House debates
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples: 10th Anniversary (1 speech)
This week the parliament and the nation marked the 10-year anniversary of Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivering the apology to the stolen generations—a historic and unifying moment for... - Water Infrastructure (1 speech)
Water infrastructure is just as essential to the agriculture industry and life in the regional centres as it is to the big cities. Without affordable water, our nation grinds to a halt. Water... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
Ordinarily, after there's been a disallowance motion in the Senate, people come out fighting. We've just had a disallowance motion succeed in the Senate, and I want to adopt a far more... - South Australian Government (1 speech)
I had not intended to make this comment but, listening to the shadow minister there, I appreciate his conciliatory words but am flabbergasted by the fact that he has supported that disallowance... - National Integrity Commission (1 speech)
Watching events over the last week, I cannot help but reflect on Abraham Lincoln's declaration that: Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.... - Sail Hervey Bay A-Class World Championships, Wide Bay AFL, St James Lutheran College, HMAS Tobruk (2 speeches)
Given that it's the last speech of the night, we might finish on a lighter note. Mr Speaker, you may not be aware that, in November this year in the town of Hervey Bay in Central Queensland, in...
