House debates
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
- Home Insulation Program (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to alert you to a terrible story about the government's continued failure on the home insulation scheme—a scheme that has cost lives and homes, destroyed... - Volunteers (1 speech)
'Hard work often going unrecognised. No pay at all but the warm afterglow of knowing you have helped somebody in need'. If this was a job ad, no Australian would ever apply. Yet millions of... - Herbert Electorate: Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services (1 speech)
Townsville is a fantastic city. It is a place where people gather with a positive attitude and we get things done. We respect those who have a go and we look to them for leadership. There should... - Budget (2 speeches)
By any measure, the economy in Australia in 2011 is going well. We have unemployment levels below five per cent. We have fantastic growth, in excess of four per cent per annum. We have record... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise today to say, 'Shame on the government for its recent announcement to reopen the Manus Island detention facility and exchange asylum seekers with Malaysia.' Manus Island was as much a part... - Education Funding (1 speech)
I rise to express my concern in relation to Catholic school funding and the direction in which the government is likely to be taking the school funding regime post the expiration of the existing... - Brain Cancer (1 speech)
As it is unlike its more colourful cousins, many Australians will not have seen the grey and white ribbon that I am wearing today, yet many people in my electorate and throughout Australia will... - Swan Electorate: Mother's Day Classic (1 speech)
I support your cause, Member for Newcastle. My eldest brother died of a brain tumour at the age of 51, so I understand the reason for the speech you made. Also talking about cancers, last Sunday,... - Blair Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (2 speeches)
Building the Education Revolution has benefited 65 schools in Blair to the tune of nearly $109 million, from Mount Kilcoy in the north to Redbank Plains in the south. On 11 April 2011, I had the...
