House debates
Thursday, 23 March 2017
- Songkran, Passover, Theravada (1 speech)
I extend Labor's best wishes to everyone celebrating Songkran, Thai new year. Over three days in April, people visit Buddhist temples to perform the ritual of merit making by making offerings to... - Suicide (1 speech)
On this day, 23 March, in 1775, a man named Patrick Henry proclaimed, 'Give me liberty or give me death,' in a speech to Virginian troops joining the US Revolutionary War. Death for some in our... - Lyons Electorate: Australian Rules Football (1 speech)
Congratulations to the member for Gilmore. That was a good speech on a very important issue. I rise today because Tasmania has always punched above its weight when it comes to Australian Rules... - Diabetes (2 speeches)
Just a short report to the parliament on the success of the diabetes testing day conducted by Pathology Australia in conjunction with the Parliamentary Friends of Diabetes yesterday, right here... - Macquarie electorate: International Women's Day (1 speech)
International Women's Day is an opportunity to celebrate, and events in my electorate of Macquarie demonstrated to me the enormous commitment many people have made to ensure that women are more... - Child Care (1 speech)
I wanted to talk quickly about the childcare bill we have in the parliament—the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Jobs for Families Child Care Package) Bill. I am pleased to see the... - Braddon Electorate: Manufacturing (1 speech)
In my first speech, I spoke about how the people of Braddon are resilient in tough times, how we get on with the job and—as I have seen as the federal member—produce world-class,... - Forde Electorate: St Philomena School (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to share with the House my recent visit to St Philomena School at Park Ridge, where I was invited to officially open the school's new science and art... - JobAccess (1 speech)
I am delighted to take this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate a recent success and international recognition. On 22 February, the Australian government's JobAccess service received an... - Muir, Mr Ali (2 speeches)
I rise to acknowledge the life of Ali Muir, a great Territorian who served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War and was a football legend in Darwin. He was a great man. We had a funeral...
