House debates
Thursday, 30 October 2014
- Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Each year, an average of 330 people are killed on our roads as a result of heavy vehicle incidents. That is why, in 2012, the Labor government established the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal to... - Gold Coast Amateur Beekeepers Society (1 speech)
On Sunday I had the great pleasure of opening the Gold Coast Amateur Beekeepers Society Field Day and I want to speak about this event, as beekeeping is probably one of our least understood and... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
The review of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has been on the desk of Minister Abetz for many months. We need this report released and we need a commitment to keep the tribunal. We need to... - Queensland School of Hard Knocks (1 speech)
I recently spent an entertaining morning at the launch of the Queensland School of Hard Knocks, hosted by the remarkable Jonathon Welch and his Queensland chairman, Dr Christian Rowan. We... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Professional truck drivers play a crucial role in the Australian economy. We know the often unrealistic deadlines that are still placed on truck drivers squeeze them for every dollar they earn... - Western Sydney Wanderers (1 speech)
The Western Sydney Wanderers are 90 minutes away from the champion league title after a 1-0 win over Al-Hilal. We are all looking forward to this Sunday to see Western Sydney take on the world... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Every year an average of 330 Australians are killed from heavy vehicle accidents in Australia. This fact hits particularly hard in my electorate of Gellibrand where our proud manufacturing... - Maclean, Mr John (1 speech)
The amazing feats of some of the constituents who call Lindsay home never, ever cease to amaze me. On Sunday we saw one of the most courageous endeavours of endurance and dogged determination by... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
I am on my feet today because the review called by this government into the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was completed in April and is yet to be released. Despite this, the member for Mayo... - Aboriginal Health (1 speech)
Together with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Alan Tudge, I travelled two hours from Geraldton by small plane to the centre of Durack to a town called Wiluna, once a thriving... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Anybody who knows anything about the trucking industry knows that it can sometimes be a dangerous place to work. Whether you have drivers in your family, as I do or like my great mate the member... - Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
Tonight marks the start of the Anzac centenary commemorations in Western Australia. Starting in the member for Pearce's electorate, at Blackboy Hill in Greenmount, there will be a community event... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Road transport is the most dangerous industry in Australia, with workers 15 times more likely to be killed at work than any other worker. This safety crisis is an issue not just for truck drivers... - Macedonian Doctors' Breast Cancer and Research Ball (1 speech)
I recently attended the 2014 Macedonian Doctors' Breast Cancer and Research Ball. The ball was held by the Australian Macedonian Medical Society to raise money for important equipment at St... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
Every day, across this nation, thousands of truck drivers go to work on the roads that run through our communities—roads that they share with our families, our communities and people either... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I welcome news this week of a further rollout of the NBN in Hume. NBN Co will be working with local councils at Goulburn and Yass on the planning of a new set of fixed wireless towers in the... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
The Bendigo Advertiser on 17 March 2014 had an article which read, 'Man dies in hospital after a truck crash on the Calder Highway, 19 kilometres from Kyneton.' Further, in the Bendigo Advertiser... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Italian Community (1 speech)
I recently attended the 60th anniversary feast day of St Hilarion, a religious, cultural and gastronomic celebration which draws thousands of people from across Adelaide and, in particular, from... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
I urge the government not to abandon the Labor initiative for establishing safer roads in our road transport system and to keep the commitment in relation to the Road Safety Remuneration... - Moore Electorate: Clarkson Community High School (2 speeches)
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Clarkson Community High School for a tour of the campus and to see how educational outcomes have been greatly improved at the school. Under the innovative...
