Download PDFPRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS —continued
Notices given for Thursday, 1 December 2022
*1 Dr Reid : To move—That this House:
(1) notes the Government will have delivered cheaper medicines from 1 January 2023 with millions of Australians paying almost 30 per cent less for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) scripts; and
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) for the first time in its 75-year history, the maximum cost of general scripts under the PBS will fall; and
(b) the Government is helping to ease the squeeze on household budgets for millions of Australians.
( Notice given 30 November 2022. )
*2 Mr Birrell : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the October 2022 budget contained an undisclosed amount intended for water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin, and that confirmation of the Government’s intention to recommence buybacks has already had an impact on the water market;
(b) the country’s largest water broker, Adelaide-based Waterfind, issued and then withdrew, an expression of interest for Commonwealth buybacks;
(c) water entitlement holders have withdrawn from the market to wait for the expected premium when the Government enters the market;
(d) a 2018 agreement reached by Australia’s water ministers guarantees that positive, or neutral, socio-economic outcomes must be demonstrated for approval of any further recovery of Murray-Darling Basin environmental water;
(e) the Government is ignoring expert reports and is pursuing a timeline for completion of the Murray-Darling Basin plan and buybacks which will cause economic and social harm in Basin communities; and
(f) the Government is ignoring former Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s stated position on the additional 450 gigalitres when she announced with the then Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, that it would only be recovered via water recovery projects that minimise the impact on communities, to ensure there is no social and economic downside for communities;
(2) acknowledges that Murray-Darling Basin communities have already done the heavy lifting on the recovery of water for the environment and any further recovery should be done in a manner that does not deliver more social and economic harm to those communities; and
(3) calls on the Government to extend the timeline for completion of the Murray-Darling Basin plan and work with Basin communities on projects to recover further water for the environment in a manner that has a neutral or positive socio-economic impact.
( Notice given 30 November 2022. )
Notices —continued
1 Mr L O’Brien : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) leads the world’s efforts to end polio, bringing together Rotary International, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and many others including in the private sector with a common objective to eradicate polio;
(b) when the GPEI commenced, more than 350,000 cases of polio paralysed and killed children in 125 countries annually;
(c) by 2021, polio is 99 per cent eradicated and wild polio remains in only two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the entire African continent certified as polio-free on 25 August 2020;
(d) this success has been driven by the GPEI’s extensive worldwide community-driven vaccination program, the largest of its kind in the world, to safeguard children from polio worldwide;
(e) safe and effective polio vaccines have been the single most important factor in achieving 99 per cent eradication of polio so far;
(f) Australia has been a strong supporter of polio eradication for more than three decades and has invested more than $135 million in polio eradication over that time;
(g) 2022 will be a critical year for polio eradication as the GPEI sets out its strategy to achieve polio eradication by 2026, and that this will be a key opportunity for Australian leadership; and
(h) Australian organisations lead the effort to see continued support for polio eradication from Australia, including Rotary International Australia, UNICEF Australia, Global Citizen and Results Australia;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the work of the GPEI is a testament to the great power of vaccines and that the equitable and timely access to those vaccines is critical to the program’s success;
(b) progress made toward polio eradication is facing new challenges with the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan impeding vaccination efforts and increasing the risk of new polio outbreaks;
(c) additional measures will be required to manage the risk of polio in Afghanistan in an effort to ensure that no widespread polio outbreaks occur;
(d) Australia is a long-term champion of polio eradication along with many other Commonwealth nations including the United Kingdom and Canada, who all share an interest in ensuring the success of the polio program and its important contribution to global health security; and
(e) the current parliaments of Australia and other countries have the opportunity to be recognised as the elected representatives who ensured that polio was completely eradicated; and
(3) calls on the Government to continue its strong ongoing support for the GPEI.
( Notice given 26 July 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
2 Mr Bandt : To move—That this House calls on the Government to reverse the unsustainable and unfair stage three tax cuts in the upcoming budget.
