House debates
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
- Bendigo Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
Thousands of school students across my electorate started back at school last week, all excited. There were some nervous parents at the school gates as well. But one of the things that really hit... - Swan Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
It is great to be back in Canberra for the first sitting day of the year. One of the highlights of the summer break is getting to spend time in the electorate with the people we represent. One of... - Petition: Telecommunications (2 speeches)
I rise today to reiterate an issue which is very important to the people of my electorate. In the previous parliament, my predecessor, the former Liberal member for Braddon, presented a petition... - Renewable Energy Target (1 speech)
Firstly, I would like to note the change we have here of the artwork in the Federation Chamber. It is very pleasing to have Billy Hughes, whom my seat is named after, standing behind me as I give... - Medicare, Centrelink (1 speech)
Over the summer recess my office has been flooded with constituents concerned about Medicare and the payment system and also with people who have been issued with debt recovery notices from... - Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to update the House on several significant projects that the Liberal-National coalition has invested in to improve community infrastructure in the town of Yeppoon and the... - Wakefield Electorate: Holden (1 speech, 2 comments)
On 13 January this year Holden announced their closure date of 20 October. While we expected a date to be announced, these announcements are always shocking to those in the local community and to... - Youngcare, Specialist Disability Accommodation Initiative (1 speech)
I recently visited a house set up and operated by Youngcare in Wooloowin, in my electorate, along with the Youngcare CEO, Anthony Ryan, and the Queensland deputy opposition leader Deb... - Community Legal Centres (1 speech)
Across Australia, community legal centres provide support every day to some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people facing what is often one of life's most difficult legal challenges and... - Dunkley Electorate: headspace Frankston (2 speeches)
Since my election as the member for Dunkley, I have been contacted by many Dunkley residents who have raised with me their thoughts and needs with respect to mental health and the needs of those... - Corio Electorate: Centrelink (1 speech)
Daniel, a constituent of mine from Central Geelong, received in September last year a $5,600 debt issued to him by Centrelink. He was already under financial strain and about to get married. He... - Berowra Electorate: Chinese and Korean Communities (1 speech)
I rise today and wish you a happy new year—not just a happy new year in the sense of the Australian calendar but also a happy Lunar New Year, which is what I want to talk about today. The... - Griffith Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to advise that on the weekend over the break we held the ceremony for the 2017 Griffith Australia Day Awards, the 18th annual Griffith Australia Day Awards. They were instigated by my... - Pitman, Mr Mitchell (1 speech)
This year's far North Coast winner of ABC's Heywire is Mitchell Pitman. He is a 17-year-old boy from Leeville, who has faced many challenges. Born eight weeks premature and with cerebral palsy,... - Gellibrand Electorate: Centrelink (1 speech)
I am pleased that parliament has returned today and we have this opportunity to make a constituency statement about an issue that has been affecting, I think, all MPs over the summer break, and... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
This week the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse began its final public hearings into the Catholic Church. It should be remembered that the royal commission is... - Abortion (1 speech)
I rise to warn against Australia following the path Donald Trump has taken on foreign health aid. This is an issue that matters to a lot of people in my electorate, and has been raised with me.... - Victoria: Crime (1 speech)
Deputy Speaker Hastie, I know you are one of those people who are particularly concerned about making sure that we have a safe and secure and crime-free society. That is why I want to take the... - Whitlam Electorate: Australia Day Awards, Yeo, Mr Philip, OAM (1 speech)
We have built a prosperous and successful multicultural nation in Australia, one of the most successful multicultural nations in the world, and on Australia Day we recognise how the wonderful... - Organ and Tissue Donation (2 speeches)
My constituency statement has to do with Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation, which is a foundation that was formed after the death of Zaidee Turner, a seven-year-old girl from Shepparton who died in...
