House debates
Monday, 18 November 2013
- Ross, Mr David John (1 speech)
Last Friday I attended the funeral in Katherine of David John Ross—or 'Wewak'—a man I was proud to call a friend for over 30 years. The funeral service with close to 1,000 mourners... - Food Labelling (1 speech)
Through no fault of their own, our food manufacturing industry has all but been destroyed by the flood of cheap imports snapped up by the supermarkets—the big duopoly in... - Mental Health (1 speech)
I am putting my support towards the establishment of a headspace outpost in Lake Macquarie. There is currently a headspace office situated in Newcastle and one situated in Maitland. Lake... - Waite Agricultural Research Institute (1 speech)
Wheat is Australia's second largest export and all the indications are that 2013 will be a bumper harvest. I want to take this opportunity to remember one of the individuals whose generosity has... - Reg Geary House Nursing Home (1 speech)
I stand with regard to the proposed closure of Reg Geary House by the Victorian state government. Reg Geary House is a high-care nursing home in Melton, within my electorate of Gorton. On 25... - Carnegie Primary School (1 speech)
On Saturday night I was delighted to join parents, friends, teachers and past alumni of Carnegie Primary School to help celebrate their 125th anniversary year. Carnegie Primary School was... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
The Prime Minister and the Attorney-General, loudly cheered on by News Limited and the conservative think tank IPA, are planning to repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. This... - Abbot Point (1 speech)
In November 2011, a collection of extreme Green groups, many of which are subsidised by the Australian taxpayer, produced a report called 'Stopping the Australian Coal Export Boom'. In that... - AusAID (1 speech)
Government is about choices and those choices tell us a lot about people's values. A top priority of this government is to give a $4 billion tax cut to mining billionaires. The beneficiaries will... - Cowan Challenge (1 speech)
On Friday, 8 November I held my sixth annual interschool mixed basketball competition for primary school students named the Cowan Challenge. The Cowan Challenge is an initiative I created to...