( Notice given 26 July 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
3 Mr Bandt : To move—That this House calls on the Government to use its upcoming budget to remove fossil fuel subsidies.
( Notice given 26 July 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
4 Mr Bandt : To move—That this House calls on the Government to put in place a moratorium on new coal and gas projects.
( Notice given 26 July 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
5 Ms Steggall : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s megatrends report for the decade ahead, Our Future World: Global megatrends impacting the way we live over the coming decades , projects the escalating impacts of unprecedented weather events, highlighting the urgency to invest in climate adaptation, including the:
(a) increasing frequency and cost of natural disasters, and the potential for concurrent and compounding disasters;
(b) impact of extreme weather on the Australian economy, projected to triple by 2050 (as opposed to 2017 levels);
(c) investment in adapting the healthcare system and critical infrastructure to cope with the increase of severe climate events such as heatwaves; and
(d) impact of climate disasters on household and business insurability with implications for settlement patterns; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) direct the Climate Change Authority to prepare a national risk assessment identifying communities, sectors and environments most at risk of global-warming induced climate events, providing:
(i) a framework to drive investment needed for climate adaptation;
(ii) planning confidence for high risk communities; and
(iii) additional resources for emergency management and localised response plans to ensure preparedness for accelerating climate disasters; and
(b) deliver adaptation plans with consideration of the need for planning certainty and long-term investment in at risk communities and sectors.
( Notice given 27 July 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
6 Mr van Manen : To move—That this House:
(1) notes the former Government delivered a $100 million turnaround before the last election, the biggest budget turnaround in Australia’s finances in over 70 years; and
(2) acknowledges that when the Coalition left Government:
(a) unemployment was 3.9 per cent, a 50 year low;
(b) the cash rate was 0.35 per cent; and
(c) the small business tax rate was 25 per cent, the lowest level in 50 years.
( Notice given 2 August 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
7 Ms Daniel : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that the Government is committed to implementing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions targets as an ‘emissions budget’ for the period 2021-2030, and has now supported an enhanced carbon emissions target for 2030;
(2) recognises that a timetabled series of emissions budgets, rather than just one budget, is essential in order for Australia to play its part and meet the ‘net-zero by 2050’ climate target;
(3) commits to:
(a) establishing in legislation emissions budgets for each emissions budget period beyond 2030 (that is, for 2031-35, 2036-40, 2041-45 and 2046-50);
(b) inserting a ‘climate trigger’ into the Environment Protection Biodiversity and Conservation Act 1999 to ensure that proposed fossil fuel developments cannot not undermine the pathway to net-zero efficiently, equitably and rapidly; and
(c) a whole-of-government approach ensuring that no action or policy undermines increasing efforts to achieve net-zero as soon as practicably possible; and
(4) calls on the Government to:
(a) reveal when it intends to publish the planned emissions budget for 2021-2030 that it has committed to in the Climate Change Bill 2022;
(b) release details on how it will be devised, whether the Climate Change Authority will be involved and whether it will be given adequate resources to advise the Government on this budget; and
(c) release details on how it intends that compliance with the budget over time will be determined.
( Notice given 2 August 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
8 Mr Smith : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that National Police Remembrance Day will be observed on 29 September 2022;
(2) acknowledges the crucial role police officers across Australia play in our local communities and the tremendous risk and sacrifice that comes with their duty;
(3) honours the lives and memories of those police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the course of their duty;
(4) pays tribute to the families and friends of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty throughout our nation’s history;
(5) commends the valuable work of Police Legacy, Police Federation of Australia and police associations and unions across country who look after the loved ones of police officers who have fallen; and
(6) reaffirms its support for the nation’s police officers and honours their courage, commitment and dedication in ensuring the peace and safety of our communities.
( Notice given 5 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
9 Mr Georganas : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 20 July 2022 marked the 48th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the island’s continuing occupation; and
(b) there are tens of thousands of Australians of Cypriot descent, many of whom are still affected by the ongoing occupation of almost 37 per cent of the island;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) Australia, as a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Law of the Sea Treaty, affirms its support for the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus and Greece in line with the treaty; and
(b) it could have negative consequences for Australia’s own exclusive economic zone if Turkish claims against the exclusive economic zones of Cyprus and Greece become precedent; and
(3) calls on the Parliament to:
(a) affirm its support for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Cyprus and oppose any attempt to recognise the so called ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ which is an illegal entity under international law;
(b) condemn the recent re-opening of Varosha in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions;
(c) express concern at the Turkish military build-up in the region, including the establishment of a drone airbase in occupied Cyprus; and
(d) continue to support the efforts of the UN and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to negotiate a peaceful and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem.
