House debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2006
- Harmony Day (1 speech)
I rise to commend to the House the activities that took place in Kingsford Smith around Harmony Day during the past week. Harmony Day, which was celebrated on 21 March this year, is an... - Community Water Grants (1 speech)
Water is amongst our most precious assets. It is a source of life for every living organism on the planet and it is indispensable to our very humanity. Therefore, I was pleased to announce in the... - Mr Liam Flanagan: Australian Youth Ambassador for Development (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about and congratulate a wonderful young South Australian on a great achievement and to extend to him the very best for what will be an amazing experience over the coming... - Passeggi Family: Citizenship (1 speech)
I wish to place on record in the parliament this morning my absolute personal pleasure and satisfaction in relation to the citizenship obtained recently by three members of the Passeggi family... - Chifley Electorate: Public Education (1 speech)
On Saturday I read Ramsey’s column, surprised to find that I was its subject. Good manners, if not the journalists code of conduct, should have meant that Mr Ramsey contacted me. I have... - Flinders Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to set out an agenda for roads within the electorate of Flinders. Over the last few years we have had many successes in acquiring Commonwealth funding for roads, and we... - Dental Health (1 speech)
This government abolished the Commonwealth Dental Health Program in 1996. Since then, thousands of the most vulnerable Australians have been denied dental care and have been forced to suffer pain... - War Widows Guild of Australia (1 speech)
During the recess I had the good fortune to be invited to a luncheon celebration of the 60th anniversary of the War Widows Guild of Australia. Up until that time, whilst I knew many of the women... - South Australian Jockey Club (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the South Australian Jockey Club for a fantastic day on Adelaide Cup Day 2006. I was fortunate to have been in attendance at Morphettville racecourse and, blessed with near... - Community Water Grants (2 speeches)
Two weeks ago, the government announced the first round of community water grants. I was delighted that a number of applicants, both in the Blue Mountains and in the Hawkesbury parts of my...
