House debates
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
- School Uniforms (1 speech)
I want to draw the attention of the Federation Chamber to the situation in Queensland, where more and more of the uniforms for schools are being purchased overseas. I have been in contact with... - Insurance Industry (1 speech)
It is time that the insurance industry in this country did the right thing by our country, by our communities and by their customers. In light of the House of Representatives Standing Committee... - Clean Up Australia Day, Leukaemia Foundation's World's Greatest Shave, Teal Ribbon Day (1 speech)
This Sunday is Clean Up Australia Day and I will be doing my bit to collect and remove rubbish from my local community. This year I will be focusing my efforts on cleaning up the beautiful Darwin... - Duyfken (1 speech)
In September this year, the Duyfken, a faithful replica of the Dutch ship that first brought Europeans to Australian shores in 1606, will return to Western Australia after several years... - Australia Day (1 speech)
On Australia Day, I had the privilege of welcoming many new citizens to my electorate. It was a global gathering, with new Australians from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, China,... - Deakin Electorate: Tinternvale Primary School (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about another great project in the electorate of Deakin, the opening of the Tinternvale Primary School multipurpose hall back on 15 December last year, which was the second... - Casey Electorate: Gladysdale Primary School (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending the Gladysdale Primary School leadership presentation at their school assembly. Gladysdale, in the upper Yarra Valley, is a small but very dynamic... - Lindsay Electorate: Nepean Legacy (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending the 50th anniversary of a wonderful organisation in my local community, Nepean Legacy. Legacy was born out of the promises made by World War I diggers to... - Cowan Electorate: Northern Men's Shed (1 speech)
Last Sunday I visited the Northern Men's Shed, which is located in the suburb of Wangara in the electorate of Cowan. Since its official launch in November last year it has been very popular and... - Melbourne Electorate: Energy Infrastructure (2 speeches)
Sustainable power supply should not come at the price of people's health or the cost of their amenity. With my Greens colleagues we have effectively facilitated a national focus on clean,...
