As the political year winds down the Government is making announcements at a rate of nearly one a day.
The long awaited response to Mental Health has been delivered by Health Minister Sussan Ley.
"What we are moving to is regional commissioning informed by the needs of consumers in those regions.Service delivery that matches what you recieve as a consumer with what you need according to that level of need."
The Innovation Statement, a key economic plank of the Turnbull government, is due out shortly.
Innovation and Industry Minister Christopher Pyne has told the Parliament a change in culture is needed to make those plans effective.
"We are also doing something about changing innovation and creativity in this country. The statement will also cover talents and skills, raising of capital, changing the culture, and what the government is doing through procurement and through its own interactions with its clients to improve our service delivery."
The Parliament also this week paid tribute to those killed in the Paris attacks, and pledged support for France.
"130 citizens of France and 18 other countries were brutally murdered. Many more were injured, including a young Tasmanian, Emma Parkinson: a brave young woman whom I spoke with as she recovered from her surgery. This was a coordinated attack, involving 8 killers and 6 locations. It was more than a lone-wolf attack, but it was not an elaborately sophisticated one."
All recent acts of terrorism were condemned by Opposition leader Bill Shorten.
"And whether it occurs in Beirut or in the air above Egypt, or Bamako or Paris, every act of terrorism is equally cowardly and equally abhorrent. Because every human life is precious, and every death is mourned."
Mr Turnbull has been striking a new tone in the Parliament compared to former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. who said Muslim leaders didn't do enough to stop radicalisation.
Prime Minister Turnbull took a different view.
"And I want to commend the Muslim leaders - presidents of great nations and presidents of community associations alike - who have spoken out for an authentic, moderate and tolerant Islam. Extremism is a challenge all Australians must address."
He reiterated Australia will not be contributing more troops at this stage to the Iraq-Syria conflict.
The current advice to the Government is that the unilateral deployment of Australian combat troops on the ground in Iraq or Syria is not feasible or practical.
Former Defence Minister, Kevin Andrews, disagreed.
"I'm not talking about sending battalions or large numbers. What we need to do is to have a carefully calibrated military response. This is something which defence in Australia and elsewhere have been talking about for some considerable period of time."
In parliament, laws to cancel citizenship for dual nationals convicted of terrorist related events has been debated in the House of Representatives.
The bill is supported by both the Government and the Opposition in its current form.
But last-minute advice from the Solicitor-General to make changes means it will visit parliament again.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said he is confident it will still make it through.
"I think the Labor Party get that this law is needed, that it's necessary. And I've had good conversations with my opposite, Richard Marles, who understands the government's very serious about getting this law through."
Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten outlined Labor's view.
"As we always do, we'll look carefully at these proposals. But late last night the government has approached Labor and said all the arrangements that we thought we had in place they've had to change - they've had to change a key matter. We'll work through that with them, we'll try and understand what they're saying and doing."
Labor MP Melissa Parke is a long-time human rights lawyer.
She doesn't agree with the bill.
"I believe the bill is still likely to be judged unconstitutional. In my view the bill remains contrary to the rule of law and the principles of natural justice. And so it should not be passed by this parliament."
Greens MP Adam Bandt explained to the Parliament why his party is against the bill.
"It will trash one of the most fundamental principles of civil law and the English constitutional system that we've taken for granted for many years: which is that if you're born in the country and you're a citizen of the country then it's not the parliament's prerogative to take it away."
Australia is preparing for the arrival of 12,000 refugees from UNHCR camps near Iraq and Syria.
Planning is underway to assist their resettlement.
Seven thousand people are expected in New South Wales.
The head of the resettlement program in that state is Peter Shergold.
"The key is for all of them, we get them into a position where they can get settled into Australia and start to build the lives they want for their children."
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