House debates
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
- Lucas, Mr Dean (1 speech)
I will read a statement prepared by the Lucas family: The Lucas family have long been travellers. As parents we set an example of travel and exploration which we knew would educate our children... - Hinkler Electorate: Bruce Highway (1 speech)
One of the top five issues raised by constituents in my electorate of Hinkler is upgrades to the Bruce Highway and of course road safety. The Bruce Highway stretches some 1700 kilometres along... - Fowler Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
My electorate recently celebrated the lunar new year with the Vietnamese Tet festival and many Chinese New Year celebrations. My Chinese and Vietnamese communities came together with many... - Northern Territory: Infrastructure, Solomon Electorate: Capital Grants Program, Bombing of Darwin (1 speech)
It was great to have members of our local business community here in Canberra to showcase some of the Territory's capabilities in terms of delivering major projects. I would like to place on... - Carr, Aunty Faye, Robinson, Mr John (1 speech)
Today I want to acknowledge two residents of the Blair electorate, both of whom have made enormous contributions and were recognised by Ipswich and Somerset regional councils on Australia Day.... - BP Australia (1 speech)
I rise today on behalf the people of Lorne, Wye River, Separation Creek and surrounding Otways communities in the Corangamite electorate, and the thousands of tourists who travel the Great Ocean... - Cambodia: Australian Aid (1 speech)
The schoolchildren clapped as we arrived as part of the Save the Children delegation of parliamentarians on a visit to Cambodia to learn the importance of Australian aid. It was the warmest of... - Page Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate some of the Australia Day award winners in my electorate. I would like to start with the Clarence Valley Australia Day award nominees and winners. The winners were:... - Melbourne Ports Electorate: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech)
In Melbourne we have seen pictures of our Sydney Prime Minister crouching down outside the Melbourne Club prior to taking selfies of himself on trains and trams. But these selfies aside, we want... - South Australia: Recreational Fishing (1 speech)
Fishing is an important part of the South Australian and also the Australian way of life, and recreational fishing is a strong economic driver, with more than 277,000 men, women and children... - Richmond Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
I rise to talk about Australia Day events in my electorate. Australia Day is a day of citizenship ceremonies and awards, and it is always great to welcome new families to the North Coast of New... - Durack Electorate: Geraldton City Speedway (3 speeches)
I am delighted to speak today about the Geraldton City Speedway. The Geraldton City Speedway was established in 1964 by a group of Geraldton revheads, originally racing on a block of land they... - Scullin Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
Perhaps the greatest privilege that I have experienced in my short time in public life has been the ability to appreciate how communities are built and how they are sustained—that is,... - Forde Electorate: Logan City (1 speech)
With Queensland's local government elections coming up on 19 March, I would like to take this opportunity to farewell Logan mayor Pam Parker, who has decided to hang up her mayoral robes. While... - Aged Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the Turnbull government's cuts to aged care as set out in the MYEFO released in December, only a couple of months ago. Today, Alzheimer's Australia Vic released its latest... - Longman Electorate: Dale Street Flood Levee (1 speech, 2 comments)
The completion of the Dale Street flood levee is a very exciting and significant milestone for our community. As locals know, Dale Street has often been a street of tragedy. Almost every time it... - Intelligence Committees (1 speech)
I was not going to speak but I am now apparently. Whilst I have the opportunity to be on my feet, I want to talk about the trip that I have recently returned from in the United States,... - Northern Suburbs Railway (2 speeches)
I make the strong case in the parliament for the extension of the Northern Suburbs metropolitan railway 14 kilometres northwards from Butler to Yanchep. I fully support the efforts of my...
