House debates
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
- McMillan Electorate: Warragul Girl Guides (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, I do not know whether you were a Joey, a Brownie or a Guide, but many people in leadership positions, like you, have had some exposure to Guiding or Scouting. Guiding is a... - Makin Electorate: Vietnamese Community (1 speech)
In recent times there has been considerable public debate on the question of asylum seekers arriving in Australia. The refugee debate has been grossly distorted by those who seek to make... - Solar Energy; Esther Foundation (1 speech)
It was interesting to hear the member for McMillan speak about his Girl Guides. On the weekend I attended the relaunch of the 1st Bentley Scout Group in my electorate; however, I rise to speak... - Isaacs Electorate: Animalia Wildlife Shelter (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the launch of the Animalia Wildlife Shelter at the Carrum Indigenous Nursery on Saturday, 5 June, which was World Environment Day. With the theme being ‘Many Species.... - Lyne Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
I rise to talk about an issue of policy significance, potentially one of what I consider to be the major legal, moral and political policy challenges for both the state and federal governments... - Electoral Matters (1 speech)
Yesterday was a day for the Liberal Party that shall live in infamy. Yesterday their party room voted against the provisions to restore the seven-day period of grace to the electoral roll whereby... - Taxation (1 speech)
I rise today to support the thousands and thousands of independent contractors and self-employed people who are facing the threat of the Rudd government breaking yet another promise. Prior to the... - Werriwa Electorate: Men’s Sheds (1 speech)
One of the joys we have in representing our communities is the opportunity that we get from time to time to meet many surprising people, people that ordinarily you would not get a chance to meet.... - Cowan Electorate: Grandparents as Carers (1 speech)
I would like to make some comments this morning about grandparents caring for their grandchildren. I think that any of us who have been out doorknocking will have at some point come across the... - Corio Electorate: MS Readathon (2 speeches)
This morning in Parliament House a special event is about to take place: the nation’s top fundraisers in one of this country’s best known charity fundraising events, the MS Readathon,...
