House debates
Monday, 1 September 2008
- Grand Annual Steeplechase (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to talk about the threat to one of the great icons of the Victorian racing scene. For 136 years we have had the iconic May Racing Carnival, where one of the highlights is the... - Allied Merchant Seamen’s Association (1 speech)
Last week in Fremantle I attended a wreath-laying ceremony for the Allied Merchant Seamen’s Association. Australia has used merchant ships in peacekeeping and wartime operations since 1885,... - Road Safety (1 speech)
On Saturday I had the opportunity of meeting a lot of my local constituents. The federal seat of Ryan, in the western suburbs of Brisbane, is a great place to live, work and bring up your family.... - Bankstown Relay for Life (1 speech)
On Saturday morning, the people of Bankstown will come together for 24 hours for a very important cause. We will remember all of those who have lost their battle with cancer and march with those... - Ms Helen Oaky (1 speech)
I rise tonight to offer my congratulations to Helen Oaky, a grand lady who lives in my electorate who last week turned 101 years young. Helen was born in Oakey in Queensland in 1907 and moved to... - Franklin Electorate: Bridgewater High School (1 speech)
I rise this evening to update the House on Bridgewater High School, which is located in my seat of Franklin. Members may recall that I reported to the House on the devastating arson attack back... - Swan Electorate: Crime (1 speech)
I rise this evening to speak on the recent spate of crime near public transport nodes in my electorate of Swan and the cost of the inertia of the Carpenter Labor government. As many members would... - China: Religious Persecution (1 speech)
China has arrested a 73-year-old underground bishop of the Catholic Church, Julius Jia Zhiguo, in Heibei province. He was arrested last Sunday, according to the Cardinal Kung Foundation. Jia was... - National Wattle Day (1 speech)
Wattle has a great place in Australia’s history and now, 16 years after this day was proclaimed Wattle Day, I would like to take the opportunity to draw the attention of the House to the... - Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley (2 speeches)
It was my privilege to represent the Minister for Defence at RAAF Base Amberley at Ipswich last Friday and to open the $51 million future home of the Air Force’s five multirole tanker...
