BUSINESS OF THE FEDERATION CHAMBER
Wednesday, 15February2023
TheFederation Chamber meets at 9.30 am
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1 Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill2022 ( Attorney-General ): Second reading—Resumption ofdebate ( from 14February2023 —DrLeigh ).
2 Anniversary of theapology to the Stolen Generations—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TOTAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from14February2023—Ms Chaney, incontinuation ) on the motion of MrBurke —That the House take note of thedocument.
3 address in reply to thegovernor-general’s speech : Resumption of debate ( from 9February2023 —Ms Vamvakinou, incontinuation ) on the proposed Addressin Reply.
4 SecuringAustralia’s sovereignty—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTEOF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from14February2023 ) on the motion of MrBurke —That the House take note of thedocument.
5 AnnualClimate Change Statement 2022—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OFDOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from8February2023—Mrs Phillips ) on themotion of MrBowen —That the House take note of thedocument.
6 Closingthe Gap—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption ofdebate ( from1December2022—Ms Fernando ) onthe motion of MrBurke —That the House take note of thedocument.
7 Government response tothe Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s reports intothe destruction of cultural heritage at Juukan Gorge—MOTION TO TAKENOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from1December2022—Mr Lim ) on the motionof MsPlibersek —That the House take note of thedocument.
8 Government response tothe Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide interimreport—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption ofdebate ( from1December2022—Mr Lim ) on themotion of MrKeogh —That the House take note of thedocument.
9 Grievance Debate: Question—That grievances benoted—Resumption of debate ( from 14February2023 ).
Statements
1 Floods: Further statements( from 29November2022 ) .
2 Deathof Judith Durham AO: Further statements( from 29November2022 ) .
3 Deathof Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE: Further statements( from 29November2022 ) .
4 International Day for the Elimination of Violence AgainstWomen: Further statements( from 29November2022 ) .
5 deathof Uncle Jack Charles: Further statements( from 28September2022 ) .
COMMITTEE AND DELEGATIONBUSINESS
Orders of the day
1 Treaties—Joint StandingCommittee — Report201: Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OFDOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from21November2022 ) on the motion of Mr JWilson —That the House take note of thereport.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper re-accorded priority on any of thenext 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
2 Treaties—Joint StandingCommittee — Report202: Australia-India Economic Cooperation and TradeAgreement —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OFDOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from21November2022 ) on the motion of Mr JWilson —That the House take note of thereport.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
3 ParliamentaryStandards—Joint Select Committee — Finalreport —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OFDOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from29November2022 ) on the motionof
MsClaydon —That the House take note of thereport.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
6 sitting Mondays including6March 2023. )
4 ElectoralMatters—Joint Standing Committee — Advisoryreport on the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill2022 —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OFDOCUMENT: Resumption of debate( from13February2023 ) on the motion of MsThwaites —That the House take note of thereport.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including6March 2023. )
PRIVATE MEMBERS’BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1 International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victimsof Terrorism: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of MrsAndrews —That this House:
(1) recognises that 21 August 2022 is the International Day ofRemembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism;
(2) remembers those Australians who have lost their lives in terrorismincidents, both abroad and on our shores, and their families whoare forever impacted; and
(3) thanks the men and women of our law enforcement and nationalsecurity agencies who work every day to keep Australians safe fromthe threat of terrorism.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
2 National Homelessness Week: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of
MrBurns —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the week of 1 to 7 August 2022 is National Homelessness Week, withthe theme of ‘To end homelessness we need a plan’;
(b) National Homelessness Week aims to raise awareness of the impact ofhomelessness in Australia via national and local community events,including providing information on the importance of housing as asolution and educating communities on how they can make adifference;
(c) sadly, there were 116,427 people homeless on census night in 2016;and
(d) access to secure and affordable housing has significant social,economic and personal benefits; and
(2) acknowledges that the Government has committed to a reform agendato address the challenges of homelessness including:
(a) establishing a $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund whichwill:
(i) build 30,000 social and affordable housing properties in its firstfive years;
(ii) provide $200 million for the repair, maintenance and improvementsof housing in remote Indigenous communities;
(iii) fund$100 million for crisis and transitional housing options for womenand children fleeing domestic and family violence and older womenon low incomes who are at risk of homelessness; and
(iv) build more housing and fund specialist services for veterans whoare experiencing homelessness or at-risk homelessness;
(b) introducing the National Housing Supply and Affordability Councilto ensure the Commonwealth plays a leadership role in increasinghousing supply and improving housing affordability; and
(c) developing a new national housing and homelessness plan with thesupport and assistance of key stakeholders.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
3 National Broadband Network: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of
MrStevens —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) after 6 years under the previous Labor Government only 51,000premises were connected to the national broadband network (NBN) ata cost of $6 billion;
(b) today, after 9 years under a Coalition Government, there are over12 million premises ready to connect to the NBN; and
(c) Australians were only able to work from home during the COVID-19pandemic due to the Coalition Government’s rollout of the NBN;
(2) acknowledges that upgrades to the NBN were able to be made onlybecause the Coalition Government adopted a policy of building theNBN quickly using the least cost technology;
(3) further notes that the Government has backflipped on their previouspolicy of fibre to every premises and adopted the Coalition’supgrade policy but cannot identify how it will be funded; and
(4) calls on the Government to explain how they will fund their NBNpolicy and whether this will include an added cost toAustralians.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
4 Cashless debit card: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of MrHill —That the House:
(1) welcomes the Government’s commitment to abolish the previousGovernment’s cruel cashless debit card scheme, an insidious form ofprivatised welfare;
(2) notes that the previous Government wasted over $170 million on itscruel privatised cashless debit card rather than on services thatlocal communities need, despite there being no key performanceindicators, evidence or evaluation conducted to support theirscheme as the Auditor-General found in two independent reports toParliament in 2018 and 2022;
(3) condemns the previous Government for its plans to make its cashlesscard permanent and extend it to all social security recipientsincluding pensioners;
(4) further welcomes the impending liberation of thousands ofAustralians who were forced onto this cruel scheme in trial sites,and expresses relief that all social security recipients includingpensioners will now avoid this fate;
(5) calls on the Liberal Party of Australia and The Nationals toapologise for the harm done to thousands of Australians forced ontothis cruel card;
(6) welcomes the Government’s commitment to return self-determinationto Aboriginal communities, while noting that Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people were disproportionately targeted by theformer Government in what amounted to a racist scheme;
(7) declares that the Government, not private corporations, should runthe social security system and Centrelink for the benefit of socialsecurity recipients, including pensioners who worked hard and paidtaxes all their lives; and
(8) affirms the Government’s principles for income management—which arethat any income management should be voluntary, non-privatised,supported by evidence and subject to ongoing evaluation.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
5 Healthcare services: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of MsMurphy —That this House:
(1) commends the Government for delivering on its commitment to addressdoctor shortages in rural, regional and outer metropolitan areas byupdating the distribution priority area classification to supportcommunities in need of general practitioners;
(2) acknowledges that practices in these areas will now be able torecruit from a larger pool of doctors, including internationalmedical graduates and overseas trained doctors; and
(3) notes the Government’s continuing support of access to quality,affordable healthcare through its commitment to establish 50Medicare urgent care clinics across the country, making it easierto see a doctor for minor emergencies and taking pressure offhospital emergency departments.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless called re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
6 Genderpay gap: Resumption of debate( from 1August2022 ) on the motion of MsThwaites —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the most recent research from the Workplace GenderEquality Agency showing that the gender pay gap in Australiaimpacts women across every industry, in every occupation, and atevery age and life stage;
(2) recognises that Australian women continue to be left behind inrelation to the gender pay gap;
(3) commends the Government’s commitment to closing the gender pay gap,including:
(a) establishing an independent Women’s Economic Security Taskforce tohelp inform budget investments in advancing economic equality;
(b) making gender pay equity an object of the Fair Work Act2009 ;
(c) requiring large companies to publish their gender pay gaps; and
(d) backing a real pay rise for aged care workers, who areoverwhelmingly women, and look to provide backing for similarindustries; and
(4) notes that there remains significant work to do to end genderinequality, and that initiatives such as reform to paid parentalleave are worthy of consideration in pursuit of this aim.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless called re-accorded priority on6March 2023. )
