House debates
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
- Road Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise this morning to speak about the crisis that is unfolding across northern New South Wales and more widely across regional Australia at the moment. This crisis is the poor state of local and... - Braddon Electorate: New Funding (1 speech)
Good morning, colleagues. It is good to be back with you again. It is especially good because I can talk about my electorate of Braddon and some of the good news that has recently been announced... - Goulburn-Murray Water Authority (1 speech)
We should be celebrating in northern Victoria. The drought, the worse in living memory, is over. The floods have receded. We do not have any plagues of anything currently. We have just had the... - La Trobe Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I am very pleased to be able to update the House on matters occurring in my electorate, particularly in the area of education. During November and December, I had the opportunity—as many... - Cowan Electorate: Hudson Park Primary School (1 speech)
Last Friday, I visited Hudson Park Primary School in the suburb of Girraween in the electorate of Cowan to wish the year 6 and year 7 students all the best for 2012. I thank Principal Paul... - O'Connor Electorate: Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
I thank the member for Cowan for acknowledging Ian Napolitano, an old school friend of mine. I would like to take the opportunity to mention two key regional projects in my electorate of O'Connor... - Hume Electorate: Wind Turbines (1 speech)
I rise again tonight to talk about the wind turbine industry and, more importantly, the modus operandi of the great clean energy wind turbine fraud and its closest supporters in government,... - Hindmarsh Electorate: PISA Italian Meals and Services (1 speech)
Today I rise to congratulate a particular service in my electorate. I congratulate PISA Italian Meals and Services on the opening of their new meals kitchen in the suburb of Torrensville, which... - National Servicemen's Day (1 speech)
Yesterday many of us celebrated Valentine's Day but, perhaps more importantly, 14 February was also National Servicemen's Day—a day for Australians to pay tribute to those who served our... - Pakistan (2 speeches)
Many of my constituents and I am sure many other constituents around Australia will be very alarmed at a report I read in the Financial Times on my way back to Australia. As we speak, in the...
