House debates
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
- Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I rise yet again to speak in opposition to this government's unfair plan to increase the GST. As I keep saying in this House and also in my electorate, National Party choices hurt. In regional... - Christmas (1 speech)
As we move to this time of the year, our minds begin to think about the Christmas season. My thoughts move to the shepherds outside in the cool night air and the shift workers, the lower paid and... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about this government, this out-of-touch Prime Minister, tax and families. This Prime Minister has in front of this chamber changes to the family tax benefit that will... - McMillan Electorate: Karmai Community Children's Centre (1 speech)
What power there is when a community all pull together! I love attending turning of the sod events because it indicates that a long awaited project is about to come to fruition, and none more so... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
In the first two years, this Abbott-Turnbull government has wreaked devastation upon the household budgets of people within my electorate. There have been over $80 billion worth of cuts to... - Pingel, Mr Brendon (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge a bloke from my electorate by the name of Brendon Pingel, a name that none of you will know, but hopefully over the next couple of days his name will be a name that... - Wildlife Victoria (1 speech)
Today I would like to talk about Wildlife Victoria. It is a not-for-profit charity with 1,500 volunteers who passionately care about wildlife. Volunteers provide a seven-day-a-week emergency... - Dawson Electorate: International Airports (1 speech)
Some of the most important elements for a region's economic growth and for jobs are connections with the wider world. In North Queensland, greater opportunities are starting to take flight, with... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Over the last month I have been contacted by many Canberrans who are scared. They are scared that their cost of living will rise under an increased GST. They are scared they will not be able to... - Calare Electorate: VERTO (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge VERTO, who took out the Large Training Provider of the Year award last week at the 2015 Australian Training Awards. VERTO is a community... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
The people of Newcastle have every right to wonder just what it is that this government has against families. In my electorate of Newcastle the impact of the cuts to family payments are already... - Banks Electorate: Junior Short Film Contest (1 speech)
Last month I hosted the inaugural Banks Junior Short Film Contest. I invited young filmmakers from the Banks electorate to make short films around the theme of 'why we love our local area'. The... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Increasing the GST is lazy tax policy. I guess we should not expect anything different from this government of lazy policy ideas, which it drops out every now and then, just to test the water. We... - Moree Community Drug Action Team (1 speech)
On a much more positive note, I would like to acknowledge Moree resident Ros Laws who, after 10 years, has stepped down as Chair of the Moree Community Drug Action Team. Ros has been involved in... - Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
Where are the defenders of the family budget? Where are those people who last term you saw at the greengrocers, you saw them at the butchers, you saw them at the fishmongers, you saw them at... - Leichhardt Electorate: Tourism Awards (1 speech)
My electorate must surely be the tourism capital of Queensland. We proved it at the Queensland Tourism Awards earlier this month, when businesses from Leichhardt took out nearly... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I would like to remind the House who put this idea of an increase in the GST on the agenda: Mike Baird, Gladys Berejiklian, Joe Hockey, Andrew Robb, Dan Tehan, Scott Morrison. What do all these... - Brisbane Electorate: Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade (1 speech)
Today I rise to congratulate Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and the Brisbane City Council on their latest announcement on the Kingsford Smith Drive upgrade. Last week, the council announced Lend Lease... - Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
On 4 July 2000 then Prime Minister John Howard told the Australian people 'our rate is 10 per cent and it's staying at 10 per cent.' But over recent months there has been a drumbeat of coalition...
