House debates
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
- Geelong Waterfront Safe Harbour Project (1 speech)
Today the Geelong Advertiser reports that the state government is providing $4 million towards the Geelong waterfront safe harbour project. Our waterfront is going to be a source of recreation... - Competition and Consumer Law, Paid Parental Leave (1 speech)
Something really special happened a few minutes ago. The coalition government has invested in entrepreneurship and the opportunity for our economy to support efficient businesses, big and small,... - Indi Electorate: Youth Politics Camp (1 speech)
Colleagues, participatory democracy is alive and well in Indi. On Sunday, 6 March I was honoured to meet 22 of our future leaders at the Indi youth politics camp at Howmans Gap in Falls Creek.... - Edith Cowan University (1 speech)
Edith Cowan University celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, having opened on 1 January 1991. The university has packed a number of milestone achievements into a quarter of a century. The... - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1 speech)
Calling the Abbott-Turnbull government's cuts to the CSIRO's climate science division a restructure is like demolishing a house and calling it a renovation. The Abbott-Turnbull government's $111... - Mallee Electorate (1 speech)
I have always said that the Australian parliament is the people's house. It does not belong to the politicians. We are mere stewards of the areas we represent. This week we have had five council... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
I have come back from a week in the electorate of Lalor. It is always good to be home for that week and it is always good to catch up with the residents and the voters and see what they are... - McMillan Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
My friend the member for Gippsland and transport minister, Darren Chester, has a great saying, and it is so true. He says, 'For all their platitudes, their chest puffing and their moralising, the... - Bradley, Mr Gerry (1 speech)
Today we have in the parliament the family of Gerry Bradley, one of the two young Irishman crushed by falling concrete panels on a building site in East Perth in November. Gerry had no experience... - Fisher Electorate: National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
On 14 May, during Volunteer Week, I am going to hold a major celebration at Australia Zoo embracing what makes the Sunshine Coast great: the over 7,000 volunteers who represent more than 130... - Broadband (1 speech)
Malcolm Turnbull has had basically one job for the last 2½ years, and that is to roll out the NBN. He has made an absolute mess of it. The NBN has now cost double what he promised Australia... - Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (1 speech)
As I came from the transport sector before coming to this place, no-one should be surprised that I am standing to defend the rights of our subcontractors when it comes to the road safety... - Tropical Cyclone Winston (1 speech)
Cyclone Winston was one of the most severe cyclones to ever hit Fiji and was one of the worst storms to ever make landfall in the Southern Hemisphere. Over the last few weeks, as the level of... - Education Funding (1 speech)
The genesis, research, advocacy and ongoing support for the Safe Schools Program is run by La Trobe University's Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society. In fact, the Safe Schools... - Education (1 speech)
I rise to talk about education and the power of education. I spent last week doing my SRC forums in the electorate where I spend half the day with primary school students and half the day with... - Robertson Electorate: Australia's Got Talent (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate our latest young star from the Central Coast, Fletcher Pilon, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from Wamberal in my electorate who, this week, won Australia's Got... - Queensland Government (1 speech)
I rise to take the opportunity to talk about Queensland's amazing state government and the work that they are doing to promote the building of much needed infrastructure in Queensland. I was very... - Truck Drivers (1 speech)
I rise in the House today to talk about a deal that Bill Shorten and the CFMEU have cooked up to make it more expensive to use owner-operator truck drivers and to put them out of business.... - Economy (2 speeches)
All over this country blue collar workers are in revolt against a government that has forgotten Tony's tradies. Last week the member for Sturt told Adelaide ABC, 'I saved Whyalla, quite frankly.'...
