House debates
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
- Foreign Aid (1 speech)
Last year I was fortunate to visit Laos as a guest of Gavi, the global Vaccine Alliance. In a rural village on the outskirts of Vientiane, I was fortunate to witness Australian aid dollars in... - Emergency Service Volunteers (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House and the Australian people the great work done by volunteers of St John Ambulance services in the south-west of Western Australia and the... - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (1 speech)
What we have not seen this week from the government is a reboot; what we have seen this week is a re-run. It is like watching an old sitcom when you know all the punchlines—but the jokes... - Fadden Electorate: Youth Leadership (1 speech)
I rise today during this first week of parliament in 2015 to acknowledge some of the most important leaders in our community: our emerging junior leaders in our great schools, especially my... - Tasmania: Local Government Elections (1 speech)
Local government elections were held in Tasmania last October. In the city of Glenorchy, which covers about half of the Denison electorate, Kristie Johnston was re-elected alderman with a... - Gippsland Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech, 1 comment)
I appreciate the opportunity to reflect today on the anniversaries of major fire events that have occurred in my electorate of Gippsland during my time as a member of parliament. Last Saturday... - Indigenous Affairs: Closing the Gap (1 speech)
The good news is that life expectancy for all Australians is increasing. Between 2005 and 2012, the life expectancy for Australian men increased by 1.6 years. The bad news is that these... - Sikh Genocide (1 speech)
In February 2012, this parliament recognised a terrible act of genocide. Seven thousand men and boys were massacred in Bosnia in 1995 because of their Muslim faith. What if I told you that in... - Donaldson, Mrs Shirley (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a constituent, Shirley Donaldson. Shirley died on 13 November. She was 86 years old. Shirley Donaldson was a stalwart of the Australian Labor Party. Shirley was an elder of... - Lyons Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to acknowledge the recipients at the recent Australia Day awards in my electorate of Lyons. The list is as follows. Mr Geoffrey Butler from St Helens, in the north-east of... - Richmond Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
On Australia Day this year I had the privilege of attending the Byron Shire's Citizenship and Awards Ceremony at the Brunswick Bowls Club. It was a great day. The ceremony started with the... - Papua New Guinea: Domestic Violence (1 speech)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott often says that to be born in Australia is to win the lottery of life. Sadly, some of our newest neighbours in Papua New Guinea are not so lucky. They often lack access... - Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup (1 speech)
Throughout January, my electorate of Newcastle hosted the greatest celebration of the world game that Australia has ever seen. We played host to four matches of the AFC Asian Cup, a tournament... - Roberts, Mr George (1 speech)
Last month was going to be a fantastic month. We were all going to gather together to celebrate George Roberts' 100th birthday. Sadly, one week short of his 100th birthday, George Roberts passed... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
The government admitted that they have been a bad government since their election in 2013 when the Prime Minister made the extraordinary comment, 'Good government begins today'. It is as if they... - Calare Electorate: Green Army (1 speech)
Today I would like to bring some sanity back into the chamber and talk about the Green Army projects in my electorate of Calare, and how they have already begun to deliver positive results. Green... - South Australian Bushfires (1 speech)
Early in the new year, the state of South Australia—and in particular my electorate—was faced with a major emergency in the emergence of the Sampson Flat bushfire. Nothing, I think,... - Lindsay Electorate: Honours Recipients (1 speech)
It is with much pride that I rise today to acknowledge the work, passion and dedication of some of our most remarkable local citizens, acknowledged on both the Penrith City Council's honours list... - Family Violence (1 speech)
I rise to speak against the Abbott government's funding cuts to the Whittlesea Community Legal Service in Epping, and to highlight to this chamber the significance of this to the rapidly growing... - Health Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak about an issue very important to my constituents, to local veterans groups and to anyone interested in making sure that South Australians have widespread access to quality...
