House debates
Thursday, 8 February 2007
- Mr David Hicks (1 speech)
When I spoke to my wife on Tuesday evening she was quite emotional. She had just witnessed on television the lawyer for David Hicks accounting his most recent visit to Guantanamo Bay. As he... - Monopoly Board Game (5 speeches)
There is an interesting campaign at the moment involving one of the world’s best known board games—Monopoly. Hasbro, the company that will make the Australian Monopoly, will launch an... - Adelaide Airport (1 speech)
I recently received the latest Adelaide Airport curfew dispensation report from DOTARS covering the period 1 October to 31 December 2006. There have been a few teething problems with the... - Queensland Police Service (1 speech)
I rise this morning to side very strongly with the ordinary men and women of the thin blue line of Queensland, who are represented by the Queensland Police Union in their efforts to get some... - Port of Newcastle: Coal Exports (1 speech)
The Port of Newcastle sits at the end of the Hunter Valley coal chain. In the past two years over 84 million tonnes per annum of coal has been shipped out to our Asian buyers—Japan, Korea,... - Ridgehaven Retirement Complex (1 speech)
Last month I was privileged to travel with the Deputy Prime Minister to visit the hinterland areas of my electorate to announce two strategic Roads to Recovery programs; they are very important... - Qantas (1 speech)
I have been contacted by a number of constituents who are Qantas workers expressing deep concern about the future of our iconic national carrier. Qantas is a critical economic asset as well as a... - Electorate of Herbert: Australian Technical College North Queensland (1 speech)
On Monday morning I was privileged to attend the opening of the new Australian Technical College North Queensland in Townsville. We have probably delivered in Townsville the best ATC in the... - Anniversary of the HMAS Voyager Disaster (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about an anniversary that takes place this Saturday: the 43rd anniversary of Australia’s greatest peacetime military training accident. On 10 February, 1964, 82 naval... - Gilmore Electorate: Road Funding; Nuclear Power (2 speeches)
One of the region’s most tragic road black spots in my electorate of Gilmore is to be eliminated thanks to the $457,000 black spot funding announced by the Australian government. These...
