House debates
Monday, 3 June 2013
- National Disability Insurance Scheme, Automotive Industry, SPC Ardmona (1 speech)
We woke up this morning to the news that Geelong is to be the site of the new administration headquarters of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. I applaud this decision. A regional centre... - Pastorelli, Mr Rocco (1 speech)
I would like to pay tribute to the life and the community contribution of Rocco Pastorelli, a proud and parochial Western Australian who died prematurely in Perth on Sunday, 17 March 2013. Rocco... - Election Funding (1 speech)
What a great story the member for Brand just gave to the parliament. Every morning in this place the Speaker of the House of Representatives walks into the House, acknowledges the government then... - Kingston Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about an issue that is regularly raised with me in my local electorate, and that is the condition of local roads. The seat of Kingston is in an outer metropolitan area, and... - Veterans (1 speech)
This morning I would like to speak about the veterans community on the southern Gold Coast. I am very proud to say that we have a very large veterans community. We have four RSLs: the Tweed... - Food Education (1 speech)
On Friday I had the great privilege of launching the government's policy Food in the Australian Curriculum, which is part and parcel of the National Food Plan. I was at Queanbeyan High School's... - Economy (1 speech)
I wish to take this opportunity to speak about opportunity and hope and reward. The coalition stakes its reputation and raises its plan for a return to national prosperity on these three... - Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (1 speech)
I was very pleased to have been invited by Manzoor Qadir Khan, the President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of South Australia, to attend their exhibition of the Koran on Saturday, 27... - Flynn Electorate: Medical Workforce (1 speech)
Today I rise to talk about the eligibility of doctors in Flynn to be registered for Medicare provider numbers, and specifically a situation that has arisen in the historic town of Mt Morgan,... - Barton Highway (1 speech)
Last week there was a head-on crash on the Barton Highway, between Yass and Murrumbateman. The drivers of both cars were hospitalised with critical injuries, and the single-carriageway highway...