House debates
Thursday, 29 May 2014
- Fitted for Work (1 speech)
Last week I was very pleased to visit the women's employment service Fitted for Work in Melbourne. I talked with clients and staff about the incredible work they do helping disadvantaged women to... - McCarthy, Bishop Michael (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House that a major ceremony has been conducted at the historic St Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton today. The new Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, Bishop... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I am making this statement on behalf of Nicky Davis, who is a survivor of years of child sexual abuse and a spokesperson for SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. Survivors... - Petition: Mobile Reception and Wireless Broadband Signal (1 speech)
I rise today to table a petition on behalf of the good residents of Caltowie in the mid north of South Australia. The petition read as follows— To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of... - Kinglake Communities (1 speech)
I would like to say hello to the teachers, students and families of the communities around Kinglake West. How pleased I was yesterday to welcome you all to Parliament House, and how sorry I was... - Dobell Electorate: WyConnect (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate an outstanding organisation that I met with recently in Wyong called WyConnect. WyConnect provides family mental health support services in Dobell. Its primary focus... - Newcastle Electorate: The Regal Cinema (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the Regal Cinema at Birmingham Gardens, a Newcastle institution that has been reborn. I especially want to congratulate Friends of the Regal, the community group... - Merrepen Arts (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to yet another fantastic Northern Territory organisation, Merrepen Arts. Merrepen Arts produce fantastic and unique Indigenous textiles that are sold for various uses around... - Brand Electorate: Building Technology Centre (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the subject of trade training and the importance of trade-training centres. Next week will see the opening of a nearly $30 million trade-training centre in Rockingham, funded... - Corangamite Electorate: Kids Plus Foundation (1 speech)
It was my great pleasure to visit the Kids Plus Foundation in Geelong last week. Kids Plus is doing an incredible job, providing one-on-one early intervention therapy for babies and children with... - Budget: Higher Education (1 speech)
Since the Abbott government handed down its budget of broken promises, my office has been inundated with concerned constituents worried about their children's future. One in particular stood out... - Budget: Defence Spending (1 speech)
I rise to talk to the House today about the importance of our defence system. We have now committed to spending $12.4 billion on F-35 Lightning aircraft. I think that it is important to reflect... - Electorate of Fowler: PAL Buddhist High School (1 speech)
Today I rise to talk about PAL school, the first Buddhist high school in the country. I am honoured to have visited this school, which has been established in Canley Vale in my electorate of... - Banks Electorate: Australian Coptic Community (1 speech)
The Australian Coptic community is a very important part of my electorate, and recently I have held a number of meetings with its leadership. The Coptic community makes a tremendous contribution... - Baratta, Mr Bruce Francis (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to a friend and long-serving member of the ACT Labor Party, Bruce Francis Baratta, who passed away unexpectedly on 8 May. Bruce was a... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
The coalition government is making an historic investment in the 2014-15 budget to get on with building Australia's infrastructure. A core element of the government's Economic Action Strategy is... - Balkan Peninsula Floods (1 speech)
Three months' worth of rain falling over a few days has triggered the worst flooding in a century sweeping through Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia. While the death toll is, thankfully, low, thousands... - Petition: Cyclist Safety (1 speech)
I present a petition to the parliament that has 29,101 signatures and which has been approved by the Petitions Committee. It is focused on better protecting bicycle riders on our roads Last year... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
It is remarkable that the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Joyce, can resume live animal exports to Iran on the basis that we have entered into an appropriate animal welfare protocol with Iran, when... - Hasluck Electorate: Manufacturing (2 speeches)
I want to place on record my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry on behalf of local manufacturers in my electorate of Hasluck. Last week,...
