1The House met, at 9 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.

 2STATEMENT ON A SIGNIFICANT MATTER—ending gender-based violence

Mrs Elliot (Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence), pursuant to notice, made a statement in relation to ending gender-based violence.

 3Selection Committee

The Speaker presented the following document:

Report No. 30 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 9 September 2024.

 4BILL DECLARED REFERRED TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Ms J Ryan (Chief Government Whip) declared that, unless otherwise ordered, the Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024 stands referred to the Federation Chamber for further consideration at the adjournment of the debate on the motion for the second reading of the bill.

 5Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024

Mr Dreyfus (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to deal with miscellaneous and consequential matters arising from the enactment of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, and for other purposes.

Document

Mr Dreyfus presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 6Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Bill 2024

Mr Gorman (Assistant Minister for the Public Service), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 to establish the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Gorman presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 7National Health Amendment (Technical Changes to Averaging Price Disclosure Threshold and Other Matters) Bill 2024

Ms Kearney (Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes.

Document

Ms Kearney presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 8Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—REPORT—STATEMENT BY MEMBER

Ms Chesters (Chair) presented the following document:

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Report 219: Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union; CITES; Scientific Balloons—Report, August 2024.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a Parliamentary Paper.

 9SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND SESSIONAL ORDERS MOVED

Mr Chandler-Mather moved—That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Griffith moving the following motion—That the House:

(1)notes:

(a)the recent opinion of the International Court of Justice that the State of Israel’s occupation is illegal and that Israel is responsible for apartheid;

(b)the widespread allegations of torture and sexual abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s prisons and detention centres, including from the UN Human Rights Office and B’Tselem;

(c)statements from Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Likud Member of the Knesset Hanoch Milwidsky that support the legitimacy of the rape of Palestinian prisoners;

(d)the recent statement by Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that the starving of two million Palestinians ‘might be justified and moral’;

(e)Israel’s systematic bombing of water and sewerage treatment facilities has reduced water supply in Gaza to about a quarter of what it was prior to the war, and has contributed to the re-emergence of polio in Gaza, which causes paralysis and death in children; and

(f)the continuing genocide and war crimes in Gaza including the widescale deaths and injuries caused by the State of Israel’s bombings and other attacks; and

(2)calls on the Government to:

(a)sanction the State of Israel and members of the extremist Netanyahu Government, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich; and

(b)end two-way arms trade with the State of Israel including the F-35 parts manufactured in Australia and used in the State of Israel’s fighter jets.

 10Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

 11Universities Accord (Student Support and Other Measures) Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

 12Future Made in Australia Bill 2024

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—And on the amendment moved thereto by Mr Taylor, viz.—That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“the House declines to give the bill a second reading, and:

(1)notes:

(a)the failure of billions of dollars of the Government’s Future Made in Australia spending to meet the standards and processes laid out in this bill and the significant integrity concerns around these investments;

(b)the Government’s Future Made in Australia policy has been criticised by many eminent economists including the Productivity Commission’s Danielle Wood, former Productivity Commissioner Gary Banks, Australian National University visiting fellow Steven Hamilton, and University of New South Wales’ Professor Richard Holden; and

(c)this policy does not make up for the Government’s failures on economic management that are driving up the costs of manufacturing and have caused a tripling of manufacturing insolvencies since June 2022; and

(2)calls on the Government to get Australia’s economy back on track and back to basics by fighting inflation and reducing wasteful spending, reducing complexity and red tape for business, supporting affordable, reliable energy, and delivering lower, simpler, fairer taxes”—

And on the amendment moved thereto by Dr Haines, viz.—That all words after “House” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading:

(1)notes that:

(a)the 2024-25 Budget allocated $22.7 billion in taxpayer funds to the Future Made in Australia program;

(b)this is the second largest Budget measure announced in this term of Parliament; and

(c)concerns have been raised by the Productivity Commission, the Grattan Institute, the Climate Council of Australia, BP Australia, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the bill contains inadequate transparency measures to ensure Australians know how their money is being spent on Future Made in Australia supports;

(2)recognises that the Member for Indi’s Accountability of Grants, Investment Mandates and Use of Public Resources Amendment (End Pork Barrelling) Bill 2024 provides the necessary framework to help ensure the Government’s spending of taxpayer money to deliver the Future Made in Australia plan is transparent and fair; and

(3)calls on the Government to support the Accountability of Grants, Investment Mandates and Use of Public Resources Amendment (End Pork Barrelling) Bill 2024”—

And on the amendment moved thereto by Dr M Ryan, viz.—That all words after “reading” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

“notes that:

(1)the Future Made in Australia National Interest framework should be configured as the foundational reference for Australia’s industry policy;

(2)a robust governance structure for the framework must be ensured;

(3)clear criteria for national funding in the national interest should be established; and

(4)there should be periodic, independent reviews to ensure that industry policy remains effective and relevant”—

Debate resumed.

 13MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.