House debates
Monday, 22 August 2011
- Dunkley Electorate: National Bookshop Day (1 speech)
Saturday, 20 August was the first National Bookshop Day conducted in Australia. I was very pleased to participate at Robinsons Bookshop in Victoria, the oldest continuing independent bookseller... - Bass Electorate: AUSTSWIM Award (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate a special lady in my electorate of Bass, Jill Bell. Jill is a Launceston swim instructor who has won a national AUSTSWIM award. It is appropriate that Laurie Lawrence was... - Aston Electorate: Building Approvals (1 speech)
Last month I sent a brochure and a survey to residents of Boronia in my electorate. I received hundreds of responses to the survey. The biggest local issue that was raised concerned high-rise... - Canberra Electorate: Sharp, Dr Peter (1 speech)
Today I would like to recognise the valuable contribution made by Dr Peter Sharp to improving health services for the Indigenous community in the ACT and region. Peter is the medical director of... - Callaghan, Mr Robert (1 speech)
I was informed last week by the secretary of the Prahran RSL that their oldest member and a constituent of mine in Higgins, Robert Callaghan, had died at the age of 100 years. Private Robert... - Throsby Electorate: BlueScope Steel (1 speech)
This morning BlueScope announced to the stock market that it had posted a $1 billion loss and that as a consequence it would make redundant about 1,000 workers from its operations in Victoria and... - Longman Electorate: Aged Care and Mental Health (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Senator Connie Fierravanti-Wells, shadow minister for ageing and mental health, for visiting my local community earlier this month. The senator and... - Ward, Mr Darcy (1 speech)
Today I want to recognise the achievements of Darcy Ward from Camira in my electorate of Oxley. Darcy is a young man who at the tender age of just 19 years is a two-time world under-21 speedway... - Carbon Pricing (3 speeches)
The Prime Minister promised to wear out her shoe leather explaining the carbon tax that she said she would never introduce. But it is a big country, and I understand that it is pretty hard to get... - Republic of South Sudan (2 speeches)
On 9 July South Sudan became an independent country under the name of Republic of South Sudan. On 14 July South Sudan became the 193rd member state of the United Nations, and on 28 July it joined...
