House debates
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
- Cregan, Associate Professor Patrick Charles, AM (1 speech)
Associate Professor Patrick Cregan AM was a brilliant surgeon, teacher and natural leader. He was a passionate advocate and a dedicated father, husband, friend and colleague. In January this... - O'Connor Electorate: School Leadership (1 speech)
I rise today to give a big shout-out to two amazing independent public school principals in my electorate of O'Connor. I congratulate Maxine Augustson, of Mount Lockyer Primary School, and Kerry... - Tasmania: Health Care (1 speech)
I spoke recently in the Federation Chamber to acknowledge the achievements of St.LukesHealth. It was recently recognised by Roy Morgan Research in its 2016 Customer Satisfaction Awards and was... - Sugar Industry (1 speech)
It is a great pleasure to stand here today to formally put on the record my opposition to a push by technocratic think tanks and various others for sugar taxes. I fundamentally do not believe... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise in this place to discuss the Fair Work Australia decision to cut penalty rates. Nearly 700,000 Australians will have their penalty rates cut, losing up to $77 a week. In Townsville, around... - Red Balloon Day (1 speech)
I rise to speak about Red Balloon Day, which we acknowledged yesterday. From its humble beginnings in Geelong in 2014 Red Balloon Day has become national initiative, aimed at honouring and... - Macquarie Electorate: SES Awards (1 speech)
I had the privilege of attending the presentation of annual awards for the State Emergency Services of the Blue Mountains last week. The SES works closely with the local police, as well as with... - North Sydney Electorate: Haven Valley Scenic Theatre (1 speech)
Our national capital is linked to parts of my own electorate through the visionary hands of Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin. Just as they shaped Canberra as the bush capital, so... - Burt Electorate: Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital (1 speech)
Colin Barnett's Liberals have failed Western Australia on health, and people across my electorate are suffering as a result. Cuts at Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital have seen surgery slots... - Fisher Electorate: University of the Sunshine Coast (1 speech)
The University of the Sunshine Coast in my constituency is emblematic of the transformation that is going on throughout our region. Like the Sunshine Coast as a whole, the university is growing... - Water (3 speeches)
The current government has for seven years and two elections promised the development of water in northern Australia. There is not a shovel load of concrete across a gutter in all of North... - Melbourne Traffic Congestion (1 speech)
I rise again in this place to highlight the issue of traffic congestion in Melbourne. Indeed, the latest data shows that traffic congestion has risen by four per cent in the past year alone. The... - Medicare (3 speeches)
Because of our physical human frailties—and I can see that some of us in this place are human—we cannot take health for granted. When people are sick or infirm, they need support to... - Chisholm Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Hundreds of children at Pinewood Primary School in Chisholm, who reflect the diversity that make Chisholm the third most culturally diverse electorate in Australia, proudly sang our national... - Western Australian State Election (1 speech)
Well, well, well! Another day goes by—another tale of woe insofar as Colin Barnett and the state Liberal government go, as we march towards the election on 11 March, just around the corner.... - Telecommunications (1 speech)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is currently doing an inquiry into domestic mobile phone roaming. I have farmers in my patch who are carrying two phones: an Optus phone and a... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
The recent decision by the Fair Work Commission to cut penalty rates in retail, fast food, hospitality and pharmacy awards will have a devastating impact on low-paid workers. On behalf of... - Aged Care: Carinya Aged Care Korumburra (1 speech)
I speak about our aged care heroes: Carinya Aged Care Korumburra—Max Hall, President; Rob Francis, Finance/Treasurer; Cindy Nicholas, CEO; Nina Kraskov, Noel Hopkins, Ian Wilson, Rod... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
Messing around with the Racial Discrimination Act is an ideological obsession for the Liberal Party. But the more they talk about it, the more it makes you wonder: what exactly do they want to be... - Visiting Delegation (2 speeches)
I have two very special guests in the gallery today, amongst many: Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin; and Retired Commodore Vincenzo Di Pietro....
