House debates
Thursday, 24 May 2018
- Human Rights (1 speech)
During my lifetime we in Australia have decriminalised homosexual acts between consenting adults. We have removed many forms of institutionalised discrimination against LGBT+ Australians. We have... - Page Electorate (1 speech)
After seven years of raising money for the Grafton Base Hospital's palliative care unit, Denise Barnier and Rosemary Munro, also known as Friends Who Care, held their last fundraiser on Saturday... - Holt Electorate: Anzac Memorial Garden (1 speech)
I rise today to acknowledge a significant event that took place in my electorate last Wednesday, 16 May. This was the consecration of the Anzac Memorial Garden at Hampton Park's beloved Arthur... - Cystic Fibrosis (1 speech)
I want to add to some of my previous comments here about Cystic Fibrosis, the most common life-threatening recessive genetic condition affecting young Australians. It's a debilitating disease... - National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
In regard to the contribution of the previous member, I do note that there actually have been two- to three-year delays on a number of drugs recommended by PBAC under this government. So the... - Hume Electorate: Employment (1 speech)
Youth unemployment has plummeted in Hume. In Hume's north, the outer south-west of Sydney, the youth jobless rate has dropped by a massive 5.6 per cent in the last year. Around Goulburn, in an... - Brand Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about how phenomenal the schools in my electorate are, how engaged the students who attend them are and how dedicated the teachers who teach them are. In the weeks between... - Marchant, Mr Colin, National Volunteer Week (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge an incredible volunteer in my community on the Central Coast, Colin Marchant. This month, Colin celebrated his 92nd birthday at a wonderful party, with a glass of bubbly, in... - Earthworker Cooperative Project (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to bring a fantastic initiative to the attention of this place: the Earthworker Cooperative Project, which is a not-for-profit cooperative enterprise that... - Bradfield Electorate: Sport (2 speeches)
I rise to speak of and pay tribute to the vibrant sporting culture in my electorate of Bradfield, a sporting culture which has a strong emphasis on community participation as well as,...
