House debates
Thursday, 21 June 2018
- Cooper, Mr William (1 speech)
Yesterday, we were thrilled to hear that the Australian Electoral Commission announced that my seat of Batman will be renamed Cooper. This is indeed an honour. When I was elected I threw myself... - O'Connor Electorate: Cashless Debit Card (1 speech)
I rise today to provide an update on the rollout of the cashless debit card trial across my electorate of O'Connor. While some of the local media and social media sites have focused on any... - Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
We all remember the infamous words of the member for Warringah when he said, as opposition leader in 2013, 'No cuts to the ABC or SBS under a coalition government.' The member for Warringah made... - Loganlea State High School: MultiLit (1 speech)
I thought the member for Wills was on such a roll he was going to use up the remaining 40-odd seconds of his time in defence of the— An honourable member: Efficiency. That's exactly what... - Canberra Electorate: National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
My community was one of the first in Australia to experience the benefits, the value, of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, when the trial began here in 2013. Since then, the full scheme... - Dividend Imputation (1 speech)
Today, I rise to defend the hardworking residents of Goldstein that have sacrificed and saved to be able to stand with dignity and purpose in their retiring years. That stands in direct contrast... - Motor Neurone Disease (1 speech)
Along with many of my colleagues across the chamber today I'm wearing a blue flower. This signifies support for global motor neurone disease day, Blue Cornflower Day. We know the ravaging and... - Queensland: Energy (1 speech)
I have been working with the community north of the Daintree River since I was elected in 1996 in an effort to bring them into the 20th and now 21st century. This is a very vibrant community of...
