House debates
Thursday, 26 November 2015
- Taxation (1 speech)
No Australian on modest incomes can breathe easy while those opposite are in government. Nobody in the suburbs and neighbourhoods of my community is out of the woods when it comes to government... - Macarthur Electorate: Campbelltown City Festival of Fisher's Ghost (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Campbelltown City Council on hosting the 60th anniversary of the legendary Campbelltown City Festival of Fisher's Ghost. The festival is steeped in history, dating... - Vehicle Registration (1 speech)
At the annual general meeting of the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce earlier this year the issue of the cost of managing cross-border anomalies was raised. In particular Chris and Nadina Bonacci... - Reid Electorate: Diwali (1 speech)
Earlier this week I was delighted to attend a magnificent Diwali event here in Parliament House. This Indian festival of lights is the most celebrated festival of the people from the Indian... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Ever since this government was elected, regardless of who they have as Prime Minister, they have tried to cut family tax benefit. They have tried to make it harder for the families with the... - Capricornia Electorate: Gargett Country Women's Association (1 speech)
Many times in this House I have praised the work of the Country Women's Association across this great nation. The CWA is a tremendous organisation where women contribute much towards community... - Family Payments (1 speech)
The relief on the other side of this chamber today is absolutely palpable. Do you know why? Because they have backed off on those changes to the family tax benefit just in time to go home to... - Bowman Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
There are some important advances in my report card 2015 in Redlands. Chief among them is the social enterprise that is kerbside pick-up, being introduced next year. It is a social enterprise... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
There is nothing fair about the Abbott-Turnbull government's plans to hit Australian families with a 50 per cent increase in the GST and to cut their family tax benefits. Liberal governments have... - Edith Cowan University (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the vision and passion of Lyn Farrell, Dean of Edith Cowan University's Bunbury campus, for the great interest generated by the University's first-year engineering... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Today the government backed down on legislation that would have cut $4.8 billion from family payments. Those cuts would have affected 1.6 million families around Australia and three million... - Australian Garden Council (1 speech)
I rise today with great delight to congratulate the Australian Garden Council, who came together for the first time right here yesterday in Parliament House. I met the garden icon and new CEO and... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
It does feel like deja vu: Turnbull, Abbott, Turnbull. You might want to add that to the rolling prime ministers list. I was there when Turnbull was leader, I was there when Abbott was leader and... - Hughes Electorate: Community Awards (1 speech)
Earlier this month I was proud to host the Hughes Community Awards to recognise the dedication of volunteers from the Hughes electorate and to thank them for their outstanding commitment. Special... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
What we are witnessing here in this place is a government that has an obsession with a consumption tax. The goods and services tax is, of course, a Liberal tax. Let's remember it was the Liberal... - Dobell Electorate: Menin Gate Buglers (1 speech)
On Remembrance Day this year the Dobell community was honoured to have two Menin Gate buglers along with a representative of the Belgian Last Post Association attend a twilight service at The... - Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
A politician's word is their most valuable commodity. When John Howard said that he would never, ever increase the GST, he meant it. It was great to see Queensland Senator Ian Macdonald coming... - Bass Electorate: Launceston Cycling Festival (1 speech)
It is with great pleasure that I stand to speak about my electorate. As a patron of cycling in Tasmania, I am pleased to inform the House that the Launceston Cycling Festival will be held on the... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I rise to highlight the mendacity of the Liberal Party—a party that promised they would never, ever have a GST. When they dogged on that promise they then promised to never increase it... - Robertson, Mr Jim (2 speeches)
Today I wish to pay tribute to a valued member of my electorate, Jim Robertson, who was tragically killed in a road accident last Saturday. Jim was a grazier from Mundubbera in the North Burnett...
