House debates
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
- Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. Today we commemorate the Battle of Long Tan. In 1966, it was the largest single-unit battle fought by Australian troops in Vietnam. Today we also remember and... - Day, Mr Jason (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Jason Day and his fantastic win in the US PGA championship on the weekend. Just to give some background about him: Day married his wife, Ellie, in 2009 and they are now... - Health Care (1 speech)
For two years the Abbott government has engaged in an unprecedented attack on the ability of Australians to access affordable health care. The freeze on the Medicare Benefits Schedule rebate,... - O'Connor Electorate: Ngunytju Tjitji Pirni Aboriginal Corporation (1 speech)
I take this opportunity today to update the House on an Indigenous health issue in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, a major regional centre in my electorate of O'Connor. In response to a series of... - Health Care (3 speeches)
This government's cuts to health and hospitals across the nation have been devastating, especially in regional and rural areas. We have seen cuts to hospital funding and dental care—and we... - Hasluck Local Sporting Champion Grants (1 speech)
The Hasluck Local Sporting Champion Grants kicked off in Hasluck last week. I had the privilege of presenting 11 local sporting champions with certificates to recognise their excellence in their... - Health Care (1 speech)
When it comes to health, government members are just not listening. They are not listening to the Australian people. In particular, they are not listening to the 10,000 Scullin constituents who... - Influenza (1 speech)
Yesterday's meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Medicine discussed adult vaccination and the cost of avoidable disease in adults. Despite a childhood vaccination rate over 90 per cent, the... - Health Care (1 speech)
I rise in the chamber today to speak about health and about how Australia is changing before our eyes. We have had two years of this government—two years of good government, so claims the... - Mackellar Electorate: Fight on the Beaches (1 speech)
Cancer has touched so many Australians either directly or indirectly. As patron of a local charity in my electorate of Mackellar, Fight on the Beaches, it was my privilege to attend the second... - Health Care (1 speech)
The Abbott government's changes to the general practice incentives program for after-hours services are yet another attack on Medicare and access to affordable healthcare for all Australians.... - Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program, Northern Mallee Leadership Program (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker, if you look up in the gallery you will see the Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program. You will also see the Northern Mallee Leadership Program. These are young men and women... - Health Care (1 speech)
The one thing that Australians know is that you cannot trust the Abbott government. You particularly cannot trust the Abbott government when it comes to health. Before the election, the Abbott... - Victoria: Public Holidays (1 speech)
This will be boring, Mr Deputy Speaker Scott. I am always fighting for small business in Victoria. The Age's Josh Gordon, on 17 August, wrote that businesses are urging the state government to... - Medicare (1 speech)
I rise to talk about Medicare—a great Australian institution. After the rejection of their $7 GP tax three times—and who could forget Joe Hockey comparing it to two middies of... - Bruce Highway (1 speech)
This week I will be launching the Boost the Bruce campaign in relation to the Bruce Highway. The Bruce Highway is the biggest traffic carrier throughout Queensland. More than 100,000 vehicles use... - Medicare (1 speech)
I give my congratulations to you, Mr Speaker. One of the greatest challenges faced by those of us who live in rural and regional Australia is the maintenance of access to affordable healthcare... - Film (2 speeches)
On 9 August, Fairless, a film celebrating a country town legend, was premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The film features a Shepparton cycling great and dairy farmer, Steve...