( Notice given 5 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
10 Mr Hastie : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) 2022 marks 80 years since the Kokoda Trail Campaign was fought in Papua New Guinea in World War II;
(b) approximately 625 Australians were killed along the Kokoda Trail and over 1,600 were wounded; and
(c) the companionship and care of the Papuan people for the Australian soldiers during the Kokoda Trail Campaign saved lives; and
(2) calls on all Members to:
(a) honour the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of the Australian service personnel who fought against the odds in the Pacific during World War II;
(b) remember the enduring bonds between Australia and Papua New Guinea forged out of our shared struggle and sacrifice for freedom in the Pacific; and
(c) thank our World War II veterans for their service.
( Notice given 6 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
11 Dr Freelander : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) skin cancer, particularly melanoma, is and remains a greatly concerning health problem in Australia;
(b) Australians require more equitable access to skin cancer checks with 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 Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Council, are the key to better awareness of skin cancer and the importance of early diagnosis; and
(e) diagnosis is being inhibited by the costs involved in GP and dermatologist skin cancer checks; and
(2) calls for the consideration of a separate bulk-billed GP and specialist item number for skin cancer checks.
( Notice given 6 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
12 Mr van Manen : To move—That this House:
(1) acknowledges the significant contributions made by the more than 180,000 Australians who participate in a variety of motorsports nationwide, every year;
(2) recognises that motorsports have a substantial impact on the Australian 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 the Grand Prix to club meets, attracting thousands of competitors and fans, boosting local economies through retail, hospitality, and tourism expenditure; and
(3) supports the ongoing development of motorsports in Australia, particularly at a grassroots level.
( Notice given 23 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
13 Ms Stanley : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) according to Volunteering Australia’s Key Volunteering Statistics, volunteers contributed almost 600 million hours of voluntary work to local communities in 2019;
(b) the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s General Social Survey estimates that 30 per cent of Australians, aged 15 and over, participated in volunteer work in 2019 dropping to 25 per cent in 2020; and
(c) volunteering contributes billions of dollars in economic value to the economy as well as substantial social and community value;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the recruitment efforts and operational ability of many local and national charity organisations;
(b) volunteering rates decreased substantially in 2020 and the 2021 Census showed a 19 per cent decrease in volunteering compared to the 2016 data;
(c) people in our community rely on the critical role of volunteers and any decrease in volunteering numbers impacts the most vulnerable in our community;
(d) the Government is continuing to provide support through grant programs for organisations;
(e) Australia needs a new approach to encourage people to participate with a greater focus on younger people; and
(f) the ‘National Strategy for Volunteering’ by Volunteering Australia is an important process in modernising Australia’s volunteering systems
(3) encourages all Australians to volunteer for the betterment of their local communities; and
(4) expresses support for the organisations and individuals who dedicate their time for the betterment of our communities.
( Notice given 26 September 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
14 Mr Wood : To move—That this House:
(1) recognises that both Neighbourhood Watch Week and Crime Prevention Week run from 7 to 13 November 2022;
(2) acknowledges the important role that Neighbourhood Watch organisations across the nation play by developing strategies and policies that encourage community participation in building safe and confident communities to reduce the fear of crime and increase community safety;
(3) thanks the many Neighbourhood Watch volunteers who give their time to serve their community in this way; and
(4) encourages all Australians to consider how they can contribute to crime prevention initiatives and support the vital work of Neighbourhood Watch in their community.
