House debates
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
- Goods and Services Tax (2 speeches)
Last week, Australia's Point Piper Prime Minister visited WA to try and understand why West Aussies were so upset about receiving a miserly, pitiful 34c in the dollar of GST revenue. Mr Turnbull... - Cuthbert, Ms Elizabeth 'Betty', AM, MBE (2 speeches)
I am rising today to honour an Australian sporting legend, and member of the Bennelong family, who sadly passed away over the weekend. Betty Cuthbert AM, MBE was a true champion. She is still... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
This morning I met a group of passionate and hardworking hairdressers who were in parliament to alert MPs to the fact they are the latest group of workers who are being targeted by employers for... - Chisholm Electorate: Education (1 speech)
By far and away the best part of my role as the member for Chisholm is the amazing people I meet who every day make a difference to our local and broader community. Last week, I had the honour of... - Lalor Electorate: Werribee Hockey Club (1 speech)
There are days in our communities where we stand back and are overwhelmed with pride for the people we represent. Saturday was one such day for me. I attended the Werribee Hockey Club to open its... - Homelessness (1 speech)
It is national Homelessness Week. I was quite proud last week to be able to partner with MASP, Mallee Accommodation Support Programs, which has been running for 30 years in the electorate of... - Canberra Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I want to thank once again all Canberrans who have taken part in my Send Me Your Speeds campaign. The campaign has been underway for over 18 months, and I've received hundreds of speeds from... - McMillan Electorate: Latrobe Leisure Moe Newborough (1 speech)
Jim Connaghan, Ken Finlay, John Forsyth, Pat Esse and Kalie Nookes are committee members of the Keenagers. Keenagers are retired people who play table tennis. They play table tennis at Latrobe... - Lindsay Electorate: Nepean Hospital (1 speech)
On Sunday I visited Nepean Hospital and its emergency department in my electorate to see the terrible state that it's in. There were 83 patients in our emergency department at 3:30 on a Sunday.... - Heart Disease (1 speech)
Sadly, heart disease affects some 1.2 million Australians. Indeed, there are twice as many deaths from heart disease each year as the next two most significant causes: dementia, which with an... - Paterson Electorate: Lakeside Learning Community (1 speech)
Much is said about the rising youth unemployment rate in my electorate of Paterson. It's an important issue and one that I consider among my top priorities. However, I believe it's important that... - Wright Electorate: Youth (1 speech)
I bring excellent news to the House. I would like to shine a light on the incredible youth talent of a young athlete in my electorate. Local track star—superstar—Riley Day, has... - Grayndler Electorate: Reclink Community Cup (1 speech)
On Sunday, it was my great honour to open the sixth Sydney Reclink Community Cup held at Henson Park in my electorate, along with John Bayliss who does a fantastic job with the Reclink... - Cyclone Debbie (1 speech)
A storm has been raging in North Queensland as a follow-on to Cyclone Debbie, the Category 4 cyclone which hit the Whitsundays on 28 March—not a category 4 storm but a category D dilemma... - Marriage (1 speech)
The people of Australia are going to go 'absolutely postal' when they learn that the Turnbull government is going to waste $122 million on a useless postal vote, which is nothing more than a... - Small Business (1 speech)
Those opposite have a plan to take Australians' money, they have a plan to spend Australians' money, but they have absolutely no plans to help Australians make money. They are channelling the... - Higher Education (3 speeches)
What is the problem with the Turnbull government? I am not talking about the fact that they all just flew here so they could make a decision about how to avoid making a decision— - Dunkley Electorate: Empire Mall (1 speech)
I am very pleased today to raise in parliament the significant works on Empire Mall in Mornington. The mall is currently undergoing $600,000 of upgrades funded by the Turnbull coalition... - Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
It was a dark and stormy night as the black limousines rolled into the Lobster Cave. The men alight at the restaurant to the sounds of 'Speak Softly Love' in the background. They reach the table... - Murray-Darling Basin (2 speeches)
As I have said many times in this place, the water policy is the most critical issue in the electorate of Murray—in particular, the 450 gigalitres of up water that was put into the...
