House debates

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

  • Broadband (1 speech)
    It gives me great pleasure to be here, to stand up and speak in the grievance debate. It gives us the opportunity to talk about infrastructure and other things that are happening within our...
  • Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
    I rise to support the government's tenacity in re-establishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission. I am proud to be part of a government that seeks to clean up the building and...
  • Building and Construction Industry, Workplace Relations (1 speech)
    The contribution of the previous speaker, the member for Fisher, is totally bizarre. If the government had not gagged debate on the ABCC bill he could have made that presentation downstairs where...
  • Pakistan: Human Rights (1 speech)
    I rise this evening to speak about a matter of great importance to me and many people in the Australian community and, I hope and believe, to many people throughout our world: that is, the...
  • The Northern Territory: Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
    This evening, in this grievance debate, I would like to talk about family violence, particularly in the Northern Territory. Nationally, police deal with 5,000 domestic violence matters, on...
  • Mallee Electorate: Education (8 speeches)
    Mr Deputy Speaker Coulton, it gives me great pleasure to speak in front of someone such as you—someone who understands rural Australia and can relate to some of the social disadvantages I...