House debates
Monday, 23 June 2014
- Australia-Indonesia Institute (1 speech)
In the late 1970s I lived in Indonesia for three years, in Jakarta and Banda Aceh. I stay in contact with my friend Niko, although my Indonesian has not advanced much beyond the schoolboy... - Electorate of Barker: Stand Like Stone Foundation (1 speech)
On Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Stand Like Stone Foundation's seventh annual 'Swinging with the Stars' fundraising event in Mount Gambier. The Stand Like Stone Foundation,... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Housing affordability is an important issue for Australia. However, we will not remedy it if we allow shallow anecdotes and lazy stereotypes to determine our response. In this respect, I was... - Black Spots Program (1 speech)
I want to commend the Black Spots program—genuine, economic infrastructure on the ground; child of the Howard government; and a big change from a Labor government that spent most of the... - Taxation (1 speech)
I had the pleasure today of meeting with representatives of Micah Challenge Australia, who are in Canberra this week for their annual 'Voices for Justice' event. This year their campaign has been... - Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise to speak about mental health. The member for Kingston and I cohosted a Parliamentary Friends of Mental Illness meeting on 19 June. We listened to two young people who were incredible. One... - Jenkins, Mrs Wendy (1 speech)
I rise to draw the attention of the House to the passing of Wendy Jenkins, whose funeral took place in Melbourne this morning. I am very pleased that my friend the member for Chisholm was able to... - Hughes Charity Car Show (1 speech)
I wish to advise the House of the success of the inaugural Hughes Charity Car Show that I proudly hosted and which was held at Kelso Park, Panania, last Sunday. We had over 200 great cars on... - Higher Education (1 speech)
The Abbott government's proposed budget for 2014 commits an act of robbery. Thousands of hardworking and capable Australian students seeking knowledge and enlightenment by pursuing their right to... - Herbert Electorate: Townsville City Lane Project (1 speech)
One of the hard things in Townsville is when you send out an RSVP and no-one responds. So Laurence Lancini sent out 600 invitations to the opening of our new urban renewal project City Lane. He... - Australian Youth Climate Coalition (1 speech)
Thank you, Member for Herbert; that is certainly somewhere I look forward to visiting when I next go to Townsville. I want to take this opportunity to report to the House about a very important... - Moggill Koala Hospital (1 speech)
The Moggill Koala Hospital in the electorate of Ryan is achieving wonderful outcomes for the rehabilitation and treatment of ill, deceased and orphaned koalas. More than 70,000 koalas have been... - Budget (1 speech)
Today I rise to let the House know about an article that appeared in one of my local papers, the Midland Express. It is titled 'Doctors speak out,' and they are speaking out about the $7 GP tax.... - Australia-Spain Parliamentary Friendship Group (3 speeches)
As you would know, Deputy Speaker, I am the chair of the Australia-Spain Parliamentary Friendship Group. This morning I went to a ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding on sports... - Survivors of Suicide and Friends (1 speech)
It was a cold wet night on Saturday, when 200 of the Albury-Wodonga community gathered to shed light on the silent grief of suicide while at the same time taking up the challenge of reducing its... - Students Advising Youth (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a brilliant youth engagement program being spearheaded by Western Australia Police, Lions clubs and Murdoch University. The SAY project, Students Advising Youth, is an... - Gasfield Free Northern Rivers (1 speech)
This week the New South Wales state government is set to make a decision about mining company Metgasco suspension of their drilling licence at Bentley near Lismore. Many in our community have... - Connors, Mr Graeme (1 speech)
(—) (): I am most fortunate to have constituents in my electorate such as country music legend Graeme Connors and his lovely wife Lyn, both of whom were born and bred in the North... - Greste, Mr Peter (1 speech)
Today the Egyptian courts will hand down a verdict in the case of detained Australian journalist, Peter Greste, and his Al Jazeera-English colleagues, who have been through nearly six months of... - Central Coast: 5 Lands Walk (1 speech)
Last Saturday, thousands of people from across the Central Coast came together for the annual and spectacular 5 Lands Walk. A record crowd of around 17,000 people explored the '5 lands' along our... - Shining the Light on Tax Dodging and Corruption: Australia's G20 Opportunity (1 speech)
I have just been visited by representatives from Micah Challenge, who will be familiar to a number of members. They spoke to me about their new campaign, Shining the Light on Tax Dodging and... - Deakin Electorate (1 speech)
We are very fortunate in my electorate of Deakin to be so well served by a large number of sporting clubs, all of which make a valuable contribution to our community. One of these is the Yarra... - Blair Electorate (1 speech)
Last Saturday I had the privilege of opening the NAIDOC festivities in Lowood in my electorate. I commend the Somerset Regional Council for their initiative. Last year was the first occasion on... - Macarthur Electorate: Champions of the West 2014 (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate John Warby Public School in Airds and Wizard of Oz Funland in Leumeah on their recent wins at the 2014 Champions of the West awards. More than 400 people, including... - Shortland Electorate: Surf Clubs (1 speech)
On Saturday night I attended the Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club presentation night. Shortland electorate is very fortunate because we have a number of outstanding surf-lifesaving clubs... - Gifford, Mr Brandon (1 speech)
I have great news for you, Deputy Speaker, and in fact for everyone who is listening: I have met and personally know Australia's next Steve Irwin. Australia's next Steve Irwin is a Casino lad,... - Micah Challenge (1 speech)
Like other members of the House, I have had the opportunity today to meet with a group from my local area who are participating in the Micah Challenge. I would just like to acknowledge Melissa... - Foreign Investment (1 speech)
The government and the Minister for Agriculture are to be congratulated in their efforts to develop an accurate and effective foreign ownership register for agricultural land, as promised in the... - Jenkins, Mrs Wendy, Good Friday Observance (2 speeches)
in the first instance, I want to identify with the member for Scullin with regard to the death of Wendy Jenkins—Dr Harry's wife and Harry Jenkins' mother. They have made a great...
