The SPEAKER ( Hon. Bronwyn Bishop ) took the chair at 09:00, made an acknowledgement of country and read prayers.
That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) that the Prime Minister committed to lead a Government which is transparent and open and the Coalition's Real Solutions platform stated that the Coalition would "restore accountability and improve transparency measures";
(b) the Leader of the House on 30 January 2013 committed himself to a parliamentary practice in Government to "allow any Member of any political party who has serious questions to answer, time to explain themselves through the Parliament to the Australian people"; and
(c) the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration have adopted a new culture of secrecy and are hiding information from the Australian people. The Minister has repeatedly refused to answer questions at weekly Operation Sovereign Borders briefings. That failure to answer questions has led the Australian people to rely on the Jakarta Post for information about their own Government. Questions remain relating to attempted so-called turn backs of boats, buy back of boats and to the state of negotiations between Australia and Indonesia about a people swap arrangement with Indonesia; and
(2) calls on the Minister for Immigration to attend the House immediately and explain for a period not exceeding thirty minutes:
(a) the status of all discussions with Indonesia about the progress of Operation Sovereign Borders, including those discussions relating to a people swap arrangement with Indonesia;
(b) how the Government intends to pursue its election commitment to turn back boats to Indonesia and buy back boats in fishing villages; and
(c) whether any of the measures which have been effective in reducing the flow of asylum seeker vessels to Australia are now in jeopardy as a result of the Minister's chaotic handling of his portfolio including the Regional Resettlement Arrangements with Papua New Guinea and Nauru and the abolition of visa on arrival arrangements in Indonesia for Iranians
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Watson from moving the following motion forthwith: That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) that the Prime Minister committed to lead a Government which is transparent and open and the Coalition's Real Solutions platform stated that the Coalition would "restore accountability and improve transparency measures";
(b) the Leader of the House on 30 January 2013 committed himself to a parliamentary practice in Government to "allow any Member of any political party who has serious questions to answer, time to explain themselves through the Parliament to the Australian people"; and
(c) the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration have adopted a new culture of secrecy and are hiding information from the Australian people. The Minister has repeatedly refused to answer questions at weekly Operation Sovereign Borders briefings. That failure to answer questions has led the Australian people to rely on the Jakarta Post for information about their own Government. Questions remain relating to attempted so-called turn backs of boats, buy back of boats and to the state of negotiations between Australia and Indonesia about a people swap arrangement with Indonesia; and
(2) calls on the Minister for Immigration to attend the House immediately and explain for a period not exceeding thirty minutes:
(a) the status of all discussions with Indonesia about the progress of Operation Sovereign Borders, including those discussions relating to a people swap arrangement with Indonesia;
(b) how the Government intends to pursue its election commitment to turn back boats to Indonesia and buy back boats in fishing villages; and
(c) whether any of the measures which have been effective in reducing the flow of asylum seeker vessels to Australia are now in jeopardy as a result of the Minister's chaotic handling of his portfolio including the Regional Resettlement Arrangements with Papua New Guinea and Nauru and the abolition of visa on arrival arrangements in Indonesia for Iranians
That the member be no longer heard.
The House divided. [09:11]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Watson from moving the following motion forthwith: That the House:
(1) notes:
(a) that the Prime Minister committed to lead a Government which is transparent and open and the Coalition's Real Solutions platform stated that the Coalition would "restore accountability and improve transparency measures";
(b) the Leader of the House on 30 January 2013 committed himself to a parliamentary practice in Government to "allow any Member of any political party who has serious questions to answer, time to explain themselves through the Parliament to the Australian people"; and
(c) the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration have adopted a new culture of secrecy and are hiding information from the Australian people. The Minister has repeatedly refused to answer questions at weekly Operation Sovereign Borders briefings. That failure to answer questions has led the Australian people to rely on the Jakarta Post for information about their own Government. Questions remain relating to attempted so-called turn backs of boats, buy back of boats and to the state of negotiations between Australia and Indonesia about a people swap arrangement with Indonesia; and
(2) calls on the Minister for Immigration to attend the House immediately and explain for a period not exceeding thirty minutes:
(a) the status of all discussions with Indonesia about the progress of Operation Sovereign Borders, including those discussions relating to a people swap arrangement with Indonesia;
(b) how the Government intends to pursue its election commitment to turn back boats to Indonesia and buy back boats in fishing villages; and
(c) whether any of the measures which have been effective in reducing the flow of asylum seeker vessels to Australia are now in jeopardy as a result of the Minister's chaotic handling of his portfolio including the Regional Resettlement Arrangements with Papua New Guinea and Nauru and the abolition of visa on arrival arrangements in Indonesia for Iranians.
