House debates
Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1 speech)
The Liberals are waging the biggest war on the ABC in a generation. Despite promising no cuts to the ABC, they've cut $282 million from the ABC since 2014, with 800 jobs cut. This year, they cut... - Page Electorate: Ken Orr Memorial Shield (1 speech)
The Coramba based Orara Valley Axemen and their fans enjoy a fiercely competitive rivalry with the Coffs Harbour Comets. The Axemen and the Comets have been battling for the Ken Orr Memorial... - Live Animal Exports (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the government's abject failure to deal with live sheep exports. This is an issue that hundreds if not thousands of my constituents have contacted me about, expressing... - Science (1 speech)
Last week, I had the privilege of spending the morning with year 9 students at St Augustine's College in Cairns to participate in their STEM classes and activities. It absolutely amazes me what... - Sutton, Mr John (1 speech)
I wish to congratulate Maroubra local and Rabbitohs legend John Sutton, who on 20 July this year played his 300th game for the pride of the league and the NRL's most successful team, the mighty... - Meningococcal Disease (1 speech)
I was honoured to attend a special lunch in Brisbane a few weeks ago to raise funds and awareness to fight meningococcal. The Brisbane event was organised by Kirsten McGinty, a local mother who,... - Canberra Electorate: Multiculturalism (1 speech)
Canberra is a culturally diverse people. Sixty thousand people living in my community were born outside of Australia; 20 per cent of them speak a language other than English at home; and almost... - National Science Week (1 speech)
I wish to thank the Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, for visiting Lake Joondalup Baptist College in my electorate, as part of National Science Week, to promote... - Racism (1 speech)
I and other members across parliament spoke yesterday to condemn the hateful words of a senator—and his words must indeed be condemned. But they can't be condemned in isolation, because... - Canning Electorate: Mandurah (1 speech)
I rise today to call out the lies being peddled by all levels of the Labor Party in Mandurah, local, state and federal. Labor lie No. 1 is that public education in this nation has seen massive... - Broadband (2 speeches)
Last night, thanks to the good work of my colleague the member for Lyons, we learnt of plans by NBN Co to slug customers on fixed wireless in regional Australia with an extra $20 per month in... - Member for Corio (1 speech)
I raise concerns about a member of the Australian parliament who has refused to provide his constituents with a portrait of the Queen unless they answer a quiz about the Australian Constitution.... - Cowan Electorate: St Stephen's School (1 speech)
One of the great privileges that we get when we're in our constituency is to visit our schools. I've visited every school in my electorate of Cowan, and in this last break I had the great... - Petrie Electorate: Hospitals (1 speech)
The federal coalition government has delivered increased funding for Metro North Hospital and Health Service by 38 per cent, which is good news for the residents in Petrie, in my area. The... - Lalor Electorate: Schools (1 speech)
In the break I had my second student leaders forum for Lalor, and I wanted to share with the House that story today. I want to thank Nadia Bettio, who's the principal of the brand new Tarneit... - Western Australia: Goods and Services Tax (1 speech)
It's good timing because the Treasurer has just walked into the chamber and I'm rising to talk about the GST and, more so, about how the coalition government has made the biggest reform to the... - Energy (1 speech)
In a few moments, the Treasurer will jump up in question time and demand that the Labor Party support the National Energy Guarantee. This is despite the fact that they're unable to corral enough... - Great Barrier Reef Foundation (1 speech)
Many in this place will be well aware of where the electorate of Capricornia is situated, but for those opposite, who always ignore the region, I will remind you. Capricornia is located in the... - Welfare Reform (2 speeches)
In yet another shambolic chapter of government's ongoing botched robo-debt debacle, the Minister for Human Services was forced to make an embarrassing backdown. The Turnbull government's...
