House debates
Monday, 18 March 2013
- Budget (1 speech)
I rise to expose once again the hypocrisy of the Gillard Labor government. Last week, they mendaciously accused the coalition of reducing GST revenue in South Australia and Tasmania. The truth... - Health and Hospitals (1 speech)
I recently visited the very impressive Isabella Plains Medical Centre in my electorate of Canberra. I was there to sign myself up for my own personally controlled electronic health record. It is... - Macarthur Electorate: Camden Show (1 speech)
Today I rise to congratulate the Camden Show Society on a fantastic show last week. Crowd numbers were at an all-time record, with more than 42,000 people attending the 127th annual show on... - Health (1 speech)
I have just returned from a lunchbox briefing organised by the Parliamentary Friends End-of-Life-Care Group. It was held to discuss advanced care planning, as part of encouraging people to take... - Wesley Hospital (1 speech)
I rise to speak about some extraordinary work being carried out by the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane. It is leading Australia in pioneering an extremely complex surgery using the state-of-the-art... - Diabetes (1 speech)
I am pleased to talk today about diabetes. I am concerned about the epidemic of diabetes that exists in Australia and particularly in my electorate of Bass. It is unbelievable that 65 per cent of... - Hughes Electorate: Menai Swim Academy (1 speech)
More than 50 Australian children under the age of 17 drown in Australia. It highlights the importance of swimming and water safety education for all our kids. While many children are learning... - Bass Electorate: Sporting Facilities (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a wonderful event I attended in Launceston on Saturday. It was the opening of the Launceston Church Grammar School's new oval and change room facility. This has been... - Automotive Industry (3 speeches)
I rise on a very important issue—that of the desperate actions of the member for Corangamite in fabricating quotes. I am used to being taken out of context, but I never expected to see the... - Chifley Electorate: Local Environment Plan (2 speeches)
I do not know how to follow that, Speaker; I still have lava all over me! I wanted to mention to the House that yesterday I took the opportunity of meeting about a hundred local residents...
