House debates
Thursday, 27 February 2014
- Fremantle Electorate: Mrs Paula Wiley (1 speech)
It is my honour to rise today and speak about one of my constituents, Mrs Paula Wiley of Beaconsfield, who is having a profound impact on the lives of young children at the school where she... - Paterson Electorate: Heavy Vehicles (1 speech)
Today I rise to bring to the attention of the House an issue critical not only in the Hunter Valley but indeed across Australia. The day of 10 February was to have been a day of streamlining for... - Human Rights: North Korea (1 speech)
Since coming to this parliament I have had a consistent interest in exposing the Gulag-style system in North Korea and its widespread abuse of human rights. In 2009 my office took on the... - Page Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House this morning that, since the federal election, confidence in the future has soared across my electorate of Page. In the latest quarterly business confidence... - Calwell Electorate: Health (1 speech)
Last Friday, it was my very great pleasure to conduct the sod-turning for the new super clinic that will be built in Broadmeadows by Dianella Community Health. The huge super clinic is a result... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the need to improve mobile phone coverage in regional Australia, particularly in my electorate of Gippsland. The recent bushfires across the Gippsland electorate have... - Federation University (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the exciting things that are happening at the newly-named Federation University. It is a university that the member of the Gippsland and I share and it is a very important... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
On Wednesday, 19 February, I hosted an ovarian cancer afternoon 'teal' in my electorate office. I was lucky enough to speak to many women in our community about this very important issue. I had... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
There are more than 200 ABC employees in the Australian Capital Territory. They cover national politics from Parliament House and local issues from Dickson. They cover everything from disasters... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Mobile Phone Services (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak about the issue of mobile phone coverage in my electorate of Eden-Monaro. Earlier this year I was very pleased to circulate a discussion paper released by the Parliamentary...
