House debates

Tuesday, 23 May 2006

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 9 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Occupational Health and Safety (1 speech)
    As a former official of the Australian Workers Union, I represented, amongst others, miners in the metalliferous mining industry. Not only did I represent those miners in the courts but I also...
  • Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to convey my continued support for the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council in my electorate and to inform the House of the attack of New South Wales Labor Minister for...
  • Member for Gwydir (11 speeches)
    On 26 February, Glenn Milne wrote a story about the member for Gwydir’s AWB share trading. He referred to the fact that the sale took place just prior to the release of the Volcker report,...
  • Religion (1 speech)
    The last 48 hours has been a troubling period for the Christian community in my electorate of Bowman. There was an important victory at 2.30 pm yesterday when the Queensland education minister...
  • Occupational Health and Safety (1 speech)
    Clearly the government members do not want to get up and defend their own policies; they want to play the quasi-role of the opposition of the state of Queensland; whereas we all know that there...
  • Riverstone Festival; Kellyville Ridge Community Association Open Day (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to talk on a bit of a lighter matter, to comment on the vibrant community that is working very actively in Greenway. I would particularly like to highlight two festivals that...
  • Hunter Volunteer Centre (2 speeches)
    In the few moments remaining in this adjournment debate I would like to congratulate the Hunter Volunteer Centre for the service that they have provided to the Hunter for the last 25 years. This...