House debates
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
- Prime Retirement and Aged Care Property Trust (1 speech)
I rise tonight on behalf of many of my constituents in Dawson who have fallen victim to what could be one of the greatest financial scams in this country in our time. I represent my constituents... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
I want to talk tonight about the issues of insurance and underinsurance and the way that impacts on people's lives, in particular those in flood zones. Those of us from Queensland have... - Education (1 speech)
The author GK Chesterton once said: Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. It seems that, when it comes to the Labor government, education is... - Feely, Mr Terry, Cranbourne West Primary School (1 speech)
I start my statement to the House tonight on a sad note, unfortunately, by remembering Mr Terry Feely, the former principal of St Peter's College in Cranbourne, who sadly passed away during... - Longman Electorate (1 speech)
As the federal member for Longman, I believe that it is my responsibility to give my community a voice with the key decision makers in Canberra. It is with this commitment that I recently hosted... - Gould, Mr Bob (1 speech)
Bob Gould was a unique individual. He was born into a socialist family in 1937 and died where he would have preferred to die, in his Newtown bookshop, on 22 May, 2011. The Sydney Morning Herald... - Solar Energy (1 speech)
I rise this evening to highlight the government's incompetence and lack of real oversight for its solar panels program because it has once again enabled unscrupulous providers to rip off... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
The image of our stock men and women is deeply etched on the national psyche: the laconic stockman rocking easily in the saddle, cajoling and guiding the herd; the alert and agile stockman... - Flinders Electorate: Portsea (1 speech)
This evening I want to address the health and care of the coastal community of Portsea. Portsea is famous around Australia for its coastal beauty, for its scenery, for Point Nepean and for its... - Shortland Electorate: Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (1 speech)
The employment initiatives in the budget are designed to assist the most disadvantaged job seekers, such as long-term unemployed, unemployed with literacy and numeracy problems, teenage parents,... - Live Animal Exports, Biosecurity (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak on behalf of the many thousands of farmers and farming families in my electorate and to echo their concerns and the experiences of many farming families right around... - Kingston Electorate: Sammy D Foundation (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to highlight the great work done by Neil Davis and Nat Cook, who head up the Sammy D Foundation. This foundation was established in 2008 out of quite devastating circumstances....
