House debates
Monday, 15 June 2015
- Greenway Electorate: Community Aid (1 speech)
I rise this morning to express my deep disappointment and to condemn the Abbott government on its decision not to reverse its funding cuts to Blacktown Community Aid and Holroyd Community Aid.... - Bradfield Electorate: Palliative Care (1 speech)
Palliative care and dying at home are issues that can be confronting to talk about, but with our ageing population and more people living longer with cancer and other terminal diseases, these are... - Hekmat, Ms Latifa (1 speech)
Recently I had the honour of meeting Latifa Hekmat, her brother Abdul, and local community activists in my electorate office. Latifa asked me to share with you her story, which is as follows:... - Small Business (1 speech)
I want to speak today about small businesses and to put on the record how very well received the small business reforms that the government announced in the recent budget have been, particularly... - Lilley Electorate: Hummingbird House (1 speech)
Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend the first ever Rotary duck race and water festival at Shorncliffe on the banks of Cabbage Tree Creek. With the rainy weather it was a very good day for... - Green Army Program (1 speech)
It is wonderful to be here in the chamber with you this morning to talk about the Green Army and what a wonderful project the Green Army is. It is a federal government commitment of $525 million... - Isaacs Electorate: Mentone Community Assistance and Information Bureau (1 speech)
Just over two weeks ago, I was in the beautiful suburb of Mentone in my electorate to meet with representatives of the Mentone Community Assistance and Information Bureau. The Mentone Community... - Medical Workforce (1 speech)
In Western Australia there is currently a medical workforce shortage and, in particular, we are short 950 doctors. WA's medical workforce has not kept pace with the rapid population growth and... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
Last week when the Treasurer stated in respect to housing affordability that people should just, 'get a good job that pays good money' he was demonstrating just how out of touch he and this... - Moorebank Intermodal Terminal (2 speeches)
Last week, there was a great deal of fanfare and hoopla about the announcement between the Moorebank Intermodal Company and the SIMTA Consortium on a financial deal for the proposed Moorebank...
