House debates
Monday, 22 June 2009
- (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 22 June. - Maranoa Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise in this grievance debate to talk about a very important highway in my electorate. It is a national highway. It is the Warrego Highway. I have just come from a meeting with senior people... - Throsby Electorate: Higher Education (1 speech)
My contribution to the grievance debate tonight mirrors an issue I raised in the very early days following my election to the federal parliament—namely, the underrepresentation of children... - Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project; Youth Allowance (1 speech)
I rise in this grievance debate to raise several matters, time permitting. The first of these is the piping of the Wimmera Mallee stock and domestic system—a huge project entirely contained... - Building the Education Revolution (8 speeches)
I am pleased, I must say, as a great advocate of education in our society to see it dominating so significantly in the grievance debate tonight. I have enjoyed the contributions of both my... - Fisher Electorate: Queensland State Labor Government (7 speeches)
With respect to the provisions of infrastructure and government facilities, I must say that I hold a fairly old-fashioned view. I believe that Australians, regardless of what state or town they... - Forestry (9 speeches, 1 comment)
I have a really strong grievance about the way that Tasmania has been badly maligned. There have been some severe misunderstandings regarding the issue of forestry as it relates to many of the...
