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Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a Chronology of Events RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2018-19 18 DECEMBER 2018 Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events Anna Hough Politics and Public Administration Section and Dr Dianne Heriot, Parliamentary Librarian Introduction Parliament House, which was officially opened in 1988, is the home of the Parliament of Australia. It is located on a 32-hectare site on Capital Hill in Canberra. In 2013 the Parliamentary Library published a chronology of events, Australia’s Parliament House—More Than 25 Years in the Making!, in recognition of the building’s 25th anniversary. In May 2018 that chronology was updated and reissued as The 30th anniversary of Australia’s Parliament House. Australia’s Parliament House in 2014 and 2015: a Chronology of Events highlighted significant milestones associated with Australia’s Parliament House and the Parliament itself between January 2014 and December 2015. Australia’s Parliament House in 2016: a Chronology of Events continued the story. This chronology, commencing in January 2017 and finishing in December 2017, does likewise. This chronology of events has been compiled from published sources and includes images and links to audio- visual and documentary records. Appendix 1 presents a list of key legislation passed by the Commonwealth Parliament in 2017. Abbreviations AG Australian Greens ALP Australian Labor Party DHJP Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party Hon. Honourable Ind. Independent JLN Jacqui Lambie Network Lib. Liberal Party of Australia NP The Nationals NXT Nick Xenophon Team PHON Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Retd Retired ISSN 2203-5249 Australia’s Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events 1 2017 Milestones Details Source Documents 12 January Storm uproots trees at Parliament House A windstorm uproots trees across Canberra, including some on the lawns of Parliament House.1 13 January Sussan Ley resigns from the ministry Sussan Ley (Lib., Farrer, NSW) resigns as Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport, following controversy about her use of parliamentary travel entitlements.2 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (Lib., Wentworth) announces changes to the management of parliamentarians’ work expenses, including the establishment of an independent parliamentary expenses authority.3 Sussan Ley Image source: Auspic 18 January Ministerial changes; first Indigenous federal minister Changes to the ministry are announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. 4 They include the elevation of Ken Wyatt (Lib., Hasluck, WA) to the role of Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health, making him Australia’s first Indigenous federal minister.5 Ken Wyatt Image source: Auspic 1. J Hayne, ‘Canberra windstorm fells trees, causes havoc across city; emergency services inundated’, ABC News website, 14 January 2017. 2. S Ley (Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport), ‘Statement from Sussan Ley’, Media statement, 13 January 2017. 3. M Turnbull (Prime Minister), ‘Press conference, Sydney, 13 January 2017’, Transcript, 13 January 2017. 4. M Turnbull (Prime Minister), ‘Ministerial arrangements’, Media release, 18 January 2017. 5. Ibid. Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events 2 Milestones Details Source Documents 3 February Rodney Culleton ruled ineligible by the High Court The High Court rules that Senator Rodney Culleton (Ind., WA) was incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator by reason of section 44 (ii) of the Constitution. The resulting vacancy is to be filled by a special count of the ballot papers. Rodney Culleton Image source: Auspic 7 February Cory Bernardi resigns from the Liberal Party Senator Cory Bernardi (Lib., SA) resigns from the Liberal Party and announces the launch of a new party, the Australian Conservatives.6 He tells the Senate that the new party: … will be united by the desire to create stronger families, to foster free enterprise and to limit the size, scope and reach of government Cory Bernardi whilst seeking to rebuild confidence Image source: Auspic in civil society.7 The new party is officially registered on 11 April 2017.8 7 February 50th anniversary of Black Tuesday bushfires Watch: The House and the Senate (on 8 February) Andrew Wilkie’s statement commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Senator Lisa Singh’s motion 1967 Black Tuesday bushfires in Tasmania, in which 64 people died. 9 The fires were the Source: ParlView deadliest in Tasmania’s history.10 6. C Bernardi, ‘Statements: Liberal Party of Australia’, Senate, Debates, 7 February 2017, p. 4. 7. Ibid. 8. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), ‘Current register of political parties’, AEC website. 