House debates
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
- India: Gender Discrimination and Violence (1 speech)
There are some occurrences so bleak and sad that just to know them seems to deaden and freeze a part of you. To think that teenage girls in India, two cousins, needing to go to the toilet, went... - School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program (1 speech, 1 comment)
One of the things which has been great in our budget is the significant amount of money contributed to the chaplaincy in schools program—$243.8 million over four years. This program is very... - Jagajaga Electorate: Paralympians (1 speech)
I am very pleased to inform the House of the outstanding efforts of Paralympian, Leanne Del Toso, who lives in Watsonia in my electorate of Jagajaga. Leanne is a wheelchair basketball champion,... - ADF Gap Year Program (1 speech)
I was honoured recently to address an assembly of secondary school children and teachers at the Australian Defence Force 2015 gap year launch hosted by Mitchelton State High School. With a 'try... - Public Service Cuts (1 speech)
Members opposite sometimes appear to think that you can cut the Public Service with no loss to the quality of services delivered by that Public Service. During the last parliament, I heard... - Bass Electorate: War Memorial (1 speech)
I am delighted to inform the House that residents of north-eastern Tasmania will have a permanent memorial in place for next year's centenary of Anzac Day, remembering the 457 veterans from their... - Australian Capital Territory Budget (1 speech)
Yesterday the ACT government handed down its 2014-15 budget, and, let me tell you, the Gallagher government could teach the Abbott government a thing or two about delivering budgets in tough... - Bolaffi, Mr Allen (1 speech)
I rise in the 90-second statements to pass on my condolences to the family of Allen Bolaffi, particularly his family members: his son, Reuben; his daughters, Amie and Kate; his wife, Viv; and his... - Education (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a report by Dr Ruth Morton, commissioned by LeadWest, on young people aged between 10 and 14 of the western suburbs of Melbourne who are falling out of school. This... - Foreign Affairs, Neeson, Mr Doc (1 speech)
A couple of Sundays ago I was joined by Senator Brett Mason and the North Queensland Cowboys for the game against the Canberra Raiders here in Canberra. Whilst the result of the game was fairly... - Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry (1 speech)
Last week I spoke in the parliament about and for the Bangladeshi workers who lost their lives in the Rana Plaza disaster in an entirely preventable industrial accident and in recognition and... - Carbon Pricing (1 speech)
With winter approaching, the temperatures plummeting and thousands of Australians having their electricity cut off because of high electricity prices, I would like to raise something that... - Tweed Health for Everyone Superclinic (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Tweed GP superclinic for their first birthday celebrations, held last Sunday. I was very pleased to join with the community for what was a very exciting and... - Koolark Koort Koorliny Exhibition (1 speech)
I rise to draw the House's attention to the incredible story of the Carrolup artworks and the young Nyungar artists who grew up near my home town of Katanning. In 1945, the new headmaster of the... - Newcastle CSIRO Energy Centre (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the team of scientists at the Newcastle CSIRO Energy Centre who this week announced a globally significant breakthrough in solar energy generation. Project lead... - Swan Electorate: Belmont Security (1 speech)
Last Friday in my electorate I visited Belmont. The reason that visit was to formally announce the funding of $100,000 of security improvements to the perimeter of the Belmont Forum and village... - Health: Regional Policy (1 speech)
Being challenged by a high-profile National Party member in the recent elections means that I pay particular attention to the policies of the National Party, particularly their health policy. It... - Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago I visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service in my electorate with the Minister for Health, Peter Dutton, and we announced a $6 million funding commitment to help with their... - Code Red Campaign (1 speech)
I rise to show my support for the Vic ambos' Code Red campaign. Victorian ambos are the highest trained in the country and have the best cardiac survival rates in the country, yet they are the... - Lyons Electorate: Cancer Fundraiser (2 speeches)
Last Saturday morning I had the good fortune to attend a sad but very successful fundraising event at Perth in the north of my electorate of Lyons. The publican at the Queens Head Inn at Perth,...
