House debates
Monday, 29 May 2017
- Shortland Electorate: Mining (1 speech)
I am proud to represent the Hunter region, a region built on coal. Coal was discovered in Newcastle in 1797 and the first export coal in 1799, somewhat ironically given the Adani debate, was... - Central Coast: Environment (1 speech)
The Central Coast is one of the most beautiful places to live and work, and one of the many reasons that families love our region is our incredible local environment. Whether it is our beautiful... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
Last Friday the curtain was raised on the facade of one of the great examples of showtime consultation—the Forum on Western Sydney Airport, or FOWSA. This is a Turnbull government forum... - Fisher Electorate: Defence Industry (1 speech)
The federal government is spending $200 billion on defence industry capability over the next 10 years. In every branch of our nation's armed forces we are acquiring new equipment and expanding... - Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (19 speeches)
In March I referred the governance and operations of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to the Auditor-General for his consideration, and I am pleased to note that he has now placed... - Cashless Debit Card (2 speeches)
I rise tonight to share my personal journey to being a strong supporter of a cashless welfare card trial in my electorate of O'Connor. As many would already be aware, the Minister for Human...
