House debates
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
- Bennelong Electorate: Marist College Eastwood (1 speech)
Last Sunday I attended the Marist College Eastwood 75th anniversary mass at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. The college's principal, Daniel Delmage, was most welcoming as parish priests and local... - Fowler Electorate: Australian Chinese Buddhist Society (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the Australian Chinese Buddhist Society and Mingyue Lay temple in Bonnyrigg, which is within my electorate of Fowler. The Mingyue Lay temple was established 25 years... - Ryan Electorate: Chapel Hill State School (1 speech)
I rise to recognise one of the Ryan electorate's outstanding schools, Chapel Hill State School—students and teachers from which are here today with us in Parliament House—along with... - Afghan Youth Cricket Support Organisation (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge in the parliament the importance of the Afghan Youth Cricket Support Organisation and the work of Coburg West Primary School students in trying to attract donations to... - Dawson Electorate: Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
Despite the government's claims to the contrary, ratepayers across Australia are going to face increased costs because of the carbon tax. The truth has come out in Mackay, where the council... - Assistance Dogs (1 speech)
Today I want to put on the record the deep feelings of loss on behalf on my constituent, Alexis Smith. Alexis has lost her dog Toomba. We might scoff at this and say it is a family pet but, for... - Darwin RAAF Housing (1 speech)
Today Gerry Wood, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly independent member for Nelson said: … both the Commonwealth Government and the NT Government should be ashamed of themselves when... - Information Technology (1 speech)
In February this year I met with Jenny Anderson, the CEO of an information and communications technology business in my electorate of Melbourne. Jenny explained to me some of the challenges that... - Lavis, Mr David (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to rural fire service captain David Lavis. David was a well-known face and friend to many in the Sutherland shire rural fire service. More than that, he was a genuine local... - World Refugee Day (1 speech)
I note that today is World Refugee Day, a day on which we recognise and raise awareness of the more than 15.2 million registered refugees and the 26.4 million people around the world who have... - Italian Community (2 speeches)
The Italian community is an important part of the Australian story. The contribution Italian migrants have made through their work ethic, family life, culture, food and music have added colour...
