House debates
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
- Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Twice a year, we as a nation get to officially honour those that have made a significant contribution to our community, a contribution that simply cannot go unnoticed. Every Australia Day we... - Richmond Electorate: Coal Seam Gas Mining (1 speech)
I rise today to note my community's opposition to coal seam gas mining on the North Coast of New South Wales. I would like to state in this House that our community's view is extremely clear. We... - Western Sydney: Air Quality Monitoring (1 speech)
Late last year a local constituent, Mr Paul Van Den Bos, drew to my attention a serious concern relating to air quality monitoring in south-west Sydney. The New South Wales annual compliance... - Chaldean Australian Academic Society (1 speech)
On the weekend I had the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremony organised by the Chaldean Australian Academic Society. The event celebrated great achievement by the members of the local... - Victoria: Health System (1 speech)
I rise to condemn in the strongest possible terms the federal government's cut of $107 million to the Victorian health system. In my own electorate of Aston, local residents will suffer because,... - Hamilton, Mr David (1 speech)
I am very pleased that Labor legend and former Prime Minister Bob Hawke is here in the chamber today, as I rise to pay tribute to Mr David Hamilton, a Labor legend from my electorate of Throsby,... - Denison Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Denison is long and narrow. Its spine is the railway line which has been there many decades but which is soon to fall derelict when the Hobart Rail Yards close and the few freight trains still... - Ovarian Cancer Month (1 speech)
Today we are wearing two ribbons to mark the start of ovarian cancer month. Throughout February Ovarian Cancer Australia is inviting the community to host an Afternoon Teal to improve the... - Geale, Mr Daniel (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate a superstar from my electorate who is a true gentleman both in and out of the sporting arena. Daniel Geale, a proud resident of Macarthur, is... - Petition: Palestine (2 speeches)
I rise to present a petition that went through the Petitions Committee on 28 November. The petition read as follows— To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of the House of...
