House debates
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
- Broadband (2 speeches)
Tonight I rise to voice my strong support for the coalition's policy objective that every Australian should be able to access fast, reliable and affordable broadband in their homes and places of... - Aged Care (1 speech)
There are few more pressing issues that face Australia today than that of aged care. Our population is getting older. Today, at least one out of every seven Australians is aged over 65 and that... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Today I want to highlight concerns of mine about the Liberal Party's recently announced IR policy. Every Australian worker should be aware of their plans. The Liberal Party are, once again,... - Superannuation (1 speech)
This Labor government continues to demonstrate its complete inability to listen by rushing through changes which will damage the retirement savings of Australians. Superannuation is an incredibly... - Coal Seam Gas (7 speeches)
Tonight I would like to update the House on our community campaign to make the North Coast of New South Wales coal seam gas mining free. This is an issue of great community concern to people on... - Budget (1 speech)
A few weeks before delivering his sixth budget, his fifth deficit, the Treasurer penned an essay saying how important it was to get the big economic calls right. Well, I could not agree with him... - Peters, Dr Christopher, AM OI JP, Canberra Electorate (1 speech)
I begin tonight by finishing a statement I made yesterday about the late Chris Peters AM, a true champion of the Canberra community. My time was cut off yesterday after saying that Chris had once... - South Australia: Ports (1 speech)
South Australia is the smallest state on the mainland by population. South Australians are sick of that becoming, in relative terms, worse. We are losing population in comparison with the rest of... - Herbert Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Let me read a poem. Let's get dressed in pink and white And put on our comfy shoes Put on our make-up, grab our specs And go out and spread the news About this city, which we love, And all it has... - Apple Australia (1 speech)
In February, during a debate on another matter in this place, I had reason to reflect on the Australian operations of Apple. At the time news reports revealed that after generating over $6... - Calwell Electorate: Ford (1 speech)
In the light of Ford's announcement to cease its vehicle and engine manufacturing operations in Broadmeadows and Geelong from 31 October 2016, I want to note the passing of an iconic employer...
