House debates
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
- Cooper, Professor David, AO (1 speech)
I rise today to offer my condolences on the death of Professor David Albert Cooper AO, a great Australian physician, who died on 18 March this year. David's had many accolades bestowed upon him... - Mitchell Electorate: Clean Up Australia Day (1 speech)
It's my pleasure today to speak about some of the voluntary traditions in my electorate of Mitchell. We have one of the highest volunteer rates in the country, and many of the suburbs of Mitchell... - Petition: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (2 speeches)
I table a petition from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Australia with 11,201 signatories. It has been considered and approved by the Standing Committee on Petitions. The petition read as follows—... - Easter (1 speech)
I rise today on what is set to be the last parliamentary sitting day for a number of weeks to speak briefly about what for many is one of the most significant festivals of the year, particularly... - Ethiopia: Oromo People (1 speech)
I stand in the federal Parliament of Australia today to draw the attention of my colleagues and the government to the serious human rights concerns raised by members of the Australian Oromo... - Fisher Electorate: Fisher Community Awards (1 speech)
I rise this morning to talk about the great community awards that we held in Fisher just last Thursday night. I want to make Fisher the place to be for education, employment and retirement. We... - Lord Howe Island (4 speeches)
One of the best things about being the member for Sydney is the fact that I get to represent Lord Howe Island, which is one of the most beautiful places on earth. A major issue in recent years... - Women's Health (1 speech)
This week I and my colleague Dr Mike Freelander, the member for Macarthur, launched Parliamentary Friends of Women's Health. When I first flagged this idea of an umbrella parliamentary friendship... - Taxation, Dividend Imputation (2 speeches)
Young Australians should feel angry about our tax system. Since the Howard government, it's been set up to screw them, and now the bill is coming due for the federal government. While young... - Page Electorate: Constituents (1 speech)
I would have thought the member for Gellibrand might want to consider a few things there, Deputy Speaker Irons. Today I'd like to congratulate the Glenugie boxing brothers, Logan and Mason Slis.... - International Women's Day (2 speeches)
On 8 March, I celebrated International Women's Day with a wonderful group of women in my electorate. It was held at the Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, who also co-hosted the event with... - Leichhardt Electorate: Helicopters (1 speech)
I rise today to talk about a serious situation in my electorate that will, sadly and inevitably, cost someone their life on our Great Barrier Reef and damage our international reputation in the... - Richmond Vale Rail Trail (1 speech)
I stand here today to share my great excitement about plans for the Richmond Vale Rail Trail. This will be an active transport corridor that will link the city of Newcastle with the glorious... - Canning Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
I rise today to further advocate for the extension of the Tonkin Highway in my electorate of Canning. The Tonkin Highway was first laid in 1980 and since then has been extended both north and... - Health Care (1 speech)
In the last financial year there were 7.8 million presentations to public hospital emergency departments across Australia, an average of 21,000 presentations each day. One of my sons and I... - Australian Natural Disasters, Hume Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
In the last two weeks, we've seen natural disasters at either end of the country. We've seen two category 2 cyclones hit the north of the country; we've seen the south ravaged by bushfires; and... - Oxley Electorate: Competitions (1 speech)
This week is not only the last sitting week for parliamentarians but, for Queensland students, the last week of term 1, which can only mean one thing: Easter is now just a few days away. To... - Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
I take great optimism from the fact that we now have a Liberal government in South Australia and therefore will have a new Minister for Environment and Water, by the name of the Hon. David... - Veterans (1 speech)
Last Sunday I attended a profoundly moving headstone dedication for Mr August Nicolai, who served on the Western Front in 1918. He died by suicide 12 years after returning from the war and, with... - Flynn Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
As Easter approaches, the excitement builds across all corners of Flynn. The Central Highlands Easter Sunflower Festival in the west has been going for 42 years, Emerald being the main centre in... - Western Australia: Royal Flying Doctor Service (3 speeches)
Last week, I had the great pleasure and privilege of visiting the Perth base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia, located at Jandakot Airport, in the Perth southern suburbs.... - Calare Electorate: Education (1 speech)
The Clontarf Foundation and the Girls Academy are two wonderful initiatives that work to support young Indigenous men and women across Australia. In Orange, the academies work in collaboration... - Macquarie Electorate: Science at the Local (1 speech)
Sunday afternoon in the Blue Mountains doesn't always mean a bushwalk. For 70 locals in early March, it was the first of the 2018 series of Science at the Local at the Springwood Sports Club,... - Petrie Electorate: Griffin (1 speech)
I wanted to talk a little bit about the suburb of Griffin in my electorate Petrie. Griffin is a great suburb in the Moreton Bay region, in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area, just north of the... - Women of Lindsay Awards (1 speech)
Once again this year I was proud to host an annual International Women's Day event, the Women of Lindsay Awards, in my electorate. It was a great day. We had 130 people come along to a venue that... - Armistice Centenary (1 speech)
This year marks the centenary of Armistice, so it's right that we reflect on the tragedies and the triumphs of the final year of the Great War. While we so often rightly recognise the legacy of... - Cooper, Professor David, AO (1 speech)
Today I rise to offer my condolences on the passing of Professor David Cooper on 18 March. I particularly want to offer my condolences to Professor Cooper's daughters, Ilana and Becky, and to his... - Berowra Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
My first duty in this place is and always will be to advocate for the people of Berowra. It's my job to make my electorate the best it can be, from Wisemans Ferry down to Cheltenham. The best way... - Herbert Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
Last year's federal budget was nothing short of a huge disappointment to the people of Herbert. My community did not receive one thing in last year's budget, which is a disgrace, as the Herbert... - Petrie Electorate: Roads (2 speeches)
I'm calling on the state Labor government in Queensland to fund the Linkfield Road overpass at Bald Hills and Carseldine. This is in desperate need of an upgrade. I want to thank the people of...
