House debates
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
- Oxfam Australia: Straight Talk (1 speech)
Good evening and 'wunya'. I just said ' hello ' to you in Gubbi Gubbi language, D eputy Sp eaker. Recently , Oxfam Australia's Straight Talk National Summit provided an opportunity for Aboriginal... - Rickuss, Mr Ian (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to stand here tonight in the federal parliament and acknowledge the contribution of all the members not only here but also in our state houses. To serve in public... - Indi Electorate: Wodonga (1 speech)
Tonight I would like to honour and acknowledge the people of the major town of Wodonga, in my electorate of Indi. My connection with Wodonga goes back a long way, and tonight I would briefly like... - Petition: Halal Certification (1 speech)
I rise tonight to table a petition regarding third party food certification—specifically, halal certification schemes in Australia. I note that the petition, with 2,263 signatures, has been... - Calwell Electorate: Interfaith Dialogue (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate two communities in my electorate who have shown great leadership in promoting interfaith dialogue and social cohesion in our local community. I am speaking of the... - Welfare Reform (1 speech)
Tonight, I want to talk about social welfare and the need to reform it. It is an important economic issue, but it is also an important moral issue, as well. As I have noted before, we are...
