House debates
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
- Tropical Cyclone Winston (1 speech)
This past week, Tropical Cyclone Winston hit Fiji and became the strongest storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere. The storm has destroyed homes and crops and disrupted utilities,... - Braddon Electorate: Ku-ring-gai Art Society (1 speech)
I rise to speak today about the Ku-ring-gai Art Society and, in particular, its retiring president, Mr Malcolm Carver. The Ku-ring-gai Art Society was founded in 1965 and I was delighted to... - Calwell Electorate: Penola Catholic College (1 speech)
Last Friday, I attended a very special event at Penola Catholic College, a fine secondary school in my electorate which is built on the site of the former St. Joseph's baby home, a place where... - Industry Skills Fund (1 speech)
As the Australian and South Australian economy transition, it is vital the government supports companies, where possible, to help jobs and economic growth. In recent months a number of local... - Tasmania: Bus Service (1 speech)
Early this year the Tasmanian government-owned bus service Metro made a number of changes to its routes and schedules. Now there is, of course, a need to review and improve bus routes and... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about a letter to the editor in The Maitland Mercury this morning from the member for Hunter about the NBN rollout. I would like to raise two quotes by the member for... - Brudenall, Mr John (1 speech)
On 27 January, John Brudenall passed away, aged 77. John was the Deputy Parliamentary Librarian, having served in the Parliamentary Library from 1966 to 1996. Margaret Reid described him as 'the... - Calare Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the wonderful community groups in my electorate of Calare that are benefiting from the coalition's Stronger Communities Program. The program was an election commitment by us... - Richmond Electorate: Kingscliff Foreshore Project (1 speech)
I am always fighting to get our fair share from Canberra, and I am very proud to deliver federal funding to my electorate. To date, this has included more than $2 billion for local roads,... - Lyne Electorate: National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I would like to report to the House on the significant infrastructure rollout taking place in the Lyne electorate, thanks to policies in investment by the coalition government. Last week, I was... - Australian Breastfeeding Association (3 speeches)
I rise today to put on the record the importance of the vital work that the Australian Breastfeeding Association do and to call on the government to end the madness around the uncertainty of... - Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program (1 speech)
I am delighted that three organisations in my electorate of Solomon have been successful under the Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants program. The National Servicemen's Association of... - Kingston Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
It pains me to have to rise again to speak about the failure of this government's NBN rollout in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. If Labor were still in government, over 20,000 homes and... - Page Electorate: Woolgoolga Garden Club, Page Electorate: Woolgoolga and District Retirement Village (1 speech)
The Woolgoolga Garden Club is a strong community club with more than 100 members. Members range from 40 years of age to the oldest member, Jacki Ganderton, who turned 100 last week. Happy... - Charlton Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Thursday, 28 January will be recorded as the day that Bill Shorten and Labor committed to the most significant improvement in school education for two generations—a very proud day for all... - Penrith Panthers (3 speeches)
Today I am planning to upset both the Prime Minister and the Treasurer, but they say that all is fair in love and war. I am sure this year of 2016 is going to be 'the Year of the Panther'. I... - Werribee Irrigation District (1 speech)
I rise again in this place today to speak about water, water infrastructure and the Werribee Irrigation District. Last October I raised this issue for the first time, calling on the Minister for... - Electorate of Dobell: Senior Citizens (1 speech)
Ageing in our population is something that we can all be proud of because, amongst other things, it points to the successes of increasing life expectancy. Over the past weeks, I have had the... - Tropical Cyclone Winston (2 speeches)
Last Saturday, 20 February, Cyclone Winston hit Fiji. It was a category 5 tropical cyclone. The reports that you will see in the papers today are of 29 deaths. More than 8,000 people have been...
