House debates
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Gillard Government (1 speech)
I rise today to voice my disgust at the rank hypocrisy of the current government. Day after day in question time we listen to the government criticise state governments such as the LNP government... - Hodgetts, Mr Todd (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Paralympic gold medallist Todd Hodgetts. Todd recently won the F20 division—the intellectual disability division—of the shot-put with a massive 16.29-metre... - Indooroopilly State School, Ryan Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
Members in this chamber are always pleased to welcome their local schools to our national capital, and I am delighted today to be joined by students from Indooroopilly State School in the... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the local ABC radio on the Central Coast and to call for its services to be expanded. We have three hours of local ABC a day on the Central Coast. When you compare what they... - Petition: CyberKnife Radiotherapy Treatment (1 speech)
I rise to table a 5,000-signature petition for the introduction into Australia of CyberKnife radiotherapy treatment. CyberKnife is a remarkable technology that has the capacity to save or improve... - Canberra Electorate: JACKmail (1 speech)
I would like to talk today about a unique microbusiness that deserves special mention. It is in my electorate and it is called JACKmail. Some of you may have seen the red van around Canberra with... - Boothby Electorate: Traffic Congestion (1 speech)
In my local surveys, one of the issues which come up time and time again is traffic congestion. Infrastructure in South Australia just has not kept pace with the increase in traffic and the... - Fremantle Football Club (1 speech)
I am normally resistant to the temptation of getting involved in shallow state parochialism, but there is only so much that the men and women of Western Australia can bear. The omission this week... - Maranoa Electorate: (1 speech)
I am absolutely thrilled with the news that Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the electorate of Maranoa this year. As announced by the Prime... - Queensland Economy (1 speech)
The people of Ipswich and Blair are already feeling the impact of Campbell Newman's slash and burn budget, with the unemployment rate in Ipswich going up from 4.7 per cent in July 2012 to six per... - Herbert Electorate: Rugby League (2 speeches)
Good on Teachers for coming second, but Uni beat Brothers in the Rugby League grand final—that was the main thing. The Cowboys were deadset ripped off—I think that must be said. 'The...
