House debates
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
- Broadband (1 speech)
Prime Minister Turnbull's NBN rollout has become a multitechnology messy morass. Before the 2013 election the then opposition leader, the member for Warringah, a well-known socialist, and his... - Far North Coast Baseball Association (1 speech)
Last weekend, for the first time in competition history, the Far North Coast Baseball Association's senior league team competed on their home field in Lismore after qualifying for the 2018... - Page, the Hon. Ernest Thomas (Ernie) (1 speech)
I pay tribute to Ernie Page, who lost his ongoing battle with cancer on Sunday. Our community, our state and our party have lost a public servant of the highest order. Ernie did his trade as an... - Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
I rise to make Corangamite pensioners and self-funded retirees aware of Labor's terrible plan to deny people on a low taxable income a tax refund from share dividends. This would mean that, if... - Lyons Electorate: Home Care Packages (1 speech)
Ron and Maureen live in Dodges Ferry in my electorate. Maureen suffers early onset dementia, and she was classified some time ago as requiring level 4 home care. Unfortunately, there are no level... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
National Volunteer Week celebrates the spirit of volunteering and the efforts of more than six million Australians who willingly give of their time to our community. Margaret Court Community... - La Mama Theatre (1 speech)
It's sad to report that the beloved La Mama Theatre in Carlton was destroyed by fire last Saturday morning. Despite the efforts of 50 firefighters who attended the blaze, the fire gutted the... - Queensland: Water Pricing (1 speech)
In a world where water and power prices continue to rise, and we have a Labor Party doing very little about it, we now have in Queensland water prices being determined by a state Labor government... - La Mama Theatre (1 speech)
I rise to join with the member for Wills to express my sympathy and support to Liz Jones, a national treasure, who has been at La Mama for as long as any of us can remember. It was with sadness... - Murray Darling Medical School Network (1 speech)
Sometimes in politics you get the chance to be involved in something than can make a true and lasting difference to local communities. The recent announcement in the federal budget of the... - North Queensland: Infrastructure (1 speech)
In the 2013 election campaign the LNP raised great hopes for we one million Australians living in North Queensland by committing to a $500 million water development fund and the Northern... - Budget (1 speech)
I want to talk to the people of Petrie about the good news in the economy. The government has a plan for jobs and growth. We've seen that there's been a million jobs created in the last five... - Youth (1 speech)
I think all of us would agree it's always a joy when you have schools visit parliament and you speak to the students about their experiences, what they're learning and how democracy works. But I... - Small Business (1 speech)
On the back of last week's announcement that this government has helped business create one million jobs since 2013, last week I met with a great small business called Geoscan in my electorate of... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
Since working on the Middle East desk in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the late nineties, I've been aware of the concerns of Australians about live sheep exports. Since being... - Drought (1 speech)
I rise to bring to the attention of the House the increasing issue of drought. The drought is now progressing. It has been an insidious drought. Drought creeps up on people in such a way that... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
() (): I'm pleased to formally launch the 2018 Newcastle Volunteer Service Awards in the Australian parliament today as part of National Volunteer Week. This will be the fifth time that I've... - Hughes Electorate: Moorebank Materials Recycling Facility (1 speech)
I would like to share with the House some great news for the residents of Georges Fair in my electorate and, in fact, all the residents of Western Sydney, with the announcement that the proposed... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
Yesterday marked the beginning of National Volunteer Week, so we celebrate the contribution of all our nation's volunteers, who give their time and their skills to their community. Like the... - Canning Electorate: Career Readiness for Young Parents (2 speeches)
Last week I was pleased to host the Minister for Social Services in Canning to announce the Career Readiness for Young Parents initiative. This is an exciting new program that has the potential...
