House debates
Monday, 23 October 2017
- Remembrance Day (1 speech)
Remembrance Day this year is going to be a very special commemoration—100 years since Beersheba and the Light Horse and 75 years since Kokoda. I'll be spending the day down at Marysville... - Calare Electorate: Mullion Creek Public School (1 speech)
Four years ago, Mrs Sharon Cloete introduced a robotics program to Mullion Creek Public School. Since robotics became part of the school curriculum in 2013, the students have competed in the... - Petition: Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise to table the community climate petition as approved by the Petitions Committee. On 2 August this year, a group of committed climate advocates from my electorate met at my office to present... - Murray Electorate: Energy (1 speech)
) ( ): As a proud representative of the Murray electorate, and a member of the Turnbull-Joyce government, I welcome the announcement of the National Energy Guarantee by the Prime Minister and the... - Braddon Electorate: Burnie Ten (1 speech)
Yesterday, the city of Burnie in my electorate on the north-west coast of Tasmania held the Burnie Ten. This running race has a successful history of over 25 years. This year's Burnie Ten was... - National School Chaplaincy Program (1 speech)
I want to talk about the National School Chaplaincy Program. It was not been funded for 2018, and I want to advocate for funding into 2018. I have a lot of high schools across the electorate of... - Wills Electorate: Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to speak again about the struggle of the hardworking maintenance workers at Esso in Victoria employed by contractor UGL. UGL workers at Esso Gippsland have now been on the picket line for... - Brisbane Electorate: Palliative Care (1 speech)
Last week, the federal government announced some extra funding for palliative care, specifically to improve the quality and accessibility of palliative care. Some of the new funding will go to... - Werriwa Electorate: Carers (1 speech)
Last week this parliament celebrated carers and our appreciation for the work carers do every day in our communities. There are 2.7 million unpaid carers in Australia today, putting in 36 million... - Swan Electorate: Mincon (1 speech)
Mincon are a fabulous company in my electorate. I joined Mincon for their 40th anniversary celebrations and the opening of their new manufacturing facility in Welshpool, an industrial area in my... - Fenner Electorate: Belconnen Magpies (1 speech)
As patron of the high-flying Belconnen Magpies, I rise to acknowledge some of those who received awards at the club's annual event. In the Rising Stars category, this year the Rising Stars fought... - Veterans (1 speech)
As an MP, I'm frequently approached by other veterans seeking help with the transition to civilian life. Often they tell me that their biggest struggle is translating the skills they learned in... - Cambodia (1 speech)
In September I spoke in this chamber on the arrest of Mr Kem Sokha, leader of the Cambodian opposition party, the CNRP, on charges related to a speech he gave here in Australia. Mr Sokha is set... - Gretals Australia Pty Ltd (1 speech)
We're very lucky in Dunkley to have a number of brilliant innovators, and with each one that I visit I am more and more impressed with our local talent, skill and ability to innovate. Recently I... - Wrap with Love (1 speech)
I rise in the parliament today and hold one knitted square. It is a knitted square that was made with much love, just like the 9.8 million squares that have made up 440,000 blankets sent to over... - Marriage (1 speech)
A fracas broke out in the 'city of islands' over the weekend, when two constituents had the temerity to place an 'It's okay to vote no' sign on the external glass window of a state Labor MP in... - Refugees (1 speech)
Last Saturday I joined hundreds in walking together through Melbourne's CBD to say 'Welcome' in an event organised by the fantastic people at Welcome to Australia. We walked through the city to... - Boothby Electorate: Brighton Calisthenics Club (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the Brighton Calisthenics Club, which formally celebrates its 60th birthday this week. The club began in 1933, closed during World War II and was re-established in... - Hunter Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
In the last few days, I have had two wonderful experiences with the good people of Branxton in my electorate. On Saturday morning I joined the preschool community for the celebration of 30 years... - Page Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I would like to congratulate the Richmond Valley Council for working closely with the private sector to encourage investment and, very importantly, the creation of local jobs in the Richmond... - Alta-1 College (1 speech)
Today I and the member for Moore had the pleasure of hosting four students and two teachers from Alta-1 College in Western Australia. Alta-1 is an alternative care school that provides an... - Redcliffe City Junior Cricket Club (1 speech)
It is often said that being the test captain of the Australian Cricket Team is second in stature to that of the Prime Minister. Whether you play in your backyard or at a local club on a Saturday... - Beattie, Ms Linda Ann, Yallop, Ms Neta May, OAM (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to two extraordinary women who have sadly left this earth: Neta Yallop and Linda Beattie. Both women were extremely important to the electorates of Barton and... - Baha'i Faith (1 speech)
I was honoured to accept an invitation from the Joondalup Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah at a service held at the... - North Queensland Cowboys (1 speech)
I come from Cowboy country. I just do not have enough time to do real justice to the mighty Cowboys. The 2017 season has been both inspirational and challenging. We lost our... - McKay, Mr Brett (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate a teacher in my electorate—Mr Brett McKay from Kirrawee High School—who last week received the Prime Minister's prize for... - Preston, Mr Neil (1 speech)
I'm very sad to report to the parliament that our region lost a wonderful gentleman, Neil Preston, last week. I got to know Neil very well during his time as Greenacres chief executive. He was a... - Baha'i Faith (1 speech)
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the prophet-founder Baha'u'llah, according to the Baha'i faith. On 15 October, I was fortunate enough to join the local Baha'i community to... - Climate Change (2 speeches)
Madam Deputy Speaker Claydon, I want to take you back to 2004, when the member for Wentworth was elected to this parliament. It was also the time when the Queensland government, under Peter...
