House debates
Monday, 11 February 2013
- Pearce Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Every year as we celebrate Australia Day and the national honours are announced I cannot help but reflect on the thousands of men, women and children who make a voluntary contribution to their... - Fremantle Electorate: Child Care (1 speech)
The week before last, I had the pleasure of visiting Smileys Child Care centre, in White Gum Valley, with my colleague and friend the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, the... - Northern Australia (1 speech)
I would like to put a personal perspective on the leaking of the discussion paper on the development of Northern Australia. What this discussion paper sets out is, to me, only a natural extension... - Canberra Electorate: School Legends Awards (1 speech)
I am living proof of the transformative powers of education, so I spend as much time as possible engaging in the activities of schools in my electorate. In the first six months of my term I... - Sport (1 speech)
Australia has a long and proud sporting reputation. It is something that has evolved over a century through the efforts of men like Bradman, women like Dawn Fraser, the great Murray Rose, Shane... - Camden Classic Carnival (1 speech)
I rise today because I wish to note with appreciation the running of the 2013 Camden Classic Carnival on 3 February at Camden Oval in my electorate of Hindmarsh. I have spoken about the Camden... - Mitchell Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the special contribution of many members of my community who have been recognised in the 2013 Australia Day honours. We are blessed to have a great community filled... - Kings Langley Little Athletics Association (1 speech)
I rise this morning to mention the Kings Langley Little Athletics Association and a very important issue that they have raised with me, something for which I have recently received a response as... - Bombing of Darwin (1 speech)
Next Tuesday Territorians will commemorate the 1942 bombings of Darwin, as we have done for many years. This year though it will be a little bit different as 2013 will be the first time that 19... - Radioactive Waste (2 speeches)
I want to speak behalf of the people of Kemps Creek and Western Sydney more generally about the Liberal Party's plans to dump radioactive waste in Western Sydney from Hunters Hill on Sydney's...
