House debates
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
- National Youth Week (1 speech)
To celebrate National Youth Week and showcase the talent of the young people in my electorate, I had a youth week roundtable in my Heidelberg office on 16 April. I organised this roundtable so... - Flinders Electorate: Medicare Office (1 speech)
In recent weeks I was approached by Ms Nina Muller of Hastings. Nina set out her view that Hastings was in need of a Medicare facility as part of the existing Centrelink facility. She notes that... - Mount Isa Mining Expo (1 speech)
From 30 April I represented the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, for three days at the 13th Mount Isa Mining Expo. I wish to pay tribute to Mount Isa’s Chamber of Commerce... - Volunteers (4 speeches)
Recently in Australia we celebrated National Volunteer Week. So, Mr Deputy Speaker, you can understand my concern when I read the Newcastle Herald last Saturday and saw on page 7 an article... - Fuel Prices (3 speeches)
Yesterday in the Courier-Mail we saw reports about more petrol price rip-offs that the government does not seem interested in doing anything about. Fuel industry consultants FUELtrac were quoted... - James Cook University (1 speech)
James Cook University has done it again. The tourism academics in Australia’s leading regional university have made the university the highest ranked institution in the world when it comes... - Banks Electorate: Hannans Road Public School (1 speech)
Hannans Road Public School in Riverwood, Sydney, celebrated its 50th anniversary between 24 and 26 May this year. This proud public school has served its often disadvantaged community extremely... - Queensland: Local Government (5 speeches)
Today I wish to speak about another example of the sheer arrogance of the Beattie government in Queensland. Local government in Queensland had started undertaking reform with the size, shape and... - His Excellency Mr Kostas Karamanlis (1 speech)
I want to put on record my thanks for a historic visit last week by the Prime Minister of Greece. The visit by Mr Karamanlis was the first ever from a Prime Minister of Greece. It demonstrates... - Canning Electorate: Power Blackouts (2 speeches)
It is with some sadness that I inform the House today that the Canning electorate is the home of almost one-third of Perth’s most frequently blacked-out suburbs in metropolitan and outer...
