House debates
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
- Scullin Electorate: Victoria State Election (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Victorian state election last Saturday and in particular how it relates to the state electorates contained within the federal electorate of Scullin. Four years ago, the... - Page Electorate: First Response Volunteers (1 speech)
As everyone would be aware, we have moved very much into the Christmas season. As you know, Mr Deputy Speaker, we also at this time of year send out Christmas cards. It is a nice gesture that we... - Victoria State Election (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Daniel Andrews and his team on winning the election on Saturday. It is an important election for Victoria and I think they have made a very good call on this election. I... - Sri Lanka (3 speeches)
It is shocking and it is outrageous that Senator Lee Rhiannon of the Greens made a statement in this parliament on 26 November which demonstrates that one of the senators of this parliament... - Budget (3 speeches)
Farm debt 10 years ago was $31 billion. Farm debt now, 10 years later, is $64,000 million. The number of farmers has declined by 30,000, from 213,000 down to 186,000. Farm debt has reached the... - Coeliac Disease (1 speech)
Members may remember when I spoke in the House earlier this year about coeliac disease to raise awareness of the community prevalence, the symptoms and the management of the disease. Coeliac... - Safe Schools Coalition Australia (1 speech)
As part of this year's Adelaide Feast Festival, I had the opportunity to attend a Safe Schools Coalition workshop. At the forum we heard about recent Australian research which shows that 80 per... - Higher Education (1 speech)
I rise to say how disappointed I am that the government's higher education reforms did not pass the Senate yesterday, stymied by the Labor-Greens partners and a small number of Independents. It... - Lalor Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I lament the news I have received that there will be no new suburbs in the electorate of Lalor to receive the NBN in the new roll-out maps released by the minister for Communications this week.... - Dobell Electorate: Mental Health in Schools (1 speech)
In August of this year, I established the Dobell Youth Advisory Committee. I did so because I wanted to encourage open communication with today's students and tomorrow's leaders. During our...
