House debates
Monday, 14 September 2015
- World War I (1 speech)
On the back wall of St Margaret's Anglican Church, in Eltham, is an honour roll of those men and women from Eltham who served in World War I. There are 74 names inscribed on that honour roll and... - Barton Electorate: St George Beachside Dash (1 speech)
The 2015 St George Beachside Dash took place yesterday in Barton, encouraging participants to run, jog or walk for the St George and Sutherland Medical Research Foundation. It was a perfect day... - Alcohol Advertising Review Board: Annual Report (1 speech)
Earlier today I attended the launch of the Alcohol Advertising Review Board's annual report for 2014-15, along with my colleagues from the Parliamentary Friends of Drug Law Reform, Senator... - Bonner Electorate: 2015 Green Heart Fair (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the Brisbane City Council, Deputy Mayor Councillor Adrian Schrinner but, most of all, the wonderful volunteers and community groups that made the 2015 Green Heart... - Australian Technology Park (1 speech)
Right now the Baird government is in the process of selling an absolute hothouse of innovation in Sydney: the Australian Technology Park. The site houses 100 resident technology firms, cranking... - North West Football League (1 speech)
Nothing unites or divides us more than—what's it called?—football. North-west football is fantastic. ON Saturday the Wynyard Cats conquered the Ulverstone Robins in the North West... - Abbott Government (1 speech)
When launching his 2013 election campaign, the then Leader of the Opposition told Australians that Australia's worst deficit was not the budget deficit but the trust deficit. Just as this... - Transition to Work (1 speech)
Every day, I am really focused on the importance of delivering more local jobs for the people of my electorate, which is why I rise to commend an important program that will help young people... - Parramatta Electorate: The King's School (1 speech)
It is my pleasure to welcome to Parliament House today the students from year 6 of The King's School. There they are up in the gallery; wave, Deputy Speaker Scott! And what a fine school it... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Football (1 speech)
Football finals have gripped certainly Adelaide, my home city, as well as our country. It is great to celebrate some successes enjoyed by our local footy clubs in my electorate over the weekend... - Scullin Electorate: Mill Park Primary School (1 speech)
A couple of weeks ago the Lu Alessi, the Principal of Mill Park Primary School, just around the corner from my electorate office, invited me to spend an afternoon with the year 6 students from... - O'Connor Electorate: Hidden Treasures of the Great Southern Bloom Festival (1 speech)
On Friday, 11 September I attended the launch of the 2015 Hidden Treasures of the Great Southern Bloom Festival. Held over four weeks across eight shires, the festival showcases the very best of... - Lalor Electorate: Student Representative Council Forum (1 speech)
I rise today to share with the House an event that occurred in my electorate. It was the second part of the student representative council forum that I run in the electorate of Lalor. I would... - La Trobe Electorate: Bunjil Place Precinct (1 speech)
I am very proud to say that the Liberal government has committed $10 million to a project called Bunjil Place in Narre Warren. I would like to congratulate the Casey council and local residents,... - National Stroke Week (1 speech)
Some 50,000 new strokes occur every year in Australia. This week is National Stroke Week, with the National Stroke Foundation encouraging all Australians to be more aware of stroke, to live... - Hasluck Electorate: Centenary of Anzac (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the Guildford Association Anzac Centennial home poppy plaque presentation, held in the Guildford Town Hall on Saturday, 29 August. There was a great turnout, and it was a... - Perth Freight Link (1 speech)
I am not going to be rubbing the noses of my eastern states colleagues in the victories of the Dockers and West Coast on Saturday. No, I will leave that for another fortnight. I just want to... - Durack Electorate: Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days (1 speech)
I am very pleased today to speak about the Dowerin field days. The Dowerin field days are one of the biggest agricultural events in regional Australia. Thousands of people travel from interstate... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
It is time for a national crisis summit on family violence, not a talkfest but an assembly of the front line—community and legal services, law enforcement and experts, people working in...