7 Footand mouth disease: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motionof
MrMcCormack —That this House:
(1) recognises that Australia faces a foot and mouth disease (FMD)biosecurity crisis on its borders;
(2) notes that:
(a) to date, Indonesia has recorded hundreds of thousands of FMD casesduring the uncontrolled outbreak of this disease;
(b) an outbreak of FMD in Australia would inflict catastrophic damageon Australia’s $80 billion livestock industry, decimate theagriculture sector, significantly hurt the Australian economy, andincrease the everyday cost of food;
(c) since FMD was detected in Bali on 5 July 2022, it took more thanthree weeks of indecision and delay for the Government to introducedisinfectant footbaths at international Australian airports;and
(d) the Government has failed to respond quickly and decisively to thisbiosecurity threat, and has failed in its responsibility tointroduce critical biosecurity protections to keep Australia safefrom FMD; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) immediately offer a 3D X-ray screening program with Indonesia, sothat organic and plant matter in luggage can be effectivelyidentified;
(b) immediately enforce a ban on all passengers from Indonesia bringingany food products into Australia; and
(c) immediately confirm the current biosecurity risk level and at whatpoint, predicated on scientific data, the international border withIndonesia would need to be temporarily closed, in order to protectAustralia from the threat of FMD
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
8 Low-paid workers: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of MsChesters —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Fair Work Commission has delivered a 5.2 per cent rise in theminimum wage, slightly above headline inflation;
(b) its decision means an extra $40 a week for full-time workers on theminimum wage or low-paid awards; and
(c) many low-paid workers are young, female, in casual employment, andare far more likely to find themselves experiencing financialhardship, and many of them are on the frontline deliveringessential services duringthe COVID-19 pandemic;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the Government put forward its own submission to the Fair WorkCommission advocating for an immediate wage increase forAustralia’s low-paid workers;
(b) for nearly a decade, low wages were a deliberate design feature ofthe former Government; and
(c) high and rising inflation, and weak wages growth are reducing realwages across the economy and creating cost-of-living pressures forAustralia’s low-paid workers; and
(3) congratulates the:
(a) Government’s action as Australia’s low-paid workers will be betteroff because the Government fought to get them a pay rise; and
(b) Government on its position that it does not want to see Australianworkers go backwards.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
9 Housingaffordability: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motionof
DrHaines —That this House calls on the Governmentto:
(1) act urgently to address housing affordability and availability inregional Australia; and
(2) establish a dedicated fund to build critical infrastructure tounlock more housing supply in regional Australia.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
10 Climatechange and the Pacific islands: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of MsSitou —That this House:
(1) acknowledges Australia’s important role as a member of the Pacificfamily;
(2) recognises the renewed engagement of the Government in the Pacific,and the importance of Government ministers demonstrating thisthrough recent visits across the region to reaffirm sharedpriorities;
(3) commends the many Pacific island countries that continue to beworld-leading in their commitment to addressing climate change;
(4) notes that climate change poses an existential threat in thePacific, including the likelihood of:
(a) more frequent and extreme weather events;
(b) impacts on access to fresh water;
(c) changes to industries such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry andtourism;
(d) coastal erosion and inundation; and
(e) impacts to biodiversity; and
(5) welcomes the Government prioritising the need to take action onclimate change for the sake of future generations in Australia,elsewhere in the Pacific, and around the world.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
11 SriLanka: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of MrWood —That this House:
(1) recognises that Sri Lanka is undergoing a significant economiccrisis and unrest;
(2) acknowledges the anxiety and mental distress that the Sri LankanAustralian community is experiencing as a result of these events;and
(3) reaffirms the strong bond of friendship between Sri Lanka andAustralia.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
12 Tradeagreements: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of MrHogan —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) under the previous Government, Australia finalised 11 tradeagreements; and
(b) the previous Government’s ambitious trade agenda lifted the shareof Australia’s trade covered by free trade agreements from 27 percent under Labor in 2013 to almost 80 per cent by 2022;
(2) acknowledges that expanding and diversifying market access hasdelivered significant benefits to our nation’s economy,particularly businesses, industries and communities in regional andrural Australia; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) ensure that the benefits from trade can continue by immediatelyacting to ensure that the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement and theAustralia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement areentered into force this year; and
(b) prioritise the negotiation, and economically successful deliveryof, the Australia-European Free Trade Agreement.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
13 Gasprices: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of MsLandry —That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s July 2022 gasinquiry interim report, which forecasts that demand for gas forelectricity generation will grow by 70 per cent next year and thatgas supplies will remain tight;
(b) the implication of this forecast is that gas prices will remainelevated for at least another 12 to 18 months and, by extension,electricity wholesale prices will remain two to three hundredpercent higher than their average under the previousGovernment for the foreseeable future;
(c) that there is now no prospect of the Government delivering on itspromise, made in December 2021 and repeated throughout the 2022federal election campaign, that it would reduce household powerbills by $275 by 2025; and
(d) the silence from the Prime Minister and the Minister for ClimateChange and Energy on these issues, and the Minister forResources’refusal to call on southern state governments todevelop new gas resources; and
(2) condemns the Government’s abandonment of its election commitment tocut power prices and its failure to come up with any concreteactions or plan to respond to the east coast energy crisis afternine weeks of dithering and delay.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
14 Stateof the Environment Report: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of Mr JWilson —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the State of the Environment Report 2021 is an alarming story ofenvironmental neglect and decline in Australia;
(b) the report found that:
(i) since 2016, more than 200 species of flora and fauna have beenlisted as threatened matters of national environmentalsignificance;
(ii) Australia has seen the extinction of more species of mammal thanany other continent, and has one of the highest rates of speciesdecline in the developed world;
(iii) marine heatwaves have caused mass coral bleaching on the GreatBarrier Reef in 2016, 2017, and 2020;
(iv) the 2019-2020 summer bush fires burnt 80 per cent of the GreaterBlue Mountains area, almost 60 per cent of our Gondwanarainforests, and more than 40 per cent of the Stirling RangeNational Park;
(v) at least 19 Australian ecosystems are showing signs of collapse ornear collapse; and
(vi) waterways, beaches, and shorelines are in generally poor conditionin areas near urban centres; and
(c) over the last decade, the former governments of Prime MinstersAbbott, Turnbull and Morrison presided over Australia’s escalatingenvironmental crisis by:
(i) failing to respond to Professor Graeme Samuel’s independent reviewof the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act1999 (EPBC Act);
(ii) refusing to acknowledge and respond to the failure of their ownthreatened species strategy to meet its targets with respect to themost at-risk species;
(iii) delivering 95 per cent of environmental approval decisions late andoutside statutory timeframes in 2018-2019;
(iv) issuing environmental decisions that contained errors or werenon-compliant in 79percent of approvals; and
(v) refusing to release the State of the Environment report prior tothe 2022 federal election despite formally receiving the report sixmonths prior; and
(2) welcomes the Government’s commitment to:
(a) making the nation’s environment laws work better for everyone byproviding a full response to Professor Samuel’s review of the EPBCAct by the end of 2022; and
(b) establishing an environment protection agency to ensure compliancewith environmental laws, improve processes for proponents, andcentralise data collection and analysis—so there is consistent andreliable information on the state of the environment across thecountry.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
15 DefenceStrategic Update: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motionof
MrHastie —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the 2020 Defence Strategic Update makes clear that Australia’sstrategic environment has deteriorated rapidly;
(b) as a result of decisions taken by the former Government,substantial progress has been made in transforming the AustralianDefence Force into a more capable, agile, and potent force able toshape, deter, and respond; and
(c) the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) securitypact:
(i) is the biggest development to our national security since thesigning of the Australia-New Zealand-United States (ANZUS) treaty70 years ago;
(ii) will maintain stability across the region and keep Australianssecure through the acquisition of capabilities, including nuclearsubmarines, which will be crucial to Australian naval and defencepower in the 21st century; and
(iii) goesbeyond submarines and critical defence capabilities, it is aboutnation-building; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) ensure that spending on defence remains at two per cent of grossdomestic product, or higher;
(b) guarantee that there will be no cuts to spending on defence, ordefence projects as a result of the Government’s promised ‘ForcePosture review’; and
(c) commit to implementing AUKUS rapidly at all levels to ensureAustralia’s security and regional peace are strengthened.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
16 International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Resumption of debate ( from 5September2022 ) on themotion of MrBurns —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 27 January 2022 marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 77years since the liberation of Auschwitz, a day where we rememberthe atrocities committed by Hitler’s Nazi regime, their six millionJewish victims and millions of other victims including LGBTIQ,Roma, Sinti, people with disabilities, political dissidents andmore;
