House debates
Thursday, 12 March 2009
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - Employment; Tourism (1 speech)
The Illawarra community has recently been rocked by the devastating news about the loss of 281 jobs at two local Pacific Brands plants, at Bellambi and Unanderra. The Prime Minister described the... - Iran: Baha’i Community (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the persecution of people of the Baha’i faith in Iran—in particular, the seven believers who have been incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin prison for eight months.... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The recent appalling fires in Victoria, not to mention the floods in Queensland and New South Wales, prompted the highly respected Professor Tim Flannery to write a worrying article in the... - Swan Electorate: Binge Drinking (1 speech)
Between 2002 and 2006 in the four main local council regions in my electorate of Swan, there were just short of 5,000 alcohol-related hospitalisations, costing the community over $23 million.... - International Women's Day (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the passage of International Women’s Day, celebrated last Sunday. It is a day to celebrate and commemorate. International Women’s Day gives us an... - Victorian Bushfires: Bunkers (2 speeches)
Tonight I rise to reassure those people in fire affected communities in Victoria that our thoughts continue to be with them, and we note some announcements in recent hours about the extraordinary...
