House debates
Monday, 25 June 2018
- NT Thunder Team of the Decade (1 speech)
On Saturday night, my wife, Kate, and I attended the NT Thunder ball in Darwin. It was a fantastic night. After months of meetings and deliberation by an expert panel, the NT Thunder Team of the... - Wide Bay Electorate: Survey (1 speech)
I'm running a survey in Wide Bay and I'm asking people to tell me their views on a range of issues. One of the questions I've asked is: if you could raise one issue in parliament, what would it... - Youth Voice in Parliament (1 speech)
Continuing my Youth Voice in Parliament campaign, I'd like to introduce Alex, a 23-year-old who has been in care from age 12 to 18. These are his words: My care experience was a rollercoaster.... - Barker Electorate: South Australian Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum Inc. (1 speech)
I rise to speak about a hardworking organisation in Barker that is focused on the history of volunteer firefighting in South Australia. The SA Volunteer Fire Fighters Museum in Naracoorte... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
The government's changes to eligibility requirements for the Status Resolution Support Services program expose over 12,000 highly vulnerable people to unnecessary and cruel loss of support. The... - Diabetes (1 speech)
I am currently the co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Diabetes—I often say that I'm actually the chair of the enemies of diabetes. We are holding a number of events in the House this... - Banking and Financial Services (1 speech)
One thousand and fifty-three days—that's how long it's been since the start of the review into the out-of-control payday loans industry in this country. Despite repeated promises made by... - Gilmore Electorate (1 speech)
This weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Moruya Lions Club changeover luncheon at the Moruya bowling club. Congratulations to Kathy and Des on your hard work and efforts in our... - Early Childhood Education (1 speech)
Early childhood education is one of the most important responsibilities for government. That's why I've been a constant supporter of better funding for the sector and that's why I oppose the... - Fadden Electorate: Northern Gold Coast Seniors Expo (1 speech)
First of all, I welcome members of Livingstone Christian College to parliament today with Principal Mark Laraghy, Dean Amanda and the four leaders from year 10. Likewise, I'm delighted to inform... - Payday Lending (1 speech)
They say that politics is about priorities, and those opposite have definitely shown where their priorities lie. They do not lie with the vulnerable people in our communities. They do not lie... - Forde Electorate: Local Sporting Champions (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate eight young sporting men and women in my electorate of Forde, who each received a $500 grant as part of the government's Local Sporting Champions... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I rise to again call out this government for the growing crisis in human services—or inhuman services! Centrelink has become a national joke. You would have hoped with the new minister... - Fisher Electorate: Community Events (1 speech)
This weekend I was particularly proud to represent groups in the community of Fisher who do so much to help those who are less fortunate. On Friday night, I attended a fundraising dinner... - Braddon By-Election (1 speech)
On 28 July, those people who are residents and voters in Braddon will have a real choice to make as to whether they return my good friend Justine Keay, the former member for Braddon, as the... - Menzies Electorate: Rotary Club of Manningham (1 speech)
I was delighted last night to attend the changeover dinner for the Manningham Rotary club in my electorate. As honourable members will know, this time of this year is the changeover period for... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
About 700,000 workers will be hit with another pay cut on 1 July. That's right: retail workers and hospitality workers, people who are earning some of the smallest amounts of money income in our... - Maughan, Ms Jocelyn, OAM, Norling, Mr Robin, OAM (1 speech)
I rise to pay further tribute to awardees of Queen's Birthday honours from my electorate of Robertson and congratulate all recipients across the coast, including Jocelyn Maughan OAM and her late... - Turnbull Government (1 speech)
I saw the Prime Minister on TV this morning at a cafe. He was probably telling the staff to get a better job. You can just imagine the conversation—let me get this right—'I was a... - O'Connor Electorate: Mobile Black Spot Program (2 speeches)
The mobile phone black spot program, which was instituted by the Prime Minister in his former capacity as the Minister for Communications, has been a great success in my electorate of O'Connor....
