House debates
Thursday, 17 June 2010
- Sturt Electorate: Water (1 speech)
In my three-minute statement today I rise to talk about the plight of the residents of Skye, in my electorate, in relation to being connected to mains water. I know it sounds surprising that in a... - Wear It with Pride Campaign (1 speech)
I am really looking forward—and I know you will be as well, Mr Deputy Speaker—to seeing the Wear It with Pride campaign that I am going to be involved with next week in Sydney. It is... - Mr Colin McPhedran (1 speech)
It is with considerable sadness that I rise to inform the House of the passing of Col McPhedran. Many of you would know him as the father of Ian McPhedran, a well-known journalist, three... - Braddon Electorate: National Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (1 speech)
I would like to talk about PICSE today—and I mean not the pixies at the bottom of the garden but a terrific program that was initiated in my electorate of Braddon by David Russell and a... - Mr Grahame Rees (1 speech)
I rise today to remember the life of Grahame Rees, who was a Comcar driver in this place. Grahame was born on 20 December 1950 in Canberra hospital to parents Beryl and Ken. For every one of us... - Blair Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
On 4 June I opened new facilities at Bethany Lutheran Primary School. They received a new learning hub and a new amenities block under the Rudd government’s Nation Building Economic... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
Last night on Lateline Tom Burbage, the Lockheed Martin head of the Joint Strike Fighter program, showed a total indifference to what is real and either misrepresented or, worse, lied about... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Lower Murray (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the future of the Lower Murray, the Lower Lakes and the Coorong in South Australia. I am pleased to see in here the member for Mayo, who has been very outspoken on this issue.... - River Murray; Mayo Electorate: Road Toll (1 speech)
Firstly, I will speak briefly on a couple of points that the member for Hindmarsh made. Generally he is a good man, but it was of course John Howard and the member for Wentworth who initially... - Solomon Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise this morning to briefly outline some of the fantastic Building the Education Revolution projects that are occurring in my electorate. As there had been some conjecture and plenty of debate...
