House debates
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
- Indi Electorate: Murray Rowing Association (1 speech)
I would also like to acknowledge and say welcome to the students from St Augustine's Primary School in Wodonga who are in the gallery today. It is lovely to have you here. In my presentation... - Gilmore Electorate: Local Councils (3 speeches)
We are lucky in Gilmore. We have three local councils working very hard for their residents. So, as their federal member, I cannot sit back and not comment on the proposed amalgamations for our... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Another day, another tax shambles from the Abbott-Turnbull government. Yesterday, members were treated to one of the most spectacular ventriloquist acts you will ever see. The member for... - Deakin Electorate: Kevin Pratt Pavilion (1 speech)
On a much brighter note, last week, I was thrilled to join with the Norwood Sporting Club, Ringwood U3A and community members to officially opening the Kevin Pratt Pavilion at Mullum Mullum... - Parramatta Electorate: Sporting Achievements (1 speech)
Congratulations Ellie Carpenter, Western Sydney Wanderers W-League team central defender on her win as this year's Parramatta Advertiser Junior Sports Star. She won the award over a talented... - Forde Electorate: Mental Health (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the team at headspace Meadowbrook on their first year of operation. I visited headspace, recently, to share their first birthday celebration... - Taxation (1 speech)
On budget night, without any warning or consultation, the government introduced a new backpackers tax. It was a cash grab which has been condemned by the agriculture sector and its leadership,... - Solomon Electorate: Multicultural Events (1 speech)
I rise to talk about two recent multicultural celebrations in my community that I attended last week. It was an absolute honour to attend both the Sri Lanka Australia Friendship Association's... - Tropical Cyclone Winston (1 speech)
On behalf of the opposition, I express deep condolences for the 29 lives lost as a result of the devastating Tropical Cyclone Winston, which struck Fiji on Saturday. Winds of 330 kilometres per... - Barton Electorate: CanRevive (1 speech)
I recently attended the CanRevive Chinese New Year event to celebrate the Year of the Monkey and to acknowledge the dedicated work CanRevive makes to my electorate. CanRevive is a specialised... - National Library of Australia (1 speech)
This week staff at the National Library in my electorate of Canberra were faced with the grim reality of looming job cuts. Twenty-two jobs out of a total 415 full-time positions will be... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Allowing children to grow and thrive socially and academically in a safe school environment is a fundamental requirement of every school in this country. We all want safer schools. Yet the... - Newcastle Electorate: National Breastfeeding Helpline (1 speech)
An incredible team of more than 400 breastfeeding volunteer counsellors staff the National Breastfeeding Helpline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trained counsellors operate on a roster,... - Robertson Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise in relation to an accident-prone black spot on the corner of the busy Woy Woy Road and Langford Drive in Kariong that has been the scene of at least 16 accidents in recent years. It is... - Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
The member for Tangney tells us he was driven around Broome by the local chamber of commerce, peering out the car window at some appalling conditions and asking his white host why Indigenous... - Member for Wide Bay (1 speech)
It is with some emotion that I rise to pay tribute to our former National Party leader and former Deputy Prime Minister, the member for Wide Bay, Warren Truss. A lot has been said already about... - Glouftsis, Ms Eleni (1 speech)
Some time ago in Adelaide I had the great privilege of meeting with a young local resident by the name of Eleni Glouftsis. Eleni was being awarded a Young Citizen of the Year Award by one of our... - O'Connor Electorate: Health Services (1 speech)
I rise today to announce a much-appreciated funding boost from the federal government to enhance mental health services in a town in the northern goldfields of O'Connor. Leonora has been in the... - Shipping (6 speeches)
In the history of our federation there has never been an Australian government so determined to fly fewer Australian flags. For the last two years this government has been working as hard as it...
