House debates
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
I rise today to laud the work of our community leaders in defending the Racial Discrimination Act and to join them again to call on this government to step back from the precipice, to step up and... - South Australian Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (1 speech)
It is a shame that the member for Port Adelaide has left the chamber because I want to talk about his very good friend the member for Mawson, Leon Bignell, who is also supposedly the South... - Education (1 speech)
On Monday, 20 May I had the pleasure of visiting the Koori First Steps Preschool in Wodonga, a preschool for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander four-year-olds run by the Mungabareena... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Recently we celebrated Volunteer Week. In Gilmore we have hundreds of volunteer organisations. They are the mainstay of our community. Our State Emergency Service, Rural Fire Service, Marine... - Parliament House: Security (1 speech)
I rise today to object to the proposal that access to Parliament House should operate under a discretionary security system. Decisions regarding security at the entry ways of Parliament House... - Serbia (1 speech)
I would like to inform the House of a flood fundraising appeal for the Serbian community following the recent devastating floods in Serbia. This will take place on Sunday, 1 June from 1 pm at the... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
Contrary to what the Attorney-General, George Brandis, believes, Labor believes Australians have the right to live free from bigotry. When Australia ditched the White Australia policy and gave... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the government for its initiative to invest in the world's largest medical research endowment fund—a $20 billion fund that will increase and secure medical research... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
Today I join my colleagues to call on the Abbott government to rule out any further attempts to water down protections against racism in section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. I worked in... - Bass Electorate: North Bank (1 speech)
In July this year a major redevelopment of Launceston's North Bank will begin thanks to funding from this government. As promised during the 2013 election, the coalition will provide $6 million... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
Last night I attended the Muslims Australia 50th anniversary dinner in the Great Hall and heard a great speech by Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten. What united nearly everybody there,... - Dobell Electorate: Work for the Dole (1 speech)
I welcome the news that phase 1 of Work for the Dole will be implemented in my electorate of Dobell. Unfortunately, Dobell has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Australia. As the... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate the Bangladeshi community of Kingsford Smith for holding a very successful biggest morning tea event last Sunday in Mascot to raise money for cancer research. I was... - Budget: Infrastructure (1 speech)
A gridlocked nation is an unhappy one, as evidenced by more than 5,000 infrastructure related letters, emails and calls received in my electorate office. So I am delighted that the federal budget... - Petition: Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
I present a petition which has been considered by the Petitions Committee and found to be in order: The petition read as follows— To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of the House of... - Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club (1 speech)
Surf lifesaving is a vital part of the lifestyle in my coastal electorate of Moore, which is home to three active surf clubs along some of the most pristine metropolitan beaches in Western... - Multiculturalism (1 speech)
I am proud of Australia's performance as a multicultural nation. We are far from perfect but we are doing a pretty good job in that very hard task of creating the social glue we need to bring... - The Pilbara (1 speech)
I thoroughly enjoyed showcasing all that the Pilbara has to offer in business, tourism and culture, when I recently welcomed a visit of around 80 of the most senior members of the foreign... - Multiculturalism (1 speech)
On the day that the Attorney-General defended bigots in the Senate, a woman came into my electorate office visibly shaken. She had been racially abused in Clayton Road and she had confronted her... - Small Business (2 speeches)
Last week, the Minister for Small Business took the opportunity to visit my electorate. It was a very successful visit, and I would like to thank the minister for taking that opportunity. He...
