House debates
Monday, 21 May 2018
- Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Meddling with schoolchildren's savings accounts is the latest scandal to engulf our banks. On Saturday, Adele Ferguson reported that thousands of children's Commonwealth Bank accounts were... - Boothby Electorate: Repatriation General Hospital (1 speech)
As a community member, a newspaper columnist, a candidate and the member for Boothby, I fought to save the Repat hospital. Last week, I joined my state colleagues the member for Elder, Carolyn... - Grandparents for Grandchildren SA Inc. (1 speech)
In a miserly, penny-pinching decision, the South Australian Marshall Liberal government will end financial assistance to the organisation Grandparents For Grandchildren SA. The not-for-profit... - McMillan Electorate: Community Services (1 speech)
They all said a citizens advice bureau couldn't be done, but Tina, with a chuckle, replied that maybe it couldn't but she would be the one who wouldn't say no till she tried. I was greatly... - Scope, Mr Harry, JP (1 speech)
Today I want to recognise Harry Scope JP of Bateau Bay, who is 96 and has been a justice of the peace for 53 years. Harry's service was recognised on Saturday at the state conference of the New... - Employment (3 speeches)
Recently there have been some amazing milestones that have been reached by both sides of the House. On this side of the House, Mr Speaker, we, the coalition government, have reached no less a... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
In August 2017, 2,400 sheep died in terrible conditions on a ship travelling from Fremantle to the Middle East. In July 2016, 3,027 sheep died due to heat stress on the same journey. This... - Dawson Electorate: Roads (1 speech)
In 2012 I led a convoy of Liberal-National politicians, including former deputy prime minister Warren Truss, along the entire 1,700 kilometres of the Bruce Highway, highlighting the places that... - Indi Electorate: Junction Support Services (1 speech)
Colleagues, I'd like to tell you about a support service in my electorate called Junction Support Services. Established in 1989, it is a not-for-profit and does fantastic work. It supports people... - Budget (1 speech)
On the Friday after the budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison and I visited Seaford Senior Citizens Club and the University of the Third Age to talk about how we're helping seniors stay in their homes... - Broadband (1 speech)
A member of my community who lives less than 20 kilometres from where I am standing here right now contacted me about the diabolical speeds he currently receives on ADSL2+. We're not even talking... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers because this week is National Volunteer Week. I want to mention the fact that my parents were such amazing volunteers in my small town... - Women in Politics (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to call for a raising of the standards in our politics from the point of view of gender. We have at the desk here with us today, fortuitously, the member for... - Leichhardt Electorate: Cairns Businesswomen's Club (1 speech)
It gives me great pleasure to rise today to pay tribute to the fantastic businesswomen in my community. On Friday I attended the Cairns Business Women's Club business woman of the year awards.... - Oxley Electorate: Forest Lake (1 speech)
I rise today to record my opposition to a proposed high-rise development in my community at Forest Lake and to place on record my support for the Forest Lake action group, who are leading the... - Mallee Electorate: Sea Lake (1 speech)
One of the great parts of my job is getting out, not just to inland cities but to the country towns. Recently I was in the township of Sea Lake. At Sea Lake I caught up with the Sea Lake... - Centrelink (1 speech)
Ask any Australian who has had to contact or access Centrelink, and they will tell you of their own personal nightmare. We've heard stories of people waiting for weeks and even months for... - West, Dr Richard, AM (1 speech)
In 2001, Dr Richard West, AM, was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to medicine, particularly as a surgeon in the area of development of procedures for infection control in... - Budget (1 speech)
For years there has only been one member for Banks in this House. But now there are 76 of them! There they are, all over there: 76 members for banks—big banks! These are the members who,... - Energy (2 speeches)
In a nation like ours, rich with a range of energy resources, we should have some of the lowest electricity prices in the world and the most reliable electricity in the world. Yet, as we know,...
