House debates
Monday, 1 December 2014
- Transport Workers Union and Virgin Australia (2 speeches)
I rise today to congratulate the Transport Workers Union and Virgin Australia for their leadership in creating a workplace environment that supports employees experiencing family violence. Under... - Boothby Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The NBN Co today released their national rollout plan to June 2016. There are a large number of suburbs in the electorate of Boothby where the fixed line build will commence over the next 18... - World AIDS Day (1 speech)
Today is World AIDS Day. This year's global World AIDS Day theme is 'Getting to Zero: zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths'. Today we recognise the tireless... - Burns, Mr James Drummond 'JD' (1 speech)
Yesterday the Casey Electric paid tribute to a local Anzac, JD Burns, who had grown up the Lilydale electorate. He joined up in February 1915, arrived in Gallipoli in September 1915 and was... - Member for Fraser: Staff (1 speech)
Politics is a team sport. In 2014 I am fortunate to have had an exceptional group of people assisting me with speeches, articles, policy ideas and electoral engagement for the most populous... - Hasluck Electorate: Men's Sheds (1 speech)
My electorate of Hasluck in Western Australia is lucky enough to have men's sheds in the Foothills, Gosnells, Kalamunda and Hillside regions. Men's sheds are an established part of the health... - Dudley Public School: Victoria Cross Recipients (1 speech)
During the First World War only 63 Victoria Crosses were awarded to members of the Australian armed forces. Very specially, two were awarded to former students of Dudley Public School. That is... - Anzac Centenary (1 speech)
Since I last updated the House, I am pleased to congratulate a number of new recipients in the Higgins electorate of the government's Anzac Centenary local grants program. The program is helping... - Indi Electorate: Kiewa Valley Primary School (1 speech)
In response to a carefully scripted letter from students at Kiewa Valley Primary School, in Tangambalanga, asking me for a new national flag, earlier in November I drove to their school and... - Solomon Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the great opportunities being provided to schools around Darwin and Palmerston, in my electorate, through the Capital Grants Program. Five schools in my electorate... - Canberra Electorate: Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information (1 speech)
During Postnatal Depression Awareness Week in November, I had the great honour of visiting PANDSI, which provides support to families in my electorate of Canberra. PANDSI aims to improve the... - Hinkler Electorate: 2014 (1 speech)
This year, 2014, has been a great year in the Hinkler electorate, and I have delivered on each of the election commitments that I made to my constituents. Ministers, assistant ministers and... - Wardle, Mr Clinton and Mrs Trish (1 speech)
On Saturday, 6 December, I will be attending a farewell function for Clinton and Trish Wardle, who will be moving on after a decade as ministry team leaders of the Churches of Christ Modbury. The... - Longman Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech, 1 comment)
Today the communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and I were proud to announce that we are adding Goodwin Beach, Sandstone Point, Ningi and Beachmere to the rollout of the NBN. This is on top... - Scullin Electorate: Bubup Wilam (1 speech)
I spent most of Friday helping out on prepoll in the Victorian state election, but I was pleased to take a brief break to attend the Christmas celebrations for the Bubup Wilam early childcare... - International Day of People with Disability (2 speeches)
The third of December is International Day of People with Disability. There will be a number of events in Macarthur to celebrate this day and raise awareness of the challenges people living with... - Victoria State Election (1 speech)
I want to put on the record my appreciation for the phenomenal Labor candidates who stood in the state seats that make up my federal seat of Chisholm. Given that I live within a sea of blue in... - Braddon Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Today marks yet another positive day in the life of this government and in the life of the NBN Co. The NBN is back on track. If it had not been for the intervention of this government, the... - Mission Australia Youth Survey 2014 (1 speech)
This morning I attended Mission Australia's release of their Youth Survey 2014. It was rather a disturbing set of figures that were released. The survey was conducted across 13,600 respondents.... - Townsville Enterprise (1 speech)
In Canberra last week, it was my pleasure to host the mayors from my region. Bill Lowis from the Burdekin, Jenny Hill from Townsville, Rodger Bow from Hinchinbrook, Frank Beveridge from Charters... - Great Victorian Bike Ride (1 speech)
There is no better way to experience North-East Victoria than to take in the sights on a bicycle. On Sunday, about 4,000 bike riders started the 2014 Great Victorian Bike Ride. They wound their... - Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
Earlier this year I had the enriching experience of participation in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, spending a week attached to the 51st Battalion Far North Queensland... - World AIDS Day (1 speech)
I commend the member for taking part in that fabulous program. I rise today to mark World AIDS Day. HIV can affect anyone. I think back to the 1980s when AIDS gripped this nation. It was an... - Australian Defence Force (1 speech)
Good government is about vision and planning. The aim is to make sure that our final outcome is always of benefit to the Australian nation. Just before the election in 2013 we were assured by the... - Indi Electorate: Pangerang Community House (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Pangerang Community House art students on the diverse and colourful art exhibition opened on Friday, 24 October at the Wangaratta Library. Everybody should be... - Bowman Electorate: Charity Work (1 speech)
Indisputably the best place in Australia to live, work and play, Redland city, and its council, have had some extraordinary partnerships with the non-profit sector in 2014. Led by the... - Shortland Electorate: Breast Cancer, Shortland Electorate: Seniors Forum (1 speech)
I would like to share with the House two fantastic events that took place in the Shortland electorate. On 30 October this year I advised the House that I would be holding a breast cancer morning... - Wright Electorate: Road Safety (1 speech)
I rise to offer a challenge to every single resident of my electorate of Wright as we move into this Christmas break. Earlier today I was looking at last year's road toll statistics. In the year... - Community Living Project (1 speech)
I was so pleased yesterday to attend the 30th birthday of the Community Living Project. This is a project that supports people with a disability to live full and independent lives. Indeed, it was... - Gilmore Electorate: National Broadband Network (2 speeches)
Today is an exciting today. For more than two years now we have been wondering about what is going to happen with the NBN, with an extended delivery notice of 2019, 2021, 2024 and so on. But now,...
