House debates
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
This morning the Parliamentary Friends of the ABC hosted a briefing by ABC Managing Director, Mark Scott, and ABC Regional Director, Fiona Reynolds, concerning the creation of a new ABC regional... - Bonner Electorate: Small Business (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the hard work of small businesses in my electorate of Bonner. Bonner is home to over 12,317 small businesses. This is a significant portion of my constituents who... - Assyrian People (1 speech)
On many occasions in the past this House has considered the plight of the Assyrian people of Iraq and Syria and today, unfortunately, I have to rise again and update the House on their plight.... - Mallee Electorate: Sunraysia Gang Show (1 speech)
I would just like to associate myself with the words of the shadow Treasurer. They were very wise words. One of the great things about the people who live in the electorate of Mallee is the... - National TAFE Day (1 speech)
This morning I had the great pleasure of joining with the opposition leader and the shadow minister for vocational education at a visit to the Canberra Institute of Technology down in... - Green Army Program (1 speech)
I rise to compliment the government on its vision and its direction—in particular its investment into the environment via the Green Army projects. I have no less than nine Green Army groups... - International Aid (1 speech)
The number of out-of-school children is on the rise at the same time as financing for education is in decline worldwide, and it is no surprise that the feeling of that echoing in Australia is... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
South Australia is benefitting from the federal government's record spend on infrastructure. The government is investing $2 billion to build infrastructure in South Australia, including $435m for... - Turner, Mr Stan (1 speech)
Since 1945, Stan Turner, the only surviving founding-member of the Transport and General Workers' Union, has campaigned in every British election. Of the heroic Attlee generation that saw in the... - World War II Veterans (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago, I attended an event at the Brighton RSL in my electorate, organised so that members could be presented with certificates under the Australian government's Saluting Their... - Armstrong, Mr Leo (1 speech)
Earlier this week, Leo Armstrong—'Uncle Leo' to me—passed away at the age of 92. He lived a life that seemed impossibly dramatic to me as a child. Leo was a navigator in the 'G for... - La Trobe Electorate: Monash Freeway (1 speech)
When the Labor government announced the completion of the Monash Freeway many years ago in Victoria, claiming it was built under-budget and early, they conveniently forgot to mention they cut off... - Indi Electorate: Leadership (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge, honour and thank all the young people in my electorate who take on leadership roles. I would particularly like to welcome to the parliament today,... - Forde Electorate: Youth Mental Health (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the hardworking team at headspace Meadowbrook for the official opening of their new centre on Friday. Facilities such as headspace are so... - Perth Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
The member for Canning is aggrieved that I asked questions about the broadband proposed to be laid out in Armadale and Kelmscott. He asks: How dare I? This is not my electorate. Firstly, having... - Gilmore Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
Last weekend we saw a celebration of Gilmore youth. On Friday I had the privilege of opening the new Southern Youth Community Hub in Warilla. Narelle Clay, the dynamo champion of disadvantaged... - Pensions (1 speech)
The Abbott government's changes to the asset limits and taper rates of pensioners will cut the income of 327,000 Australians. Ninety-one thousand people will lose all of their part pensions and... - Mining (1 speech)
Labor has sided with the Greens to block legislation in the Senate that would see a potential major mining project on the north-west of Tasmania up and running sooner while maintaining high... - National TAFE Day (1 speech)
Today is National TAFE Day, a day when we recognise the work that is done by TAFE colleges throughout Australia. I met with TAFE teachers today and I thank them very much for coming to Canberra... - McMillan Electorate: China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (2 speeches)
Jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs—that is what the China free-trade agreement means to the dairy farmers of McMillan. It provides unprecedented access to what is already the nation's top...
