House debates
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Eid-ul-Fitr (1 speech)
A couple of days after parliament rises, Muslim communities will be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, and I thought it was appropriate to give the welcoming congratulations now. The celebration is highly... - Forrest Electorate: South West Football League (1 speech)
Congratulations to the South West Football League women's team, who created history by winning the first interleague match against the Peel Football and Netball League in Mandurah as part of the... - Medicare (1 speech)
I rise to speak in relation to the Medicare Guarantee Bill, which was debated in the chamber earlier this week. I am hoping that today I will be able to continue on with parts of my speech... - Groom Electorate: Tourism Darling Downs (1 speech)
Tourism Darling Downs was formed in May to develop and promote our region and its experiences to visitors, boosting the benefit to the local economy as a result. Its formal launch last Tuesday,... - Bass Electorate: Community Kitchen (1 speech)
Today I would like to acknowledge a community initiative that is helping migrants to feel welcome and is raising cultural awareness in my electorate of Bass. The Community Kitchen project is a... - Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I congratulate all WA Liberal members and senators for their work to date to achieve real reform of the GST distribution. The commitment by this government to a floor in the GST is a commitment... - Tasmania: Schools (1 speech)
I originally wanted to rise to my feet to talk on penalty rates and how 7,400 people who work in retail, hospitality and the like will be affected by penalty rate cuts come 1 July—$77 a... - Fisher Electorate: Joyce Newton (1 speech)
It is timely that I rise on Blue Cornflower Day in the global week for motor neurone disease to speak to the House about a shining star in the Fisher electorate who was recently diagnosed with... - New South Wales: Budget (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the New South Wales state government and their woeful budget. I see they are busy high-fiving themselves all over the front pages, talking up their massive surplus and posturing... - Suncorp Super Netball (1 speech)
Queensland and New South Wales love to battle it out on the sporting field, and tonight will be no exception. But I want to talk about last Saturday night, when nearly 9,000 screaming netball... - Indi Electorate: Alpine Resorts (1 speech)
Hey, colleagues, I have a warm invitation to all of you to come and visit north-east Victoria during the holiday break. Why do I say you should do that? It is because every single one of... - Barker Electorate: Australian Tidy Towns Awards (1 speech)
I rise today to celebrate Australia's tidiest town. Barmera, in my electorate, is a Riverland town of around 3,000 people situated on the picturesque banks of Lake Bonney. An attempt to save... - Canberra Electorate: Broadband (3 speeches)
The Brodtmann Bulletin hit the streets this week. It highlights the appalling news that Canberrans have been sending me— - Mental Health (1 speech)
In my first speech I highlighted the disturbing statistic that, on average, twice as many Australians take their own life as die on our national roads each year, and my electorate of Wide Bay has... - Western Australia: Shipbuilding (1 speech)
When it comes to the construction and development of Western Australia's naval defence capacity, the Liberal Party would have you believe that they are doing a fantastic job at delivering... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
I rise today to remind the House of what is undoubtedly the most important issue in Western Australia right now, and that is our paltry, miserable share of GST revenue. Let me put it this way:... - Parliamentary Touch Football State of Origin (1 speech)
I have great news for the parliament, great news for the House, which is that today the mighty New South Wales parliamentary touch team demolished Queensland 9-4. It was an awesome effort, led by... - Thomas, Mr Paul, AO (1 speech)
I am proud to acknowledge one of my constituents, Paul Thomas, who became a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in The Queen's Birthday 2017 Honours for his local government... - Disability Services (1 speech)
I received an email today, and I want to share it with the House. It goes: 'When you are a parent with a child with a disability, you have your heart broken on a regular basis not because of... - Australian Business Week (2 speeches)
I am proud to be the major sponsor for the Gold Coast's Northern Collegiate Australian Business Week, which is a great program where senior high schools children go into a week of learning about...
