House debates
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
- Macarthur Electorate: KU Starting Points (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to commend a fantastic organisation in my electorate which provides early intervention programs for children living with a disability. KU Starting Points... - Kingston Electorate: Southern Adelaide and Fleurieu Trade School (1 speech)
Last week, I was delighted to attend Willunga High School, which was host to the opening of the Southern Adelaide and Fleurieu Trade School. This was opening of a cluster of trades training... - Asian Century (1 speech)
This week the Prime Minister and her cohorts have been desperately begging us to talk about the infamous Asian Century White Paper. Adjournment debates are scheduled for five minutes, which... - Hindmarsh Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I was very pleased on Friday to have a cuppa with some great people in my electorate and to be taking part in one of the 1,700 DisabiliTEA events that were happening across the country that day,... - Grey Electorate: Juvenile Diabetes (1 speech)
On Saturday 20 October I was given the pleasure—and, indeed, the honour—of meeting the Clarke family from Port Augusta. David and Jo are, by any standards, great young parents. They... - La Trobe Electorate (1 speech)
Many things have happened in the electorate of La Trobe in recent weeks, and I hope to update the House on a few of them. Specifically, and firstly, a community discussion that I held, together... - Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum (1 speech)
I rise to speak today on a fine legacy of my predecessor, the Hon. Alan Cadman OAM, and that is the Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum, established by him some 10 years ago as a visionary new... - Tasmania: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Launceston, in my electorate of Bass, has always been a pioneering Australian city. Launceston is home to the first licensed hotel in Australia, which was licensed in 1814, and the first country... - North Queensland: Insurance Premiums (1 speech)
On the morning of 15 February 2008 a disaster was unfolding in Mackay, North Queensland. An extraordinary amount of rain fell in a six-hour period in what was later described as one-in-200-year... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The unending catalogue of denials and distortions that the opposition uses in its foolish campaign against the government's clean energy policies shows that they are willing to go to any length... - Petition: McLaren Vale & Districts War Memorial Hospital (2 speeches)
I rise to table a petition which has 6,000 signatures. It relates to the McLaren Vale & Districts War Memorial Hospital, which state and federal Labor policies have affected in quite an... - Asian Century (2 speeches)
The government's white paper published this week, Australia in the Asian century, deals with a matter of great importance to all Australians. Put simply, it is the government's plan to make sure...
