House debates
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
- Medicare (3 speeches)
I rise to condemn the coalition government for their continued attacks on Medicare. For 40 years we have seen the Liberal Party try to destroy Medicare. They opposed it from the start and... - Banks Electorate: Caroline Chisholm School, Chinese New Year (1 speech)
I rise today to discuss two important issues in my community. Firstly, there is an ongoing issue at Caroline Chisholm School in Padstow. Caroline Chisholm School is a school for children with... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Yesterday I met with Ray Collins, the superintendent of Catholic Education in the Hunter. He talked to me about the impact the Gonski reforms have had in Catholic education. He also spent quite a... - Tasmania: Southern Highlands Irrigation Scheme (2 speeches)
I rise to congratulate those involved in the promotion and development of the Southern Highlands Irrigation Scheme at Bothwell, in the Central Highlands municipality in my electorate of Lyons. I... - International Development Assistance (1 speech)
One of the challenges, I think, for Australians is that we are becoming a little too selfish. If you look at generations in the past, they have contributed and done great things, and I wonder... - Parramatta Electorate: Indian and Tamil Communities (1 speech)
On Saturday, I will be joining the wonderful women from the United Indian Association at their International Women's Day celebration for this year. I have attended for a few years in a row now... - Page Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
The latest economic figures on the Clarence Valley show some promising trends, and that is before the majority of the benefits of the over $7 billion upgrade of the Pacific Highway between... - Budget (1 speech)
Time and time again, we have seen the Turnbull-Abbott government go after low- and middle-income earners in our community. We have seen them go after pensioners, the very men and women who have... - Swan Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I am pleased to be able to speak this morning about three grants that I have announced in my electorate as part of the Turnbull government's Stronger Communities Program. Since we just heard a... - Fowler Electorate: Safer Streets Program (1 speech)
I understand that during this period of time funny things tend to happen in politics, but I thought a rather funny thing happened yesterday in question time. A Dorothy Dixer was asked of the... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Tennis (1 speech)
As many will know in this place, and in my electorate of Hindmarsh, I am a keen tennis player and I love being on the court. I am privileged to call the member for Bennelong, and Australian... - Griffith Electorate: Brisbane City Council Elections (1 speech)
As you would be aware, the cities agenda is so crucial for our future economic prosperity. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister has paid a lot of lip service to the cities agenda but has got nothing... - Dobell Electorate: Education (1 speech)
I rise to share with the House some new programs that I have implemented in the Dobell electorate for the new school year. The first of these is known as the Kindy Reading Program. During my time... - Oromo People of Ethiopia (1 speech)
Today I rise to begin bring to the Australian parliament's attention the emergency facing the Oromo people. The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, with a unique language and... - Gilmore Electorate: Crime Prevention (1 speech)
Earlier this month there was a large gathering of concerned East Nowra residents. The theme was crime prevention and talking with our local police. Members of Nowra Police Station's Crime... - Lalor Electorate: Budget (1 speech)
I rise today to share my concerns. It is now 10 weeks until Prime Minister Turnbull and his Treasurer, the member for Cook, hand down their first budget. They have 10 weeks to tell us that the... - Bradfield Electorate: Killara Bowling Club (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a fine organisation in my electorate, the Killara Bowling Club. The Killara Bowling Club was formed in 1916, and it was first bowling club on the North Shore. It still... - East West Link (1 speech)
A generation ago, the government of then premier Jeff Kennett in Victoria took decisions about infrastructure that have had a very substantial continuing economic effect, in Melbourne in... - Rail Infrastructure (2 speeches)
I rise to support high-speed rail down the east coast of Australia. In government as the infrastructure minister, I commissioned a $20-million study into the economic opportunities that would be...
