House debates
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
- Flynn Electorate: Medicare (7 speeches)
I rise in the House today to speak again about another blow to regional Australia from the federal Labor government. I will provide you yet again with evidence that this government has absolutely... - Middle East (1 speech)
President Obama's reference to the 1967 borders in his state department speech has been misunderstood by some to suggest that the final borders of a two-state solution will replicate those... - Financial Services (1 speech)
My electorate contains a great number of professional financial advisers and I am sure the rest of the members in this House also have many in their electorates. Financial advisers have long... - Syria (2 speeches)
Syria is a nation not unlike ours. We both have a population of approximately 22½ million people. We both have long and ancient cultures that are internationally recognised as cradles of... - Petition: Public Holidays, Calwell Electorate: Broadmeadows Superclinic, Community Radio (3 speeches)
I have a number of issues that I wish to raise this evening relating to my electorate. Before I do that I would like to present a petition that has gone to the petitions committee. - Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
Flanked by the member for Riverina and, I am sure, supported on both sides of the chamber, I want to acknowledge the important work done by rural and remote healthcare providers right around this... - Syria (1 speech)
On indulgence, Mr Speaker: a little earlier I spoke about the number of Australian dead in a cemetery in Damascus. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website is slightly misleading. It is... - Hungary (1 speech)
I rise tonight to keep a commitment to Richard Horscik, a member of the conservative Fidesz Party and the Chairman of Hungary's Committee of European Affairs. It was a commitment that I would... - Paterson Electorate: Australian Noise Exposure Forecast (1 speech)
I rise tonight to compel the Gillard Labor government to turn its rhetoric into action. It is now 303 days since Prime Minister Gillard made a crucial promise to the people of Port Stephens. She... - Australian Books (1 speech)
I am delighted to inform the House that Adelaide based Australian author Fiona McIntosh has won the historical fiction award at the International Book Awards for her work Fields of Gold,... - Australian Apple Industry (1 speech)
I rise today to speak on the importance of strict controls on apple importation. The Gillard Labor-Greens alliance government continues to threaten the economic security of the nation. They do so... - Rural Australia (4 speeches)
The failure belongs to you, because your government did the IRA. So don't come in here with that sort of hypocrisy.