9. ‘Statements on Indulgence – Tasmania: 50th Anniversary of Black Tuesday Bushfires’, House of Representatives, Debates, 7 February 2017, p. 37 and ‘Motions – Black Tuesday Bushfires’, Senate, Debates, 8 February 2017, p. 326. 10. A Wilkie, ‘Statements on Indulgence – Tasmania: 50th Anniversary of Black Tuesday Bushfires’, House of Representatives, Debates, 7 February 2017, p. 37. Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events 3 Milestones Details Source Documents 8 February Bill to ban full face coverings introduced A private senator’s bill to ban full face coverings is introduced by Senator Jacqui Lambie (JLN, Tas.). The Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Full Face Coverings in Public Places) Bill 2017 seeks to make it an offence to wear full face coverings in a public place under Commonwealth jurisdiction. Senator Lambie argues that: There is a clear national security Jacqui Lambie need to bring in a nationwide ban on Image source: Auspic all identity concealing garments.11 At the date of publication, the Bill is still before the Senate. 14 February Closing the Gap statement Watch: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s 2017 Closing the ninth annual Closing the Gap statement. He Gap statement says: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s response This report demonstrates that all Source: ParlView Australian governments have much more work to do … If we look at the long-term intergenerational trends, we see that Indigenous life expectancy is increasing, babies are being born healthier, more people are studying and gaining post-school qualifications and those adults are participating in work. There are achievements that families, elders and communities can be proud of. But incarceration rates and rates of child protection are too high.12 In his response, the Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten (ALP, Maribyrnong, Vic.), says: We must forget the insulting fiction that the First Australians are a problem to be solved and, instead, have a new approach to listen to 11. J Lambie, ‘Bills: Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Full Face Coverings in Public Places) Bill 2017–Second Reading’, Senate, Debates, 8 February 2017, p. 327. 12. M Turnbull (Prime Minister), ‘Ministerial Statements: Closing the Gap’, House of Representatives, Debates, 14 February 2017, pp. 896-897. Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events 4 Milestones Details Source Documents people who stand on the other side of the gap; a new approach that, from now on, the First Australians must have first say in the decisions that shape their lives; a new approach that means a stronger voice for the National Congress of Australia's First People and the resources to make it happen; a new approach to extend ourselves beyond handpicked sources of advice; a new approach to be in the places where our First Australians live and work and play, from Mount Druitt to Logan, in the APY Lands and East Arnhem.13 14 February Visit by Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visits Australia from 13–17 February to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. At a reception at Parliament House, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signs says: the visitors’ book at Parliament House We are delighted that we are hosting Image source: Michael Masters, Auspic you as we celebrate the strong bond between our two nations. A bond that has endured and grown stronger over 70 years … Today, we are working together to ensure the prosperity and security of our region, on issues from trade to law enforcement, from science to combatting the scourge of people smuggling.14 16 February Changes to parliamentary entitlements The Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 passes both Houses.15 The Bill ends access to the Life Gold Pass scheme from its commencement (with the exception of former Prime Ministers and 13. B Shorten (Leader of the Opposition), ‘Ministerial Statements: Closing the Gap’, House of Representatives, Debates, 14 February 2017, p. 900. 14. M Turnbull, (Prime Minister), ‘Remarks at a Reception to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Australia-Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations’, Transcript, 14 February 2017. 15. Parliament of Australia, ‘Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 homepage’, Australian Parliament website. Australia's Parliament House in 2017: a chronology of events 5 Milestones Details Source Documents their spouses or partners), while reducing the entitlement for current and former members.16 The Bill also introduces penalty loadings when a claim is made in excess of entitlement.17 The following day, the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority Bill 2017 is passed.18 The Bill establishes: … the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority as an independent statutory body with responsibilities relating to the work expenses of parliamentarians and their
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