House debates
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
- Health Services (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Abbott government's cuts to health programs and services. This budget contains so many cuts from last year's budget and at the same time it imposes almost $2 billion in... - Dobell Electorate: Better Buddies school program (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of officially opening the Better Buddies Bench at Brook Avenue Public School. I am a strong supporter of the Better Buddies program and am pleased to be able support... - Indi Electorate: Wodonga Institute of TAFE (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge and say a warm thank you to you to all at Wodonga Institute of TAFE for the role they played in ensuring the success of the Australian manufacturing and food forum... - Bass Electorate: Waverly Woollen Mills (1 speech)
I acknowledge my constituents, Jill and Julian from Launceston, in the gallery today, and I know that they would join me in congratulating Launceston's first textile Mill, Waverley Woollen Mills,... - Medical Training (1 speech)
Recently I had the opportunity to meet with a young woman from my electorate named Simone Allen. Simone is a hardworking medical student at the University of Melbourne and she came to me deeply... - Flynn Electorate: Springsure Show (1 speech)
Last weekend I attended the Springsure Show in the Central Highlands to help the community celebrate a special milestone. The Springsure Show is the second oldest show in Queensland. Only the... - Lalor Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I rise today to draw to the attention of the House an Age article run last Saturday and written by Chris Johnston that outlined some of the incredibly debilitating health issues facing Wyndham... - Barker Electorate: Drought Concessional Loans (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the disgraceful lack of action by the South Australian Labor government to help our farmers who are experiencing drought. The Commonwealth has funded $10 million to South... - Newcastle Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
This is a budget that does nothing to reverse the cruel cuts to the health budget from last year and indeed imposes massive new cuts to health. Despite the Prime Minister's solemn election... - Growing Jobs and Small Business Package (1 speech)
In the past when I walked around Capricornia, small business owners were telling me that they were worried for their future and needed some support. I listened, and each time I brought their... - Health Care (1 speech)
If you care about health then it has been a shocking year. 2014 saw probably the worst budget on record when it came to health care, and it is not much better in 2015. I am sure there are people... - Skin Cancer (1 speech)
In 2014, more people died from advanced melanoma than died in car accidents. I am a walking example of why people need regular skin checks, which is why I was delighted to participate in the... - Good Start Program (1 speech)
In my electorate there is a truly remarkable group of people who run the Good Start Program. The program chases a simple but important goal: to improve the health and wellbeing of Pacific... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
I am pleased to discuss the ice summit I will be hosting in Geraldton tomorrow at POSH on Marine Terrace. Stakeholders in the community—such as police, health officials and rehabilitation... - Health Care (1 speech)
Voters in Scullin remember all too well what the Prime Minister said the day before the last election. He said there would be no cuts to health. What an extraordinary breach of faith with the... - Canning Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I wish to bring the attention of the House to an ongoing issue of critical significance within the electorate of Canning. Denny Avenue and the poorly designed intersections with Streich Avenue... - Health Care (1 speech)
I want to report to the House on a particularly mean and petty decision in the latest federal budget that is impacting on people in my local area. On 28 May there was a headline in the Illawarra... - Small Business (1 speech)
There is a big difference between that side of politics and this side of politics. While the Labor Party seeks to put government at the centre of our lives, we on this side of the chamber... - Health Care (1 speech)
Before the last election we were told by the Prime Minister there would be no cuts to health. In budget 2014 we got five different versions of the GP tax. It started off as a $7 GP tax, which... - Barton Electorate: New South Wales Asian Business Awards (2 speeches)
I had the pleasure of attending the 2015 New South Wales Asian Business Awards to acknowledge the achievements of Asian migrants in our business sector. As the federal representative for Barton,...
