House debates
Monday, 20 October 2014
- Lees, Mr Ray (1 speech)
I want to take his opportunity to remember and pay tribute to Ray Lees, a dear friend, who died Wednesday 15 October aged 85. He was a man of great integrity, decency, energy and community spirit... - Paterson Electorate: Digital Technology (1 speech)
(): I rise today to provide an update on the No. 1 local issue impacting my constituents across the length and breadth of my electorate of Paterson—unreliable digital television reception.... - International Day of the Girl Child (1 speech)
I rise to note that Saturday, 11 October was the International Day of the Girl Child. In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.... - Lyne Electorate: Defence (1 speech)
Last week I had the opportunity to host a visit to the Lyne electorate for the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester. During the visit we took the opportunity to... - Fraser Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
The coalition's first budget was a pretty cruel one, but there was one particular measure that continues to astound me for its cold-heartedness. The government's decision to stop funding the... - Lyons Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
A small country community in my Tasmanian electorate of Lyons believes in helping itself, even when the issue is the tough one of mental health. It was Bothwell nurse and farmer Anita Campbell... - Domestic Violence (1 speech)
Thanks to the hard work of advocates and service providers over a period of decades, the message is slowly starting to get out about men's violence against women. There is a growing recognition... - Osteoporosis (2 speeches)
Osteoporosis is a common disease in Australia, with 1.2 million people estimated to have the disease. However, it is hard to put a figure on this because many people are simply unaware that they... - Buckeridge, Mr Leonard Walter (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the life of Len Buckeridge. Len Walter Buckeridge died in March of this year. He was born in 1936 in South Perth to Richard and Winnifred Buckeridge, and was the third of four... - Swan Electorate: Public Transport (2 speeches)
Crime on Perth's metropolitan train network has been a prevailing issue in my electorate of Swan, with violent and antisocial behaviour on trains, at stations and in surrounding areas such as car...
