House debates
Thursday, 17 March 2016
- Petitions: Mobile Black Spot Program (1 speech)
I present two petitions that have been approved by the House. The petitions read as follows— To the Honourable The Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives This petition of the... - Lyons Electorate: SteamFest 2016 (1 speech)
As the patron of the Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society I had the great pleasure on the weekend of attending SteamFest 2016 in the beautiful town of Sheffield in the municipality of... - National Close the Gap Day (1 speech)
Today is National Close the Gap Day, and it is my privilege to be able to address the House on this very important matter. It is important that we accept our responsibilities as a national... - Mackellar Electorate: Morning Bay Bush Regeneration Project (1 speech)
Last Thursday I had the privilege of launching the Morning Bay bush regeneration project in my electorate of Mackellar. Funded by the federal government under its $1 billion National Landcare... - Community Legal Centres (1 speech)
Community legal centres play a vital role in Australia, providing access to justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Community legal centres provide crucial legal assistance to... - Brisbane Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I o speak today about the Stronger Communities Program which is in the process of being finalised in my electorate of Brisbane. The program has funded capital works for not-for-profit... - Fowler Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
My local Chinese community is organising a fundraising event to assist the hospital in Fairfield and the HammondCare administered Braeside Hospital in Prairiewood. I will be joining... - Solomon Electorate: Durack Primary School (1 speech)
I rise to talk about my visit to the Durack Primary School a couple of weeks ago, in which I was able to meet the new house captains and vice-captains for the school. I would like to place on... - Petition: Domestic and Family Violence (2 speeches)
by leave—I present a petition from the Illawarra branch of the Reclaim the Night campaign on strategies to prevent violence against women. It was a great pleasure for me today to host, with... - Lyne Electorate: Swimming Program (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of the House a novel, unique and incredibly useful community initiative that has sprung out of the efforts and initiative of one or two well-known local community... - Lalor Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
When I speak to people in my electorate of Lalor and in the west of Melbourne, the most important issue is jobs. People are incredibly concerned about prospects for their children and for... - Illicit Drugs (1 speech)
Today, I advocate on behalf of the people of Canning for funding from this government in our struggle against drug and alcohol abuse in our community—specifically, in the fight against ice.... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Today, I have launched the 'Taxpayer's guide to Liberal waste' booklet, which outlines some of the most egregious examples of waste from this government, a government addicted to waste and spin.... - Corangamite Electorate: Television Reception (1 speech)
I rise to confirm that plans by the regional broadcasters to fix television reception in Apollo Bay have now been finalised. After so much frustration in Apollo Bay, Skenes Creek and Marengo, we... - Turnbull Government (7 speeches)
Balaklava in my electorate has a population just a bit under 2,000. It is about 92 kilometres or so from Adelaide. Traditionally wheat and wool territory, since about the 1850s it has been a... - Flocchini, Mr Breese, Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Fourteen-year-old Breese Flocchini is a good bull rider—so good that he is going to represent Australia at the National High School Rodeo Association's bull-riding finals in the United... - St Patrick's Day (1 speech)
It is hard to overstate the influence of the Irish, and the influence they have had upon modern Australia. The fact is that the land of saints and scholars, with its bittersweet history, has... - Petrie Electorate: Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (1 speech)
The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard is a fantastic organisation which we are lucky to have in my electorate of Petrie. It looks after boaties and other people in Moreton Bay when they are out on... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Growing up, for a teenager, is never easy. Kids can be very cruel to their peers. But, for young Australians who are gay, it is even tougher, with bullying and worse a daily reality. Every child... - Petition: Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (1 speech)
Today, I present to the House the second instalment of the boomerang petition, with some 2,635 signatures supporting the recognition of Indigenous people in the Constitution. Cairns Indigenous...
