House debates
Monday, 7 September 2015
- Abbott Government (1 speech)
It is a big day today. Today the Abbott government turns two, and hasn't it been a terrific two years? The deficit is up. Debt is up. Unemployment is up. Taxes are up. The number of flags at... - RedFest, Universities of the Future (1 speech)
The voice of onion eating is exposed on the other side of politics. The strawberry festival now known as RedFest was held last weekend. If you can talk about too much of a good thing, half a... - Petition: Caged Chickens (2 speeches)
by leave—I present a petition of 145 signatures from Hilltop Road Public School. A number of weeks ago four extraordinary young students from the Hilltop Road Public School came to see me... - Capricornia Electorate: Sarina Office (1 speech)
I recently opened my new Sarina office to support the Sarina and western districts of Capricornia. This is the first time a federal MP's office has been based in Sarina. This was an election... - Public Transport (1 speech)
Many people depend on trains to travel to Melbourne to see specialists or receive treatment. There is huge inconvenience if the train runs late or, worse still, is cancelled or becomes a bus. It... - Reid Electorate: Santa Sabina College (1 speech)
I had the opportunity last week to attend Santa Sabina College at Strathfield. It is a special school because I am an old boy of that school, as are my brother and two sisters—not that I... - Adult Learners' Week (1 speech)
Last week was Adult Learners' Week. Adult learning is an issue very close to my heart, so I was very pleased to be able to present the REACH Awards at Griffith University's Logan campus. The... - Harvey Bulls Football Club (1 speech)
The Harvey Bulls Football Club has a proud history, winning premierships in league and reserves in the Peel Football League. This proud history was added to yesterday when the club won its... - School Lawyer Project (1 speech)
I rise in the chamber this afternoon to make the House aware of an event that occurred in my electorate across the break. On 27 August I was pleased to officially launch the School Lawyer... - Great Blue Mountains Trail (1 speech)
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the official opening of the Great Blue Mountains Trail at Medlow Bath. The extension and upgrade of the 13.2-kilometre trail was made possible under round... - Canberra Electorate: Legacy Week (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about last week's Legacy Week, the national appeal to raise awareness and funds for the families of our injured and deceased veterans. I was away for most of the week, for... - Macarthur Electorate: 100th Anniversary of Women in the New South Wales Police Force (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of women in the New South Wales Police Force. This year the New South Wales Police Force celebrates 100 years of women in policing, in what... - Bendigo Electorate: Eat.Drink.Shop Bendigo (1 speech)
Today I rise to acknowledge the Bendigo community and the local traders who got behind the Eat.Drink.Shop Bendigo campaign that we held last weekend. It was an opportunity for people to get out... - Dobell Electorate: SpotGo (1 speech)
I rise to share with the House a local small businesses success story in my electorate of Dobell. Family owned and operated, SpotGo recently burst onto the national scene with its new and... - Canning Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Last weekend I was out with Labor's fantastic local candidate for Canning, Matt Keogh. We saw the huge boom in housing and population in this area and we heard from punters about the enormous... - Landsdale Primary School (1 speech)
At about 1.40 pm on 6 August at the Landsdale Primary School early childhood annex, a fire started in a demountable classroom. Fortunately, the children were all evacuated safely, and I... - Randwick Boys High School, Randwick Girls High School (1 speech)
I congratulate the students, teachers, parents and staff of the Randwick Boys High School and the Randwick Girls High School, who recently performed their 25th annual arts extravaganza and Rock... - Flynn Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
The Central Highlands community in my electorate is still coming to terms with the news that BMA will award new service contracts to help operate its Blackwater mine. I have been told that BMA... - Nasheed, Mr Mohamed (1 speech)
Mohamed Nasheed, the 'island president', the man who became the first democratically elected President of the Maldives in 2008 and resigned in 2012 at gunpoint, is serving a 13-year sentence on... - Barker Electorate: Small Business (2 speeches)
I rise to share with the chamber the positive impacts that this government's small business package is having in my electorate of Barker. Since the House rose a fortnight ago, I have had the...
