House debates
Monday, 26 February 2018
- Calwell Electorate: Education, St George Chaldean Church (1 speech)
Yesterday I attended a very special church service led by Father Maher Gurges of the St George Chaldean Church in Campbellfield. I joined hundreds of my local Iraqi Chaldean parishioners in a... - Murkies, Mrs Ada (1 speech)
Today we honour Ada Murkies, a Brighton resident and successful fashion designer who has had an extraordinary journey through life. I am looking forward to celebrating the triumph of Mrs... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I'm sure mine is not the only electorate where people have been left waiting on the phone, for hours sometimes, just to be able to speak to someone on the other end of the line at Centrelink.... - Eyre Premium Hay (1 speech)
Last week, on Friday and Saturday, I had the pleasure of a visit from Senator Anne Ruston, the assistant minister for agriculture, to my home town of Kimba. We visited two businesses. In... - Klepacz, Mr Christopher (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about an extraordinary young man named Christopher Klepacz. I was honoured last week to be able to present him with a belated 2018 Holt Australia Day Award. Christopher is a... - Employment (1 speech)
Last week I had the amazing pleasure of going down to my region—which, as we all know, has got high unemployment—and announcing some of the projects that have been put into that area... - Australian Sovereignty (1 speech)
Today is an important day in the defence of Australian sovereignty, with the publication of the book Silent Invasion by Clive Hamilton. It is a little melodramatically named, but it creates... - Qantas (1 speech)
I rise to welcome the announcement by Qantas late last week to create a new pilot training academy in regional Australia. To the board and management Qantas, you can take this as an early pitch... - Influenza Vaccine (1 speech)
I rise to deliver an important update specifically for people over the age of 65 in my electorate on the Central Coast. This year, the coalition government will provide two new flu vaccines to... - Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (1 speech)
It is my fervent hope that, with the member for New England's move to the back bench, the coalition's attack on the Public Service will also take a step back. Since the coalition came to office... - Bonner Electorate: Small Business Expo (1 speech)
The Small Business Expo has had a great run on the Gold Coast and in Logan over the last six years. Now, for the first time, the expo will be coming to Brisbane on Friday, 4 May, and I'm thrilled... - Deputy Prime Minister (3 speeches)
The Nationals have a new leader and with a new leader should come new direction, so I'm calling on the member for Riverina, the new Deputy Prime Minister, to put an end to the shameful, blatant... - Fadden Electorate: Livingstone Christian College (1 speech)
I wish to report to the House an outstanding achievement by one of my local schools, Livingstone Christian College. It was founded in 2002, and some areas of the college previously ranked in the... - Barton Electorate: Chinese-Australian Community, Barton Electorate: Greek-Australian Community (1 speech)
I rise to wish everyone in the electorate of Barton a very happy Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dog. Barton is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse electorates in Australia. It... - Fisher Electorate: Stronger Communities Program (1 speech)
Last Wednesday I hosted a morning tea at my electorate office to celebrate the important work of community groups in Fisher. The wet and windy weather didn't dampen spirits as we gathered to... - Northern Territory: National Party (1 speech)
The portfolios of Resources and Northern Australia; Regional Development, Territories and Local Government; Veterans' Affairs; Indigenous Affairs; and Urban Infrastructure and Cities are all held... - Women in Sport: Soccer (1 speech)
I take this opportunity to commend Loganholme Lightning FC women's team for their entry into the women's National Premier Leagues. Whilst it has been an unfortunately difficult start for the team... - Syria (1 speech)
Over the last week more than 500 civilians in Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus have been killed through an indiscriminate and unconscionable bombing campaign by the Syrian government. The dead... - O'Connor Electorate: Indigenous Employment (1 speech)
The northern Goldfields town of Laverton is one of the most remote towns in my electorate. It sits at the start of the Outback Way, the iconic tourist route linking WA to Queensland. Laverton... - Brand Electorate: Weather, Rockingham-Kwinana State Emergency Service Unit (1 speech)
Yesterday the Rockingham community in my electorate of Brand was lashed by a powerful summer storm that tore roofs from homes and businesses, damaged properties, uprooted trees and cause flash... - Thorne, Mr Jack, K&S Freighters (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a young man's tough six-month journey back into employment. Jack Thorne is a young man who lives in Worrolong in my electorate of Barker. I first met Jack in a formal... - Macquarie Electorate: ZEST Awards (1 speech)
I was delighted to be able to attend recently the ZEST Awards, which celebrate the inspiring successes of the community workers and groups across Western Sydney. Many of my constituents were... - La Trobe Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to speak once again about the need for road upgrades in La Trobe and the role they play in increasing employment. In the La Trobe electorate there is 26 hectares of land known as... - George, Mrs Ann (1 speech)
I rise with a heavy heart to inform the House of the passing of local resident and shining light for the south-west Brisbane community, Mrs Ann George. Ann was 74 when she passed away a fortnight... - Petition: Climate Change (1 speech)
I represent in this place an electorate whose residents often hold strong and passionate views about protecting our environment. This is seen locally in the work of so many to protect our... - Goods and Services Tax (3 speeches)
Queenslanders will suffer if the Turnbull government guts our state's fair share of GST. - Bennelong Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
Over the past couple of weeks I've been fortunate enough to participate in the local Lunar New Year festivities of Bennelong. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Eastwood Lunar New Year... - Banking and Financial Services (2 speeches)
Today is D-day for the loan sharks in this country. It's time that the coalition started standing up for vulnerable Australians and started protecting consumers. Today, the member for Perth and I...
