House debates
Thursday, 14 May 2015
- Shortland Electorate: After-Hours Medical Services (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I stand here today to raise this issue in the parliament. GP Access After Hours is a service that has been operating in the Hunter since 1999 and has serviced over a... - Lindsay Electorate: Environmental Conservation (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure today to update the House about the works going on in the Cumberland Conservation Corridor. I represent an electorate in Western Sydney that is under a lot of pressure... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
On 25 April, our community remembered those who served our nation and lost their lives in World War I and subsequent wars, through the Centenary of Anzac tributes in Kingsford Smith. On behalf of... - Bass Electorate: Walkathon, Australian Tourism Awards (1 speech)
I welcome the young people from Rotary who are in the chamber here this morning. In that context, it is always inspiring to see young people in our community working to improve the lives of... - Charlton Electorate: Health (1 speech)
The GP access after-hours initiative was launched over a decade ago and it is an invaluable service for the Hunter region. The service has several functions, including the coordination of... - La Trobe Electorate: Muslim Youth (1 speech)
Very tragically, we have had in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne a number of terrorist related incidents and events. I recently have had many constituents contact me regarding their... - Blair Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
On Tuesday night this week, the Treasurer, the member for North Sydney, delivered his second budget—viewed by friends and foes alike—as a desperate attempt to save his job and the job... - Budget (1 speech)
The federal budget is having an immediate positive impact on the small businesses of my electorate of Hume. As I sat at the budget dinner with a table of small-business people from my electorate,... - Calwell Electorate: Cameron Baird Awards (1 speech)
The inaugural Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG Memorial Awards were held in my electorate on 22 April. The awards were hosted and established by the Hume City Council to recognise the legacy of... - Swan Electorate: Development Assessment (1 speech)
I rise to highlight a serious issue in my electorate of Swan, which is also an issue right across Western Australia. It is about the development application process that the state government... - Bendigo Electorate: War Exhibition (1 speech)
In early April, people in my electorate gathered together to recognise Women of the War. Bendigo residents came together to commemorate the contribution of women to Australia's war efforts at the... - Mobile Phone Services (1 speech)
Inadequate mobile phone coverage is one of the major issues for Australians living, working and travelling in regional and remote areas of the country. Nowhere is this more evident than in my... - Greenway Electorate: Glenwood High School (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to a great local school in my electorate, and indeed the local high school of my home suburb of Glenwood: Glenwood High School—which recently commemorated the historic... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise to speak about our government's budget, a budget which is all about jobs, growth and opportunity. It is a budget which is responsible, measured and fair. That is why our budget is funding... - Chifley Electorate: Struggle Street (1 speech)
Having grown up, worked and lived in the area that I represent, I have always been very grateful and humble to see the great talent that exists our way, great stories, great achievements and the... - Budget (1 speech)
I want to talk directly to the people of North Lakes and Deception Bay about good news in Tuesday night's budget. The people in Deception Bay and North Lakes know how congested with peak-hour... - Richmond Electorate: Regional Funding (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the importance of funding for regional areas and would like to highlight some fantastic events of the last week. First of all, we had the official opening of the trades... - Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
In January 2013 I visited Chinchilla and its surrounding districts in Queensland. I was there to talk to and to look at the CSG industry, which was quite developed in the region. I spoke to many... - Mandarino, Mr Alessandro (1 speech)
I would like to share with the parliament the story of a very dear man whom we lost on 4 April—Alessandro Mandarino—known to everyone as Alex. He was my partner Gino's dearly loved... - Braddon Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
The 2015 budget is good for Tasmania, and it is good for Braddon. It is fair, it is responsible, it is measured and it is a budget that will build on the work the government has already done to...
