House debates
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
- Younger People in Nursing Homes (1 speech)
One year ago the member for Melbourne moved a private members’ motion that called on the government to use the Council of Australian Governments process to deal with the serious problem... - Hilda Hines (3 speeches)
This morning I would like to briefly acknowledge the role and lifetime of a wonderful woman called Hilde Hines, who would be well known to the member for Melbourne Ports. She passed away not last... - Student Unionism (1 speech)
Voluntary student unionism has started to bite at Monash University’s Clayton campus, the largest university campus in Australia. The university has notified students that in the blue... - Organ Donation Awareness Week (1 speech)
Australian Organ Donation Awareness Week starts next Sunday, 18 February and continues to Saturday, 24 February. I have often spoken in this place about the need for Australians to register for... - National Multicultural Festival Greek Glendi (1 speech)
I want to talk today about the National Multicultural Festival that we are currently enjoying here in the ACT, a wonderful multicultural festival that occurs every year. In particular, I want to... - Queensland: Road Fatalities (1 speech)
In 2006 there were 336 road fatalities in Queensland. That corresponds to one person in Queensland being killed every 26 hours. This is a tragedy of immense proportions and, as a Queensland based... - Broadband (1 speech)
I have spoken previously in this House about the need for greater government investment in broadband infrastructure in parts of metropolitan Adelaide. Over the past week, evidence has come to... - Australian Technical College North Brisbane (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak of the wonderful work the Howard government is doing to ensure that Australian businesses can find employees with the necessary skills to help them grow and prosper.... - Environment (1 speech)
I wish to comment on some of the concerns raised by the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources during his speech in the House last Wednesday. The minister introduced his speech by... - Queensland: Road Tolls (2 speeches)
I wish to report to the House that some 221,000 heavy interstate vehicles which would have passed through the federal electorate of Moreton along the Brisbane urban corridor—Riawena Road...
