House debates
Thursday, 3 December 2015
- Barker Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
) ( ): I rise today to speak about bushfires and tourism in my electorate of Barker. My electorate of Barker, and South Australia more broadly, is facing a once in a hundred years rainfall... - Timor Sea Treaty (1 speech)
The Timor Sea Treaty, following the restoration of independence in Timor-Leste in May 2002, did not settle maritime boundaries between Australia and Timor-Leste. If these boundaries were drawn... - Tasmania: Economy (1 speech)
I seek leave to speak without closing the debate. Leave granted. The approaching Christmas and New Year period is always a time for reflection. I was going through some clippings from... - Vietnam: Human Rights (1 speech)
Over the past three months I have had the pleasure of hosting Tuan Anh Nguyen as an intern in my office. Tuan is a Vietnamese citizen who for the past two years has been working with VOICE, a... - South Grafton Public School: Lego League, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service: Rip it for Rescue, Northern Rivers Social Development Council (1 speech)
A group of young inventors from South Grafton Public School took part in the FIRST Lego League, in Sydney on Tuesday 1 December. The Lego League is a worldwide event with 250,000 students from 90... - Child Care (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about childcare reform at a time when we can see just how much of a missed opportunity and, indeed, an anticlimax the government's childcare reform process is turning out to... - Capricornia Electorate: Water (1 speech)
I rise in the House today to remind the people of Capricornia that I am in Canberra fighting for a significant share of Commonwealth support for water infrastructure projects. There are three key... - Calwell Electorate: Hume City Council (1 speech)
I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak today about the fantastic work of my local Hume City Council. Just in the past two weeks, Hume City Council has hosted two very successful and... - Valedictory (1 speech)
It is hard to believe that 2015 has come and almost gone. It has been another busy year which has had its ups and downs. We said goodbye to two members of our Tuesday lunch group, Don Randall and... - Parramatta Electorate: Community Peace Dinner, Maltese Anzacs (1 speech)
On Saturday 5 December, I will be attending a community peace dinner hosted by the Leigh Memorial congregation of Parramatta Mission. This follows on from a Parramatta Mission peace service event... - Cowan Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
When I look back upon the last eight years, I can see that a lot of infrastructure has been provided in Cowan. I personally have been involved in many petitions and other advocacy is since 2004.... - Corangamite Electorate: Crystal Methamphetamine (1 speech)
Today I rise to make a desperate plea to my own government in relation to the scourge of ice in our community. Let me first say that the initiatives by our government in consultation with the... - Asian Century (1 speech)
Most members of this chamber will agree that Australia's future prosperity depends on our making our way in the Asian century. It is well known that four out of our five top trading partners are... - Koo Wee Rup Football Club, Road Safety (1 speech)
Today in the first part of my address I am going to celebrate and then in the second part I am going to recriminate. I am celebrating country sport in the first instance. Because of my inability... - Bendigo Electorate (1 speech)
It has been a big year for us in central Victoria and it has had its high points and its low points. Given what our town has become world famous for, I thought it was important to put on the... - Robertson Electorate: Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the vital and important work of the Robertson Tackling Drugs and Alcohol Committee. Over the past several months the committee has met several times and... - Hill, Ms Jane (1 speech)
I rise in the House today to acknowledge the passing of a Labor stalwart of the Mornington Peninsula, Jane Hill. Jane was the state member for Frankston and then Frankston North during the time... - Broadband (3 speeches)
Over the last few months I have been collecting signatures for a petition. It is a petition calling on the government to prioritise Canberra's NBN rollout, and today my petition has 774... - Hinkler Electorate, Randall, Mr Donald James (1 speech)
Tomorrow, Bundaberg will become the first city in Queensland to connect to the NBN fibre-to-the-node network. As many in this place will already know, I fought hard to ensure my region was one of... - Werriwa Electorate: Hurlstone Agricultural High School (1 speech)
In 2009, when the rather questionable suggestion emanated from the then Labor government in New South Wales to abandon and abolish Hurlstone Agricultural High School, the then Liberal opposition... - Liquid Natural Gas Industry (1 speech)
Australia's economic growth is being underpinned by investment in liquefied natural gas, which is currently at record levels. The growth rate for the quarter was stronger than forecast. The... - Climate Change (1 speech)
The international conference in Paris this week has placed a timely focus on climate change. Climate change is a global problem; it is a serious problem. Mounting scientific data confirms that.... - Barker Electorate (3 speeches)
I speak for the final time in 2015 and I think it is probably an apt time to reflect on some of the achievements of this year. Before I do, I want to talk about the overwhelming sense of optimism...
