House debates
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
- McEwen Electorate: Solar Towns Program (1 speech)
Today I rise on behalf of the communities of Sunbury and Macedon Ranges to voice their disappointment at the Turnbull government's broken promise on funding for rooftop solar energy. In the 2013... - Giles, Mrs Joan (1 speech)
Recently I had the honour of taking flowers to Yeppoon resident Mrs Joan Giles. Joan turned 100 years old on 11 March. To mark her 100th birthday she received messages from the Prime Minister and... - Charlton Electorate: Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
Thank you. I would like to inform the House of some great work that was done in my electorate of Charlton during the recent Clean Up Australia Day. True to the nature of these annual events, I... - Cub Scouts 100th Anniversary (1 speech)
This is an exciting year for Cub Scouts as they celebrate their 100th birthday. The Scout Association was created by Lord Robert Baden-Powell in England in 1907 and the Boy Scouts Association... - Indi Electorate: Arts (1 speech)
Colleagues, today I am delighted to talk to you about my electorate of Indi. Think Indi, think arts, think about our cultural economy. One of the most amazing things about my electorate is the... - Lyons Electorate (1 speech)
It is unlikely that in Tasmania any time soon we will have a major naval base or an Army training facility of any substance. However, the way that Tasmania can be innovative and attract defence... - Richmond Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
I rise to speak, yet again, in this place about my community's strong concerns about harmful coal seam gas mining in the northern New South Wales region. We know this is on the agenda again from... - Substance Abuse and Mental Illness (1 speech)
The previous speaker should be reminded that there is a big difference between protesting and trespassing. There are very few people in Braddon and across Australia who have not been impacted in... - Ovarian Cancer (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I held an Ovarian Cancer Morning Teal at Gwandalan Bowling Club. The morning tea was to raise awareness of the ovarian cancer, making those who attended aware of the... - Armenian-Australian Community (2 speeches)
Several weeks ago the proud community of Armenian-Australians in my electorate of Bennelong commemorated the 28th anniversary of the Sumgait Pogroms. Steeped in the dark shadows of the genocide... - Medicare (1 speech)
Access to quality, universal health care is vital for all Australians if they are to live a prosperous life. Universal health care, ultimately, is an economic issue. So that all Australians,... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
The economic engine rooms of the coal industry in North and Central Queensland and the iron ore industry in the west, which carried this nation through the global financial crisis, have been... - Gellibrand Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I rise today to welcome the imminent commencement of a further round of community consultations on the Western Distributor project, a $5.5 billion infrastructure investment being proposed by the... - Lyne Electorate: Agricultural Shows (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate two vibrant country communities on their successful agricultural shows that I visited on Friday and Saturday last week. Gresford held its 84th annual agricultural... - Kempler, Mrs Sonia (1 speech)
I want to speak about the extraordinary life of a dear family friend of ours, Sonia Kempler, a woman of valour, who recently passed in Melbourne. At age 9, she and her brother, who the family... - Taxation (1 speech)
Today I raise the legitimate concerns of many of my constituents about the negative gearing policy of the Labor Party. The policy should be held up as an example of what not to do in public... - Bendigo Foodshare (1 speech)
Bendigo Food Share has been running a campaign throughout the month of March. Their goal is to raise funds to cover their operational costs for the next 12 months. Bendigo Foodshare is... - Road Safety (1 speech)
A review into the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has been undertaken in accordance with the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 and is now being considered by the government. I want to make a... - Hotham Electorate: Interpreter Services (1 speech)
One of the things I am most proud of, as the member for Hotham, is that I represent the most multicultural suburb in Australia. It is a place called Springvale in the south eastern part of... - Hindmarsh Electorate: Clean Up Australia Day and Surf Life Saving Clubs (1 speech)
Clean Up Australia Day was held on 6 March, and I spent the day with a few community groups who rolled up their sleeves to dig in and clean up the mess left by littering members of our community.... - Disability Support Pension (1 speech)
I rise today to share with the House a story from my electorate. There is nothing quite like a week at home in the electorate to catch up with residents and to deepen our understanding of the... - Page Electorate: World's Greatest Shave (1 speech)
Every day, 34 people receive the devastating news that they have leukaemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. This is obviously very traumatic for the people and the families involved, and many of them will... - Fowler Electorate: Vietnamese Community (1 speech)
I am proud to represent the most multicultural electorate in the whole of Australia—the colour, the vibrancy, and the diversity make Fowler quite exciting. But I am also very proud of what... - Solomon Electorate: Australian Rules Football (1 speech)
Last Sunday I attended the NTFL's 2015-16 Nichols Medal Award. It was a great evening to celebrate the achievements of all the clubs involved in the season and also to commend and honour some... - Middle East (1 speech)
Last week, while I was back in Fremantle, constituents raised with me some troubling issues. Firstly, in December 2015 an Israeli military court sentenced an elected member of the Palestinian... - Glover Prize (1 speech)
I was honoured to represent the federal Minister for the Arts, Senator Fifield, at the 2016 Glover Prize last week. That is because the Glover Prize makes an important contribution not only to... - Automotive Industry (1 speech)
Australia needs a right to repair act. The federal Liberal government's failure to ensure that the Australian automotive after-market businesses have third-party access to software and vehicle... - Petrie Electorate: Bracken Ridge (1 speech)
This year marks a special anniversary for the suburb of Bracken Ridge in my electorate of Petrie. It is 150 years since it was officially settled by Scottish farming families. Now, history as we... - Corangamite Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a particular constituent of mine, a woman by the name of Alison McArthur, who was recently involved in a very innovative project, the Holly Smart Home Project, which is a... - Chifley Electorate: Blacktown, McGuinness, Mrs Moya (2 speeches)
Thank you. I rise to deliver some good news. Common sense has prevailed in our part of Western Sydney, having seen off one of the most bizarre propositions that had been put forward and has now...
