House debates
Thursday, 4 December 2008
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I move: That the Main Committee do now adjourn. - Senator Chris Ellison (1 speech)
The pastor at my church, Bruce Stewart, when he talks about being a Christian often talks about being real, which is by my reckoning another way of talking about being authentic. The great... - Wine Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to talk specifically about one of the great export industries of South Australia, the wine industry. In the electorate of Kingston we have the beautiful area of McLaren Vale, which... - Parliamentary Year (1 speech)
I wish the member for Kingston good health. I know she has been feeling poorly and I wish her well for the Christmas season. It is in that spirit of Christmas that I rise and extend my personal... - Geelong Manufacturing Industry (1 speech)
The announcement on Tuesday night that the Ford FG Falcon XT has been awarded Best Large Car of 2008, as judged by the nation’s motoring clubs, is just one of several announcements over the... - Left Right Think Tank (1 speech)
I have an unusual presentation to the parliament today, because I rise to talk about an inspiring movement of young Australians dedicated to empowering all young people to contribute to public... - Environment (1 speech)
The Humane Society International has put forward two legislative proposals for consideration to help protect the world’s rainforests. The first proposal is for the creation of a federal... - Child Care (1 speech)
It has been some five weeks now since a constituent of mine from the electorate of Ryan, Mr Matthew Preston, was in contact with the federal government and I want to raise on his behalf his... - Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I wish to speak on the Australian of the Year awards. There are four categories to this award: the Senior Australian of the Year for people over 60; the Young Australian of the Year for people 16... - Mr Bill Trevor (1 speech)
The Wide Bay Burnett Area Consultative Committee has just bid farewell to its longstanding chair, Bill Trevor, and I commend his service to the organisation and the entire region. Bill is... - Blair Electorate (1 speech)
Today I rise to congratulate the community of Boonah and the Scenic Rim Regional Council, who had the foresight to allocate $480,000 of the money that we gave them as part of our $300 million... - Fuel Prices (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the cost of petrol, particularly the contrast between the cost of petrol and the cost of diesel today. People in the bush, and indeed across Australia, have seen record high... - Dobell Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I rise to speak about and express concern as to the progress that is not being made on a promise of the Rudd government regarding a pipeline on the Central Coast. The lack of progress is not of... - Mackellar Electorate: Mona Vale Hospital (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Mona Vale Hospital, in my electorate of Mackellar. It is a vital institution for the people who live there, particularly for those in the north of Mona Vale but also for the... - Death Penalty (1 speech)
I rise to speak again in respect of the death penalty involving Australian citizens, and I do so particularly in the aftermath of the execution in Indonesia of the Bali bombers. I am concerned... - Murray-Darling Basin (3 speeches)
I rise on what perhaps will be the last opportunity to raise an issue which I feel passionately about, as do the people of my electorate—one that I think that anyone who cares about the... - Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to note the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December. I wholeheartedly support the motion moved by the Prime Minister on... - Fadden Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
Christmas, the Yuletide season, is upon us. It is a time when we remember our Christian heritage as a nation, going back through our roots in Britain, and of course a time when we remember the... - Rudd Government; Newcastle Electorate (1 speech)
I would also like to reflect on the first 12 months of the Rudd Labor government. For the people of Newcastle, I am very proud to say that we have been able to deliver on all our election... - Mr Keith Payne (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about someone who I believe is really an Australian hero. The man I would like to tell the parliament about today is a Queenslander. He is a man I have come to know well and... - Moreton Electorate: Sherwood Community Street Festival (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, as you well know, successful communities are those that regularly come together. We all live busy, often isolated, lives, so it is important that we have opportunities to... - North Sydney Electorate: Community Organisations (1 speech)
All of our electorates are strengthened by the community organisations which work so hard, usually on the back of the efforts of volunteers, to make our places, our community and our areas a... - Newcastle Electorate (1 speech)
I am delighted to stand and speak further to my previous speech about the achievements of this first year of the Rudd government and extend it to the future agenda for the electorate of... - Pensions and Benefits; Local Government Elections (1 speech)
There has been much said about the term ‘maximum pass through’ in relation to interest rate reductions from the Reserve Bank and their cash rate reductions being fully transferred on... - Christmas (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to wish all members all the best for the Christmas season and a very happy new year. It is a time when we all spend a little bit of time with our family and we can be back... - Murray-Darling River System (1 speech)
I recently had the very powerful experience of driving from the Darling Downs to the mouth of the Murray, 3½ thousand kilometres through the Murray-Darling Basin. On the way I met with... - Parliamentary Year (2 speeches)
I would like to thank my colleague, the member for Flinders, for allowing me to stand up. The year 2008 has been an historic year for our nation. This year we have seen starkly what we have... - Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the very important subject of human trafficking, particularly for sex slavery. My attention was drawn to two articles in the Daily Telegraph yesterday. In...
