House debates
Monday, 8 February 2016
- Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I rise to express the grievance of my community of Chisholm against the Turnbull Liberal government's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, and the continuation of offshore detention of people... - Maranoa Electorate: Postcodes (2 speeches)
I am not a particularly superstitious man, but many who are superstitious believe that the number 13 is unlucky. I rise tonight to speak about a postcode the digits of which add to 13, a postcode... - Employment (1 speech)
It was a great pleasure to be outside today at the jobs embassy with members of the MUA and from the MV Portland. I certainly sympathise with them in the struggle for their jobs because in my... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
I refer to a headline in the newspaper today—the Riverine Herald: 'Drowning in despair': Water-starved farmer weeks from disaster. It is a story from the Echuca area in the Victorian side... - Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Last week terror spread through a variety of Liberal Party state governments when they heard conjecture that the TAFE sector should be taken over by the Turnbull federal government. The relevant... - Bushfires (2 speeches)
I rise to speak and reflect on some of the commentary that has been made, tragically, about the fires that have occurred in Tasmania over the last month—thankfully, we have had some rain...
