House debates
Monday, 20 August 2018
- Melbourne Electorate: Multiculturalism (3 speeches)
A few weeks ago, I was around the corner from my place at the Flemington community centre where Somali Independence Day, organised by the Somali community in Victoria, was being celebrated. The... - Visas (1 speech)
I love hearing about fairy floss being made at community festivals—not sure what it does for the nation's GDP—but I want to make sure that the following Monday they have a reasonable... - Watson Electorate: Eid al-Adha (1 speech)
Overnight, Muslim communities in Australia and around the world will be celebrating Eid al-Adha. Eid is a celebration that brings together all the Abrahamic faiths. The story of the Koran, the... - Capricornia Electorate: National Rowing Team (1 speech)
The world of elite sport is something many in the regions rarely get to see up close but is one that can serve as such an inspiration for our kids, regardless of where they grow up. That's why it... - Live Animal Exports (2 speeches)
I rise today to express the increasing frustration of many of my constituents at the government's lack of real action on live sheep exports. We saw a few months ago some horrific footage of the... - New South Wales State Emergency Service: Hornsby Unit (1 speech)
On Saturday I had the great privilege of being invited to the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Hornsby unit of the State Emergency Service. I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on... - Calwell Electorate: Craigieburn War Memorial (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate Kevin O'Callaghan, the president of the Craigieburn War Memorial and Remembrance Committee Incorporated, for all of his and his committee's hard work in the recent... - Tyrrell, Mr Bill (1 speech)
Bill Tyrrell of Goonellabah is a very special person. For the last 41 years Bill has worked at the Lismore Base Hospital as a specialist nurse in stomal therapy and continence... - Central Coast Mariners (1 speech)
A lightning bolt has been carved into the pitch at Central Coast Stadium to mark Olympic legend Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, trialling for the Central Coast Mariners. The eight-time... - Tangney Electorate: Indian Society of Western Australia (1 speech)
In our parliament today I would like to congratulate the Indian Society of Western Australia for serving our Indian communities in Tangney and across Western Australia for more than 50 years. For... - Oxley Electorate: Environment (1 speech)
I recently had the pleasure of working in partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation to hold a threatened species evening. We were joined by Dr Martin Taylor, protected areas and... - Wide Bay Electorate: Community Pharmacies (1 speech)
When you think of a business that you can trust and rely on in your community, it's hard to think of one more trusted than your local community pharmacy. Local pharmacies are an essential small... - Diabetes (1 speech)
This Thursday I'm looking forward to catching up with Marayong local Teagan Hodges and her mum in Parliament House. Teagan was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was just 11. She has been... - Vietnam Veterans Day (1 speech)
Last Saturday, I attended a very moving memorial service at Cotton Tree for Vietnam Veterans Day. I was proud to join the Sunshine Coast community to commemorate the service of those special men... - Kelly, Hon. Lawrence 'Laurie' Borthwick, AM, Cobbin, Mr Allan William (1 speech)
I want to acknowledge two very valued members of my community and our local Labor Party in the Illawarra who passed away during the period of the break. The first was the Hon. Laurie Kelly.... - Queensland Seniors Week (1 speech)
This week, 18 to 26 August, we celebrate Seniors Week. The Central Highlands Regional Council will host a Seniors Week event at Blackwater in Central Queensland on Tuesday, 21 August. At the... - Wills Electorate: Public Parkland (1 speech)
Last week, I received the excellent news that the Victorian state government had agreed to the sale of a parcel of land in McBryde Street in Fawkner, alongside Merri Creek, in my electorate of... - Robe to Recovery (2 speeches)
I rise to inform the House of a great initiative being run in the community of Robe, a coastal town in the south-east of South Australia, in my electorate of Barker. Robe to Recovery, as it's... - Centrelink (1 speech)
I want to share a story which demonstrates the truly petty and mean nature of this government. A constituent, who I will call Mr J, rang me last week. He explained that when he lost his mother... - Grey Electorate: Clontarf Foundation (1 speech)
I welcome the announcement by the South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall, that South Australia is to establish four Clontarf academies in the state—three in my electorate. I became... - Scullin Electorate: STEM in Schools (1 speech)
On 10 August I had the great pleasure of visiting Thomastown Secondary College, a school that's very dear to me, to celebrate their involvement in the CSIRO STEM in Schools week. I thank the... - Gilmore Electorate: Bushfires (1 speech)
We're often reminded that all of life is a series of checks and balances. There are great times countered with the not so great. There are times of inspiration and joy that can be countered by... - Asylum Seekers (1 speech)
I was going to call on the Prime Minister to intervene with the Minister for Home Affairs, to get him to show a little bit of humanity, but the irony of that, of course, is that the Minister for... - Coomera Anglican College (1 speech)
I'd like to take this opportunity to commend Coomera Anglican College on the official opening of their new future-focused resource centre. Dubbed 'The Pod', this new centre is designed to take... - Aged Care (1 speech)
Every single budget delivered by the LNP governments has included cuts to aged care. The Turnbull government are trying to say that they are funding 14,000 places for in-home community aged care... - Brown, Senior Sergeant Tony (1 speech)
Today I want to speak about a remarkable figure in the bayside community. Senior Sergeant Tony Brown recently marked 30 years as a police officer. It's a rare feat in his line of work. Tony has... - Exercise Pitch Black (1 speech)
Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three-week multinational, large-force employment exercise conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal. It was conducted from 27 July—it finished... - Drought (1 speech)
Australia and my home state of Queensland are suffering the ravaging impacts of drought, which we know all too well. It's a terrible but recurring feature in Australia. We are indeed a land of... - Moreton Electorate: Banks (2 speeches)
Sadly, Sherwood, a leafy suburban in my electorate, will no longer have a local bank branch for any of the big four banks within a few weeks. Sherwood has many older residents who have been doing...