(b) Australia has been enriched by the presence of one of the world’slargest populations of Holocaust survivors per capita, and theirdescendants, in contributing to our vibrant multicultural society;and
(c) a landmark study released this year by the Gandel Foundation andDeakin University showed that nearly one quarter of Australianshave little or no knowledge of the Holocaust;
(2) acknowledges the importance of Holocaust remembrance in honouringthe memory of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, andpromoting tolerance, inclusivity and combating antisemitism andother forms of bigotry and prejudice;
(3) endorses the work of:
(a) the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in its workpromoting Holocaust remembrance, combating antisemitism andcombating Holocaust denial and distortion, and endorses theirdefinitions; and
(b) federal and state governments in helping to fund and supportHolocaust remembrance and education;
(4) calls on all states and territories to follow the lead of Victoriaand New South Wales and make Holocaust education a mandatory aspectof their school curriculum; and
(5) condemns:
(a) antisemitism in all its forms, in line with the IHRA workingdefinition of antisemitism, and resolves to combat it; and
(b) Holocaust denial and distortion, including those who appallinglyand inaccurately seek to compare the Holocaust to modem-daypandemic health restrictions and measures.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
17 Impactsof climate change on health: Resumption of debate( from 5September2022 ) on the motion of DrScamps —That this House:
(1) recognises that climate change is a health emergency as it willimpact the core determinants of health, such as food, housing,employment, and water security;
(2) notes further impacts of climate change on human health including,increasing:
(a) transmission of infectious diseases;
(b) mental health disorders; and
(c) mortality and morbidity due to heat stress;
(3) commends the Government’s commitment to developing a ‘nationalclimate change, health, and wellbeing strategy’; and
(4) calls on the Government to outline, the:
(a) timeline for the development of the strategy;
(b) scope, contents and objectives of the strategy;
(c) funding arrangements for the strategy; and
(d) consultation process for the strategy.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 2sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
18 Research commercialisation: Resumption of debate( from 26September2022 ) on the motion of MrTudge —That this House:
(1) notes that in Government, the Coalition invested significantly inresearch and development, including an estimated $4.3 billion in2020-21 through the education portfolio;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) Australia stands internationally as one of the highest performingcontributors to foundational research, being responsible for 2.7per cent of the world’s scientific output, compared to being hometo 0.34 per cent ofthe world’s population; and
(b) in terms of research translation and commercialisation, Australiandoes not meet the same high performing reputation;
(3) further notes that the previous Government:
(a) agreed in February 2022 to a ten-year Research CommercialisationAction Plan to drive greater utilisation of research andcollaboration with industry; and
(b) budgeted $2.2 billion to support its Research CommercialisationAction Plan to boost Australia’s economic recovery, including:
(i) $1.6 billion for Australia’s Economic Accelerator to establish astage-gated program to support translation and commercialisation inthe six National Manufacturing Priority Areas;
(ii) $243 million for the Trailblazer Universities Program to selectuniversities to partner with industry to work on research; and
(iii) $296million to support greater collaboration through 1,800industry-focusedPhDs and 800 industry fellowships over tenyears; and
(4) calls on the Government to commit to implementing the Coalition’sResearch Commercialisation Action Plan in full and on-time, firstwith introducing legislation to establish Australia’s EconomicAccelerator.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
19 Veterans’ employment and training: Resumption ofdebate ( from 26September2022 ) on the motion of MrNeumann —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) many veterans struggle to find work when they transition tocivilian life, which can lead to other problems, such as mentalillness, homelessness, incarceration and even suicide; and
(b) some veterans can experience stigma and discrimination in the jobmarket;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the Government will deliver a comprehensive $24 million veteranemployment program to provide greater support to defence personnelas they transition to civilian life; and
(b) this will aim to help veterans into good quality jobs by doing moreto boost recognition of their skills and experience, and providesupport for further education and training for veterans wanting tomove into the civilian workforce; and
(3) welcomes a number of outcomes from the recent Jobs and SkillsSummit to support veteran employment and training, including:
(a) a one-off income credit so that veteran pensioners who want to workcan earn an additional $4,000 over this financial year withoutlosing any of their pension; and
(b) improved access to jobs and training pathways for veterans andother disadvantaged groups, through equity targets for trainingplaces, 1,000 digital apprenticeships in the Australian PublicService, and other measures to reduce barriers to employment.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
20 Paidparental leave: Resumption of debate( from 26September2022 ) on the motionof
MsSteggall —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) there are around 2.5 million families with dependent children agedunder 15 in Australia;
(b) Australia has one of the least generous paid parental leave schemesin the OECD;
(c) McKinsey & Company found that in Australia, participation inearly childhood education is lower and costs over 40 per cent morethan the OECD average; and
(d) perinatal discrimination is the top discrimination complaint inAustralian workplaces;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) Australia lags developed countries in the provision of bestpractice, evidenced-based policies that support families andchildren;
(b) at the Jobs and Skills Summit there was broad agreement from tradeunions to the Business Council of Australia, and advocacy groups,that improving paid parental leave and childcare were essential toimprovingwomen’s workforce participation; and
(c) there is significant economic benefit to Australia from increasingfemale workforce participation, gender equity and outcomes forchildren; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) provide for at least 26 weeks of paid parental leave with a use itor lose it provision to incentivise shared use of leave where thereare two carers;
(b) set 1 January 2023 as the start date for lowering the cost of earlychildhood education for all families; and
(c) improve access to paid carers’ leave for parents of sickchildren.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
21 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Resumption of debate ( from 26September2022 ) on themotion of MsStanley —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is on 15 October2022;
(b) this day is an opportunity for parents, families, friends andhealthcare workers to mark their shared loss, whether throughmiscarriages, stillbirth or infant death; and
(c) it is also a day that increases awareness about preventativemeasures to reduce perinatal mortality;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) losing a baby at any time in pregnancy, birth or the neonatalperiod is devastating to families;
(b) each year, 20 to 30 percent of women who are pregnant experience amiscarriage;
(c) stillbirths and perinatal death rates are a combined 9.4 in every1,000 births, these figures have not changed for over 20 years;
(d) stillbirth occurrence is higher in Aboriginal and culturallydiverse communities;
(e) these families go through further issues after experiencing such atragic event, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder,changes in relationships and anxiety that may be underestimated byhealthcare providers, friends and family; and
(f) further research is required to support the creation of programsthat help lower the overall mortality, and to provide support tothose families that have experienced the loss of a baby as well ashelp them overcome their trauma in a healthy and meaningfulmanner;
(3) commends the Government for providing $6.8 million funding toassist families dealing with the grief of stillbirth;
(4) expresses sympathy to all families who have suffered a miscarriage,a stillbirth or infant death;
(5) further commends each and every person who has supported parentsand families through the loss of a baby; and
(6) thanks support groups like Red Nose, Still Aware, SANDS and MiracleBabies for the work they do to support families.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
22 1stBattalion Royal Australian Regiment: Resumption ofdebate ( from 26September2022 ) on the motion of MrThompson —That this House:
(1) notes that on 16 August 2021 soldiers from the 1st Battalion RoyalAustralian Regiment, along with other military attachments, weredeployed to Afghanistan to rescue Australian passport holders andthose who supported our nation throughout the war on terror;
(2) acknowledges:
(a) the brave soldiers who put themselves in harm’s way to rescue morethan 4,100 people from the chaos;
(b) that when the Taliban took back Kabul, the soldiers returned to thebelly of the beast to evacuate thousands of civilian men, women andchildren; and
(c) that the Afghan people may have lost their city and country, butour Australian Defence Force heeded the call to ensure that theydid not lose their lives;
(3) honours the brave, selfless actions of those deployed; and
(4) calls on the Government to honour the 1st Battalion RoyalAustralian Regiment with the appropriate battle honours tohighlight the unique operation that was conducted in the mosthazardous, chaotic and challenging circ*mstances.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
23 Mediadiversity: Resumption of debate( from 26September2022 ) on the motion of MsDaniel —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Senate Environment and Communication References Committee withthe support of the Labor Senators recommended to the 46thParliament that the Commonwealth initiate a judicial inquiry, withthe powers of a Royal Commission to investigate the concentrationof media ownership in Australia;
(b) according to the Public Interest Journalism Initiative, 255 mediaoutlets across the country closed down between the beginning of2019 and March 2022, nearly 70 per cent in regional Australia;
(c) the transfer of ownership of APN led to 112 local print newspapersbeing shut down;
(d) according to a comprehensive international study of internationalmedia ownership and concentration by Columbia University, onlyEgypt and China have greater concentration of newspaper ownershipof the countries studied;
(e) one company has a 59 per cent share of the metropolitan andnational print media market by readership and the second 23 percent;
(f) 3,000 journalists had lost their jobs in the decade to 2018 andmore since then;
(g) unlike the United Kingdom there is no longer a ‘fit and properperson’ test in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ; and
(h) the public interest test does not apply to cross-media mergers;and
