House debates
Thursday, 30 March 2017
- Keep Me Posted Campaign (1 speech)
On Friday, 24 March, I held a community forum in Belconnen Library on the Keep Me Posted campaign. I told my own story of travails with paper bills. I signed up for a credit card offered by a... - Victorian Opera, Goldstein Electorate (1 speech)
In agreeing to the motion that the Federation Chamber adjourn, I want to reflect on some of the wonderful work that is being done in Victoria, and particularly within the Goldstein community.... - Turnbull Government (2 speeches)
Today is the last sitting day of parliament before the budget—the fourth budget of this Abbott-Turnbull government. The people of Australia have every reason to be worried. The people in my... - Macquarie Electorate: Indigenous Health (1 speech)
The Blue Mountains, in my electorate of Macquarie, is a place where the community identifies issues and then gets on with finding a solution. Seven years ago, that is exactly what local groups... - Robertson Electorate: Toast the Coast (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding local event that celebrates the best of the Central Coast lifestyle with fresh produce, innovative gourmet foods, local and craft wineries,... - Workplace Relations (3 speeches)
I rise today to invite the Prime Minister to come and visit the electorate of Lalor, and to suggest that he bring the Minister for Women, Senator Cash, with him, so that the next time he is on a... - Fadden Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge the 756 student leaders at schools across the northern Gold Coast, and to commend them for stepping up to their leadership journey and seeking to play a leadership role in... - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (1 speech)
On Wednesday of this week, the Senate wasted a day debating a bill to make it easier to racially offend, insult and humiliate our fellow Australians, at the direction of the Turnbull government.... - Gilmore Electorate: Shoalhaven Nowra Relay for Life (1 speech)
On a more positive note, because I am definitely a glass-half-full person rather than a glass-half-empty person—in fact completely empty!—on Saturday, 25 March 2017, I officially cut... - Northern Territory (1 speech)
I want to provide an update on the continuing work of the Northern Territory government with the Prime Minister, the federal Treasurer and the senator for the Northern Territory, Senator... - Murray-Darling Basin Plan (1 speech)
As members and senators know, now more than ever, my electorate of Farrer is the home of irrigated agriculture. Murray Irrigation, Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Coleambally Irrigation and Western...
