House debates
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
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Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn. - North Africa and the Middle East (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the turmoil enveloping the greater area of North Africa and the Middle East and the fears I hold for the future of peace and stability in the region. It was former US... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak about the Liberal Party’s backflip on using market mechanisms to deal with dangerous climate change. We have heard in parliament today quotes from the honours thesis... - Wright Electorate: Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I rise to update the House and the nation on the progress of the Lockyer Valley and how my community is dealing with the after-effects of one of Queensland’s most horrific natural... - Braddon Electorate: Projects (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to discuss a potpourri of projects and events in my electorate of Braddon on the north-west coast of Tasmania, and there is none better than the Building the Education... - Gippsland Electorate: Wild Dogs and Foxew (1 speech)
I rise to highlight an issue of critical concern to farmers in my electorate, that being the horrific social, economic and environmental costs of wild dogs and foxes. I recently attended a... - Electorate of Kingston: Manufacturing (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about the future of the Tonsley Park site in my home state of South Australia following the decision by Mitsubishi Motors to cease operations there in 2008. The decision... - Intercountry Adoption; Forde Electorate: Waterford West State School (1 speech)
Before discussing the achievements of one of the Forde electorate’s public schools, I wish to draw the attention of the House to an important issue. Australia currently recognises the... - La Trobe Electorate: Autism Spectrum Disorder Secondary School Action Group (3 speeches)
Last Friday I had an opportunity to meet two very determined and dedicated women: Louise Anderson and Cathy Hammond. Each of them has a profoundly autistic son. They met several years ago after... - Indigenous Education (1 speech)
How can we get education up to scratch in the schools which have the most disadvantaged students and where the teachers have a less-than-average amount of experience? This is the challenge for... - Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre (1 speech)
Last Saturday, 19 March 2011, I attended the opening of the Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre at Riverwood in my electorate. It will come as no surprise that the centre has been named after the... - Berowra Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I commend the member for Banks on his very gracious speech about his colleague and, in the spirit of the occasion, I will add no further remarks. I take this opportunity to remind the House that,... - Newcastle Electorate: Economy (2 speeches)
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I rise to update the House on the path to prosperity followed by my electorate of Newcastle and the lessons to be drawn from that. The recent...
