House debates
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
- Crean, Mrs Mary (1 speech)
Vale, Mary Crean, a Labor legend who passed away on 28 January aged 103 years. Mary had a rich, full life—much of it devoted to our party and to our movement. Mary was the matriarch of a... - Wright Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
It was my pleasure more recently to attend the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley regional councils' Australian citizenship ceremonies and welcome Wright's newest Australian citizens. It was also a... - Tasmania: Biosecurity (1 speech)
Yesterday in this place my Tasmanian colleagues spoke about the biosecurity threat in Tasmania and the fruit fly that has been found on Flinders Island and in north-west Tasmania. There have been... - Safer Internet Day (1 speech)
Today is Safer Internet Today. I just attended a function here in Parliament House which was addressed by the Prime Minister and by the eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant. Both spoke about... - Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
South Australians should be very concerned that the Turnbull government is delaying the release of the Productivity Commission review of GST distribution to the states, because the hidden message... - Mining (1 speech)
For more than 200 days now, 180 workers have been locked out of the Oaky North mine in Central Queensland. While there has been some disgraceful behaviour from unionists on the picket line, the... - Armadale Youth Intervention Partnership (1 speech)
In 2016 the Armadale Youth Intervention Partnership was established by the Youth Partnership Project to demonstrate how a targeted, collaborative, place based approach with purposely resourced... - Famechon, Mr Jean-Pierre 'Johnny' (1 speech)
Australia is a great sporting nation. Boxing enthusiasts, and no doubt many others, will surely recognise the name Johnny Famechon, or 'Fammo' as he was known to the many Australians who cheered... - Safer Internet Day (1 speech)
Today is Safer Internet Day, which encourages us all to promote safe and respectful practices online. With cyberbullying an ever-pressing issue, we need to combat online harassment and stop... - Morris, Mr John (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to recognise a great community leader, developer and dear friend of mine, John Morris. I also wish John a very happy 90th birthday for this Thursday. John is known as... - Discrimination (1 speech)
Everybody has the right to feel safe in our community, but right now cynical politicians are putting the safety of Melbourne's African-Australian community at risk. This summer, Melbourne's media... - Meningococcal Disease (1 speech)
Last year on 3 September, Zoe McGinty, a 20-year-old from Brisbane, tragically passed away from what was, at the time of her passing, an unknown illness. Her mother, Kirsten, watched as her... - Lalor Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate two local women who were named in the Australia Day 2018 Honours List, and I celebrate that, in a year when 32 per cent of the Australia Day honours went to women,... - Mackellar Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
In December last year I was honoured to join Narrabeen Sports High School in their recognition of their students' hard work and impressive achievements throughout 2017. I was especially pleased... - Safer Internet Day (1 speech)
Today marks Safer Internet Day, and this year's theme is 'Create, connect, and share respect: a better internet starts with you'. I welcome the call for more respectful communication as part of... - Boothby Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
Last month I was delighted to announce a significant milestone for the $170 million Oaklands Crossing grade separation, with design work beginning on the project. The federal Liberal government... - Workplace Safety (1 speech)
The construction industry is a dangerous industry. Tragically, 40 construction workers lost their lives at work last year. They did not return home. The construction industry is rife with rogue... - New South Wales: Roads (1 speech)
One of the Holy Grails of unfinished road projects in the Central West is the crossing at Dixons Long Point between Orange and Mudgee. It is a project that local community members have been... - South Australia: Education (1 speech)
Parents and families in South Australia should be very worried by the Minister for Education and Training's politicking today in South Australia. In a clumsy attempt to insert himself in the... - Immigrant Business Networking Association (2 speeches)
I would like to congratulate in parliament the entrepreneurial efforts of Cema Santos and Mariane Bornelli, two immigrants who founded the Immigrant Business Networking Association Inc to assist...
