House debates
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
- Western Sydney (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the circus that visited Western Sydney last week on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Australian Labor Party. Indeed, we had seen the show in Western Sydney before at the... - Riverwood Community (1 speech)
Last week I was pleased to host the Prime Minister in the electorate of Banks and to observe the warmth with which she was received. On Wednesday, 6 March, I met up with the Prime Minister,... - Coeliac Disease (2 speeches)
I rise to speak in tonight's adjournment debate on coeliac disease and Coeliac Awareness Week, which is held annually from 13 to 20 March. The aim during this time is to raise awareness of the... - Roadtrip 2013 (1 speech)
Right now over 1,000 young people are on their way to Canberra, driving across Australia in cars and vans and buses as part of an event called Roadtrip 2013. Roadtrip 2013 is bringing together... - Solomon Electorate: RAAF Base Eaton Housing (1 speech)
Once again I rise to highlight the disgraceful waste and mismanagement and the economic vandalism carried out by the Gillard Labor government in my electorate. I raise again the issue of the RAAF... - Zygier, Mr Ben (1 speech)
Perhaps the ugliest outcome of the tragedy of Prisoner X is the exploitation of this issue by the usual suspects to denigrate Israel and particularly the Australian Jewish community, of which I... - Goulburn-Murray Water (1 speech)
Goulburn-Murray Water is a state owned water authority which manages the huge irrigation system of northern Victoria, a system which covers much of my own electorate of Murray. The area generates... - Canberra (1 speech)
Canberra bashing is a pastime we here in the national capital are used to. Normally, I do not dignify it with a response. Normally I speak out only to advocate for Canberra or to defend Canberra.... - Nationals WA (1 speech)
I rise tonight extremely proud of, and excited to report to the House, the outstanding success of the Nationals WA in last weekend's state election in Western Australia. The weekend saw the... - Victoria: Technical and Further Education (1 speech)
It is timely that I reflect on stable government, because, far from the previous speaker's concluding remarks, I find myself in a slightly different set of circumstances in my home state of... - Broadband (1 speech)
I am pleased to have the opportunity this evening to discuss a number of aspects of the government's program with respect to NBN Co. and what it actually means for Gold Coasters and, more... - Climate Change (1 speech)
Much has been made of the conflicting statements made by the Leader of the Opposition about climate change. At one time he supported the evidence; later he denied the truth of the science....
