House debates
Monday, 26 March 2018
- Indi Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
Last week I had the opportunity to welcome the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, to my electorate of Indi to meet with a wide and diverse community of representatives,... - Calare Electorate: Cumnock Show (1 speech)
Cumnock is a strong and vibrant country community in the heartland of our nation. On 10 March, the Cumnock community came together for their annual show. You can't beat a country show, and... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
I rise today to proudly stand with the early childhood educators right across Australia in opposition to the Turnbull government's mistreatment of the sector and undervaluing of early childhood... - Fish Creek RSL Memorial Garden (1 speech)
Last Wednesday, we gathered at the Fish Creek RSL to open the garden created by the people on corrections in memory of Vietnam veterans and the special part of the garden to recognise 100 years... - Petitions: Gambling (2 speeches)
Deputy Speaker, you may have seen the ads on TV for Lottoland, touting itself as the latest market disruptor, advertising jackpots in the hundreds of millions of dollars. It offers the US... - Chisholm Electorate: Harmony Day (1 speech)
Last Wednesday was Harmony Day, where multiculturalism is celebrated all around the world. There is no greater place to celebrate Harmony Day than in our great country, Australia, the most... - Forman, Mr Oscar (1 speech)
I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a great ambassador for the fantastic sport of basketball, NBL great—and one of Wollongong's favourites—Oscar Forman, who announced a... - Beaudesert State High School (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure to attend the Beaudesert State High School's leadership induction ceremony and congratulated each of the students on reaching their final years in their step on their... - Member for Batman (1 speech)
I want to congratulate Ged Kearney, today affirmed into this place as the new member for Batman. It has been my great pleasure to be campaigning alongside her for the past several weeks, and I... - Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
And too bad about the North Queensland coal workers who got thrown under a bus! When the opposition leader opened another round of class warfare earlier this month, it was pensioners and... - Conti, Ms Monique (1 speech)
Today I'd like to acknowledge a very talented young sportswoman, Monique Conti. On Saturday, Monique's team, the Western Bulldogs, defeated the Brisbane Lions in the first Australian Football... - Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
Sunday, 4 March, was Clean Up Australia Day. Community groups all over Dunkley got involved to clean up our sunny natural landscape, from the beach to the bush. At least six different Clean Up... - National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (1 speech)
Friday, 16 March, was the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. This year, more than 4,000 schools and community groups took a stand against bullying, among them Leura Public... - Bourchier, Sir Murray William James, CMG, DSO, VD (1 speech)
Sir Murray Bourchier is a local Goulburn Valley war hero and former Deputy Premier of Victoria who served in World War I and led one of the most famous Light Horse charges in Australian history.... - Climate Change, Taxation (1 speech)
Coming up to Easter, my three little boys are looking forward to one of their favourite parts of the celebration—Easter eggs. I, on the other hand, prefer the other kind—the inside... - Hinton, Ms Betty (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a much-loved and respected member of the North Daintree community, Betty Hinton. I'm proud to call Betty my friend. Betty is the owner of Floravilla Ice Cream... - Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination (1 speech)
While considering the ethical dilemmas brought to the fore by the former Deputy Prime Minister's recent personal turmoil, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull revealed that he had sought the counsel... - Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
The radical agenda of today's high-taxing, high-spending Labor Party is becoming clearer by the day. Labor's now unveiled this plan to abolish the tax concessions that so many retirees and... - South Asian Public Affairs Council (1 speech)
I rise to record my appreciation of the South Asian Public Affairs Council for their literary evening on Saturday night. It's a beautiful annual community event—the third time I've... - Austin Cove Baptist College (1 speech)
I rise to report on the recent opening of the Austin Cove Baptist College practical skills centre. Austin Cove is a primary to year 12 school located in South Yunderup in my electorate of... - Parramatta Electorate: Newroz (1 speech)
I would like to wish a happy Newroz or Nowruz to all who celebrate it in Australia and around the world. Newroz is a Persian celebration of the new year and coincides with the March equinox and... - Kennedy, Mr Robert 'Bob' (1 speech)
Last week, we lost a great South Australian. Robert 'Bob' Kennedy was a talented businessman, a great supporter of the arts and a kind and generous man. I wish to extend my condolences to Bob's... - Darwin: Fuel (1 speech)
Petrol prices in Darwin are too high. As the NT News put it with admirable directness, as they are wont to do, Darwin motorists are being ripped off at the bowser. Today in Darwin the price of 91... - School Chaplaincy Program (1 speech, 1 comment)
I wish to talk about school chaplaincy. There are 129 schools in the electorate of Mallee. A lot of those schools are reasonably stressed in their budget, but one of the things they are very... - Dragons Abreast (1 speech)
If members haven't done so, I encourage them to go out for a paddle with their Dragons Abreast dragon boat club. I had the good fortune to join my local club, Nipples on Ripples, as we paddled on... - Immigration (1 speech)
There is a large and prominent South African community in my electorate of Moore, representing the second-largest group of migrants behind the British and ahead of the New Zealanders. Respected... - Cooper, Professor David, AO (2 speeches)
I rise to pay tribute to Professor David Cooper AO, who passed away on 18 March in Sydney. Professor Cooper dedicated his life to the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV and other infectious... - Armenian Genocide (1 speech)
I would also like to associate myself with the comments previously made by the member for Sydney. Today we acknowledge the incredible contribution of Victorians and Australians toward the relief... - Moreton Electorate: Broadband (2 speeches)
Time after time, we hear more revelations about this out-of-touch Turnbull government's sham copper based NBN—that's right, the internet network of the future that's using centuries-old...
