House debates
Thursday, 23 October 2014
- Calwell Electorate: Sayegh, Dr Dorette (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about my constituent Mrs Dorette Sayegh, an exceptional woman who recently celebrated her 80th birthday. Dorette lives in Greenvale Lakes in my electorate, and I was... - National Schools Chaplaincy Program (1 speech)
I want to speak in strong support of the National Schools Chaplaincy Program. Next week, 30 October marks the eighth anniversary of the commencement of the program. Last week I had the privilege... - Charlton Electorate: Hunter Volunteer of the Year Awards (1 speech)
Last week I had the great honour of attending the 2014 Hunter Volunteer of the Year ceremony. This annual event, run by the Centre for Volunteering, recognises the efforts of volunteers from... - Stewart, Ms Macey, Braddon Electorate: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (1 speech)
At 19 years of age, Macey Stewart from Devonport has a great future ahead of her in the sport of cycling. Last month Macey became the Junior Women's Individual Time Trial Wold Champion at the UCI... - Queensland: Health Services (1 speech)
For the last 2½ years, the community I represent on the north side of Brisbane have suffered greatly from the Liberal and National parties' savage cuts to health services, particularly... - War Memorials (1 speech)
Last month a new memorial wall dedicated to Australian service nurses was officially unveiled in Bundaberg by Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend due to... - Multicultural Services (1 speech)
Recently, I was contacted by Sydney Multicultural Community Services about an important issue: the shortage of services to help older people from non-English speaking backgrounds remain in their... - Prostate Cancer (1 speech)
Today I urge all men in Australia to give their walnut-sized prostate a name and take him to the doctor for a health check. This is a novel concept that I launched in my electorate of... - Prostate Cancer, Electorate of Sydney: Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Can I just agree with the previous member on the importance of prostate testing. Indeed, my own father died of prostate cancer, and he got a call when he was first diagnosed from the member for... - Queensland Health (2 speeches)
Thank you for the unexpected opportunity, Mr Deputy Speaker! Unfortunately, I sat through the member for Lilley's contribution and I thought that it could not go without a response. His...