(2) supports and calls on the Government to:
(a) initiate a judicial inquiry, with the powers of a Royal Commission,to investigate and report on the state of media diversity inAustralia, including to:
(i) call witnesses and require the production of documents andinformation equal to those afforded the Royal Commission into thebanking system;
(ii) seek expert advice and make recommendations to broaden mediadiversity, especially in rural, regional and suburban Australia;and
(iii) seekexpert advice and make recommendations on the state ofself-regulation of media generally available in Australia, inparticular, whether the Australian Press Council and the AustralianCommunications and Media Authority are fit for purpose;
(b) commit to the long-term and adequate funding of Australia’s onlyindependent newswire, Australian Associated Press;
(c) establish an independent and permanent trust to assist emergingnews ventures, especially in regional areas, including the fundingof journalism traineeships; and
(d) abide by the independent process for appointments to the boards ofthe ABC and SBS.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
24 Agedcare: Resumption of debate( from 26September2022 ) on the motion of Msco*ker —That this House:
(1) notes the Government’s commitment to fix the mess the formerGovernment made of aged care and that this is a priority for theGovernment;
(2) acknowledges the Government’s support for a pay rise forAustralia’s aged care workers as recommended by the RoyalCommission into Aged Care Quality and Safety; and
(3) recommits to delivering a better standard of care for Australiansin aged care.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
25 Construction industry: Resumption of debate( from 26September2022 ) on the motionof
MrPike —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the increasing costs in the construction industry are creatingsignificant strains on Australian building companies;
(b) rising costs are creating serious delays and further exacerbatingsubstantial housing shortages in many communities across thecountry; and
(c) these shortages are perpetuating the current rental crisis;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) union lawlessness is on the rise in the commercial constructionsector following the Government’s announcement to abolish theconstruction industry watchdog, the Australian Building andConstruction Commission (ABCC); and
(b) this lawlessness is further undermining the housing industry andcompounding the strains felt across the sector; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) implement measures to reign in rising costs, assisting businesses,renters and Australians who are building or have bought their ownhome;
(b) move to curtail the underhanded and illegal actions of theConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union (CFMMEU)throughout the commercial construction sector; and
(c) reinstate the ABCC in its role as the construction industrywatchdog.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 3sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
26 Infrastructure funding: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motionof
MrPerrett —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the Government’s $9.6 billion of funding in the2022-23 October budget forthe infrastructure that Australianeeds, including but not limited to:
(a) upgrading the Bruce Highway in Queensland;
(b) building electric bus charging infrastructure for Perth’s electricbus network;
(c) investing in Tasmania’s Bass and Tasman highways;
(d) investing in South Australia’s Dukes and Augusta highways;
(e) partnering with the Victorian Government to deliver Melbourne’sSuburban Rail Loop;
(f) improving Canberra’s cycle routes;
(g) sealing the Northern Territory’s Tanami Road and upgrading theCentral Arnhem Road; and
(h) investing in Western Sydney’s Road Package; and
(2) notes this funding will make journeys quicker and ensureAustralians return home to their families safely.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
27 WestJerusalem: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motion of MrLeeser —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Israel, as a sovereign state, is free to decide its own capital;and
(b) for the last 3,000 years Jerusalem has not been the capital of anystate other than a Jewish state, and has been the seat ofgovernment of Israel since 1950;
(2) recognises that the territory of West Jerusalem:
(a) has been part of Israel’s sovereign territory since the state wasestablished in 1948, and is not part of the territory which Israelcaptured during the 1967 war;
(b) is therefore outside the scope of United Nations (UN) resolutionssince 1967, which are limited expressly to territory occupied byIsrael since 1967; and
(c) has never been the subject of peace negotiations between Israel andthe Palestinians;
(3) further notes that:
(a) Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in2018 did not in any way pre-empt the outcome of peace negotiations,or undermine the prospects of achieving a peaceful settlement ofthe conflict based on the UN-endorsed principle of two states fortwo peoples; and
(b) since 2020 four Arab states have officially normalised relationswith Israel, thereby disproving claims which were made in 2018 thatrecognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would worsen theconflict; and
(4) calls on the Government to:
(a) reverse its recent decision to no longer recognise West Jerusalemas the capital of Israel;
(b) apologise to the Australian people for the lack of consultation oropportunity for public debate in the lead-up to the decision, andfor effecting an important change of government policy through anamendment to agovernment website, and then officially denyingthe change, before a decision was taken by the Cabinet;
(c) apologise to Israel for this ill-considered decision, and the hastyand careless manner in which it was made; and
(d) apologise to the Australian Jewish community for the failure toconsult and for announcing its decision on the Jewish Holy Day ofSimchat Torah, when Jewish community organisations were precludedfrom responding.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
28 European Union Free Trade Agreement: Resumptionof debate ( from 7November2022 ) on the motion of MrHogan —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the European Union (EU) is Australia’s second largest two-waytrading partner of goods and services worth over $74 billion;and
(b) with a high-income population of almost 450 million people, the EUrepresents an incredibly significant market opportunity forAustralian exporters;
(2) acknowledges the significant work undertaken by the formerGovernment to pursue an ambitious and comprehensive free tradeagreement with the EU; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) prioritise the negotiation and completion of the Australia-EuropeanUnion Free Trade Agreement; and
(b) deliver a commercially significant agreement with liberalisedaccess that is in the national interest
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
29 Genderpay gap: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motion of MsPayne —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the gender pay gap still sits at an unacceptable 14.1 per cent;
(b) men earn an extra $263.90 per week more than women;
(c) the gender pay gap has only narrowed by 5.1 per cent since 1983;and
(d) work in female-dominated industries is disproportionatelyundervalued because of discriminatory assumptions about the valueof the work; and
(2) commends the Government for amending the Fair Work Act 2009 and related legislation to improve job security and gender equityby:
(a) including in the Fair Work Act 2009 : gender equity, securework, an equal remuneration principle, and enhancing theenforcement and compliance framework;
(b) prohibiting pay secrecy clauses; and
(c) establishing new expert panels in the Fair Work Commission for payequity and the care and community sector.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
30 Critical Minerals Strategy: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motion of MrPitt —That this House:
(1) notes that the previous Government:
(a) had the foresight to implement Australia’s first ever CriticalMinerals Strategy in 2019;
(b) provided billions in funding to support the development ofAustralia’s critical minerals sector since 2019;
(c) provided a $1.25 billion loan in April 2022 through the CriticalMinerals Facility to Australian company Iluka Resources to developAustralia’s first integrated rare earths refinery in WesternAustralia;
(d) committed $200 million in the 2022-23 budget to develop early andmid-stage critical minerals projects as part of the CriticalMinerals Accelerator Initiative funded under the RegionalAccelerator Initiative; and
(e) committed $50.5 million in the 2022-23 budget to the CriticalMinerals Research and Development Centre;
(2) further notes that the Government is cutting critical mineralsfunding:
(a) by $100 million under the Critical Minerals Development Program,formerly known as the Critical Minerals Accelerator Initiative;and
(b) to the $50.5 million Critical Minerals Research and DevelopmentCentre, now rebranded as a ‘hub’, by pushing funding out over fouryears instead of three years; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) explain why it believes renaming an existing program and cuttingits funding makes it a ‘new initiative’ as described by the PrimeMinister;
(b) explain why it is undermining its own rush towards an 82 per centrenewable energy target by 2030 by cutting investment inAustralia’s critical minerals, which are vital to the creation oftechnologies like solar panels, wind turbines and batteries;and
(c) reverse their cuts to the Critical Minerals Accelerator Initiativeand the Critical Minerals Research and Development Centre.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
31 Nativeforest logging: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motionof
Dr MRyan —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the devastation caused by ongoing native forestlogging in this country;
(2) commits to protecting our native forests from logging;
(3) abolishes the effective exemption from environment laws that hasbeen granted to native forest logging currently covered by regionalforestry agreements between the federal and state governments;and
(4) further commits to implementing the recommendations of theIndependent Review of the Environmental Protection andBiodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , as soon as possible, toarrest the decline of our iconic places and the extinction of ourmost threatened plants, animals, and ecosystems.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
32 GlobalMethane Pledge: Resumption of debate( from 7November2022 ) on the motion of MrHamilton —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Government has signed Australia up to the Global Methane Pledgedespite promising the Australian public that it would not sign thepledge during the 2022 election;
(b) this is a broken election promise;
(c) the Global Methane Pledge includes a target to reduce methaneemissions by 30 per cent on 2020 levels by 2030;
(d) 48 per cent of Australia’s annual methane emissions come from theagricultural sector, where no affordable, practical and large-scaleway exists to reduce it other than culling herd sizes;
(e) in the previous Government, the Coalition invested over $18 millionto monitor and reduce fugitive methane emissions in the energy andresources sector, and help farmers reduce emissions from livestock;and
