House debates
Thursday, 24 February 2011
- Murray-Darling Basin Plan; SunRice Australia (1 speech)
At present, the main word being bandied about the Riverina, the electorate I represent, and more specifically the irrigation areas of that region, is ‘uncertainty’. There are a number... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
I rise to highlight the real and urgent need for traffic lights or other traffic controls to be installed at the intersection of Africaine Road and Tapleys Hill Road in Glenelg in my electorate.... - Egypt (2 speeches)
The peaceful democratic movement in Egypt has seen regime change, and will hopefully see the ushering in of a new era in that country’s history. As the country moves towards democracy, as... - WikiLeaks (1 speech)
Twice I have been named on the front page of the Melbourne Age in so-called WikiLeaks specials. On neither occasion did Philip Dorling, the journalist, or the editor, Paul Ramadge, give me a... - Donor Conception Support Group of Australia (1 speech)
I rise this morning to speak about an important report tabled in the Senate on 10 February. This report is entitled Donor conception practices in Australia and I want to bring it to the... - Throsby Electorate: Avoca Public School (1 speech)
On Thursday last week I had the great pleasure of attending the official opening of a new purpose built classroom at Avoca Public School in the Southern Highlands, a part of my electorate. One of... - Bradfield Electorate: Turramurra Post Office (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition concerning Turramurra Post Office. The petition has been approved by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Petitions. The petition read as follows—... - Petrie Electorate: Building the Education Revolution (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the overwhelming success in my electorate, Petrie, of the Building the Education Revolution program. I have had the opportunity previously in this chamber to talk about... - Cook Electorate: Kerr, Mr Malcolm (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to my state parliamentary colleague the member for Cronulla, Malcolm Kerr. Malcolm Kerr was elected in 1984 and in his maiden speech he quoted the great Edmund Burke:... - Shortland Electorate: Central Coast National Servicemen’s Association (2 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate the Central Coast National Servicemen’s Association on 15 years of service to the community, camaraderie and setting a really wonderful example for the...
