House debates
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
- Broadband (1 speech)
I have a lot of very angry constituents—I have thousands of very angry constituents who were let down by this Liberal government last week when it released the latest three-year rollout... - Gilmore Electorate: Waminda (1 speech)
I have a group called Waminda in the Shoalhaven. They run an iconic program called Dead or Deadly, which could be significantly reduced if we cannot find funds for them. Faye Warner has been... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
Right now in my electorate a 19-year-old boy who I will call Ali, though that is not his real name, is preparing for his VCE exams at Salesian College in Chadstone. Just a few minutes ago, he... - Deakin Electorate: Centre for Regional Knowledge and Innovation (1 speech)
It is wonderful to be able to highlight the forthcoming opening of the Centre for Regional Knowledge and Innovation at Ringwood, which has been completed as part of the $665 million redevelopment... - United Nations Day (1 speech)
This evening I will attend a flag raising ceremony at Old Parliament House to celebrate United Nations Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the UN. United Nations Day is... - Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
Last year I lost a close friend to motor neurone disease—one Brad Drewett, a brilliant man and a loving husband and father—at the peak of his life. To suffer motor neurone disease is... - Climate Change (1 speech)
As much as some people in this House might deny it, climate change is one of the most serious issues facing the world today, and if we do not act now it will soon be too late. The countries that... - McHappy Day (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our local community for getting behind a number of recent charitable events. On Saturday, McHappy Day was celebrated in a number of McDonald's... - Muslim Community Radio (1 speech)
Today I would like to congratulate Muslim Community Radio 2MFM on receiving the SBS People's Choice Award for its campaign Together Standing Against Extremism and Racism. 2MFM is a multicultural... - Australian Search Dog Framework (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House of a commitment made and a commitment fulfilled by this government today. Out on Federation Mall this morning the Minister for Justice and I announced the important... - George Warfe Elementary School, Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
Kamiatum in Papua New Guinea is a small village that during the Second World War was just inland from the Japanese coastal base of Salamaua. In March 1943, the Imperial Japanese Navy occupied the... - Barton Electorate: NSW Grandparents Day (1 speech)
This Saturday is the 2015 NSW Grandparents Day. This is a wonderful initiative by the state of New South Wales which encourages each and every one of us to recognise and celebrate the vital role... - National Week of Deaf People (2 speeches)
(): Ms Owens simultaneously delivered her speech in Aus tralian Sign Language I was pleased to celebrate National Week of Death People recently on Saturday in Parramatta at the deaf festival.... - Bonner Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Today, I rise to speak yet again on broadband internet in my electorate of Bonner. I am extremely pleased to have much better news for my constituents following the NBN's release of its new... - Newcastle Electorate: Meet the Mob Interviews (1 speech)
Last week, Meet the Mob celebrated its 100th interview in a live broadcast on 1233 ABC Newcastle from the Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle. In the words of its creator, 1233... - Broadband (1 speech)
There is great news for the people of Dunkley: NBN will be available to all of our premises by the end of 2017. That is such exciting news, because under the Labor rollout it would have taken a... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: International Students Beach Soccer Tournament (1 speech)
On 27 September I was pleased to attend the New South Wales Police's international beach soccer tournament on Coogee Beach in the Kingsford Smith electorate. Hosted by the Eastern Beaches local... - Campaign for Australian Aid (1 speech)
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend the Campaign for Australian Aid local SA action group information evening at the Holdfast Bay Bowls and Croquet Club. Campaign for Australian Aid is... - Bolton, Professor Geoffrey (1 speech)
A much loved and true public intellectual, Professor Geoffrey Bolton, died last month in Perth at the age of 83. Geoffrey had a special connection with the electorate of Perth being a North Perth... - Central Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards (1 speech)
Small and medium businesses are the lifeblood of the Australian economy, as we all know. That is no different in the magnificent electorate of Braddon. On Saturday I had the pleasure of attending...
