House debates
Thursday, 16 August 2012
- Brain Injury Awareness Week (1 speech)
This week is Brain Injury Awareness Week, which highlights the hidden disability and the impact of brain injury on our society. Over half a million Australians have acquired a brain injury, most... - Basketball ACT (1 speech)
Last Saturday night it was my pleasure to attend the Gunners and Bandits game at the ACT Basketball Centre, part of the South East Australian Basketball League competition. I was invited there as... - Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to Australia's Vietnam Veterans in the lead-up to Vietnam Veteran's Day on 18 August. This Saturday I will join thousands of Australians across the nation who will... - News Limited (1 speech)
I have been informed that entrepreneur Dick Smith is with us today in this building. I congratulate him for being, in his own words, 'game to stand up to the Murdoch press and others in big... - Australian Taxation Office (1 speech)
Community service and the tax office—who would have thought that these phrases could be used in the same sentence? Let me say it is not such a real paradox. The ATO is simply one of those... - Throsby Electorate: Warilla Public School (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to praise the good work of Warilla Public School in my electorate of Throsby. Students speak highly of the commitment and hard work of their teachers. They also speak... - Kooyong Electorate: Raoul Wallenberg (1 speech)
In the heart of my electorate of Kooyong, on the corner of Princess and High Streets in Kew, stands a memorial to Raoul Wallenberg. It was the initiative of Frank Vajda, a Kooyong resident, who,... - World Humanitarian Day (1 speech)
In 2008 the United Nations General Assembly designated 19 August as World Humanitarian Day. This was done in memory of the 22 United Nations and NGO workers who were killed on 19 August 2003 when... - Coal Industry (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the House's attention that the boom period for our coal industry is about to burst. Mr Champion interjecting— Yes, it is. Haven't you been reading the papers?... - Tobacco Plain Packaging (2 speeches)
I rise to mention the federal government's historic plain packaging legislation and thank the Attorney-General and the Minister for Health for their commitment to this important piece of public...
