House debates
Monday, 7 November 2016
- Lowles, Mr Charles OAM (1 speech)
Sadly, the Blacktown community recently lost one of our own. Affectionately known as the 'Mayor of Mount Druitt', Charlie Lowles dedicated both his public and private life to the residents of the... - Barker Electorate: Ice Epidemic (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the scourge of the ice epidemic and some of the great work being done in my community to address it. As a former criminal lawyer, I have seen firsthand the... - Macarthur Electorate: Macarthur Legal Centre (1 speech)
I come here today to speak about the Macarthur Legal Centre. Nationally, and not for the first time, a coalition government is placing legal aid services across the country at risk. There are... - O'Connor Electorate: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Leadership Summit (1 speech)
( On Saturday, the federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and I attended a leadership summit convened by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to address tensions that have been... - Hunter Electorate: Bushfires, Centrelink (1 speech)
Most members in this place will be aware that, over the course of the weekend, bushfires threatened many communities in New South Wales, including my own home town of Cessnock and many of the... - Grey Electorate: Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
Last week I was fortunate enough to have the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, visit the electorate. Apart from a bit of a misfire in Port Lincoln, I must say, where for the second time in a... - Calwell Electorate: Greenvale Primary School (1 speech)
I recently attended a Writers' Festival Week held at Greenvale Primary School in my electorate. Writers' Festival Week is an innovative program organised by Ms Georgia Kroger, the English leader... - Fadden Electorate: Volunteers (1 speech)
On Friday I had the enormous privilege of recognising the hardworking volunteers we have in my electorate of Fadden on the northern Gold Coast. Today I wish to acknowledge each and every one of... - Braddon Electorate: NBN network (1 speech)
I rise to draw the chamber's attention to the ongoing saga of connecting the west coast of Tasmania to the NBN. The west coast is isolated and has a challenging climate. The local economy is a... - National Adoption Awareness Week (2 speeches)
This week is National Adoption Awareness Week, which draws attention to the fact that 30,000Australian children are in need of a permanent, loving home. According to Adopt Change, these children...
