House debates
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
- Jobsupport (1 speech)
Jobsupport was established in 1986, initially as a demonstration project under the Disability Services Act, to prove that people with moderate intellectual disabilities can successfully... - Taxation (1 speech)
It was Winston Churchill who said: … for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. As absurd as this... - Lalor Electorate: Werribee Irrigation District (1 speech)
I have risen and spoken on numerous occasions about the need to prioritise water security in the south-west of Victoria. I have done this specifically calling on the federal government to make a... - Capricornia Electorate: Rookwood Weir (1 speech)
Families and small businesses are doing it tough in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton. Capricornia faces a major jobs crisis due to the coalmining downturn. Resources will never be the... - Taxation (1 speech)
Last week I spoke about BHP's tax evasion and the use of a Singaporean tax shield. On 17 October, Matthew Stevens in the Australian Financial Review made the comment that because BHP was a large... - Berowra electorate: Indian Community (1 speech)
Today I rise in the chamber to acknowledge and honour Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, to be celebrated on 30 October. In my electorate of Berowra, we are blessed with a strong and active... - Age Pension (1 speech)
I rise to speak on behalf of 700,000 pensioners who will be left waiting anxiously in the lead-up to Christmas before learning whether they will have their pension payments cut or will lose them... - Maranoa Electorate: Wild Dogs (3 speeches)
I rise today to speak on the important issue of wild dogs in my electorate of Maranoa and the important role our federal government is playing in tackling this scourge that is affecting many... - Victorian Regional Cities Delegation Visit to China (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge the Minister for Foreign Affairs. My constituency statement today is about the sister relationship between my town of Wangaratta and China. A delegation consisting of... - Groom Electorate: Oakey Army Aviation Centre (2 speeches)
I take this opportunity to comment on the beautiful township of Oakey in my electorate of Groom. It is a place where I spent a good part of my early childhood: as a boy from a local farm, it is...
