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Hansard
- Start of Business
- COMMITTEES
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PETITIONS
- Wicks, Lucy, MP
- Hastings: Medical Centre
- Great Barrier Reef
- Dental Health
- Legal Drinking Age
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Aged Care
- Climate Change
- Animal Welfare
- Immigration Detention
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Climate Change
- Northern Rivers Rail Trail
- Climate Change
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PETITIONS
- Responses
- Military Pensions
- Climate Change
- Former Child Migrants
- National Broadband Network
- Paid Parental Leave
- Food Labelling
- Food Certification
- Citizenship
- Citizenship
- Citizenship
- Citizenship
- Postcode Allocation
- Citizenship
- Development Assistance
- Assange, Mr Julian
- Citizenship
- Islam
- Saudi Arabia
- Climate Change
- Veterans
- Mobile Black Spot Program
- Development Assistance
- Senators and Members: Code of Conduct
- PETITIONS
- BILLS
- MOTIONS
- COMMITTEES
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BILLS
- Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2017
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 2) Bill 2017
- Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax Rates Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Untainting Tax) (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Petition: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- Cyclone Debbie
- Walsh, Ms Deborah Margaret
- Banks Electorate: Local Government
- Whitlam, Hon. Edward Gough, AC, QC
- Boothby Electorate: Somerton Surf Life Saving Club
- Broadband
- Rural and Regional Health Services
- Energy Supplement
- Defence Equipment
- Burma: Rohingya People
- Barker Electorate: Relay For Life
- Petition: Rohingya People
- Rohingya People
- Dunkley Electorate: Small Business
- Broadband
- Westcourt Wines, Melbourne Cup: Westcourt
- Walk Together
- Moore Electorate: Joondalup Health Campus
- Upper Murray 2030 Vision Plan
- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Broadband
(Shorten, Bill, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Energy
(Henderson, Sarah, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Broadband
(Rowland, Michelle, MP, Fletcher, Paul, MP) -
Energy
(Wilson, Tim, MP, Morrison, Scott, MP) -
Broadband
(Shorten, Bill, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(McGowan, Cathy, MP, Dutton, Peter, MP) -
Energy
(Evans, Trevor, MP, Frydenberg, Josh, MP) -
Broadband
(Rowland, Michelle, MP, Fletcher, Paul, MP) -
Energy
(Littleproud, David, MP, Joyce, Barnaby, MP) -
Broadband
(Chesters, Lisa, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Energy
(Flint, Nicolle, MP, Pyne, Christopher, MP) -
Energy
(Butler, Mark, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Energy
(Price, Melissa, MP, O'Dwyer, Kelly, MP) -
Energy
(Plibersek, Tanya, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
Energy
(Broad, Andrew, MP, Hunt, Greg, MP) -
Turnbull Government
(Shorten, Bill, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
National Security
(Hastie, Andrew, MP, Dutton, Peter, MP) -
Government Grants
(Jones, Stephen, MP, Turnbull, Malcolm, MP) -
National Security
(Coleman, David, MP, Chester, Darren, MP) -
Flood Mitigation
(Clare, Jason, MP, Joyce, Barnaby, MP) -
Second Battle of El Alamein: 75th Anniversary, Battle of Beersheba: 100th Anniversary
(Leeser, Julian, MP, Tehan, Dan, MP)
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Broadband
- DOCUMENTS
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BILLS
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Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax Rates Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Untainting Tax) (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017
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Second Reading
- Bowen, Chris, MP
- Prentice, Jane, MP
- Mitchell, Brian, MP
- Sudmalis, Ann, MP
- Freelander, Mike, MP
- Wallace, Andrew, MP
- Dick, Milton, MP
- Evans, Trevor, MP
- Butler, Terri, MP
- Van Manen, Bert, MP
- Leigh, Andrew, MP
- Howarth, Luke, MP
- Plibersek, Tanya, MP
- Crewther, Chris, MP
- Husar, Emma, MP
- Macklin, Jenny, MP
- Thistlethwaite, Matt, MP
- Zappia, Tony, MP
- Hayes, Chris, MP
- Brodtmann, Gai, MP
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Second Reading
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Medicare Levy Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax Rates Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Treasury Laws Amendment (Untainting Tax) (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017, Nation-building Funds Repeal (National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding) Bill 2017
- ADJOURNMENT
- NOTICES
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Federation Chamber
- Start of Business
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CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- Broadband
- Goldstein Electorate: Connor's Run 2017
- Luciano, Mr Michael
- Sunset Soaring Club, Eryldene Foundation and Trust
- Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention, Headspace Fremantle
- Life Expectancy
- National Week of Deaf People
- Calare Electorate: Lions Clubs
- Australian Federal Police Bravery Awards
