House debates
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Territory Day (2 speeches)
This Sunday 1 July is Territory Day. It was on this day 40 years ago, two score years ago, that the Northern Territory got limited self-government. Territory Day is an opportunity for us... - Dunkley Electorate: Alcohol and Other Drug treatment program (1 speech)
I certainly can't match the previous member's singing efforts there. From August this year, residents in south-east Melbourne will have access to a first-of-its-kind drug-and-alcohol treatment... - Bidgood, Mrs Cathryn Maree 'Cathy' (1 speech)
Today I rise in the House of Representatives to place on record and pay tribute to one of the most dedicated, loyal and hardworking people I know. Cathy Maree Bidgood—or CMB, as I've known... - Murray Electorate: Electoral Redistribution (1 speech)
The Australian Electoral Commission recently announced the results of the redistribution of federal divisions in the state of Victoria. This will see changes to the electorate of Murray. There... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the very important issue of penalty rate cuts. We have heard a lot about how they will have devastating impacts on the household budgets of some of the lowest income earners... - Leichhardt Electorate: All Saints Anglican Church (1 speech)
Next week I'll be travelling up again to one of the most beautiful islands in the Torres Strait, Erub Island. It will be a very important visit for me. Last year, when I visited the island to... - Age Pension (1 speech)
The Prime Minister has been talking a lot about aspiration this week, but what about the older Australians in my community who have worked hard all their lives and now aspire to the age pension... - New Colombo Plan (1 speech)
Last week I joined colleagues in a roundtable with the Australia India Business Council. We talked about bringing our nations of Australia and India closer together through trade, education,... - Infrastructure (1 speech)
() (): Hells Gate dam was proposed by Dr Bradfield, the greatest builder in Australian history—known for Sydney Harbour Bridge, Story Bridge in Brisbane and the underground railway system,... - Mackellar Electorate: Manly Warringah Gymnastics Club (1 speech)
Gymnastics requires qualities such as strength, coordination and endurance—like the member for Kennedy's speech!—while teaching participants self-discipline and commitment. Australia... - Health Care (1 speech)
This week's ACCC report on the state of private health insurance found that Australians were paying an extra $1 billion in premiums in the years between 2015-16 and 2016-17. Dissatisfaction has... - Bonner Electorate: Economy (1 speech)
This week I was pleased to announce a $1 million accelerating commercialisation grant for Tingalpa business Loadpro Australia. This grant will help Loadpro commercialise their state-of-the-art... - Penalty Rates (1 speech)
This Sunday, penalty rates will be cut across this country. That will impact on a possible 17,000 people in my community. It is a direct, arbitrary cut to their wages with no negotiation, no... - Regional Investment Corporation (1 speech)
I'd like to speak today on the great initiative that is the Regional Investment Corporation—or RIC, as it's known to its many friends—which is to be based in the central west at... - Health Care (1 speech)
Nothing could better illustrate the difference between this side and that than the fact that those opposite say that they have to hand over an $80 billion corporate tax handout but don't have the... - Joondalup Health Campus (1 speech)
The federal government is delivering $158 million in funding to expand Joondalup Hospital in my electorate of Moore. As a result of the strong advocacy efforts—and in cooperation with my... - Workplace Relations (1 speech)
Australia has record-low wage growth. It is the standout statistic in the Australian economy, and every worker in this country knows it. What is the government's remedy for it? Cutting penalty... - Member for Grayndler (1 speech)
I must confess a personal interest in the member for Grayndler's recent rise. It's like watching the outgassing of a beautiful comet. I first met the honourable member in 2001, at the Ashfield... - Pauline Hanson's One Nation (1 speech)
Honestly, it is so difficult to keep track of Senator Pauline Hanson's latest position on the LNP's $80 billion of big-business tax cuts. She's the Vicky Pollard of the Senate: 'Yeah, but no, but... - Taxation (2 speeches)
I rise to raise the concerns of Andrew Carroll, the General Manager of Hamlan Homes and Geelong Homes. The business turns over $45 million a year, building around 230 homes a year in the Geelong...
