House debates
Monday, 29 May 2006
Question proposed: That grievances be noted.- Area Consultative Committees (1 speech)
Throughout my life in public office I have always been concerned about the delivery of government policies. One of the best ways, especially at the national level, is to have an overarching... - Cook Electorate: Kurnell Peninsula (1 speech)
My electorate of Cook is lucky enough to boast the site of first landfall of Captain James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour. It was at Kurnell that the Endeavour dropped anchor, it was there... - Employment: People with Disabilities (1 speech)
I have a long interest in disability issues and was recently approached by Sam Morton from Competitive Foods, an Australia-wide company, because he is having a few problems with the processes of... - Roads: Ipswich Motorway (1 speech)
As is my wont, from time to time I rise in this place to bring to book the crazy attitude of the Queensland state government in relation to the development of the Ipswich Motorway and its... - Doctor Shortage (1 speech)
It never fails to amaze me that, every time I hear a Queensland member of the House of Representatives stand to speak in this House, they speak about state issues. They are afraid to talk about... - Flinders Electorate: Somerville Secondary College (1 speech)
In rising in this grievance debate I wish to raise a lost opportunity within the electorate of Flinders. It is a considerable lost opportunity—that is, the neglect of the future of... - Skills Shortage (1 speech)
I rise not only to make a grievance speech but also to make a speech of grieving. My grievance relates to the skills crisis in New South Wales, in my home town of Bankstown and, indeed, in the... - Townsville City Council (2 speeches)
I think the grievance debate is the appropriate forum in which to raise this serious issue in the interest of the ratepayers of the Townsville City Council. We remember the Queensland ALP...
