House debates
Thursday, 5 December 2013
- Lalor Electorate: Housing (1 speech)
I am extremely concerned about the Australian tax office's draft ruling to increase the GST on mobile home parks. I am advised that my electorate of Lalor has approximately 620 mobile or... - Hinkler Electorate: Health (1 speech)
Last week I toured the site of Australia's first fully-integrated digital hospital. On track for completion in August next year, St Stephen's Hospital will attract new medical specialists to the... - Parramatta Electorate: Human Rights (1 speech)
Last Saturday, I joined the young men and women from Amnesty International Parramatta outside Parramatta Town Hall for the Write for Rights event. They were collecting signatures to raise the... - McPherson Electorate: Gold Coast Dyslexia Support Group (1 speech)
I wish to speak to a petition signed by more than 8,300 parents and teachers, from 14 dyslexia support groups around Australia who are affiliated with the Australian Dyslexia Association. They... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: State Emergency Service (1 speech)
On 29 November, I had the wonderful honour of attending the Randwick Botany state emergency service annual awards night, at which wonderful volunteers in our community were awarded for their... - Corangamite Electorate: Avalon Airport (1 speech)
I rise to express my extreme concern about reports that Jetstar is on the verge of closing down its operations at Avalon Airport, north of Geelong. Just last month, Qantas announced that 299... - Gellibrand Electorate: Sikh Community (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the excellent volunteer work done by Jaswinder Sidhu and the Sikh community in and around my electorate. I visited the Tarneit Sikh temple on Sunday, 24 November of... - La Paglia, Mr Egidio (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to pay respects to Egidio 'Eddy' La Paglia from Paddington in my electorate of Brisbane, who passed away peacefully on 30 November 2013. Mr La Paglia was the... - 'The Philippines, We Care' Day (1 speech)
Last Sunday I saw a prime example of why I am so honoured to represent the seat of Chifley. Last Sunday, some of Western Sydney's community turned out en masse to dig deep for people most of them... - National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
Once upon a time there was a fairy godfather named Steve. Steve had a magic wand, and supposed to make broadband services the envy of the world at a very reasonable price. The Western Weekender...
