House debates
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
- Aston Electorate: Sports Infrastructure (1 speech)
Sport is a massive part of our culture. We watch it, we follow it and we participate in it in great numbers. In my electorate of Aston we participate in all types of sport in enormous numbers. It... - Isaacs Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
On 15 May I participated in the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance, SEMMA, industry forum held at Dandenong's Drum Theatre. Over 50 manufacturers representing businesses from across... - Parkes Electorate: Toomelah (1 speech)
Last night on its 7.30 program the ABC ran a very powerful piece, which I think is to be concluded tonight, about the village of Toomelah. Toomelah is a small Aboriginal community in the northern... - Richmond Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about renewable energy projects in my electorate and specifically to commend the Tweed Shire Council for some of their outstanding work in this area. Recently I was very... - Square Kilometre Array (1 speech)
In my maiden speech I spoke about those issues which unite all members of parliament and noted in particular the SKA project. On 25 May the International Square Kilometre Array Organisation... - Enterprise Migration Agreements (1 speech)
I welcome the plan to establish a subcommittee of the federal parliamentary Labor Party to examine issues relating to enterprise migration agreements. I hope this subcommittee will be able to... - Longman Electorate: Biggest Morning Tea (1 speech)
Last Friday I hosted Longman's Biggest Morning Tea, one of many Biggest Morning Tea events held around the country in May to raise support and awareness for the work of the Cancer Council. Each... - Lyne Electorate: Clean Energy Forum (1 speech)
To pick up on some comments from a previous speaker about the Square Kilometre Array, I want to put on record that that is one of the most significant things to happen in Australian public policy... - Wright Electorate: Tamborine Mountain State High School (1 speech)
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Tamborine Mountain State High School to present leadership certificates and badges to the school captains. The school opened in 2001 and was built to... - Shortland Electorate: Surf Lifesaving (2 speeches)
I would like to use my time to pay credit to the wonderful surf clubs in the Shortland electorate. There are five surf clubs: Redhead, Caves Beach, Swansea-Belmont, Catherine Hill Bay and Lakes...
