House debates
Thursday, 13 August 2015
- Schultz, Mr Albert 'Alby' John (2 speeches)
A letter to Alby Schultz: Dear Alby. When I arrived back in this place in 2004 after a six-year sabbatical, one of two since 1990, you caused quite a stir when you rolled the captain's pick for... - Perth Freight Link (1 speech)
Can I commend the member for that wonderful tribute to his friend and former colleague. I rise on a more traditionally political matter. I want to talk a little bit about the cone of silence that... - Government Advertising (1 speech)
It is very important that when the government puts out some communication and non-government political advertising that it reaches those whom it needs to reach. There are often times that the... - Employment (3 speeches)
Near midnight on Thursday, 6 August, 97 workers who work with Hutchison Ports were informed by text and email that they had been sacked. Forty-one of those people were in Brisbane. - Uber (1 speech)
In many ways taxi drivers are the face of Cairns. They are often the first interaction that visitors have when they arrive in our beautiful airport and are driven to their destination. They are... - Chifley Electorate: Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney (1 speech)
The electorate I represent is proud to boast the highest urban population of Aboriginal Australians in the country. Peoples from various lands have made their home in the land of the Dharug... - Petition: Family Planning (1 speech)
I rise to talk about what is a very significant issue for more than half of the globe's population—women. The issue is family planning. We know that, if women do not have access to family... - National Allergy Strategy (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, ASCIA, and Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia, on the successful launch of the National Allergy... - Australian-Azerbaijani Parliamentary Friendship Group (1 speech)
Recently, this parliament established the Australian-Azerbaijani Parliamentary Friendship Group, and I am very pleased that the Chief Government Whip endorsed my request to chair this group. The... - Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 70th Anniversary (1 speech)
Just after 11 am on 9 August 1945, the United States detonated the second atomic bomb, on the city of Nagasaki. Estimates of the death toll ranged between 40,000 and 80,000. Consider for a moment... - Health (1 speech)
This afternoon I would like to raise the issue of air pollution in Sydney's West. I want to refer not to what is often referred to as air pollution—we often hear this as carbon dioxide. I... - Marriage (1 speech)
This week in this parliament and in this House there has been a lot of debate both in party rooms and on the floor about marriage equality, and all of us have been engaged on that issue. It is...
