House debates
Thursday, 14 September 2017
- St Albans Writers' Festival, Macquarie Electorate: Public Transport (1 speech)
For one weekend every September, the hamlet of St Albans, in the northernmost part of my electorate of Macquarie, becomes the hub of readers and writers, just as it has this year. The annual St... - Singapore (1 speech)
Last week, on 6 September, the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment introduced the Customs Amendment (Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement Amendment Implementation) Bill 2017 into... - Indi Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
Colleagues, my topic today is regional solutions and the role the government has in supporting communities. The government have told us that they don't have all the answers and that the most... - Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
My contribution this morning has to do with the cashless welfare card. Because of widespread local concern about high levels of alcohol consumption and, to a lesser extent, illicit drug use and... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
Today marks two years since our Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, became Prime Minister. There were many across the country who welcomed the change from the member for Warringah to the member for... - Goldstein Electorate (1 speech)
Today I would like to bring to the attention of the House a wonderful visit by the Minister for Foreign Affairs recently to the wonderful electorate of Goldstein. We were very fortunate that the... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I am deeply concerned about the long periods many Australians are waiting even for simple Centrelink claims to be processed. We know people are waiting several weeks and even months for... - Calare Electorate: Central West Australian Football League (1 speech)
The Central West AFL season has concluded, and I would like to recognise the Central West AFL board members for another great year: chair Craig Gale, secretary Kass Ings and treasurer Gavin... - Commonwealth Public Service (1 speech)
In The Government and the People, 1939-1941, Sir Paul Hasluck exposed the administrative heartache and headache caused by the dispersal of the Commonwealth Public Service, saying it 'wasted time... - Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (1 speech)
The CFMEU is the gift that keeps on giving. Today in The Australian we see that yesterday the courts handed down unprecedented penalties for the CFMEU's concerted campaign of industrial... - Mayo Electorate: Public Transport (1 speech)
Today I'm pleased to announce much-needed changes to public transport in my electorate of Mayo. Following months of community consultation, and then negotiations with the South Australian...
