House debates
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
- Ryan Electorate: Climate Change (4 speeches)
The environment is very important to the people of Ryan, as it is to me as an individual and the father of 2½-year-old Ryan Andrew Johnson, who is the light of my life and will be turning... - Mr Blake Farrugia (1 speech)
I am just imagining the member for Ryan on that scooter. It is a wonderful idea. I rise to acknowledge the courage and initiative of an exceptional young boy in my electorate of Gorton. Blake... - Queensland: Fuel Subsidy (1 speech)
I rise today to express my dismay at the decision by the Queensland Labor government to cut the 8c a litre fuel subsidy. During this time of economic uncertainty and with the unemployment rate... - Matilda Rose Carnegie (1 speech)
There are millions of words spoken in this House every day, but today I want to put on the record the words of a 10-year-old girl called Matilda Rose Carnegie. Matilda Rose attends St... - Flinders Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
Of the many different honours and responsibilities which come with this job, perhaps the most satisfying for me over the last few years has been to assist in some small way to ensure the doctors... - Lindsay electorate: OZWAC (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the efforts of the dedicated group of local people who make up the Australian Women and Children’s Research Foundation or OZWAC. OZWAC was founded in 1998 by Professor... - Rudd Government (1 speech)
As we stroll down the boulevard of broken promises we find ourselves at the house of reckless rising debt. I think it is time we reflected on the term of the chameleon Rudd government. The... - Charlton Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
I wish to update the House on an issue of relevance to my electorate of Charlton in New South Wales. I am pleased to announce that the Rudd Labor government’s commitment to contribute $2.5... - Mayo Electorate: Lower Lakes (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a very important issue to part of my electorate, and that is the extreme conditions of the Lower Lakes. Point Sturt, which is on the eastern side of my electorate and the... - Blaxland Electorate: Cabramatta (2 speeches)
The story of Australia is really a story of migration. The first Australians—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders—arrived here more than 40,000 years ago. My first ancestor set foot...
