House debates
Thursday, 8 February 2018
- Aged Care (1 speech)
The growing crisis in aged care is a disgrace, and we must speak out and not accept this as okay. The latest figures that I've seen reveal that more than 100,000 Australians are now languishing... - Dental Health (3 speeches)
Continuing the health theme this morning: as I have alluded to earlier in the week, there is an absolute refusal from the Queensland government to sign up to the national partnership agreement... - Macquarie Electorate (1 speech)
From gymnastics to touch football, equestrian sports to ice-skating, our young athletes in Macquarie, the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains are smashing their goals in their beloved sports. I was... - Queensland: Health (3 speeches)
You may be somewhat over the sight of me at this point of time in the morning, but I did want to extend on my comments on dental health to talk about the bigger picture of Queensland health and... - Herbert Electorate: Drought (1 speech)
Over the summer break, I conducted a survey in my electorate of Herbert where I asked local residents what the most important issue was for them. Of the 722 respondents, the No. 1 issue, by an... - Harris, Mr David (1 speech)
So many of us spend our lives trying to avoid danger. We make decisions based on which option will have the least chance of danger, and we often worry about whether our decisions will be the... - Hotham Electorate: Cost of Living (1 speech)
Over summer, I held a number of mobile offices around my electorate and I wanted to report to the House today there was one issue that came up again and again when I spoke to families and the... - Employment (1 speech)
I want to quickly talk about the success of the PaTH program for young people and encourage members in this place to embrace it in their electorates. I recently got a letter from Nicola Saad in... - Gorton Electorate: Gorton Young Leaders Awards (1 speech)
Last year I once again celebrated the achievements of some outstanding young leaders from Melbourne's west with the annual Gorton Young Leaders Awards. I established the Gorton Young Leaders... - Petition: Carmichael Coal Mine (2 speeches)
I rise today to present a petition from a number of my constituents in the electorate of Farrer regarding Adani's Carmichael mine proposal. This is a very important and emotional issue for many...
