House debates
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
- National Broadband Network (3 speeches)
I rise tonight to speak on a matter of great importance to my electorate and that is the disgraceful behaviour of the Abbott government in pulling the plug on the NBN rollout. In my electorate,... - Crittenden, Ms Betty (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to pay tribute to a great community builder from the town of Mount Evelyn in the electorate of Casey. I speak of Betty Crittenden, someone who has served that Mount Evelyn... - ACT Australian of the Year Awards (1 speech)
On 4 November I had the pleasure of attending the ACT Australian of the Year Awards ceremony at the beautiful National Arboretum and I wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge the wonderful... - Adelaide (1 speech)
I would like to speak about two significant events which will happen within a week of each other. They are very significant events in the life of Adelaide and in the life of South Australia. Last... - Charitable Organisations (1 speech)
When I first spoke in this 44th Parliament, I raised the issue of how generous the community of the Sunshine Coast is. In particular, organisations such as STEPS, SunnyKids, the Daniel Morcombe... - Fowler Electorate: Bushfire Fundraising (1 speech)
In October this year residents of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales were hit by some of the most savage bushfires in recent history, certainly the most savage since the Victorian calamity.... - 5th/7th Battalion (2 speeches)
This is an opportune moment for me to pay my respects to the 5th/7th Battalion. I was privileged to be at the War Memorial on Monday. This was the first battalion I joined as a 17½-year-old...