House debates
Monday, 18 June 2018
- Broadband (1 speech)
Continuing my Youth Voices in Parliament campaign, I'd like to introduce Karthik, a 16-year-old student passionate about the NBN. These are his words: Australia must invest generously towards... - Roxby Downs (1 speech)
On the weekend I visited Roxby Downs for the 10th handover of the Rotary club there. Congratulations to Sandy Sumsion and the team. It's 30 years since the township of Roxby Downs was set out in... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
Every day, while this government sits by and does nothing, hundreds of thousands of Australians are continuing to be ripped off by payday loan sharks. I refer to Fairfax media on the weekend,... - Australian Business Week: Schools Program (1 speech)
I'm delighted to announce that the fantastic Australian Business Week, ABW, program for school students is set to start once again on the northern Gold Coast. The ABW northern collegiate... - Payday Lending (1 speech)
We could vote today on drafted legislation—legislation that those opposite will not bring into this chamber, but on which, if they did, we could vote today—to protect vulnerable... - Johnson, Chief Inspector Steven 'Jonno' (1 speech)
The obituary: The Shoalhaven will be so much poorer for the loss of this incredible, community man— 'Jonno'— Aged 47 years … … … In... - 2018 FIFA World Cup: Optus Sports App (1 speech)
Today I rise to express my disappointment, along with that of many of my constituents who have contacted me over the last few days, with Optus and the Optus World Cup sports app, which has... - Forde Electorate: Relay For Life (1 speech)
I would like to take this opportunity to give a shout out to the amazing organisers, volunteers and teams behind making this year's City of Logan Relay For Life such a huge success. I was very... - Football Federation Australia (1 speech)
The A-League is expanding and FFA is due to announce a shortlist of new teams very shortly. If common sense prevails, Hobart will be one of them. Hurrah, I say, because a Hobart A-League team... - Business (1 speech)
I rise to offer my thanks to the Minister for Small and Family Business, the member for Reid, who last week visited my electorate of Farrer and signed off on what I regard as a landmark agreement... - Prevention of Violence Against Women (2 speeches)
We've lost more women to sexual violence and family violence. I admire those who are using their grief and fury to call for change and those who've made personal disclosures, but we shouldn't... - Mental Health (1 speech)
Today, with the support of the federal government, the Sunshine Coast is leading the way in improving Australia's mental health. With the pioneering discoveries at the federally funded Thompson... - Prevention of Violence Against Women (2 speeches)
There wouldn't be a single woman in this place and beyond who has not experienced that awful moment of fear when your spine turns to ice and your heart starts racing at a million miles an hour.... - Robertson Electorate: Medical Workforce (1 speech)
On the Central Coast, Labor are once again running another false scare campaign around health—this time regarding access to GPs on the peninsula. The fact is that since the coalition... - Dixon, Ms Eurydice (1 speech)
Tonight, thousands of Melburnians will gather at Princes Park in Carlton to remember Ms Eurydice Dixon and to reclaim the night. Eurydice was 22 years old. Her friends say she was smart, funny... - O'Connor Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
During the week of 21 May, local volunteer bushfire brigades in the Great Southern region of my electorate responded to a massive 145 callouts—that's their yearly average in just one week.... - Prevention of Violence Against Women (1 speech)
I rise today to join my voice with those of my colleagues who've spoken about Eurydice Dixon in preparation for the vigils that will be held around Australia tonight to commemorate a beautiful,... - Economy (4 speeches)
Liberals believe in a free society, but we also believe in a just one. Intergenerational justice is crucial, because Liberals believe each generation should be free to choose their own future. We... - Prevention of Violence Against Women (1 speech)
I offer the sympathies of this parliament to Eurydice Dixon's family and to all the people who loved her and to the people she loved. We remember that they're not mourning a statistic or a... - Migration: Visa Cancellations (2 speeches)
) ( ): Many people in the La Trobe electorate have raised concerns about the appalling decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Since 2010, eight killers and 68 other criminals with...
