House debates
Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Safe Schools Coalition Australia (1 speech)
On Tuesday this week the coalition had its party room meeting and, instead of spending the time—time that they so desperately need to spend—talking about the critical issues that... - Capricornia Electorate: Cyclone Marcia (1 speech)
On Saturday, February 20, people in the Byfield, Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton regions in my electorate of Capricornia paused to mark one year since Cyclone Marcia. The category 5... - McEwen Electorate: Mobile Phone Services, McEwen Electorate: Whittlesea Cruise Night (1 speech)
Last Friday, the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, and Lisa Neville, the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, joined the member for Macedon and me out at Lancefield to have... - SydWest Multicultural Services (1 speech)
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit a wonderful organisation that is opening its doors on Henry Street, Penrith—that is, SydWest. SydWest does some brilliant work in the space of... - Nuclear Power (1 speech)
Last year, 2015, was a year in which security concerns were a prominent part of the national discussion. Yet at the end of that year the government made a decision that received little attention,... - Swan Electorate: Infrastructure Projects (1 speech)
It is always a pleasure to follow the member for Fremantle. I wish her all the best in the future, after her long and excellent service to the parliament of Australia. It is an exciting time to... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
A number of constituents have met with me in recent weeks as part of the #LetThemStay campaign that has emerged in response to recent High Court proceedings regarding the fate of 267 asylum... - Migrant Communities (1 speech)
It is good to have an opportunity to speak about something which has concerned me for a while—and that is the opportunities for members of migrant communities around the country. On... - Local Government (1 speech)
The New South Wales Liberal government is forcing the amalgamation of councils in our community, which will see rates increase, services cut and our community worse off. The community that I... - Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
One thing people ask me now that I am 2½ years into the job and coming up to a major performance review is: are you still loving it? Do you like the job? People do not always know what it is... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Right now, there is a young boy in a country town somewhere who is working out who he is attracted to. I want to talk to him. There is a girl at a high school who wants to take her girlfriend to... - Corangamite Electorate: Employment (3 speeches)
Before I speak about some wonderful opportunities in the Corangamite electorate around the job creation initiatives and policies that we are rolling out, I want to briefly reflect on the...