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Remembrance Day
- Calare Electorate: Mullion Creek Public School
- Petition: Climate Change
- Murray Electorate: Energy
- Braddon Electorate: Burnie Ten
- Schools
- Workplace Relations
- Brisbane Electorate: Palliative Care
- Werriwa Electorate: Carers
- Swan Electorate: Mincon
- Fenner Electorate: Belconnen Magpies
- Veterans
- Cambodia
- Dunkley Electorate: Gretals Australia Pty Ltd
- Wrap with Love
- Marriage
- Asylum Seekers
- Boothby Electorate: Brighton Calisthenics Club
- Hunter Electorate: Schools
- Page Electorate: Infrastructure
- Alta-1 College
- Redcliffe City Junior Cricket Club
- Beattie, Ms Linda Ann, Yallop, Ms Neta May, OAM
- Baha'i Faith
- North Queensland Cowboys
- McKay, Mr Brett
- Preston, Mr Neil
- Baha'i Faith
- Climate Change
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
- QUESTIONS IN WRITING
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Monday, 23 October 2017
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Ms BANKS (Chisholm) (17:59): by leave—This initiative, supported by our esteemed foreign minister, the Hon. Julie Bishop, has been a fantastic initiative to address the gender equality divide. The announcement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs was so welcomed at the United Nations General Assembly. As Australians we should be proud of this Women's Leadership Initiative. There is work to do around the world in relation to equality for women. Gender inequality is something that has not been fully addressed across the world—indeed, in western democracies and in the Pacific. This initiative will absolutely consolidate and support gender equality.
This is a five-year program to support emerging women leaders in the Pacific and to help participants selected from Australia Award scholars. This initiative will enable them to fulfil their leadership potential and drive ideas and reforms in their communities. The initiative contains the essence of key elements which will seek to narrow the gender divide.
The Women's Leadership Initiative, launched in September, is a five-year program. One of its key foundations is about empowerment for women and girls in the Pacific. The program will help participants selected from Australia Award scholars to fulfil their potential. Having worked in the corporate world for many years, and having sat on many diversity councils and women in leadership councils, we know that in our country, in Australia, the issue of gender inequality needs to be addressed from both an unconscious bias perspective and from a discrimination perspective. While we have antidiscrimination laws in our country, it's really important that initiatives such as this are embraced around the world. I am truly proud of this Women's Leadership Initiative. Women in the Pacific, specifically, continue to be under-represented in leadership positions. I've always been a strong advocate for gender equality. My view is that the meritocracy argument is flawed. The reason for that is that there are two things that get in the way of meritocracy: discrimination and unconscious bias. Those things prevail in the corporate workplace and in our communities in Australia and across the Pacific.
Having worked in the Asia-Pacific area and in Australia, I have seen gender inequality come to prevail consciously, overtly and covertly. This initiative will provide participants with the tools to navigate barriers that might impede pathways to leadership. One of the important tools is role models and mentors. Role models and mentors are so important because younger women and young girls can be what they can see. It's really important for us as women leaders to communicate this to them. I'm particularly proud that this initiative will see Pacific women mentored by successful female leaders, including Australian Indigenous leaders and leaders from the private sector and pioneering leaders from the Pacific. By forging links between emerging women leaders in Australia and the Pacific, the Women's Leadership Initiative will deepen our longstanding relationship with our Pacific neighbours. The empowerment of women and girls is a priority for Australia's development assistance and is a key pillar for our increased engagement in the Pacific.
As part of our aid program the Turnbull government is investing in neighbouring countries and in women throughout the Pacific so that we see better outcomes for people throughout our region. The New Colombo Plan is something that again forges ties with women in the Pacific. The Turnbull government continues to support Australian undergraduates to study in the Pacific, with 1,100 participants in the region under the New Colombo Plan in 2018. The benefit of that experience, the cross-cultural experience, the cross-working experience, and the mentoring and leadership that will continue within the realm of the New Colombo Plan is very, very encouraging. We want to encourage more frequent cultural exchanges and closer ties between Australian and Pacific communities, businesses, sporting clubs and schools across the Pacific.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Price ): The time allotted for this debate has expired. The debate is adjourned and the resumption of the debate will be made an order of the day for the next sitting.