House debates
Monday, 21 November 2016
- Road Safety: Diplomatic Corps (1 speech)
Last week a constituent wrote to me about an incident she had had in the car park of her local supermarket. The incident involved a collision between her vehicle and that of a Russian diplomat.... - Chisholm Electorate: Chinese Community (1 speech)
Every day in Chisholm the colour, vibrancy and warmth of the Chinese culture are evidenced by the Chinese community in their family, community and business life. The number of Chinese-speaking... - Phelan, Mr Seumas (1 speech)
On Sunday, 13 November, Australian journalism lost one of its best. Seumas Phelan died at his home in Bundeena, surrounded by his loving family, just as he would have chosen. Seumas was a... - Mallee Electorate: Storms (1 speech)
On the evening of Friday, 13 November, the area that I represent was hit by a severe hailstorm and small tornado that did a lot of damage to horticultural crops and to houses across the Sunraysia... - Regional Development Australia (1 speech)
The northern regions of Melbourne are facing some significant challenges—in particular, issues around unemployment, underemployment and business growth. The departure of our nation's car... - Wright Electorate: Rio 2016 Paralympics Medallist (1 speech)
I rise to shine a spotlight on a local Paralympian in my electorate. Claire Keefer is a 21-year-old short-statured athlete from Withcott in my electorate who recently competed in the Rio 2016... - Northern Territory Football League (1 speech)
Last week I was proud to attend the St Mary's Football Club in Darwin, in my electorate, where we had a celebration to acknowledge a record for the Northern Territory Football League when Iggy... - Dawson Electorate: Sugar Cane Industry (1 speech)
Despite having crops already in the ground and the best prices for years, most cane farmers have not signed cane supply agreements with Wilmar because Wilmar's proposed agreements deny farmers... - Lindsay Electorate: Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce (1 speech)
Today I rise to speak about a business organisation in my electorate of Lindsay, the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce. The chamber has been operating for nearly 90 years in our community, and... - Banks Electorate: Zoning Rules (1 speech)
I would like to address a very serious issue in my electorate—namely, Canterbury Bankstown Council's proposal to create massive changes to zoning rules across many suburbs in my electorate.... - Medicare (1 speech)
In the dying days of the July federal election campaign, a desperate Prime Minister Turnbull assured Australians that they would 'absolutely not' pay any more to see a doctor, because of the... - Dunkley Electorate: Learn Engage Connect Young Parents Program (1 speech)
On Thursday, I was honoured to be present at the Learn Engage Connect Young Parents Program graduation ceremony, held by headspace Frankston and supported by Chisholm TAFE, Anglicare, the Local... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
The Prime Minister is not joining us in parliament today. He is not lost; he is in Lima for the APEC forum. But our Prime Minister has been a bit preoccupied in Peru. Instead of working with... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources on his letter to the South Australian Minister for Water and the... - Indi Electorate: Back Roads (1 speech)
Spending by the ABC in rural and regional Australia is an investment, not a cost. I am looking forward to welcoming the chair, the CEO and the board of the ABC to Indi on Friday, 25 November, to... - Mates4Mates (1 speech)
I wish to put on record the great work being done by the veterans support group Mates4Mates. Last week I attended the opening of the Brisbane family recovery centre and national headquarters in... - Parramatta Electorate: International Olympiads (1 speech)
This year, 27 exceptionally gifted high school students, chosen from 150,000 students nationally, represented Australia at various International Olympiads. Of these 27 students, five were from... - Boothby Electorate: Patritti Wines (1 speech)
In my maiden speech I noted that it was a particular honour to be elected this year because 2016 marks a number of public and personal anniversaries relating to my electorate of Boothby. One of... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2 speeches)
All South Australians were deeply disturbed by reports that emerged on Friday that the Deputy Prime Minister is planning to rip up the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. He is walking away from returning...
