House debates
Monday, 26 May 2014
- Gellibrand Electorate: Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
I recently had the privilege of helping Footscray City College open their fantastic new environmental science and horticultural centre and their science technology centre. Our economy is... - Fisher Electorate: Sunshine Coast Startup Weekend (1 speech)
The last few weeks have been a very exciting time on the Sunshine Coast. On 2 May we hosted the first ever Startup Weekend. This is a worldwide movement where young entrepreneurs come together to... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
I rise to mark National Sorry Day. In so doing, I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and the Ngambri peoples, the custodians of the land on which we meet. I also acknowledge the first nations peoples of... - Budget (1 speech)
This budget has seen quite an incredible and unprecedented investment in a new road network in Perth to connect the airport and Kewdale freight and railway terminal in my electorate of Swan with... - Surf Lifesaving (1 speech)
I wish to outline to the Federation Chamber the unveiling of the memorial to former lifesavers which occurred on 27 April at Coogee Beach in my electorate. The fallen lifesavers memorial is a... - Cretan Association of Sydney and NSW Annual Ball (1 speech)
On 17 May I had the pleasure of representing the Prime Minister at the Cretan Association of Sydney and NSW annual ball in Bankstown. The Cretan Association was established in 1959 and serves as... - National Sorry Day (1 speech)
Today is National Sorry Day, a time for all Australians to reflect on the profound grief and trauma experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly members of the... - Rainsford, Mr Paul (1 speech)
I wish to express my condolences to the family and friends of Paul Rainsford. Paul passed away suddenly in April, aged 43. He was a resident of the Wallerawang area all his life and, while I did... - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (1 speech)
Shortland is one of the oldest electorates in Australia. I am constantly being made aware of the issues that are important to those older residents within the electorate. It is very important... - Hume Electorate: Barton Highway (2 speeches)
I would like to announce this morning another step forward in achieving the most important infrastructure project in my electorate of Hume, the staged duplication of the Barton Highway. Many...
