House debates
Thursday, 7 July 2011
- Casey Electorate: Apple Imports (1 speech)
I rise to speak this morning in the House on behalf of the many hardworking agribusinesses in the electorate of Casey, in the Yarra Valley, the heart of agribusiness, just east of Melbourne. In... - Fraser Electorate: Eastern University Games 2011 (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the 2011 Eastern University Games, hosted this year by the University of Canberra and the Australian National University. The games were launched in style on Sunday night and... - Trio Capital (1 speech)
I rise to discuss the collapse of the funds manager Trio Capital Ltd, which has led to many Australians being very severely affected, including a number of my constituents in Bradfield. I have... - Fountain Gate Secondary School: Lone Pine (1 speech)
I want to talk about a very special Anzac Day event that was conducted at the Fountain Gate Secondary School as part of the school's 10th annual Anzac Day ceremony. This was the presentation of a... - Foreign Investment in Agriculture (1 speech)
I welcome the Senate inquiry into foreign investment in agriculture. Yesterday it was announced that the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee will conduct an inquiry into how... - Adelaide Electorate: Vipac Engineers and Scientists (1 speech)
I rise today to inform the House of the exciting work being done by Vipac Engineers and Scientists, who just happen to be located in the good electorate of Adelaide. I recently visited the... - Parkes Electorate: Gulgong Hospital (1 speech)
The people in the town of Gulgong have been without a hospital now for nearly 12 months. The previous state government in New South Wales was forced to close down the Gulgong Hospital due to... - Canberra Electorate: Health (1 speech)
It was my great pleasure to be at the Calwell shopping centre last Saturday to see the opening of a new medical practice and meet with the community at my mobile office. The opening of the... - Riverina Electorate: Primary Centre for Science Education (1 speech)
Science is the cornerstone of Australia's productive economic and social future. Through their work as industry technologists, researchers, inventors, manufacturers, information technology... - Shortland Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (2 speeches)
During the week that parliament did not sit, I was privileged to attend five Building the Education Revolution recognition ceremonies, and each and every one of those school communities was...