( Notice given 25 October 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
15 Ms Daniel : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that it is now nearly two years since the military coup in Myanmar and that;
(a) at least 1.2 million people have been internally displaced and another 1.2 million are refugees;
(b) the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union, India and Canada have imposed sanctions on more than 196 individuals and 172 business entities associated with the military junta;
(c) the Junta is still able to access funds and other resources, including aviation fuel, internationally to support a campaign of terror against Myanmar’s citizens;
(d) most recently, on 23 October 2022 military air strikes on a music festival in Kachin state are reliably reported to have killed 60 people and injured 200; and
(2) calls on the Government to immediately introduce targeted sanctions against the Myanmar Junta to isolate it and its supporters from access to international funds and resources enabling it to maintain its military campaign of repression against its citizens.
( Notice given 25 October 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
16 Mr Conaghan : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that approximately 500,000 Australians including an estimated one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not have a birth certificate;
(2) recognises the impact this can have on an individual’s ability to access services and participate in the workforce and community such as:
(a) access to government and health services;
(b) enrolment and participation in education;
(c) employment opportunities;
(d) obtaining a driver’s licence for transport and mobility;
(e) opening an account with a financial institution;
(f) buying property; and
(g) registering for sporting teams and organisations;
(3) further notes the contribution to the risk factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly in remote communities with limited access to birth registration services;
(4) recognises that having a birth certificate underpins many of the actions and targets for the reforms set out in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap;
(5) notes that only Queensland and Western Australia include specific actions to improve access to birth certificates in their Closing the Gap implementation plans;
(6) commends the valuable work previously undertaken by the Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to:
(a) educate and inform Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities;
(b) provide sign-up days for registration; and
(c) visit juvenile justice and correction centres to facilitate registration; and
(7) calls on the Government to:
(a) urge all the state and territory governments to commit to removing the barriers for birth registration in their implementation plans; and
(b) incorporate birth certificate registrations as a key measure under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
( Notice given 27 October 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
17 Ms Tink : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), people who need resettlement in 2023 now exceed 2 million people which is a 36 per cent increase from 2022 projections;
(b) more than two-thirds of all refugees under the UNHCR’s mandate come from just five countries, two of these are within Australia’s region with 2.7 million from Afghanistan and 1.2 million from Myanmar;
(c) there are millions of people who have fled persecution, military takeovers and conflicts around the world who are stuck in Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Thai-Myanmar border region, still waiting for a safe place to resettle; and
(d) the United States has now committed to resettling 125,000 refugees each year and Canada has committed to between 55,000 and 79,000;
(2) recognises that successive Australian Governments have reduced our annual humanitarian intake, falling to just 13,750 in the previous Government’s 2022-2023 budget and that the current Government’s October budget did not restore these cuts; and
(3) calls on the Government to:
(a) build a safe and inclusive community while welcoming those who need our help by lifting the humanitarian visa intake to at least 30,000 places each year; and
(b) prioritise additional places, above and beyond, for family reunion and the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot.
( Notice given 7 November 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
18 Mr Robert : To move—That the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (Annual Members’ Meetings Notices) Regulations 2022 made under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 on 1 September 2022 and presented to the House on 5 September 2022, be disallowed.
( Notice given 8 November 2022. Regulations will be taken to be disallowed unless disposed of within 6 sitting days including today. )
19 Mr Hogan : To move—That this House:
(1) notes:
(a) the importance of providing appropriate protections for Australian businesses investing overseas; and
(b) that Australia has negotiated Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clauses over the past 30 years in investment treaties and free trade agreements;
(2) acknowledges that Australian companies investing in foreign countries have used ISDS clauses to protect their investments from being taken over by foreign governments;
(3) recalls that:
(a) free trade agreement negotiations came to a standstill under the Government of Prime Minister Gillard arising from the refusal to include ISDS clauses in these agreements; and
(b) it took the re-election of the Coalition Government to get Australia’s trade policy back on track; and
(4) recognises that the current Government’s decision to once again scrap ISDS clauses in new free trade agreements and renegotiate them in existing ones shows that the unions are controlling the Government and putting Australia’s trade gains at risk.
