House debates
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
- Child Care (1 speech)
I rise to call on the Gillard government to immediately reinstate federal funding for occasional child care. Occasional child care is a low-cost, high-impact program providing critical support... - Gyari, Mr Lodi Gyaltsen (1 speech)
We have an important visitor in the parliament today: Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, who is the special envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama based in Washington, DC. Mr Gyari was born in Tibet in 1949 and... - Logan City: House Fire (1 speech)
Today, in my role as shadow parliamentary secretary for citizenship and settlement, I wish to express my wholehearted sympathy and to pay respect to the family, friends and neighbours of the... - Kingston Electorate: Noarlunga Hospital Parking (1 speech)
I rise today to raise concerns that many of my constituents have regarding the standardisation of car parking fees at metropolitan hospitals in Adelaide at commercial rates. In particular, local... - Education (1 speech)
When it comes to inequity, this government and its leader know no bounds. They will say anything, do anything and even be anything to retain power. The Treasurer opened his budget remarks on 10... - Petition: Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition in condemnation of the so-called Malaysia solution. It was compiled by Amnesty International and has been found by the House of Representative Standing Committee on... - Small Business (1 speech)
Small business is the font of so much innovation and enterprise and is one of the key drivers in our economy. In Australia there are more than 2.3 million small businesses. The last ABS stats... - Volunteers (1 speech)
There are many unsung heroes in our communities who have served us for so long and asked for nothing in return. Many of these people are volunteers and I want to put on record my thanks to the... - Hicks, Mr David (1 speech)
I rise to express my utter disgust in the book by convicted terrorist David Hicks being short-listed in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. Hicks was not a man who took an overseas holiday... - Australian Industry (1 speech)
It was announced last week that CMG, the manufacturer of electric motors in Australia—the last manufacturer of electric motors in Australia—is closing its doors. There will be no more... - Convoy of No Confidence (2 speeches)
On Monday we saw a peaceful protest on the lawns of Parliament House— (Time expired)
