House debates
Thursday, 28 June 2012
- Canning Electorate: Mandurah Aquatic Centre (1 speech)
A much needed upgrade to the Mandurah Aquatic Centre in my electorate of Canning is on the brink of becoming a reality. This centre is a vital piece of community infrastructure that services a... - Franklin Electorate: Rail Infrastructure (1 speech)
I was pleased to be on the Hobart waterfront last Friday on a very cold morning with the Tasmanian Minister for Infrastructure and the Premier of Tasmania, along with my federal colleagues Labor... - Parliamentary Friendship Group of Women in Science, Maths and Engineering (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, I along with the member for Kingston hosted the inaugural function for the Parliamentary Friendship Group of Women in Science, Maths and Engineering. I am pleased to report that... - Canberra Electorate: Sporting Legends and Business Awards (1 speech)
I would like to start by commending the efforts of the member for Higgins and the member for Kingston with regard to the Parliamentary Friendship Group. I went to the event last week. It was a... - Dawson Electorate: Mackay Harbour Beach Race Day (2 speeches)
Thank you for the opportunity of allowing me to speak on a constituency matter. Given this jacket that I am wearing, I am grateful to the Speaker that I have not been ejected and grateful to the... - Holt Electorate: Cranbourne Special Needs Interest Group (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a very special group of women from the Cranbourne Special Needs Support Group, which is a mothers' disability support group made up of mothers who look after their... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
I refer to the impact of the carbon tax on three businesses within my electorate of Flinders. The first is Sunbather Pool Technologies in Hastings. This was founded in 1974, by Simon Boadle, so... - Tibet (1 speech)
I rise today in this House to highlight the serious and deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet. This serious and deteriorating situation has received some notoriety here in Australia in... - Red Nose Day (1 speech)
I rise this morning to advise that tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day occurs every year on the last Friday of June. Red Nose Day is, of course, organised through SIDS... - New South Wales: Workers Compensation (2 speeches)
The New South Wales government have shown themselves to be against working Australians yet again, with the O'Farrell government's sweeping cuts to workers compensation benefits in New South...