( Notice given 24 November 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
20 Mrs Marino : To move—That this House:
(1) notes that the Government:
(a) has failed to admit that the headline aged care promises they made to older Australians and their families, at the 2022 election, are undeliverable; and
(b) has blatantly ignored the Opposition’s concerns that their expedited timeframe could force aged care homes to close because they can’t access staff, residents kicked out of their homes, and caused older Australians from rural and regional Australia forced to travel miles away from their community to receive support; and
(2) further notes that the University of Technology Sydney Ageing Research Collaborative report released in 2022 confirms that the Government’s expedited requirements for aged care facilities will see homes closed down and older Australians abandoned, and the report states:
(a) that meeting the incoming mandated standards will require an additional 6,922 full-time registered nurses in Australia; and
(b) less than five per cent of the surveyed homes currently have the required direct care workforce needed to fulfil the requirements that will be placed on them; and
(3) acknowledges that the recent budget failed to make provisions for the immediate support needed by the sector so they can ensure continued operation of their critical services under the additional requirements; and
(4) condemns the Government for making promises to older Australians and their families that it knows cannot be delivered.
( Notice given 29 November 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
21 Mr Wallace : To move—That this House acknowledges that:
(1) online sexual exploitation of children is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world;
(2) Australia must play its part in a global response;
(3) technology companies should take more accountability; and
(4) the Government must continue to:
(a) support the ongoing work by the eSafety Commissioner;
(b) work to prevent online sexual exploitation of children; and
(c) support victims of online child sexual exploitation.
( Notice given 29 November 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
22 Mrs Andrews : To move—That this House
(1) notes that:
(a) foreign interference online poses a unique risk to the national security of Australia, particularly on social media platforms;
(b) these platforms have been successfully weaponised by authoritarian states in an attempt to interfere in our democracy; and
(c) under the previous Government, Australia led the world with its foreign interference, espionage and influence reforms of 2018;
(2) acknowledges that:
(a) the cybersecurity measures implemented by the previous Government are now being adopted by likeminded countries around the world; and
(b) cyber-enabled foreign interference is a unique challenge which requires further reforms; and
(3) calls on the Government to continue to monitor and adapt to the ever-changing threats posed by foreign actors in cyberspace.
( Notice given 29 November 2022. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
Orders of the day
1 Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2022 ( Mr Wilkie ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 1 August 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. On 28 September 2022, the Selection Committee made a determination that this Bill be referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration. )
2 Department of Home Affairs: Resumption of debate
( from 1 August 2022 ) on the motion of
Mrs
Andrews —That this House:
(1) recognises that since it was established by the previous Government in 2017 the Department of Home Affairs, as it was structured, has been important in keeping Australians safe and secure;
(2) acknowledges the vital work of the law enforcement and national security agencies that have worked very closely together under the Home Affairs portfolio;
(3) notes that the Department of Home Affairs was fundamentally changed by the current Government, as announced on 1 June 2022; and
(4) calls on the Government to ensure that these fundamental changes to the department will not reduce the operating budgets of our national security and law enforcement agencies.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
3 Paid family and domestic violence leave: Resumption of debate ( from 1 August 2022 ) on the motion of Ms Swanson —That this House notes that:
(1) the Government is committed to taking real action to end family and domestic violence;
(2) women experiencing domestic violence should never have to choose between their safety and their wages;
(3) the Government will introduce the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 which will provide workers with ten days of paid leave to deal with the impacts of family and domestic violence, including for casuals; and
(4) this entitlement will be enshrined in the national employment standards, covering up to 11 million employees, and it will be a lifeline for workers, allowing them to take necessary steps to stay safe, while retaining their jobs and their income.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
4 Workforce participation: Resumption of debate
( from 1 August 2022 ) on the motion of
Ms
Sharkie —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) critical workforce shortages are being experienced, particularly in regional Australia;
(b) workforce participation among older Australians is lower than the OECD average;
(c) according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics there were 107,700 people aged 60 to 69 who were not in the labour force, not retired and not currently employed but wanted to work part-time or full-time;
