House debates
Thursday, 4 June 2015
- Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (1 speech)
Today I would like to welcome to Parliament House the board and staff of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal. Established by the government in 2000, FRRR, as it is fondly known, has 15... - Berowra Electorate: Margaret-Anne Hayes (1 speech)
It is always a unique opportunity for us, as members of the House of Representatives, to acknowledge remarkable Australians. I have one such lady, Margaret-Anne Hayes, known to me. She is the... - Education Funding (1 speech)
I am particularly concerned to draw to the attention of the House today the impact of the $30 billion in cuts over 10 years that this government has made to school education funding, including... - Jarvis, Councillor Barry (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute today to a leader of the Tasmanian community from my electorate of Bass, who very tragically lost his life yesterday. Councillor Barry Jarvis was the Mayor of Dorset, in... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the terrific kids of class 2S at Woodridge North State School during their annual book fair. I read with Miss Sonboli's class The Last King of Angkor Wat,... - Bonner Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge and thank the Wynnum RSL Sub-Branch, Manly-Lota RSL Sub-Branch, Holland Park-Mt Gravatt RSL Sub-Branch and the Brisbane East and Bayside branches of the National... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker: … we will honour the agreements that Labor has entered into. We will match the offers that Labor has made. We will make sure that no school is worse off. Those were Tony... - Braddon Electorate: Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker: Ice is an insidious drug that paths its destruction through individual users, their families and our communities. Urgent but considered action is needed by all levels of... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Before the last election I visited Dapto high school and I asked them: what would the Gonski reforms, if fully implemented, mean to a school like this in my electorate? They were well prepared... - Robertson Electorate: Central Coast Mariners (1 speech)
The Central Coast community is passionate about sport, and in Gosford we have the home ground of a club that has so much to be proud of in its short history. The Central Coast Mariners are... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Before the election, the Prime Minister promised no cuts to education and that his government would be 'on an absolute unity ticket' when it came to school funding. The Minister for Education... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Tamil Community (1 speech)
The international Tamil conference and seminar, held last weekend, was the first of its kind to be hosted in Australia for the Tamil people. There are many thousands from the Tamil Nadu state in... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Amongst the most shameful broken promises of the Abbott government was the $30 billion cut to education funding. Before the election, the government's narrative was that there would be no cuts to... - O'Connor Electorate: Combined Schools Anzac Event (1 speech)
I rise today to commend the schoolchildren of the Great Southern for hosting their very own combined schools Anzac event on the eve of Anzac Day. I could not have been more proud to witness the... - Education Funding (1 speech)
I rise today, sadly, to talk about one of the greatest betrayals the Prime Minister and Liberal Party labelled against the Australian public before the last election—that is, their... - Western Australian of the Year Awards (1 speech)
The strength of our community is due to selfless individuals providing countless hours helping others. In Western Australia, we recently celebrated the efforts and achievements of these... - Education Funding (3 speeches)
Before the election, Tony Abbott, now the Prime Minister, said that the Liberal Party were on an absolute 'unity ticket' when it came to school funding; and the member for Sturt—now,... - Petrie Electorate: Redcliffe Leagues Club (1 speech)
I rise to talk about a local sports club in my electorate, Redcliffe's Dolphins. They have a proud history on the Redcliffe peninsula and employ more than 200 people locally. The Redcliffe... - Education Funding (1 speech)
When the former, Labor government commissioned a report to see how our schools across this nation could be improved and asked the question, 'How can we have a smarter and more prosperous nation?'... - Small Business (2 speeches)
I want to talk to the Australian parliament about just how much confidence there is among small businesses across Australia at the moment. The small businesses in my electorate suffered from the...
