House debates
Thursday, 9 February 2017
- Lunar New Year (1 speech)
The first Chinese migrant arrived in Australia 199 years ago this year, only 40 years after the first Fleet and 12 years before my first convict ancestor. His name was Mak Sai Ying. He was a... - Mackellar Electorate: St Sava Parish (1 speech)
Mr Deputy Speaker: Srechna slava! On 29 January I was invited to partake in this year's Slava, or 'Feast Day', a unique Serbian Orthodox tradition, during which families come together to... - Deputy Prime Minister (1 speech)
The Deputy Prime Minister has spent the last two weeks trashing people who live in our cities around this country. It is quite shocking for someone who is the Deputy Prime Minister of the whole... - Bonner Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Today I rise to update the House about a call out I put on Facebook recently, asking constituents to submit their burning questions to me. The post generated quite a bit of interest. Today I am... - Women in Parliament (1 speech)
I could not let this first week of the parliament for 2017 go by without a reflection on the apparent determination of this government to make invisible the important contributions of women to... - Murray Darling Medical School (1 speech)
The shortage of doctors in rural Australia is of great concern to country communities. One organisation that is seeking to remedy this imbalance and this injustice is Charles Sturt University. It... - Tweed Valley Women's Service (1 speech)
I was very pleased last week, along with community representatives, to formally hand over a petition with more than 10,000 signatures calling on the New South Wales state government to restore... - Moore Electorate: Australia Day Honours (1 speech)
On behalf of the parliament, I formally congratulate four outstanding constituents within my electorate of Moore who were recognised in the recent Australia Day Honours List within the Order of... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Wasn't yesterday just extraordinary! I had a front-row seat to the outrageous rant by the Prime Minister, clearly only caring about his own job. This is a Prime Minister, this is a bloke, who is... - Canning Electorate: Building Better Regions Fund (1 speech)
In my maiden speech in 2015 I stated that: Canning is a thriving ecosystem with hardworking Australians who enjoy their freedom and lifestyles unique to each township. The people of Canning... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
Yesterday in this parliament we witnessed the return of what Annabel Crabb aptly noted as 'bad Malcolm' in her essay 'Stop at nothing' inQuarterly Essay. The man with a temper, who is vicious,... - Menzies Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the 57 recipients of the annual Menzies community Australia Day awards, now in its 23rd year. I was joined by some 600 local residents on Australia Day to acknowledge these... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
Who put the red cordial in the PM's Grange? That is the question that is on everyone's lips today after that extraordinary, strange rant that we had yesterday—what will forever be known as... - Page Electorate: Water Safety (4 speeches)
Last month at Pippi Beach in Yamba there were some great acts of courage. About 100 swimmers were in the water when two bodyboarders and six teenage swimmers were sucked out to sea in a rip after... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the Prime Minister's deep identity crisis. Mostly, it pertains to which US President he is most alike. Last year, we saw 'Abraham Turnbull', where the Prime Minister had this... - Petrie Electorate: Deception Bay State High School (1 speech)
Deception Bay is home to many a great Aussie battler—hardworking, salt-of-the-earth folk and plenty of families with challenges but also with great opportunities. Increasingly sought for... - Prime Minister (2 speeches)
I, too, watched the Prime Minister incredulously yesterday. 'Bad Malcolm' returned, charging around the building like a wounded bull. Unlike the member for Shortland, I was not thinking about US... - Chinese New Year (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the Chinese New Year. Based on the lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year fell on 28 January this year, but, in keeping with tradition, celebrations across my electorate... - Prime Minister (3 speeches)
Yesterday we saw one of the nastiest speeches by the Prime Minister since the election night dummy spit. The second he was questioned about his attacks on families, he spat the silver spoon...
