House debates
Monday, 14 September 2015
- Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans, otherwise known as ACRATH, on their 10th anniversary of active campaigning and lobbying for the most... - Australian Football League (1 speech)
Let's talk AFL. It is good to be a West Australian today following West Coast's and my beloved Fremantle's wins on the weekend, booking them both a home preliminary final and giving them a much... - Domestic Violence (1 speech)
On 24 August, I visited the Mannering Park CWA. It was a very interesting morning. From this visit, we decided we would hold a domestic violence forum in Mannering Park. We are doing this on the... - Hume Electorate: Agriculture (1 speech)
I have spoken many times in this place on the enormous opportunities for Australian agriculture. We sit on the edge of the strongest growing region in the world and we are extremely well placed... - Petition: Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Congratulations to the member for Hume: that is a real achievement. I present six petitions that have been approved by the House. There are three petitions from Dr Penny Vine from Albury and one... - Church, Mr George (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate the life of George Church, a great stalwart of the Kojonup community, who passed away last week at the ripe old age of 96. George was a lifelong farmer and contemporary... - Newcastle Electorate: Local Sporting Champions Grants (1 speech)
I was delighted to recently host an awards ceremony for Local Sporting Champions grants in Newcastle. These grants go a long way to help families ensure their child can continue to play the sport... - Peacekeeping Operations (1 speech)
Today marks the 68th anniversary of Australian involvement in global peacekeeping. Indeed, Australia's peacekeeping involvement commenced in Indonesia on 14 September 1947, with four Australian... - Shortland Electorate: Meals on Wheels (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate Meals on Wheels. On 28 August I went out with Swansea Meals on Wheels and delivered meals to houses around Swansea. It was a fantastic experience talking to and meeting... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
On Friday night in Brisbane at the Roma Street Parkland, I attended a candlelight vigil in support of and to welcome refugees in our community. It was a wonderful event, attended by more than... - Indi Electorate: Mount Beauty Secondary College (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to welcome to Parliament House today nine students, one teacher and one parent from Mount Beauty Secondary College, which is in the most beautiful valley in north-east... - Colless, Mr Lindsay Hammond, Mr Garth Kitchen, Mr Jack (1 speech)
I want to pay tribute to three outstanding individuals who, over the last year, have been lost to the community of the south-west of Western Australia. Lindsay Colless was a legend in the... - Newcastle Electorate: Cessnock Memorial Service (1 speech)
Yesterday I attended an annual memorial service in the town of Cessnock, hosted by the CFMEU, northern mining and energy division. I was honoured to lay a wreath on behalf of the people of... - Page Electorate: Kyogle Public School Performing Arts Team (1 speech)
Kyogle Public School's Wakakirri performing arts team has progressed to the Queensland state finals at the Logan Entertainment Centre this Wednesday. In a combination of drama and dance, the... - Abbott Government (1 speech)
It seems that the government is finally getting the message. When you attack the egalitarian heart that beats in this country, when you say, 'We're going to make you pay hundreds of thousands of... - Anti-Dumping Commission (1 speech)
I want to share with people in Australia at large and in this chamber a celebration of the fact that our new-look Australian Anti-Dumping Commission at last is showing real common sense and a... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
(—) (): On Saturday afternoon, I joined United Voice workers who have been working on the Save Our Weekend campaign at the beautiful Caves Beach in my electorate. They have been conducting... - Plover Appreciation Day (1 speech)
Plover Appreciation Day is a day to raise awareness of the magnificent but vulnerable bird, the hooded plover, which is found along the sandy beaches of the east coast of Australia. If you have... - Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (1 speech)
Three weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being part of the ADF Parliamentary Program and being an active participant in the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program, AACAP. AACAP has been... - Cowan Electorate: St Stephen's School (1 speech)
I would like to commend St Stephen's School, the Carramar campus, for their national success in the primary school's competition of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards. St Stephen's School... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise today to talk to about the Melbourne Welcomes Refugees project, which my office and I are running. Since launching it last Thursday, 16,000 people have put up their hand to provide... - Page Electorate: Netball (1 speech)
It was grand final day on Saturday for the Grafton Netball Association. In A grade the final was between the defending champions, the Tucabia Opals, and the Grafton High School Pink Ladies. It... - Shortland Electorate: Parliament House School Tours (1 speech)
Last week I was very privileged to have two of the fantastic public schools in my electorate visit me here in Parliament House. Students from Blacksmiths Public School visited Parliament House on... - Commonwealth Festival of Synchronised Swimming (1 speech)
On 4 September this year I visited the HBF Stadium in Perth to award some medals at the Commonwealth Festival of Synchronised swimming, which was hosted by Hancock Prospecting. There were... - Indi Summit (1 speech)
Colleagues, I would like to tell you today about a really exciting event that is going to happen in my electorate of Indi on Saturday, 24 October, in Benalla. Today, particularly, I would like to... - McMillan Electorate: Warrugal Bowling Club 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
This beautiful pen I have got in my hand here says: 100 years at Anderson Street, Warrugal Bowling Club. On Saturday we joined to celebrate 100 years on the site and we had afternoon tea at 2.30... - Shortland Electorate: House with No Steps (1 speech)
On Monday, 31 August I visited the House with No Steps at Charlestown. The House with No Steps has a number of sites in the Hunter-Newcastle area and they provide an excellent service to people... - Lyons Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I had the real privilege on Saturday of attending a community event at Liffey, in the Northern Midlands of my electorate, to commemorate the Centenary of Anzac. The MC at the event was the former... - Indi Electorate: Catholic College (2 speeches)
It gives me enormous pleasure to congratulate in this House today Catholic College on 'Romeo and Jules', their fantastic adaption of Shakespeare's Romeo and Julietwhich is particularly adapted to...
