House debates
Monday, 17 August 2015
- Calwell Electorate: StartSmart Program (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about the Commonwealth Bank's StartSmart Program. The StartSmart Program is delivered to students across primary, secondary and vocational education settings and aims to... - Solomon Electorate: Darwin Skills Development Scheme (1 speech)
Today the people of the Darwin Skills Development Scheme will be making final preparations to open their new premises tomorrow. I was delighted to receive an invitation to the opening, but I had... - National Science Week (1 speech)
On Friday I attended St Mary's Catholic school at Gateshead—it is a year 7 to 10 school—for the launch of National Science Week. The thing that is so overwhelming about it is that the... - Kozak, Mr Austin (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to inform the House of the achievement of Austin Kozak, a student from Lakes Grammar School in my electorate, who recently won the Chinese bridge speaking competition. The... - Business Excellence Awards Tweed Shire (1 speech)
It was fantastic to attend the Business Excellence Awards Tweed Shire, or BEATS, on Saturday night. Our local small businesses are the heart of our local economy and our communities, and the... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
I rise to welcome the government's decision to implement a continuous build of surface warships in Australia but especially the construction of the Future Frigates in South Australia. I have been... - Macedonia (1 speech)
On 30 March this year, Australians all over the country sat down to watch the Socceroos play a friendly football match on television. It would have caught many Australians by surprise, however,... - Dawson Electorate: Abbot Point (1 speech)
I have been calling for our legal counteroffensive to stop the extreme green groups out there from engaging in 'lawfare,' or legal warfare, against job-creating projects. I issued the call due to... - Edwards, Mr Gregson Raymond (1 speech)
It is with great sadness that I rise today to pay tribute to one of Australia's great public servants and public diplomacy professionals, my friend and mentor the late Gregson Edwards, who... - Nepean-Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (1 speech)
Today I rise to pass a bouquet to a wonderful local community organisation. They got me out of a spot of bother on Friday night. I was in my electorate doing various things when I managed to get... - Disability Housing (1 speech)
In Bendigo, like many areas, we are trying to get on top of a problem which is a ticking time bomb. We, like many areas, have a number of ageing parents who are still caring for profoundly... - Aircraft Noise (1 speech)
) ( ): Today I rise to talk about aircraft noise in Western Australia. Airservices Australia has come in for criticism in the past seven years for the way they have handled Perth flight path... - Belmont Public School Art Show (1 speech)
On Thursday, 6 August I attended Belmont Public School for their art show. This is the second art show that the school has conducted; the first was in 2013. I was overwhelmed with the quality of... - La Trobe Electorate: Upwey-Tecoma Community Recreational and Sporting Hub (1 speech)
I rise to speak on a fantastic project in my electorate, and that is the Upwey-Tecoma Community Recreational and Sporting Hub. Not long ago I turned up with 300 local residents to show our... - Lyme Disease (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the debilitating and devastating impact of Lyme disease, which I only recently found out about through one of my community forums, where I met Marie Huttley-Jackson.... - Environment (1 speech)
Not only is Mallee the biggest electorate in Victoria; it is the most fun. Over the weekend I had to go to the Australian vanilla slice competition and, as their local representative, had to... - Women's Football (1 speech)
Yesterday, many people—particularly in the states of Victoria and WA—would have turned on their TVs to watch the telecast of football. AFL is big in our states. But yesterday, if you... - Banks Electorate: M5 Motorway (1 speech)
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to speak on an extremely important issue in my electorate. It is time that the easterly-direction ramps to the M5 at Riverwood were opened. At the moment you... - Vietnam Veterans (1 speech)
Last weekend I attended two remembrance ceremonies for Vietnam veterans. The member for Dobell attended one of those with me—yesterday, when we attended the ceremony at the Keith Payne... - Page Electorate: Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards (1 speech)
I would like acknowledge a few people today: Adam Gordon, Erica Fletcher, and the whole team who put on the Clarence Valley Business Excellence Awards, on Saturday night at the Yamba Golf &... - Canberra Electorate: Subcontinental Community (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to wish Canberra's subcontinental community a happy Pakistan Independence Day, for last Friday, and Canberra's Indian community a happy Indian Independence... - Banks: Deposit Guarantees (1 speech)
The Financial Claims Scheme played a vital role in stabilising investor and consumer confidence during the GFC, and Basel recommendations internationally now are that banks must prepare for the... - Bendigo Electorate: Medicare (1 speech)
This government's attacks on Medicare are starting to be felt in our community, particularly in relation to the Medicare rebate being frozen until 2017. I would just like to read out a letter... - Robertson Electorate: Victory in the Pacific Day (1 speech)
It was a great honour to pay respect to our servicemen and servicewomen on the Central Coast yesterday on the 70th anniversary of VP Day. On that day, 70 years ago, Japan surrendered... - Shortland Electorate: Centenary of the Battle of Lone Pine (1 speech)
On Sunday, 9 August I attended Mannering Park's commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Lone Pine. The service was conducted by Doyalson RSL in conjunction with the Mannering Park... - Herbert Electorate: Victory in the Pacific Day (1 speech)
VP70 commemorations went off with a bang in Townsville as well. My congratulations to the Townsville City Council and all their partners who did such a fantastic job in bringing this fantastic... - Canberra Electorate: Tara Costigan Foundation (1 speech)
Earlier this year, Canberrans were shocked to the core at the death of Tara Costigan through what is suggested was family violence. In response to that, the outpouring of grief and shock but also... - Trade with China (1 speech)
This morning, union protesters rallied outside my office against the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. I want to set the record straight on what the agreement means to the people of Flynn.... - Bendigo Electorate: State Emergency Service and Victoria Police (2 speeches)
My electorate and the town of Bendigo in recent weeks have been hit by two shocking incidents. In one, a woman lost her life—she was murdered in her own home in the early hours of the... - Grey Electorate: Economy (2 speeches)
Today I would like to reiterate something that I have brought to the House's attention on a couple of occasions lately. Particularly difficult economic times are happening in the north of my...
