House debates
Monday, 17 September 2012
- Solomon Electorate: Young Talent (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise to congratulate talented sports star Ben Barba. Darwin born Ben plays fullback for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and many of his fans tell me that he played an... - Corangamite Electorate: Cuts to TAFE Funding (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the Baillieu government for their savage attacks on the TAFE sector in Victoria. Late last week a highly damaging cabinet document was leaked to the Age and the ABC in Victoria,... - Parkes Electorate: Murray Darling Plan (1 speech)
I rise this morning to express my concerns as to the current state of play with the Murray Darling Basin plan. The electorate of Parkes encompasses 24 per cent of the Murray Darling Basin and... - Braddon Electorate: Waterways (1 speech)
My electorate is renowned for its waterways—its rivers and its lakes and of course the Bass Strait. I want to congratulate a number of our councils on what I call restoring our waterways to... - Graffiti Removal Day (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Graffiti Removal Day, which is on this coming Sunday, 23 September. Graffiti is an issue that generates widespread community concern and can have a negative impact on... - Parliamentary Friends of Science (1 speech)
When Neil Armstrong took that one small step onto the moon, a flame of wonder was set alight for a generation. The Apollo missions ignited a curiosity for science amongst kids that lasted through... - Manly Dragon Boat Club (1 speech)
It is with pleasure that I rise today to acknowledge the wonderful work of one of the sporting clubs in my electorate of Bonner, the Manly Dragon Boat Club. Previously it was in the member for... - Milosevic, Lance Corporal Stjepan (1 speech)
I rise to pay my condolences, and condolences of behalf of my constituents, to the families and friends of those Australians who recently lost their lives in Afghanistan: Sapper James Martin,... - Tangney Electorate: Petitions Committee (1 speech)
A petition to this place offers all Australians the opportunity to directly engage with their parliament. As deputy chair of the House Standing Committee on Petitions I have the opportunity to... - Ballarat Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
I wish to record the great desire of people in my electorate for the development of a National Disability Insurance Scheme. My constituency has a strong history of support for people with...
