House debates
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
- Small Business (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about Australian owned and operated small businesses. Australians all know the fundamental importance of Australian owned small businesses. Small businesses in Australia... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I am really proud to be part of a government which comes up with serious and real policies for the country's challenges today and into the future. Issues around aged care fall into both of those... - Casey Electorate (1 speech)
On Friday evening I had the pleasure of joining more than 130 local business employees at the Mount Evelyn Chamber of Commerce business awards night. The number present was an indication of the... - Micah Challenge (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to support Micah Challenge and their campaign to halve global poverty by 2015. I typically want to draw to the attention of the parliament their Shine the Light... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Several months ago I held a childcare forum in my Bennelong electorate office, inviting local parents as well as workers and operators of local childcare centres to discuss their firsthand... - Dobell Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a proposed coalmine in my electorate. It is something I have raised in this place on a number of occasions. But today I am raising the issue of the great disappointment in... - Gray, Mr Adam (1 speech)
Today I raise the plight of Adam Gray. I have come to know Adam and his family over several years. He is a young man living in limbo as his future seemingly becomes lost in the bureaucracy of our... - Shortland Electorate: Walk for Life (2 speeches)
On Saturday, 20 October, I joined the New Life Baptist Church in their Walk for Life along the Fernleigh track between Belmont North—or Jewells, should I say—and Belmont. This was a... - Hinkler Electorate: Horticulture Industry (1 speech)
The Bundaberg-Childers district of my electorate of Hinkler is one of the leading horticultural areas of Australia. Not unexpectedly, transient and casual labour are important components of this... - Corio Electorate: City of Greater Geelong (2 speeches)
Last month, the City of Greater Geelong concluded its elections, which saw for the first time Geelong directly elect its mayor. That saw the successful election of Councillor Keith Fagg. I very...
