House debates
Thursday, 28 May 2015
- Budget (1 speech)
When people in my community ask me to describe the Abbott government's second budget I say it is a lot like the first budget but with a dodgy coat of paint. Nowhere is that more evident than when... - Wright Electorate: Emmaus College (1 speech)
Over the weekend Emmaus College, located in Jimboomba in my electorate, hosted their bi-annual school carnival, complete with camel races. The camel races display quite an entrepreneurial flair,... - Budget (1 speech)
I rise on behalf of the 18,000 families in Lalor—the highest number in the country—who will have their incomes reduced if this government's budget goes through. That is 18,000... - Employment (1 speech)
I recently visited the Hope Shop in Port Macquarie with Luke Hartsuyker, the Assistant Minister for Employment, on Friday to announce the work for the dole coordinators for our region. Work for... - Dental Care (1 speech)
When she was 14, my mother spent the first six months of her working life paying for her rotten teeth to be pulled out. She was the daughter of a single mother who worked three jobs to keep food... - Petition: Retirement Visas (1 speech)
I present a petition calling for category 410 retirement visa holders who have lived continuously in Australia for 10 or more years to be granted permanent residency and a pathway to Australian... - Budget (1 speech)
This budget is hurting families, lots of families in regional areas, including 10,000 families in my own electorate—people who are on the lowest and smallest of household incomes. Included... - Road Safety (1 speech)
Tomorrow, 29 May, is Fatality Free Friday. Fatality Free Friday is Australia's largest community-based road safety campaign. It focuses on the collective and individual responsibility for road... - Budget (1 speech)
The Prime Minister has been pitching an anti-welfare line over the last week, suggesting that those receiving benefits of any type are un-Australian 'leaners'. But many of the 6,692 families in... - Organ and Tissue Donation (1 speech)
I rise to follow the leadership of the Gremmo family in my community in talking about organ donation after the unfortunate death of their son, Nathan, at just 13 years of age, on 30 April. The... - Budget (1 speech)
It is a shame that Liberal and National Party members of this House have gone missing when it comes to protecting working families on single incomes and dual incomes from the worst aspects of the... - Fuel Prices (1 speech)
I rise to celebrate the achievements which have been made in delivering fairer petrol prices to the people of Colac. As I revealed with Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson when he visited... - Budget (1 speech)
The Abbott government budget makes life harder for families in our community. Kingsford Smith in recent years has undergone a baby boom and has one of the highest proportions of women between the... - Bega Cheese Ltd (1 speech)
On Thursday, 21 May, I visited the Bega cheese factory in North Bega to mark the Australian government's $5 million investment in the nationally famous Bega Cheese company. There I joined Bega... - Budget (1 speech)
This is a budget which is full of Orwellian bravado, spin and short-term sugar hits. It is a direct attack on Australian families, nowhere more so than in my electorate. We know that the Prime... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Last week I organised a community consultation meeting about the impact of ice in our community. Well over 100 people attended. I thank all the community members who came and also Senator Fiona... - Budget (1 speech)
Once again, the government demonstrate how little we should take what they say into account. So much for the statement that this time, unlike last year, in this budget they would not attack... - Petition: Iraq and Syria (1 speech)
I rise today to advise the House that I will be submitting a petition for consideration by the Petitions Committee next week. Signed by more than 7,000 people from around Australia, this petition... - Budget (1 speech)
This budget will hurt families in my electorate Franklin. It will hurt those families that are receiving FTBA and FTBB—many, many tens of thousands of families in the electorate of... - Renewable Energy (2 speeches)
Timing in life is everything! It gives me great pleasure not to give advice but to respectfully suggest to the member for Franklin to take note of the broad support that exists in Tasmania for...
