House debates
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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I move: That the House do now adjourn. - Apprenticeships (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the topic of apprenticeships. Looming skills shortages persist despite numerous efforts by successive governments to increase apprenticeship incentives. Particularly in... - Burma; Palestine (1 speech)
I rise to speak about two international matters that concern the community in Australia. The first one is to do with Burma. On Sunday I attended an event in Sydney organised to mark 15 cumulative... - Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
The government believes that a tax is the answer to every problem. There is an issue with binge drinking, so they introduce an alcopops tax. There is a climate problem, so they propose a carbon... - Ipswich Region Community Church Day of Honour (1 speech)
Last Sunday, along with my wife, Carolyn, and our daughters, Alex and Jacqui, I attended Ipswich Region Community Church’s day of honour. It is the 10th anniversary of the day of honour,... - Dunkley Electorate: Frankston (1 speech)
In the few minutes available to me tonight, I would like to talk about one of the great Southern Hemisphere cities of Australia, and that is Frankston. It is a community that runs through my... - Moreton Electorate: Seniors (1 speech)
There are more than 17,000 seniors in my electorate, and we know from current trends and reports like the Intergenerational Report that the number of seniors is going to continue to grow. That is... - Grey Electorate: Road Conditions on the Birdsville Track (1 speech)
I have brought to the attention of this House on a couple of occasions the very big rains we have had in the north of the state and the complications that these have caused for the Birdsville... - Makin Electorate: Greek Community (1 speech)
On Saturday 10 October I attend the Greek Festival in Salisbury. Next Sunday I will be attending the St Dimitrios Greek Parish Festival at the St Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church in Salisbury as I... - Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the history of Australia in relation to our drinking of alcohol. We had a currency of rum in the 1700s and ever since then we have had quite an affection for alcohol.... - Canberra Electorate: Telstra Awards (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to acknowledge the achievements of five Canberra businesswomen who recently took out Telstra ACT businesswomen awards. The private sector in Canberra makes up about 50 per... - Infrastructure (2 speeches)
I spoke earlier today, during my 90-second statement, about the importance of having a Melbourne to Gladstone inland rail project declared a project of national significance. I cannot stress...