(f) this pledge, in effect, creates a cap on the size of Australia’slivestock industry;
(2) further notes that:
(a) international research shows the target cannot be realised withouttaking behavioural and technical measures in the livestockagriculture sector, and recommends people change their dietsresulting in lower meat and dairy consumption, leading to a cappingor reduction of the national livestock herd;
(b) this will increase the price of a steak at your favouriterestaurant or butcher, or a white coffee at your favourite cafe, ata time when small businesses are already struggling with mountingcost-of-doing-business pressures; and
(c) this pledge equally calls to reduce methane emissions from the gassector—a critical fuel source that complements the increasing shareof renewables in our electricity grid—which adds pressure toproduction and generation and is an invitation for the type ofchaos we are seeing in Europe at the moment; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) install financial protections for Australia’s agricultural sectorwhich will be impacted by the Global Methane Pledge;
(b) provide assurances to Australia’s agricultural sector that therewill be no new taxes and regulation to deliver the Government’smethane emissions reduction target; and
(c) provide assurances the national livestock herd will not be cappedor reduced as a consequence of the Government’s methane emissionsreduction target.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 4sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
33 Supportfor emergency first responders: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MrsAndrews —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Australia’s first responders to natural disasters perform a vitaland valuable job in extreme circ*mstances for communities acrossour nation;
(b) ensuring the mental health and wellbeing of our first responders isnot only the right thing to do but helps them continue their vitalwork saving lives and supporting communities;
(c) the former Government provided $10 million over two years in theMarch 2022 budget to Fortem Australia for the establishment of anational support program for first responders to maximise theircapacitythrough stronger mental health, given the hugedemands placed on them through the full suite of naturaldisasters;
(d) this funding was a scale up of the program that Fortem Australiadelivered following a competitive tender process in the wake of theBlack Summer bushfires; and
(e) in the October 2022 budget, the funding for Fortem Australia wasnot provided, resulting in an $8 million budget cut that would havemeant on-the-ground support for first responders would not beavailable in the regional towns where it is needed; and
(2) recognises, that following public pressure, the Government hassince restored the full $10 million funding for Fortem Australia asannounced and provided for in the March 2022 budget so that theycan provide vital support for our emergency first responderheroes.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
34 Genderinequality: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motionof
DrAnanda-Rajah —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the social, economic and health disadvantages that women experienceare the consequence of interacting and intersectional factors thatentrench gender inequality;
(b) these factors result in less income over the course of a woman’slife, fewer assets including superannuation, and greatervulnerability following trauma, such as relationship breakdown;
(c) the economic trade off associated with motherhood was overlooked bysuccessive Coalition Governments who failed to introduce reformsthat improved women’s economic equality; and
(d) insecure work thrived during the former Government’s era,disproportionately affecting women who fell further behind underthe pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to theirattrition from the care and knowledge economies; and
(2) acknowledges that the Government has a suite of measures crafted inconsultation with stakeholders and informed by recordrepresentation of women in its ranks—these measures include but arenot limited to:
(a) cheaper childcare;
(b) addressing gender pay equity;
(c) greater representation of women in key decision-making positions;and
(d) addressing sexual harassment in the workplace.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
35 Household electrification: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MsSpender —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) household electrification policies can significantly reduceAustralia’s carbon emissions, its reliance on fossil fuels, andhousehold energy bills by thousands of dollars each year;
(b) such policies are most effective when accompanied by support forhousehold solar and battery systems and electric vehicles; and
(c) Australia is well-positioned to be a world leader in benefittingfrom decarbonisation, through the export of green energy as well asthe technology and services to facilitate the clean energytransition; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) take the lead on driving household electrification by rolling outlow interest loans and tailored support for low-income householdsthat help to overcome the upfront capital costs ofelectrification;
(b) work with state and territory governments to urgently improve theregulatory infrastructure necessary for integrating greaterelectrification into our energy system; and
(c) provide additional support to community-led organisations which arefacilitating electrification and other climate transitionprograms.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
36 Sexualharassment in the music industry: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MsTempleman —That this House:
(1) notes with concern the findings of the Raising Their Voices report of the independent review into sexual harm, sexualharassment and systemic discrimination in the Australiancontemporary music industry;
(2) commends the Music Industry Joint Statement ofAcknowledgement recognising the harm documented by the reviewand their commitment to implement ‘long-term, sustainablechange’;
(3) further notes that a pillar of the Government’s national culturalpolicy under development is the centrality of the artist, whichincludes supporting the artist as a worker;
(4) welcomes the Government’s position that artists have the right towork in an environment free from bullying, sexual harassment,sexual assault and discrimination; and
(5) supports the objective to prioritise a safe working environment forartists and everyone working in the industry.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
37 Economic plan: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MrWolahan —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the previous Government’s economic plan, implemented following theimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, left Australia in a bettereconomic position than almost any other advanced economy; and
(b) the 2022-23 budget was an opportunity for the current Government tobuild on this strong position and address the cost-of-livingcrisis; and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) on every measure, this Government has failed in its task to deliverfor everyday Australians, through their budget with:
(i) the cost-of-living continuing to rise;
(ii) electricity and gas bills predicted to soar by 56 per cent over thenext two years;
(iii) wages for Australian workers forecast to go backwards;
(iv) unemployment projected to grow; and
(v) tax increases; and
(b) Australians are being hampered by a new Government with no economicplan for the future.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
38 Industrial relations: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motionof
MsStanley —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Australia’s unemployment rate sits at the lowest level since 1974at 3.4 per cent;
(b) large sectors of the economy are facing jobs and skills shortagesdue to the tight labour market;
(c) the record low unemployment rate is not translating to significantand strong wages growth in line with inflation and real wages havedeclined as a consequence; and
(d) the gender pay gap has remained high and has increased in the past6 months to 14.1 per cent;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the gender pay gap is a major concern socially andeconomically;
(b) the Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit worked collaboratively withall stakeholders—unions, business, and advocacy groups to findsolutions to skill shortages and close the gender pay gap;
(c) the Jobs and Skills Summit has identified 36 initiatives that canbe taken immediately to alleviate skills shortages;
(d) areas of reform in the industrial relations system have beenidentified to spur wages growth for workers; and
(e) the sectors that will benefit the most from industrial relationsreform are undervalued areas such as childcare, aged care anddisability support, which are female-dominatedsectors and areless likely to collectively bargain;
(3) supports further consultation with all groups to solve Australia’seconomic issues and to set Australia up for further decades ofeconomic and social growth; and
(4) expresses concern over the increase in the gender pay gap and thedecline of real wages and supports any efforts to alleviate theseissues.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
39 Digitalservices: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MrVioli —That this House:
(1) notes that the:
(a) Government has not articulated a plan to improve the experience ofcitizens using digital channels to access government services andpayments;
(b) 2022-23 budget did not contain a single new initiative designed toimprove citizens’ digital experience;
(c) 2022-23 budget will see more public servants employed by ServicesAustralia, but without any new funding allocation to equip themwith the latest digital tools; and
(d) development of the Digital Identity system has stalledsignificantly under the current Government to the extent that it isnot even mentioned in the 2022-23 budget;
(2) further notes:
(a) most Australians are now transacting with the Government throughdigital channels with 1.2billion online transactions takingplace in the past financial year alone; and
(b) that the former Government initiated development on the DigitalIdentity system; and
(3) calls on the Government to continue the former Government’s strongtrack record by prioritising service modernisation through digitaltransformation.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
40 Pensioners: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MsSwanson —That this House:
(1) welcomes the recent increase in pensions, following the largestindexation increase in 12 years;
(2) notes that in a time of cost of living pressures, this increase isa welcome support for pensioners across Australia;
(3) commends the commitment of the Government to support olderAustralians, who have worked hard all their lives and built thiscountry; and
(4) acknowledges that it was the previous Labor Government thatcommissioned a review into pension payments, and ultimately adoptedthe recommendation to upgrade indexation requirements to supportgreater pension increases.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
41 Roadsafety data: Resumption of debate( from 21November2022 ) on the motion of MrPasin —That this House:
(1) recognises the critical importance of harmonised road safety datain formulating road safety policy;
(2) notes that:
(a) individual state and territory governments collect road safety dataon a non-uniform basis; and
