House debates
Monday, 17 March 2008
- East Timor: Cuban Assistance (1 speech)
Today I wish to express my congratulations and thanks to a country and a number of its citizens. The country is Cuba, and the citizens are the 177 members of a Cuban medical team which returned... - Citizenship Test (1 speech)
I rise tonight to bring to the attention of the chamber the problem being faced by permanent residents of my electorate of Forrest when they attempt to become Australian citizens and are required... - Mary Mildred ‘Molly’ Heffernan (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the passing of one of Labor’s true believers and stalwarts, Mary Mildred Heffernan, otherwise known to most people as Molly. Molly was a stalwart of the labour... - Mitchell Electorate: Annual Heritage Park Fair (1 speech)
On Sunday I attended the Annual Heritage Park Fair, in Castle Hill, which this year commemorated the 204th anniversary of the Castle Hill convict rebellion. This was the first ever convict... - Wakefield Electorate: McLeod’s Daughters (1 speech)
I would like to thank the Gawler Health Foundation for their role in arranging a McLeod’s Daughters farewell. It was a farewell for a great series, which has been going since 2001. I have a... - Flinders Electorate: Law Enforcement (1 speech)
I wish to speak about the policing crisis on the Mornington Peninsula and to speak in support of District Inspector Gordon Charteris. Very recently, there was an important meeting on the... - Isaacs Electorate: Friends of Braeside Park (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to the work done in my electorate by the Friends of Braeside Park. Braeside Park is a large area of restored native vegetation which forms part of the Kingston green wedge.... - Fadden Electorate: Gold Coast Council Election (1 speech)
I rise to praise the efforts of the Liberal team at the recent Gold Coast election. Whilst the result was clearly not what we had hoped for, the effort, the support and the team work that went... - Tibet (2 speeches)
In the time available to me I want to express my very great concern over events in Tibet and the actions of the communist Chinese authorities in suppressing what I believe ought to be the...
