House debates
Thursday, 13 October 2011
- Ngala (1 speech)
In the last two years I have had the opportunity to see the excellent work of Ngala, the well-known Western Australian provider of early parenting and childhood services. Ngala is known for its... - Nobel Peace Prize, Iran (1 speech)
On Saturday, 8 October the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Leymah Gbowee, a key organiser of a non-violent campaign in Liberia; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, the first woman to be... - Hilt, Ms Sarah (2 speeches)
This weekend I will take part in the 2011 Walk for Sarah, in Camden. Sarah Hilt is a courageous local from my electorate who was struck down by meningococcal septicaemia in October 2004.... - Vietnam: Human Rights (1 speech)
I have spoken on a number of occasions in this parliament about human rights and particularly human rights abuses as they occur in Vietnam. As you are aware, my constituency largely consists of... - Every Australian Counts Campaign (1 speech)
If there is one thing that I think all of us in this place can agree on it is that we as a nation will be judged on how we care for those who cannot care for themselves. Today, of all days, being... - Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
I would like to put on the record my agreement with the member for Higgins and her contribution. I agree it is important that we as a parliament deal with this issue and put in place a... - Leichhardt Electorate: Ellis Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
I recently received an email from a young constituent of mine. It read as follows: Dear Sir, My name is Sophie Alcorn and I am nine years old. I would like to inform you about the lack of safe... - Breast Cancer (1 speech)
Yesterday I was pleased to launch the Women Die Waiting campaign, a campaign initiated and supported by AngliCORD and aimed at raising awareness about the lack of adequate breast cancer screening... - Dementia (1 speech)
Today is Every Australian Counts day, but for the 269,000 people living with dementia it is not always the case. Dementia, which includes Alzheimer's Disease, is a disease that robs people of... - Welcome to Australia (1 speech)
Last month, I had the pleasure of hosting a briefing in Parliament House for members and senators—and, if I may say, Madam Deputy Speaker Vamvakinou, you were among them—to introduce... - Superannuation (1 speech)
We have heard a lot from the Labor government, and from the Assistant Treasurer in particular, about reforms to the superannuation system. Some of the reforms recently announced are clearly... - Coptic Christians in Egypt (1 speech)
I rise to today to voice the concerns of the many Coptic Christians that live in my electorate of Greenway—and, indeed, of members of the community generally—and to condemn the... - Coptic Christians in Egypt, Health (1 speech)
I begin by acknowledging the words of the member for Greenway about the treatment of the Coptic Christians in Egypt. In my view, she is utterly correct that there have been human rights abuses... - Steel Industry (5 speeches)
I take this opportunity to update the House on circumstances surrounding the steel industry in my electorate of Throsby, in particular the circumstances surrounding BlueScope at Port Kembla. It... - Petition: Telecommunications (1 speech)
by leave—I rise to table a petition of 400 signatures as a document. The petition calls for, firstly, an urgent review of the provisions of telecommunications in the Pyrenees shire, in... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to talk about an important and growing concern in my community: the ever-rising number of locals who have hit hard times, many finding themselves homeless. I...