(b) the road safety data collected by state and territory governmentsis not made available to the Commonwealth Governmentnotwithstanding the Commonwealth Government's significant financialcontribution to state and territory governments to improve roadsafety outcomes;
(3) commends the leadership of the former Government in ensuring roadsafety was a consistent agenda item for the Infrastructure andTransport Ministers’ Meetings (ITMM);
(4) further notes that at the ITMM that took place on 5 August 2022road safety was not included on the agenda or indeed discussed;and
(5) calls for a nationally consistent approach to the collection anddistribution of road safety data by establishing a national roadsafety data sharing agreement with the states and territories.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 5sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
42 Childcare: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of MsBell —That this House:
(1) notes that the previous Government:
(a) reformed the childcare system in 2018 to provide more subsidy tofamilies who need it most and establish a safety net to cover up tothe full cost of full-time childcare for disadvantagedchildren;
(b) in March 2022, implemented reforms to provide higher childcaresubsidy for second and subsequent children aged under six, wherecosts double or treble for families; and
(c) invested record funding in the childcare system, including around$11 billion budgeted for the 2022-23 financial year;
(2) further notes that the Government promised to deliver:
(a) childcare reform with no family worse off;
(b) an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission price regulationmechanism to control childcare fees; and
(c) terms of reference for a Productivity Commission review of a 90 percent childcare subsidy within its first 100 days of office; and
(3) calls on the Government to explain:
(a) why it promised its childcare policy would ease cost of livingpressures for families, but is delayed until July 2023; and
(b) whether, with skyrocketing childcare costs, Australian familieswill actually be better off.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
43 50thanniversary of the Whitlam Government: Resumption ofdebate ( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of MsStanley —That this House:
(1) notes that the 50th anniversary of the Whitlam Government’selection will be marked on2 December 2022; and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the Whitlam Government’s reforms modernised Australian society andits economy; and
(b) the impact of Prime Minister Whitlam’s policies continues to defineAustralia and the political landscape.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
44 UnitedNations' loss and damage fund: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of Mr TedO’Brien —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Government has committed Australia to the United Nations’ ‘lossand damage’ fund without providing any details on what it will costAustralians or how it will be implemented;
(b) the Government has signed an international agreement which couldcost Australians tens of billions of dollars without outlining anyplan as to what is expected of Australia;
(c) the ‘loss and damage’ fund is reported to cost upwards of US $2trillion globally per year by 2030;
(d) China, the world’s second largest economy and the world’s biggestcarbon emitter has not been ruled out as a potential recipient ofcompensation funding due to its status as a developing nation;
(e) this scheme will penalise Australia for being blessed with anabundance of energy resources—resources that have been used to lifthundreds of millions of people out of absolute poverty;
(f) the Prime Minister was quick to rule out support for Australianfamilies struggling with cost-of-living pressures in the budget buthas effectively signed a blank cheque (which could be worth tens ofbillions of dollars) for an international compensation scheme withno detail, and for which no economic modelling has beenundertaken;
(g) Australia has a long history of supporting its regional partners,especially those in the Pacific, and at COP26 the former Governmentdoubled its climate finance commitment to $2 billion over 2020-25,with at least $700 million for Pacific climate and disasterfinance; and
(h) instead of finding a solution to skyrocketing domestic powerprices, that are threatening up to 800,000 manufacturing jobs, theMinister for Climate Change and Energy has focused the Government’sattention on committing the country to international pledges forwhich there is no detail; and
(2) calls on the Government to explain what the ‘loss and damage’ fundwill cost Australian taxpayers.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
45 Military commemorative milestones: Resumption ofdebate ( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of MrGosling —That this House:
(1) acknowledges that 2022 represents a significant year for Australianmilitary commemorative milestones, including the:
(a) 80th anniversary of the Battle for Australia;
(b) 80th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Armidale ;
(c) 80th anniversary of pushing back the Japanese on the KokodaTrack;
(d) 75th anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping efforts; and
(e) 50th anniversary of the end of National Service;
(2) notes that:
(a) Australia continues to recognise all those who defended our countryduring the Second World War, at home and in land, air and seabattles to our north as part of the Battle for Australia, whichhelped tum the tide of war against Japan;
(b) throughout 1942, Australian forces desperately fought to halt andeventually push back the Japanese along the Kokoda Track, in Buna,Gona and Sanananda in Papua, in New Guinea, the Huon Peninsula,Wewak and on the island of Bougainville;
(c) on 1 December 1942, 100 Australians died during the sinking of theHMAS Armidale , the largest loss of life from any corvette inthe Second World War;
(d) Australians were part of the first United Nations peacekeepingoperation when military observers were deployed to the NetherlandsEast Indies (now Indonesia) in 1947 and since that time, Australianpeacekeepers have served in locations around the world, rangingfrom the Middle East to Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific inevery year since; and
(e) Australia’s fourth iteration of National Service was abolished bythe Whitlam Labor Government on 5December 1972;
(3) expresses its thanks to all former and current personnel for theirservice;
(4) remembers the lives and sacrifice of those service personnel whohave died in and as a result of service to our nation; and
(5) further acknowledges the families who have been left behind andthose who support loved ones who have served.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
46 Artsfunding: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of DrGillespie —That this House:
(1) notes that, the:
(a) Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) fund was aneffective and targeted arts funding initiative supporting 541projects in over 4,000 locations, creating over 195,000 jobopportunities and experiences reaching more than 55 millionAustralians;
(b) Arts Sustainability Fund was key to supporting systemicallysignificant arts companies to survive through the COVID-19 pandemicwith recipients including, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, theSydney Theatre Company, Brandenburg Ensemble, Queensland Ballet,Opera Australia, Design Tasmania, the National Institute ofDramatic Art, Melbourne Theatre Company, The Australian Ballet,Belvoir Theatre, Circa Contemporary Circus Limited, and MalthouseTheatre; and
(c) highest level of Commonwealth arts funding ever achieved was underthe previous Government in 2021-2022 when the funding exceeded $1billion; and
(2) expresses its regret at the adverse effect on the arts sector ofpolitically motivated arts policy decisions since May 2022including, the:
(a) grave mishandling of the additional $20 million of funding for RISEwhich was provided in the March 2022 budget, with the Governmentdelaying action for many months before cancelling this funding inOctober;
(b) announcement in September that the Government would establish aLive Performance Support Fund with no guidelines, eligibilityconditions or other details provided at that time and still notprovided two months later; and
(c) abrupt and discourteous disbanding of the Creative EconomyTaskforce which comprised a distinguished group of arts leadersdoing outstanding work in advising on the Government artspolicy.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
47 National Broadband Network: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of Mr BMitchell —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) for nearly a decade, the former Government’s oversight of theNational Broadband Network (NBN) hadbeen a masterclass intechnological incompetence and financial mismanagement, causingAustralia to trail other developed countries on broadband qualityandspeeds;
(b) the Government is delivering what Australians voted for and willexpand full fibre access to 1.5million premises by 2025 witha $2.4 billion equity investment over four years in the 2022-23budget;
(c) this will:
(i) deliver a faster and more reliable NBN to more families,communities, andbusinesses and allow more Australians to takeadvantage of an increasingly digital global economy; and
(ii) give Australians who now rely on copper connections the choice ofhaving fullfibre connections to their premises if they want afaster NBN service than theircurrent copper wire can deliver;and
(2) acknowledges economic analysis commissioned by NBN Co thatestimates theadditional fibre-to-the-premises connectionswill deliver an additional $20 billionuplift in grossdomestic product by 2030 through connecting communities andbusinesses to faster andmore reliable broadband services.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
48 Agricultural security: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motionof
MrKatter —That this House:
(1) calls on the Government to provide for agriculturalsecurityin Australia particularly given recent dramaticincreases in the cost of production as a result of dislocations inimports and Australia continuing to be a net importer offruitand vegetables and:
(a) food and manufacturing labelling that highlights hidden imports andpreventsfraud;
(b) a fresh produce labelling system that indicates the farm gate price(and thesupermarket mark up);
(c) ‘divesture’ legislation that reduces the market power of thecorporations thatoperate the major supermarkets. With theobjective of levelling the playingfield providing acompetitive marketplace for consumers and suppliers;
(d) a National Office of Better Agricultural Regulation with powers toreduce redtape and consider the actual cost of implementingboth marketplaceregulations (ie. Freshcare, HARPS, FairFarms), and government regulations(ie. PALM Scheme, reefregulation, water, conservation and protection);
(e) investment in infrastructure and critical supplies/supportindustries to reduceproduction and transportation costs (ie.gas prices for fertiliser, chemical, fuel,worker access);
(f) reforming the PALM scheme to ensure farmers have direct access totheprogram.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
49 National Disability Insurance Scheme: Resumptionof debate ( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of MsByrnes —That this House:
(1) acknowledges that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)can be life-changing for Australians with disability;
