House debates
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
- Keilty, Ms Patricia 'Trish' (1 speech)
I rise on a happy note. I warmly and loudly congratulate Trish Keilty on winning the City of Greater Dandenong Citizen of the Year award for her amazing work at Avocare. Some months ago I had the... - Ferris, Mr Dean (1 speech)
To many people Dean Ferris is an Australian champion motocross rider who has travelled the world; to us he's a homegrown inspiration, proving that with hard work and dedication you can conquer... - Health Care (1 speech)
Thanks to a leaked COAG document, we now know the Prime Minister's secret pre-budget hospital plan, which will lock in seven years of public hospital cuts. This five-year deal offers no new money... - Australia Day, Domestic and Family Violence, Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Australia Day is a wonderful day to celebrate, to commemorate and to reflect on our history—the great times, the achievements and, of course, the very dark times. I want to put on record my... - Chan, Mrs Janet (1 speech)
It is with a great degree of honour and a great degree of sorrow that I rise to speak of a true learning champion and teaching champion in Mrs Janet Chan. It is an absolute privilege to have... - Queensland: Dental Health (1 speech)
Up in Queensland we have a classic workplace go-slow that the CFMEU would be proud of! We're seeing dental care not being given by the Queensland government, due to a pathetic sideline melee that... - Black Saturday Bushfires: Ninth Anniversary (1 speech)
On the morning of today's date in 2009, north-westerly winds in excess of 100 kilometres an hour scoured our state, bringing hot, dry air from Central Australia. The storm helped create the most... - Petrie Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I want to speak about an important road in my electorate of Petrie that needs upgrade, the Linkfield Road overpass that crosses Gympie Arterial Road. The Linkfield Road overpass crosses... - Gambling (1 speech)
As Tasmania prepares to vote to remove poker machines from hotels and clubs, it is disgusting to see the blatant lies the poker machine industry is peddling—for instance, the lie that jobs... - Swan Electorate: Citizenship (1 speech)
As did many from this chamber and the Senate—perhaps with the exception of the Australian Greens—I spent my Australia Day attending the citizenship ceremonies hosted by local councils... - Health Care (1 speech)
This week, I received a heartbreaking letter from one of my constituents, a 33-year-old father of young twin boys under the age of two and husband of a grade III brain cancer survivor, Emma. He... - Employment (1 speech)
Even as a proud Sydneysider, I'm happy to concede that the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the spiritual home of Australian sport. To see this magnificent stadium filled to its capacity is a sight to... - Parramatta Electorate: Thai Pongal (1 speech)
Last month, Parramatta celebrated Thai Pongal. Thai Pongal is a four-day harvest festival where the Tamil community come together to give thanks for a successful harvest and to celebrate life. I... - Capricornia Electorate: Sexual Assault Services (1 speech)
I wish I did not have to raise this issue, but I simply cannot leave it uncovered. Reports from a number of concerned constituents in my electorate of Capricornia have highlighted a grave... - Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
The Turnbull government have sold out Western Australians yet again! They told us that only they had a plan to deal with WA's unfair share of the GST, which has now been exposed as a complete... - Berowra Electorate: Toastmasters (1 speech)
As parliamentarians, public speaking is part of our profession, so it was great to get a few pointers on my recent visits to the Toastmasters clubs at Berowra and Elouera in my... - Schools (1 speech)
Schools have gone back across the country—preps and year 7s. We've had the commercial television stations with beautiful footage of kids starting primary school and secondary school. We've... - Agriculture Industry (1 speech)
I rise today with both a challenge and an invitation for my city-based parliamentary colleagues. Do the young people in your electorates really know about Aussie farming? Do they know that... - Black Saturday Bushfires: Ninth Anniversary (2 speeches)
It was on this day in 2009 that 173 people perished in the flames of Black Saturday, 40 people suffered very serious injuries and 3,500 properties were destroyed. As the Parliamentary Secretary... - Canning Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
In March last year the opposition leader—I beg your pardon, the member for Grayndler—said that the former WA state Labor government did many great things for the people of Western...
