House debates
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
- Hasluck Electorate: Hasluck Heroes Awards (1 speech)
Last Friday night I held the third annual 'Hasluck heroes' community awards. It was a fantastic night of community celebration and a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge 36 local achievers from... - Werriwa Electorate: Polynesian Community (1 speech)
A significant facet of the Werriwa electorate is the presence of a strong Polynesian community, most particularly the Samoans who, in the last census, numbered around 3,300, and the Maoris, who... - Australian Dairy Industry (1 speech)
I rise in this adjournment debate tonight to talk about the plight of the Australian dairy industry. As Australians around the country in cafes and homes use milk every day, as they pour it over... - Petition: Imports, Page Electorate: The Bridge (1 speech)
I have two things I want to raise tonight. One is a petition that has been before the Petitions Committee, which has given me a letter saying that it is in order. The principal petitioner was... - Nambour and District Historical Museum (3 speeches)
I want to take this opportunity to inform the House that in 1992 a determined and enthusiastic group of locals from Nambour and the Sunshine Coast hinterland gathered as a committee to drive the... - Nguyen, Mr Huy, Owusu, Mr Francis (1 speech)
Today I had the pleasure of meeting with two remarkable young Canberrans here at Parliament House. The first was Huy Nguyen, who was here to graduate from the Leaders for Tomorrow program. The... - Petition: Manufacturing (4 speeches)
I rise tonight to table a petition as a document. This petition has 2,000 signatures on it, from people in Portland and the area around Portland. That is a significant number of... - Food Colourings and Additives (1 speech)
I was recently talking to a very good friend of mine, Lisa McDermott, and she raised the issue of artificial colourings in foods and of the preservative E211, which is sodium benzoate, and the... - Paterson Electorate: Digital Television (1 speech)
On 27 November 2012, 204 days ago, digital television switchover occurred in my electorate. I warned the government many, many months before the switch-over that there would be massive issues. In... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
The world is changing, and Australia faces many challenges and big opportunities in the years ahead: an ageing population, increased global competition, environmental degradation, keeping the... - Lisa Ho Stores (1 speech)
I am extremely saddened to hear today that the administrators of the business of one of Australia's most successful fashion brands—that of the fashion designer Lisa Ho—were unable to... - Bass Strait Freight Equalisation (2 speeches)
I rise to express my disappointment with the Labor Party and the coalition for their refusal to select my motion on Bass Strait freight equalisation for debate and a decision. That we in this...
