House debates
Monday, 2 March 2015
- Calwell Electorate: Hume GP Super Clinic (1 speech)
I am delighted to report to the chamber that the Broadmeadows superclinic is now officially up and running in my electorate. I had the great pleasure of opening the superclinic on Monday, 16... - Casey Electorate: Animal Aid Veterinary Clinic (1 speech)
Last Friday morning I had the pleasure of vising Animal Aid in Coldstream in the electorate of Casey. Animal Aid, which has existed for many years, houses dogs and cats and also offers a boarding... - Fremantle Electorate: Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program (1 speech)
Across the four-year span of the Great War there were 849 Fremantle-area men and women who would never return alive. There was also a small band of nurses serving just south of Fremantle who... - Tilmouth, Mr Leigh Bruce 'Tracker' (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the sad passing of Leigh Bruce 'Tracker' Tilmouth, a staunch Labor supporter and a mighty Territorian. He was a fierce advocate for Aboriginal Australians and will be... - Richmond Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
The New South Wales North Coast is such a great place to live but, as locals know, there is a threat posed to everything we have and this is from harmful coal seam gas mining. I have made my... - South Australian Government (1 speech)
The South Australian government are at it again. They are closing hospitals, they are closing emergency departments and they are closing courts, but they still always manage to find money for a... - Wilson, Mr Phil (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to a great local hero, Phil Wilson, who sadly passed away after a short illness. Phil dedicated an amazing 60 years of service to the Oakleigh District Football Club,... - Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
I rise to talk a little about the Clean Up Australia Day that happened over the weekend. I had the chance to participate along with many other people from the Petrie electorate in Clean Up... - Palmer, Mr Ron (1 speech)
Last weekend the Labor family in Melbourne's West got together to celebrate one of the Footscray branch's true believers, Ron Palmer. Ron has had an enormous impact on the Labor Party and his... - Penrith Panthers (1 speech)
It may well be the Year of the Goat in 2015, but I would like to challenge that theory with: the 'Year of the Panther'. With the start this week of the 2015 NRL season upon us, Sunday will see an... - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (1 speech, 1 comment)
On Friday I will be hosting an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Morning Tea and Morning Tea with the goal of raising funds for ovarian cancer research. Each year 1,400 Australian women are diagnosed with... - Canning Electorate: Denny Avenue (1 speech)
I wish to speak about a road in the Canning electorate that has caused many traffic accidents during my time in parliament. Denny Avenue in Kelmscott, where it intersects with Streich Avenue, is... - Fuel Prices (1 speech)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released the first quarterly petrol report for the year. I welcome Minister for Small Business Mr Bruce Billson's direction to the ACCC to... - Australian Festival of Chamber Music (1 speech)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. This fantastic showcase has called Townsville home all those years. From very humble beginnings, it has become a... - Iran (1 speech)
On 5 February I attended the Australian release of the documentary, To Light a Candle. The film documents the struggles and persecution of Baha'i followers in Iran over recent decades. The film's... - Australian International Airshow (1 speech)
On the weekend, and on Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the Avalon air show in my capacity as a member of the Defence Subcommittee of the Joint Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade... - Anzac Centenary (1 speech)
As part of the Anzac Centenary grants program I am pleased to inform the House that the Maltese Ex-servicemen's RSL Sub-Branch association will commemorate their ancestors contribution to the... - Murray Electorate (1 speech)
On the weekend, tragedy struck at a small country cricket field, Karramomus, when batsman Vino Kumar suffered a life-threatening heart attack. He was standing at the non-strikers end and he... - Health Care (1 speech)
I rise to alert the House to the launch today of a report through the Butterfly Foundation for eating disorders entitled Investing in need. This report goes to the opportunities for funding... - Page Electorate: Yamba Country Women's Association (1 speech, 1 comment)
This Saturday I will have the pleasure of being in Yamba to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the local Yamba CWA. It started on 6 March 1945. The current secretary, Leonie Saunders, and... - Sport (1 speech)
I spent an amazing Saturday night in the member for Bruce's electorate at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium to watch the under-20 men's final between Victoria and Tasmania. It was a gripping match... - Swan Electorate: West Coast Eagles (1 speech)
Today, I hosted a delegation from the West Coast Eagles. Amongst that delegation, and in the gallery today, was the 2014 AFL Brownlow medallist, Matt Priddis, along with the new captain of the... - Indi Electorate: Rail Delays (1 speech)
I want to talk today about trains. In country Australia trains are essential. They need to be reliable, they need to be safe, they need to run on time and they need to be clean. We have a real... - Petition: Israel (2 speeches)
I rise to present a petition which has been considered by the Standing Committee on Petitions and certified as being in accordance with the standing orders. The petition read as follows—... - Shortland Electorate: Seniors Forum (1 speech)
Last Friday I held one of my seniors forums at Swansea. That day was an outstanding success, with over 100 seniors in attendance. The first speaker was Lake Macquarie Council, and they talked... - Employment (1 speech)
There is no greater commission for a government than to provide opportunity for its citizens. Over the last six years of government, we had a welfare bill that exploded out of control and was... - Shortland Electorate: Anzac Centenary (1 speech)
I would like to share with the House some details of one of the successful ANZAC commemoration projects that have been approved in the Shortland electorate. It was a project put forward by St... - Leichhardt Electorate: Cairns Street Chaplains (1 speech)
Many a good story starts on a dark and stormy night, and mine is no exception. Imagine walking your city streets after midnight on a Friday night. It is pouring rain, people are flowing out of... - Shortland Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I would like to pay credit to St Mary's Catholic School for a grant that they received to create a new Anzac garden under the commemorative Anzac program that has been conducted throughout... - Moorebank Intermodal (2 speeches)
Today I would like to raise the issue of one of the very simplistic slogans involving the failed ideology of the Moorebank Intermodal: it is taking freight off road and putting it on rail. This...
