House debates
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
- Fraser Electorate: CSIRO (1 speech)
In 1931, Labor member Jack Holloway became the first Australian to be Minister for Science. Eight decades later, the Abbott government became the first government in three generations to not have... - Capricornia Electorate: Health (1 speech)
Recently, I hosted the Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss, in Rockhampton to turn the first sod of soil on construction of a $14 million health clinic and teaching facility at CQUniversity. With... - Greste, Mr Peter (2 speeches)
The parliament is still reeling from the decision of an Egyptian court on Monday night and the sentences it handed down to Australian journalist Peter Greste and his two Al Jazeera colleagues... - Perth Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
WA seniors are hopping mad about the Abbott government's attacks on their income and on their cost of living. Last Friday, I attended an incredible community meeting of seniors organised by 6PR,... - Racial Discrimination (1 speech)
I rise today to register my condemnation of an act of racial hatred and vandalism in my electorate over the weekend. On Saturday morning members of the St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church in... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the inconsistencies of our Prime Minister and those opposite and how they will devastate Australian families, especially in my electorate of Lalor. I want to look at it... - Barker Electorate: Queen's Birthday (1 speech)
rise today to acknowledge and congratulate the extraordinary members of the Barker community who were recognised in the most recent round of the Queen's Birthday honours. This year Barker boasted... - Newcastle Electorate: Deadly Choices (1 speech)
The Abbott Liberal government's cruel budget has today claimed another victim: the very successful Deadly Choices program that helped young Aboriginal people in my electorate of Newcastle make... - Solomon Electorate: NT Thunder (1 speech)
There is going to be some great footy in Darwin this weekend. The fantastic NT Thunder will be playing Sydney Uni at TIO Stadium. Sydney University, eighth on the ladder, have heard about how... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Suicide Prevention (1 speech)
I want to congratulate and think the organisers, sponsors and participants in the Plebs, Pros and Personalities 24-hour Treadmill Run for Suicide Prevention, which occurred last weekend in... - Deakin Electorate: beyondblue Cup (1 speech)
In a similar vein to the member for Kingsford Smith, on Saturday I had the privilege of attending a very important match in this year's sporting calendar for my electorate of Deakin. It was the... - Indigenous Health (1 speech)
I rise to draw the House's attention the devastating cuts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs in the government's forward estimates, with no explanation of where the cuts... - Pearce Electorate: Road Funding (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the unprecedented road infrastructure investment being delivered by the coalition government in my electorate of Pearce. One part of this record investment will occur in the... - Bubup Wilam for Early Learning Aboriginal Children and Family Centre (1 speech)
I join my colleagues the member for Newcastle and the member for Chisholm in drawing the attention of the House to the adverse impact of this government's decisions in supporting Aboriginal... - Soccer (1 speech)
In contrast to the members of the opposition, I would like to speak positively about what is happening in our country this afternoon. I would like to commend the Australian national soccer team,... - Canberra Electorate: Asbestos (1 speech)
I have just met with four Canberrans who are 'Mr Fluffy' homeowners. Mr Fluffy was a type of loose-fill asbestos commonly used in the ACT in the late sixties and seventies. From 1988 to 1993, the... - Hume Electorate: Infrastructure Funding (1 speech)
I am happy to report on a positive meeting here in the parliament this week with the energetic members of SEROC, the South East Regional Organisation of Councils. I was joined by my federal... - Micah Challenge (1 speech)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Haley Gould, Amanda Merrett, Dianne DeVos and Katie Ahmad, participants in the Micah Challenge, who travelled all the way from Melbourne's south-east... - New Colombo Plan (2 speeches)
I have risen in this place on numerous occasions to talk about the coalition government's New Colombo Plan. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, while Minister for Education, Science...
