House debates
Thursday, 8 February 2018
- Herbert Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
I stand in this place today to make it crystal clear that I will always fight for jobs for the people of my electorate of Herbert. My position on Adani has always been very clear: it must stack... - Forrest Electorate: Piacentini & Son (1 speech)
I want to congratulate Piacentini & Son—Kim in particular. He has driven the design, manufacture and sale of the company's Panther series II 360T low-loader innovation for the mining... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
I think it's safe to say that the one thing that we can all agree on in this place, no matter where we sit, is that when we are out in the community we constantly hear from mums and dads and from... - Tangney Electorate: Australia Day (1 speech)
It was great to celebrate Australia Day this year. I celebrated Australia Day with a fantastic Australia Day breakfast at the Rossmoyne Shelley foreshore, a breakfast put on by the Rossmoyne... - Moreton Electorate (1 speech)
Constituents know they can say g'day to me everywhere, and so they should—they're my boss. So in May this year I will spend six days methodically walking around my electorate of Moreton... - Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
I, like my Team Queensland LNP colleagues, am proud to be part of a government that is investing record amounts of money into infrastructure in Queensland. But we can't afford to be victims of... - Tasmania: Health Care (1 speech)
Tasmania's hospital system has been in crisis since the coalition's horror budget of 2014, which cut $1 billion from Tasmania's health system, and the first budget of the state Liberal government... - Veterans (1 speech)
I have spoken here before about the recent veterans ministerial statement, the first ever warts-and-all frank assessment of how we're doing in supporting our ex-service personnel. I concluded at... - Indi Electorate: Railways, Indi Electorate: Telecommunications (1 speech)
Colleagues, when I was speaking to my electorate over summer asking them what issues I should address when we came back to parliament there were two priorities: the north-east train line and... - Iszlaub, Mr Percy (1 speech)
I stand today to honour a great leader, Percy Iszlaub, of Wondai. He passed peacefully this week, just two days after his 92nd birthday. He'll be put to rest at 1 pm on Friday, 9 February at... - National Broadband Network (4 speeches)
I expect a general sympathetic groan of despair in once again having to rise to decry the farcical, wasteful and growing disaster that is the NBN. In my community and in my electorate office... - Barker Electorate: Limestone Coast Wig Library (1 speech)
I rise to inform the House about a community initiative that has spread from one region in my electorate to another, an initiative I'm proud I can play a small part in. Last Friday night I was... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
The Social Services portfolio has had four ministers in four years, a revolving door of ministers, with each new minister failing to address the ongoing issues with the National Disability... - Education (1 speech)
As we all know, in recent weeks and right now, right around the country our children and our young adults are returning to school. From preppies to university and from primary to... - Cost of Living (1 speech)
Here are some facts particularly for the member for Hinkler, the previous speaker. The new childcare package of the Turnbull government—of which he is a part—will see nearly 300,000... - Clontarf Foundation (1 speech)
On Tuesday I had the very great pleasure of catching up with Gerard Neesham. I met him many years ago with the great member for Canning Don Randall, who unfortunately has passed now. Gerard was a... - Tasmania: Biosecurity (1 speech)
Yesterday this House heard the L-plate agricultural minister make a dill of himself in his first question time outing. When asked about the emergence of fruit fly in northern Tasmania and the... - Fadden Electorate: STEM Education (1 speech)
The government's committed to ensuring that young Australians have the skills they need for our future workforce in the increasingly important STEM disciplines—science, technology,... - Darwin City Deal (1 speech)
Two hundred and fifty-seven days ago, a federal government representative came to Darwin and signed an MOU with the Northern Territory for a city deal. That's nine months ago—since then,... - Safer Internet Day (2 speeches)
We've all heard 'don't be a tosser', and we know what it means. If someone is caught throwing rubbish onto a road, a path or into bushland, they're ashamed and embarrassed. Let's make 'don't be a...
