House debates
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
- Calwell Electorate: Aged Care (1 speech)
It is my great pleasure to rise and talk this evening about a new residential aged care facility, whose sod-turning ceremony I recently attended, situated in Valley Park in Westmeadows in my... - Building and Construction Industry (1 speech)
As a Queenslander, I am ashamed to say that my state has overtaken Victoria as the epicentre of CFMEU thuggery. In this year alone, 40 per cent of the issues detailed on the Fair Work Building... - Tasmania: Salmon Industry (1 speech)
I was somewhat amused yesterday to read a letter in the Mercury newspaper from Labor senator Carol Brown in which she claims that my boycott of Tasmanian salmon will single-handedly destroy the... - Bruce Highway (1 speech)
There are a lot of reasons why I am very proud to be a member of a coalition government. It is not just because we are the government that balances the books of the nation and fixes Labor's mess,... - Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted On the Young (1 speech)
As many schools are in, or have recently finished, their final exams, I address my remarks to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2016: wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for... - Energy Security (1 speech)
I rise to speak on the cost of electricity and the need for energy security in my home state of South Australia. South Australia's recent blackout was a wake-up call that... - Goldmining (1 speech)
In the short amount of time I have, I would like to talk about the gold industry, which is an industry that has existed in this country for some 165 years and had a profound impact on my...
