House debates
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
- Your Child. Our Future (1 speech)
As a Labor member of parliament, I believe that it is my mission to make sure that a child who grows up in my electorate—in Springvale or in Clayton South—or one of the kids I met... - Forde Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise to reflect on the inaction of the Queensland government. As children return to school and parents return to work, commuters in south-east Queensland are reminded of the Queensland Labor... - Ballarat Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I too rise to speak on a matter of infrastructure—road funding. Specifically, it is 101 days since I wrote to Minister Truss seeking urgent restoration of the funding that his government... - Barton Electorate: Chinese New Year (1 speech)
Firstly, I want to wish the Australian Chinese Community a very Happy New Year for 2016, the Year of the Monkey. May the Year of the Monkey bring with it health, happiness and prosperity for all.... - Second Sydney Airport (1 speech)
I rise tonight to maintain my objection to the absolute waste of scarce public funds being devoted to the construction of Badgerys Creek airport. I say it is a waste for a number of reasons. In... - Economy (2 speeches)
As we head that little bit further into 2016 I am deeply optimistic about the journey we are heading down as we drive the essential change that we need to see in the Australian economy as we...
