House debates
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
- Human Rights: Vietnam (1 speech)
On 29 January 2010, Vietnamese freelance journalist Pham Thanh Nghien was jailed for three years following a trial in Haiphong, convicted of spreading anti-state propaganda. I take this... - Apprentice Kickstart Initiative (1 speech)
Last October the Rudd government launched the $100 million Apprentice Kickstart initiative as part of our response to the Keep Australia working report, which showed that people starting trade... - Australia Day: Citizenship and Awards (1 speech)
Australia Day is a time to remember our proud history and to reflect on all that we are grateful for in our very fortunate nation. In honour of Australia Day I had the privilege of congratulating... - Page Electorate: Mrs Carole Sherry and Mr Joseph Sherry; Page Electorate: Storms; Page Electorate: Our Life Blood Exhibition (1 speech)
In my seat of Page there were lots of events and activities over the Christmas-New Year period and in January. Some of them were sad and tragic, while others were full of joy and were positive. I... - Swan Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
Last week we celebrated Australia Day and I rise to talk about a disgraceful act that occurred in my electorate of Swan during the Australia Day week. On Wednesday, my office received a call from... - Australia Day (1 speech)
I spent Australia Day travelling down to the beautiful west coast of Tasmania. I went to the Strahan picnic, which my esteemed colleague from the electorate of Lyons and I shared last year as we... - Indi Electorate: Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the positive impact that the coalition policy for direct action on climate change will have on the local environment in my electorate of Indi, north-east Victoria. It is a very... - Forestry and Pulp and Paper Industries; Pulp and Paper Industries (1 speech, 1 comment)
I would like to say a few words about the future of the forestry and the pulp and paper industries. There have been a number of discussions lately, including within the federal government’s... - Tangney Electorate: Healthy Lifestyle Program (1 speech)
I would like to draw the attention of the Minister for Health and Ageing to an excellent health program currently available to constituents of Tangney and surrounding areas in Perth. It is called... - Bennelong Electorate: Ms Caroline Yi Xu (2 speeches)
On Australia Day this year, 16,000 new citizens from over 130 countries were welcomed as part of the expanding Australian family. It is also a day, of course, when we recognise particular...
