House debates
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
- Donations to Political Parties (1 speech)
I recently met with local GetUp! members regarding their very legitimate concerns about the Turnbull government's proposed actions about donation legislation affecting charities and advocacy... - Pollard, Mr Sean (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge the courage and resilience of the inspirational young South West athlete Sean Pollard. As a young West Aussie man Sean loved football and surfing. He didn't think twice when... - Employment (1 speech)
Almost one in five young people on the Central Coast of New South Wales is currently looking for work. The coast has the eighth-highest youth unemployment rate in Australia, at 18.6 per cent, and... - Schools (1 speech)
I rise in the House to add my voice to the many voices advocating for our school chaplaincies and the National School Chaplaincy Program. The chaplains make a real difference in our school... - Coeliac Awareness Week (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge Coeliac Awareness Week, which ran earlier this month from 13 to 20 March. This is an annual event that aims to educate people about the importance of getting tested... - Fatality Free Friday, Wide Bay Electorate: Bruce Highway Upgrade (1 speech)
Today, members and senators are signing a pledge committing to safe driving as part of Fatality Free Friday, which is on Friday, 25 May. I thank the event organisers, the Australian Road Safety... - Lindsay Electorate: The Haven-Nepean Women's Shelter (1 speech)
I always get up in this place and talk about how amazing the people are in the electorate that I get to represent. I am no prouder this week than I am on any other week, but in two weeks time The... - Dunkley Electorate: Frankston Parkinson's Peer Support Group (1 speech)
Last week, I was invited to speak to our local Parkinson's peer support group, who meet monthly in Karingal Place, about my vision for Frankston and how our future projects will draw investment... - Miller, Mrs Fay, Miller, Mr Jack (1 speech)
Many significant milestones have been acknowledged in this place. I would like to add one more, and congratulate Fay and Jack Miller of Victor Harbor, in my community, on their upcoming 70th... - Murray Electorate: Pozieres Remembrance Association (1 speech)
Pozieres is a small village in the Somme valley in France, and it was the scene of bitter and costly fighting for the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian divisions in mid-1916, during World War I. The... - Canberra Electorate: Manuka Pool Memorial Plaque (2 speeches)
In their haste to cool down or to do laps, many Canberrans would miss a very inconspicuous but very special bronze plaque that hangs in the foyer of the Manuka swimming pool. It's a plaque that... - Rigby, Mr Flynn (1 speech)
I rise today to pay tribute to a brave young lad living in my electorate. Flynn Rigby and his twin brother, Jack, arrived in this world 16-weeks premature. Flynn weighed 720 grams and Jack was... - Solomon Electorate: Air Travel (1 speech)
Up in the Top End, in Darwin, we've launched the #fairfaresnt campaign. As those in the gallery might know if they've been up to Darwin, it's not the cheapest place to fly to. We're appealing to... - Pizzey-Stratford, Mr Oliver (1 speech)
Imagine sustaining a spinal injury at birth and still dreaming to compete in the Paralympics for the great nation of Australia. That's the dream of one amazing 15-year-old Goldstein resident,... - Higgison, Ms Debbie (1 speech)
Mount Druitt has got a stack of community champions and one of their greats is Debbie Higgison. Debbie's an inspiration with so much passion and dedication for an area that she loves so much.... - Special Olympics Australia (1 speech)
A few weeks ago I had the great privilege to play cricket and present awards to athletes taking part in the Special Olympics festival of sport, held at the Narrabeen Lakeside Holiday Park in my... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
For the 29th time since the resurrection of the Liberal saviour we see the sad procession of government MPs dragging themselves into question time, saying, 'We'll all be ruined.' They are as... - Brisbane Metro (1 speech)
Yesterday, Infrastructure Australia announced that the Brisbane Metro has been added to its high-priority list. The Brisbane Metro is the next piece of our city's transport jigsaw, and it helps... - Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (1 speech)
This is the last parliamentary sitting day before the 21st Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. I want to take this opportunity to wish all 70 visiting teams and their supporters from around the... - Rural and Regional Health Services (2 speeches)
There is a chronic shortage of doctors in the bush, and people of country Australia are tired of it. They're tired of having to wait weeks or months just to see a GP. They're tired of not being...
