House debates
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- Intersex Awareness Day (1 speech)
The 26th of October is Intersex Awareness Day. It's very important that we observe this day, because there is a lack of understanding of people with intersex conditions in the community. And... - Forrest Electorate: The Grove Distillery (1 speech)
Saturday is Small Business Day. The Grove Distillery is a small family business in the Margaret River region, a vibrant business. It began as an olive grove on that property and became a winery... - Australian Workers' Union (1 speech)
Yesterday we witnessed an extraordinary attack on our democracy, with the AFP raiding the AWU offices in Melbourne and Sydney. In a letter released by Ben Davis, the Victorian branch secretary of... - Groom Electorate: Pittsworth Craft and Fine Food Spectacular (1 speech)
The Pittsworth Craft and Fine Food Spectacular and spring garden week has been held successfully in the Darling Downs for a number of years; this year commencing on 29 September. It's a... - National Week of Deaf People (1 speech)
I would like to wish the deaf community in Australia a happy National Week of Deaf People. It's an opportunity for deaf people to celebrate their community, language, culture and history. It's a... - Kennedy Electorate: Health Care (1 speech)
I rise to speak on probably the most important issue that exists in our society today. In Mareeba we had a meeting and a thousand people turned up. I know that because I counted the number of... - Tangney Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
The Local Sporting Champions grant is extremely popular in Tangney and appreciated by my local community, so popular that each round in is oversubscribed. Last round we saw 53 applications for 22... - National Disability Insurance Agency (1 speech)
On 3 June 2013, Prime Minister Gillard came to Geelong, to the Pier restaurant, and announced there that the national headquarters of the National Disability Insurance Scheme would be based in... - Bennelong Electorate: Leukaemia Foundation (1 speech)
Members who were here in 2015 may remember my 100-kay walk around the electorate, raising money and awareness for motor neurone disease. All will be pleased to know that it's back this year, with... - Prime Minister (1 speech)
I rise today to ask an important question: where is the Prime Minister Australia voted for? Where has that man gone? He does not resemble anything he used to stand for, and yesterday and today... - Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
Child sex offenders are evil—often highly manipulative and skilled at their vile practices. Child sex offenders are people society can never trust. I don't care what rehabilitation is... - Touched by Olivia (1 speech)
Today I have the privilege of welcoming Touched by Olivia to parliament. I have spoken many times in this place about the important work they're doing, including in my own electorate of Lindsay.... - Flynn Electorate: Maritime Rescue Services (1 speech)
Today I rise to pay respect to the six men tragically lost at sea on board the fishing boat Dianne. My deepest sympathies go to the families for their loss. In times of utter despair, often it's... - Lyons Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
For the past week, a bushfire has been raging in the north-east of my electorate, and I stand to pay tribute to the hundreds who are battling the flames. Since last Friday, some 7½ thousand... - Mackellar Electorate: McHappy Day (1 speech)
On Saturday, 14 October, I had the pleasure of meeting Warwick Hokins at his McDonald's franchise in Beacon Hill to celebrate McHappy Day. On McHappy Day, McDonald's donates $1 from every Big... - Bass Electorate: Ringarooma (1 speech)
For the last nine months, Dairy Australia has been searching for the 'Legendairy Capital of Australia'. The 2017 winner is the dairy town of Ringarooma, located in my electorate of Bass, about 90... - Diabetes Australia (1 speech)
Diabetes Australia is 60 years old, and last week in the Great Hall in this place we held a 60th birthday celebration. Diabetes Australia is a wonderful organisation with wonderful partners like... - Burt Electorate: Kelmscott Show (1 speech)
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Kelmscott Show, in the electorate of Burt, along with the state member for Armadale and show patron, Dr Tony Buti; and new WA Labor state members... - Wilkinson, Ms Lisa, AM (1 speech)
I rise today to reflect on the events that transpired last week in regard to Lisa Wilkinson leaving Channel 9 and the Today show because of a perceived gap between what she was paid and what her... - Men's Shed Movement (2 speeches)
It's my great pleasure to rise and speak about the wonderful contribution that men's sheds make throughout my electorate of Corangamite and across the nation. Men's sheds do so much for...
