House debates
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Wale, Mr Ted (1 speech)
Today I'd like to speak about an extraordinary birthday party I attended recently, made more extraordinary because it was in honour of a friend of mine who turned 107 years of age. That makes Ted... - Hasluck Electorate: Horticulture Industry (1 speech)
On 31 August I had the pleasure of facilitating a Hasluck growers meeting between grapegrowers in the Swan Valley and orchardists in the Perth Hills. I invited them to meet a representative from... - Citizenship (1 speech)
In the greater electorate of Isaacs, 5,551 residents do not speak English well or at all, according to the data from the 2016 census. Many of these residents are Australian citizens making... - Hume Electorate: Volunteers, Broadband (1 speech)
The soil is fertile up Wollondilly Shire way in my electorate. At Tahmoor and Buxton, the community gardens are flourishing. There are armies of volunteer green thumbs. Kids, families, retirees... - Energy (1 speech)
Speaking as a former mines and energy minister in Queensland, I know that when the government fell we had the cheapest electricity in the world. Why did we? Because we simply passed the cost of... - Bonner Electorate: Local Sporting Champions, Bonner Electorate: Language Education (1 speech)
Today I want to focus on young high achievers I have met recently from my electorate of Bonner. I recently had the pleasure of presenting young sports stars in my electorate with their Local... - Youth Jobs PaTH Program (1 speech)
Life isn't easy for young people in Australia today. The deck is stacked in many ways that previous generations simply didn't have to face. Young Australians bear more of the cost of their own... - Trade (1 speech)
As everyone in this room knows, Australia is a trading nation. We sell what we grow, make and produce to the world. Last year Australian exports grew by 7.9 per cent, three times faster than the... - Myanmar: Rohingya People (1 speech)
Last Saturday I attended a rally in Melbourne in support of the Rohingya Muslim people, calling on the international community and Australia to act in bringing an end to the persecution, attacks... - Wide Bay Electorate: Maryborough Bears AFL Club (1 speech)
I am proud to be the patron of the Maryborough Bears AFL football club. I'm even prouder to say that since I accepted their invitation to become their club patron the Bears have risen to the top... - Grayndler Electorate: Carrington Road Development (2 speeches)
Developers need to understand that the key to successful urban redevelopment is bringing the local community with them. Their projects need to complement the suburban landscape, not dominate it.... - Wilson, Mr Alexander Rodney 'Rod', Flynn Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (2 speeches)
I rise today to mention to the House the sad passing of Rod Wilson of Calliope Station, Calliope. I noticed your presence, Mr Deputy Speaker Buchholz, at Rod's funeral. He was very well known... - Johnson, Ms Connie, OAM (1 speech)
On Wednesday, 10 May this year, 5c pieces glittered in the autumn sun in Canberra as 25,000 Canberrans gathered to toss 5c pieces into a huge heart of coins on one of the netball courts. As Megan... - Banks Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
On 21 August, I attended the South West Bankstown Chamber of Commerce's Women in Leadership function at the Bankstown Sports Club. It was a great evening which brought together many local small... - Western Sydney Airport (1 speech)
It will be absolutely no surprise to Blue Mountains residents that an independent assessment shows the government's community consultation for Badgerys Creek Airport is flawed. It confirms that... - Swan Electorate: Orrong Road (3 speeches)
I rise today to speak about Orrong Road, a main road in my electorate of Swan and a road notorious for delays. As is it stands, Orrong Road is currently the third most delayed road across the... - Richmond Football Club (1 speech)
With my dad born in Richmond, I grew up with stories of the toughness of his life there and spent every winter Saturday at Essex Heights Football Club, and with two brothers, Michael and Marty,... - Knappstein, Mrs Carolina Augustina (1 speech)
Sometimes the most compelling thing that we can do in this parliament is to faithfully recount the stories of everyday Australians. I want to tell the story today of a postwar immigrant from the... - Perth Electorate: Bassendean Men's Shed (1 speech)
Madam Deputy Speaker Wicks, as I am sure you and those in this place will agree, in this day and age, the sound and fury and clash of various partisan positions dominates much of the debate we... - Men's Shed Movement (2 speeches)
This is an unscheduled constituency statement, but I was inspired by the member for Perth's speech. On this occasion he was inspirational—on other occasions not so much, but this one...