That the Speaker's ruling be dissented from.
No Member to be referred to by name …
That the member be no longer heard.
The House divided. [09:41]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
That the question be now put.
The House divided. [09:55]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
The House divided. [10:00]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
The House divided. [10:13]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
True-up Shortfall Levy (General) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
True-up Shortfall Levy (Excise) (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates and Other Amendments) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (Abolition) Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
That order of the day No. 1, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day.
That:
(1) standing orders 1, 13, 29, 34, 39, 41, 45, 55, 66A, 68, 101, 133, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 155, 183, 192, 197, 198, 215, 222, 227, 229, 232, 235 and 257 be amended as provided; and
(2) the House adopt a resolution concerning procedures for dealing with committee witnesses as provided.
1 Maximum speaking times
The maximum time limits that apply to debates, speeches and statements are as follows.
13 When Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker elected
(a) The Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy Speaker shall be elected at the beginning of each Parliament, or at any time the respective office becomes vacant. Whenever the two offices are vacant at the same time, elections for both offices shall be conducted together.
(b) The Speaker shall conduct the elections under standing order 14 , and may not vote in an ordinary ballot.
(c) Only a non-government Member may be elected as Second Deputy Speaker.
(d) A Member shall propose the nomination of a Member to the vacant office by moving, without notice, that such Member ‘be elected Deputy Speaker (or Second Deputy Speaker)’.
29 Set meeting and adjournment times
(a) The House shall meet each year in accordance with the program of sittings for that year agreed to by the House, unless otherwise ordered and subject to standing order 30.
(b) When the House is sitting it shall meet and adjourn at the following times, subject to standing orders 30, 31 and 32 :
(1) Omit proposed standing order 34, substitute:
34 Order of business
The order of business to be followed by the House is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2. House order of business
(2) Add the following paragraph to standing order 100:
(g) At each Question Time, after five questions have been asked and answered, if a non-aligned Member rises to ask a question he or she shall be given the call.
(3) Omit proposed standing order 192, substitute:
192 Federation Chamber's order of business
The normal order of business of the Federation Chamber is set out in figure 4.
Figure 4. Federation Chamber order of business
(4) Omit proposed standing order 222(b) Selection Committee, substitute:
222 Selection Committee
(b) The committee shall consist of eleven members: the Speaker, or in the absence of the Speaker the Deputy Speaker, the Chief Government Whip or his or her nominee, the Chief Opposition Whip or his or her nominee, the Third Party Whip or his or her nominee, three government Members, two opposition Members and two non-aligned Members. The Speaker shall be the Chair of the committee. A quorum shall be three members of the committee.
That the question be now put.
The House divided. [12:13]
(The Deputy Speaker—Hon. BC Scott)
That the question be now put.
The House divided. [12:28]
(The Deputy Speaker—Mr B. Scott)
That the question be now put.
The House divided. [12:35]
(The Deputy Speaker—Hon. BC Scott)
That the Address be agreed to.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.
We’re the dreamers, doers and fighters.
We have ideas, and … we’re prepared to fight to make them a reality.
We will own the economy from day one, whether it's Labor's fault or not. I'm not afraid to accept responsibility and I'm not afraid to be accountable.
Our money, our future is too important to be mortgaged like this without government giving us the strongest possible argument for it. Every dollar they borrow has got to be repaid.
The fiscal deterioration, the $9bn RBA grant and other major revenue announcements have all occurred since 7 September on Mr Hockey’s watch.
The introduction of the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Act 2011 (the Act) resulted in the Corporation—
incurring a net carbon tax expense of $299 million in 2012-13. A $1.0 billion write down—
to the value of its infrastructure assets in 2011-12 …
… we never opposed the former government’s bills to raise the debt ceiling. We never opposed them.
