House debates
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
- Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
The statistics on violence against women in Australia are shocking. On average at least one woman a week is killed by a partner or former partner. One in four Australian women has experienced... - Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (1 speech)
I am pleased to advise the House that on 29 July a by-election was held for the position of mayor in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. It was great to see a strong field of five candidates putting... - Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today in frustration that many people in my electorate still have not been connected to the government's second-rate NBN. And, for those who have been connected, they're probably even... - Banking and Financial Services (3 speeches)
On 19 July, I hosted a banking forum in Mackay. It was an opportunity to put bank representatives in front of businesses, industry bodies and locals affected by the decisions made by those banks.... - Triple J (1 speech)
I value the ABC. In my youth I valued Triple J, and I acknowledge its important role as our national broadcaster for youth. I understand the desire for balance and diversity of opinions and the... - Exercise Talisman Sabre (1 speech)
Recently I had the great pleasure of being part of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program, when the shadow minister for defence, Richard Marles, and I attended Exercise Talisman Sabre... - Gellibrand Electorate: Dorevitch Pathology (1 speech)
Labor is proud of our long history of support for the union movement, and we will continue to support workers like those at Dorevitch Pathology. Last week, 500 HWU workers at Dorevitch Pathology... - Indian Independence Day (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge that today is Indian Independence Day. As co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of India and as a parliamentarian with 6,300 constituents with an Indian background, or... - Richmond Electorate: Humanitarian Supplies Challenge (1 speech)
I would like to speak today about some of the wonderful work being done by locals in my electorate of Richmond. It was with great pride and pleasure that I visited a local business in my... - Dunkley Electorate: Frankston Station Precinct Redevelopment (2 speeches)
Over the past few months, I, along with the state shadow minister for small business, Neale Burgess, the deputy mayor of Frankston City Council, Steve Toms, and other councillors and elected... - Calwell Electorate: Hume Interfaith Network (1 speech)
A very special event is occurring in my electorate at this very moment. It's the first ever Broady Poetry Slam workshop and it is being held at the Hume Global Learning Centre. This series of... - Gilmore Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Gilmore has a youth unemployment figure that is not the envy of any other electorate in Australia, so my primary focus is to challenge our employers, trainers and amazing young people to get on... - Simons, Mr Kenneth George (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge a remarkable constituent of mine, Ken Simons, who I hope is still watching this evening. If he is, I want to say to him that we are all thinking of him and praying for him... - Fraud, Possums (3 speeches)
Today I would like to bring to the attention of the Chamber a concern that has been raised with me by a constituent, Mr John Lyons, who owns an important online retail business called GolfZone.... - Barton Electorate: Kyeemagh Infants School, Barton Electorate: Nepalese Community (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge Kyeemagh Infants School, which turns 75 this weekend. On Saturday I attended and spoke at their 75th birthday festivities. There was a diverse range of food and fun... - Forrest Electorate: Western Australian College of Agriculture, Harvey (1 speech)
The WA College of Agriculture at Harvey is one of the most impressive educational institutions in the south-west. The original campus was actually the site of a Second World War internment camp... - Broadband (1 speech)
Everywhere I go throughout the Oxley electorate, the No. 1 issued raised with me is the failed NBN rollout. At mobile offices, school events and community meetings, I hear stories from residents... - Page Electorate: Harwood Cricket Club, Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary, Nimbin Hospital Auxiliary (1 speech)
Harwood Cricket Club will celebrate a major milestone on 26 August, with the club celebrating its 150th birthday. Special guests at the event will include former Australian umpire Peter Parker... - Bruce Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
I rise today on behalf of Kerry Collison of Glen Waverley in complete exasperation regarding his ongoing disasters with the NBN. His business is now at risk of going broke as NBN Co and Telstra... - Energy (2 speeches)
I want to raise the issue of household bills in my electorate of Brisbane. Electricity bills, gas bills and water bills are often the biggest bills that households and small businesses face....
