House debates
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
- Refugee Week (1 speech)
This week is Refugee Week, and I would like to use this opportunity to recognise the contribution of refugees in my electorate and across the nation. Many of them have fled horrendous... - Community Services (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the wonderful recent gap announcement made by the Minister for Social Services, the Honourable Scott Morrison. By way of background, last year the government undertook a... - National Security (1 speech)
The most important responsibility in my mind and, I am sure, in the mind of my colleague, the member for Melbourne Ports, and the duty that we have as local members of parliament is to ensure... - Magna Carta: 800th Anniversary (1 speech)
This year marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta or, as honourable members may prefer, the octocentenary. Magna Carta was first sealed by King John, under sufferance, in 1215 on the green... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the chaos in the aged-care sector caused by this shambolic Abbott government. This is a government more interested in progressing an ideological agenda than implementing... - Bowman Electorate (1 speech)
In my Bowman report, which I give annually on what has been achieved in the last year, it is ironic that I am doing it in the shadows of the State of Origin where most of my state and all of my...
