House debates
Monday, 29 October 2012
- Members of Parliament: Families (1 speech)
It is indeed an honour to stand here in this House as a federal member of parliament; it gives me the opportunity to represent my electorate on so many issues. But each member's family pays an... - Victorian Cooperative on Children's Services for Ethnic Groups (1 speech)
Today I would like to share with the House a number of projects and activities that are taking place in my electorate that are aimed at improving very much the lives of families, and in... - Bali: Terrorist Attacks (1 speech)
It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since that infamous day of 12 October 2002, when 88 Australians lost their lives. The Bali bombing was a reprehensible and treacherous act against... - Vietnam: Human Rights (1 speech)
For the majority of the Vietnamese people, last September was an exciting month of celebrations. The streets of Vietnam lit up as people celebrated the lead-up to the Mid Autumn Festival.... - Cancer (1 speech)
Cancer is a word which causes fear and heartache for millions of Australians. Everyone in this place represents people who have suffered from cancer. Some members have direct experience of... - Blair Electorate: Performing Arts Centres (1 speech)
It was my privilege and pleasure recently to open the new arts and cultural hub known as Studio 188, in the old Baptist Church at the Top of Town in the city of Ipswich, in the heart of the... - Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
The state has many roles. It is a regulator, a revenue raiser and a provider of services to those most in need. But above all else, the first and most important duty of government is to protect... - Baby Bonus and Family Tax Benefit (1 speech)
I endorse and support the remarks of the member for Kooyong. An article by Susie O'Brien entitled 'Don't use welfare benefits as birth control' in yesterday's Sunday Herald Sun discussed but,... - Higher Education (2 speeches)
Our higher education sector is set for a massive transformation whether we like it or not. Just as the newspaper and retailing industries are facing huge disruptions due to the internet so too... - Economy (1 speech)
These are reasonably good times today but that does not guarantee good times tomorrow. Our country is succeeding and achieving in spite of not because of Labor. Our economy has overtaken Spain to... - Day for Daniel (1 speech)
Allow me to take this opportunity, Madam Speaker, to congratulate you upon your election to high office. I also thank the former Prime Minister, the Hon. Member for Griffith, for giving me his... - Ballarat Electorate: VCE Exams (1 speech)
I commend the member for Fisher for his words. I cannot imagine the incredible strength and courage of the Morcombe family. Having seen them many times on television talking about that course, I...
