House debates
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
- Higher Education (1 speech)
The Minister for Education's political career started in student politics and this year we have seen it go full circle, returning to the kinds of pathetic word games and stubborn ideology that... - Macarthur Electorate: Wakeling Automotive (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Wakeling Automotive, which is celebrating 30 fantastic years of service to the automotive industry in Macarthur. Paul and Margaret Wakeling started Paul... - Higher Education (1 speech)
This is a government well and truly on the nose with the Australian public. One of the key reasons it is on the nose is that it is an unfair government. It is a government, through its budget... - Dobell Electorate: Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre (1 speech)
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre. This local community organisation is spearheaded by a dedicated and passionate team of staff and volunteers, who are... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Last week, I met with a group of students at La Trobe University, on the border of my electorate of Jagajaga. I met with a diverse range of students including Betty Belay, Jenny Stramilos,... - Bass Electorate: St Patrick's College (1 speech)
I acknowledge my constituents Alan and Jill Birchmore, who are in the gallery today. I rise to congratulate St Patrick's College in my electorate of Bass for its clean sweep at the Sports... - Higher Education (1 speech)
I rise today to highlight the farce that is the passage of the Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill. This has been going on for months now with the member for Sturt playing Basil... - Flynn Electorate: Shipping Industry (1 speech)
I am concerned that the coastal shipping trade in Australia is sinking—and sinking fast. Between 2000 and 2012 national freight in Australia grew by 57 per cent, but shipping fell from an... - Indi Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge some of my constituents—Chiltern, Barnawartha, Rutherglen, Wahgunyah—up there in the gallery. Could my colleagues all wave to them! It is great to have you... - Barker Electorate (1 speech)
Mount Gambier was delighted to welcome Prime Minister Abbott to our city on Tuesday last, following an invitation extended to him jointly by Mayor Lee and me. This visit marks the third time that... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Of all the many failings of this government none are more profound than its handling of higher education, starting with a broken promise, going through to blackmail. What this really is about is... - Hinkler Electorate: Austchilli (1 speech)
Hinkler residents will be glued to the TV tonight to see some of our own produce become the so-called 'hero of the dish'! The De Paoli family will spice things up on the hit reality show My... - Higher Education (1 speech)
It is a brave person who disagrees with the member for Lalor, the Opposition Whip, but I have to say that the education minister more resembles Basil Fawlty than Basil Rathbone. His performance... - Alzheimer's Research (1 speech)
What these higher education reforms can deliver are things that are happening at the moment at the University of Queensland. We received amazing news last week with the breakthrough in... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Before the election, Minister Pyne said: The Coalition has no plans to increase university fees … Now he wants to allow universities to charge as much as students or their parents are... - Durack Electorate: Cyclone Olwyn (1 speech)
Over the weekend, the north-west was battered by Cyclone Olwyn. Towns like Denham, Shark Bay, Coral Bay, Exmouth and Carnarvon were all impacted by winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour. The... - Higher Education (1 speech)
There is a simple message for this government and the Minister for Education today: give up on trying to be nimble. The project has failed abysmally. It has gone through various policy proposals,... - Capricornia Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
Recently, I had the privilege to officially open stage 2 of the new $5 million Archerview Clinic at Hillcrest Rockhampton Private Hospital. Hillcrest is operated by Ramsay Health Care, a proud... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Last week I joined with my colleagues the member for Shortland and the member for Charlton at an important event at Newcastle university campus in Callaghan where we met with students from right... - Richards, Ms Sienna (2 speeches)
I want to talk about an amazing young lady from my electorate, Sienna Richards, who has cerebral palsy. She raised $7,000 in the YMCA swimathon on the weekend by swimming seven kilometres in one...
