Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (10:38): I take up the minister’s invitation to address certain elements of the bill and the amendments. Through this debate we have constantly raised our concern about the prospect that universal wholesale pricing will be watered down and that this will lead to an exacerbation of what we are already concerned about—a digital

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (10:59): When you think about the level of seriousness that has been attached to the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016, it is really a sad joke. This is a bill that has sought, in many respects, to be a fig leaf. In the whole debate about multinational

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (18:30): I rise to talk to Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2015-2016. At the outset, I want to acknowledge a number of things. Firstly, we are going to be supporting these appropriation bills which, combined, appropriate an additional $2.2 billion for the 2015-16 financial year. They will reflect measures in the 2015-16 MYEFO, Mid-Year

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (18:30): I rise to talk to Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2015-2016. At the outset, I want to acknowledge a number of things. Firstly, we are going to be supporting these appropriation bills which, combined, appropriate an additional $2.2 billion for the 2015-16 financial year. They will reflect measures in the 2015-16 MYEFO, Mid-Year

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (10:01): Today I want to speak up for frustrated Bidwill residents. For years, their shopping plaza stood empty, with one lonely food outlet left standing at the centre after it initially closed its doors. In February 2014, the community spoke up and called on investors to move into Bidwill and revive the shopping

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (16:19): Last week the Treasurer visited the Press Club and, after 46 minutes, one side of the country looked at the other side of the country and said, ‘What was that?’ and the other side of the country went— An opposition member: Alan Jones said, ‘What was that?’ Mr HUSIC: Alan Jones and Ray Hadley.

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (13:57): Prime Minister, what has happened? You have changed on us. Yesterday, this narky side came out. Where did it come from? Opposition members interjecting— Mr HUSIC: He was trying to be a tough guy. He is the man who said, ‘I don’t need to do that type of hectoring that we saw before,

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (18:07): I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay my respects to elders, both past and present, and also indicate that the electorate of Chifley sits within the land of the Darug people. This area is one of the largest urban populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, of any electorate

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (15:57): It has been a long and tough two weeks, especially for our friends opposite. At the end of those two weeks, we should have a bit of levity and start with a joke: Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison, as Treasurer, has been an abysmal failure in every respect other than one: I did

Mr HUSIC (Chifley) (12:45): I rise to outline federal Labor’s position on the government’s Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill 2015. Labor has long recognised the importance of early-stage innovation to drive economic growth in Australia and Australia’s start-ups have already proven their potential here and abroad. From small beginnings, they have evolved into widely celebrated names