House debates
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Vocational Education and Training (1 speech)
Today is National TAFE Day, and I rise to condemn the Turnbull government's abject failure as the steward of Australia's skills and training network. The Liberals have demonstrated again and... - Kokoda Youth Foundation (1 speech)
It was early on a relatively cold Queensland Saturday morning earlier this month when I attended with many thousands of others the start-line proceedings for the Kokoda Challenge endurance event... - Vietnam: Human Rights (1 speech)
Australia has good relations with Vietnam, and we have a particularly fond affection for the Vietnamese-Australian community. Today the Human Rights Subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee... - Rafiki Surgical Missions (1 speech)
There are times when all of us in this chamber are very proud to be Australian. The reason for that is there are Australians doing great work around the world. I want to talk about one of those... - National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
Since the beginning of this year my office in Shortland has received over 100 calls about NDIS failures under this government. The people in my electorate are fed up with being constantly denied... - Climate Change (1 speech)
I want to update the house on how this government is investing in the future of farmers, whilst at the same time protecting our environment. Through our world-leading initiatives to reduce... - Hobart Airport (1 speech)
In the last few weeks, we've seen some statistics and data about airports in Australia, particularly about flights being on time at airports. Many people in this place would know that Hobart... - Mitchell, Mr Alfred John 'Jack', OAM, BEM (1 speech)
I rise today to mark the passing of Alfred John Mitchell OAM, BEM, a giant of the Dickson community. Alfred, better known as Jack, was born in 1922 in Camp Mountain. Jack passed away on 21 May,... - Oxley Electorate: YMCA Red Poppy Project (1 speech)
I am privileged to work with many worthwhile causes in our community—and there are many of them in our community. However, this afternoon I'd like to make special mention of one in... - Craig International Ballistics, Smit, Mr Louis (2 speeches)
I'm delighted to inform the House about a local business success story in my community on the Gold Coast. Craig International Ballistics, from Arundel, was one of 37 Australian businesses...
