House debates
Thursday, 28 October 2010
- Ryan Electorate: CSIRO Land (1 speech)
I wish to speak about the recent announcement of the federal government’s sale of the CSIRO land at Long Pocket. This comes as a massive blow to the residents and community groups in Ryan... - Home and Community Care Services (1 speech)
Today, I warmly welcome the massive $51 million boost in funding for home and community care services in Queensland announced by the federal Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler,... - Dawson Electorate: Election Campaign (1 speech)
I want to thank various people who assisted the Liberal National Party with its fantastic win in Dawson. To the campaign office team, in particular Dennis O’Riely, Shelley Argent, Dawn... - Sudan (1 speech)
My friend Abdelhadi Matar, the founder of the Darfur-Australia Network, has condemned the appointment of the Sudanese ambassador to Australia. He pointed out, and I agree, that the scale of... - Association of Independent Retirees (1 speech)
In light of it being Seniors Week next week, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge an important organisation which I have had the opportunity to meet with on a number of occasions.... - OzHarvest Canberra (1 speech)
I draw the House’s attention to the work being done by OzHarvest Canberra, which is managed and supported by Communities@Work. OzHarvest Canberra is a not-for-profit organisation that... - Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
Billions of dollars have been wasted on the Building the Education Revolution program under this Labor government. Now another issue highlights their incompetence. Schools and school communities... - Bass Electorate: Junior Sports (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate all those volunteers in the electorate of Bass who are supporting junior sport. It has been a fantastic effort and the BER money in Bass has made a major contribution to... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has no doubt been a little bit hopeful that a lack of appearances by members on the floor this week might indicate... - Robertson Electorate: Mangrove Mountain Country Fair (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Mangrove Mountain community and its community leaders, who pulled together to celebrate life on the mountain at the annual Mangrove Mountain Country Fair on Saturday,... - Youth Allowance (2 speeches)
I welcome the parliament’s support this morning for my motion on youth allowance, which aims to put fairness back into the criteria for independent youth allowance. The parliament has now...
