House debates
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
- Richmond Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
The Liberal-National government's unfair plans continue to attack families, with the Prime Minister and his ministers only worried about saving their own jobs. That is all they are focused... - Brisbane Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I would like to update the House on a recent visit by the Minister for Small Business to the electorate of Brisbane to meet with a number of exceptional women, particularly those involved in... - Newcastle Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
The Abbott Liberal government's approach to health has been nothing short of calamitous and has had a profound negative impact on families and individuals in my electorate of Newcastle. In their... - Lyne Electorate: Taxation (1 speech)
For the past few weeks I have been hosting a number of forums across my electorate and have also distributed a household survey dedicated to providing locals with the opportunity to put forward... - Lalor Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
Twelve months ago, the Abbott government and Treasurer Joe Hockey brought down a cruel and unfair budget—unfair to residents in my electorate of Lalor. It was a budget that attacked... - Moore Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I acknowledge the federal government's announcement last week of an additional $499.1 million in funding in the budget to my home state of Western Australia for road infrastructure projects. In... - Australian Consensus Centre (1 speech)
Science and education have been the big losers under the last Abbott budget. Eight hundred jobs went from the CSIRO and round 17 of the CRC funding disappeared altogether. Yet, curiously, $4... - Northern Territory: Nursing and Hospitals (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the work of Northern Territory nurse, Jeff Tinsley. A few days ago, Jeff was named the 2015 Northern Territory Nurse of the Year, and I would like to offer my... - Scullin Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
It is often said that a week is a long time in politics, but I have been wondering today how long the past year has seemed to government members—a very long time, I would imagine. But my... - Mitchell Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I rise today to echo the words of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, and the whole House, in commemorating the most significant event in Australia's history, the 100-year... - Budget (3 speeches)
Like many Australian women, I watched in utter shock yesterday as the Treasurer made an announcement that 80,000 Australian mums will be losing part of their entitlement to paid parental leave.... - Eden-Monaro Electorate: Citizenship Ceremonies (1 speech)
One of the most pleasing aspects of my role as a representative of the people of Eden-Monaro is to attend citizenship ceremonies. I place a very high priority on attending these very special... - Budget (1 speech)
At the risk of giving away my age, tonight's budget will be my 20th. It will also be the Treasurer's 20th—we are both members of the class of '96. Like the Treasurer, I am hopeful that this... - Page Electorate: Beef Week (1 speech)
A very exciting event will be happening in my community from 23 May to 2 June, Beef Week in Casino. I actually had the member for Capricornia sitting next to me under the delusion that the Beef... - Budget (1 speech)
We all know it is budget day. We are looking forward to seeing the budget tonight and seeing what this government has in store for Australia. But I would like to think that the real question,... - Domestic Violence (1 speech)
I want to quickly speak about an issue in Australian society that affects many people around the country—that is, the issue of domestic violence against women and children. I recently held... - Budget (3 speeches)
In a few hours time, the Treasurer will stand at that dispatch box and is going to have an opportunity to atone for the sins of the last 12 months. In this catalogue of sins, we see the GP tax...