(2) recognises the NDIS is not working as effectively as it should dueto a decade of neglect and mismanagement by the previousGovernment, creating an urgent need to:
(a) improve outcomes for participants;
(b) restore trust in the scheme and certainty for participants andtheir families; and
(c) improve the effectiveness and sustainability of the NDIS andbroader social and economic benefits, without imposing the types ofblunt force cuts favoured by the previous Government;
(3) notes the measures the Government has already taken to get the NDISback on track, including:
(a) installing new leadership at the National Disability InsuranceAgency (NDIA) and putting people with a disability at the centre ofthe scheme;
(b) reducing the inherited 4,500 case backlog of expensive,time-consuming appeals before the Administrative Appeals Tribunalby 2000 cases to date;
(c) reducing the number of people with disability trapped in hospitalsdespite being medically fit for discharge; and
(d) funding 380 new positions in the NDIA for better and fasterplanning decisions for people with disability and their families,carers, disability service providers and workers;
(4) calls on Members of the House to support the work ahead to make theNDIS the world-leading scheme it was designed to be, through:
(a) the root and branch review of the NDIS to improve itseffectiveness, so that future generations receive the benefits ofthe scheme;
(b) planning for a workforce that can support the projected increase inNDIS participants;
(c) establishing a senior executive role within the NDIA to bolster itsstewardship of the sector; and
(d) reducing waste and fraud so money intended for participants is notsyphoned off or squandered; and
(5) further notes the benefits to the Australian community and oureconomy when we invest in people with disability and break downbarriers to their participation in social and economic life.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
50 Baha’ifaith: Resumption of debate( from 28November2022 ) on the motion of MsBell —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the Baha’i faith and their right to express theirreligious beliefs;
(2) condemns the actions of the Iranian Government’s persecution ofthose of the Baha’i faith including the:
(a) imprisonment of Iranian Bahai’s due to their faith;
(b) destruction and repossession of property and belongings of IranianBaha’is;
(c) propaganda and incitement of hate and violence against those of theBaha'i faith; and
(d) barred access to education, including higher education for manyIranian Baha’is
(3) endorses the work of the Baha’i community in Australia who supportcitizens escaping persecution, and draw attention to the violationof humans rights of Baha'is in Iran.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 6sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
51 International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Resumption of debate ( from 6February2023 ) on themotion of MrsAndrews —That this House:
(1) recognises the importance of the International Day of Women andGirls in Science on 11February 2023, and the amazingcontribution of Australian women in Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and
(2) acknowledges the crucial work undertaken by the previous Governmentto promote gender equity in STEM in Australia.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
52 Childcare: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MrSmith —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) in May 2022 Australians voted for a plan for cheaper child care;and
(b) on 23 November 2022, the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment(Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 passed the Parliament;
(2) commends the Government for meeting its election commitment to theAustralian people;
(3) further notes that:
(a) the reforms will deliver affordable early education for more than amillion families;
(b) from July 2023, approximately 96 per cent of families with a childin early childhood education and care will benefit;
(c) from July 2023, the child care subsidy for families earning $80,000or less will increase to 90per cent; and
(d) Treasury modelling shows that this will deliver the equivalent ofup to 37,000 workers to the economy in the first year; and
(4) acknowledges that these reforms will deliver real cost-of-livingrelief while boosting productivity.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
53 Digitaleconomy: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MrVioli —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the previous Government made significant progress on supporting thegrowth and opportunities of the digital economy, includingappointing the first Minister for the Digital Economy; and
(b) the Government does not have a Minister for the Digital Economy;and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) Australian digital activity value-add increased by 7.4 per cent($7.5 billion) in 2019-20, compared with a two per cent increasefor the total Australian economy;
(b) the digital economy strategy of the last Government provided aroadmap to becoming a top 10 digital economy and society by 2030;and
(c) digital assets could represent over 20 per cent of retail paymentsby 2050.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
54 Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustralians: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MsThwaites —That this House:
(1) acknowledges that this month marks 15 years since the Government ofPrime Minister Rudd made the National Apology to the StolenGenerations, a moment that forever changed this nation’srelationship with our First Nations people;
(2) notes that since this time there has been an increased focus,including through the annual Closing the Gap report, on the needfor governments to deliver real, better outcomes for Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander Australians;
(3) commends the work of the Coalition of Peaks and other First Nationsorganisations to progress efforts to Close the Gap;
(4) recognises that the Government’s commitment to hold a referendum toestablish a Voice to Parliament represents a once in a generationopportunity to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustralians in our Constitution, and ensures that they will alwaysbe included in the policy-making process on matters affecting them;and
(5) calls on members of Parliament, and people right across Australiato campaign in support of the referendum.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
55 Australian Defence Force recruitment: Resumptionof debate ( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MrHastie —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Government has committed to the former Government’s objectiveof growing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) by 18,500 people by2040;
(b) to meet the objective, there must be net growth of 1,000 people peryear; and
(c) the ADF recruitment numbers currently sit at a net growth ofapproximately 300 people per year; and
(2) calls on all Members to:
(a) recognise that our regional security environment isdeteriorating;
(b) acknowledge that Australia must build a strong and capable ADF;
(c) focus on how we find, recruit and retain young men and women weneed to build the ADF into the future; and
(d) build a strong values based narrative of service, duty and countryin appealing to our next generation of ADF recruits.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
56 Tobaccoplain packaging: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motionof
DrAnanda-Rajah —That this House:
(1) acknowledges:
(a) that the Government introduced legislation ten years ago to allowAustralia to become the first country in the world to implementtobacco plain packaging in December 2012;
(b) that the successful landmark tobacco plain packaging policy hassaved countless lives;
(c) that tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable deathand disability;
(d) that in both health and economic terms of tobacco use,disadvantaged groups are hit more than three times harder thanothers in the community; and
(e) the tireless support and dedication of many in the public healthsector, including health workers and the former Minister for Healthand Ageing, Nicola Roxon, who fought for the changes to introduceplain packaging; and
(2) notes the comprehensive tobacco plain packaging strategy wasmultilayered to include:
(a) tobacco plain packaging and graphic health warnings;
(b) rolling tobacco excise increases;
(c) advertising restrictions; and
(d) public health campaigns and quit smoking support.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
57 Fuelexcise: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MrPasin —That this House:
(1) recognises that the:
(a) fuel excise levied by the Commonwealth will raise $13.7 billion in2022-23, and is expected to increase up to $15.8 billion in2025-26; and
(b) revenue raised by the fuel excise makes a significant contributiontoward the costs of the development and maintenance, safety andefficiency of our road transport network;
(2) notes that:
(a) the budget shows 91 per cent of the fuel excise is being reinvestedin land transport infrastructure in 2022-23 but is decreasing to 88per cent by 2025-26; and
(b) between the March and October 2022 budgets, land transportinfrastructure spending decreased over the forward estimates by$4.33 billion; and
(3) calls for the Government to allocate 100 per cent of fuel exciserevenue for investment in road transport infrastructure.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
58 Manufacturing: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motion of MsByrnes —That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) the importance of manufacturing for our nation, particularly ourregional areas; and
(b) that Australia has suffered nearly a decade of policy-drift,ranking last in the OECD when it comes to manufacturingself-sufficiency;
(2) recognises the Government is delivering on its commitment toestablish the National Reconstruction Fund, which will:
(a) create secure, well-paid jobs;
(b) diversify Australian industry to drive sustainable growth to createfuture prosperity;
(c) build our capability to manufacture high-value products for theworld; and
(d) drive economic development in our regions and outer suburbs;
(3) acknowledges that the Government is rebuilding Australia’smanufacturing capacity to build a stronger and more resilientfuture; and
(4) further notes that the Government is delivering its plan to:
(a) create a better future for Australians by investing to support andstimulate regional manufacturing; and
(b) implement a National Rail Manufacturing Plan to support the railindustry and create more skilled manufacturing jobs.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
59 Fossilfuel subsidies: Resumption of debate( from 6February2023 ) on the motionof
MrChandler-Mather —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, would onlyback Australia’s bid to host the 2026 COP if Australia does notcommit to any new coal or gas handouts; and
(b) the Government’s first budget has over $40 billion in fossil fuelsubsidies including $1.9 billion to open up a new LNG terminal andpetrochemical hub in Darwin Harbour; and
(2) calls on the Government to end fossil fuel subsidies.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 7sitting Mondays including 6March2023. )
60 Australia Day 2023 awards: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motionof
MrHogan —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the Order of Australia is the highest national honourawarded to Australian citizens for outstanding contributions to ourcountry or humanity at large;