… where for policy reasons a debt cap is considered desirable, it would be prudent … to set it at a level $40 billion to $60 billion higher than the peak …
The Government should be forced to specifically justify this, not to just sweep it under the carpet …
… $400 billion would be sufficient if Mr Hockey was successful at returning a surplus by 2016-17 and avoided blowing out the deficit in the interim "as much as he’s done so far".
Chris Bowen had gone on Lateline last night and run the 'Who do you trust?' line (on instructions from CHQ)—
and I realised how ridiculous it sounded. After the last three years, we would be lucky to be trusted to walk the dog around the block …
Really he is the minister for no noise over Marrickville. He will never spend a dollar on Sydney Airport because the No Aircraft Noise Party and the Greens will tear him limb from limb.
The Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's restrictive management of the Sydney Airport curfew has cost Australia $3.5 billion in lost tourism and nearly 8,000 jobs.
The Government’s failure to be the Government they promised the Australian public they would be.
Now they are saying they are living within their means but are also saying, 'Just in case, please give us an increase in the credit card limit to $300 billion.' It does not sound like a lot if you say it quickly but it is a hell of a lot of money that Australians have to repay.
The assurance that I give the superannuants and the superannuation savers of Australia is there has been no adverse changes to their superannuation arrangements under this government.
… the men and women of Australia … who make the place what it is, the ones who've got nothing to sell but their labour, nothing to sell but their time. No capital, particularly, and who need the support of the political system to give them a better standard of living, a better way of life and a better future.
Some see private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot, others as a cow to be milked, but few are those who see it as a sturdy horse pulling the wagon.
In the innate worth of the individual, in the right to be independent, to own property and to achieve, and in the need to encourage initiative and personal responsibility.
That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the following applying in respect of proceedings on the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013:
(1) Notice no. 5 relating to the bill being withdrawn;
(2) the bill proceeding through all stages on Wednesday, 13 November 2013;
(3) at the conclusion of the second reading debate, not including a Minister speaking in reply, or at 7 pm on Wednesday, 13 November 2013, whichever is the earlier, a Minister being called to sum up the second reading debate and then without delay the immediate question before the House to be put, then any question or questions necessary to complete the second reading stage of the bill to be put;
(4) if the second reading has been agreed to a Governor-General's message recommending an appropriation for the bill being announced and the bill then being taken as a whole during consideration in detail for a period not exceeding 60 minutes, and notwithstanding the automatic interruption for proposing the question that the House do now adjourn, at which time any Government amendments that have been circulated shall be treated as if they have been moved together with:
(a) one question being put on all the Government amendments;
(b) one question being put on any amendments which have been moved by non-Government Members, and
(c) any further questions necessary to complete the remaining stages of the bill being put;
(5) the House being adjourned immediately after the conclusion of the proceedings on the bill; and
(6) any variation to this arrangement to be made only by a motion moved by a Minister.
The House divided. [17:38]
(The Speaker—Hon. Bronwyn Bishop)
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2013
That this bill be now read a second time.
… the Government has to justify this. Our money, our future, is too important to be mortgaged like this without the Government giving us the strongest possible arguments for it, because every dollar that they borrow has got to be repaid.
Now they are saying they are living within their means but are also saying, 'Just in case, please give us an increase in the credit card limit to $300 billion.' It does not sound like a lot if you say it quickly but it is a hell of a lot of money that Australians have to repay. Enough is enough.
The quest for a debt ceiling increase is also the clearest evidence that the claim of returning the budget to surplus is a hoax.
Based on current estimates, CGS—
outstanding is expected to reach the limit within the 2013‑14 financial year (around December 2013) and will remain around that level from December 2013 onwards.
It is important to note that there is a debt issuance strategy for the budget year only.
… appeared to acknowledge it was essentially a political move crafted to avoid the need to seek another increase during the 2016 election year.
(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (line 6), omit "$500", substitute "$400".
The House divided. [20:00]
(The Deputy Speaker—Hon. BC Scott)
That further statements by indulgence in relation to the resignation of Mr Rudd be permitted in the Federation Chamber.