House debates
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
- Sydney Electorate: Barangaroo Reserve (1 speech)
Not so long ago, I took my son to visit the new Barangaroo headland reserve in my electorate of Sydney. It is the most beautiful new nature reserve at the heart of Sydney, a reconstructed... - Lindsay Electorate: Small Business Awards (1 speech)
Wednesday, 7 October saw the small business awards in the Panthers marquee in Penrith. It was a wonderful event, and it is also wonderful to support local small business. Two-thirds of the... - Fowler Electorate: Mingyue Lay Temple (1 speech)
Last Sunday, I attended the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Mingyue Lay Temple, the Chinese Buddhist temple located in Bonnyrigg, in the heart of my electorate of Fowler. In fact, the... - Page Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
Coal-seam gas has been a contentious issue in the Northern Rivers for the past 45 years. At times it has been very polarising and at times very unifying. In late 2012 I started to get inundated... - Gambling (1 speech)
Last night I watched the ABC program Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation and it reminded me just how much impact poker machines have in Australia, how we as a federal parliament have failed to address that... - Hinkler Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Well-maintained roads are incredibly important in any community but particularly in regional areas where distances are vast and infrastructure is prone to flooding. They are part of our social... - Australia-New Zealand Relationship (1 speech)
Throughout our history New Zealanders have shown a great deal of generosity in sharing their cultural icons, achievements and creations with us Aussies. Some might even suggest that we have shown... - Cowper Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Last week nbn co announced the latest three-year rollout to accelerate the development of a superfast broadband service across the country and, in particular, in my electorate of Cowper. This... - Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
I want to take this opportunity to speak about domestic and family violence today, as Reclaim the Night will be held in my electorate next Friday night. Reclaim the Night is an annual campaign to... - Homelessness (2 speeches)
In early September I ventured out in the early hours of a Saturday morning to Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School in Gladesville. The school's Winter Sleepout had taken place the... - Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about more news on the National Broadband Network. On Friday the three-year plan for the NBN was released with much fanfare. However, I discovered that there was very little... - Cowan Electorate (1 speech)
The suburb of Ballajura on the east side of Cowan is the most populated suburb in the electorate. There are five primary schools: Ballajura Primary School, Illawarra Primary School, South... - Perth Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Suburbs with some of Australia's poorest broadband are still not in the Turnbull government's planned rollout of their second-rate NBN. Last week nbn put out its latest three-year rollout plan,... - Dobell Electorate: National Science Week (1 speech)
Members of this House would be familiar with the many events that took place around Australia as part of National Science Week. The CSIRO, as part of a national effort to promote National Science... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Public Service pay negotiations that have been dragging on for more than 18 months, creating uncertainty and stress for the 150,000 public servants across Australia. The... - Australian Paper (1 speech)
I was about to come into this constituents statements debate today and read out the extensive list of achievements that have been part of my activities as the federal member for... - Wakefield Electorate: 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 speech)
It was my great honour on 1 September 2015 to attend the 50th birthday of 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, at Horseshoe Lines at RAAF Base Edinburgh in my electorate. The 7th Battalion... - Moore Electorate: West Coast Institute (1 speech)
I formally recognise the important contribution made to our local economy by the vocational education and training sector within the Joondalup Learning Precinct and advocate for continued strong... - Diabetes (1 speech)
Around 140,000 Australians suffer from type 1 diabetes. The cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown, there is no known method of prevention and there is no cure. Management of type 1 diabetes... - Solomon Electorate: Mr Kevin Kadirgamar (2 speeches)
Tomorrow night being 22 October, the National Golden Gavel and Australian Young Lawyer awards night will be held in Melbourne. I am delighted to advise the House that an amazing young lawyer from...
