House debates
Wednesday, 21 June 2006
- Mr Greg Combet (1 speech)
In the Australian parliament today I wish to pay tribute to Greg Combet. On 12 June 2006 Greg Combet was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia, or an AM. It was a richly deserved award for a... - La Trobe Electorate: Timbarra Estate (1 speech)
I rise today to inform the House about Timbarra Estate in Berwick in my electorate of La Trobe. The Victorian state government has indicated that it intends to sell off a large tract of vacant... - Internet Pornography (1 speech)
I rise today to speak to a petition, which I am now tabling, of some 4,936 signatures requesting that urgent action be taken to protect our children from accessing internet pornography in public... - Forde Electorate (1 speech)
In 1996, just after I was first elected to parliament, I established the Forde community contribution awards as a way of saying thank you to those special people who dedicate so much of their... - Iraq (3 speeches)
Last night, I checked the Iraq update page of the Prime Minister’s website in search of details about the latest decision to move the 450 Australian troops now stationed in Al Muthanna... - Fisher Electorate: Health; Queensland Election (1 speech)
All of us have been very interested in the disastrous headlines for the Queensland Labor government on the health crisis engulfing that state, but I would like to bring to the attention of the... - Soccer: Television Broadcasting Rights (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an issue that will have a major significance to patriotic Australians and sporting fans over the coming seven years: TV broadcasting rights to Socceroos matches. Like 1.87... - Weakleys Drive (1 speech)
Today I make an announcement I thought I would never be making, and that is the commencement of works for Weakleys Drive interchange. Weakleys Drive interchange is at the start of the F3 freeway.... - Budget 2006-07 (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity today to expand briefly on several issues of the federal budget that I did not get an opportunity to speak about during the speeches on the appropriations... - Gilmore Electorate: Blueprint Shoalhaven (2 speeches)
Today I would like to talk about Blueprint Shoalhaven, a project in the Gilmore electorate which is jointly funded by local, state and federal government. The background of Blueprint Shoalhaven...
