House debates
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
- Budget (1 speech)
The recent Abbott government budget has sent Australians into a white-hot rage, and deservedly so. Not only is the budget an attack on Medicare, the pension, our higher education system, our... - Dobell Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
Quality investment in telecommunication infrastructure is essential in developing a digital economy to support and generate job growth, particularly in electorates such as Dobell. The government... - Budget: Rural and Regional Areas (1 speech)
I rise this evening to draw to the attention of the House the absence of a rural and regional ministerial statement in the 2014-15 budget. To my knowledge, this statement has been included in... - Speaker (1 speech)
I rise in this debate on behalf of the many Australians who expect higher standards of parliamentary behaviour than what we have been witnessing lately, and who recognise that decent standards... - Palliative Care Week (1 speech)
Last week was Palliative Care Week, and it gives me the opportunity to acknowledge and pay tribute to Ipswich Hospice Care, a wonderful facility in my electorate. Like many in this place I had... - Rossi, Mr Bob Snr, Rossi, Mr Bob Jnr (2 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to a remarkable family from the Far North, the Rossi family, who had two very sad losses in the last couple of weeks. Bob Rossi Snr, OAM, KC, passed away last month aged 90...
