House debates
Monday, 7 September 2015
- Employment (1 speech)
The Australian Labor Party is no longer the party that stands for jobs and communities as they would have you believe. This is nowhere more evident than in my home electorate of Capricornia and... - Senior Australians (1 speech)
As a member of parliament, I have found that older people in our society tend to be ignored to some extent. Quite often, seniors are thought of as being a burden. We constantly hear of the cost... - Bowman Electorate: Capalaba Sports Club (1 speech)
I think every member in this place will have a community club, or a number of them, that they support in their own electorates. There is no doubt that one of the great challenges for these... - Schools (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about second language learning in Australia. Frankly, learning to sing 'brilla brilla piccola stella' or to count to ju in Japanese is really not going to cut the mustard in... - Defence Procurement (1 speech)
I would like to speak on the educational opportunities in naval shipbuilding. Every South Australian member and senator has been lobbying very hard for defence work for our state. The recently... - Mobile Black Spot Program (2 speeches)
I rise to talk about round 1 of the Mobile Black Spot Program, which was undertaken by this government. Along with so many other members of parliament, I was asked to nominate three priority...
