House debates
Monday, 27 October 2014
- Royal Australian Navy: Submarines (1 speech)
The Abbott government's backpedalling from its pre-election commitment to build the replacement submarines in South Australia continues. Prior to the election, the Minister for Defence, Mr David... - Casey Electorate: Margaret Lewis Reserve (1 speech)
On Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting with a large number of Coldstream residents in my electorate of Casey at the Margaret Lewis Reserve, where there was the opening of a gazebo in the... - Malcolm, Mr David (1 speech)
David Malcolm, who passed away on 20 October, will be remembered in Western Australia as one of its greatest sons—Rhodes scholar, state rugby player, fearless Queen's Counsel, highly... - Brisbane Hospital and the Great War (1 speech)
On Monday 20 October, I had the honour of attending the official opening of the Brisbane Hospital and Great War exhibition at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, based in the heart of the... - Chisolm Electorate: FAN Welfare Services (1 speech)
There are just amazing people in our community who dedicate enormous time and effort to making sure our world is a safer and better place to live. One such person is Helen Killmier a passionate... - Hinkler Electorate: Lighthouse Festival (1 speech)
On Friday night I attended the launch the Lighthouse Festival's Art and Photography exhibition and the launch of the Lighthouse Festival at Burnett Heads. Some 8000 people attended the festival,... - Lalor Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the launch of the Warringa Park School's Bethany Road campus that happened in my electorate on Friday, 17 October. I was thrilled to join local and state representatives as... - National Mosque Open Day (1 speech)
On Saturday I attended Lakemba Mosque as part of the National Mosque Open Day initiative, which was proudly supported by the government through the Department of Social Services. National Mosque... - Electorate of Indi: Child Care (1 speech)
Formal child care plays a significant role in our communities by providing the quality of care and education that is crucial for our children's development. In Wangaratta Goodstart Early Learning... - Electorate of Durack: Hindi Festival (1 speech)
'Numastay, Arp sabko diwali key shoebcalm nigh.' What I just said, Deputy Speaker—and not very well, I may say—was: 'Greetings, wishing you all a happy Diwali.' This was my attempt on... - Employment (1 speech)
I am very proud to say that the Australian Labor Party has always been the party of the Australian worker. Equality, dignity and respect are articles of faith in our movement. So I am very proud... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Charities (1 speech)
I rise today to recognise the amazing work of a number of charities in my electorate of Hindmarsh, in particular, Mary's Kitchen, an outreach program supervised by Uniting Care in Glenelg. My... - Canberra Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
Before I begin I would like to commend the member for Durack for her attempt at Hindi. I actually learned Hindi before I was posted to India. It is a challenging but wonderful language and you... - Hughes Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all my constituents in the electorate of Hughes, those from Wattle Grove, Chipping Norton and Holsworthy and many of the other suburbs, who... - Newcastle Electorate: Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Newcastle is a community that is welcoming and diverse, and as the member for Newcastle, it is something that I am incredibly proud of. On Saturday I had the honour of joining with 1,500 fellow... - Rai, His Beatitude and Eminence Mar Bechara Boutros, Reid Electorate: Maronite Community (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome to Australia His Beatitude and Eminence Mar Bechara Boutros Cardinal Rai, the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch. His Beatitude has travelled to Australia to share his... - Griffith Electorate: 2014 Walk Together Brisbane (1 speech)
Like a lot of people here, I have just heard the terrible news of a Muslim woman being pushed to the ground and having her arm broken in Australia today. These sorts of attacks have been spoken... - Bass Electorate: Tourism (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the wisdom of that influential publication, Lonely Planet, which recently rated my home state of Tasmania as the fourth-most-desirable region in the world to visit in 2015.... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Maroubra Fun Run and Oktoberfest (1 speech)
On Sunday I was fortunate to join hundreds of runners, walkers, wheelchair athletes and members of our community at the annual Maroubra Fun Run and Oktoberfest. Bigger and better than ever in its... - Ryan Electorate: Men's Sheds (2 speeches)
I would like to pay tribute to all the wonderful volunteers who staff and man the men's sheds not only in my electorate of Ryan but around Australia. I went to the open house at the Kenmore men's...
