House debates
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Mental Health (1 speech)
I rise tonight to unequivocally state my support for the Australians for Mental Health campaign led by 2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Pat McGorry. Mental ill-health will affect... - Human Trafficking (1 speech)
I rise to speak on an issue that is perhaps not widely discussed in our public life but is a growing concern and severe problem which deserves our full attention. I'm speaking of modern slavery.... - Australia-Turkey Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Committee (1 speech)
In April this year, at the invitation of the Turkish ambassador, I had the privilege of leading a parliamentary delegation to the Republic of Turkey. The trip was particularly significant as it... - Western Civilisation, National Security, Energy (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, in 1891 Sir Henry Parkes, the long-serving premier of New South Wales , spoke of Australia becoming one people with one destiny. Parkes, who is now known as the father of federation,... - Mayo By-Election (3 speeches)
Mr Speaker, I know what a keen student of history you are, and no doubt you will remember, or remember reading about, the time Mick Young regaled this House, telling how the gatehouse at the... - La Trobe Electorate: Les Twentyman Foundation (2 speeches)
I rise again to speak of my great concerns about the crime wave which has been going through Melbourne, particularly in my electorate of La Trobe. I've raised this on numerous occasions in recent...
