live Minutes
  • Members
  • House of Representatives Seating Plan

Get informed

  • News & Events
  • Watch, Read, Listen
  • About Parliament
  • Education Resources
  • Parliamentary Library
  • International Program

Bills

  • Bills before Parliament
  • Assented Bills of previous Parliaments
  • Tariff Proposals
  • Legislative Instruments

Committees

  • Committees

Get involved

  • Getting involved in Parliamentary Committees
  • Petitions
  • Connect with us
  • Contact Parliament House

Visit Parliament

  • What's on
  • Things to Do
  • Art at Parliament
  • Plan your Visit
  • Media Rules and Filming Applications

Website features

  • My Parliament - Log in
  • Remote Users - Log in
  • ParlInfo Search
  • APH website survey
  • Employment
  • A - Z Index
  • Glossary
  • RSS feeds

Parliamentary Departments

  • Department of the Senate
  • Department of the House of Representatives
  • Department of Parliamentary Services
  • Parliamentary Budget Office
  • Parliamentary Library

Committees

  • Committees

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

  • Accessibility information
  • Copyright information
  • Disclaimer
  • Feedback
  • Help
Back to top