June 16, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (8.35 p.m.)—I rise to speak on the tabling of the report of the Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Resources entitled More than honey: the future of the Australian honey bee and pollination industries. Under the previous g... ...
Read more »June 4, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (11.09 a.m.)—Australia has about 30,000 wheat growers. On average, 13.4 million hectares of wheat are planted each year. Western Australia is the largest wheat-producing state despite having only 18 per cent of wheat growers. Interestingly, New South Wales and Queensland currently produce only four per cent of the wheat crop despi... ...
Read more »June 2, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (8.29 p.m.)—I rise to talk in the grievance debate tonight on a number of issues that affect my constituency. I particularly wish to highlight the concerns of a community group in my electorate that has been needlessly caught up in this government’s determination to play politics with rural and regional funding. The Wingecarribee ... ...
Read more »May 26, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (3.32 p.m.)—From the day that I was elected to this place, I was under the understanding that the members car park of the House of Representatives was specifically for members of parliament. Today, three young people were approached and asked why they were parking their cars in the members car park. The response was that the regis... ...
Read more »March 19, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (6.19 p.m.)—I rise to speak on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund) Bill 2008 because I am one of many members of this parliament who represent rural and regional people. Whether those members representing rural and regional constituents are aligned with the Labor, Liberal, National, Green, or Democra... ...
Read more »March 18, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (8.39 p.m.)—I rise to bring to the attention of the House a matter of concern regarding the announcement of increases to fees charged by private health funds. On 6 March this year, the Minister for Health and Ageing put out a media release entitled ‘Private health insurance premiums rise by 4.99%’, and that is what the public hear... ...
Read more »March 11, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (6.37 p.m.)—Before I begin, may I once again congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your election to the role of Speaker. I rise today to join the debate on the address in reply to the speech given by His Excellency the Governor-General. The electorate of Hume is continually changing. Sometimes this is due to the regular redistributions... ...
Read more »February 12, 2008
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (12.16 a.m.)—I compliment you, Mr Speaker, on being elevated to the esteemed position of Speaker of the House. I am wondering if we are attempting to change Australia to a version of George Orwell’s Oceania where newspeak is now called ‘Labor speak’. The government proposes to change the parliamentary order of business under the g... ...
Read more »September 17, 2007
To the Honourable the Speaker and the Members of the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled:
The humble Petition of the Citizens of Australia, respectfully showeth:
That we re affirm our support for the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia which states “Whereas the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland ... ...
Read more »August 15, 2007
Mr SCHULTZ (Hume) (3.17 p.m.)—Mr Speaker, the other day I posed a very serious question to you about the cacophony of noise on the other side of the House. I am finding it extremely difficult during question time to hear the questions which are asked and, more importantly, the answers that are given and I ask you to vigorously apply standing order ... ...
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