House debates
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
- Family Payments (1 speech)
It is clear that the family tax benefit cuts are a direct attack on the hardworking families in our community. In my electorate of McEwen, there are 17,345 families on FTB part A who will lose... - Boothby Electorate: Adelaide Test Match (1 speech)
The first day-night Test has just finished in Adelaide, and it was a roaring success. Attendance over the three days saw 124,000 people show up. These are the biggest crowds since the bodyline... - Family Payments, Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Christmas is a time of giving, but not for the Turnbull government, which is intent on taking. It wants to take money away from Australian families by cutting family payments and increasing their... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak on a community forum I will be hosting next week on the ice epidemic currently affecting my electorate of Bonner. This is a topic close to my heart. The statistics on... - Indi Electorate: RACV Victorian Tourism Awards (1 speech)
The Y Water Discovery Centre in Yea has taken out the prestigious New Tourism Business category in this year's RACV Victorian Tourism Awards. Opened in August 2014, the Y Water Discovery Centre... - Foreign Investment: Housing (1 speech)
One issue that is continually raised with me is the concern that Deakin residents have with the rules around foreign investment in residential real estate and how these rules have been routinely... - Family Payments, Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
Christmas is such a busy time for families around this country. I know that many of my constituents in Hotham, like my family, are focused on thinking about Christmas presents for our kids and... - Hume Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
The Crookwell community is about to have a great start to the new year—their TV reception is about to be fixed, thanks to federal funding. After years of little progress, I was made aware... - Family Payments, Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
I regret to inform the House that there is going to be no cheer in the Christmas cracker for over 1.6 million Australian families. Tragically, this includes three million children. The reason for... - Robertson Electorate: Gosford City (1 speech)
The City of Gosford deserves a business, economic, infrastructure and cultural heart, and every single day I am fighting to help make this happen. Labor, on the other hand, is determined to... - Family Payments (1 speech)
Last Christmas the Abbott government sought to attack the wages and conditions of Australian workers. The then Treasurer sent his Christmas wish list off to the Productivity Commission, putting... - Forde Electorate: Sport (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the young athletes in my electorate of Forde who have recently received the Local Sporting Champions grant. The grant program is about... - Family Payments (1 speech)
The member for Jagajaga told us—she warned us—and she was right: they are back. The family tax benefit cuts are back. Merry Christmas, Australia! The fight against Malcolm Turnbull's... - Barton Electorate: Estia Foundation (1 speech)
It was a wonderful privilege to attend the grand opening of the Estia Foundation's new state-of-the-art, permanent group home complex yesterday. I was joined by the president and patron, His... - Family Payments (1 speech)
I cannot believe it has boomeranged already! Here we are again—this government is going to put more cuts before the parliament. How many times does this parliament have to reject their cuts... - Save the Tarkine (1 speech)
Last year I stood in this place and exposed the dire financial position of Save the Tarkine and accused it of entering into expensive legal action which was doomed to fail in the full knowledge... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
With Christmas almost upon us, I thought it might be a good time to write a couple of lists for families on what this government is doing on their costs of living. We will call one list 'naughty'... - Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
Recently I welcomed the Treasurer to the electorate of Hindmarsh for the dedication of a plane for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The RFDS's new plane is, for all intents and purposes, a flying... - HIV-AIDS (1 speech, 1 comment)
It is just over 30 years since the HIV-AIDS epidemic began in Australia. Between 1984 and mid-1985 there was a 540 per cent increase in cases. My electorate, of course, was one of the worst hit.... - Wannon Electorate: Speaker's Visit (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I rise today to inform the House of the wonderful visit by your good self to the electorate of Wannon. The importance of educating the next generation in the way our political system...
