House debates
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- Small Business (1 speech)
The exciting news is that the Socceroos are off to Brazil. They had a 1-0 win tonight against Iraq, and, rightly, the team will be recognised as national heroes. Our nation will get behind that... - Refugees (1 speech)
I too would like to congratulate our wonderful Socceroos, who have made it through to the next World Cup in Brazil and congratulate Josh Kennedy for scoring in the second half. What a game it... - Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
I rise today to speak of Australia's relationship with our nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, and the principles and the story that can shape our future interactions. Australia is indeed a... - Ingham Institute Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre (1 speech)
Last week, together with the Minister for Health, I attended the opening of the Ingham Institute Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre at Liverpool Hospital. This is a new, state-of-the-art... - Broadband (3 speeches)
I would like to speak tonight about Labor's cruel broadband hoax on the people of Brisbane. In a speech to parliament on 28 May, the member for Griffith made a number of false claims about the... - Automotive Industry (1 speech)
The announcement by Ford that it will cease manufacturing operations in 2016 has understandably raised questions about the future of GMH operations in Australia and in particular in South... - Gillard Government (1 speech)
It is with concern that I rise to speak tonight on the alarming number of mistruths and misrepresentations that the Gillard government's Territory-endorsed Labor Party candidate is spreading... - Learn Earn Legend! Work Exposure in Government, Socceroos (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Chloe Adler, from Ingham in North Queensland, who is one of the many students taking part in the Learn Earn Legend! Work Exposure in Government. Chloe, a... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
I would like to reiterate the words of the member for Chifley and give my congratulations to the Socceroos for their qualification for Brazil. As a soccer player—I recently pulled the boots... - Parramatta Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate my Medicare Local for its great work in improving access to good-quality primary health care in my community. Medicare Locals are new. They were established by the Gillard... - Aston Electorate: Boronia Heights Primary School (1 speech)
I rise in support of the redevelopment of the Boronia Heights Primary School. Boronia Heights is a terrific school in the corner of my electorate, in the foothills of the Dandenongs. It caters... - McMahon Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to express my very strong support for the campaign for our new post office at Pemulwuy in my electorate. Pemulwuy is a fairly new neighbourhood that has been developed over the... - Aston Electorate: Australia Post (1 speech)
Just following Mr Bowen's comments there, I would also like to say that we need an additional post office in Wellington Village in Rowville in my electorate. This is just a few kilometres away...
