House debates
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
- Krishna Janmashtami (1 speech)
On behalf of Labor I extend my best wishes to Hindu communities in Australia and around the world on the celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Janmashtami marks the birth date of Lord Krishna, the... - Bonner Electorate: Wishart (1 speech)
Today I want to talk about a key part of my electorate: the suburb of Wishart. I spent some time in Wishart over the winter break, talking with residents and local groups about what's important... - Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (1 speech)
I stand up in this place today as a former federal prosecutor, and I want to speak about the travesty that is being visited upon the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Office by this... - Fisher Electorate: Events Centre Caloundra (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of announcing a grant of $3 million for the Events Centre Caloundra under the government's Building Better Regions Fund. This grant is going to help the events centre... - Oxley Electorate: Springfield (1 speech)
Last week, I had the pleasure of being joined by the shadow minister for defence, the honourable Richard Marles; alongside the acting Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Paul Tully; the state Labor... - National Science Week (1 speech)
Right now we're in the middle of the 20th annual National Science Week. It runs until 20 August and it's an outstanding opportunity for all Australians to celebrate and discuss important... - Northern Tasmania: Employment (1 speech)
With the 20th anniversary of the closing of Coats Paton, I reflect on the changing face of employment in northern Tasmania. At its peak, Coats Patons was the largest mill of its type in the... - O'Connor Electorate: Albany (1 speech)
I rise today to update the House on the Prime Minister's recent visit to Albany in my electorate of O'Connor. The PM was warmly welcomed to Albany Senior High School by Principal Jenny Firth,... - Marriage (2 speeches)
Labor has always said that the easiest, fastest, cheapest and least divisive way to deliver marriage equality is through a free vote in parliament. All 25 or so changes to the Marriage Act have... - Lalor Electorate: Teej (1 speech)
Last Saturday I attended a Teej festival celebration in Hoppers Crossing organised by the Nepalese Organization of Wyndham and ably led by their president, Kamal Pyakurel. It was a privilege to... - Morland, Mr Mick, OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate and acknowledge the recent passing of Mick Morland, an icon from the La Trobe electorate who died in a tragic road accident last month. Mick served six terms as a... - Giles, Ms Patricia, AM (1 speech)
I, like many other Western Australians, was deeply saddened to hear last week of the death of former Labor senator for Western Australia Patricia Giles at the age of 88, but I'm also incredibly... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is one of the most important social policy reforms undertaken by federal and state governments in recent years. All of us know Australians, be they... - Indian Independence Day (1 speech)
Namaste, kam cho, sat sri akal, vanakkam. I rise to wish a happy independence day to the citizens and descendants of the world's largest democracy—India. From scientific evidence of an... - Royal Rehab (1 speech)
This Friday I'm looking forward to visiting the premier brain and spinal injury rehabilitation hospital in Australia—Royal Rehab, the Rehabilitation & Disability Support Network. This... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I refer to comments made by Senator Siewert yesterday which imputed that Labor have denied Newstart and youth allowance recipients an increase in their payments because we opposed, in the other... - Vietnam (1 speech)
This Friday marks the 61st anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, one of the most significant battles in which Australian forces were involved in Vietnam. On 18 August 1966, a small force of 108... - Marriage (1 speech)
The Australian Labor Party didn't want the farcical postal plebiscite currently being inflicted on LGBTI Australians by the Turnbull government, but if it's going to happen we'll throw ourselves... - Mallee Electorate: Leadership Program (2 speeches)
I alert the House to the presence up in the gallery today of northern Mallee leaders and the community leadership from the Loddon-Murray, from the electorate of Murray and the electorate of...