(d) increasing workforce participation among older Australians will have positive impacts for gross domestic product; and
(e) a recent, unpublished, National Seniors Australia survey found that 19.8 per cent of pensioners would consider re-entering the workforce—even before the latest increases in inflation and cost of living; and
(2) calls on the Government to introduce an ‘opt-in’ scheme to increase the income test threshold for pensioners with limited savings, as an incentive to engage in paid work.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
5 Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Making Gambling Businesses Accountable) Bill 2022 ( Mr Wilkie ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 5 September 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
6 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 ( Mr Bandt ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 5 September 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
7 Cost of living: Resumption of debate ( from 5 September 2022 ) on the motion of Ms Ware —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) cost of living and inflationary pressures are having a significant impact on Australian households and small businesses;
(b) current and predicted interest rate rises will have severe implications for working families and the housing market, and will create immense uncertainty in the lives of many hardworking Australians; and
(c) whilst global pressures are having an impact, the Government can implement measures to ease these burdens on everyday Australians;
(2) acknowledges that the previous Government’s economic plan carried the Australian economy through the COVID-19 pandemic and was inextricably linked to the subsequent successful recovery, which was the envy of the world; and
(3) calls on the Government to adopt a plan to ease pressures on cost of living for Australian families and small businesses now, and not wait for the budget in October.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
8 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022 ( Mrs Andrews ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 26 September 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
9 National Police Week: Resumption of debate
( from 26 September 2022 ) on the motion
of
Mrs
Andrews —That this House:
(1) recognises that 17 September 2022 is the start of National Police Week, which culminates with National Police Remembrance Day on 29 September 2022;
(2) acknowledges the crucial, and often challenging and dangerous, work that the men and women of our state and federal police do on a daily basis;
(3) remembers those police who have lost their lives in the line of duty, and their families who are forever impacted; and
(4) thanks the men and women of our state and federal police for their ongoing dedication to keeping Australian communities safe and maintaining the rule of law.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
10 Data breaches: Resumption of debate ( from 7 November 2022 ) on the motion of Mrs Andrews —That this House:
(1) notes that the:
(a) Optus and Medibank data breaches highlight the threats faced by Australians and Australian businesses from cyber-criminals;
(b) previous Government passed significant legislation to help protect Australians and our critical infrastructure from cyber-criminals; and
(c) Government’s lacklustre response to the data breaches does nothing to allay the concerns and fears of Australians who may have been impacted by these cyber-attacks; and
(2) calls on the Government to support the passage of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022, which would help law enforcement disrupt and deter cyber-criminals who engage in ransomware and cyber-extortion activities targeting Australians and Australian businesses.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
11 Victorian infrastructure: Resumption of debate
( from 7 November 2022 ) on the motion
of
Ms J
Ryan —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the Government’s $2.57 billion in funding in the 2022 October Budget for the infrastructure Victoria, and Victorians need, including:
(a) $2.2 billion for the Suburban Rail Loop;
(b) $57 million for the Ison Road Rail Overpass in Wyndham;
(c) $150 million for the Camerons Lane Interchange in Beveridge; and
(d) $125 million to upgrade Barwon Heads Road; and
(2) notes this funding will make journeys quicker, and make sure Victorians can get home to their families safely, and comes after a decade of neglect for Victorian Infrastructure from the former Government; and thanks the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and the Prime Minister for working with the Victorian Government.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
12 Stage
three tax cuts: Resumption of debate
( from 7 November 2022 ) on the motion
of
Ms
Watson-Brown —That this House:
(1) notes the Government’s Budget gives billionaires and politicians a $9,000 a year tax cut but delays cost of living relief for everyday people; and
(2) calls on the Government to scrap the stage three tax cuts that cost the public over a quarter of a trillion dollars, and instead spend this money providing immediate cost of living relief, through measures such as getting dental and mental health into Medicare and making childcare free.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
13 Whistleblowers: Resumption of debate ( from 21 November 2022 ) on the motion of Mr Wilkie —That this House:
(1) notes that:
(a) whistleblowers play an important role in exposing wrongdoing, as evidenced by the heroic efforts of David McBride, Richard Boyle, Witness K, Bernard Collaery and Troy Stolz; and
