House debates
Thursday, 23 August 2012
- Petition: Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I rise today to discuss and present later the Stop the Traffik petition from about 2,914 signatures on behalf of the Uniting Church of Australia. The petition seeks to condemn the practice of... - Flynn Electorate: Dairy Farming (1 speech)
I rise today to support the dairy farmers of Central Queensland. I recently met with representatives of the Port Curtis Milk Suppliers Co-operative Association in the North Burnett region of... - Makin Electorate: VIEW Club (1 speech)
On Friday, 3 August I attended the meeting of the Tea Tree Gully VIEW club—one of two view clubs in the Makin electorate; the other being the Golden Grove club. VIEW stands for voice,... - Aston Electorate: Community Groups (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining many more disadvantaged residents of my electorate for a meal which was being put on by the Foothills Community Care. This is a church-based... - Melbourne Ports Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Caulfield Primary was the first school to be built in Caulfield after the Education Act of 1872, giving children access to free education. It gave me great pride to be part of the government who... - Mining: Olympic Dam (1 speech)
I rise on a matter of extreme importance to my home state of South Australia. It was a day of economic infamy yesterday in my home state, when BHP announced that due to increased pressure on them... - Robertson Electorate: Aged Care (3 speeches)
In contrast to that vitriolic, relentless negativity that we have heard, I have a few things to celebrate that are happening in the Australian population— - Bradfield Electorate: F3 to M2 Link (1 speech)
The M2-F3 missing link is greatly needed in my electorate of Bradfield to relieve the severely overloaded Pennant Hills Road and the Pacific Highway, to improve journey times for those travelling... - Canberra Electorate: Defence Housing Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about the Defence Housing Australia development of new dwellings for Australian Defence Force personnel in Weston Creek, which is part of my electorate. There are eight... - Battle of Long Tan (2 speeches)
Today I would like to pay tribute to our soldiers who fought in the historic Battle of Long Tan, a campaign that should never be forgotten in Australia's war history. Saturday, 18 August 2012...
