House debates
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
- Ball, Mr Colin (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a small business man in my electorate who has served his community for 60 years. Colin Ball left school in 1951 at the age of 14 to learn the butchery trade in his... - Media Ownership (1 speech)
In light of a number of media reports today let me make it quite clear that my calling for an inquiry into the media has nothing to do with establishing how much of the Australian media is owned... - Youth Allowance (1 speech)
Labor today foreshadowed changes to the independent youth allowance criteria, enabling more regional students greater access to the funding pool from next year. In his media release the Minister... - Hospitals (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Calvary Health Care St Vincent's and St Luke's campuses in Launceston in my electorate of Bass. They recently were jointly awarded first place in Tasmania in the... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
Technology is an important part of today's society, but it is essential that technology is delivered correctly with the best outcome for all stakeholders. Mobile communication represents one of... - O'Connor Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Program (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the young sporting heroes in my electorate, some of whom have recently received Local Sporting Champion grants. One such local sporting... - School Funding (1 speech)
Last week the government released a number of additional reports as part of the Gonski review into school funding. These reports give an indication of the likely direction that the government... - Learn Earn Legend! Program (1 speech)
I would like to read out a statement on behalf of an Indigenous work experience student I hosted this week. It reads: My name is Carly-Jade Chesterfield; I’m 16 years old and currently go... - National Retail Award (2 speeches)
I rise today to welcome the decision of the three-member full bench in dismissing a union appeal against a decision to vary the National Retail Award, a commonsense decision. We now need to see a... - Youth Allowance (2 speeches)
I would like to report to the House that sanity has finally prevailed for country students today, including those in my electorate of Farrer, with the federal government forced to admit that its...
