House debates
Monday, 5 February 2018
- National Basketball Association (1 speech)
I rise today to express my outrage at the exclusion of Australian Ben Simmons from this year's NBA All-Star game. In a record-breaking rookie year for the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben is currently... - Robertson Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise to speak about some incredible individuals on the Central Coast who have recently been honoured with awards on Australia Day. Five people received an Order of Australia, including Tom... - Tasmania: Biosecurity (1 speech)
Tasmania has a fruit fly emergency on its hands. Fruit fly has been found in Flinders Island and also in my electorate. The Tasmanian fruit industry is worth almost $200 million, employing... - O'Connor Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
I recently hosted a youth PaTH forum in the beautiful seaside town of Esperance in my electorate. This was an opportunity to promote the PaTH program to local businesses and to unemployed young... - Tasmania: Biosecurity (1 speech)
You can't muck around when it comes to biosecurity, and certainly not in Tasmania. We're GM free, we're hormone promoting free, and until the last month we were fruit fly free. Now all the hard... - Higher Education (1 speech)
Universities have a responsibility to pass knowledge from one generation to the next. When universities neglect their responsibility to pass on the accumulated knowledge of our society and... - Tasmania: Biosecurity (1 speech)
I thank both the member for Lyons and the member for Braddon for the contributions they have made today about the very important issue of fruit fly being discovered in Tasmania. This pest has the... - La Trobe Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Today I'm delighted to acknowledge the Australia Day awards that have been bestowed upon two residents within La Trobe. The first is Frank Phillips, who has been awarded the Order of Australia... - Kangaroo Island: Heart Disease (1 speech)
I'm proud to share the news that Kangaroo Island is now recognised by the international HEARTSafe Communities program as Australia's first HEARTSafe community. This title identifies Kangaroo... - Australian Men's Shed Association (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge the work of the Australian Men's Sheds Association and the sheds they represent across my electorate and indeed Australia. In fact, Australia's very first Men's Shed... - Morris, Ms Narelle (1 speech)
It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of one of Parramatta's local heroes, Narelle Morris. Narelle started volunteering with Holroyd Community Aid in 2004, quickly moving into a... - Bennelong By-Election (1 speech)
It's a real honour to serve as the member for Bennelong. The last few months of 2017 were chaotic. I say thank you to everyone who supported me, backed our campaign and voted for me as... - Canberra Electorate: Broadband (1 speech)
Last week NBN Co updated its rollout map, forcing Canberrans to face yet another delay in connecting to the technology patchwork that is the NBN. My community suffers from some of the worst... - Bougias, Mr Lou (1 speech)
On Australia Day, I was able to honour more than 50 local people who've made outstanding contributions to the community, including Lou Bougias. His story came to light following a Facebook post... - Centrelink (1 speech)
You know when you sort of wake up and think: 'Just how disastrous is this government? What's next?' I think a lot of people would think, 'Seriously, can the government have spent $430,000 on an... - Chisholm Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
On Australia Day some very special Chisholm residents were acknowledged as part of our nation's honours system. Professor David Kissane was made a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent... - Biosecurity (1 speech)
Earlier today, the members for Braddon, Bass and Lyons made an appeal to governments, plural, to start taking Australia's biosecurity more seriously. Their immediate concern is the incursion of... - Mallee Electorate: Air Ambulance Transfer Station (1 speech)
The people I serve are the people who live in Mallee. I always say they should be able to drive on a decent road, make a mobile phone call, have good educational opportunities for their children... - Rural and Regional Australia (1 speech)
We've got to do something this year about growing inequality in this country. It's a problem. The Prime Minister is blind to it, but the rest of parliament should not be. If you live in rural or... - Gordon, Mr Michael (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, there's a space up there in the press gallery. He walked me into the San Remo Hotel. He took me through to the back. He walked me up to the Channel Challenge honour board. There on...
