Milton Dick
Oxley · SPK · Australia
“The period from when the 44th Parliament was prorogued on 9 May 2016 to the commencement of the 45th Parliament on 30 August 2016 is not included in the response period. The period from when the 45th Parliament was prorogued on 11 April 2019 to the commencement of the 46th Parliament on 2 July 2019 is not included in the response period.”
“Government responses received during the period are included in the schedule and the report it relates to is then removed from subsequent schedules. The timeframe for government responses to committee reports in this schedule is determined by the resolution adopted by the House on 29 September 2010.”
“However, the current intent of this schedule is to provide an update to the House solely on the status of government responses to committee reports containing recommendations to government.”
“I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are students from Barker College who are visiting as part of a work experience trip, as guests of the member for Berowra.”
“For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of the status of government responses to committee reports as of 30 June 2026. The schedule will be incorporated in Hansard .”
“In the case of joint committees, the date shown is the date of first presentation to either the House or the Senate or to the President or Speaker (if presented earlier out of session). Reports published when the House (or Houses) are not sitting are tabled at a later date.”
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“( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 40 minutes. Speech time limits Mr Repacholi 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes 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 REPACHOLI: To move—That this House: (1) acknowledges the Government's commitment to supporting apprentices and addressing the skills shortage which was left unaddressed by the previous Government; (2) notes the failure of the previous Government to adequately support trade apprentices, instead diverting taxpayer funds to big business, including: (a) $72 million to McDonald's, which posted record profits of $360 million in 2022-23; (b) $28.3 million to Grill'd, despite its profits surging by 700 per cent, hitting $15.8 million in 2020-21; and (c) $1.6 million to a Domino's franchisee in South Australia, which was later banned from employing apprentices due to a failure to meet training obligations; (3) commends the Government for prioritising trade apprentices through new initiatives, including: (a) introducing the Housing Construction Apprenticeship Program, providing $10,000 incentive payments for apprentices in key residential construction trades; and (b) increasing the allowance for apprentices living away from home, the first increase in more than 20 years; and (4) supports these measures as vital steps towards building a skilled, sustainable workforce.”
“Speech time limits Mr Gee 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes 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.”
“( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 30 minutes. Speech time limits Ms Mascarenhas 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes 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. 3 MR GEE: To move—That this House: (1) acknowledges the: (a) disgraceful rural doctor shortage crisis unfolding across rural Australia; and (b) devastating impacts this crisis is having on the health of country Australians; and (2) resolves to: (a) take urgent action to end the crisis and get more doctors practising in rural, regional and remote communities; and (b) deliver equality in access to doctors and medical services to country residents and country communities. ( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 20 minutes.”
“( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 30 minutes. Speech time limits Mr Pasin 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes 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 MS MASCARENHAS: To move—That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government has created more than a million jobs; (2) commends the Government for standing up for Western Australia and for recognising that Western Australia is the engine room of the economy; (3) recognises that production tax credits for critical minerals will encourage critical mineral processing in Western Australia and create secure jobs in the resources sector; and (4) calls on the Opposition to support the production tax credits instead of blocking jobs and investment in Western Australia.”
“Speech time limits Ms Watson-Brown 5 minutes. [Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 5 mins] The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue at a later hour. Items for Federation Chamber (11 am to 1.30 pm) PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices 1 MR PASIN: To move—That this House: (1) notes that 1,300 lives were lost on Australian roads in 2024; (2) recognises that: (a) this is the highest road toll since 2012; and (b) the national road toll has risen each of the past four years, a situation not seen since 1966, or before the introduction of compulsory seat belts; (3) acknowledges that the annual fatality rate per 100,000 head of population is now 4.8, well over double the National Road Safety target of 2.0; and (4) calls on the Government to take action on the road safety crisis that is now killing more than 100 Australians every month and hospitalising 100 Australians every day.”
“( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 30 minutes. Speech time limits Dr Reid 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes 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. 7 MS WATSON-BROWN: To move—That this House: (1) notes that billionaires and big corporations have too much power over our democracy; and (2) calls on the Government to tax billionaires and big corporations to fund the cost of living relief that Australians need, including: (a) covering dental and mental health under Medicare; (b) making sure everyone can see the GP for free; (c) building housing people can actually afford; and (d) wiping student debt. ( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon.”
