House debates
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Marist College Kogarah, Sydney Technical College (1 speech)
On Friday 24 March, Marist College Kogarah's school community, along with distinguished guests, gathered to celebrate the blessing and opening of the new Creative Arts and Learning Centre in my... - Barker Electorate: Keith Diesel and Dirt Derby (1 speech)
Last week I spoke about the numerous shows, field days and farm fairs that occur across Barker at this time. Indeed, my office has termed this time of the year 'show season'. I mentioned in my... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The government is sending out thousands of letters to asylum seekers living in the community, giving them just weeks to lodge their claims or risk being denied the right to asylum here. This is... - Grey Electorate: Laura Folk Fair (1 speech)
This weekend will see the 37th staging of the Laura Folk Fair. Tucked away in the shade of majestic red gums on the banks of the Rocky River, the country town of Laura in the Southern Flinders... - Backpacker Tax (1 speech)
The negative impacts of the government's dithering on the backpacker tax are coming to fruition in Tasmania. Sassafras orchardist John Brown said today in my local newspaper that he expects to... - Fadden Electorate: School Fete (1 speech)
May I firstly welcome what appears to be officers from Australia and the region from one of our national security colleges here. I think I spy Colonel Justin Rookey. He and I joined together 25... - Defence and Strategic Studies Course (1 speech)
I too would like to talk about these amazing ladies and gentlemen in the gallery behind me from the Defence and Strategic Studies Course The course is a year-long postgraduate education program... - Neurological Disease Awareness (1 speech)
Recently in parliament we held a neurological event to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by people with Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. We hosted... - Endometriosis (1 speech)
Yesterday I spoke in the House about endometriosis and how one in 10 women suffer from it—one in 10 women in our community every day are suffering from this insidious disease. The response... - Forde Electorate: Rainbow Child Foundation (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to give a great being shout out to Waterford West teen Jazinda Barnes, who is heading to London and Paris this month to compete in the Face of the Globe... - Werriwa Electorate: Liverpool Women's Resources Centre (1 speech)
The Liverpool Women's Resource Centre is an invaluable group for women and families in my electorate, providing support services such as counselling referrals both in person and over the... - Bonner Electorate: Radio 4EB (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about a longstanding community radio station that provides a vital service to my electorate and to the wider Brisbane region. Radio 4EB is the only multicultural radio... - WestConnex (1 speech)
I am rising to speak about a critical local issue in my electorate, and that is the mismanagement by the New South Wales state government of the WestConnex project. Billions of dollars of... - Burnett, Mr Raymond William (1 speech)
It is with much regret that I inform the House of the passing of one of Australia's cherished World War II veterans—my constituent Raymond William Burnett. Born on 24 December 1916, Ray... - Education, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (2 speeches)
I rise today to express my dismay at the absolute lack of understanding of those opposite about what is important to Australians. I do this in the frame of seeing a local paper where the member... - Energy (1 speech, 2 comments)
I rise to commend the recent action by the Prime Minister and the Treasurer to direct the ACCC to review retail electricity prices. This is the first inquiry that the ACCC has undertaken into... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
This government is acting with total arrogance when it comes to the people who are most impacted by its ridiculous campaign against section 18C. This morning Labor hosted in Parliament House... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
On 15 March I was part of an important conversation on domestic and family violence in the southern forest region of my electorate. Domestic violence touches more lives than we will ever know. So... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
The Senate is debating whether Australians should agree with Senator Brandis's claim that there is a right to be a bigot. Weakening the Racial Discrimination Act is an attack on modern... - Education (2 speeches)
In the time available to me, I just want to give a big shout-out to this government's announcement of an independent review into regional, rural and remote education. I encourage all families,...
