House debates
Monday, 9 October 2006
- Prospect Electorate: Pemulwuy Postbox (1 speech)
I want to again bring the attention of the House to the campaign for a postbox at Pemulwuy in my electorate and update the House on the situation since I last spoke on this subject. After my last... - Post-Armistice Korean Service Review (1 speech)
I just want to apologise to the Korean veterans, whom I count as my friends, for their having been subjected to such a lengthy delay in obtaining a final decision after the conclusion of... - Media Ownership (3 speeches)
On behalf of the public interest and those concerned about the future of our democracy I again raise my grave concerns about the government’s Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media... - Superannuation (1 speech)
Recently released figures show that in the 2005 financial year 5,800 employees in the Macquarie electorate benefited from the government’s superannuation co-contribution scheme. Nationwide,... - Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Veterans (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the TPI veterans living in my electorate in the suburb of Belmore. Because of some earlier decisions by the TPI association they were likely to lose their home in Belmore,... - Gorton Electorate: Caroline Springs Markets (1 speech)
I rise to comment upon a number of events that occurred in my electorate yesterday. Firstly, there was the inaugural opening of the Caroline Springs Market. The Caroline Springs Market is going... - Nuclear Waste (1 speech)
I rise to commend the citizens of Alice Springs for demonstrating their concern about proposals from the federal government to site nuclear waste facilities in the Northern Territory. On Sunday a... - Bushfires (1 speech)
The very dry conditions and the potential for drought in Victoria give rise to the possibility of another Ash Wednesday in the Otways and other national parks in Victoria. Ash Wednesday was in... - Media Ownership (4 speeches)
I again raise my grave concerns about the government’s shotgun inquiry into the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006. This particular bill goes to the heart of our... - Moncrieff Electorate: Merrimac State High School (1 speech)
I am pleased to rise today to speak about the terrific initiative and investment the Howard government has made in a school in my electorate. Merrimac State High School was the beneficiary of a... - Media Ownership (2 speeches)
I again condemn this most cynical and superficial shotgun inquiry—and I am pleased that the Prime Minister is here—that was conducted by the Senate into the Broadcasting Services...
