House debates
Monday, 2 May 2016
- Health Care (1 speech)
The Turnbull government has really let our community down when it comes to the delivery of health services and, in particular, Medicare. In the first Abbott budget, we saw $50 billion in cuts... - Dobell Electorate: Education (1 speech)
Recently the Assistant Minister for Innovation, the Hon. Wyatt Roy, visited Dobell, where the agenda of innovation was well and truly on the table. During the assistant minister's visit I was... - Petition: Live Animal Exports, Petition: Falun Gong (1 speech)
Today I wish to speak on two issues that constituents have requested I raise. The first relates to the live export trade. World Animal Protection has collected over 200,000 signatures over the... - Lindsay Electorate: Llandilo Rural Fire Brigade (1 speech)
On Saturday night many people from the Penrith community came together to celebrate 65 years of the Llandilo volunteer rural fire brigade. Sixty-five years of the Llandilo volunteer rural fire... - Calwell Electorate: CSL Behring (1 speech)
On Monday 25 April, CSL Behring celebrated 100 years of operations. I was very fortunate to attend a commemorative tour of the CSL Behring's facility in my electorate of Calwell, and later a... - Robertson Electorate: BlueWave Living (1 speech)
In recent weeks, I have been able to visit many wonderful aged-care centres and retirement villages across my electorate on the Central Coast. Every facility demonstrated a fantastic commitment... - Corio Electorate: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1 speech)
When the Turnbull Liberal government cuts funding to Australia's peak science and research body, the CSIRO, at a time when we are in a so-called ideas boom, questions need to be answered. Every... - Lyons Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the Stronger Communities Program in the electorate of Lyons. Lyons is a large electorate, at least by Tasmanian standards. There are no really large towns, but there... - Cunningham Electorate: Youth Issues (1 speech)
Like many of my colleagues in this place, I have been sharing the national Youth Action online survey as they seek the views of young people aged 15 to 24 on what they see as important issues for... - Swan Electorate: Infrastructure (2 speeches)
The budget will be delivered tomorrow. I am sure it will be a budget about the economy, growth and jobs, and I am sure the Treasurer will deliver a fine budget that will put the economy on the...
