House debates
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
- Olympic Dam (1 speech)
I rise this evening to talk about an extremely important issue in my home state of South Australia. The House would be aware that some months ago the South Australian parliament in a largely... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the valuable contribution made by volunteers to the local community in my electorate of Newcastle. We all know that volunteers contribute over 700 million hours and $14.6... - Longman Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
I acknowledge the member for Newcastle. We all acknowledge the importance of volunteers across our nation. Last week as part of National Volunteers Week, I held the Longman awards to celebrate... - Budget (1 speech)
On 17 April this year the member for North Sydney travelled to London where he gave a speech in which he said that Hong Kong's government debt was 'moderate'. That speech pointed out that Hong... - Gold Coast: Commonwealth Games 2018 (1 speech)
Many Gold Coast residents and Queenslanders will remember that great day in November last year when we heard that the Gold Coast will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games... - Reid Electorate: Railways (1 speech)
The expansion and electrification of railways is one of the more effective means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing road congestion and the unending road toll. With these... - Friendly Faces Helping Hands (1 speech)
One of the most traumatic things that can happen to a family from a regional or country area is to have a sudden illness or injury inflicted on their family. Quite often this involves a very... - Public Education Day, Calwell Electorate: Broadmeadows Jobs and Skills Expo (1 speech)
Before I begin, I just want the House to note that today is Public Education Day. I would like to wish all of the public schools in my electorate a very happy Public Education Day and also to... - North West Rail Link (1 speech)
I rise tonight to condemn the recent decision by Infrastructure Australia to advise the government to reject a request from the New South Wales government to fund the North West rail line. I want... - Australian Public Service (1 speech)
I rise once again to defend the Australian Public Service against continued attacks from several fronts. For the past two decades, and now as the federal member for Canberra, I have been an... - Tertiary Education (1 speech)
The Leader of the Opposition's misappropriation of Ben Chifley's 'light on the hill' speech was a most audacious action, even by the Leader of the Opposition's standards. When we think about the... - Petition: Supply of PBS Medicines, Petition: Digital Television Reception in Boolarra and District, Petition: Princes Highway Gippsland Region, Petition: Latrobe Regional Hospital (1 speech)
In the spirit of the member for Scullin's speech, I am quite ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with him when it comes to the issue of higher education achievement for people from low...
