House debates
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
- Budget (1 speech)
The Prime Minister said that his budget is the budget the Australian people voted for. Well, that is news to the small regional communities across WA who will be facing massive rate hikes as a... - Lindsay Electorate: Cambridge Park High School (1 speech)
Since being elected as the member for Lindsay I have had the pleasure of visiting almost all the 65 local schools. As the fourth youngest electorate in the country we have dynamic primary and... - Budget (1 speech)
The Prime Minister yesterday in question time said that he had brought down the budget the Australian people elected him to deliver. Well, I am sure the Australian people are very surprised to... - Mallee Electorate: Leadership (1 speech)
Today I rise to talk about the people who come from my electorate. This week across the parliament we have been blessed to be visited by the Northern Mallee Leaders—and some of them are in... - Newcastle Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I wish to draw the House's attention to health care cuts in my electorate following this budget. Last year Tony Abbott promised no cuts to health, no cuts to education, no changes to pensions, no... - Chinese Australian Services Society (1 speech)
Today I rise to commend the Chinese Australian Services Society, better known as CASS, for organising a successful charity dinner on 7 June, held at the The Eight restaurant in Sydney. The... - Budget (1 speech)
Yesterday the Prime Minister told question time: 'This is the budget that the Australian people elected us to bring down.' Deputy Speaker, I can tell you that that is not the budget that... - Ruffles, Miss Holly (1 speech)
I recently had the honour of meeting Holly Ruffles at the Walton Bridge, The Gap Girl Guides Life Leadership awards ceremony. At 12 years old, Holly is an outstanding young needlewoman,... - Budget (1 speech)
The Prime Minister says that he has delivered the budget the Australian people voted for him to bring down. Well, he will not find too many people in rural and regional Australia who will agree... - Acorn Childcare Centre (1 speech)
Last week the Assistant Minister for Education, Susan Ley, visited my electorate. The visit was very well received. We attended the Acorn Child Care Centre, which is owned by a local diabetic... - Budget (1 speech)
Over 200 people came to the seniors expo in Morisset last week and the number one issue raised was the budget. People told me they are worried about cuts to their pensions and losing their... - Australian Navy Cadets (1 speech)
I was honoured to accept an invitation from the Australian Navy Cadets to attend the annual efficiency inspection of one of their training ships, the TS Marmion. Lieutenant Commander Robert... - Budget (1 speech)
Christine is a constituent in my electorate who has contacted me about this government's decision to cut funding to dementia patients in nursing homes. She would have been horrified to hear the... - Royal Military College (1 speech)
As a former instructor at the Royal Military College, I recall graduation parades as very special and a time of justifiable pride for the cadets, their families, colleagues and instructors. But... - Budget (1 speech)
Yesterday the Prime Minster said that this was the budget the Australian people had elected him to bring down. I am not exactly sure where the Australians who apparently voted for this budget... - Electorate of Barton: Chinese Market Gardens (1 speech)
On Thursday of last week, I visited a traditional Chinese vegetable farm in Barton in the presence of councillors and notable members of the Chinese community. This farm has been operating for... - Budget (1 speech)
I thank all of the good people from my community I spent time with on the weekend at a Medicare really in Browns Plains. I also went doorknocking in the great suburb of Meadowbrook with a couple... - Agriculture (1 speech)
Agriculture in all its forms is very important to my electorate of Lyons and the state of Tasmania. I want to tell you about a fifth generation Tasmanian beef and sheep farmer who is giving... - Budget (1 speech)
Yesterday in question time the Prime Minister said that 'This is the budget that the Australian people elected us to bring down'. What kind of alternative planet is this government living on?... - Surf Lifesaving (2 speeches)
Last financial year, almost one quarter of drownings in Australia occurred at the beach. Today I recognise the outstanding volunteer work of Yeppoon surf lifesavers on the Capricorn Coast....
