House debates
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
- Tasmania: Black Tuesday (1 speech)
In the late spring and early summer of 1966, Tasmania experienced wet weather followed by hot, dry conditions that turned lush green growth into a crisp golden brown. The addition of a hot... - Boothby Electorate: Oaklands Crossing (1 speech)
The Oaklands rail crossing issue has plagued residents in my electorate of Boothby for over 40 years. Thanks to my hard work and that of Corey Wingard MP, the state member for Mitchell, the... - Member for Dawson (1 speech)
Russia has a long history of exploiting useful idiots in the West, harnessing their blind ideology to obscure unpleasant truths. Unfortunately, the Russians seem to have found another polezniye... - Fisher Electorate (1 speech)
As parliamentarians, it is our privilege and our duty to represent the views of our constituents in this place. The foundation of that critical work is a constant process of listening and... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I rise today to condemn this government for its incompetent and cruel response to the Centrelink debt recovery debacle. I rise today to defend those in my electorate who have found themselves... - Robertson Electorate (1 speech)
It is an absolute honour to be back here in this House. I will never forget the faith and the confidence that the people of my electorate have placed in me as their member for Robertson. From... - Centrelink (1 speech)
Well, it is time for the human services minister and the Prime Minister to admit that their robo-debt system has been an unmitigated disaster. Over 40 per cent of the letters that have been sent... - O'Connor Electorate: Indigenous Rangers Program (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on a new program this government has committed to that will deliver real jobs for Aboriginal people in my electorate of O'Connor. The Indigenous Rangers program... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I also rise to call on the government again to admit that they have made a mistake with Centrelink and with the robo-Centrelink debt recovery program. The minister's comments this morning go... - Hakin, Ms Thalia (1 speech)
Today I would like to join the Goldstein community in grieving for the tragic loss of Thalia Hakin, in the recent Bourke Street carnage that shocked Melbourne in January. In moments of raw... - Centrelink (1 speech)
This government fails to understand or does not wish to understand the stress and anxiety it is imposing on ordinary Australians—ordinary workers who are doing the right thing to obtain... - Victoria: Law Enforcement (1 speech)
Sadly, Victoria is becoming a lawless state where youth gangs have more rights than the community they terrorise. As a former police officer, it is awful to see this happening and especially to... - Gold Coast Airport: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
I call on the Turnbull government to ensure there is complete transparency with the investigation into potential PFAS contamination at Gold Coast Airport. In July, Airservices engaged an... - North Sydney Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
Each Australia Day, communities in my electorate gather to celebrate all that makes us such a wonderful nation. At the centre of those celebrations are the citizenship ceremonies arranged by our... - Centrelink (1 speech)
The Turnbull-Joyce government stands condemned for its treatment of Centrelink clients: the elderly, the sick, students, and people in genuine need of assistance. The government must restore... - Bennelong Electorate: Korean and Chinese Cultures (1 speech)
Last Saturday, I had the envious honour to be a guest judge for the annual Lunar New Year Cooking Competition in the heart of my wonderfully diverse electorate of Bennelong. With the Lunar New... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
I want talk about one of the strongest women I have ever met. Leonie Sheedy is one of seven siblings who were sent to 26 different institutions during their childhood. Leonie's brother Anthony... - Corangamite Electorate: Land 400 (1 speech)
Today I raise serious concerns about the Andrews Labor government's decision to base the Land 400 project at Fishermans Bend in central Melbourne should Victoria win this lucrative defence... - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2 speeches)
Every truth revealed by the royal commission into child abuse is sickening: thousands of crimes; the number of offenders and institutions involved; the average age of the...