(b) protections for whistleblowers in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 and Corporations Act 2001 remain grossly inadequate; and
(2) calls on the Government to:
(a) urgently reform the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 and Corporations Act 2001 to ensure that protections for whistleblowers are strong, comprehensive and fit for purpose; and
(b) establish an empowered and well-resourced Whistleblower Protection Commissioner to facilitate the effective implementation and enforcement of whistleblower protections.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
14 Remembrance Day: Resumption of debate ( from 21 November 2022 ) on the motion of Mr Joyce —That this House:
(1) notes the national importance of observing Remembrance Day this Friday, 11 November 2022;
(2) honours and remembers all those who have died and served for Australia as members of our defence force in all wars and armed conflicts;
(3) remembers that the 11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month marks the formal cessation of hostilities in World War I in 1918;
(4) recognises the importance of the Marking World War One Graves program as a part of our national commitment to ‘Lest We Forget’;
(5) further notes the Government cut funding for the program by more than half of the $3.7 million from the former Government’s 2022-23 budget to $1.5 million in the October 2022-23 budget; and
(6) calls on the Government to immediately reinstate full funding of $3.7 million.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
15 Voice to Parliament: Resumption of debate ( from 21 November 2022 ) on the motion of Dr Reid —That this House:
(1) acknowledges the commitment of the Government to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full;
(2) recognises the progress made by the Government, particularly the Minister for Indigenous Australians, in preparing for a referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament in our Constitution;
(3) notes the important role local leaders, organisations and others will play in engaging with their communities on the referendum and how the Voice to Parliament is a nation-building project; and
(4) commends the interest and engagement of many Australians in progress on the Voice to Parliament, and truth-telling and treaty negotiations across various jurisdictions.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
16 Fuel and Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment (Reducing Vehicle Pollution) Bill 2022 ( Ms Tink ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 28 November 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
17 Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Loot Boxes) Bill 2022 ( Mr Wilkie ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 28 November 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
18 Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Stop the Lies) Bill 2022 ( Ms Steggall ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from 28 November 2022 ).
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
19 Labor Government: Resumption of debate ( from 28 November 2022 ) on the motion of Ms J Ryan —That this House:
(1) notes that in May 2022, Australians voted for change and for a Labor Government to build a better future;
(2) further notes that in the six months since the election, the Parliament:
(a) has already legislated to:
(i) fix the mess the previous Government made of the aged care sector;
(ii) deliver a cleaner and greener future to tackle climate change;
(iii) deliver cheaper medicines;
(iv) provide ten days paid family and domestic violence leave;
(v) repeal the cashless debit card;
(vi) expand access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; and
(vii) deliver a ‘Future Made in Australia’ with Jobs and Skills Australia; and
(b) is currently debating legislation to deliver:
(i) secure jobs and better pay;
(ii) a national anti-corruption commission;
(iii) safer and secure workplaces for Australian women; and
(iv) cheaper childcare for Australian families; and
(3) acknowledges that the Government is:
(a) delivering on its election commitments to build a better future; and
(b) being a responsible government in the face of challenging times globally.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
20 Cost of living: Resumption of debate ( from 28 November 2022 ) on the motion of Mr Boyce —That this House:
(1) acknowledges that Australian households are worried about increasing pressures from the cost of living crisis brought about by recent interest rate rises and continued inflation;
(2) notes that:
(a) consecutive interest rate rises since May 2022 have placed mortgage stresses on many Australian households and more rises are expected;
(b) Australians are hurting, but in its budget, the Government failed to outline a plan to take pressure off interest rates; and
(c) Australians cannot wait another seven months for the Government’s second budget to come up with a plan to deal with cost of living pressures that have become very real and painful for so many;
(3) recognises that despite telling Australians their power bills are going up by more than 50 per cent, their mortgage payments will continue to rise, the cost of groceries will remain high, and inflation will continue to surge, the Government still has no plan to tackle this cost of living crisis; and
(4) calls on the Government to focus on the issues that matter to Australians and to deliver a real and comprehensive plan to ease inflation and cost of living pressures.
( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 6 February 2023. )
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