House debates
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a matter of great concern to food and fibre producers in the Murray-Darling Basin. While the Gillard government is hell-bent on the false economy of buying water off... - Blair Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I wish to commend the Prime Minister, who came to my electorate of Blair on 21 July 2011, for the commitment of a further $478 million towards repairing flood damaged roads in Ipswich and for the... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I remind the member for Blair that he is in fact in government and can do these things. He does not have to rely on the opposition's blessing. I rise to speak on behalf of and in favour of the... - Homelessness (1 speech)
I endorse the comments of the previous speaker. In disability it should not be about how you obtain the disability; it is about how we should look after the vulnerable. I rise tonight to discuss... - Ryan Electorate: Glenleighden School (1 speech)
I have previously spoken in this parliament about a unique school in my electorate of Ryan: Glenleighden School. Glenleighden is the only school of its kind providing invaluable support,... - Industrial Relations, Disability Services (1 speech)
Over the last month the State Secretary of the New South Wales CFMEU, Mal Tulloch, has received some media coverage with regards to the undermining of conditions and wages of New South Wales... - Wright Electorate (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of proceedings which have happened recently in my electorate. We are still rebuilding from the floods. We are dealing with families who are still struggling to get paid... - Television Sports Broadcasts (1 speech)
I rise tonight to speak about a very important issue in the chamber—one that affects not only many thousands of the residents in the electorate of Hindmarsh but a great many South... - Dawson Electorate: Diuron Fertilizer (1 speech)
They have battled Cyclone Ului, a deluge of unseasonal rain, Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi, and now it seems that cane growers, particularly in my electorate, are going to be subject to the... - Greenway Electorate: Building the Education Revolution Program (1 speech)
I rise this evening to discuss the record investment in education that is occurring in my electorate of Greenway thanks to the government's Building the Education Revolution, the extremely... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
Yet another delay of the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan has caused considerable angst for already desperate irrigation communities. The plan was supposed to be finalised by mid-2010. It was... - Newcastle Electorate: Hexavalent Chromium Spill (2 speeches)
I raise a grave matter affecting my electorate. Last Monday, Orica accidentally released 10 kilograms of hexavalent chromium, which spread over the neighbouring suburb of Stockton. Orica...
