House debates
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
- Lunar New Year (2 speeches)
On Friday the 16th we will celebrate entering a new year—the lunar new year. We will leave the year of the rooster and enter the year of the dog. This is pretty good, because I was born in... - Housing Affordability (1 speech)
I was here—with your dad, by the way, Mr Deputy Speaker—in 1991 under the Keating government when Gerry Hand moved some legislation through the House that ended up having a very... - Petition: Climate Change (1 speech)
I rise to present a petition from Micah Australia signed by 135 Novocastrians. It calls on us to act on the 'severe and urgent threat that climate change poses to health, wellbeing and security... - Mallee Electorate: Indigenous Affairs (1 speech)
Ten years ago in this place I watched the apology on the TV. We talked about the stolen generation. My parents watched it as people who had worked with Indigenous people in the seventies, when... - Household and Personal Debt (1 speech)
The reckless conduct of payday lenders has gone on long enough. Families, young people and pensioners are being ripped off by loan sharks who are exploiting an industry which preys upon... - Graham, Mr Matt (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate the Central Coast's own Matt Graham, who overnight became the first Australian to win a medal at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. In minus 11 degree temperatures, Matt,... - Energy (1 speech)
It's time. That is a great Labor phrase. It's time for this government to start governing in the nation's best interests and to cease serving its own. I sacrifice a lot to come into this place,... - Lonsdale Street Greek Festival (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about last Saturday evening, which was abuzz with Greek diaspora in the heart of Melbourne at the 31st Lonsdale Street Greek Festival. Together with the Minister for Finance... - Milang (1 speech)
Milang is a small town on the Lower Lakes. As a community, its fortunes have fluctuated with the flows of the Murray. Today it is a community that is still recovering from the millennium drought.... - Hollands, Dr Margaret (1 speech)
I rise to recognise the contribution Dr Margaret Hollands of Orbost has made to the health services of East Gippsland over several decades. At the age of 83, Margaret is now retired but, along... - Disability Services (1 speech)
Emelia is seven years old. Emelia suffers from brittle bone syndrome. Emelia has been waiting for the NDIA to approve modifications to her family's home so that she can have some independence and... - Mining Industry (1 speech)
A new component of the visitor market to North Queensland is criminal tourism. You see, we have unwanted visitors, mostly capital city uni students taking publicly funded holidays to impose their... - Employment (1 speech)
While most of Australia is transfixed with what's going on with the Deputy Prime Minister, something happened in this chamber yesterday that people should be aware of. Those opposite voted... - Dunkley Electorate: Frankston Waterfront Festival, Dunkley Electorate: Queen's Baton Relay (1 speech)
This past weekend Frankston hosted the 19th annual Waterfront Festival. The stunning weather complemented the multiple live music stages, market stalls, food trucks, beer garden, rides and... - Wills Electorate: Strathmore Secondary College (1 speech)
I recently visited Strathmore Secondary College in my electorate, where I took a tour of the school's facilities, including the very impressive Victorian Space Science Education Centre. I got to... - Leichhardt Electorate: Chinese Lunar New Year (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak about one of the most important cultural festivals in the Cairns and Far North Queensland calendar. Now in its 15th year, thousands of locals, domestic visitors and... - Roberts, Mr Bill (1 speech)
I rise to pay tribute to and say farewell to Mr Bill Roberts who passed away aged 92 on Sunday night. Bill Roberts was chairman and mayor of the Murgon shire for 28 years and earned an OBE for... - Nick Xenophon Team (1 speech)
The Nick Xenophon Team love doing deals with the Liberal Party. The Nick Xenophon Team did a deal to cut funding to South Australian schools by $210 million. The Nick Xenophon Team did a deal... - Mackellar Electorate: Terrey Hills Public School (2 speeches)
In December last year I was invited to attend Terrey Hills Public School's presentation day to celebrate their students' achievements in 2017. What a fantastic year it was for them. The students...