(2) notes that since being established by Her Majesty Queen ElizabethII in 1975, there have been 40,000 recipients of awards in theOrder of Australia;
(3) recognises and celebrates the 1,047 Australia Day 2023 awardsrecipients, including 736 awards in the General Division of theOrder of Australia for meritorious, distinguished and conspicuousservice;
(4) further acknowledges community members recognised through AustraliaDay 2023 Local Citizenof the Year Awards; and
(5) congratulates all the recipients of awards on Australia Day2023.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 March2023. )
61 Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires: Resumptionof debate ( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of Mr RMitchell —That this House:
(1) notes that Tuesday, 7 February 2023 marked 14 years since theVictorian Black Saturday bushfires that saw:
(a) 173 lives lost;
(b) 414 injuries; and
(c) over 3,500 structures destroyed, including over 2,000 homes;
(2) thanks the:
(a) brave men and women of the respective emergency serviceorganisations for their brave work on that day, fighting around 400individual fires; and
(b) dedicated volunteers who came to the aid of the devastatedcommunities; and
(3) remembers the people who lost their lives on that day and those whowe have lost since then.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next 8sitting Mondays including 6 March2023. )
62 Nicotine vaping products: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motionof
MsChaney —That this House:
(1) notes the:
(a) increased use of unregulated nicotine vaping products (vapes) inAustralia, particularly among young people;
(b) serious health implications of the unregulated use of vapes;and
(c) increasing community concern about the prevalence and accessibilityto vapes;
(2) acknowledges that the Therapeutic Goods Adiministration has soughtpublic comment on potential reforms to the regulation of nicotinevaping products aimed at preventing children and adolescents fromaccessing vapes, while supporting access to products of knowncomposition and quality for smoking cessation with a doctor’sprescription; and
(3) calls on the Government to address the problems associated withincreased access to and use of vapes, particularly among youngpeople.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including 6 March 2023. )
63 Volunteering: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of MsStanley —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) according to Volunteering Australia’s Key Volunteering Statistics,volunteers contributed almost 600 million hours of voluntary workto local communities in 2019;
(b) the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ General Social Surveyestimates that 30 per cent of Australians aged 15 and overparticipated in volunteer work in 2019, dropping to 25 per cent in2020; and
(c) volunteering contributes billions of dollars in economic value tothe economy as well as substantial social and communityvalue;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the recruitmentefforts and operational ability of many local and national charityorganisations;
(b) volunteering rates decreased substantially in 2020 and the 2021Census showed a 19 per cent decrease in volunteering compared tothe 2016 data;
(c) people in our community rely on the critical role of volunteers andany decrease in volunteering numbers impacts the most vulnerable inour community;
(d) the Government is continuing to provide support through grantprograms for organisations;
(e) Australia needs a new approach to encourage people to participatewith a greater focus on younger people; and
(f) the ‘National Strategy for Volunteering’ by Volunteering Australiais an important process in modernising Australia’s volunteeringsystems;
(3) encourages all Australians to volunteer for the betterment of theirlocal communities; and
(4) expresses support for the organisations and individuals whodedicate their time for the betterment of our communities.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including 6 March2023. )
64 Mentalhealth support: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motionof
MrsMcIntosh —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) serious mental health issues are often at their highest two tothree years after a crisis, pandemic or natural disaster;
(b) the previous Government made significant progress in supporting themental health of Australians by doubling Medicare-subsidisedsessions through the Better Access initiative; and
(c) the current Government has halved the 20 sessions to ten from 1January 2023;
(2) condemns the Government for prioritising their budget over thehealth and wellbeing of Australians; and
(3) further notes the Government’s use of the independent evaluation ofthe Better Access initiative to defend their decision to rip awaymental health support from Australians is disingenuous given thatRecommendation 12 clearly states, ‘the additional 10 sessionsshould continue to be made available and should be targeted towardsthose with complex mental health needs’.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including6 March 2023. )
65 Motorsports: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of Mr vanManen —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the significant contributions made by the more than180,000 Australians who participate in a variety of motorsportsnationwide, every year;
(2) recognises that motorsports have a substantial impact on theAustralian economy, which:
(a) is estimated to be worth as much as $8.6 billion a year;
(b) supports a workforce of over 65,000 people, including:
(i) 46,800 direct and indirect jobs; and
(ii) 18,900 unpaid volunteers and officials; and
(c) in 2019 included almost 10,000 events across Australia, from theGrand Prix to club meets, attracting thousands of competitors andfans, boosting local economies through retail, hospitality, andtourism expenditure; and
(3) supports the ongoing development of motorsports in Australia,particularly at a grassroots level.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including6 March 2023. )
66 Skincancer: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of DrFreelander —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) skin cancer, particularly melanoma, is and remains a greatlyconcerning health problem in Australia;
(b) Australians require more equitable access to skin cancer checkswith the need for greater access through general practitioner (GP)clinics and dermatologists;
(c) early diagnosis is the key to good outcomes;
(d) not-for-profit groups, such as the Australian Skin CancerFoundation and the Cancer Council, are the key to better awarenessof skin cancer and the importance of early diagnosis; and
(e) diagnosis is being inhibited by the costs involved in GP anddermatologist skin cancer checks; and
(2) calls for the consideration of a separate bulk-billed GP andspecialist item number for skin cancer checks.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondaysincluding 6 March 2023. )
67 Housing: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of MsTink —That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) Australia’s housing stock has lagged behind that of many countriesin terms of its thermal performance and the performance of heating,cooling and other energy systems; and
(b) inefficient buildings are unhealthy for occupants and lead to arange of poor respiratory and cognitive outcomes, particularly wheninefficient fossil fuels are used indoors for heating or cooking;and
(2) calls on the Government to consider incentives and regulation toaccelerate building improvements such as:
(a) a specific economy-wide target for improvement in energyperformance;
(b) a specific target within the National Energy Performance Strategyfor building electrification;
(c) improving the thermal envelope of buildings through insulation,double glazing, draught-proofing and other initiatives; and
(d) providing assistance to low-income households, in particular thoseliving in rentals and strata buildings, to reduce energyconsumption and associated bills.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including6 March 2023. )
68 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: Resumption ofdebate ( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of DrFreelander —That this House:
(1) notes the Government will have delivered cheaper medicines from 1January2023 with millions of Australians paying almost 30 percent less for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)scripts;and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) for the first time in its 75-year history, the maximum cost ofgeneralscripts under thePBS will fall; and
(b) the Government is helping to ease the squeeze onhouseholdbudgets for millions of Australians.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including6 March 2023. )
69 Nuclearenergy: Resumption of debate( from 13February2023 ) on the motion of DrGillespie —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) Australia has been at the forefront of nuclear science andtechnology since 1953 when the Australian Atomic Energy Commissionwas established and operated two research reactors at Lucas Heightsin Sydney;
(b) since the Australian Atomic Energy Commission became the AustralianNuclear Science and Technology Organisation in 1987, it hasoperated the HIFAR Research Reactor, and subsequently the OPALResearch Reactor, which has delivered significant benefits fornuclear medicine in Australia and around the world;
(c) Australia has developed one of the world’s leading regulatory andsafety authorities to oversee the operation of its nuclearindustries with the establishment of the Australian RadiationProtection and Nuclear Safety Agency;and
(d) Australia is a signatory to international non-proliferationtreaties which is overseen by the Australian Safeguards andNon-proliferation Office;
(2) considers the deployment of nuclear energy to deliver energysecurity for the nation, as part of Australia’s transition to adecarbonised electricity grid, utilising emerging nucleartechnologies such as Generation III+, Generation IV Small ModularReactors and Micro Modular Reactors; and
(3) further considers the following legislative actions:
(a) removing the blanket prohibition on:
(i) the Minister for the Environment and Water declaring, approving, orconsidering actions relating to the construction or operation ofcertain nuclear facilities as described in sections 37J, 140A and146M, and paragraph 305(2)(d) of the Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , by repealing thoseprovisions; and
(ii) the construction or operation of certain nuclear facilities asdescribed in section 10 of the Australian Radiation Protectionand Nuclear Safety Act 1998 , by repealing thatsection;and
(b) leaving unaffected:
(i) the other elements of the Environment Protection andBiodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , pursuant to which theMinister would assess any application to establish a facilitypreviously named in the repealed provisions;
(ii) state and territory powers to protect their citizens and theenvironment from potential adverse radiation impacts; and
(iii) thepower vested in the Minister for Foreign Affairs to determinewhether or not to issue a permit under the NuclearNon-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 for such a proposedfacility.
( Order of the day will beremoved from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any ofthe next
8 sitting Mondays including 6 March 2023. )
