House debates
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
- Tweed Hospital (1 speech)
Recently, the New South Wales government announced the site of the new Tweed Hospital to be built on a 23-hectare site at Cudgen. It's understood there were more than 30 potential sites. Since... - Maclean High School: Rowing, Slade, Pam Ms: Retirement (1 speech)
I'd like to congratulate Maclean High School's rowing team, which is the second most successful team in combined high schools rowing history. Over the years they have accrued 154 wins, including... - Budget (2 speeches)
Canberra was kicked in the guts by the Turnbull government in last year's budget. We received a paltry and insulting 0.004 per cent of the infrastructure spend—a mere $3 million from $75... - Macarthur Electorate: Koalas (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an issue of great significance to my electorate of Macarthur: the preservation and protection of our koala population. This government can waste billions of dollars giving... - Budget (1 speech)
Our government's budget to be handed down tonight will continue to drive a stronger economy, lower taxes and create more local jobs. A key investment is infrastructure, with $7.8 billion to be... - Newstart Allowance (1 speech)
I rise today to bring to the attention of the House the parlous state of affairs for people living on Newstart in my electorate. I want to highlight Caryn Hearsch. Caryn met with me recently, and... - Canning Electorate: Peel Health Campus (1 speech)
The Peel Health Campus has been grievously overlooked by the WA state government. It is the only hospital in Mandurah, which sits in the heart of the Peel region. PHC was opened in 1997, but... - Mayo Electorate: Hahndorf Rifle Club (1 speech)
Every May is history month in South Australia. As part of the festival, I was delighted to accept an invitation to the Hahndorf Rifle Club's heritage day. Much of Mayo has a distinctive German... - Bonner Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
The intersection of Newnham Road and Wecker Road in Mount Gravatt East is notorious. It has recently been named by RACQ as the worst intersection in Brisbane for serious crashes and casualties,... - A-League (1 speech)
It has been a brilliant season for the Newcastle Jets football team; they've gone from wooden spooner to grand finalist. Unfortunately, the grand final did not go to them last Saturday night. It... - Forrest Electorate: Newton Moore Senior High School (1 speech)
Newton Moore Senior High School's Clontarf academy is a fantastic academy. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects... - Bells Line of Road (1 speech)
Back in 1951, 67 years ago, the Bells Line of Road corridor was reserved by the New South Wales government. Now, I would never advocate for us going back 67 years in history, because we did some... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
This is my first 90-second statement. I think it's really important that our nation doesn't go down a path that it's gone down two other times that I can nominate. With the closure of the live... - Cooke, Mr Tony (1 speech)
Sadly, a giant of the labour movement passed away last week after a long battle with cancer. Tony Cooke was born into a tough life and, by sheer will and determination, he made the world a better... - Hughes Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
One of the great things about living in the southern suburbs of Sydney, in the electorate of Hughes, is the natural bushland that surrounds us. However, this comes with the risk of bushfires, for... - Bendigo Electorate: Bendigo Foodshare (1 speech)
Bendigo Foodshare provides food to those most in need. Last financial year alone, it rescued and handed out over 585,000 kilos of food to our local community. Bendigo Foodshare supports more than... - Teachers (1 speech)
David Gonski released last month Through growth to achievement. This is a somewhat utopian vision for the Australian education system and nothing new that we haven't heard before. These are great... - Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards, Local Council Elections: Northern Territory (1 speech)
It may come as a shock to some members of the House who are actually getting quite old. I look at the youth up in the galleries here. It's great to see so many young people. I didn't know how to... - Beef Australia (2 speeches)
I have to say that it was with a little bit of trepidation and with sorrow in my heart that I boarded the plane yesterday to come to the nation's capital. It was not because I was worried about...
