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address to parliament – BILLS – Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2023-2024, Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2023-2024, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024 – Second Reading

Prior to the election, the Prime Minister and Labor candidates, members and senators made a lot of promises and pledges. They said they were going to do politics better. They said they were going to be accountable and transparent. Unfortunately, they haven’t been. I’m pleased to be able to rise to speak on this appropriations […]

address to parliament – GRIEVANCE DEBATE – Australian Defence Force

Colonel Tim Stone, the commandant of the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Kapooka, is a good man. I speak to him regularly about military matters. He has one of the most important positions in the Australian Army because every recruit who does their basic training goes through Kapooka. It’s an important military institution. Indeed, Colonel […]

address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Agriculture Industry

A little bit of history—history’s important and context is important. The current Leader of the Opposition was never the agriculture minister. The Nationals would never give that up, quite frankly, in government or in opposition or at any other time, with all due respect to my great friends in the Liberal Party. The agriculture portfolio […]

address to parliament – BUSINESS – Rearrangement

I’m very disappointed and I’m very disillusioned. When Labor came to office in May 2022 it promised to be accountable and transparent, and yet we have seen the opposite occur. It started when Labor didn’t allow all the members in this place to talk on the Appropriation Bill (No. 1). That was the first time […]

address to parliament – STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – Tumbatrek

On Saturday with the member for Eden-Monaro, I went on the Tumbatrek. Glen McGrath—not the cricketing ‘ooh ahh’ Glenn McGrath—is one of the organisers of this trek. There were plenty of people going, ‘Ooh, ahh,’ at the end of the trek, myself and no doubt the member for Eden-Monaro included. The Tumbatrek commemorates the legacy […]

address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Workplace Relations

I’ll take the member for Lalor up on a few of the points that she made. The member for Lalor actually belled the cat when she talked about team leaders calling teachers at 9.30 at night. Team leaders aren’t the employers. Team leaders are not the principals. If, in fact, it does become illegal for […]

address to parliament – PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS – Cost of Living

It’s a bit like the arsonist calling the fire brigade: start the fire and then expect help when the fire is out of control. Mr Brian Mitchell interjecting— Mr McCORMACK: You’re out of your seat, so you can’t actually say anything, Member for Lyons. Before the members for Hasluck and Spence start, I’ll give them […]

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