House debates
Thursday, 9 February 2012
- Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight how on Tuesday, the first sitting day back after the Christmas break, there was an item scheduled for debate to deal with administrative changes to the Paid Parental... - Holt Electorate: 2011 Community Spirit and Leadership Awards (1 speech)
Welcome back, Member for Dunkley! On 5 December last year I had the honour to acknowledge 46 outstanding young students at the 2011 Holt Community Spirit and Leadership Awards Ceremony. The Holt... - Bennelong Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to applaud the great work of five residents in my electorate of Bennelong, who were recognised in the recent Australia Day honours. Dr John Keneally, from Gladesville, was awarded an AM... - Queensland Floods (1 speech)
It is well known that my electorate on Brisbane's south side was hit hard by floods last year. We saw firsthand the destructive force of Mother Nature. We saw also the community spring into... - Water (1 speech)
A group of determined women from my Riverina electorate have banded together and will descend upon Canberra this month to champion their fight for a sensible outcome in the water debate. It is... - Isaacs Electorate (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Victorian Liberal government's intention to increase public housing rent for pensioners and also about recent Australia Day and Vietnamese New Year celebrations in my... - Digital Television (1 speech)
A couple of days of after Australia Day, I received a letter from Mr Don Denman of Nowra. Mr Denman is 72 and his wife is 75. Both are pensioners living in a department of housing house. I would... - National Aged Care Alliance (1 speech)
Today at a breakfast here in Parliament House the National Aged Care Alliance launched their paper 'Australians deserve to age well—preparing for our future now'. This paper looks into... - Cancer (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise that last Saturday, 4 February, was World Cancer Day. I have the pleasure today of speaking about the efforts of one of my constituents in a national fundraising project... - Lindsay Electorate: Housing Developments (2 speeches)
I rise to express my disgust with plans announced recently by the New South Wales Liberals to dump 100,000 new people into the outer suburbs of Sydney in my electorate. They have announced a plan...
