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- INDIGENOUS EDUCATION (TARGETED ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT (2007 BUDGET MEASURES) BILL 2007
- SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE (LEARNING TOGETHER—ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY) AMENDMENT (2007 BUDGET MEASURES) BILL 2007
- AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2007 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2007
- FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2007
- FISHERIES LEVY AMENDMENT BILL 2007
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (PERSONAL INCOME TAX REDUCTION) BILL 2007
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2007 BUDGET MEASURES) BILL 2007
- BUSINESS
- AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (ADMINISTRATION) AMENDMENT BILL 2007
- GOVERNANCE REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION (TREASURY PORTFOLIO AGENCIES) BILL 2007
- COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CONTENT SERVICES) BILL 2007
- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Future Fund
(Tanner, Lindsay, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Economy
(Ciobo, Steven, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
Future Fund
(Tanner, Lindsay, MP, Costello, Peter, MP) -
State Governments
(Neville, Paul, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Workplace Relations
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Indigenous Affairs
(Tollner, David, MP, Brough, Mal, MP) -
Workplace Relations
(Gillard, Julia, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Workplace Relations
(Markus, Louise, MP, Hockey, Joe, MP) -
Workplace Relations
(Gillard, Julia, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Exports
(Secker, Patrick, MP, Truss, Warren, MP) -
Advertising Campaigns
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Diabetes
(Moylan, Judi, MP, Abbott, Tony, MP) -
Advertising Campaigns
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Agriculture
(Baker, Mark, MP, McGauran, Peter, MP)
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Future Fund
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- QUESTIONS TO THE SPEAKER
- AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORTS
- DOCUMENTS
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- VETERANS’ AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2007 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2007
- COMMITTEES
- COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CONTENT SERVICES) BILL 2007
- DEFENCE FORCE (HOME LOANS ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT BILL 2007
- AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AMENDMENT BILL 2007
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2007 MEASURES NO. 3) BILL 2007
- ADJOURNMENT
- Adjournment
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Main Committee
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Water
- Fisher Electorate: Sunshine Eye Clinic
- Proposed Tyalgum Dam
- Moreton Electorate: Infrastructure
- Throsby Electorate: General Practitioners
- Paterson Electorate: Ambulance Services
- University of Western Sydney
- Hasluck Electorate: Sustainable Gardening
- Capricornia Electorate: Nuclear-Free Zone
- Children’s Medical Research Institute
- VETERANS’ AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (2007 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2007
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APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 1) 2007-2008
- Adjournment
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QUESTIONS IN WRITING
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Danish Royal Visit: Travel Costs
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Questions in Writing
(Melham, Daryl, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Oil for Food Program
(Rudd, Kevin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Media Training
(Bowen, Chris, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Questions in Writing
(Murphy, John, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Environment and Water Resources: Programs
(Elliot, Justine, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Departmental Liaison Officers
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Environment and Water Resources: Departmental Liaison Officers
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Commonwealth Funded Programs
(King, Catherine, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Commonwealth Funded Programs
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Questions in Writing
(Murphy, John, MP, Ruddock, Philip, MP) -
Prime Minister: Fundraising Dinner
(Irwin, Julia, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Environment and Water Resources: Graduate Program
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Consultancy Services
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Telephone Costs
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Environment and Water Resources: Trespass
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Departmental Property
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Departmental Property
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, McGauran, Peter, MP) -
Environment and Water Resources: Stationery
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Prime Minister and Cabinet: Electricity and Water
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Questions in Writing
(Thomson, Kelvin, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Whaling
(Ferguson, Michael, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Crime Advisory Group
(Bowen, Chris, MP, Ruddock, Philip, MP) -
Throsby Electorate: Programs
(George, Jennie, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
(Murphy, John, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
(Murphy, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
(Murphy, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
(Murphy, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(Murphy, John, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(Murphy, John, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Refugee and Humanitarian Arrivals
(Ferguson, Laurie, MP, Andrews, Kevin, MP) -
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
(Murphy, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Foreign Fishing Vessels
(Ferguson, Martin, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport
(Murphy, John, MP, Vaile, Mark, MP) -
Project Hornet Upgrade
(Fitzgibbon, Joel, MP, Nelson, Dr Brendan, MP) -
Iran
(Danby, Michael, MP, Howard, John, MP) -
Iran
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP) -
Iraq
(McClelland, Robert, MP, Downer, Alexander, MP)
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Danish Royal Visit: Travel Costs
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Mrs ELLIOT (9:36 AM)
—I rise today to speak on a very important issue in my electorate: the Howard government’s recent proposal to build a dam at Tyalgum and send the water from northern New South Wales to Queensland. Locals are outraged about this plan, as well they should be—indeed, I am as well—and locals want their voices heard. Barbara Goodrich of Tyalgum wrote a letter to the editor of the Daily News on 22 May 2007 in which she said:
... we are Australian rural and village residents who want to preserve our family homes, lives and businesses.
We are demonstrating our democratic right of free speech and the right to disagree with the ridiculous proposals being set forth by the federal government.
Barbara went on to say that the plan will:
... impact on the entire Tweed Region including tourism, the Tweed economy, environment, and our international image.
The Caldera Residents Action Group also opposes the dam, saying:
A dam this big will drown half of Tyalgum, leaving the pub at the water’s edge. This will probably necessitate the relocation of Tyalgum village.
Dozens of properties will need to be resumed and some agriculture practices may be phased out to prevent pollution. The village of Tyalgum may cease to be or be transformed into an isolated lakeside hamlet.
Rocky Cutting Dam will destroy a priceless remnant stand of subtropical lowland rainforest. This area contains several endangered and vulnerable plants that are endemic to the Tweed area.
Angela Keenan from Rocky Cutting, the site of the proposed dam, has been very active in opposing these plans. Angela has said: ‘This is disgusting. It’s un-Australian.’ Karen Nixon from the Tyalgum store pointed out in a letter to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources that 2007 is Tyalgum’s centenary year. She said in her letter:
This government cannot flood such a village and environs steeped in history such as this.
Over our shop counter we are hearing a constant stream of protests, comments of devastation and disbelief from locals and visitors that the concept of a dam could even be considered in this heritage park area and that the water we treat with respect in this valley is earmarked for the city of swimming pools and spas, Brisbane!
This stroke of a pen action by the federal government would destroy not only our personal long term dreams, but those of many like us who have established businesses in the area and re-settled here.
I am very pleased today to have been able to make the voices of locals in my electorate heard here. Locals have called on the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to rule out a dam in northern New South Wales, and so do I. I am totally opposed to the plans of the environment minister, the Prime Minister and the National Party to build a dam in our local area and take water from our rivers for use by the overdeveloped Gold Coast. As the federal member for Richmond, I make no apologies for standing up for locals and fighting to protect the best interests of the residents of the Richmond electorate. Our community will continue to stand united on this issue and fight to stop this dam, and I call on the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to come forward and rule out the plans for this dam, which has caused so much local anxiety and angst. He should come forward and rule it out immediately. It will destroy our local community. I call on him today to rule that out.