House debates
Monday, 18 April 2016
- Death Penalty (1 speech)
Late last year in Kuala Lumpur I participated in a parliamentary roundtable concerning the abolition of the death penalty in Malaysia, which was co-hosted by the parliament of Malaysia and the... - Hawkesbury Show (1 speech)
I rise with much delight to speak on the 130th Hawkesbury agricultural show, held annually in the beautiful Hawkesbury region of the Macquarie electorate. This year's show saw the greatest number... - New South Wales: Anti-Protest Laws (1 speech)
I rise to thank the New South Wales Labor leader, Luke Foley, for visiting the North Coast last Friday and announcing that, if elected, New South Wales Labor will repeal Premier Baird's... - Stronger Communities Program, A Capella West (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to again highlight the positive impact of the Stronger Communities grants program and the impact it is having on my community in Tangney. Just a few weeks... - Transport Industry (1 speech)
With over 30 years experience running a small business, I am extraordinarily proud to represent all the small businesses in my electorate of Indi, but I am particularly proud today to represent... - Herbert Electorate (1 speech)
Last week in Townsville we had a tough week, but it was good week, with the announcement that we will be enacting the fair entitlements guarantee for the workers of Queensland Nickel. The workers... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
The Turnbull government is in total chaos and at war with itself. This is a government led by a panicked Prime Minister desperately trying to cling to office by using the expensive stunts of... - Education Funding (1 speech)
Right now 12-year-old children across our nation are studying various things in our classrooms, but in Victoria they are studying, under the name Building respectful relationships, how to write... - Geelong Electorate: LAND 400 (1 speech)
It is well-known that Geelong has suffered greatly at the hands of this government in job losses through the failure of the Turnbull government to have a proper manufacturing policy. LAND 400 is... - Harvey, Reverend Barrie (1 speech)
In the lead-up to Anzac Day, I recently made to a constituent one of the most unusual presentations yet. Former army medic and padre Reverend Barrie Harvey received a camouflaged bible to carry... - Education Funding (1 speech)
It was a great pleasure recently to join Labor's candidate for Swan, Tammy Solonec, at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University in Western Australia. There we met with the many... - Swan Electorate: Manning Memorial Bowling Club (1 speech)
I thank the member for Kingston for visiting Swan. It is a pity I was not able to join her. But it was also a pity that she was not there either when we announced $20 million for the Curtin... - Road Safety (1 speech)
Labor are defending the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal because we know there is a link between pay and safety. The Turnbull government's own commissioned figures show the Road Safety... - Tell Tia for Charity (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about a remarkable nine-year-old girl called Tia Brennen who lives in Minto in my electorate of Macarthur. When Tia was away with her family at a caravan park near Sussex... - Kingsford Smith Electorate: Rotary Police Awards (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I was fortunate to attend the annual Rotary police awards at the Prince Henry Centre in Little Bay in our community. Now in their sixth year, the awards continue to provide a great... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
It will surprise many people here that the worst broadband in the nation, for both quality and access, is in the humble seat of Bowman. That is all about to change this Friday, when they will... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Today, people right around Australia are shaking their heads in bewilderment because the Prime Minister who wants to cut penalty rates has brought 150 parliamentarians into Canberra for a two-day... - Groom Electorate: Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (1 speech)
I rise—and this will come as no surprise to the House—to talk about my favourite subject: the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing. I was delighted to be joined by the federal Minister for... - National Broadband Network (1 speech)
This government have stuffed up on a number of things, but the one thing that they have royally and truly stuffed up is the rollout of the NBN. In my electorate, it is just stark. Let us just... - Armstrong, Ms Rosemary (2 speeches)
Earlier this year I had the pleasure of meeting Rosemary Armstrong, a successful and innovative fashion designer based in Dobell. Rosemary is the creator and designer of high fashion label Tea...