“6 DR REID: To move—That this House: (1) acknowledges that the Government is building Australia's future by building a stronger Medicare with: (a) free Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, so that you and your family have access to bulk billed health care when you need it; (b) cheaper medicines, cutting the cost of prescriptions; and (c) the largest investment in bulk billing in Medicare history, which is restoring bulk billing after ten years of cuts and neglect; (2) expresses its concern at the Leader of the Opposition's record as Health Minister when he: (a) tried to end bulk billing by making patients pay a tax every time they see a General Practitioner; (b) cut $50 billion from public hospitals; and (c) was voted worst Health Minister in the history of Medicare by Australian doctors; and (3) acknowledges only the Government can be trusted to protect and strengthen Medicare.”
“( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Time allotted 30 minutes. Speech time limits Ms Bell 5 minutes. Other Members 5 minutes each. [Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins] The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue at a later hour.”
“) 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. 5 MS BELL: To move—That this House: (1) notes that: (a) it has been almost three years since the Government was elected and the cost of child care has increased by a whopping 22.3 per cent; (b) since the Government introduced its cheaper child care policy, out of pocket costs for families have sky rocketed by 12.7 per cent; (c) almost 30 per cent of child care services are charging over the hourly rate cap under the current Government, compared to 21 per cent under the previous Government; and (d) this is just another broken promise from the Government, that continues to leave Australian families behind; and (2) calls on the Government to deliver: (a) more access to early childhood education and care places to support Australians to return to the workforce; and (b) real cost of living relief to families.”
“Debate must be adjourned pursuant to standing order 142. 3 DR SCAMPS: To present a Bill for an Act to ensure that public bodies act in pursuit of the wellbeing of current and future generations of Australia, to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations, and for related purposes. ( Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025 ) ( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) 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. 4 MS SHARKIE: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 , and for related purposes. ( Interactive Gambling Amendment (Know Your Losses Activity Statement) Bill 2025 ) ( Notice given 4 February 2025.”
“[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 5 mins] PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS Notices 1 MR WILKIE: To present a Bill for an Act to establish the Whistleblower Protection Authority, and for related purposes. ( Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 ) ( Notice given 26 November 2024. ) 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 MS SPENDER: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the National Land Transport Act 2014 , and for related purposes. ( National Land Transport Act Amendment (Better Value for Taxpayers) Bill 2025 ) ( Notice given 4 February 2025. ) Presenter may speak to the second reading for a period not exceeding 10 minutes pursuant to standing order 41.”
“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, 4 February 2025, and determined the order of precedence and times on Monday, 10 February 2025, as follows: Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon) COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION BUSINESS Presentation and statements 1 Joint Standing Committee on Migration Joint Standing Committee on Migration Delegation: New Zealand and Vanuatu, 26 to 31 August 2024 The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made all statements to conclude by 10.15. Speech time limits Ms Vamvakinou 5 minutes.”
“I present report No. 34 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday 10 February 2025. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today, and the committee's determinations will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper . Copies of the report have been placed on the table. The report read as follows— Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business . and of private Members' business 1. The Committee met in private session on Tuesday, 4 February 2025. 2.”
“I have received a letter from the honourable member for Hume proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The collapse in Australia's living standards under this government. I call upon those honourable members who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places. More than the number of members required by the standing orders having risen in their places—”
“Before I call the member for Hawke, I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music, who are performing at Parliament House today, and also Christopher, Caitlin and Teah, who are here today representing the Employment Youth Advisory Group. Welcome to you all.”
“I inform the House that the member for Kennedy has been prevented from joining us today by the floods in North Queensland. These devastating floods are record breaking and are set to become the worst floods in the area since 1967. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the severity of the situation that people of North Queensland are facing, as well as the absence of our colleague the member for Kennedy. I know we wish them all safe harbour, and we thank those working tirelessly to keep the community safe. Earnestly, we all hope that conditions will ease.”
“I inform the House of the death on 12 January 2025 of Robert Charles Grant Sercombe, a member of this House for the division of Maribyrnong from 1996 to 2007. As a mark of respect for the memory of Bob Sercombe, I invite all present to rise in their places. Honourable members having stood in their place s I thank the House.”
“With the general election pending, I have decided that writs will not be issued and by-elections will not be held. This will avoid the necessity for the electors of Hinkler and Maribyrnong to participate in two elections within a short period of time.”