House debates
Thursday, 1 November 2012
- Chifley Electorate: No School No Play Initiative (1 speech)
I have said before in this place that I represent a young electorate. About 15 per cent of people in the Blacktown local government area are under 30 and, in the electorate I am proud to... - Riverina Electorate: Citrus Growers (1 speech)
Australia grows 500,000 tonnes of citrus. We import, depending on our season, between 500,000 and 600,000 in equivalent tonnes of concentrate orange juice. In an average year, with a favourable... - Disability Services (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Celebrating Support Workers Conference and awards evening put on by National Disability Services Tasmania in Launceston in my electorate of Bass. We... - Wild Dogs (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the Labor-Greens alliance in this place that pretends to care about the environment but does absolutely nothing to protect native wildlife and farming stock from the impact of... - Whitehorse Primary School (1 speech)
On 12 October, I attended the official opening of Whitehorse Primary School—a new school in my electorate at Deakin, formed by the merger of the former Springview and Nunawading Primary... - Jewish Community (1 speech)
I bring the attention of the House to the inestimably worthy, selfless works of the Jewish community leadership in my electorate and across the nation. Recently I held a security breakfast forum... - Environment (1 speech)
Recently the Hawke review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act tabled its final report. Comments relating to the review were generally very supportive of the EPBC Act.... - Fishing Industry (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about the Australian fishing industry. Gladstone was described as a fishing village long before a wide range of industries made their homes in the Port Curtis region.... - Public Service (1 speech)
In recent times Public Service bashing seems to have become commonplace among some politicians and media commentators. Public servants are considered easy targets and expendable by those who seem... - SwanCare Group (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker, SwanCare Group is a provider of accommodation for older Western Australians in my electorate of Swan. Before I go on to update you on some of the events happening in my... - Media Ownership (1 speech)
I think this speech is jinxed! I was meant speak during the adjournment last night and it got cancelled, so I am not sure how far I will get. Australia's media operates under the very solid... - Superannuation Funds (1 speech)
I rise to address the matter of the governance of superannuation funds. In the early 1990s, when the existing superannuation system was set up by the Keating government, the government took care...
